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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the State Coal-mines Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1908. Dr. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. Expenditure. £ s. d £ s. d. To Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st By Debentures redeemed .. .. .. ' .. .. .. 40,000 0 0 March, 1907 .. .. .. .. 80,847 9 0 Point Elizabeth Colliery — Sales of ooal, Point Elizabeth .. .. 187,902 1 7 Property and development .. .. 1.873 19 11 Sales of coal and briquettes, Seddonville .. 34,683 16 _ 5 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. 5,822 6 0 Sales, timber, stores, &0... .. .. 5,067 3 10 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 1,077 17 1 Refunds .. .. .. .. 22 11 1 Cottages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,683 15 S 227,675 12 11 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,072 11 2 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55,980 18 5 Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,151 5 2 Royalty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,354 0 0 79,516 13 2 Seddonville Colliery— Property and development .. .. .. .. .. 1,423 11 6 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 43 15 3 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. 1,194 18 7 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,249 15 0 Briquette plant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,746 811 Briquette stores and materials .. .. .. .. 1,995 15 3 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,025 14 6 22,679 19 0 Hulks Working Account .. .. .. .'. .. .. .. 2,982 12 10 Wellington depot, property .. .. .. .. .. 1,077 8 3 working .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,280 18 11 Christohurch depot, property .. .. .. .. .. 194 011 working .. .. .. .. 3,177 16 10 Wanganui depot, property .. .. .. .. .. 1,499 18 6 . working .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,839 13 4 17,052 9 7 Management and office salaries .. .. -.. .. .. 4,262 4 10 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,018 2 9 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,241 15 9 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. .. 66,929 17 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 564 1 4 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 270 5 3 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 254 9 4 Repairs and maintenance .. .. ' .. .. .. 1,034 12 9 Railway haulage.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,562 8 8 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11l 17 6 Compensation for accidents and fund. .. .. .. .. 1,778 9 10 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 705 0 3 Wellington office furniture .. .. .. .. .. .. 486 Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 19 1 Wharfages, &o. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,466 9 11 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 14 8 Deposit contracts account .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 110,297 18 0 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 19C8 .. .. 44,067 15 10 Less vouchers passed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,091 13 8 38,976 2 2 £308,523 1 11 £308,523 1 11 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, 23rd May, 1908. Jambs McGowan, Louis H. Eilers, Accountant. _ . . . . Minister of Mines. P. Heyes, F.S.A.A. Ens,'., Inspecting Accountant. Examined and found correct. J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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