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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Table showing the Position of the State Coal-mines Account from Inception to 31st March, 1924.

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.. , ... . , Total Capital Name Ol Works. Expenditure. Total Amount of Depreciation written off. Fixed Assets as per Balanoe-aheet, 1924. Net Profits. I Net Losses | Liabilities as per Balance-sheet, 1924. L_ £ s. d. Point Elizabeth Colliery .. 98,210 9 0 Less loss by fire and sales .. 2,291 6 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 95,919 2 1 95,919 2 1 141,400 19 8 Liverpool Colliery .. .. 253,247 0 4 122,889 14 3 120,357 0 1 53,635 15 4 * 14,089 18 6 Seddonville Colliery .. 38,243 2 5 Less sales .. .. 548 17 0 37,094 5 5 37,694 5 5 38,134 13 11 Briquette-works property .. 16,135 2 0 Less sales of plant .. 2.000 5 0 14,068 17 6 22,660 18 10 14 r 068 17 0 Charming Creole prospecting .. 5,956 18 6 5,950 18 0 5,954 11 8 James Colliery .. .. 49,511 10 O 4,951 3 7 44,560 12 5 2,734 16 7 MacDonald Colliery .. 75,524 1110 75,524 11 10 Wellington Depot property .. 7,590 II 11 Less sales .. ■. 250 10 0 4,885 9 2 2,454 9 9 654 3 1 7,339 18 11 I 5,693 18 3 Christchurch Depot property.. 8,733 5 0 Less loss on horses and sales 150 18 8 5,507 5 8 3,009 1 2 2,089 18 4 1,638 2 10 8,570 0 10 Wanganui Depot property .. 3,447 17 9 Less loss on horses and i.iles 126 14 0 1,921 18 5 1,399 5 4 671 8 10 501 7 2 3,321 3 9 Dunedin Depot property .. 2,023 3 7 Less sales of plant .. 641 10 0 1,381 13 7 4,248 3 5 1,381 13 7 Hulks property .. .. 4,033 15 5 Less sales .. .. 1,948 17 0 9 n«4 IX fi 4,033 15 5 1,948 17 0 2,084 18 5 1,780 12 11 2,084 18 5 Office furniture .. .. 189 13 9 Less sales .. .. 17 5 0 179. s (l 2,084 18 5 189 13 9 17 5 0 172 8 9 172 8 9 172 8 9 17Z 8 '.I Grand total .. 562,847 11 (i Less losses and sales 8,048 9 7 5fid 709 I 11 562,847 11 (i 8,048 9 7 554,799 1 11 297,433 15 4 257,365 0 7 054, 79y I II Interest on investments Discounts Cash lost (highway robbery) Deposit, &o., written off 3,744 7 3 13 2 9 89 0 1 6 4 4 Totals, profits and losses Balance, profits over losses Stocks on hand and suspense.. Investment Account (ordinary) Interest on investments accrued Sinking Fund Investments Account Preliminary expenses Sundry debtors Cash on hand Debentures and Loan Account Bad-debts Reserve Accrued interest payable Sinking Fund Account General Reserve General Profit and Loss Account Contracts Deposit Account Stocks Suspense Account 202,670 16 3 77.631 8 1 126,039 8 2 22,421 2 1 20,000 0 0 303 11 2 35,400 10 6 1,103 8 0 27,600 2 10 17,389 7 5 227,601 0 7 538 8 3 3,880 1 9 35,400 16 6 75,853 2 2 15,742 3 10 890 0 0 2,113 13 10 381,019 15 1 202,670 16 3 202,070 16 3 381,649 15 1