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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

Particulars. Head Office. 6 Da i r y Division. Fields Division. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ g. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Personal services and locomotion 27,272 14 5 103,352 10 4 22,037 11 4 45,391 11 7 28,719 3 7 226,773 11 3 General establishment (officerents, 17,741 10 1 1,107 5 11 238 8 5 284 1 5 299 19 9 19,671 5 7 printing, &c.) Investigations and works for im- 5,597 14 7 308 4 10 412 8 7 1,001 18 4 2,362 19 10 9,683 6 2 provement of agricultural knowledge Control and destruction of dis- .. 17,739 5 4 .. .. 110 8 2 17,849 13 6 eases and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory 430 5 0 1,075 I 3 .. .. .. 1,505 6 3 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of : agricultural exports Contribution to steamer subsidies 196 3 4 .. .. .. .. 196 3 4 (Chatham Islands and West-port-Karamea) Carriage of lime and fertilizers .. 119,523 6 4 .. .. .. .. 119,523 6 4 Guarantee on shipments of fruit.. .. .. 419 5 10 .. .. 419 5 10 Compensation under Stock Act .. .. 13,591 7 8 .. .. ... 13,591 7 8 Compensation under Slaughtering .. 15,915 19 2 .. .. .. 15,915 19 2 and Inspection Act Bonus on pork exported .. 2,123 14 10 .. .. .. .. 2,123 14 10 r' " ; . ; _ , _ 172,885 8 7 153,089 14 6 23,107 14 2 46,677 11 4 31,492 11 4 427,252 19 11 Particulars. Head Office. ' 116 I Dairy Division. Fields Division. Total. I. ' ■ ' I Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Control and destruction of diseases .. .. 121 8 8 .. .. 121 8 8 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory .. ' .. 25,961 8 0 1,510 17 11 27,472 5 11 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Fees under Dairy Industry Act .. .. 2,429 0 0 .. .. .. 2,429 0 0 Fees under Stock Act .. .. .. 979 2 11 .. .. .. 979 2 11 Fees under Slaughtering and .. 33,149 17 1 .. .. .. 33,149 17 1 Inspection Act Fees under Orchard and Garden .. .. 700 9 2 .. .. 700 9 2 Diseases Act Fees under Margarine Act .. .. .. .. 400 .. 400 Fees under Veterinary Surgeons 126 18 0 .. .. .. .. 126 18 0 Act Interest on sundry advances, &c. .. 292 4 3 0 9 6 48 14 0 .. 341 7 9 Balance carried down .. 172,758 10 7 10 3 22,285 6 10 20,663 9 4 29,981 13 5 361,928 10 5 172,885 8 7 153,089 14 6 23,107 14 2 46,677 11 4 31,492 11 4 427,252 19 II Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 361,928 10 5 By Rent of buildings .. .. 1,648 18 11 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 6,425 16 2 Territorial revenue .. .. 44 9 11 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 5,194 17 1 Balance carried down .. .. 371,855 14 10 £373,549 3 8 £373,549 3 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 371,855 14 10 By Profits from special accounts— Losses from special accounts — Te Kauwhata Horticultural Station 384 14 0 Experimental farms and areas, quarantine stations, Balancc .. .. .. 391,017 14 9 poultry-station, and cattle-dip .. .. 7,237 12 9 Ilabbit - destruction poisons and poison - mixing depots .. .. .. .. .. 779 7 8 Ruakura Farm of Instruction' — £ s. d. Farm-working .. .. .. 679 4 6 Experimental, educational, and hostel .. .. ..5,760 15 10 6,440 0 4 Central Development Farm, Weraroa .. .. 5,089 13 2 £391,402 8 9 £391,402 8 9 Notes. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation: (a) Rental values as assessed by Public Works and Justice Departments ; {!>) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at 1st April, 1927. Depreciation has been allowed for on balances of assets as at 31st March, 1928, the total charge being carried to Depreciation Reserve. Credit has been taken without appropriation for assets transferred to other Departments.