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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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Particulars. I Head Office. Live-stock Division. | Horticulture Division. Dairy Division. Fields Division. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Personal services and locomotion .. .. •• •• •• 26,476 11 9 103,477 1 9 21,269 9 10 44,923 17 2 26,562 13 11 222,709 14 5 General establishment .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,835 18 2 1,148 1 11 215 11 7 220 10 3 219 7 11 20,639 9 10 Investigations and works for improvement of agricultural knowledge .. 5,771 8 5 211 9 11 .. 1,366 10 7 3,501 14 11 10,851 3 10 Control and destruction of diseases and pests.. .. •• .. .. 15,783 18 2 396 17 11 .. 300 19 9 16,481 15 10 Grading, testing, and laboratory services to improve agricultural knowledge 357 2 6 962 9 6 .. .. .. 1,319 12 0 and the standard of agricultural exports Contributions to steamer subsidies (Chatham Island and Westport-Karamea) 218 8 4 .. .. .. .. 218 8 4 Carriage of lime and fertilizers .. .. • • • • • • 56,255 9 10 .. .. .. .. 56,255 9 10 Guarantee on shipments of fruit .. .. •• •• .. .. •• 82,575 7 2 .. .. 82,575 7 2 Woolston Tanneries inquiry .. .. .. .. .. 387 13 6 .. .. .. .. 387 13 6 Compensation under Stock Act .. .. .. •• .. .. 14,983 4 6 .. .. .. 14,983 4 6 Compensation under Slaughtering and Inspection Act .. .. .. .. 12,922 0 4 .. .. .. 12,922 0 4 108,302 12 6 149,488 6 1 104,457 6 6 46,510 18 0 I 30,584 16 6 I 439,343 19 7 Particulars. ! Head Office. Live-stock Division, j Horticulture Division. ! Dairy Division. Fields Division. Total. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Investigations and works for improvement of agricultural knowledge .. .. .. 69 4 9 .. .. 69 4 9 Grading, testing, and laboratory services to improve agricultural knowledge .. •• I .. 24,657 17 11 1,861 17 4 26,519 15 3 and the standard of agricultural exports Fees under Dairy Industry Act .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,245 0 0 .. .. .. 2,245 0 0 Fees under Stock Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,086 7 9 .. .. .. 1,086 7 9 Fees under Slaughtering and Inspection Act .. .. .. .. .. 29,741 14 0 .. .. .. 29,741 14 0 Fees under Orchard and Garden Diseases Act .. .. .. .. .. 630 9 4 .. .. 630 9 4 Fees under Margarine Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 400 .. 400 Interest on sundry advances, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 219 15 0 4 8 1 47 10 9 .. 271 13 10 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. .. .. 108,302 12 6 116,195 9 4 103,753 4 4 21,801 9 4 28,722 19 2 378,775 14 8 108,302 12 6 149,488 6 1 104,457 6 6 46,510 18 0 30,584 16 6 439,343 19 7