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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Table showing the Position of the State Coal-mines Account from Inception to 31st March, 1930.

Tnt-Ii ranit»l Total Amount of «<,= P t= r.pr Liabilities as per Name of Works. ! 1930. Net Proflts Net Losses. Balance-sheet, _____ | ' £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Point Elizabeth Colliery .. 98,210 9 0 Leas sales and loss by fire .. 2,291 6 11 95,919 2 1 95,919 2 1 .. 147,583 4 11 Liverpool Colliery .. .. 302,727 6 5 Less sales and loss by fire .. 4,331 4 4 298,396 2 1 197,782 5 4 100,613 16 9 64,410 3 1 .. 12,250 14 1 Seddonville Colliery .. 38,243 2 5 Less sales .. .. 548 17 0 37,694 5 5 37,694 5 5 .. .. 37,364 18 2 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 Prospecting on State Coal 389 4 0 389 4 0 Reserve Plant, buildings, &c., on hire 4,952 17 5 1,545 3 11 3,407 13 6 27 9 10 Charming Creek prospecting .. 5,956 18 6 5,956 18 6 .. .. 5,937 6 8 James Colliery .. .. 67,930 14 10 Less sales and transfers, &c. 787 12 7 67,143 2 3 24,972 1 6 42,171 0 9 2,881 18 9 .. 5,333 16 3 MacDonald Colliery .. 92,706 12 3 3,045 8 0 89,661 4 3 .. 2,859 11 4 Wellington Depot property .. 18,969 12 1 Less sales and transfers .. 863 14 9 18,105 17 4 8,418 14 10 9,687 2 6 .. 2,538 8 10 834 12 5 Christchurch Depot property 13,412 11 0 Less sales and loss on horses 253 19 0 13,158 12 0 8,117 5 8 5,041 6 4 9,573 6 10 .. 3,899 19 1 Wanganui Depot property .. 3,731 15 3 Less sales and loss on horses 174 12 5 3,557 2 10 2,787 5 1 769 17 9 .. 805 16 1 228 2 1 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 .. 669,612 18 5 Less losses and sales 13,925 4 0 655,687 14 5 404,335 12 7 251,352 1 10 Royalties (from 1/4/28 only).. .. .. 7,821 12 11 Interest on investments .. .. .. 21,752 15 10 Discounts .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 2 9 Cash lost (highway robbery) .. .. .. .. .. 89 0 1 Totals, profit and loss .. .. .. •• 255,850 7 10 76,676 12 2 Balance, profits over losses .. .. .. .. .. 179,173 15 8 255,850 7 10 255,850 7 10 Carried forward .. .. .. 251,352 1 10 .. .. I 22,547 3 11