Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the State Coal-mines Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1905.

Dr. Cr.
Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st
March, 1904 .. .. .. 1,338 6 9 By Point Elizabeth Colliery—
Sales of coal, Point Elizabeth .. .. 83,539 12 6 Property and development .. .. .. .. 3,482 11 8
Sales of coal, Seddonville .. .. 25,076 8 8 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. 6,692 1 4
—————— —————— —————— —————— —————— —————— Buildings .. .. .. .. 432 9 10
108,616 1 2 Materials and stores .. .. .. .. 4,089 3 5
Debentures issued .. .. 33,000 0 0 Wages .. .. .. .. 20,501 6 9
Transfer of railway .. .. 62,540 11 10 Wharfage, &c. (Wellington) .. .. .. .. 130 17 3
Recoveries .. .. 6,008 19 1 —————— —————— —————— —————— —————— —————— 35,328 10 3
—————— —————— —————— —————— —————— —————— 11,906 14 9
101,549 10 11 Railway construction .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Seddonville Colliery—
Property and development .. .. .. .. 3,100 11 11
Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. 1,411 4 9
Materials and stores .. .. .. .. 1,319 8 9
Wages .. .. .. .. 9,782 15 3
—————— —————— —————— —————— —————— —————— 15,614 0 8
Hulks—
Property account .. .. .. .. 2,600 0 0
Working account .. .. .. .. 742 9 9
—————— —————— —————— —————— —————— —————— 3,342 9 9
Greymouth office furniture .. .. .. .. 156 6 8
Wellington .. .. .. .. 77 6 5
Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. 2,162 1 1
Rent .. .. .. .. 142 5 0
Royalties .. .. .. .. 197 19 9
Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. 3,786 9 3
Freights .. .. .. .. 31,469 19 1
Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 574 7 2
Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 175 4 3
Postages and telegrams .. .. .. .. 227 16 9
Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 232 12 11
Haulage .. .. .. .. 14,760 0 6
Insurances .. .. .. .. 241 16 2
Compensation for accidents .. .. .. .. 189 3 3
General expenses .. .. .. .. 270 1 9
Refunds (overpayments) .. .. .. .. 113 18 5
—————— —————— —————— —————— —————— —————— 54,777 8 5
Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1905 .. .. .. .. 97,949 4 10
Less vouchers passed outstanding .. .. .. .. 7,414 9 10
—————— —————— —————— —————— —————— —————— 90,534 15 0
—————— —————— —————— —————— —————— ——————
£211,503 18 10 £211,503 18 10

State Coal-mines Office, Greymouth, 19th July, 1905.
Louis H. Eilers, Accountant.
P. Heyes, F.S.A.A. Eng., Inspecting Accountant.

Jas McGowan,
Minister of Mines.