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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the New Zealand State Coal-mines for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Receipt*. " Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st £s.d.£s. d. By Point Elizabeth Colliery Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 792 12 1 March, 1920 .. .. .. .. 18,000 4 8 Liverpool CollieryProceeds of sale of coal .. .. 273,163 1 2 Property and development .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,535 7 4 Recoveries .. .. .. .. 17,298 16 5 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 1,988 6 9 Refunds, &c. .. .. .. .. 38 0 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 583 16 2 Interest on Investment Account .. 1,439 15 9 Cottages .. .. .. ..' .. .. .. 1180 291,939 13 9 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .- 21,039 13 11 Refund of investment .. .. .. .. 15,000 0 0 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85,895 1 8 Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 159 0 5 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,243 2 6 Railway tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 914 2 3 115,369 19 0 James Colliery— Property and development .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,198 4 8 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 2,569 0 5 11,767 5 1 Mac Donald Colliery— Property and development .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,993 111 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 1,238 2 3 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 325 12 5 Cottages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,729 12 3 Tree-planting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 4 6 5,317 13 4 Seddonville Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 314 3 3 Wellington Depot Account .. .. .. .. .. 48,233 18 4 Christchurch Depot Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,191 2 2 Wanganui Depot Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,703 10 10 Dunedin Depot Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 246 6 8 73,689 1 3 Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,812 5 3 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 14 2 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,101 19 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 350 7 2 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 16 9 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,046 5- 1 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,782 18 7 Marinefreighte .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58,202 19 9 Terminal charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,655 19 4 Cargo adjustments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 6 4 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. .. .. .. 149 15 10 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 964 1 0 Compensation.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,690 12 5 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 650 6 7 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Refund of revenue, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 311 99,710 11 4 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. 18,292 16 4 £324,939 18 5 £324,939 18 5 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington. 24th June, 1921. G. Jas. Anderson, Louis H. Eiders, F.R.A.,N.Z., Accountant. Minister of Mines.