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Liverpool. James. I MacDonald. | Totals. Development and Property Account — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 2 s. d. Balance at 31st March 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. 69,329 6 8 30,255 14 11 73,968 16 1 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,925 12 6 2,383 5 7 3,009 13 7 71,254 19 2 32,639 0 6 76,978 9 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,225 5 0 1,632 3 8 66,029 14 2 | 31,006 16 10 76,978 9 8 174,015 0 8 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling-stock — Balance at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. •• •• .. 34,147 0 2 10,828 7 11 Less transferred to plant, buildings, &c., on hire .. .. .. 546 13 7 3,842 7 5 33,600 6 7 6,986 0 6 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,972 17 5 458 12 5 36,573 4 0 7,444 12 11 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,732 5 1 759 19 4 ! 32,840 18 11 6,684 13 7 Less provisionally written off .. .. .. .. .. 87 10 0 2 16 6 .. 32,753 8 11 j— 6,681 17 1 .. 39,435 6 0 Buildings at mine — Balance at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. •• .. 3,937 13 6 ! 1,190 12 3 479 17 3 Less transferred to plant, buildings, &c., on hire .. .. .. 64 15 0 | 3,872 18 6 1,190 12 3 479 17 3 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. 738 17 5 91 8 0 4,611 15 11 ! 1,282 0 3 479 17 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 468 11 6 | 83 17 0 4,143 4 5 j 1,198 3 3 479 17 3 5,821 4 11 Cottages at mine — Balance at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,333 17 1 6 2 0 2,070 14 4 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. 125 4 0 i 5,459 11 i 6 2 0 2,070 14 4 Less sales and recoveries during the year .. .. .. .. 700 0 0 .. 54 12 2 4,759 1 1 6 2 0 2.016 2 2 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 545 18 1 .. i .. 4,213 3 0 | 6 2 0 — 2,016 2 2 6,235 7 2 Plantation at mine — Balance at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,389 1 11 .. .. j .. 910 5 5 2,299 7 4 Preliminary expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,103 8 6- .. .. 1,103 8 6 Coal (stock on hand at mine, wharf, and afloat) .. .. .. .. 5,303 17 11 1,218 8 7 Less provisionally written off .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 7 5 135 7 5 | 5,280 10 6 | 1,083 1 2 ; .. 6,363 11 8 Stores (stock on hand) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,986 10 2 .. '.. Less provisionally written off .. .. .. .. .. .. 214 11 3 .. .. 6,771 18 11 .. .. j 6,77118 11 £120,581 1 10 j £41.079 8 10 j £80,384 14 6 [ £242,045 5 2