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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES—continued. Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Receipts. Expenditure. To Cash in hand and in £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ s. d. £ a. d. Public Account at Property and development .. 2,071 9 8 31st March, 1925 .. .. 12,887 15 0 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 171 6 11 Proceeds of sale of eoal 234,683 10 8 Buildings .. .. .. 24 17 9 Recoveries,refunds,&c. 1,658 5 5 Wages .. .. .. .. 15,901 15 11 236,341 16 1 Special rate .. .. .. 142 7 9 Contracts —Deposits.. .. 10 0 0 Coal purchased .. .. .. 71 6 7 Unclaimed wages, &c., Subsidized bus-fares .. .. 221 12 6 rebanked .. .. 2 4 6 18,604 17 1 Interest .. .. .. 754 1811 Liverpool Colliery— Dishonoured cheques Property and development .. 2 ,659 18 11 recredited .. .. 132 13 7 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 6115 Buildings .. .. .. 154 9 10 Cottages .. .. .. 459 8 0 Plantation .. .. .. 244 3 0 Stores and materials .. .. 16,268 11 7 Wages .. .. .. .. 59,945 3 6 Special rate .. .. .. 839 2 3 Railway tickets .. .. .. 1,596 16 3 Special trains .. . . .. 2,070 18 9 Coal purchased . . .. .. 381 9 6 Wages on account .. .. 26 7 7 Rebate on cargo adjustment .. 12 8 1 84,719 18 8 Mac Donald Colliery— Property and development .. 9 0 0 Maohinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 0 8 0 Cottages .. . . .. 6 8 1 Plantation .. .. .. 82 14 0 98 10 1 Prospecting on State Coal Reserve .. .. 92 3 9 Seddonville Colliery Account .. .. 65 7 10 Wellington Depot Account .. 16,482 9 2 Christchurch Depot Account.. .. 20,761 0 10 Wanganui Depot Account .. .. 4,035 3 7 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. .. 131 9 1 41,410 2 8 Management and office salaries .. 5,839 12 6 Interest .. .. .. .. 9,251 19 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. 200 6 0 Printing and stationery .. .. 337 3 1 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 3,513 17 3 | Wharfage .. .. .. .. 2,944 10 0 Railway haulage .. .. .. 13,349 17 9 Marine freights .. .. .. 50,294 12 3 Road subsidy and repairs .. .. 209 17 11 Postages and telegrams .. .. 194 15 2 Insurances .. .. .. 64 14 10 Rents .. .. .. .. 110 2 6 Compensation .. .. .. 3,486 2 5 Sick and Accident Fund .. .. 197 4 4 General expenses .. .. .. 552 16 11 Investments—general .. .. 7,500 0 0 Sinking fund investment .. .. 4,552 0 5 Audit fees .. .. .. .. 261 13 4 Contracts refunds .. .. .. 30 0 0 Cheques dishonoured .. .. 132 13 7 103,023 19 5 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. . 2,114 8 7 £250,129 8 1 £250,129 8 1