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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. a . Loan capital- £ g . d . £ d Collieries- £ , d , a , T rmri« nf CG ? ' ' * " *" '' '" Development and Property Accounts .. .. ..1111 10 11 2 per cen . .. .. .. .. .. 78,006 13 4 Electrical plant (James colliery) .. .. .. .. 2'744 15 10 Accrued interest on loan capital .. .. 78 % q «achniery plant, ropes, and rolling-stock .. .. " 28!612 5 8 Sundry creditors- P 378 2 9 Buddings at mines 8,154 3 6 Cottages at mines .. .. .. q 300 13 3 Departmental. Sundry. Plantations at mines .. " ' 884 5 8 T - -I 1V _ s ; s - Coal stocks (bins, wharf, and afloat) .... 1 081 7 n Liverpool Colliery .. .. 3,277 4 5 14,050 10 3 17,327 14 8 Stores on hand .. .. ' . 1 James Colliery .. .. .. .. 4,496 l 8 4,496 1 8 ...... i/,y/o 4 0 New Mine 469 10 4 469 10 4 17 , 8( - s „ , Wellington Depot .. .. 24 14 7 664 7 11 689 2 6 Less provisionally written off .. 4 , I ChristQhurch Depot .. .. 3,614 14 2 170 9 5 3,785 3 7 ........ 4 d 8 Wanganui Depot .. .. 1 13 4 7 1 8 8 15 0 Plant, equipment, &c„ on hire ~ 173 ® n .. , , 6,918 6 6 19,858 1 3 —— 26,776 7 9 Property Accounts ...... 8 qqO 1 11 Deposits on contracts .... i nn n n i a j. it *' *' ** 1 Sinking Fund ;; ;; 9:181 12 1 Stocks and StoreS ° n hand 12,666 19 1 Reserves— ' — Bad er DeMs S Rirerve_ "" " 986 12 10 Less provisionally written off 656 15 11 Accident Insurance Reserve 8,19114 9 Sinking Fund investments "'iSl 12 1 General Profit and Loss Account- 201,556 13 4 Housing advances to workmen 7,243 4 4 at 4. 1 t Interest accrued due .. .. 1 on 18 1 Net surplus for year 5,379 16 4 100 18 1 ?3U 0 _ Investments (ordinary) .. .. .. .. .. 42,800 0 0 Interest accrued due .. .. .. .. ~ ' 277 10 7 — 43,077 10 7 Departmental. Sundry. Sundry debtors— £ s . d. £ s. d. Liverpool Colliery .. .. 1,212 0 0 4,489 18 2 5,701 18 2 James Colliery .. .. .. .. 26 16 6 26 16 6 Mac Donald Colliery .. .. .. 1,038 8 9 1,038 8 9 Wellington Depot .. .. 346 17 4 29,803 14 10 30,150 12 2 Chnstchurch Depot .. .. 219 13 11 3,176 14 3 3,396 8 2 1,778 11 3 38,535 12 6 40,314 3 9 Less provisionally written off .. .. . #s6 2 3 n i, ■ r> • n i' T"\ • . 40,308 1 6 Oasn m Keceiver-General s Deposit Account .. .. .. 1 110 0 0 Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. 27 602 10 7 £322, 805~18~īī £322,806 18 11 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, C. 1. A. W. Gyles, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. P. C. Webb, Minister of Mines. I hereby certify that the attached Working and Profit and Loss Accounts of Depots and Collieries, General Profit and Loss Account, and Balance-sheet have been and 7 Audito- e in«ar mPar ' documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed hereby .-J. H. Fowleb, Controller

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