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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the New Zealand State Coat-mines for the Yeat ended 31st March, 1920. 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, 1919 .. .. .. .. 119,843 5 6 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,320 13 8 Proceeds of sale of coal .. .. .. 236,121 1 4 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,711 9 3 Recoverien .. .. .. .. 16,000 13 4 Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 193 19 10 Refunds, &c. .. .. .. .. 50 9 6 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 778 11 3 Interest on Investment Account .. .. 55 6 10 Royalty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 709 16 0 252,227 11 0 Liverpool Colliery- 28,714 10 0 Property and development .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,281 11 11 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 1,007 7 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 253 11 11 Cottages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 913 9 7 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,741 11 2 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53,192 4 6 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,833 9 0 71,223 5 6 Seddonville Account .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 14 18 7 James Colliery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,311 5 2 Mac Donald Colliery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,085 5 2 Wellington Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,142 15 7 Christchurch Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,462 15 4 Wanganui Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,214 9 9 Dunedin Depot.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 385 18 1 Briquette Works Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 11 11 54,209 10 8 Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,006 15 1 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 306 11 8 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,933 4 2 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 54,843 15 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 328 7 8 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 232 13 1 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 170 16 6 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,002 13 11 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,055 12 6 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 424 0 4 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. .. .. 3,170 11 9 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 423 17 6 Terminal charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,293 2 8 Cargo adjustments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 190 14 11 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 19 6 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 99,511 16 9 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,000 0 0 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. 18,090 0 6 Less vouchers passed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 15 10 18,000 4 8 £372,070 16 6 £372,070 16 6 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, Ist June, 1920. W. Fraser, pro Minister of Mines. Louis H. Eilers, F.R.A.,N.Z., Accountant.