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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the New Zealand State Coal-mines for the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Receipts. Expenditure. To Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st £ s. d. £ s. d. B y Point Elizabeth CoUiery— £ s. d. £ s. d. March, 1917 .. .. .. .. 68.01S 110 Property and development .. .. .. 120 4 2 Proceeds of sale of ooal .. .. .. 313,859 53" Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,993 111 Recoveries 7,026 14 4* Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,961 2 11 Refunds, &c 172 19 5 ™~> Timber 113 9 11 321.058 19 0 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 965 1 0 Royalty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,028 3 0 Liverpool Colliery— 52,181 2 11 Property and development .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,480 2 10 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 3,169 4 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 127 1 8 Cottages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 837 7 5 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 2,723 17 6 Wages '.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,357 4 6 Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 4 7 • Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,232 1 6 55,942 4 0 Seddonville Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 730 Charming Creek Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,399 14 7 Hulks, working .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 960 611 Wellington Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,462 15 3 Christchurch Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,508 14 0 Wanganui Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,602 4 4 Dunedin Depot, working.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,278 711 39,219 6 0 Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.949 11 11 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 156 0 0 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,714 9 2 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,471 5 8 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 217 16 10 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 161 10 4 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 140 11 o Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,511 10 7 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,902 3 6 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 301 0 1 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. .. .. 1,709 610 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 131 15 4 Terminal charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,140 3 5 Cargo adjustments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 7 7 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 23 17 0 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 3 4 Head Office alterations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 14 5 Warbonus .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 9,238 15 8 23g mi 2 S Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st Maroh, 1918 .. .. .. 113,217 17 9 Less vouchers passed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,394 12 6 —- 102,823 5 3 £389,077 0 10 £389,077 0 10 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, Bth June, 1918. W . D . S . MacDonald. Minister of Mines. Louis H. Eileks, F.8.A.,iN.Z., Accountant.