Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the State Coal-mines Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1904.

Dr. Cr.
Receipts. Expenditure.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash in hand and in bank at 31st March, 1903 12,576 10 0 By Point Elizabeth Railway— 15,859 9 8
Debentures issued 55,000 0 0 Wages 7,078 2 3
Seddonville Colliery, proceeds of sales of coal 1,800 17 1 Materials and stores 200 8 1
Point Elizabeth Colliery, proceeds of sales of timber 45 1 0 Freight and cartage 47 7 6
Point Elizabeth Colliery, rails sold 360 2 7 Travelling-expenses 17 12 8
Refund Accounts 115 14 0 Instrument allowance 16 9 1
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69,898 4 8 23,219 9 3

Point Elizabeth Colliery—
Wages 12,356 4 9
Materials and stores 3,288 2 1
Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock 6,447 15 3
Freight and cartage 600 9 7
Compensation for accidents 14 7 1
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22,706 18 9

Seddonville Colliery—
Wages 11,501 16 7
Materials and stores 2,598 3 8
Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock 2,307 9 11
Freight and cartage 479 19 3
Railway-haulage 419 8 0
Compensation for accidents 401 6 0
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17,708 3 5

Greymouth office furniture 70 9 3
Management and office salaries 1,138 3 4
Travelling-expenses 821 18 10
Printing, stationery, and advertising 106 11 5
General expenses 703 7 3
Insurance 12 10 0
Debenture-interest 2,072 6 5
Cash in hand and in bank at 31st March, 1904 4,032 17 9
Less vouchers passed outstanding 2,694 11 0
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1,338 6 9
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£69,898 4 8

State Coal-mines Office, Greymouth, 20th June, 1904.
Louis H. Eilers, Accountant.
P. Heyes, F.S.A.A. Eng., Inspecting Accountant.

Jas. McGowan,
Minister of Mines.

[Aug. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1002