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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES —continued. Statement of Receipts and Payments foe the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Receipts. Payments. To Cash in Public Account at £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d. 31st March, 1928 .. .. 22,097 16 8 Property and development.. 1,697 14 1 Proceeds sale of coal, &c. .. 289,112 17 2 Machinery, plant, and rollingRecoveries, refunds, &c. 7,641 3 8 * stock .. .. .. 134 5 2 296,754 010 Electrification .. .. 637 911 Contracts —Deposits .. .. 35 0 0 Wages .. .. .. 21,408 14 10 Interest .. .. .. .. 1,651 14 4 Special rate .. .. 245 13 6 Dishonoured cheques recredited .. 191 1 11 Coal purchased .. .. 127 19 6 Repayment of housing loans.. .. 628 4 0 Subsidized bus-fares .. 349 7 6 Power .. .. .. 244 9 0 24,845 13 6 Liverpool Colliery— Property and development.. 498 9 4 Machinery, plant, and rollingstock .. .. .. 82 12 0 Buildings .. . . 54 17 11 Cottages.. .. .. 17 4 0 Stores and materials .. 32,413 13 10 Wages .. .. .. 74,677 18 5 Special rate .. .. 749 5 0 Railway tickets .. . . 1,997 9 9 Coal purchased .. . . 277 13 0 110,769 3 3 Mac Donald Colliery — Property and development.. .. 18 19 5 Housing loans .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Seddonville Colliery Account.. .. 115 2 8 Wellington Depot Account .. 16,238 16 7 Christchurch Depot Account 36,169 0 1 Wanganui Depot Account .. 4,123 16 2 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account).. 4,053 16 1 60,585 8 11 Superannuation Fund subsidy .. 173 0 2 Management and office salaries 6,168 19 10 Interest .. .. .. 9,101 19 2 Travelling-expenses . . 192 2 3 Printing and stationery .. 216 8 4 Repairs and maintenance .. 4,061 11 5 Wharfage .. .. .. 2,984 15 6 Railway haulage .. .. 13,440 13 0 Marine freights .. .. 51,330 2 7 Postages and telegrams .. 221 14 5 Insurances.. . . .. 89 1 11 Rents .. .. . . 98 3 0 Compensation .. . . 4,944 510 Coal-miners' Relief Fund . . 360 14 1 General expenses .. .. 1,053 7 6 Investments—General . . 18,500 0 0 Sinking Fund instalment .. 4,573 710 Audit fees .. 115 0 0 Contracts —Refunds . . 35 0 0 Cheques dishonoured . . 191 111 — 117,678 8 7 Cash in Public Account at 31st March, 1929 .. .. 5,672 1 3 £321,357 17 9 £321,357 17 9

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