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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES—continued. Balance-sheet—continued. Liabilities—continued. £ s. d. Assets—continued. £ g. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 381,049 15 1 Brought forward .. .. .. .. 194,321 11 7 Mac Donald Colliery and Development Property Account— Cost at 31st March, 1923 .. 05,664 4 1 Additions during the year .. 2,550 5 7 08,214 9 8 Machinery, plant, and rol-ling-stock— Cost at 31st March, 1923.. 4,839 8 1 Less sales during the year 755 19 4 4,083 8 9 Buildings at mine— Cost at 31st March, 1924.. .. 479 17 3 Cottages at mine— Cost at 31st March, 1923.. 2,265 1 3 Less recoveries during the year .. .. 65 15 9 2,199 5 6 Plantation at mine— Cost at 31st March, 1923.. 541 15 8 Expended during the year 5 15 0 547 10 8 — 75,524 11 10 Wellington Depot Property countBalance at 31st March, 1923 1,932 15 5 Additions during the year .. 1,211 1 8 3,143 17 1 Depreciation .. .. 689 7 4 2,454 9 9 Stocks on hand .. .. 3,965 4 3 Stocks, &c., Suspense Account 410 6 11 — 4,375 II 2 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 13,233 3 0 20,063 4 5 Christchurch Depot Property Account — Balance at 31st March, 1923 3,077 1 0 Additions during the year .. 171 1 7 3,248 3 1 Depreciation .. .. 179 1 11 3,009 1 2 Stocks on hand .. .. 1,406 15 2 Stocks Suspense Account .. 822 2 6 2,288 17 8 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 6,488 2 6 11,846 1 4 Wanganui Depot Property Account— Balance at 31st March, 1923 1,120 11 9 Additions during the year .. 425 11 3 1,540 3 0 Depreciation .. .. 146 17 8 1.399 5 4 Stocks on hand .. .. 1,210 4 0 Stocks, &0., Suspense Account 318 8 6 - 1,528 12 6 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 3,806 13 0 6,794 10 10 Sinking Fund Investment Account .. .. .. 35,400 10 6 Investment Account (ordinary) .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Interest on investments accrued .. .. .. 303 11 2 Cash in hand and in Public Account at 3lst March, 1924 17,389 7 5 £381,049 15 1 £381,649 15 1 G. Jas. Anderson, P. 6. Pearce, Accountant. Minister of Mines. I hereby certify that the attached Working and Profit and Loss Accounts of Depots and Collieries, General Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Receipts and Payments, 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.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.