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Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1927—continued. Waitangirua Station. Wairere Station. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 11,607 16 7 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1926 .. 41,356 911 Debits. Debits. £ s. d. £ s. d. Fencing (new) .. •. 40 15 6 Fencing .. .. .. 127 3 6 Scrub-cutting .. • • 36 9 7 Sheep bought .. .. 795 18 0 Cattle bought .. .. 21 6 2 77 5 1 Horses bought . . .. 23 0 0 Shppn boueht .. .. 137 8 0 Wages, permanent hands ..1,112 9 5 Cattle bought .. .. 120 10 0 Casual labour .. .. 997 5 7 Horses bought .. ■ • 12 10 0 Running-expenses, including Wages, permanent hands .. 733 10 6 repairs and maintenance 660 15 7 Casual labour .. .. 391 811 Fire and accident insurance 37 7 0 Running-expenses, including t Rates and taxes .. .. 564 12 10 repairs and maintenance .. 497 16 5 ' Railage and cartage .. 229 1 7 Fire and accident insurance .. 23 6 5 Interest .. .. .. 2,603 0 8 Rates .. • • • • 629 4 6 Management and office exRailage and cartage .. 159 17 0 penses .. .. 339 10 8 Interest .. .. •• 747 11 1 Bureau fees .. .. 11 0 2 Management and office ex- Subscriptions .. .. 3 13 0 penses 110 16 6 7,526 4 2 Bureau fees .. • • 6 1 10 - - Subscriptions .. ..400 48,882 141 3,651 6 3 Credits. Surplus on wool unrealized, 15,259 2 10 31st March, 1926— Credits. £ s. d. Surplus on wool unrealized, Realized .. 6, 240 4 3 31st March, 1925— Valued at .. 5,881 1 10 £ s. d. 359 2 5 Realized .. 179 2 9 Wool sold .. .. 142 4 8 Valued at .. 152 18 5 Advances against wool shipped 4,677 15 11 26 4 4 Sheep sold .. .. 3,716 3 3 Surplus on wool unrealized, Cattle sold .. .. 2,115 16 3 31st March 1926 Skins and hides sold .. 100 7 8 Realized .. 568 14 0 Advance against 372 carcasses Valued at !! 427 4 4 lamb, " Gallic" 280 0 0 141 9 8 Produce unrealized —150 carcasses lamb in works .. 150 0 0 167 14 0 Meat sold .. .. 6 7 6 Wool sold .. •• 813 15 2 - - ~ 11,547 17 8 Advances against wool shipped .. •• 643 511 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 .. £37,334 16 5 Wool unrealized .. • • 20 0 0 Sheep sold .. • ■ 1, 383 3 6 Cattle sold .. • • 615 0 0 Skins and hides .. • • 53 1 11 Produce unrealized —280 carcasses mutton .. • ■ 280 0 0 Live-stock on station, 31st March, 1927 :— Meat sold .... 6 7 6 £ s. d. 3,982 8 0 15,136 sheep .. 10,897 1 0 963 cattle .. 3,312 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1927 ..£11,276 14 10 35 horses .. 220 0 0 £14,429 1 0 Live-stock on station, 31st March, 1927 :— ■ ■■ £ s. d. 5,151 sheep .. •• 3,440 4 0 262 cattle .. .. 1,114 0 0 17 horses .. .. 85 0 0 £4,639 4 0

Statement of Live-stock depastured on Stations at 31st March, 1927.

Summary. £ s. d. 32,489 sheep, valued at .. .. .. 22,843 1 0 2,231 cattle valued at .. .. .. 7,834 0 0 79 horses, valued at .. .. .. .. 680 0 0 34,799 £31,357 1 0

Sheep. Cattle. Horses. Totals. Station. " ' Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. j j~~ • I £ a. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Man»atahu .. 6,934 4,754 10 0 657 2,204 0 0 11 70 0 0 7,602 7,028 10 0 Pukutarewa .. 5,268 3,751 6 0 349 1,204 0 0 16 305 0 0 5,633 5,260 6 0 Waitangirua .. 5,151 3,440 4 0 262 1,114 0 0 17 85 0 0 5,430 4,639 4 0 Wairere .. .. 15,136 10,897 1 0 963 3,312 0 0 35 220 0 0 16,134 14,429 1 0 Totals .. 32,489 22,843 1 0 2,231 7,834 0 0 79 680 0 0 34,799 31,357 1 0 — _