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Statement op Receipts and Payments por the Year ended 31st March, 1948 £ £ £ £ Cash in Public Account, Mines — Ist April, 1947 .. 2,766 Mine development .. 152,133 Imprests outstanding as Purchase of — at Ist April, 1947 .. 39,664 Shares: Westport 42,430 Coal Co., Ltd. .. 890,204 Proceeds sale of coal, &e. Plant .. .. 85,940 (including subsidy) .. 2,821,102 Buildings .. 21,225 Recoveries, refunds, &c. 61,959 Cottages.. .. 28,189 Royalties .. .. 8,115 Land .. .. 7,790 — 2,891,176 Marine freights .. 328,064 Capital raised.. .. .. 1,560,000 Wharfage .. .. 17,404 Dishonoured cheques Haulage .. .. 220,121 recredited .. .. .. 613 Special rate .. 2,054 Wages .. .. 1,090,321 Stores .. .. 403,585 Electric power .. 30,514 Bus and rail fares .. 25,362 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 64,033 Royalty .. .. 22,011 Coal - miners' Relief Fund .. .. 2,422 Road maintenance .. 699 Commission .. 740 Compensation .. 27,494 Boring and prospecting 6,584 Briquetting .. 134 Opencast coal-mining: Development and working expenses .. 448,440 Salaries .. .. 62,239 Public Service Superannuation Fund subsidy .. .. 333 Audit fees .. .. 472 Fire insurance .. 1,939 General expenses .. 5,678 Rent .. .. 913 Postages .. .. 4,663 Printing and stationery 1,629 Rates .. .. 5,031 Travelling-expenses .. 1,035 3,959,395 Depots— Auckland Depot .. 26,686 Wellington Depot .. 124,518 Christchurch Depot .. 27,014 Wanganui Depot .. 21 Coal purchased on account of depots .. 50,687 228,926 Housing loans .. .. 17,186 Other loans .. .. •• 15,800 Sinking Fund .. • • 49,004 Cheques dishonoured .. .. 638 Cash in Public Account, 31st March, 1948 .. .. 217,564 Imprests outstanding as at 31st March, 1948 .. .. 5,706 £4,494,219 £4,494,219

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