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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES—continued. Table showing the Position of the State Coal-mines Account from Inception to 31st March, 1931.

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Tntal rnratal Total Amount of i,.o*.., ™, Liabilities as per Name of Works. Expenditure. Depreciation Balance-sheet 1931. Net Proflt s. Net Losses. Balance-sheet, written ojt. ' 1931* ' I £ • s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Point Elizabeth Colliery .. 98,210 9 0 Less sales and loss by fire .. 2,291 6 11 95,919 2 1 95,919 2 1 .. 147,583 4 11 Liverpool Colliery .. .. 310,762 6 7 Less sales and loss by fire .. 4,634 18 10 306,127 7 9 204,499 13 8 101,627 14 1 59,791 5 0 .. 11,242 18 0 SoddonviJle Colliery .. 38,243 2 5 Less sales .. .. 548 17 0 37,694 5 5 37,694 5 5 .. .. 37,300 10 10 Briquette-works property .. 16,135 2 6 Less sales of plant .. 2,066 5 0 14,068 17 6 14,068 17 6 .. .. 22,660 18 10 Prospecting on State Coal 1,666 10 1 38!) 4 0 1,277 6 1 Reserve Plant, buildings, &c, on hire .. 4,63112 1 1,786 1 5 2,845 10 8 96 12 0 Charming Creek prospecting .. 5,956 18 6 5,956 18 6 .. .. 5,843 17 2 James Colliery .. .. 68,978 10 8 Less sales and transfers, <tc. 933 19 1 68,044 11 7 29,151 2 7 38,893 9 0 3,124 14 2 .. 5,735 11 I MacDonald Colliery .. 93,600 4 11 3,330 2 9 90,270 2 2 .. 5,005 3 9 Wellington Depot property .. 18,975 10 1 Less sales and transfers .. 863 14 9 18,111 15 4 9,076 6 1 9,035 9 3 .. 2,456 18 0 765 2 5 Christchurch Depot property 13,416 2 6 Less sales and loss on horses 269 9 0 13,146 13 6 8,870 18 3 4,275 15 3 11,679 8 10 .. 3,035 1 0 Wanganui Depot property .. 3,732 9 3 Less sales and loss on horses 174 12 5 3,557 16 10 2,932 14 4 625 2 6 .. 908 4 4 156 6 0 Duuedin Depot property .. 2,023 3 7 Less sale of plant .. 641 10 0 1,381 13 7 1,381 13 7 .. .. 4,248 3 5 Hulks property .. .. 4,033 15 5 Less sales " .. .. 1,948 17 0 2,084 18 5 2,084 18 5 .. 1,786 12 11 Office furniture .. .. 189 13 9 Less sales .. .. 17 5 0 172 8 9 172 8 9 .. ' .. 172 8 9 Grand total .. 680,555 11 4 Less losses and sales 14.390 15 0 666,164 16 4 417,314 7 4 248,850 9 0 Royalties (from 1/4/28 only).. .. .. .. 12,402 16 10 Interest on investments .. .. .. ■■ 29,376 5 4 Discounts .. .. .. .. .. • • 13 2 9 Cash lost (highway robbery) .. .. • • • • • • 89 0 1 Totals, profit andloss .. .. .. .. 265,854 2 9 78,685 5 2 Balance, profits over losses .. .. .. ■• •• 187,168 17 7 265,854 2 9 265,854 2 9 Stocks on hand less provision- .. .. 43,895 7 0 ally written off Investments (ordinary) .. .. .. 39,300 0 0 Carried forward ., .. .. 332,045 16 0 .. .. 20,934 18 6