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* NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. Statement op Eeceipts and Payments foe the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Payments. By James Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d. Receipts. Property and development .. 10 8 1 To Cash in Public Account at £ s. d. £ s. d. Wages .. .. .. 19,212 1 8 31st March, 1931 .. .. 1,502 19 4 Special rate .. .. 247 4 6 Imprests outstanding .."' 7 9 4 Coal purchased .. .. 250 7 2 . ]~610 8 8 Subsidized bus-fares .. 341 2 0 Proceeds sale of coal, &c. .. 244,759 9 4 Electric power .. .. 323 0 4 Recoveries, refunds, &o. .. 3,462 110 20,384 3 9 Forfeited deposits .. .. 20 0 0 Liverpool CollieryRoyalties .. .. .. 8,402 15 11 Property and development .. 2,794 10 2 256,644 7 1 Buildings.. .. .. 77 3 1 Contracts—Deposits .. .. .. 100 0 0 Cottages .. .. .. 2 14 8 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 2,114 13 6 Stores and materials .. 17,467 3 1 Investments realized .. .. .. 14,000 0 0 Wages .. .. ..64,916 18 6 Dishonoured cheques recredited .. .. 103 2 1 Special rate .. .. 708 0 6 Repayment of housing loans .. ... 970 5 9 Railway tickets .. .. 1,974 9 0 Coal purchased .. .. 100 15 8 —, 88,041 14 .8 Mac Donald Colliery—Cottages .. 4 19 0 Housing loans .. .. .. ' 300 0 0 Prospecting on State Coal Reserve .. .. .. 2,197 17 7 Seddonville Colliery Account .. 50 0 0 Wellington Depot Account .. 15,670 17 6 Christchurch Depot Account .. 28,408 1 8 Wanganui Depot Account .. 2,891 2 6 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. 3,962 17 3 Cargo adjustments (co-operative coal) .. .. .. 919 0 53,190 15 6 Superannuation Fund subsidy .. .. 155 15 6 Management and office salaries .. 5,736 6 6 Interest .. ~' .. 5,922 3 11 Travelling-expenses .. .. 101 8 1 Printing and stationery .. 155 6 1 Repairs and maintenance .. 2,041 6 4 Wharfage .. .. .. 2,865 15 0 Railway haulage .. .. 14,217 17 3 Marine freights .. .. 41,303 10 4 Postages and telegrams .. 234 5 2 Insurances .. .. .. 48 4 9 Rents .. .. .. 80 18 0 Compensation .. .. 4,949 10 11 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. 332 13 4 General expenses .. .. 1,299 8 2 Investments —General .. 14,000 0 0 Sinking Fund instalment .. 7,885 15 7 Audit fees .. .. .. 127 0 0 Contracts —Deposits .. .. 40 0 0 Cheques dishonoured .. .. 139 17 1 Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. .. 100 0 0 Administrative expenses (previous years) .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 106,581 6 6 Cash in Public Account at 31st March, 1932 .. .. .. 6,784 22 £275,442 17 1 £275,442 17 1

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