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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the New Zealand State Coal-mines for the Year ended 31st March, 1919. Receipts. Expenditure. To Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st £ s. d. £ s. d. By Point Elizabeth Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d. March, 1918 .. .. .. .. 102.823 5 3 Property and development .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,373 15 3 Proceeds of sale of ooal .. .. .. 275,836 19 9 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,336 6 5 Recoveries .. .. .. .. 10,131 1 6 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,065 9 1 Refunds, &c. .. .. .. 187 12 5 Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 16 7 286,155 13 8 Speoial rate .. .. .. .. .. .. 401 11 6 Royalty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 646 11 3 Liverpool Colliery— 49,048 10 1 Property and development .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,977 9 6 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 6.869 10 7 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 109 13 7 Cottages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 267 17 3 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,911 9 1 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,265 15 4 Timber .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 83 9 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 486 2 0 61,896 1 1 Seddonville .. .. .. .. . , .. .. .. 18 12 2 Waikokowai .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,045 8 8 Briquette .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 450 2,068 5 10 Hulks, working .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 383 5 8 Wellington Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,155 8 Christchurch Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,557 13 0 Wanganui Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,823 19 3 Dunedin Depot, working.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 617 3 8 37,537 9 7 Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,204 15 1 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 143 0 0 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,739 9 2 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,767 15 1 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. ..' .. .. .. 198 4 4 Printing and stationery .. .. .. ~. .. .. .. 228 11 2 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 161 6 1 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,495 18 5 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,741 17 2 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 438 8 0 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. .. .. 3,831 5 5 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 187 19 9 Terminal charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,174 19 3 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 17 10 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 0 0 Highway robbery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 0 1 Deposit Contract Account .. ... .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 118,585 6 10 Cash in hand and in Public Acoount at 31st March, 1919 .. .. .. 120,355 15 11 Less vouchers passed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 512 10 5 119,843 5 0 £388,978 18 11 £388,978 18 11 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, 24th June, 1919. W. D. S. Mac Donald, Minister of Mines. Louis H. Eilees, F.R.A.,N.Z., Accountant.

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