STATE COAL-MINES (REPORT ON THE WORKING OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1937.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1937 Session I, C-02a

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1937. NEW ZEALAND.

STATE COAL-MINES (REPORT ON THE WORKING OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1937.

Prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section 184 of the Coal-mines Act, 1925.

The Superintendent, State Coal-mines, Greymouth, to the Under-Secretary, Mines Department. Wellington. 6th May, 1937. Sir,— j I have the honour to submit my annual report on the working of the State coal-mines for the year ended 31st March, 1937. Liverpool Colliery. Coal-winning.—The gross total output for the year was 132,966 tons 3 cwt., an increase of 11,434 tons 15 cwt. when compared with the figures of the previous year. After making allowances lor stocks on hand at the beginning of the year and deducting mine consumption and waste, there remained for disposal 129,324 tons 7 cwt., which is accounted for as follows :—

The gross total output from this colliery since its inception amounts to 2,867,443 tons 15 cwt. Days worked. —-During the year the colliery worked on 194 days, an increase of 17 days when compared with the previous year. The possible working-days, excluding pay Saturdays and union holidays, were 272. The difference between the days worked and the possible working-days is accounted for as follows : Lack of trade, 45 ; back Saturdays, 26 ; slip on railway, 1 ; May Day, 1 ; funeral of employee, 1 ; stoppage re wages of boys, 1 ; stoppage re payment for King's birthday, 3 : a total of 78 days. Employees.~ln connection with coal-winning the average number of persons employed in and about the mine was 302, made up as follows : Underground—Coal-hewers, 92 : deputies, shiftmen, and truckers, 127 ; youths, 4. On the surface—6l. men and 18 youths. Expenditure. The total expenditure in connection with coal-winning for wages, stores, mine timber, and compensation, together with subsidies on railway tickets and cost of fuel used on works, amounted to £94,950 7s. 7d., as compared with £83,408 Is. for the previous year.

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• Screened. i Unscreened. | Small. ! Total. Tons ow *- V- Tons cwt. qr. J Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. or Shipped .. .. 1,626 10 1 17,551 13 1 38,538 4 2 57,716 8 0 Railed Canterbury .. 28,001 5 3 6,9.25 17 0 23,187 8 3 58,114 11 2 Local sales .. .. 3,393 3 0 3,449 8 3 3,779 13 2 5 1 Mine sales .. .. .. 25 0 0 .. 25 0 0 Sales to workmen and free .. 1,919 16 2 .. 1 919 16 2 issues Stock in bin and yard .. . . 424 4 3 200 0 0 624 4 3 Stock on wharf . . .. . . | 212 6 0 89 15 0 302 1 0 | 33,020 19 0 j 30,508 6 1 65,795 1 3 129,324 7 0 Used on works .. ... .. j 4,610 0 0 .. 4,610 0 0 Waste .. .. .. I .. ! 1,546 3 0 .. 1,546 3 0 Totals •• j 33,020 19 0 36,664 9 1 65,795 1 3 135,480 10 0

