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Number VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES— continued. 1942-43 ' 1942-431941-42 Voted. Expended. Otheb Charges foe and incidental to — continued. Collieries— £ £ £ Development and other capital expenditure — Blackball CollieryPurchase of colliery .. .. .. .. 1,500 30,000 28,500 Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 4,000 2,500 806 Liverpool Colliery— Boring in colliery .. .. .. .. 500 500 257 Electrification-of Liverpool Colliery .. .. 8,000 13,500 4,789 Purchase of new plant .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,000 1,195 Strengthening viaduct (on account) .. .. 600 600 Mangapehi Colliery — Drainage and sewerage scheme at Benneydalc Township .. .. .. .. .. 3,520 Formation and metalling of roads at Benneydale Township .. .. .. .. .. 740 Reservoir and water-supply at Benneydale Township 5,820 Purchase price .. .. .. .. 25 50 i<3 Development and purchase and installation of plant J 0,000 5,000 6,103 Erection and furnishing of single men's hostel .. 5,380 4,200 Purchase of land .. .. .. , . (a) 2,500 200 34 Strongman Colliery: Further development, purchase and installation of plant and machinery, and purchase of land .. .. .. .. .. (6)15,000 14,500 3,282 Tatu CollieryPurchase price .. .. .. .. 25 50 22 Development and purchase and installation of plant 25,000 6,000 29,126 Purchase of land in Ohura . . .. . . (c) 150 Road access .. .. .. .. ... 1,500 9,820 8,592 Coal-winning, maintenance, and trading expenses — Blackball Colliery .. .. .. .. (d)40,000 28,000 29,155 James Colliery .. .. .. .. .. 31,000 25,000 30,393 Liverpool Colliery .. .. .. .. (e)195,000 175,000 169,294 Macdonald Colliery .. .. .. .. 20 20 Mangapehi Colliery .. . . .. .. (e) 50,000 30,000 30,892 Seddonville Colliery .. .. .. .. 10 10 Strongman Colliery .. .. .. .. (e)115.000 95,000 103,192 Tatu Colliery .. .. .. .. .. (/) 17,500 15,000 488 Stores (all collieries) .. .. .. .. 75,000 62,000 59,685 Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation Acts .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 9,000 9,225 Deposits on contracts (recoverable) .. .. .. 100 100 Depot — Capital expenditure — Christchurch Depot— New garages .. .. .. .. .. 10 700 (g) 997 Paving of yard .. .. .. .. 60 430 (h) 1,114 Purchase of land .. .. .. .. 200 1,600 1,420 Wellington Depot: Fencing and paving new yard .. 950 800 Maintenance, purchase of stocks, and trading expenses— Christchurch Depot .. .. .. .. 35,000 35,000 34,436 Wangamii Depot . . . . .. . . 50 50 70 Wellington Depot .. .. .. ..(») 55,000 35,000 (j) 52,945 Donation to Wellington Provincial Patriotic Fund . . 100 Erection and furnishing of boardinghouse at Dunollie .. (h) 9,000 Fares and expenses of miners to take up employment (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 50 100 6 Financial assistance to co-operative parties working on State Coal Reserve (recoverable) .. .. .. 1,300 1,000 1,282 Grants and subsidies — Ohura County Council road-maintenance . . . . 430 430 Runanga Borough Council — Street lighting .. .. .. 114 114 114 Road and street maintenance .. .. .. 200 200 150 Harbour rates and royalty .. .. .. .. 8,000 6,000 5,972 Head office expenses .... .. .. .. 200 200 116