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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the State Coal-mines Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1906. Dr. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ t. &. /-v To Cash in hand and in Publio Account at 31st By Point Elizabeth Colliery— • March, 1905 .. .. .. ... 90,534 15 0 Property and development .. .. 1,163 15 2 Sundries Refunds .. .. .. 014 0 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 2,865 11 0 fef Sales of coal, Point Elizabeth .. .. 120,778 16 3 Buildings .... .. 117 18 7 Sales of coal, Seddonville .. .. 31,731 15 6 Stores and materials .. .. 5,188 3 8 Recoveries .. .. .. .. 1,778 9 2 Wages .. .. 34,704 18 6 154,289 14 11 Timbef .. .. .. .. 1,010 5 7 Wharfage, &c. (Wellington) .. .. 207 14 8 Railway freights .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 9 1 ' 45,288 16 8 Seddonville Colliery— Property and development .. .. .. 2,657 17 2 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stook . 786 9 4 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. 1,617 3 9 Wages .. .. .. .. .. 10,346 4 8 Briquette plant .. .. .. .. .. 3,803 5 7 Wharfage, &c. (Wellington) .. .. .. .. 166 2 9 19,377 8 S Hulks Working Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,143 17 7 Christchurch depot property .. .. .. .. 2,250 0 0 Management and office salaries .. .. .. ... 2,537 6 4 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 12 6 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. 4,914 2 9 Marine freights .. .. .. .. 45,105 3 3 Travelling-expenses .. .-. .. .. .. 705 14 6 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 105 18 1 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 290 10 ; Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 298 10 2 Railway haulage.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,006 7 0 Marine insurance .. .. .. .. .. 366 2 4 Insurance .. .. .. 36 5 0 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. 833 5 4 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 310 3 4 73,654 11 7 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 19C6 .. .. .. 106,878 19 5 .:; Less vouchers passed outstanding .. .. .. .. .. 3,768 18 2 103,110 1 3 £244,824 9 11 £244,824 9 11 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, 12th July, 1906 Jas. McGowan, Louis H. Eilebs, Accountant. Minister of Mines P. Heyes, F.S.A.A. Eng., Inspecting Accountant.

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