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Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1947 Liabilities £ Assets Liability vO Consolidated Fund under section 6, National 1,933,123 Collieries— £ £ * £ Development Loans Act, 1941 - Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling- 450,243 Sundry, creditors .. .. .. .. .. 327,083 stock Deposits on contracts .. .. .. .. .. 4,039 Development and Property Accounts 488,514 Debt Redemption Reserve to be applied for redemption of 44,976 Buildings at mines .. .. 134,985 capital Cottages at mines .. .. 188,762 Reserves— Plantations at mines .. .. 633 General Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 115,324 Accident Insurance Reserve .. .. .. .. 79,714 1,263,137 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 1,683 Less provisionally written off .. 751 1,262,386 Depots: Property Accounts .. .. 13,621 Plant, equipment,. &c. ; on hire .. 113,381 Less provisionally written off .. 10 113,371 Opencast mining : Works in progress .. 213,848 Briquetting: Preliminary expenses .. . . 609 Prospecting on State coal reserve . . .. 29,385 1,633,220 Shares .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 Stores on hand— Collieries .. .. .. .. 186,838 Spares for mechanical equipment .. .. 7,486 194,324 Coal stocks (bins, wharf, and afloat)— Collieries .. .. .. .. 8,840 Opencasts .. .. .. .. 3,442 Coal purchased .. .. .. .. 2,261 14,543 Stocks and stores on hand at depots . . 6,990 Less provisionally written off .. 2,518 4,472 Housing advances to workmen .. . . 65,836 Interest accrued and due ~ .. 817 66,653 Miscellaneous advances .. .. .. .. 14,859 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 486,345 Less provisionally written off .. 24 486,321

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