B.—l [PT. IV].

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE -continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1927.

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Experimental Farms Rahbit destruction 1 i and t4 r ftationr n ' p P 0 So°n n S ' " T **£%£?* HorttaUtaS AlbanvandWinton 0 ' h . CT ,^Speci a l Poultry Station, l ols ° n ;™ xmg Instruction. Farm, Weraroa. station Experimental Areas. Undertakings. and Cattle-dip. Depots. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital, 1st April, 1926 .. .. .. .. 50,592 9 5 7,837 17 11 84,437 12 1 61,890 13 4 25,381 12 10 .. 109,097 17 0 339,238 2 7 Sundry creditors —General .. .. .. 528 0 4 54 12 9 717 11 10 87 4 10 20 16 0 .. 19,632 12 0 21,040 17 9 Government .. .. .. 136 9 7 20 19 3 63 14 0 8 19 8 38 13 3 .. 4,752 15 11 5,021 11 8 Amounts received in advance .. .. .. .. .. 639 1 6 .. .. .. 4,566 14 2 5,205 15 8 Depreciation Reserves .. .. .. .. 5,750 10 1 915 3 0 4,894 10 1 7,780 2 6 2,515 11 6 .. 21,775 18 4 43,631 15 6 Writings-off Reserves .. .. .. .. 50 8 0 •• 32 0 0 .. .. .. 4,272 6 4 4,354 14 4 Compensation and Contribution Reserves .. .. .. 750 0 0 .. 60 0 0 .. ! .. .. 810 0 0 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. .. ■. •. .. ■. .. 121 6 8 121 6 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 5,626 14 10 3,542 15 2 3,853 6 9 .. .. j 1,356 0 5 357,490 1 10 371,868 19 0 Excess of revenue over expenditure .. •• .. •• •• 373 11 2 | .. .. 373 11 2 62,684 12 3 13,121 8 1 94,637 16 3 69,827 0 4 28,330 4 9 1,356 0 5 ! 521,709 12 3 ! 791,666 14 4 I -II Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,254 0 0 930 0 0 35,976 4 .0 18,560 0 0 2,091 3 6 .. 34,985 18 11 107,797 6 5 Permanent improvements .. .. •• 27,130 10 3 5,032 18 0 31,413 16 1 32,085 2 7 9,800 13 0 .. 31,307 6 6 136,770 6 5 Furniture, fittings, and fixtures .. .. .. 25 19 9 14 9 7 1,265 15 3 775 11 10 79 7 6 .. 9,987 1 9 12,148 5 8 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 1 14 0 .. 36 3 11 89 10 0 12 13 0 .. 5,445 16 2 5,585 17 1 Technical instruments and equipment .. .. 11 12 9 .. .. 20 1 0 .. 7,074 4 2 7,105 17 11 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 19 2 10 15 0 .. 2,364 8 4 2,394 2 6 Implements and tools .. .. .. .. 3,701 5 11 254 5 4 3,387 6 11 2,169 10 4 1,906 1 9 .. 2,228 9 0 13,646 19 3 Transport .. .. .. .. .. 108 5 6 .. 295 7 7 322 12 1 .. .. 10,321 12 4 11,047 17 6 Sundry advances, &e. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,690 11 7 6,690 11 7 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 4,817 18 0 .. 8,591 8 0 5,682 12 0 624 12 0 .. 376 14 0 20,093 4 0 Farm crops and stores .. .. .. .. 2,606 15 5 4,300 4 0 5,374 13 3 3,204 16 4 11,422 10 0 .. 4,490 7 3 31,399 6 3 Stock on consignment .. .. .. .. .. .. 611 6 9 .. .. .. .. 611 6 9 Sundry debtors— General .. .. .. 228 16 3 22 14 0 603 19 11 340 7 0 665 8 10 .. 9,598 5 7 11,459 11 7 Government .. .. .. 531 16 0 435 1 7 257 15 7 44 4 4 29 12 3 .. 4,154 6 3 5,452 16 0 Amounts paid in advance .. .. .. j .. .. 3 13 11 1 11 8 23 3 0 .. 266 10 7 294 19 2 Compensations and contributions .. .. .. .. 1,496 5 4 .. 70 0 0 .. .. .. 1,566 5 4 Writings- off in Suspense .. .. .. .. j .. .. 32 0 0 .. .. .. 4,272 6 4 4,304 6 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. j .. .. .. 754 14 6 1,644 3 11 .. .. 2,398 18 5 Excess of expenditure over revenue .. .. 8,265 18 5 635 10 3 6,788 5 1 5,707 8 6 .. 1,356 0 5 388,145 13 6 410,898 16 2 62,684 12 3 13,121 8 1 94,637 16 3 69,827 0 4 j 28,330 4 9 1,356 0 5 521,709 12 3 791,666 14 4 # T. G. Gilbert, Accountant, Department of Agriculture. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account, Working Accounts, 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. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.