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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Statement of Colliery Property Accounts as at 31st March, 1938.

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Liverpool. James. MacDokald. | New Mine —Nihe-mile Akea. Totals. ! : j | Development and Property Account — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at 1st April, 1937 .. .. .. 37,567 6 9 ! 4,954 19 2 i 47,706 6 2 ; 20,881 19 1 Additions during year ........ .. .. .. 38,410 19 11 I 59,292 19 0 Less provisionally written off ...... .. .. .. 9 15 6 Ordinary depreciation .. .. .. 1,344 3 9 3,409 I 8 1,102 7 5 — 36,223 3 0 1,545 17 6 — 46,603 18 9 59,283 3 6 143,656 2 9 Electrical Plant Account — Balance at 1st April, 1937 .. .. .. ] .. 2,744 15 10 Additions .. .. .. .. .. .. 239 12 9 2,984 8 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 357 13 5 2,626 15 2 .. .. 2,626 15 2 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling-stock — Balance at 1st April, 1937 .. .. .. 23,758 0 7 3,055 3 1 .. 1,799 2 0 Plus transferred from other accounts .. .. 6 0 0 100 1 8 .. 213 8 3 Additions .. .. .. .. .. 2,138 5 6 i 381 15 6 .. 13,365 0 8 25,902 6 1 3,537 0 3 .. 15,377 10 11 Sales .. .. .. .. .. 4 12 6 63 9 6 25,897 13 7 3,473 10 9 Transfers to other accounts .. .. .. 324 13 7 6 0 0 25,573 0 0 3,467 10 9 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 2,546 19 2 676 19 2 t 23,026 0 10 .. Less provisionally written off .. .. .. 115 13 6 22,910 7 4 2,790 11 7 .. 15,377 10 11 41,078 9 10 Buildings at mine — Balance at 1st April, 1937 .. .. .. 5,517 12 11 859 17 1 .. 1,776 13 6 Additions during the year ...... .. .. .. 1,918 1 5 5,517 12 11 859 17 1 .. 3,694 14 11 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 366 5 10 133 4 8 5,151 7 1 726 12 5 ! —— .. 3,694 14 11 9,572 14 5 Carried forward .. .. .. ... £64,284 17 5: £7,689 16 8 £46,603 18 9 £78,355 9 4 £196,934 2 2