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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st Mabch, 1936. Liabilities. Assets. Loan capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. Collieries— ' Loans at 3J per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 416 13 4 Development and property accounts .. .. .. o Loans at 4 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 86,826 13 4 Electrical Plant Account (James Colliery) .. .. '' ot'rqq a ° 87,243 6 8 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling-stock .. .. 4 < Accrued interest on capital loan .. .. .. .. .. 393 12 1 Buildings at mines .. .. • • • • • • • • o'kq« io 11 Departmental. Sundry. Cottages at mines .. .. •• •• •• •• ? oa? iq Sundry creditors— £ s. d. £ s. d. Plantations at mines .. .• •• •• •• 1,287 j. Liverpool Colliery .. .. 895 5 5 6,026 19 1 6,922 4 6 Coal stocks (bins, wharf, and afloat) .. .. .. •• 2,545 11 o James -Colliery .. .. .. 288 2 10 4,866 15 11 5,154 18 9 Stores n hand .. .. .. •• •• •• 9,12116 6 Mac Donald Colliery .. .. .. 265 16 0 265 16 0 Wellington Depot .. .. 25 14 5 685 6 7 711 1 0 148,723 2 9 Christchurch Depot .. .. 1,995 3 4 351 10 3 2,346 13 7 Less provisionally written off .. •• •• •• 83 16 1 " ——• 148, 639 o o 3,204 6 0 12,196 7 10 15,400 13 10 Plant, equipment, &c., on hire .. .. •• •• •• 719 14 4 Deposits on contracts .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,100 0 0 Depots— Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,821 8 4 Property Accounts .. .. ■■ •• •• •• „ Reserves— Stocks and stores on hand .. .. .. •• •• 5,215 5 5 General Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 182,194 18 11 - ~ Bad Debts Reserve ..........883 101 14,022 2 4 Accident Insurance Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 7,209 5 8 Less provisionally written off .. •• •• •• 765 4 5 190,287 14 8 13,206 17 11 General Profit and Loss Account— Prospecting on State Coal Reserve .. .. •• •• •• o'ool^q^ Net surplus for year 1935-36 .. .. .. .. .. 1,363 610 Sinking Fund investments .. .. •• •• •• . 8,821 8 4 Housing advances to workmen .. . • •• •• 7,477 16 o Interest accrued due .. .•••■ • • • m _ „ 7,589 4 6 Investments (ordinary) .. .. •• •• •• ® 2 Interest accrued due .. . • • • • • • • -76 14 7 Departmental. Sundry. 63,07b 14 7 Sundry debtors— £ s - <'■ ?_ ?' ~, Liverpool Colliery .. ..197 5 8 3,757 1 2 3,954 6 10 James Colliery .. .. .. 11 18 1 21 7 2 33 5 3 Mac Donald Colliery .. .. •• 1,342 17 9 1,34w 17 9 Wellington Depot .. .. 435 14 6 30,267 2 0 30,702 16 6 Christchurch Depot .. .. 89 11 9 2,475 18 5 2,565 10 2 734 10 0 37,864 6 6 38,598 16 6 Less provisionally written off .. .. •• •• 111 16 8 ,« 38,42b 19 10 Cash in Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. .... 1,100 0 0 Cash in Public Account .. .. •• •• •• 12,311 7 3 London Imprests outstanding.. .. •• •• 760 13 4 —— 13,07Z 0 7 £304,610 2 5 £304,610 2 5 A. W. Gyles, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. P- Webb, Minister of Mines. I hereby certify that the attached Working and Profit and Loss Accounts of Depots and Colleries, General Profit and Loss Account, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.— G. F. 0. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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