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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES—continued. Statement op Receipts and Payments for the Yeab ended 31st March, 1936. Receipts. Payments. lo Cash m Public Account at Ist £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ s d £ s d April, 1935 .. .. .. 8,272 13 2 Plant .. .. .. 15 8 0 Proceeds sale of coal, &c. .. 213,454 5 2 Wages .. .. 16 593 5 8 Recoveries, refunds, &c. .. 2,787 16 0 Special rate ' '253 16 3 Royalties .. .. .. 10,728 .10 1 Coal purchased .. .. 32 12 3 226,970 11 3 Bus-fares .. .. 248 8 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 2,529 11 7 Electric power .. .. 471 14 2 Contracts—Deposits .. .. .. 10 0 0 17 gi 5 4 4 Repayment of housing loans .. .. .. 1,070 5 1 Liverpool CollieryPlant .. .. .. 98 2 5 Buildings .. .. 217 7 3 Cottages .. .. .. 342 9 0 Stores and materials .. 18,584 13 9 Wages .. .. .. 63,078 15 1 Special rate .. .. 610 6 3 Railway tickets .. .. 1,499 14 6 Coal purchased .. .. 41 3 5 72 11 § Mac Donald Colliery .. .. .. ' 12 5 11 Prospecting on State Coal Reserve .. .. .. 1,138 8 3 Wellington Depot Account .. 12,382 311 Christchurch Depot Account .. 21,626 1 0 Wanganui Depot Account .. 13 1 1 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. 520 11 11 Cargo adjustments (coal purchased) .. .. .. 15 9 — 35,681 11 11 Superannuation Fund subsidy .. 153 8 8 Management and office salaries 5,272 18 10 Interest .. .. .. 3,776 11 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. 94 12 9 Printing and stationery . . 190 0 2 Repairs and maintenance ... 3,251 4 7 Wharfage .. .. .. 2,592 7 6 Railway haulage .. .. 11,710 15 0 Marine freights .. . . 37,886 15 5 Postages and telegrams .. 214 0 6 Insurances .. .. .. 53 0 5 Rents .. .. .. 68 0 9 Compensation .. .. 2,501 9 7 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. 321 6 7 General expenses .. .. 703 3 9 Sinking Fund instalment .. 8,818 18 1 Redemption of loan capital .. 10,000 0 0 Audit fees .. .. ~ 339 4 0 Cheques dishonoured .. 41 8 8 Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. .1 10 0 0 , , i 87,845 18 0 London Imprest outstandings 31st March, 1936 .. . j 760 13 4 Cash in Public Account at 31st March, 1936 .. , j 12,311 7 3 13,072 0 7 £238,853 1 I £238,853 1 1

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