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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES—continued. Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st March, 1939. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. £ s (1 Jainea Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in Public Account at Ist Wages .. .. .. 26,700 13 6 April, 1938 .. .. .. 11,956 5 2 Special rate .. .. .. 208 16 0 Proceeds sale of coal, &c. .. 273,087 4 5 Coal purchased .. .. 27 2 3 Recoveries, refunds, &o. .. 1,981 16 2 Subsidized bus fares .. .. 316 11 1 Royalties .. .. .. 10,005 18 10 Electric power .. .. 312 4 4 285,074 19 5 27,625 7 2 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 31 11 10 Liverpool Colliery— Capital raised .. .. .. .. 95,000 0 0 Cottages .. .. .. 760 5 6 Dishonoured cheques recredited .. .. 29 6 10 Wages .. .. .. 85,602 0 10 Repayment of housing loans .. .. .. 1,639 9 8 Special rate .. .. .. 578 8 6 Railway tickets .. .. 1,763 16 6 Coal purchased .. .. 75 10 6 Buildings .. .. .. 42 19 10 88,823 1 8 Development of new mine, Ninemile area .. .. .. .. 37,437 2 5 Housing loans .. .. .. .. 5,309 3 5 Plant and stores . . . . .. 76,003 19 4 Mac Donald Colliery Account .. .. 863 4 7 Wellington Depot Account .. .. 20,151 17 0 Christchurch Depot Account .. .. 28,462 14 1 Wanganui Depot Account .. .. 45 2 3 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. .. 1,006 10 7 Cargo adjustments (co-operative coal) .. .. .. .. 2 14 6 Superannuation Fund subsidy .. 99 7 2 Management and office salaries . . 6,447 011 Interest .. .. .. 2,964 8 2 Travelling-expenses .. . . 166 14 9 Printing and stationery . . 198 16 3 Repairs and maintenance .. 3,532 12 0 Wharfage .. . . . . 2,750 5 8 Railway haulage .. .. 13,124 19 2 Marine freights .. .. 45,104 13 3 Postages and telegrams .. 409 11 7 Insurance .. .. 54 19 11 Rents ' .. .. 88 12 4 Compensation .. .. . . 8,314 17 10 Coal-miners' Relief Fund ... 338 8 11 General expenses .. .. 4,046 0 6 Sinking Eurid instalment .. 11,766 13 8 Audit fees .. .. . . 215 0 0 Cheques dishonoured .. .. 29 610 Rescue-station levy .. .. 520 17 11 Boring and prospecting .. .. 202 22 100,375 9 0 Cash in Public Account at 31st March, 1939 .. 7,625 6 1] £393,731 12 11 £393/731 12 11

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