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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES. Colliery Working Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1932.

Colliery Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1932.

Mac Donald Colliery Promt and Loss Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Br £ s- d. | Gr. £ s. d« Tolnterest 2,226 9 1 By Rents 330 19 11 Depreciation .. .. .. •• 955 17 10! Royalties.. .. .. .. .. S,bSS 2, A 3,182 6 11 Net profit—Transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. . • 781 15 3 £3,964 22 £3,964 22

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Dr. Liverpool. James. Or. Liverpool. James. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand, 1st April, 1931 1,489 9 2 138 15 9 By Sales of coal .. .. 135,504 15 1 43,784 14 10 Coal-winning— Sales of stores, power, &c... 6,078 11 4 Wages .. .. 66,596 15 4 19,775 17 2 Stocks of coal on hand at Stores and materials used 6,221 18 858 7 5 31st March, 1932, at mine, Railway tickets .. 680 3 9 .. wharf, and afloat .. 4,307 13 2 340 14 6 Subsidized bus fares, &c. .. 347 14 0 Stores sales (at cost) .. 5,575 6 8 Coal purchased .. 88 10 7 181 5 7 Special rate .. .. 676 3 3 235 0 6 Electric power .. .. .. 524 10 3 81,327 10 5 22,061 10 8 Gross profit —To Profit and Loss Account .. .. 64,563 9 2 22,063 18 8 £145,890 19 7 £44,125 9 4 £145,890 19 7 £44,125 9 4

Dr. Liverpool. James. Or. Liverpool. James. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Salaries.. .. .. 2,802 12 2 815 11 7 By Gross profit at mine .. 64,563 9 2 22,063 18 8 Rent .. .. .. 54 19 9 Rents .. .. .. 473 13 9 Interest 3,371 4 7 1,061 17 3 Travelling-expenses .. 76 1 1 25 7 0 Printing and stationery .. 108 14 3 36 4 8 Repairs and maintenance .. 3,808 7 7 567 17 7 Telegrams and postages .. 174 18 11 58 6 4 Railway haulage .. .. 10,551 8 8 2,967 8 7 Insurance .. .. 3,400 17 8 923 14 9 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. 243 14 3 75 3 5 General expenses .. .. 945 7 8 346 19 4 Marine freight .. .. 29,539 16 11 9,332 12 8 Audit fees .. .. 95 5 0 31 15 0 Wharfage .. .. 2,028 13 0 705 12 3 Superannuation Fund subsidy 82 2 1 27 7 5 Stores adjustment and losses 97 18 6 Depreciation —Mine buildings, plant, and machinery .. 5,920 12 6 3,005 16 3 63,247 14 10 20,036 13 10 Net profit —Transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 1,789 8 1 2,027 4 10 £65,037 2 11 £22,063 18 8 £65,037 2 11 £22,063 18 8