DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— continued. Bacteriological Laboratory Working Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1931.

SERA BRANCH. Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ 3. d. To Stock on hand, Ist April, 1930 .. .. 1,622 13 1 By Sales .. .. .. .. .. 5,933 0 0 Purchases for year .. .. .. 4,933 15 ' Stock on hand, 31st March, 1931 .. .. 1,759 4 3 6,555 14 6 Gross profit .. .. .. .. 1,136 9 9 £7,692 4 3 £7,692 4 3 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. j Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 445 8 6 By Gross profit .. .. .. .. 1,136 9 9 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 j Printing and stationery .. .. .. 10 0 0 Postages .. .. .. .. .. 43 0 0 Telephones .. .. .. .. 15 10 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 70 10 10 Freight. &c. .. .. .. .. 5 3 9 610 13 1 Xet profit transferred to Income and Expenditure Account . . .. .. .. 525 16 8 £1,136 9 9 £1,136 9 9

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t • _ Station, Ashburton. Auckland. Dunedin. Greymouth. Gieborne. Hamilton. InvercarglU. Napier. Plymouth Wanganui. Wellington. Whangarci. Total. Dr. , £ R. 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. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock on hand, 1st 17 13 4 .. .. 12 2 0 i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 15 4 April, 1930 General expenses .. 149 11 6 2 10 0 36 10 10 46 2 4 .. .. .. .. 7 0 6 7 10 9 7 0 6 7 10 9 .. 25 7 0 289 4 2 Contributions to Hos- .. .. 1,500 0 0 .. 100 0 0 .. 150 0 0 .. 150 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 1,250 0 0 .. 3,500 0 0 pital Boards Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1,514 0 3 .. 425 0 0 .. 385 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 425 0 0 2,749 0 3 Total debits .. 167 4 10 ! 2 10 0 1,536 10 10 1,572 4 7 100 0 0 425 0 0 150 0 0 385 0 0 157 0 6 107 10 9 157 0 6 107 10 9 1,250 0 0 450 7 0 6,567 19 9 Cr. By Sales .. .. 41 2 4 .. .. 10 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 2 6 Stocks on hand 31st 15 0 0 .. 18 18 0 , .. .. .. .. . .. 33 18 0 March, 1931 \ „ Total credits .. 56 2 4 .. .. Ml 18 2 ' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 0 6 Net cost .. Ill 2 6 2 10 0 1,536 10 10 1,552 6 5 100 0 0 425 0 0 150 0 0 385 0 0 157 0 6 107 10 9 157 0 6 107 10 9 1,250 0 0 450 7 0 6,491 19 3 I