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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES—continued, Statement of Receipts and Payments foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1934 H&c&i'pts, PcLwtnQnts To Cash in Public Account at £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— ' f a a r Ist April, 1933 11,676 9 9 Wages .. . 15 734 is Ô ' Proceeds sale of coal, &c. .. 191,019 19 8 Special rate *209 19 3 Recoveries, refunds, &c. .. 3,237 6 1 Coal purchased .. " 30 2 5 Royalties .. .. 7,194 19 8 Subsidized bus-fares .. 274 15 0 201,452 5 5 Electric power .. .. 480 18 10 Contracts—Deposits 95 0 0 Ifi ~ „ Interest 2,524 19 11 Liverpool Colliery— ' Dishonoured cheques recredited .. .. 218 16 3 Property and development .. 219 8 2 Repayment of housing loans .. .. 792 8 6 Buildings.. .. .. 59 18 3 Stores and materials .. 12,556 8 5 Wages .. .. .. 47,102 9 5 Special rate .. ~ 522 13 0 Railway tickets .. .. l , 206 3 9 Coal purchased .. .. 63 16 2 M "pi 61,730 17 2 Mac Donald Colliery .. .. ~ 4 8 8 Prospecting on State Coal Reserve .. .. 1,929 7 9 Seddonville Colliery Account .. 51 7 9 Wellington Depot Account ..11,658 310 Christchurch Depot Account .. 22,553 18 4 Wanganui Depot Account .. 1,899 16 0 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. 2,600 15 5 Cargo adjustments (co-operative coal) .. .. .. 11 5 4 „ . 40,704 14 5 Superannuation Fund subsidy .. .. 164 10 1 Management and office salaries .. 5,315 2 7 Interest .. .. .. 6,837 1 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. 69 16 6 Printing and stationery .. 126 3 6 Repairs and maintenance .. 2,801 0 2 Wharfage .. .. .. 2,197 16 9 Railway haulage .. .. 10,171 15 1 Marine freights .. .. 33,513 is 5 Postages and telegrams .. 202 10 2 Insurances .. .. ~ 57 14 4 Rents .. .. .. 66 14 8 Compensation .. .. 3,236 18 3 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. 266 0 4 General expenses .. .. 494 3 s Investments—General .. 8,500 0 0 Sinking Fund instalment .. 8,078 9 8 Audit fees .. .. ~ 374 6 0 Cheques dishonoured .. .. 218 16 3 Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. .. 95 0 0 Redemption of loan capital .. 11,500 0 0 r u ■ v u,- a 94 > 123 7 11 Gash in Pubhc Account at 31st March, 1934 .. .. ~ 3,301 7 4 £216,759 19 10 £216,759 19 10

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