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Particulars of the Total Expenditure at Arataki Experimental Farm from the Ist Aprtl, 1904, to the 31st March, 1912. Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d Wages, &c, farm employees .. .. .. .. .. 5,383 0 0 Purchase of stosk . . .. . . .. .. .. 192 0 0 Buildings and material .. .. .. .. .. .. 387 0 0 Fencing and material .. .. .. .. .. .. 179 0 0 Well-sinking, engine and pump .. .. .. .. .. 552 0 0 Telephone-line .. .. .. . . f.. .. .. 34 0 0 Seeds, trees, and vines .. .. .. .. .. .. 285 0 0 Implements, tools, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 209 0 0 Manures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 132 0 0 Fodder ... .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Chemicals, oils, and explosives .. .. . . .. .. 65 0 0 Shoeing, hlacksmithing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 107 0 0 Freights, charges, &c. .. .. .. ... .. . . 219 0 0 Sacks and twine .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Household requisites, &c. . . -.. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 128 0 0 —, 8,234 0 0 Public Works Fund. Land for viticultural nursery ... .. .. .. .. 646 0 0 Buildings and furnishing .. . . .. . . .. .. 1,034 0 0 1,680 0 0 £9,914 0 0

Particulars of the Total Expenditure at Bickerstaffe Experimental Farm from the Ist April, 1904, to the 31st March, 1912. Consolidated Fund. £ s . d. £ s. d. Wages, board, &c, farm employees .. .. .. .. 4,274 0 0 Purchase of stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,310 0 0 Seeds, plants, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,162 0 0 Manures .. .. .. .. .. .. 452 0 0 Stud fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 0 0 Fodder .. .. .. .. .. .. 420 0 0 Fencing and material .. .. .. .. .. .. 922 0 0 Buildings and material .. .. ~ .. .. .. 895 0 0 Freights and charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 255 0 0 Implements, tools, &c. .. . . .. .. .. ~ 444 0 0 Saddlery and repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 0 0 Blacksmithing, shoeing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 11100 Household requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. 131 0 0 Shearing and grazing .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 0 0 Felling bush .. " .. .. .. . . .. .. 52 0 0 Entertainment of visitors .. .. .. .. .. 1200 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 0 0 £10,726 0 0 Public Works Fund. Nil.