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Balance-sheet — continued. Liabilities —continued. £ s. d. [ Assets —continued. £ s. d. £s. d. £ s. d, Brought forward .. .. 381,649 15 1 ' Brought forward .. .. .. .. 194,32111 7 MacDonald Colliery and Development Property Account — Cost at 31st March, 1923 .. 05,604 4 I. Additions during the year .. 2,550 5 7 08,214 9 8 Machinery, plant, and rol-ling-stock— Cost at 31st March, 1923.. 4,839 8 1 Less sales during the year 755 19 4 4,083 8 9 Buildings at mino— Cost at 31st March, 1924.. .. 479 17 3 Cottages at mine— Cost at 31st March, 1923.. 2,265 1 3 Less recoveries during the year .. .. 65 15 9 2,199 5 0 Plantation at mine— Cost at 31st March, 1923.. 54115 8 Expended during the year 5 15 0 547 10 8 75,524 11 10 Wellington Depot Property Account — Balance at 31st March, 1923 1,932 15 5 Additions during the year .. 1,211 .1 8 3,143 17 1 Depreciation .. .. 689 7 4 2,454 9 9 Stocks on hand .. .. 3,965 4 3 Stocks, &0., Suspense Account 410 6 II 4,375 11 2 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 13,233 3 0 20,063 4 5 Christchurch Depot Property Account— Balance at 31st March, 1923 3,077 I 6 Additions during the year .. 171 I 7 3,248 3 1 Depreciation .. .. 179 1 11 3,069 I 2 Stocks on hand .. .. 1,466 15 2 Stocks Suspense Account .. 822 2 6 2,288 17 8 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 6,488 2 0 — 1.1,846 1 4 Wanganui Depot Property Account— Balance at 31st March, 1923 1,120 JI 9 Additions during the year .. 425 11 3 1,546 3 0 Depreciation .. .. 146 17 8 1,399 5 4 Stocks on hand .. .. 1,210 4 0 Stocks, &c., Suspense Account 318 8 6 1,528 12 6 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 3,866 13 0 0,7114 LO 10 Sinking Jfund Investment Account .. .. .. 35,406 16 0 Investment Account (ordinary) .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Interest on investments accrued .. . . .. 303 11 2 i Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1924 17,389 7 5 £381,649 15 1 £381,649 15 1 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, 16th June, 1924. „ . . ° G. Jas. Anderson, P. 0. Peaece, Accountant. Minister of Mines. 1 hereby certify that the attached Working and Profit and Loss Accounts of Depots and Collieries, General Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Receipts and Payments, and. Balance-sheet have been duly examined and. compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.