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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Receipts. Expenditure. To Cash in hand and in £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Account at Property and development .. 8,095 2 0 31st March, 1922 .. .. 32,970 19 0 Machinery, plarrt, and rolling-stock 175 8 6 Proceeds of sale of coal 226,106 3 5 " : '8,270 10' Recoveries .. 15,788 4 2 Liverpool Colliery— ' Refunds, Ac. .. 99 11 1 I'ropertv and development .. 6,076 5 3. 241,993 18 8 Machinery, plant, arid rolling-stook 22117 7 Contract deposit .. 40 0 0 Buildings .." .. .." 1,226 1 1 , In torest on investments 900 16 5 Stores and materials ..' ..18,497 1 II 940 16 5 Wages .. ..' .." .. 53,859 8 10 Timber .. .." .. ..' 230 14 4 Special rate ..' ..' .. 1,306' 19 1 Railway tipkets .." .." .. 1,516 7 9 Special trains ..' ' .. ..' ' 1,860 0 0 Refund of revenue .. .. 1 17 5 Wharfage .. ' .. ..' 3,784 0 1 Coal purchased .. .. ..' 726 18 7 89,307 11 11 Mac Donald Colliery— Property and development .. 184 2 5 . Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock 1,382 3 2 Cottages '.. .. .. 8 3 8 Plantation .. .. .. 157 10 11 1,732 0 2 Seddonvillo Colliery Account .. .. 12 4 0 Wellington Depot Account .. .. 26,928 10 4 Christchurch Depot Account.. .. 8,635 14 3 Wanganui Depot Account .. .. 3,248 11 1 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) ... .. 3,473 1 5 —- —j — 42,285 17 1 Management and office salaries .. 4,122 9 6 Interest .. ' .. -.. .-. 9,251 19 2 Travelling-expenses .-. .. 360 18 7 Printing and stationery .. .. 265 411 Repairs-and maintenance .. .. 2,503 17 0 Railway haulage .. .. .-. 14,935 12 11 Marine freights .. -.. -.-. 64,394 6 5 '"■ Cargo adjustments .. .. .. 97 4 2 Postages and telegrams .. .. .196 19 9 Insurances .. .. . ■ 469 5 7 Compensation . -. .. .. 2,508 7 4 General expenses .. .. .. 453 10 6 Sinking fund investment .. .. 14,980 0 0 Deposit contract .. .. .. 50 0 0 Refund deposit .. .. .. 35 0 0 Audit fees .. .. .. 93 13 4 114,717 9 2 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1923.. .. .. .. 19,580 0 9 £275,905 14 1 £275,905 14 1