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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand State Coal-mines— continued. Statement of Liabilities and Assets at 81st March, 1918 — continued. Liabilities —continued. • Assets — continued. £ s. d. Hulks Property Account— £ s. d: £ s. d. £ 9. d. Cost at 31st March, 1917 .. .. .. .. .. ... 477 12 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 3 6 358 8 9 Wellington Depot Property Account— Cost at 3ist March, 1917 .. .. .. .. .. 2,944 6 4 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. 28 0 0 2,972 6 4 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 294 0 0 2,678 6 4 Stocks on haDd .. .. .. .. .. .. 440 16 11 3,119 3 3 Christchurch Depot Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1917.. .. .. .. .. 4,085 0 0 Additions during the year .. .. .. .". 239 15 10 4,324 15 10 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 382 15 0 3,942 0 10 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 664 4 2 4,606 5 0 Wanganui Depot Property Aocount— Cost at 31st March, 1917 .. .. .. .. .. 1,676 9 1 Additions during the year.. .. .. .. .. 336 12 6 2,013 1 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 147 8 7 1,865 13 0 Stooks on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 325 12 8 2,191 5 8 Dunedin Depot Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1917 .. .. .. .. .. 628 8 10 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 810 543 0 0 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 610 558 6 10 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,686 6 5 Suspense Account, premiums, deposits, &c. .. .. .. .. 261 2 6 Loan flotation (balance) .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 12,447 8 11 Cash in hand and in Public Aocount on 31st March, 1918 .. .. 113,217 17 9 Less vouchers outstanding .. .. .. .. .. 10,394 12 6 — 102,823 5 3 £268,447 9 6 £268,447 9 6 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, Bth June, 1918. Louis H. Bileks, F.R.A.,N.Z., Accountant. W. D. S. MacDonald, Minister of Mines. Examined and found correct.— Bobert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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