8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT—continued

191

Number of Persons. 1944—45. . VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to—continued £ £ £ Collieries—continued Development and other capital expenditure—continued Mangapehi Colliery.—continued Development and purchase and installation of plant 7.500 10,000 8,970 Erection and furnishing of single men's hostel .. 50 100 43 Purchase of land .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,500 319 Mossbank Colliery— Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 1,000 1,000 186 Mine buildings .. .. .. .. 250 Stockton Colliery— Mine buildings .. .. ., .. 20,000 Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 10,000 1,500 4,197 Strongman Colliery: Further development, purchase and installation of plant and machinery, and purchase of land and erection of buildings.. .. .. 10,000 12,000 9,107 Tatu Colliery— Mine buildings .. . . .. .. 2,500 3,000 321 Development, electrification, purchase, and installation of plant .. .. .. .. 5,000 25,000 9,482 Road access .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 Siding and backshunt (Mangaparo) .. .. 1,000 1,000 Wairaki Colliery— Mine buildings .. .. .. 500 Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 5,000 Wallsend CollieryPurchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 8,000 7,500 6,528 Purchase of colliery (balance of) .. .. 1,500 55,500 53 739 Wilton Colliery— Mine buildings .. .. .. .. 1,000 Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 4,000 1,000 277 Coal-winning, maintenance, and trading expensesBlackball Colliery .. .. .. .. 95,000 69,000 83,265 Dobson Colliery .. .. .. .. 135,000 121,000 127,126 James Colliery .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 7,500 8,110 Liverpool Colliery .. .. .. .. 225,000 221,000 188,278 Macdonald Colliery .. .. .. .. 20 20 5 Mangapehi Colliery .. .. .. .. 75,000 69,000 61,110 Mossbank Colliery .. .. .. .. 30,000 12,500 9,584 Opencast coal-mining : Purchase of land, plant, equipment, and development and operating expenses .. 325,000 250,000 202,342 Seddonville Colliery .. .. .. .. 10 10 Stockton Colliery .. .. .. .. 200,000 200,000 145,714 Strongman Colliery .. .. .. .. 210,000 205,000 177,902 Tatu Colliery .. .. .. .. .. 55,000 51,500 43,013 Wairaki Colliery.. . . .. . . . . 75 5 000 Wallsend Colliery .. .. .. .. 100,000 115,000 87,001 Wilton Colliery .. .. .. .. .. 85,000 65,000 25,922 Stores (all collieries) .. .. .. .. 160,000 150,000 132,343 Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation A cts .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 29,000 21,552 Cost-of-living bonus to superannuitants and increased pensions to widows and children .. .. ., 81 Deposits on contracts (recoverable) .. .. .. 100 100 Depot — Capital expenditure— Christchurch DepotNew garages and yard buildings .. .. 150 50 Paving of yard .. .. .. .. 250 250 Wellington Depot— Installation of bowser .. .. .. .. 150 250 63 Maintenance, purchase of stocks, and trading expenses— Christchurch Depot .. .. .. .. 35,000 50,000 30,926 Wanganui Depot .. .. .. .. 600 50 5 Wellington Depot .. .. .. .. 150,000 215,000 148,075 Fares and expenses of miners to take up employment (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 3 Financial assistance to co-operative parties working on State Coal Reserve (recoverable) .. .. 1,000 1,250 902