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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand State Coal-mines. Statement of Liabilities and Assets at 31st March, 1916. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. a. : Point Elizabeth Colliery— £ s. d. £ s d. £ s. d. Debenture loan .. .. .. .. 175,000 00 i* Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling-stock— Loan under Appropriation Act, 1912 .. .. 50,000 0 0 Cost at 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 8,535 11 2 Inscribed stock .. .. .. .. 2,601 0 7 Less Sale.. .. .. .. .. .. 210 227,601 0 7 8,533 10 2 Debenture sinking fund .. .. .. 13,200 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 6,705 14 5 Reservefund .. .. .. .. 5,884 11 2 1,827 5 9 19,084 11 2 Buiiaings at mineCost at 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 1,421 14 3 Accrued interest .. .. .. .. 4,282 4 6 Less sale .. .. .. .. .. .. 050 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 22,652 16 0 26,935 0 6 ; 1,421 9 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 358 7 4 1,063 1 11 Cottages— Cost at 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 1,514 18 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 255 8 3 1,259 10 4 Stores (stock on hand) .. .. .. .. .. 4,122 8 3 Coal (stock on hand at mine and wharf) .. .. .. 1,547 13 1 Coal (stock on hand, afloat) .. .. .. .. 799 4 9 6,469 6 1 ! Point Elizabeth (Liverpool) Colliery and Development Property 10,619 14 Account— Cost at 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 95,54111 2 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. 4,386 3 4 99,927 14 6 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 5,311 6 4 94,616 8 2 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling stock— Cost at 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 48,010 4 1 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. 2,983 410 50,993 8 11 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 3,673 17 4 47,319 11 7 Buildings at mme— Cost at 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 3,562 18 0 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. 379 111 3,941 19 11 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 208 2 5 3,733 17 6 Cottages at mine .. .. .. .. .. 3,063 13 2 Additions .. .. .. .. .. 469 11 5 3,533 4 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 184 16 11 3,348 7 8 Coal (stock on hand at mine and wharf) .. .. .. 2,005 8 5 Coal (btock on hand, afloat) .. .. .. .. 1,022 0 7 3,027 9 0 Hulks Property Account— 152,045 13 11 i Cost at 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 765 19 7 Less sale .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 ~. . . 715 19 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 310 •-■•■■■ 596 15 9 596 15 .9

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