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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES —continued. Table showing the Position of the State Coal-mines Account from Inception to 31st March, 1936.

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T„t n i r„ ri ;f„! Total Amount of Assets as per Liabilities as per Name of Worns. i „ „ Depreciation Balance-sheet, 31st Net Profits Net Losses. Balance-sheet, 81st Expenditure. written off. March, 1936. March, 1936. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Point Elizabeth Colliery .. 98,210 9 0 Less sales and loss by fire .. 2,291 6 11 95,919 2 1 95,919 2 1 .. 147,583 4 11 Liverpool Colliery .. .. 325,041 1 8 Less sales, transfers, &c. .. 8,054 18 4 316,986 3 4 244,817 15 7 72,168 7 9 50,337 3 4 .. 6,922 4 6 Seddonville Colliery .. 38,243 2 5 Less sales .. • ■ 548 17 0 37,694 5 5 37,694 5 5 .. .. 37,100 18 11 Briquette-works property .. 16,135 2 6 .% Less sales .. •• 2,066 5 0 14,068 17 6 14,068 17 6 .. .. 22,660 18 10 Prospecting on State Coal Re- 10,296 19 8 389 4 0 9,907 15 8 serve Plant, buildings, &c., on hire 6,863 16 3 Less sales, transfers, &c. .. 3,369 16 6 3,493 19 9 2,774 5 5 719 14 4 135 4 10 Charming Creek Prospecting .. 5,956 18 6 5,956 18 6 .. .. 5,545 1 11 James Colliery •• 72,392 7 8 Less sales, transfers, &c. .. 2,315 7 7 70,077 0 1 55,346 7 2 14,730 12 11 .. 8,482 16 11 5,154 18 9 MacDonald Colliery •• 93,600 4 11 Less recoveries .. • ■ 193 10 2 93,406 14 9 43,309 4 3* 50,097 10 6 .. 35,618 6 3* 265 16 0 Wellington Depot .. •• 19,221 0 3 Less sales and transfers .. 870 9 5 18,350 10 10 12,149 7 3 6,201 3 7 .. 1,311 13 5 711 1 0 Christchurch Depot .. •• 13,859 3 2 Less sales and loss on horses 319 13 7 13,539 9 7 11,157 16 8 2,38112 11 15,305 111 .. 2,346 13 7 Wanganui Depot .. . • 3,735 13 0 Less sales, loss on horses, 233 18 11 transfers, &c. n 3,501 14 1 3,282 13 8 219 0 5 .. 2,217 18 9 Dunedin Depot .. •• 2,023 3 7 Less sales • ■ • • 641 10 0 1,381 13 7 1,381 13 7 .. •• 4.248 3 5 Hulks property .. •• 4,033 15 5 Less sales .. •• 1,948 17 0 2,084 18 5 2,084 18 5 •• i 1,786 12 11 Office furniture . • • ■ 189 13 9 Less sales . • • ■ 17 5 0 172 8 9 172 8 9 .. .. 172 8 9 Grand total .. 709,802 11 9 Less sales, transfers, 22,871 15 5 &c. £686,930 16 4 £530,504 18 3 156,425 18 1 Carried forward .. " j " "• 1156,425 18 1 215,147 7 11 j 117,358 7 2j 15,400 13 10 * Includes interest (£30,285 19s. lOd.) capitalized from date of purchase to date lease was granted—now written off.