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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MlNES— continued: Statement op Receipts and Payments por the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Receipts. Payments. To Cash in Public Account at £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d, 31st March, 1929 . .. 5,672 1 3 Property and development 610 0 4 Proceeds sale of coal, &c. .. 322,419 9 6 Wages .. .. .. 22,274 17 8 Recoveries, refunds, &c. .. 8,879 13 0 Special rate .. .. 240 5 3 331,299 2 6 Coal purchased .. .. 73 19 3 Contracts —Deposits .. .. 115 0 0 Subsidized bus-fares .. 330 10 0 Interest .. .. .. 2,094 10 6 Electric power .. .. 694 16 3 Investments realized .. .. 5,000 0 0 24,230 8 9 Dishonoured cheques recredited .. 70 7 8 Liverpool Colliery— Repayment of housing loans .. 716 0 7 Machinery, plant, and rollingstock .. .. .. 597 8 7 Buildings .. .. 65 0 9 Stores and materials .. 21,101 16 7 Wages .. .. .. 83,409 11 6 Special rate .. .. 1,153 10 0 Railway tickets .. .. 2,390 19 9 Plantation .. .. 76 1 2 Coal purchased .. . . 158 12 5 108,953 0 9 Mac Donald Colliery— Property and development 4 8 0 . Cottages .. .. 14 3 11 18 11 11 Housing loans .. .. .. 2,100 0 0 Prospecting on State Coal Reserve .. .. .. 438 8 3 Seddonville Colliery Account.. 50 0 0 Wellington Depot Account .. 19,700 6 2 Christchurch Depot Account 32,487 16 5 Wanganui Depot Account .. 4,009 19 11 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account).. 5,739 6 4 Cargo adjustments (Co-opera-tive coal) .. .. 8 12 10 62,434 9 11 Superannuation Fund subsidy .. 164 9 6 Management and office salaries 6,252 12 2 Interest .. .. .. 7,705 19 10 Travelling-expenses .. 217 0 8 Printing and stationery .. 264 3 5 Repairs and maintenance .. 4,504 18 10 Wharfage .. .. .. 4,181 5 9 Railway haulage .. .. 17,616 3 3 Marine freights .. .. 62,488 9 0 Postages and telegrams .. 224 10 0 Insurances.. .. .. 90 15 4 Rents . . .. .. 107 14 0 Compensation .. .. 3,195 10 7 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. 372 17 8 General expenses .. .. 966 7 6 Investments —general .. 23,000 0 0 Sinking Fund instalment .. 7,320 13 0 Audit fees .. .. 115 0 0 Contracts —Refunds v 45 0 0 Cheques dishonoured ..'. 70 7 8 Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. .. 70 0 0 138,809 8 8 Cash in Public Account at 31st March, 1930 .. .. 8,256 13 0 £344,967 2 6 £344,967 2 6

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