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Treasury Adjustment Account. £ s. d. Revenue Account. £ s. d. Liability .. .. .. •• 314,809 0 6 Asset .. .. .. .. 307,795 7 9 Asset .. .. .. .. 45,374 1 9 Liability .. .. .. .. 21,453 4 7 Net £269,434 18 9 Net £286,342 3 2 T - & GILBERT, =i ==== Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account, Accoxmts, Profit and Loss Accounts, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes. In the case of the accounts of the Ruakura Farm the departmental figures have been accepted pending the carrying-out of the local audit.— J. H. Fowler, Deputy-Controll ;r and Auditor-General.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926.

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' Fa y, ms ft&kkit-destruction, Ruakura Farm of i Central Development Moumahaki Other than Special | , Qua?antoe Stottons. mixiig DepoS | Inaction. j Farm, Weraroa. Experimental Farm. Ho 8 Undertakings. | Total - Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital, 1st April, 1925 .. .. .. .. 44,475 17 0 6,163 0 6 80,532 19 10 62,607 2 4 22,869 14 1 26,124 1 4 63,601 13 6 306,374 8 7 Sundry creditors —General .. .. .. 490 18 0 358 1 11 280 15 9 61 6 5 12 0 0 .. 20,949 5 6 22,152 7 7 Government .. .. .. 134 0 2 41 19 9 276 8 6 34 12 1 .. 12 11 4 4,676 19 11 5,176 11 9 Amounts received in advance .. .. .. .. 0 18 0 388 6 0 .. .. .. 4,782 4 7 5,171 8 7 Depreciation Reserves .. .. .. .. 4,735 14 0 656 1 2 4,373 15 4 6,319 7 4 .. 2,000 2 6 17,417 1 2 35,502 1 6 Writings-off Reserves .. .. .. .. 252 7 3 42 11 8 105 9 4 1,303 10 3 5 10 0 89 11 8 1,079 5 8 2,878 5 10 Reserves for doubtful debts, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 442 17 11 442 17 11 Compensation and Contribution Reserve .. .. .. 450 0 0 .. 40 0 0 .. •. .. 490 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 9,154 4 6 1,687 10 8 6,385 2 9 2,570 13 10 .. .. 295,011 8 9 314,809 0 6 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. .. .. 977 7 8 .. .. 19,297 5 3 1,178 11 8 .. 21,453 4 7 59,243 0 11 10,377 11 4 92,342 17 6 72,936 12 3 42,184 9 4 29,404 18 6 407,960 17 0 714,450 6 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,254 0 0 480 0 0 35,976 4 0 18,560 0 0 .. 2,091 3 6 35,187 11 11 107,548 19 5 Permanent improvements .. .. .. 23,962 6 6 2,809 7 6 30,503 7 0 31,904 11 5 .. 9,212 9 6 32,684 11 8 131,076 13 7 Furniture, fittings, and fixtures .. .. .. 27 8 3 14 9 7 1,195 5 11 788 5 6 .. 74 17 11 9,404 17 7 11,505 4 9 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 1 14 0 .. 34 16 5 85 0 0 .. 12 4 0 5,104 8 11 5,238 3 4 Technical instruments and equipment .. .. 16 2 1 .. .. .. .. 20 9 9 6,002 14 9 6,039 6 7 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. .. •• .. 18 19 2 .. 10 15 0 2,146 6 7 2,176 0 9 Implements and tools .. .. .. .. 3,931 10 4 256 7 1 3,191 2 3 2,173 10 4 .. 1,883 3 3 2,012 18 1 13,448 11 4 Transport .. .. .. .. .. 118 5 6 .. 300 0 0 136 5 6 .. .. 9,537 2 7 10,091 13 7 Sundry advances, &c. .. .. .. .. .. • • .. •• •• 4,310 19 1 4,310 19 1 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 4,539 11 0 .. 8,263 8 0 5,726 18 6 .. 525 0 0 451 15 0 19,506 12 6 Farm crops and stores .. .. .. .. 3,416 1 4 3,511 4 3 4,994 6 3 2,497 2 11 .. 11,551 9 11 4,375 14 0 30,345 18 8 Sundry debtors —General.. .. .. .. 439 15 2 133 10 6 749 18 3 209 7 10 .. 706 15 7 9,476 10 0 11,715 17 4 Government .. .. .. 12 1 3 199 11 9 96 1 7 .. 10 0 0 .. 3,448 6 2 3,766 0 9 Amounts paid in advance .. .. .. .. • • 13 13 1 1 19 8 .. 21 16 0 175 15 9 213 4 6 Compensation and contributions .. .. .. .. 1,496 5 4 .. 70 0 0 .. .. .. 1,566 5 4 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. .. 105 7 3 42 11 8 105 9 4 1,303 10 3 5 10 0 89 11 8 1,079 5 8 2,731 5 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. ; .. .. .. 42,168 19 4 3,205 2 5 .. 45,374 1 9 Excess of expenditure over revenue .. .. 7,418 18 3 1,434 3 8 6,919 5 5 9,461 1 2 .. .. 282,561 19 3 307,795 7 9 59,243 0 11 ! 10,377 11 4 92,342 17 6 72,936 12 3 j 42,184 9 4 29,404 18 6 407,960 17 0 714,450 6 10 !