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Cool-hewers' Average Daily Earnings.—The coal-hewers' average daily earnings (gross) were £1 16s. lid., and after deducting stores (explosives) their net return was £1 13s. 10d., an increase of 2s. lOd. per day when compared with figures of last year. Daily Output.—The average daily mine output was 685 tons 8 c.wt., and the coal-hewers'average daily output was 8 tons 2 cwt., as compared with 686 tons 12 cwt. and 8 tons 3 cwt. respectively for the previous year. Deficiencies. —The total amount paid under the minimum-wage clause was £50 2d. Accidents. —During the year two serious accidents occurred. On the 25th May a shiftman received a fractured spine. A piece of coal, falling from the rib-side, struck him on the back. On the 22nd June a collier, while working in a pillar, was struck by a fall of coal and had his spine fractured. In both cases good recoveries were made. The total payments made under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act amounted to £2,406 19s. 3d. On the output produced, this works out to a cost of 4-34 d. per ton. Underground Workings.—The bulk of the output during the year was obtained from pillar-extraction. Development-work was carried out to the dip in the Anderson East and West Sections, and a small amount of coal was also won from four solid places in the Morgan Seam. In the Anderson Dip the varying of the contours of the seam, together with stone and dirt intrusions, have compelled an alteration in the direction of development to the dip. The seam has maintained an average thickness of 13 ft. throughout, and the coal is of good quality. Pillar-extraction. —The extraction of pillars has been continued along set lines. A considerable amount of pillar coal has been left behind underneath the creek-beds to prevent an influx of surface water. A suspected heating was traced to the old workings lying to the rise of the Kimbell East Level. Stoppings were erected and the area sealed off. No diffculty is anticipated when it becomes necessary to reopen the district in order to extract the pillars. Future Developments.—lt is proposed to continue the dip workings in the East and West Kimbell Seams. No preparations are yet being made to drive the dip in the Morgan Seam, as it is considered that the development-work now in hand is sufficient to maintain the output for some time to come. Stone-dusting.—Work under this head has been continued, and the total number of samples analysed from the various zones was 561. In addition, 78 samples from co-operative mines were analysed. Plant and Machinery. —The whole of the plant, machinery, and buildings has been maintained in good order. The work of reconstructing in concrete the power-house at the middle brake has been completed. A new concrete store has been erected, ancl the old wooden building has been dismantled and re-erected on an adjacent site. Coal-bin. —The coal-storage bin has been altered, and the slack-bin enlarged to hold an additional 800 tons. A slack shaker-conveyor has been installed. Viaduct. —The work of rebuilding the viaduct on the main haulage road in steel and concrete has been continued. During the year a somewhat serious subsidence between the tunnel and the top of the viaduct has given trouble, and workmen have been constantly engaged in erecting flumes and cutting drains to prevent the continued surface movement. James Colliery. Coal-winning. —The gross total output for the year was 40,690 tons 6 cwt., an increase of 6,188 tons 1 cwt. when compared with the figures of last year. After making allowances for stocks on hand at the beginning of the year and deducting mine consumption and waste, there remained for disposal 41,163 tons 17 cwt. 1 qr., which is accounted for as follows : —

The gross total output from this colliery since its inception amounts to 489,570 tons 7 cwt. Days worke(L'<— r Yla.e mine during the year worked on 222J days, an increase of 30| days when compared with the previous year. The possible working- days, excluding pay Saturdays and union holidays, were 272. The difference between the days worked and the possible working-days is accounted for

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— Screened. j SmalL Sla ° k " TOtal " Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr. Tons owt. qr. Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr. Shipped .. .. 11,346 14 3 1,968 13 1 .. 12,623 18 0 25,939 6 0 Railed Canterbury .. 9,691 18 3 857 8 0 2,092 0 3 284 6 3 12,925 14 1 Local sales .. .. 164 6 3 6 18 3 .. 48 18 0 220 3 2 Mine sales . . .. 17 17 0 8 0 0 .. . . 25 17 0 Sold to workmen and .. 514 0 0 .. • • 514 0 0 free issues Stock in bin and yard 69 0 0 56 0 0 20 0 0 260 0 0 405 0 0 Stock on wharf .. 148 18 2 36 12 0 .. 73 6 0 258 16 2 Stock on dump .. . . ■ • ■ • 875 0 0 875 0 0 21,438 15 3 3,447 12 0 2,112 0 3 14,165 8 3 41,163 17 1 Used on works .. .. 349 0 0 . . ■ • 349 0 0 Waste .. .. .. 1,296 16 0 .. .. 1,296 16 0 Totals .. 21,438 15 3 5,093 8 0 2,112 0 3 14,165 8 3 42,809 13 1 I

