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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921 — continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 222,145 9 3 Brought forward .. .. 82,577 10 11 Live-stock Division— Dairy Division — Salaries, bonus and tern- Salaries, &c. .. .. 3,288 1 1 porary assistance .. 85,604 15 2 Travelling-expenses, &c. 140 1 2 Travelling-expenses, Cow-testing .. .. 3.918 17 8 bicycles, motors, &c. 27,228 10 6 Grading dairy-produce.. 2,878 10 10 Destruction of noxious Purchase of butter for weeds .. .. 202 14 5 sale .. ..332,763 2 0 Destruction of rabbits 25,199 2 3 Sundry charges .. 416 0 Destruction of kea .. 325 2 0 Dairy Industry Act .. 1,928 311 Diseases of live-stock .. 2,500 6 9 344,921 12 8 Inspection of manure- Stock at 31st March, 1921 — sterilizing .. .. 336 4 5 Equipment .. .. 6,044 17 10 Mamaku Farm .. 2,270 16 0 Furnishings and fittings 8,525 18 7 Milton Poultry-farm .. 2,011 7 0 Books, pictures, diaInspection of meat .. 719 15 1 grams, and maps .. 4,696 14 6 Quarantine stations .. 3,760 14 9 Motor vehicles and biTelephone services .. 758 1111 cycles .. .. 11,987 16 5 Veterinary Laboratory.. 694 15 5 Stores, motor accessories, Sundry charges .. 956 1 7 fuel, and farm crops.. 29,812 2 6 Stock Act .. .. 15,709 18 11 Dead stock at farms and Slaughtering and Inspec- poison depots .. 14,861 11 2 tion Act .. .. 10,403 8 5 Livestock .. .. 28,567 9 4 Rabbit Nuisance Act .. 5,901 3 7 104,496 10 4 — 184,583 8 2 Balance being excess exHorticulture Division— penditure over revenue .. 295,968 1 9 Salaries, bonus and temporary assistance .. 20,349 8 6 Travelling -expenses, motors, bicycles, &c. 11,616 12 9 Fostering the bee industry .. .. 493 9 7 Fostering the fruit industry .. .. 2,774 15 6 Horticultural stations and areas .. .. 11,395 18 5 Telephone services .. 141 19 8 Sundry charges .. 403 1 8 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act .. 2 0 0 47,177 6 1 Dairy Division — Salaries, bonus, and temporary assistance .. 26,346 19 4 Travelling- expenses, motors, bicycles, &c... 14,109 14 2 Cow testing .. .. 834 11 6 Grading dairy-produce.. 351 5 5 Purchase of butter for sale .. ..331,872 5 2 Telephone services .. 172 10 1 Sundry charges .. 365 16 6 Dairy Industry Act .. 410 0 ■ 374,057 12 2 « £827,963 15 8 £827,963 15 8 £ s. d. To Balance carried down .. 295,968 1 9 By excess expenditure over £ s. d. Depreciation, 5 per cent. income after charging on £57,453 .. .. 2,872 13 0 interest on capital and Interest on capital, depreciation on improve--4J per cent. on ments .. .. .. 315,578 0 1 £371,939 16s. .. .. 16,737 5 4 £315,578 0 1 £315,578 0 1 A. R. Stone, for Director-General.