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Table showing the Position of the State Coal-mines Account from Inception to 31st March, 1925.

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T , , . . - Fixed Assets Liabilities Name of Works. I Expendftwe! °Depredat|ii Balance-sheet, Net Profits. Net Losses. Balance-sheet, written off. 1925> l92 r>. i ' . i i £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Point Elizabeth Colliery .. 98,210 9 0 Less loss by fire and sales .. 2,291 6 11 95,919 2 1 95,919 2 1 .. 142,699 3 8 Liverpool Colliery .. .. 270,834 15 8 1 Less loss by fire .. .. 80 0 0 I 270,754 15 8 | 155,791 15 9 114,962 19 11 32,853 18 7 9,195 2 11 Seddonville Colliery .. 38,243 2 5 Less sales .. .. 548 17 0 37,694 5 5 37,694 5 5 .. .. I 37,996 10 3 Briquette-works property .. 16,135 2 6 Less sales of plant .. 2,066 5 0 14,068 17 6 . 14,068 17 6 .. .. 22,660 18 10 Charming Creek prospecting .. 5,956 18 6 5,956 18 6 .. .. 5,954 11 8 James Colliery .. .. 51,484 0 4 9,603 17 0 41,880 3 4 .. 3,774 19 7 2,629 19 3 Mao Donald Colliery .. 77,461 12 4 .. 77,461 12 4 Wellington Depot property .. 9,276 0 11 Less sales .. .. 384 16 0 8,891 4 11 5,334 3 9 3,557 1 2 .. 5,137 6 2 527 19 8 Christchurch Depot property 9,219 9 3 Less loss on horses and sales 157 18 8 9,061 10 7 5,755 11 5 3,305 19 2 3,209 8 11 .. 1,329 17 7 Wanganui Depot property .. 3,640 12 1 Less loss on horses .. 161 4 5 3,479 7 8 2,060 2 8 1,419 5 0 .. 563 5 6 240 8 10 Dunedin Depot property .. 2,023 3 7 Less sale of plant .. 641 10 0 1,381 13 7 1,381 13 7 .. .. 4,248 3 5 Hulks property .. .. 4,033 15 5 Less sales .. .. 1,948 17 0 2,084 18 5 2,084 18 5 .. 1,786 12 11 Office furniture .. .. 189 13 9 Less sales .. .. 17 5 0 172 8 9 172 8 9 .. .. 172 8 9 Grand total .. 586,708 15 9 Less losses and sales 8,298 0 0 578,410 15 9 335,823 14 10 242,587 0 11 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. 6,052 2 10 Discounts .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 2 9 Cash lost (highway robbery) .. .. .. .. .. 89 0 1 Totals, profits and losses .. j .. .. .. 186,614 9 8 80,597 4 3 Balance, profits over losses .. I .. .. .. .. 106,017 5 5 Stocks on hand and suspense.. ! .. .. 27,614 11 3 Investment Account (ordinary) .. .. 10,000 0 0 Interest on investments accrued j .. .. 214 19 1 Sinking Fund Investments i .. .. 41,668 12 2 Account Preliminary expenses .. .. .. 1,103 8 6 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 21,643 17 11 Bad debts, writing off, suspense . . .. 48 2 0 Cash on hand .. .. .. .. 12,887 15 0 Debentures and Loan Account .. .. .. .. .. 227,601 0 7 Bad-debts Reserve .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 368 10 3 Accrued interest payable .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,886 1 9 Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,668 12 2 General Reserve .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,359 12 7 General Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. .. 821 3 0 Contracts Deposit Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,010 0 0 Stocks Suspense Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,129 18 3 357,768 6 10 186,614 9 8 186,614 9 8 357,768 6 10