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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES —continued. Statement op Receipts and Payments fok the Year ended 31st Makch, 1935. Receipts. Payments. To Cash in Public Account at £ s. d. £ s. d. By James Colliery— £ s. d. £ s. d, Ist April, 1934 .. .. 3,301 7 4 Wages .. .. .. 12,652 12 9 Proceeds sale of coal, &c. .. 179,736 1 0 Special rate .. 241 12 0 Recoveries, refunds, &c. .. 2,209 7 8 Coal purchased .. .. 33 16 2 Royalties .. .. 7,806 19 8 Subsidized bus-fares .. 225 3 6 189,752 8 4 Electric power .. .. 423 17 11 Contracts —Deposits .. .. 30 0 0 13,577 2 4 Interest .. .. .. .. 2,578 2 6 Liverpool Colliery— Dishonoured cheques recredited .. .. 76 10 5 Property and development .. 612 11 Repayment of housing loans .. ■. 773 15 10 Plant .. .. .. 37 7 5 Buildings .. .. 424 2 6 Cottages .. . . . . 11l 11 9 Stores and materials .. 12,960 15 6 Wages .. .. .. 50,700 11 7 Special rate .. .. 551 11 9 Railway tickets .. .. 1,505 0 0 Coal purchased .. .. 56 12 11 66,354 6 4 Mac Donald Colliery .. .. . . 3 111 Prospecting on State Coal Reserve .. .. .. 1,379 4 7 Seddonville Colliery Account .. 39 19 9 Wellington Depot Account .. 10,266 15 3 Christchurch Depot Account .. 21,546 10 0 Wanganui Depot Account .. 621 3 4 Coal purchased on account of depots (Suspense Account) .. 419 14 6 Cargo adjustments (co-operative coal) .. .. .. 0 16 3 34,274 3 8 Superannuation Fund subsidy.. .. 168 10 10 Management and office salaries 5,352 10 8 Interest .. ■ • ■ ■ 4,497 5 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. 106 6 8 Printing and stationery . . .148 3 9 Repairs and maintenance .. 2,810 7 7 Wharfage .. .. .. 2,379 11 3 Railway haulage .. 11,750 1 8 Marine freights .. 32,768 10 9 Postages and telegrams . . 192 4 5 Insurances .. .. • • 52 10 9 Rents .. .. • • 66 14 8 Compensation .. . . 3, 938 510 Coal-miners' Relief Fund . . 254 8 3 General expenses .. ■. 600 14 8 Sinking Fund instalment .. 8,509 19 I Audit fees .. .. • • 323 0 0 Contracts —Deposits .. 5 0 0 Cheques dishonoured . . 76 10 5 Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. • ■ 30 0 0 73,862 6 2 Cash in Public Account at 31st March, 1935 .. ... .. 8,272 13 2 £196,512 4 5 £196,512 4 5

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