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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT— continued

( a) Marine freights previously charged to these items now provided for under depot trading expenses. (b) Increase due to acquisition of new collieries. (c) Expenditure is governed by accidents and cannot be accurately forecast. (d) Provision for depots acquired from the Westport Coal Co., Ltd. (e) Includes marine freights previously charged to collieries and provision for depots acquired from the Westport Coal Co., Ltd.

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1947-48. VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES— -continued 1948-49. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Collieries — continued Coal-winning, maintenance, and trading expenses— continued Paparoa Colliery 45,000 40,000 44,877 Seddonville Colliery . 10 10 Star Colliery 40,000 50,000 "34,296 Stockton Colliery (a)200,000 302,000 323,900 Strongman Colliery . (a)150,000 . 205,000 208,052 Tatu Colliery 60,000 60,000 57,093 Wairaki Colliery 70,000 73,000 65,110 Wallsend Colliery (a) 95,000 115,000 119.279 Wilton Colliery 120,000 133,000 111,850 Stores (all collieries) (6)350,000 250,000 (b) 307,616 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers 121 , , Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation Acts 45,000 40,000 (c) 27,455 Cost-of-living bonus to superannuitants, Government Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children 150 90 120 Deposits on contracts (recoverable) 100 100 Depots — Capital expenditure— Auckland Dejjot (d) 50 Christclmrch Depot . 1,200 1,200 Dunedin Depot (d) 50 Timaru Depot (d) 50 Wanganui Depot (d) 50 Wellington Depot 150 120 Maintenance, purchase of stocks, and trading expenses — Auckland Depot (e) 400,000 65,000 111,493 Christchurch Depot . (e) 45,000 32,000 25,483 Dunedin Depot (d) 15,000 Timaru Depot (d) 8,000 Wanganui Depot (e) 10,250 ' 250 ■■ Wellington Depot (e)380,000 100,000 133,437 Ex gratia payment to employee of Dobson Colliery in respect of injury received while assisting in erection of '. 3obson Public Hall 200