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Briquette materials (stock on hand) .. £4,782 1 2 Stores (stook on hand) .. .. .. 40 11 9 Briquette coal (stock on hand) .. .. 32 0 2 Briquettes (stock on hand) .. .. 161 13 3 5,016 6 4 Seddonville Stores (stock on hand) .. 237 7 5 Coal (stook on hand at mine and wharf) .. 361 10 0 Coal (stock on hand afloat) .. .. 153 16 0 752 13 5 Point Elizabeth Railway Property Account— ' 46 283 10 7 Balance outstanding .. .. .. .. ~ __ 1684 6 5 Hulks Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1907 .. .. .. .. .. 1 895 8 0 Depreciation, 10 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 189 10 10 Wellington Depot Property Acoount— 1 705 17 2 Cost at 31st March, 1907 .. .. .. .. .. 827 18 0 ' Additional outlay during the year .. .. .. 1 862 8 3 ~ . . 2,690 6 3 Depreciation, 7 per cent. .. .. .. .. ~ 188 6 5 _. , . 2,501 19 10 Stocks on hand ...... f. 1 556 15 5 Christchurch Depot Property Account— _! 4 058 15 3 Cost at 31st March, 1907 .. .. .. .. .. 4 452 14 4 Additional outlay during the year .. .. ~ .. '194 0 11 _ 4,646 15 3 Depredation 7 per cent. .. .. .. 325 5 5 a. , - 4.321 9 10 stocks on hand .. .. .. .. 375 g g Wanganui Depot Property Aocount— 4 696 19 4 Cost at 31st March, 1907 .. .. .. .. .. 162 11 6 Additional outlay during the year .. .. 1 519 7 3 Btocks on hand .. .. _ gig g 7 Wellington office furniture— 2 301 5 4 Cost at 31st March, 1907 .. .. .. .. ~ 101 8 4 Additional outlay during the year .. .. .* 4 8 6 _. „ 105 16 10 Depreciation 10 per cent. .. .. ~ _ 10 11 8 95 5 2 Sundry debtors .. .... .. .. ~ 13 107 13 jj Deposit contracts account .. .. .. .. .. ' 20 0 0 Cash in hand and in the Publio Aocount at 31st March, 1908 '.'. .'.' 44,067 15 10 Less vouchers outstanding .. .. ~ ~ 5 ngi 13 3 — 38,976 2 2 £17 °' 387 5 4 £170,387 5 4 State Coal-mines Office. Wellington, 23rd May, 1908. James McG ° wan ' Louis H Eilekk Accountant t? Minister of Mines. P. Heyes FSA \Ene Insoectine Wr,,,nrw r uivT , found , correct > subject to the remark that the sinking fund shown as a eyes, *.a.A. A .iUng., inspecting Accountant. liability has not been established by being set apart from the moneys of the State Coal-mines Account and accounted for as a separate fund.— J. K. Warhurton, Controller and AuditorGeneral.