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as follows : Lack of trade, 15 ; back Saturdays, 26 ; May Day, 1 ; death and funeral of employee, 3 ; stoppage re wages of boys, 1 ; stoppage re payment for King's birthday, 3 ; breakdown at bins, three hours ; shortage of wagons, one hour: a total of 49f days. Employees.—During the period there were 90 persons on an average employed in and about the mine, made up as follows : Underground —Coal-hewers, 28.; deputies, shiftmen, and truckers, 39 ; youths, 2. On the surface —18 men and 3 youths. Expenditure. —The total expenditure in connection with coal-winning for wages, stores, mine timber and compensation, together with subsidy on bus fares, cost of electric power, and coal used on works, amounted to £28,103 7s. Bd., as compared with £21,657 2s. lOd. for the previous year. Coal-hewers' Average Daily Earnings. —The coal-hewers' average daily earnings (gross) were £1 145., and after deducting stores (explosives) their net return was £1 7s. 3d., an increase of 2s. 9d. per day when compared with the previous year. Daily Output.—The average daily output was 182 tons 18 cwt., and the coal-hewers' average daily output was 7 tons 2 cwt., as compared with 179 tons 14 cwt. and 7 tons 2 cwt. respectivel for the previous year. Deficiencies. —The total amount paid under the minimum-wage clause during the year was £201 Is. lid. Accidents. —During the year there were a number of minor accidents, but none of a serious nature. The total payments made under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act amounted to £660 2s. 4d. On the output produced this works out to a cost of 3-89 d. per ton. Underground Workings. —Coal-winning operations during the year were carried on in both pillar and solid workings. Development-work consisted of reopening two sections lying to the west of the main rope road, the development of the Cannell Creek Section and the continuation of development to the east and north-east in the New Dip Section. In the sections to the west of the rope road the coal is thin and hard : thickness of seam varies from 4 ft. to 5 ft. 6 in. In the Cannell Creek Section a fault was struck in the main heading which practically cut off all development-work to the north, and the driving of levels was continued in a north-westerly direction. Two boreholes proved the fault to have a displacement of 40 ft. (downthrow). In the New Dip Section a fault was encountered running east and west. This fault prevented development to the north of the New Dip Section. Pillar-extraction was carried out in the South Level and Cross-cut Dip Sections. Towards the end of the year all the available pillars having been won from the Cross-cut Dip, all plant was withdrawn from this section. Stone-dusting.—Work under this head has been regularly carried out. The number of samples taken from the mine and' analysed was 102. Plant and Machinery. —The plant and machinery in and about the mine have been maintained in good order and condition. Development of New Area. —The boring having been completed, the committee appointed considered that the best means of opening up the coal seams was by an extension of the present rope road from the James Colliery. This involves the driving of four tunnels in stone, together with one return airway in stone. The tunnel over the present James Mine haulage-road .will be 30 chains in length, gradient lin 210 in favour of the load. The Cannel Creek to Nine-mile Creek tunnel, 27-3 chains long, the gradient of which has not yet been ascertained, will also be in favour of the load. It is proposed to make two curves in this tunnel, the included angles being approximately 151°. The tunnel, 27-3 chains long, from Nine-mile Creek to intersect the coal seam, will have a gradient of 1 in 132 towards the coal-bin. The position of the return airway has not yet been decided, this position being dependent upon the result of data to be obtained from further surveys. On the surface along the banks of the Nine-mile Creek a rope road 32-77 chains in length has been commenced. To complete the rope road a tunnel 2| chains in length, together with a viaduct 6J chains long, will be required. To enable the transport of men and material, a surface road of approximately one mile in length, connecting the main tunnel with the main Grey-Westport traffic road has been constructed. The following surveys have been completed : Rope road, access surface road, Nine-mile Tunnel; building-sites, contour of mine-mouth, James Tunnel; and the James Mine rope-road regrading. The surveys for the tunnel from Cannell Creek to Nine-mile Creek, and the return airway, for new mine have still to be completed. Plant. —Compressors, rock-drills, and electric plant were ordered, and the main portion of that plant has been received and is being erected. Employees. —During the period there were employed on an average, on part time* 109 men and 1 youth, made up as follows : Boring, 8 men and 1 youth ; access and surface road, 5 men ; surveying and clearing rope-road line, 5 men ; construction of new buildings, 15 men ; assembling plant, 10 men ; development-work, 36 men ; grading the new haulage road, 27 men ; miscellaneous labourers, 3. General. —It is pleasing to report that the output and days worked at both collieries and the average daily earnings show decided increases when compared with the figures of last year. During the year various increases in rates of pay were granted. On the Ist July all workmen reverted to the 1931 rates of pay, and, on the introduction of the forty-hour week, all daily rates were increased by 10 per cent. In conclusion, permit me to say that the officers of all branches have performed their duties in a most satisfactory manner, and I am also indebted to yourself and staff for valuable assistance rendered in connection with matters concerning the mines. C. J. Strongman, Superintendent.

