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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the State Coal-mines Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1909. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st By Point Elizabeth Colliery— March, 1908 .. .. .. .. 38,976 22 • Railway-extension construction .. .. .. .. .. •• 24,970 19 9 Sales of coal, Point Elizabeth .. .. 202,660 2 2 Property and development .. ... .. .. .. .. 3,729 1 10 Sales of coal and briquettes, Seddonville .. 50,868 3 0 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 4,796 6 1 Sales of timber, stores, &c. .. .. 6,175 7 2 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 397 12 7 Refunds, &o. .. .. .. 173 3 2 Cottages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 797 5 0 259,876 15 6 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. •■ 10,220 9 1 Wages 64,916 7 0Timber .. .. .. .. ..-■• .. ■• •• 1,465 3 0 Royalty 2,333 0 0 No. 2 property and development .. .. .. .. .. 5,145 10 7 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 342 1 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. -. •• ■ ■ 164 11 2 Seddonville Colliery— — 94,307 7 9 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. ■. 272 5 0 Stores and materials .. .. .... .. .. .. 1,140 3 7 Wages 15,098 8 2 Briquette plant .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 405 14 6 Briquette stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. 997 13 9 Wages • 1,684 1 3 19,598 6 3 Hulks Working Account.. .. .. .. .. .. •• 2,480 13 0 Wellington depot, property .. .. .. . • • ■ • • 841 0 0 . working .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,948 18 5 Christchurch depot, property .. .. .. ■• ■■ ■• 1,919 17 8 . working .. .. .. .. .. ■■ 3,951 15 0 Wanganui depot, property .. .. .. .. ■ • ■. 11l 17 9 working .. .. .. .. .. . ■ 1,869 5 2 Dunedin depot, property .. .. ..* .. . • .. 868 6 9 „ „ working .. .. .. .. •• '■• 1,25335 21,194 17 2 Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. .. •• 4,785 19 5 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,318 14 7 Rates .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. 67 12 2 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,555 16 8 Marine freights .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 69,940 6 1 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 694 15 7 Printing and stationery .. .. .... .. .. .. 352 10 5 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. .. ■. 365 9 6 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 1,453 15 10 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,395 010 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 13 8 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. .. .. 2,082 9 2 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 635 12 1 Wharfages, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,438 10 2 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 151 13 5 Deposit contracts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 Railway freights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 706 19 1 Claim for damages, Wellington depot .. .. .. .. ■. 571 9 6 120,734 8 2 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1909 .. 27,021 8 0 Less vouchers passed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,974 9 5 18,046 18 7 £298,852 17 8 £298,852 17 8

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