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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand State Coal-mines. Statement of Liabilities and Assets at 31st March, 1917. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Debenture loan .. .. .. .. 175,000 0 0 Point Elizabeth Colliery and Development Property Account — Loan under Appropriation Act, 1912 .. .. 50,000 0 0 Expended during year .. .. .. .. 300 9 6 Inscribed stock .. .. .. '.. 2,601 0 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 300 9 6 227,601 0 7 Machinery, olant, rope-, and rolling-stock— Debenture sinking fund .. .. .. 13,200 0 0 Cost at 31st March, 1916 .. •• •• •• 1,827 15 9 Reservefund .. .. .. .. 5,884 11 2 Less sales.. .. .. .. .. .. 341 15 9 19,084 11 2 1,486 0 0 Buildings at mme— Accrued interest .. .. .. .. .. 4,357 4 6 Cost at 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. 1,063 111 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 17,905 11 5 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 1,063 111 War Bonus .. .. .. .. 9,238 15 8 27,144 7 1 CottagesCost at 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. 1,259 10 4 Less sales .. .. .. .. .. .. 076 1,259 2 10 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 1,259 210 Stores (stock on hand) .. .. .. .. .. 6,566 14 5 Coal (stock on hand at mine and wharf) .. .. .. 11l 5 0 Coal (stock on hand, afloat) .. .. .. .. 1,013 11 5 7,691 10 10 9,177 10 r Point Elizabeth (Liverpool) Colliery and Development Property Account— Cost at 31st March. 1916 .. .. .. .. 94,616 8 2 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. 1,643 19 10 96,260 8 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 5,441 5 8 90,819 2 4 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling stock— Cost at 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. 47,319 11 7 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. 780 10 0 48,100 1 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 2,753 10 7 45,346 11 0 Buildings at mme— Cost at 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. 3,733 17 6 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. 964 0 8 4,697 18 2 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 256 9 8 4,441 8 6 Cottages at mine .. .. .. .. .. 3.348 7 8 Additions .. .. .. .. .. 459 5 6 3,807 13 2 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 152 111 3,655 11 3 Coal (stock on hand at mine and wharf) .. .. .. 695 17 6 Coal (stock on hand, afloat) .. .. .. .. 1,085 3 11 1,781 1 5 146,043 14 Charming Creek Development— Expended during year .. .. .. .. .. 1,562 17 4