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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. RABBIT-DESTRUCTION, POISONS AND POISON-MIXING DEPOTS. Working Accounts and Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

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TTranttm r„T.,.»inn Wellington District Dominion Distribu- T)nmiT , inn ntatrllmSwt Fairlie Depot. Kaikoura Depot. Hanturiy Depot. JnvercargUl Depot. Distributions, t.ions, Carbon ,- Total. epot - ! Phosphorus Poisons. B'snlpWde. ! ' fttr y cnnlne - : . ! I l_L! Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, 1st April, 1925 .. 914 10 6 236 5 8 35 16 6 105 14 3 226 14 6 88 12 11 73 13 2 919 14 8 2,601 2 2 Wages .. .. .. 700 16 0 - 321 9 0 50 0 0 214 9 0 175 18 0 .. .. .. 1,462 12 0 Purchases of poison .. .. 476 10 4 252 2 9 1 2 0 73 16 10 73 16 9 108 6 8 928 12 3 1,542 7 2 3,456 14 9 Sugar, pollard. &c. .. .. 689 19 4 233 8 2 25 6 3 350 5 0 177 2 6 .. .. .. 1,476 1 3 Sundries .. .. . . 19 19 7 12 18 8 9 15 4 12 0 10 43 1 2 .. .. .. 97 15 7 Packing and cartage .. .. 563 7 7 194 15 2 11 17 9 178 9 7 133 7 2 40 8 11 169 0 0 103 5 0 1,394 11 2 Transfers (in) .. .. 23 1 0 .. .. 4 17 7 2 18 5 554 3 6 3 8 0 204 13 9 793 2 3 Balances carried down .. .. .. .. 154 14 6 99 18 5 27 14 1 261 18 8 1,086 4 4 1,630 10 0 3,388 4 4 1,250 19 5 133 17 10 1,094 7 7 932 16 11 819 6 1 1,436 12 1 3,856 4 11 12,912 9 2 To Balances brought down .. 247 15 3 65 15 2 13 17 3 .. .. .. .. .. 327 7 8 Management 200 0 0 55 0 0 15 0 0 70 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 95 0 0 205 0 0 740 0 0 Depreciation .. .. 133 15 11 11 3 1 1 12 2 12 6 5 9 0 6 .. .. .. 167 18 1 Interest on capital .. .. 166 4 2 20 10 7 2 18 7 14 6 9 24 12 10 3 19 9 3 6 4 41 7 8 277 6 8 Administration charges .. 40 0 11 18 18 1 2 2 6 17 18 5 14 17 2 8 2 6 22 10 8 43 13 7 168 3 10 Sick-pay and expenses .. 106 9 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 9 9 Balances (profits) .. .. .. .. .. 40 2 11 .. .. 141 1 8 796 3 1 977 7 8 894 6 0 171 6 11 35 10 6 154 14 6 108 10 6 52 2 3 261 18 8 1,086 4 4 2,764 13 8 To Balance (loss) .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.134 3 8 Provision for compensation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 1,434 3 8 Less profits .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 977 7 8 Loss .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 456 16 0 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales .. .. .. .. 40 2 6 .. .. .. -. 1,191 6 5 2,470 14 6 3,702 3 5 Sales of phosphorus .. .. 22 18 6 29 18 6 0 10 6 18 11 0 11 11 0 68 17 10 .. .. 152 7 4 Sales of phosphorized pollard .. 1,291 16 10 705 18 8 87 17 3 842 16 6 742 14 1 585 1 10 .. .. 4,256 5 2 Sales of phosphorized oats .. 17 1 10 15 17 2 .. 14 18 8 29 19 10 9 11 4 .. .. 87 8 10 Transfers (out) .. .. 554 3 6 .. .. .. .. .. 34 5 0 205 7 9 793 16 3 Sundries .. .. .. 45 2 11 13 11 3 6 8 6 7 14 2 3 1 2 5 18 3 .. .. 81 16 3 Stock, 31st March, 1926 .. 1,209 5 6 379 16 2 25 4 4 210 7 3 145 10 10 149 16 10 211 0 8 ; 1,180 2 8 3,511 4 3 Balances carried down .. 247 15 3 65 15 2 13 17 3 .. .. • ■ .. •. 327 7 8 3,388 4 4 1,250 19 5 133 17 10 1,094 7 7 932 16 11 819 6 1 1,436 12 1 3,856 4 11 1 12,912 9 2 By Balances brought down .. .. .. .. 154 14 6 99 18 5 27 14 1 261 18 8 1,086 4 4 1,630 10 0 Balances (losses) .. .. 894 6 0 171 6 11 35 10 6 .. 8 12 1 24 8 2 .. .. j 1,134 3 8 894 6 0 171 6 11 35 10 6 154 14 6 108 10 6 52 2 3 261 18 8 ' 1,086 4 4 | 2,764 13 8