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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA. Working Account and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

Dairy Herd and sh \ pi ! Working- | F c ' Grass and 1 Ornament- 1 Home5t . ad ! Agricultural! Tnj . nl Milk-production. bneep. Pigs. horses. | rops. Pastures. ation. Homestead. Education. Management. Total. | I Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock at 1st April, 1927 .. .. 3,299 0 0 1,827 2 0 367 10 0 186 0 0 770 7 8 2,167 16 11 •• i •• .. 8,617 16 7 Wagesandallowane.es .. .. 1,387 13 2 278 9 10 313 3 0 9 19 7 445 1 5 393 9 5 .. .. .. .. 2,827 16 5 Farm crops and stores .. .. 852 10 4 23 8 7 235 11 9 116 9 8 207 3 2 112 19 3 .. j .. .. 1,548 2 9 Live-stock purchases .. .. .. 78 17 10 702 1 1 15 7 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 796 5 11 Grazing and other issues .. .. 922 7 0 877 12 2 208 13 2 22 8 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,031 0 10 Sundry services .. .. •• 121 2 4 11 14 1 49 10 6 45 17 8 21 6 1 8 14 9 .. i .. I .. .. 258 5 5 Sale expenses .. .. . • 107 0 5 .. 53 10 3 .. . • ■ . .. .. .. .. 160 10 8 Balances carried down .. . . .. 949 5 4 .. 189 1 10 139 7 8 1,917 14 5 ; .. .. j .. .. 3,195 9 3 6,768 11 1 4,669 13 1 1,243 5 8.569 17 3 1,583 6 0 4,600 14 9j .. .. .. .. 19,435 7 10 To Balances brought down .. .. 1.192 2 4 .. 381 15 9 .. •• .. .. .. .. 1,573 18 1 Repairs and loss by fire .. .. j 39 13 6 31 14 3 12 0 5 ! 38 17 1 43 19 0 372 17 3 3 18 8 85 13 6 ; 29 0 6 107 13 5, 765 7 7 Sundry services and supplies .. .. 45 15 0 .. .. .. .. .. 29 0 0 9 12 1 1 14 2 178 1 5 264 2 8 Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. •• •• .. •• 383 3 7 .. .. 969 261, 352 6 1 Undistributed board allowance .. .. •• .. .. .. 37 18 0 .. .. 37 18 0 Factory contribution reserve .. .. 10 00 .. .. .. .. .. . ■ . . .. .. 1000 Exhibits at shows .. .. .. 166 18 11 10 14 8 .. .. •• ! .. ! .. i .. 177.13 7 Depreciation .. .. .. 243 1 6 68 10 5 85 19 3 70 6 3 86 18 10 394 6 8 47 13 4 254 Is 10 88 15 1 123 12 11 1,464 3 1 Interest on capital .. .. .. 310 5 5 149 7 10 61 18 11 56 16 1 214 8 5 1,732 9 4 27 7 0 i 150 13 5 38 10 7 j 89 0 10 2,830 17 10 Administration charge .. .. .. • • .... . . .. . . . . . . 131 13 4 131 13 4 Balances (profits) .. .. .. .. 699 12 10 .. 23 2 5 .. .. .. . . .. .. 722 15 3 ___J i i 1 2,007 16 8 949 5 4 552 9 0 189 1 10 345 6 3 2,499 13 3 491 2 7 1 538 15 10 158 0 4 1 1,599 4 5 9,330 15 6 Or. £ 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 .. .. .. 942 16 8* 1,723 18 4 512 5 11 .. .. .. .. .. •• i •• 3 > 179 0 11 Sales of produce .. .. .. 1,543 8 11 632 12 9 .. .. 212 4 6 .. .. .. .. .. 2,388 6 2 Sundry issues and charges .. .. 207 13 2 0 5 0 .. 427 17 3 753 10 6 2,168 7 8 .. .. .. .. 3,557 13 7 Stock at 31st March, 1928 .. .. 2,882 10 Of 2,312 17 0 349 4 0 142 0 0 617 11 0 2,432 7 1 .. .. .. .. 8,736 9 1 Balances carried down .. .. 1,192 2 4, 381 15 9 j .. .. .. .. .. 1,573 18 1 6,768 11 1 4,669 13 1 1,243 5 8 569 17 3 1,583 6 0 4,600 14 9 .. .. .. .. 19,435 7 10 !- - - — - -i ■ By Balances brought down .. .. .. , 949 5 4 .. 189 1 10 139 7 8 1,917 14 5 .. .. j .. 3,195 9 3 Prizes at shows .. .. .. 135 0 3 • • 9 14 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 144 14 3 Sundries .. . • .. .. .. • • • • < .. • • 26 13 1 .. ! 0 6 6 26 19 7 Rent and allowances .. .. .. .. .. •. .. .. • • ... . . .. 151 4 0 151 4 0 Balances (losses) .. .. .. 1,872 16 5 .. 542 15 0 .. 205 18 7 581 18 10 464 9 6 538 15 10 t 158 0 4 j 1,447 13 11 5,812 8 5 — -i ; i -I 1 2,007 16 8 949 5 4 552 9 0 189 1 10 345 6 3 2,499 13 3 491 2 7 538 15 10 | 158 0 4 ; 1,599 4 5 9,330 15 6 I \_ ! ! | i ! £ s. d. Losses .. .. .. .. .. 5,812 8 5 Profits .. .. .. .. .. 722 15 3 Net.. .. .. .. .. £5,089 13 2 * It is estimated that the market value of twenty-seven Friesan females sent to the Massey Agricultural College was £4:30 greater than the " book " value (at which they were transferred). t The cost price of two Red Poll females was reduced by £51 to bring the animals into account at "standard " values.