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Balance-sheet —continued. Liabilities —continued. £ s. d. Assets —continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 365,293 19 6 Brought forward .. .. .. .. 177,435 11 10 Mac Donald Colliery and Development Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1925 .. 71,090 6 4 Additions during the year .. 2,878 9 9 73,968 16 1 Machinery, plant, and rol-ling-stock'—• Balance at 31st March, 1925 2,930 13 10 Less sales during the year 71 2 6 2,859 11 4 Less writing-off Suspense 2,859 11 4 Buildings at mine— Cost at 31st March, 1926.. .. 479 17 3 Cottages at mine— Cost at 31st March, 1925.. 2,133 3 6 Less recoveries during the year.. .. .. 62 9 2 2,070 14 4 Plantation at nxine— Cost at 31st March, 1925 .. 827 11 5 Expended during the year .. 82 14 0 910 5 5 Writing off Suspense .. 2,859 11 4 80,289 4 5 Wellington Depot Property Account— Balance at 31st March, 1925 3,557 1 2 Additions during the year .. 578 12 11 4,135 14 1 Depreciation .. .. 477 2 0 3,658 12 1 Writing-off Suspense . . .. 36 5 9 Stocks on hand .. .. 3,175 18 5 Stocks Suspense Account . . 333 10 9 3,509 9 2 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 9,001 8 10 16,205 15 10 Christchureh Depot Property Account — Balance at 31st March, 1925 .. 3,305 19 2 Additions during the year .. 539 2 9 3,845 1 11 Depreciation .. .. 329 11 0 3,515 10 11 Writing-off Suspense .. .. 42 9 9 Stocks on hand .. .. 4,094 10 6 Stocks Suspense Account .. 366 15 11 4,461 6 5 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 6,550 1 1 14,569 8 2 Wanganui Depot Property Account — Balance at 31st March, 1925 .. 1,419 5 0 Additions during the year .. 36 13 9 1,455 18 9 |§ jg Depreciation .. .. 143 0 1 1,312 18 8 Writing-off Suspense .. .. 7 14 4 Stocks on hand .. .. 919 17 0 Stocks Suspense Account .. 206 18 3 • 1,126 15 3 Sundrv debtors .. .. .. 6,307 10 3 — 8,754 18 6 Sinking Fund Investment Account .. .. 48,198 11 8 Investment Account (ordinary) .. .. .. 17,500 0 0 Interest on investments accrued .. .. 226 0 6 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. 2,114 8 7 £365,293 19 6 £365,293 19 6 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, 2nd July, 1926. G. Jas. Anderson, P. G. Pearce, Accountant. Minister of Mines. I 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 oonipifwT until the relative books and document? submitted for audit, and'cbrrectly state the position as disclosed thereby, except that in the opinion of the Audit Office interest on capital expenditure on the unopened Mac Donald Colliery should be charged to General Profit and Loss Account instead of being capitalized, as development was sufficiently completed several years ago.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.