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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES. Statement of Receipts and Payments foe the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in Public Account at Ist James Colliery— April, 1935 .. .. .. 8,272 13 2 Plant .. .. .. 15 8 0 Proceeds sale of coal, &c, .. 213,454 5 2 Wages .. .. .. 16,593 5 8 Recoveries, refunds, &c. .. 2,787 16 0 Special rate .. .. .. 253 16 3 Royalties .. .. .. 10,728 10 1 Coal purchased .. .. 32 12 3 226,970 11 3 Bus-fares .. .. .. 248 8 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 2,529 11 7 Electric power . .. 471 14 2 Contracts —Deposits .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 • - - 17,615 4 4 Repayment of housing loans .. .. .. 1,070 5 1 Liverpool Colliery - F J Plant .. .. .. 98 2 5 Buildings .. .. 217 7 3 Cottages .. .. .. 342 9 0 Stores and materials .. .. 18,584 13 9 Wages .. .. .. 63,078 15, 1 Special rate .. .. .. 610 6 3 Railway tickets .. .. 1,499 14 6 Coal purchased .. .. 41 3 5 — — 84,472 U 8 Mac Donald Colliery .. .. .. 12 5 11 Prospecting on State Coal Reserve .. .. .. 1,138 8 § Wellington Depot Account .. 12,382 3 11 Christchurch Depot Account .. 21,626 1 0 Wanganui Depot Account .. 13 1 1 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. 520 11 11 Cargo adjustments (coal purchased) .. .. .. 15 9 35,681 11 11 Superannuation Fund subsidy .. .. 153 8 8 Management and office salaries .. 5,272 18 10 Interest .. .. .. 3,776 11 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. 94 12 9 Printing and stationery .. .. 190 0 2 Repairs and maintenance .. 3,251 4 7 Wharfage .. .. .. 2,592 7 6 Railway haulage .. .. 11,710 15 0 Marine freights .. .. 37,88615 5 Postages and telegrams .. .. 214 0 6 Insurances .. .. .. 53 0 5 Rents .. .. .. 68 0 9 Compensation .. .. .. 2,501 9 7 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. 321 6 7 General expenses .. .. 703 3 9 Sinking Fund instalment .. 8,818 18 1 Redemption of loan capital .. 10,000 0 0 Audit fees .. .. .. 339 4 0 Cheques dishonoured .. .. 41 8 8 Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. .. 10 0 0 87,845 18 0 London Imprest outstanding, 31st March, 1936 .. .. 760 13 4 Cash in Public Account at 31st March, 1936 .. .. 12,311 7 3 13,072 0 7 £238,853 1 1 £238,853 1 1

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