Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the State Coal-mines Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1906.

Dr. Cr.
Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st
March, 1905 .. .. .. 90,534 15 0 By Point Elizabeth Colliery—
Sundries Refunds .. .. .. 0 14 0 Property and development .. .. .. .. 1,163 15 2
Sales of coal, Point Elizabeth .. .. .. 120,778 16 3 Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. 2,865 11 0
Sales of coal, Seddonville .. .. .. 31,731 15 6 Buildings .. .. .. .. 117 18 7
Recoveries .. .. .. 1,778 9 2 Stores and materials .. .. .. .. 5,188 3 8
—————— 154,289 14 11 Wages .. .. .. .. 34,704 18 6
Timber .. .. .. .. 1,010 5 7
Wharfage, &c. (Wellington) .. .. .. .. 207 14 8
Railway freights .. .. .. .. 30 9 1
—————— 45,288 16 3

Seddonville Colliery—
Property and development .. .. .. .. 2,657 17 2
Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. 786 9 4
Stores and materials .. .. .. .. 1,617 3 9
Wages .. .. .. .. 10,346 4 8
Briquette plant .. .. .. .. 3,803 5 7
Wharfage, &c. (Wellington) .. .. .. .. 166 2 9
—————— 19,377 3 3

Hulks Working Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,143 17 7
Christchurch depot property .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,250 0 0
Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,537 6 4
Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 12 6
Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,914 2 9
Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,105 3 3
Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 705 14 6
Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 18 1
Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 290 1 0
Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 298 10 2
Railway haulage.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,006 7 0
Marine insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 366 2 4
Insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 5 0
Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 833 5 4
General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 310 3 4
—————— 73,654 11 7

Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1906 .. .. .. .. 106,878 19 5
Less vouchers passed outstanding .. .. .. .. 3,768 18 2
—————— 103,110 1 3

£244,824 9 11 £244,824 9 11

State Coal-mines Office, Wellington, 12th July, 1906.
Louis H. Eilers, Accountant.
P. Heyes, F.S.A.A. Eng., Inspecting Accountant.

Jas. McGowan,
Minister of Mines.