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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure &f theJNew Zealand State Coal-mines for the Year ended 81st March, 1916. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. P. s. dTo Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st By Point Elizabeth CollieryMarch, 1915 .. .. .. .. 25.405 15 1 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 3fi 7 6 Proceeds of sale of coal .. .. .. 224,326 2 i Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,649 711 Proceeds of sale of hulk .. .. .. 50 0 0 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,181 195 224,376 2 4 Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 275 9 4 Special rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,640 10 3 Recoveries .. .. .. .. 6.966 0 5 Royalty .. .. .. .. .. .. 739 2 0 Refunds, &c. .. .. .. .. 108 1110 T - , p. „. 51.522 16 5 „ ma n a Liverpool Colliery— (,0 ( 4 12 3 Property and development 4,300 12 10 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. •■ 1,946 2 1 Buildings 358 2 8 Cottages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 449 4 4 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,990 2 10 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36,497 16 6 Special rate .. ".. .. .. .. .. .. •• 1,396 17 9 ■ * ... _„ : 46,938 19 0 Seddonviile Colliery— Wages .. •• 2 ° ° Hulks, working 1,212 8 2 Wellington Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,107 9 5 Christchurch Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,780 14 11 Wanganui Depot, working .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,700 5 4 Dunedin Depot „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,943 7 8 Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. .. •■ 2,249 4 0 Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 8,564 12 0 Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 50,355 14 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 182 3 7 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. - •• ■ 105 2 7 Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. . • ■ • 118 3 0 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. •• 1,339 3 9 Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 23,807 4 9 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 301 ■ 0 1 Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. •■ ■• 1,557 1 3 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 100 16 7 Terminal charges .. .. .. .. .. •• •- 32 0 6 Refunds .. .. .. .. ■ .. .. .. .. 54 8 5 Audit fees 28 0 0 a Deposit Contract Account .. .. .. .. .. • • 103 0 0 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. 34,960 0 7 Less vouchers passed .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 209 6 9 g4 75Q yi 1Q £256,856 9 8 £256,856 9 8 State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, 16th June, 1916. W. D. S. Mac Donald, Louis H. Eilees, F.E.A., N.Z., Accountant. Minister of MinesExamined and found correct.— R, J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.