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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the New Zealand State Coal-mines for the Year ended, 31st March, 1917. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ g, a. To Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st By Point Elizabeth Colliery— March, 1916 .. .. .. .. 34,750 13 10 Property and development .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 9 6 Proceeds of sale of coal .. .. .. 290,177 3 5 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,110 2 5 Recoveries .. .. .. .. 11,398 11 1 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39,106 3 8 Refunds, &c. .. .. .. .. 147 15 0 Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 226 9 4 : 301,723 9 6 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,050 0 3 Royalty .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 707 13 0 Liverpool Colliery— 52,500 18 2 Property and development .. .. ... .. .. .. 1,658 16 0 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 1,405 17 11 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 836 10 8 Cottages .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 371 5 10 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,917 15 10 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44,180 1 2 Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 10 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,130 18 9 52,510 7 2 Charming Creek Account .. .." .. .. .. .. .. 1,468 1 8 Hulks, working .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,159 5 3 Wellington Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,763 0 10 Christchurch Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,454 18 5 Wanganui Depot, working .. .. .-. .. .. .. 4,845 17 2 Dunedin Depot „.. .. .. .. .. .. 3,534 9 0 39,757 10 8 Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,568 4 4 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,639 9 0 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76,473 1 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 282 2 9 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 156 11 7 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 9 4 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,619 15 5 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,778 17 6 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 301 0 1 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. .. .. 2,951 16 9 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 205 19 8 Terminal charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,658 16 9 Cargo adjustments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 9 10 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 019 1 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 13 4 Head Office alterations .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. 233 16 10 Deposit Contract Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 0 0 122,219 3 10 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1917 .. .. .. 68,124 19 6 . Less vouchers passed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 17 8 68,018 1 10 £336,474 3 4 £336,474 3 4 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, 24th May, 1917. W. D. S. Mac Donald, Louis H. Eiders, F.E.A., N.Z., Accountant. Minister of Mines.