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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES. Colliery Sales Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

Colliery Working Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

Colliery Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

Mac Donald Colliery Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s _ (j. Interest .. .. .. .. 1,971 1 8 Rents .. .. .. .. 200 5 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 1.174 9 1 Royalties .. .. .. .. .. 4 784 0 8 Legal expenses .. .. . . .. 5 16 3 3,151 7 0 Net profit—Transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. .: .. .. 1,832 18 8 £4,984 5 8 £4,984 5 8

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Dr. Liverpool, j James. Or. Liverpool, j James. _ .. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Railway haulage .. .. 11,099 9 11 3,654 6 1 Sales of coal f.o.r., f.o.b., and Wharfage .. .. .. 2,088 10 6 934 6 3 c.i.f. .. .. .. 149,416 17 2 46,817 2 1 Special rate .. .. 696 3 6 311 8 9 Marine freight .. .. 31,720 5 8 11,791 16 1 45,604 9 7 16,691 17 2 Working Account — Coal sales net f.o.r. .. .. .. 103,812 7 7 30,125 4 11 £149,416 17 2 £46,817 2 1 £149,416 17 2 £46,817 2 1

Dr. I Liverpool. James. Cr. Liverpool. James. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s . £ g. d. Stocks on hand, 1st April, 1936 1,892 10 1 653 1 5 Sales Account — Sales of coal Coal-winning — net f.o.r. .. .. 103,812 7 7 30 125 4 11 Wages .. .. .. 73,425 0 0 22,235 17 6 Sales of stores, &c. .. .. 5,005 17 3 Stores and materials .. 6,832 14 3 1,291 16 8 Stocks on hand at 31st March, Rail and bus fares .. 557 3 1 308 2 0 1937, at mine, wharf, and Stores sales (at cost) .. 4,419 3 5 .. afloat .. .. .. 681 0 0 400 7 0 Coal purchased .. .. 49 5 9 49 15 9 Electric power .. .. .. 574 4 6 87,175 16 7 25,112 17 10 Gross profit—To Profit and Loss Account .. .. 22,323 8 3 5,412 14 1 , £109,499 4 10 £30,525 11 11 £109,499 4 10 £30,525 11 11

I - I ~~ - Dr. Livhepool. James. Or. \ Liverpool. James. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. 2,755 2 8 818 5 10 Gross profit at mine .. .. 22,323 8 3 5,412 14 1 Rents . . .... .. 56 5 1 Rents .. .. .. 381 16 2 Interest .. .. .. 2,759 16 11 555 0 2 Netloss—Transferred to General .. 2,817 19 7 Travelling-expenses .. . . 107 15 7 26 18 10 Profit and Loss Account Printing and stationery . . 108 1 8 27 0 4 Repairs and maintenance .. 4,492 19 7 1,712 3 3 Telegrams and postages . . 215 11 8 53 17 11 Insurance .. .. .. 3,636 12 8 1,084 18 6 Coal-miners' Relief Fund . . 273 15 10 82 1 5 General expenses .. .. 784 04 198 132 Audit fees .. . . . . 139 12 0 34 18 0 Superannuation Fund subsidy 64 0 5 16 0 1 Depreciation .. '.. 4,266 18 5 3,564 11 1 19,604 7 9 8,230 13 8 Net profit — Transferred to General Profit and. Loss Account .. .. 3,100 16 8 £22,705 4 5 £8,230 13 8 ! £22,705~ 4 5 £8,230 13 8~"

