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B.—l [PT. IY Sup. TO 1928

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. EXPERIMENTAL FARMS AND AREAS, QUARANTINE STATIONS, POULTRY STATION, AND CATTLE-DIP. Working Accounts and Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

I J ( I TS' 0 ! mo „« no p Ql ,„„ rn , T Motuihi Island Somes Island ! Quail Island | Poultry MnhataHnA 1 Mamaku Farm. Puwera Area. Marton Area. Gore Area. Quarantine Quarantine Quarantine Station, Total. Farm. Farm. Area. station. Station. : Station. WaUaceyiUe. Cattle-dip. j ; I I Dr. To Stock, 1st April, 1927 — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Live-stock .. .. 911 1 0 111 14 0 693 12 0 504 16 0 .. 945 10 0 .. 1,166 3 0 79 0 0 146 12 0 259 10 0 .. 4,817 18 0 Farm crops and stores .. 371 2 9 164 10 0 341 0 7 324 8 5 256 19 10 752 16 0 119 9 6 41 17 11 57 14 2 46 17 11 114 19 1 14 19 3 2,606 15 5 Wages .. .. •• 563 2 8 548 9 0 684 12 6 539 14 1 195 15 0 476 9 0 305 5 6 487 15 4 258 10 2 266 4 0 365 8 9 80 0 0 4,771 6 0 Purchases of live-stock .. .. 257 17 9 505 15 9 336 4 4 .. 249 19 0 .. 142 0 1,8 0 0 30 10 0 26 10 0 .. 1,556 16 11 Launch and steamer services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 166 2.2 357 9 2 47 6 10 .. .. 570 18 2 Manures and seeds .. 84 2 9 28 6 5 134 16 6 61 3 6 38 11 10 14 19 6 28 11 8 77 10 0 .. .. .. ; .. 468 2 2 Cultivating, harvesting, and .. 73 1 11 .. .. 134 4 4 79 16 6 81 14 3 .. .. .. .. • • 368 17 0 shearing Purchases of foodstuffs .. 56 5 11 .. 56 3 0 34 8 7 .. 87 19 7 .. 65 17 11 70 11 10 17 14 10 567 11 11 .. 956 13 7 Cartage and sundries i.. 89 4 2 25 14 8 55 5 2 26 14 10 - 38 1 8 13!) 5 0 18 13 8 31 3 0 61 3 11 9 6 3 170 15 6 39 1 4 704 9 2 Balances carried down . .. .. .. .. .. 38 7 3 .. 292 5 1 . ■ .. ■ ■ , 140 0 9 j 470 13 1 2,074 19 3 1,209 13 9 2,471 5 6 1,827 9 9 663 12 8 2,785 1 10 j 553 14 7 2,470 14 6 1 892 9 3 564 11 10 1,504 15 3 274 1 4 |17,292 9 6 ===== == =L== === i === ========;=== To Balances brought down :. 545 11. 8 95 3 7 511 18 11 188 15 11 158 11 9 .. ' 330 0 10 .. 538 6 3 202 9 3 334 18 0 j .. j 2,905 16 2 Repairs and maintenance .. 39 16 0 17 13 1 72 11 9 39 12 6 7 18 5 30 18 6 .. 70 0 10 83 10 0 .. 11 8 8 16 18 9 , 390 8 6 Sundries .. .. • • 30 0 10 16 15 4 24 10 1 60 0 6 .. 64 3 9 .. .. 13 18 1 14 19 1 .. .. 1 224 7 8 Management .. - - 50 0 0 .. .. .. 30 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 .. .. - • 50 0 0 .. 20o 0 0 Rent . . .. • • .. 228 13 5 .. 13 0 0 100 0 0 .. 34 13 0 .. .. • • 6 0 0 .. 382 6 5 Depreciation .. .. 197 7 11 54 10 7 121 13 8 141 17 11 11 6 1 166 0 3 4 12 11 160 0 1 164 5 5 90 16 4 112 16 5 52 3 10 1,277 11 5 Interest on.capital .. 362 11 11 45 10 7 294 9 7 198 4 6 17 7 0 230 8 10 8 7 9 657 3 4 225 2 11 , 239 0 11 92 11 8 43 13 4 2,414 12 4 Administration charges .. 15 17 4 18 7 4 27 8 2 23 5 7 6 2 3 20 8 2 5 5 6 22 11 2 11 16 1 5 17 6 19 18 2 4 15 0 181 12 3 Balance (profit) . . ■ ■ .. .. .. ., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 9 10 22 9 10 1,241 5 8 476 13 11 1,052 12 2 664 16 11 331 5 6 561 19 6 ! 408 0 0 909 15 5 1,036 18 9 j 553 3 1 627 12 11 . 140 0 9 j 8,004 4 7 Or. £ s. d._ | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales of live-stock. . . . 71 4 7 ! 220 16 2 491 2 3 107 10 0 .. 241 14 7 .. 609 6 10 63 13 8 75 11 7 174 16 9 .. 2,055 16 5 Sales of produce .. .. 398 3 3 349 17 6 256 5 1 546 9 0 105 7 10 529 12 11 61 18 4 395 4 6 57 1 5 32 8 6 360 6 1 .. 3,092 14 5 Fees .. .. ■• •• : .. .. .. .. .. .. 131 8 6 64 5 6 47 1 2 .. 273 0 0 515 15 2 Sundries . . .. I.. .. 1 8 0 20 6 3 37 4 10 3 1 3 .. 0 6 0 34 6 0 54 3 ' 4 1 17 4 .. .. 152 13 0 Stock, 31st March, 1928 — i Live-stock .. .. 676 0 0 198 4 0 824 7 0 801 16 0 .. 1,241 3 0 .. 1,270 5 0 98 10 0 189 0 0 513 8 0 .. 5,812 13 0 Farm crops and stores .. 383 19 9 344 4 6 367 6 0 145 14 0 396 11 10 772 11 4 161 9 5 30 3 8 16 9 1 16 4 0 121 6 5 1 1 4 2,757 1 4 Balances carried down .. 545 11 8 95 3 7 511 18 11 188 15 11 158 11 9 .. 330 0,10 .. 538 6 3 202 9 3 334 18 0 •• 2,905 16 2 2,074 19 3 1,209 13 9 2,471 5 6 1,827 9 9 663 12 8 2,785 1 10 j 553 14 7 2,470 14 6-892 9 3 564 11 10 1,504 15 3 274 1 4 17,292 9 6 By Balances brought down .. .. j .. .. .. I • • 38 7 3 ... 292 5 1 ■ • .. • • 140 0 9 470 13 1 Rents .. .. .. 60 0 0 j 23 0 0 55 0 0 30 0 0 .. 30 0 0 .. .. | -. .. .. ! • • 198 0 0 Sundries .. .. • ■ 7 5 0 1 .. .. .. i • • 0 17 0 .. .. ■. .. ; • • • • 8 2 0 Royalties .. •• .. ; .. 67611 .. ' •• .. .. j •• •• ■■ 67611 Balances (losses) .. 1,174 0 8! 453 13 11 930 5 3 634 16 11 331 5 6 492 15 3 408 0 0 617 10 4 1,036 18 9 553 3 1 627 12 11 .. 7,260 2 7 __ 1,241 5 8 i 476 13 11 1,052 12 2 ' 664 16 11 1 331 5 6 561 19 6 408 0 0 909 15 5 1,036 18 9 553 3 1 1 627 12 11 140 0 9 8,004 4 7