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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand State Coal-mines— continued. Statement of Liabilities and Assets at Slst March, 1917 — continued. Liabilities— continued. Assets — continued. £ s. d. £ s. d, £ s. d. £ s. d. Hulkß Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. 596 15 9 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 3 6 477 12 3 Wellington Depot Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. 3,268 7 10 Less sales .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 5 6 3,237 2 4 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 292 16 0 2,944 6 4 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. .. 213 4 1 3,157 10 5 Christchurch Depot Property Account— Costat3lst March, 1916.. .. .. .. .. 4,258 18 11 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. 200 16 0 4,459 14 11 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 374 14 11 4,085 0 0 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,175 18 8 5,260 18 8 Wanganui Depot Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. 1,671 19 7 Additions during the year.. .. .. .. .. 135 3 6 1,807 3 1 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 14 0 1,676 9 1 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. 578 0 9 . 2,254 9 10 Dunedin Depot Property Account — Cost at 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. 713 16 10 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 8 0 628 8 10 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 954 17 1 1,583 5 11 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,645 17 2 Suspense Account, cremiums. deposits, &c. .. .. .. .. 580 17 1 Loan Flotation (Balance) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 24,226 14 3 Cash in hand and in Public Account on 31st March, 1917 .. .. 68,124 19 6 Less vouchers outstanding .. .. .. .. .. 106 17 8 ■- 68,018 1 10 General Profit and Loss Account— Dr. balance at 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. 34,945 13 3 Less profit for year .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,521 5 9 16,424 7 6 £278,187 3 4 £278,187 3 4 State Goal-mines Office, Wellington, 24th May, 1917. . W. D. S. Mac Donald, Louis H. Eilees, F.E.A., N.Z., Accountant. Minister of Mines. Examined and found correct.— Bobeet J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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