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Depot Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Depot Trading Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

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D r - Wellington, j Christchubch. Cr. Wellington. Christchurch. •__[ j £ s • d. £ s. d. £ s d £sd Stocks on hand at 1st April, 1936 .. 878 1 2 3,424 10 8 Sales of coal .. .. .. 116,804 1 0 55 618 1 9 Purchases of coal .. .. .. 110,541 13 3 34,029 14 7 Sales of coke, wood, &c. .. .. 5,339 16 5 2 081 5 11 Purchases of wood, coke, &c. .. .. 4,768 19 2 1,958 7 4 Stocks on hand at 31st'March, 1937— Wharfage and freights .. .. 1,482 19 0 11 18 4 Coal .. .. 3 236 3 0 6 372 5 5 Haulage to depot .. .. .. 847 10 5 18,595 12 8 Wood, coke, &c. .. .. .. 'l42 4 7 l'o56 9 2 Wages—Discharging .. .. 159 0 4 367 15 7 118,678 3 4 58,387 19 2 Gross profit —To Profit and Loss Account 6,844 1 8 6,740 3 1 £125,522 5 0 £65,128 2 3 £125,522 5 0 £65,128 2 3

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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES —continued. General Profit and Loss Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. Or. Net loss — £ s. d. £ s. d Net Profit — £ s. d. £ s. d. James Colliery.. .. .. 2,817 19 7 Liverpool Colliery .. .. .3,100 16 8 Wanganui Depot .. .. 5 9 4 Mac Donald Colliery .. .. 1,832 18 8 2,823 8 11 Wellington Depot .. .. 328 2 1 Balance —Net profit for year carried Christchurch Depot .. .. 1,345 1 4 down .. .. .. 14,558 13 8 6,606 18 9 Net recoveries— Seddonville Colliery .. .» 41 22 Royalties .. .. .. 5,033 18 3 5,075 0 5 Net revenue from hire of plant, buildings, &c. .. 56 19 3 Interest on investments .. .. .. 5,643 4 2 £17,382 2 7 £17,382 2 7 Sinking Fund Account for redemption of loan £ s. d. £ s. d. capital .. .. •• 9,178 17 4 Net profit for year .. 14,558 13 8 Balance —Net surplus for year . •• 5,379 16 4 £14,558 13 8 £14,558 13 8

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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Statement of Colliery Property Accounts as at 31st March, 1937.

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Liverpool. James. 1 MacDonald. Development or New Mine-Nine-mile Area. T , , , J £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. -Development and Property — Balance as at 1st April, 1936 .. .. .. 38,864 6 2 7,329 11 0 48,880 15 3 Additions .. .. .. .. .. .. 207 10 7 .. 10,252 17 9 Transfers from other accounts ........ .. _ _ 10 629 1 4 7,537 1 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 1,296 19 5 2,582 2 5 1,174 9 1 37,567 6 9 4,954 19 2 47,706 6 2 20,881 19 1 111,110 11 2 Electrical Plant — Balance at 1st April, 1936 .. .. .. .. 3,292 14 6 Transfers to other accounts .. .. .. .. 199 6 4 . 3,093 8 2 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 348 12 4 .. , • , . , . . 2,744 15 10 .. .. 2,744 15 10 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rollmg-stock — Balance at 1st April, 1936 .. .. .. 24,453 0 7 3,127 0 5 Additions .. .. .. .. .. 1,830 14 10 'l72 6 1 !! 1,586 19 0 Transfers from other accounts .. .. .. 5 12 8 273 0 0 212 3 0 26,289 8 1 3,572 6 6 1,799 2 0 kales .......... 12 15 0 4 17 0 26,276 13 1 3,567 9 6 Transfers to other accounts .. .. .. 285 16 8 25,990 16 5 3,567 9 6 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 2,224 8 9 512 6 5 23,766 7 8 3,055 3 1 -Provisionally written off .. .. .. 8 7 1 Buildings— 23,758 0 7 3,055 3 1 .. 1,799 2 0 28,612 5 8 Balance at 1st April, 1936 .. .. .. 5,183 10 1 981 7 0 Additions .. .. .. .. .. 691 9 3 . . '' 1 769 8 9 Transfers from other accounts ........ .. '749 5,874 19 4 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 357 6 5 121 9 11 5,517 12 11 859 17 1 .. 1,776 13 6 8,154 3 6 Carried forward .. .. .. .. £66,843 0 3 £11,614 15 2 £47,706 6 2 £24,457 14 7 £150,621 16 2

