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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES— continued. Statement of Colliery Property Accounts as at 31st March, 1931.

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Liverpool. James. MacDonald. Totals. Development and Property Account — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at 1st April, 1930 .. .. .. .. .. .. 58,388 16 8 29,667 16 11 86,440 16 1 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. 924 5 11 174 10 4 878 19 3 59,313 2 7 29,842 7 3 87,319 15 4 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,756 12 3 2,561 11 2 165 14 8 57,556 10 4 27,280 16 1 87,154 0 8 171,991 7 1 Electrical Plant Account — Balance at 1st April, 1930 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,510 12 7 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 136 12 1 5,647 4 8 Less transferred to plant, buildings, &c, on hire .. .. .. .. 121 19 0 5,525 5 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 518 14 10 5,006 10 10 .. 5,006 10 10 Machinery, plant, ropes, and rolling-stock — Balance at 1st April, 1930 .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,334 8 11 5,355 3 9 Less transferred to plant, buildings, &c, on hire ...... .. 18 7 6 32,334 8 11 5,336 16 3 Plant on hire returned .. .. ... .. .. . . 587 18 2 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,406 14 11 736 13 5 P 38,329 2 0 6,073 9 8 Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 143 14 6 6 0 0 38,185 7 6 6,067 9 8 .. Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,212 16 1 992 17 11 33,972 11 5 5,074 11 9 Less provisionally written off .. .. .. .. .. 119 17 6 0 18 3 33,852 13 11 5,073 13 6 .. 38,926 7 5 Buildings at mine — Balance at 1st April, 1930 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,737 13 6 1,637 7 6 479 17 3 Additions during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,089 8 7 4,827 2 1 1,637 7 6 479 17 3 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 258 2 6 104 18 11 17 7 10 4,568 19 7 1,532 8 7 462 9 5 Transferred to Cottages Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 462 9 5 4,568 19 7 i — 1,532 8 7 .. 6,101 8 2 ' " , __ j - Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 95,978 3 10' .. 38,893 9 0 .. 87,154 0 8 ! 222,025 13 t>