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Statement of Receipts and Payments fob the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Receipts. Payments. To Cash in hand and in £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ a. d. £ s. d. Public Account at Property and development .. 2,061 15 3 31st March, 1926 .. .. 2,114 8 7 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 34 13 8 Proceeds sale of coal, Buildings .. .. .. 46 18 9 &c. 300,65-5 4 11 Wages .. .. .. .. 19,815 0 7 Recoveries, refunds,&c. 2,315 1 8 Special rate .. .. .. 156 13 3 Forfeited deposit .. 10 0 0 Coal purchased .. . . .. 178 1 8 302,980 6 7 Subsidized bus-fares .. .. 259 13 0 Contracts—Deposits .. 20 0 0 22,552 16 2 Unclaimed wages, &c., Liverpool Colliery— rebanked .. .. 114 0 Property and development .. 1,922 15 9 Interest .. .. .. 879 3 7 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 445 7 9 Investments realized .. 13,500 0 0 Buildings" .. .. .. 109 16 10 Dishonoured cheques Cottages .. .. .. 85 0 0 recredited .. .. 28 15 6 Stores and materials .. .. 21,408 4 9 Repayment of housing Wages .. .. .. .. 75,827 19 8 loans .. .. .. 2 0 0 Special rate .. .. .. 952 12 6 Railway tickets .. .. .. 1,987 9 9 Special trains . . .. .. 946 17 6 Coal purchased .. . . .. 172 7 10 103,858 12 4 Mac Donald Colliery— Property and development .. 3 10 0 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. 0 15 0 Cottages .. .. .. 4 19 0 — 9 4 0 Prospecthig on State Coal Reserve .. .. 226 810 Seddonville Colliery Account .. .. 76 8 10 Wellington Depot Account .. .. 22,713 0 4 Christchurch Depot Account.. .. 31,205 8 3 Wanganui Depot Account .. .. 3,822 19 0 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. .. 254 II 10 — 57,995 19 5 ! Management and office salaries .. 6,048 13 10 Interest .. .. .. .. 9,176 19 2 Travelling-expenses.. .. .. 229 13 5 Printing and stationery .. .. 338 6 2 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 3,958 8 2 Wharfage.. .. .. .. 3,329 8 0 Railway haulage .. .. .. 16,036 011 Marine freights .. .. .. 55,392 19 10 Postages and telegrams .. .. 203 10 7 Insurances .. .. .. 236 2 2 Rents .. .. .. .. 150 0 6 Compensation .. .. .. 3,248 9 8 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. .. 350 15 7 General expenses .. .. .. 575 15 3 Investments—general .. .. 20,300 0 0 Sinking fund instalment .. .. 4,552 0 5 Audit fees.. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Contracts—Refunds .. .. 10 0 0 Cheques dishonoured .. .. 28 15 6 — 124,240 19 2 i Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1927.. .. .. .. 10,565 19 6 £319,526 8 3 , £319,526 8 3