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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Statement of Colliery Property Accounts as at 31st March, 1937—continued.

Statement of Depot Property Accounts as at 31st March, 1937.

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,, Development of New Mine — Liverpool. James. MacDonald. Nine-mile Area. IotaLu. £ s d £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 66,843 0 3 .. 11,614 15 2 .. 47,706 6 2 .. 24,457 14 7 150,621 16 2 at 1st April, 1936 .. .. 3,096 12 11 .. 500 0 0 Additions .. . • ■ ■ • • • ■ 583 17 1 3,680 10 0 Sales .. . ■ ■ • ■ • • • • • • • 500 ° 0 Depreciation.. .. .. • • •• 379 16 9 3j300 13 g .. II .. — .. 3,300 13 3 Plantations — * nia 1K 0 Balance at 1st April, 1936 .. • - • • 570 18 0 • • Recoveries during the year 403 7 7 16 , 1Q g " .. 716 15 3 — .. 884 5 8 Coal (stock on hand at bins and wharf and afloat) .. . ■ 681 0 0 . . 400 / 0 Stores (stock on hand) .. . • • ■ • • 17,970 4 0 Provisionally written off .. •• 4 3 8 n 966 Q 4 " J U .. I .. 17,966 0 4 £88,958 4 3 £12,015 2 2 £48,423 1 5 £24,457 14 7 £173,854 2 5

Wellington. Christchukch. Wanqantti. Totals. „ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at 1st April, 1936 6,201 3 7 2,381 12 11 219 0 5 Additions during year .. . ■ • ■ • • • ■ • • 1 6 768 0 8 2,396 14 10 219 0 5 Sales 1 5 9 H 6,766 14 11 2,396 14 10 219 0 5 t, . 382 6 7 146 0 8 24 1 0 Depreciation .. - • •• •• 6^384 g 4 2,250 14 2 194 19 5 8,830 1 11 Stocks and stores .. • • •• •• •• 3 'q?s if if l'338 Provisionally written ofi ; _ 3,467 8 3 ' 7,542 14 11 .. 11,010 3 2 £9,851 16 7 £9,793 9 1 £194 19 5 £19,840 5 1

