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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES —continued. Statement of Receipts and Payments foe the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Receipts. Payments. Cash in Public Account at Ist £ s. d. £ s. d. James Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d. April, 1936 .. .. •• •• 13,072 0 7 Wages 21,723 13 1 Proceeds sale of coal, &c. .. 237,447 4 8 Special rate .. .. 274 13 9 Recoveries, refunds, &c. .. 5,483 8 0 Coal purchased .. .. J J Royalties 8,171 19 4 Bus fares 298 18 0 - 251,102 12 0 Electric power .. .. 558 15 9 Interest 2,525 5 7 . 22,909 8 1 Repayment of housing loans .. .. •• 818 3 4 Liverpool Colliery Investments realized .. .. •• 20,000 0 0 Buildings .. .. ■■ 418 7 0 Dishonoured cheques recredited .. .. 48 0 3 Cottages .. .. tP j' Wages .. .. 72,104 15 10 Special rate • • • • 606 19 0 Railway tickets .. ■■ 1,458 15 0 Coal purchased .. .. 50 17 11 74,847 5 10 Seddonville Colliery .. .. .. 34 7 4 Mac Donald Colliery .. .. .. 271 12 3 Development New Mine — Ninemile Area .. •• •• •• 10,717 16 1 Plant and stores .. •• . ■ 25,050 17 4 Wellington Depot Account .. .. 15,344 18 3 Christehurch Depot Account .. .. 25, 285 6 8 Wanganui Depot Account .. .. 24 13 4 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. .. .. 531 18 8 Superannuation Fund Subsidy .. .. 122 7 4 Management and office salaries.. 5,288 6 11 Interest .. .. 3,200 11 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. 127 610 Printing and stationery .. 151. 12 3 Repairs and maintenance .. 3,301 17 2 Wharfage .. •• •• 2,644 18 3 Railway haulage •• •• 13,233 17 3 Marine freights .. .. 42,536 19 7 Postages and telegrams .. 263 11 8 Insurances ■. • • 53 16 7 Rents .. ... ■ • 75 11 7 Compensation .. .. 3,074 15 6 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. 334 16 6 General expenses .. .. 971 6 6 Sinking Fund instalment .. 9,178 17 4 Redemption of loan capital Audit fees .. .. .. 336 14 6 Cheques dishonoured .. .. 48 0 3 84,823 0 0 Cash in Public Account at 31st March, 1937 .. .. ■■ 27,602 10 7 £287,566 I 9 £287,566 1 9

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