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| Coal stocks (bins, wharf, and afloat)— Collieries .. .. .. .. 15,347 Opencasts .. .. .. .. 5,173 Coal purchased .. .. .. 351 20,871 Stocks and stores on hand at depots .. 11,190 Less provisionally written off .. .. 2,272 8,918 Housing advances to workmen .. .. 77,626 Interest accrued and due. .. .. 930 78,556. Miscellaneous advances .. .. .. .. 25,751 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 707, 277 Less provisionally written off .. 50 707,227 Cash in Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. 4,039 Cash in Public Account .. .. .. 217,564 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. 5,706 223,270 Cash in Loans Redemption Account .. .. 49,004 £4,216,327 £4,216,327 State Coal-mines Offiee, Wellington, C. 1. H. H. Gibson, Accountant. A. McLagan, Minister of Mines. I hereby certify that the attached Revenue and Profit and Loss Accounts of Collieries, Opencasts, and Depots and General Profit and Loss Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.— J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

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