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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. a . Loan capital- £ g . d . £ d Collieries- £ , d , a , T rmri« nf CG ? ' ' * " *" '' '" Development and Property Accounts .. .. ..1111 10 11 2 per cen . .. .. .. .. .. 78,006 13 4 Electrical plant (James colliery) .. .. .. .. 2'744 15 10 Accrued interest on loan capital .. .. 78 % q «achniery plant, ropes, and rolling-stock .. .. " 28!612 5 8 Sundry creditors- P 378 2 9 Buddings at mines 8,154 3 6 Cottages at mines .. .. .. q 300 13 3 Departmental. Sundry. Plantations at mines .. " ' 884 5 8 T - -I 1V _ s ; s - Coal stocks (bins, wharf, and afloat) .... 1 081 7 n Liverpool Colliery .. .. 3,277 4 5 14,050 10 3 17,327 14 8 Stores on hand .. .. ' . 1 James Colliery .. .. .. .. 4,496 l 8 4,496 1 8 ...... i/,y/o 4 0 New Mine 469 10 4 469 10 4 17 , 8( - s „ , Wellington Depot .. .. 24 14 7 664 7 11 689 2 6 Less provisionally written off .. 4 , I ChristQhurch Depot .. .. 3,614 14 2 170 9 5 3,785 3 7 ........ 4 d 8 Wanganui Depot .. .. 1 13 4 7 1 8 8 15 0 Plant, equipment, &c„ on hire ~ 173 ® n .. , , 6,918 6 6 19,858 1 3 —— 26,776 7 9 Property Accounts ...... 8 qqO 1 11 Deposits on contracts .... i nn n n i a j. it *' *' ** 1 Sinking Fund ;; ;; 9:181 12 1 Stocks and StoreS ° n hand 12,666 19 1 Reserves— ' — Bad er DeMs S Rirerve_ "" " 986 12 10 Less provisionally written off 656 15 11 Accident Insurance Reserve 8,19114 9 Sinking Fund investments "'iSl 12 1 General Profit and Loss Account- 201,556 13 4 Housing advances to workmen 7,243 4 4 at 4. 1 t Interest accrued due .. .. 1 on 18 1 Net surplus for year 5,379 16 4 100 18 1 ?3U 0 _ Investments (ordinary) .. .. .. .. .. 42,800 0 0 Interest accrued due .. .. .. .. ~ ' 277 10 7 — 43,077 10 7 Departmental. Sundry. Sundry debtors— £ s . d. £ s. d. Liverpool Colliery .. .. 1,212 0 0 4,489 18 2 5,701 18 2 James Colliery .. .. .. .. 26 16 6 26 16 6 Mac Donald Colliery .. .. .. 1,038 8 9 1,038 8 9 Wellington Depot .. .. 346 17 4 29,803 14 10 30,150 12 2 Chnstchurch Depot .. .. 219 13 11 3,176 14 3 3,396 8 2 1,778 11 3 38,535 12 6 40,314 3 9 Less provisionally written off .. .. . #s6 2 3 n i, ■ r> • n i' T"\ • . 40,308 1 6 Oasn m Keceiver-General s Deposit Account .. .. .. 1 110 0 0 Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. 27 602 10 7 £322, 805~18~īī £322,806 18 11 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, C. 1. A. W. Gyles, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. P. C. Webb, Minister of Mines. I hereby certify that the attached Working and Profit and Loss Accounts of Depots and Collieries, General Profit and Loss Account, and Balance-sheet have been and 7 Audito- e in«ar mPar ' documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed hereby .-J. H. Fowleb, Controller

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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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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES—continued. Table showing the Position of the State Coal-mines Account from Inception to 31st March, 1937.

