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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. a Loan capital- £ s. d. £ s. d. Collieries- f , d £ , SeoTiritiplflt " " " "* " " 4 Development and Property Accounts .. .. .. 107 809 10 0 P • ** •• •• •• •• 141,266 13 4 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling-stock .. .. 36 520 11 1 Accrued interest on loan capital f 1,« } J ;; •• ;; . jUg ■« » q i Departmental. Sundry. Cottages at mines ...... 4. qo9 ip; it bundry creditors— £ s d £ s d . * •• •• 4 > yuz 15 11 t • 1 n IV , plantations at mines .... 9 q i :: 5 SiS i.2 88,18 Ear-- 1 :; ;; « L j Mac Donald Colliery 10 16 810168' 14 10 „ . Wellington Depot .. 40 0 2 463 9 0 503 9 2 Plant, equipment, &c„ on hire .. AH 1« t Chnstchurch Depot .. .. 2,109 11 3 151 8 7 2,260 19 10 Depots— .... .. 1,292 15 5 Wangamii Depot 47 16 3 40 10 4 88 6 7 Property Accounts .. .. 1« s<>4 o 5 n , f + 3,592 15 11 11,550 17 0 15,143 12 11 Stocks and stores on hand 15 ; 579 7 10 SiXfpund 150 ° 0 Prospecting on State Coal Reserve ~ t'lsen 4 Reserros— 7 '"° 5 6 Sinking Fund investments 5 6 General Reserve 134 157 6 4 Housmg a dva , nce t orkmen 9,153 14 3 Bad Debts Reserve _! " ' 856 210 Interest accrued due 153 14 4 Accident Insurance Reserve 7,213 8 4 Investments (ordinary) .. .. 39 300 0 0 § ? General Profit and Loss Account— 142,226 17 6 Interest accrued due '357 1 4 Net profit for year 3j146 410 Sundry debtors __ Departmental. £ 39,657 1 4 Liverpool Colliery .. .. .. 526 14 3 3,527 16 7 4,054 10 10 James Colliery .. .. .. .. 176 9 4 176 9 4 Mac Donald Colliery .. .. 971 19 4 971 jg 4. Wellington Depot .. .. ..214 16 7 28,257 17 1 28,472 13 8 Chnstchurch Depot .. .. 37 16 5 3,297 15 1 3,335 11 6 Wanganui Depot .. .. .. 110 8 2 3,344 1 11 3,454 10 1 889 15 5 39,575 19 4 40,465 14 9 Less provisionally written off .. .. .. .. 30 19 9 n 1. • -d r, „ -r, 40,434 15 0 Cash in Receiver-General s Deposit Account .. .. .. .. I jgo 0 0 Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. .. ] g' 22 £313,449 11 11 £313,449 11 11 A. W. Gyles, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. ChAS " K Ma ™illan, Minister of Mines. I hereby certify that the, attached Working and Profit and Loss Accounts of Depots and Collieries, General Profit and Loss Account, and Balance-sheet have been Auditor- General. doCUments submitted for aU(lit > arld correctly state the position as disclosed thereby -J. H. Fowler, Deputy

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