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Total Capital Total Amount of Assets as per Liabilities as per Name of Works. Expenditure Depreciation Balance-sheet, 31st Net Profits. Net Losses. Balance-sheet, 31st written off. March, 1937. March, 1937. * £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ g. d. Point Elizabeth Colliery .. 98,210 9 0 Less sales and loss by fire .. 2,291 6 11 95,919 2 1 95,919 2 1 .. 147,583 4 11 Liverpool Colliery .. .. 328,152 15 6 Less sales, transfers, &c. .. 8,765 4 8 319,387 10 10 249,076 6 11 70,311 3 11 53,438 0 0 .. 17,327 14 8 Seddonville Colliery .. 38,243 2 5 Less sales .. .. 548 17 0 37,694 5 5 37,694 5 5 .. .. 37,059 16 9 Briquette-works property .. 16,135 2 6 Less sales .. .. 2,066 5 0 14,068 17 6 14,068 17 6 .. .. 22,660 18 10 Prospecting on State Coal 11,174 12 0 Reserve Less transfers .. .. 10,785 8 0 389 4 0 389 4 0 i Development of New Mine — 24,457 14 7 .. 24,457 14 7 .. .. 469 10 4 Nine-mile Area Plant, buildings, &c., on hire.. 6,863 16 3 [ Less sales, transfers, &c. .. 3,467 9 4 3,396 6 11 2,908 12 8 487 14 3 192 4 1 Charming Creek prospecting .. 5,956 18 6 5,956 18 6 .. .. 5,545 1 11 James Colliery .. .. 73,045 4 4 Less sales, transfers, &e. .. 2,519 10 11 70,525 13 5 58,910 18 3 11,614 15 2 .. 11,300 16 6 4,496 1 8 MacDonald Colliery .. 93,600 4 11 Less recoveries .. .. 693 10 2 92,906 14 9 *44,483 13 4 48,423 15 .. 33,785 7 7* Wellington Depot .. .. 19,787 17 4 Less sales and transfers .. 871 15 2 18,916 2 2 12,531 13 10 6,384 8 4 .. 983 11 4 689 2 6 Christchurch Depot .. .. 13,874 5 1 Less sales and loss on horses 319 13 7 13,554 11 6 11,303 17 4 2,250 14 2 16,650 3 3 3,785 3 7 Wanganui Depot .. .. 3,735 13 0 Less sales, loss on horses, 233 18 11 transfers, &c. 3,501 14 1 3,306 14 8 194 19 5 .. 2,223 8 1 8 15 0 Dunedin Depot .. .. 2,023 3 7 Less sales .. .. 641 10 0 . 1,381 13 7 1,381 13 7 .. .. 4,248 3 5 Hulks property .. .. 4,033 15 5 Less sales .. .. 1,948 17 0 2,084 18 5 2,084 18 5 .. 1,786 12 11 •Office furniture .. .. 189 13 9 Less sales .. .. 17 5 0 172 8 9 172 8 9 .. 172 8 9 I Grand total ., 739,484 8 2 Less sales, transfers, 35,170 11 8 &e. £704,313 16 6 £540,189 5 3 £164,124 11 3 Carried forward .. .. .. 164,124 11 3 219,650 5 2 117,979 13 2 26,776 7 9 * Includes interest (£30,285 19s. lOd.) capitalized from date of purchase to date lease was granted—now written off.

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• - • '' •' i ' • • • ' I I I r'onifni Total Amount of Assets as per Liabilities as pel Name of Works. Depreciation Balance-sheet, Net Profits. Net Losses. Balance-sheet. Expenditure. written off. 31st March, 1937. | 31st March 1937. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s, d. Brought forward .. .. .. 164,124 11 3 219,650 5 2 117,979 13 2 26,776 7 9 s Royalties (as from 1st April, .. .. .. 39,809 11 4 1928, only) Interest on investments (includ- .. .. . • 73,495 8 2 ing interest on Sinking Fund investments) Discounts .. .... .. .. .. 13 2 9 Cash lost (highway robbery) .. .. .. • • • • 89 0 1 Transfer to Accident Insurance .. .. • • • • 2,960 0 0 Reserve Refund — Mines Department, .. .. •• . • 5,000 0 0 1932-33 (administrative expenses incurred in previous years) Total, profits and losses .. .. .. .. 332,968 7 5 126,028 13 3 Excess, pn profits over losses.• • • • • • • • • 206,939 14 2 £332,968 7 5 £332,968 7 5 I _ Stocks and stores on hand less . . .. 30,057 10 6 amounts provisionally written j off Investments (ordinary) .. .. •. 42,800 0 0 .. Interest accrued on investments . . . . 277 10 7 .. Sinking Fund investments .. .. • • 9,181 12 1 Sundry debtors .. .. .. • • 40,308 1 6 .. Cash in Public Account .. .. . - 27,602 10 7 London imprest outstanding Cash in Receiver-General's De- . . . . 1,110 0 0 posit Account Housing advances to workmen ,. .. 7,344 2 5 j and accrued interest Loan Capital Account .. .. .. .. •• •• 78,423 6 8 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. * • • • • • • • 12 10 Interest accrued on loans .. .. .. • • • • • • 378 2 9 Sinking Fund .. .. .. •• •• 9,181 12 1 .. 9,181 12 1 General Reserve .. .. .. •• •• 192,378 5 9 .. 192,378 5 9 General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 5,379 16 4 .. 5,379 16 4 Deposits on contracts .. .. •• •• •• •• 1,110 0 0 Accident Insurance Reserve .. .. .. . • • • • • 8,191 14 9 v j I I |£322,805 18 11 £206,939 14 2 .. £322,805 18 11