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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 61.5,246 5 5 Rent of buildings .. .. .. .. 1,061 22 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 7,363 1 9 Territorial revenue .. .. .. .. 18 8 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 3,693 3 3 Balance carried down .. .. .. 625,223 0 3 £626,302 10 5 £626,302 10 5 £ s. d. Profits from special accounts—• £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 625,223 0 3 Rabbit-destruction, poisons, and poison-mixing Losses from special accounts — depots .. .. . . .. 202 5 8 Experimental farms and 'areas, quarantine- Te Kauwhata Horticultural Station .. .. 51 4 8 stations, poultry-station, and cattle-dip .. 2,854 11 10 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 633,294 8 1 Ruakura Farm of Instruction — £ s. d. Farm working .. . . 536 6 11 Experimental, educational, and hostel .. .. 4,933 19 5 5,470 6 4 £633,547 18 5 £633,547 18 5

Note. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental values as assessed by other Departments ; (b) interest on capital.

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Particulars. Head Office. "Division!' Dairy Divlaion - riellls Division. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Personal services and locomotion .. 32,226 10 9 116,961 6 4 19,754 6 11 54,993 7 9 34,407 16 2 258,343 7 11 General establishment (office rents, 13,693 0 9 1,085 12 7 263 18 1 112 7 8 477 4 8 15,632 3 9 printing, &c.) Investigation and works for the 223 8 2 691 9 0 91 7 7 3,956 7 1 7,354 8 1 12,316 19 11 improvement of agricultural knowledge Control and destruction of diseases .. 45,348 12 5 91 9 0 .. .. 45,440 1 5 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory 728 5 8 2,598 14 7 .. .. .. 3,327 0 3 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Executive Commission of Agriculture 7,178 19 2 .. .. .. .. 7,178 19 2 Carriage of lime and fertilizers .. 233,260 4 6 .. .. .. .. 233,260 4 6 Carriage of farm products.. .. 50,175 16 3 .. .. .. .. 50,175 16 3 Subsidy on superphosphate deliveries 10,833 13 5 .. .. .. .. 10,833 13 5 Guarantee on shipments of fruit .. .. .. 14,893 19 10 .. .. 14,893 19 10 Grants to Massey Agricultural College 14,234 3 10 .. .. .. .. 14,234 3 10 Grants to Lincoln Agricultural College 458 16 7 .. .. .. .. 458 16 7 Compensation under the Stock Act .. 11,072 9 8 .. .. .. 11,072 9 8 Compensation under the Slaughtering .. 26,275 15 1 .. .. .. 26,275 15 1 and Inspection Act Flock House Station .. .. .. . • • • • • 533 1 9 533 1 9 363,012 19 1 204,033 19 8 35,095 1 5 59,062 2 6 42,772 10 8 703,976 13 4 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Control and destruction of diseases .. .. .. .. 956 7 5 956 7 5 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory .. .. .. 34,754 8 8 841 17 0 35,596 5 8 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Interest on sundry advances .. .. 1147 .. .. .. 1147 Refund of advances for purchase of 1700 .. .. .. .. 17 00 fertilizers Fees under the Fertilizers Act . . . . .. . . .. 524 10 7 524 10 7 Fees under the Stock Remedies Act .. 139 13 6 .. .. .. 139 13 6 Fees under the Dairy Industry Act. . .. 2,246 10 0 .. 327 11 8 .. 2,574 1 8 Fees under the Stock Act .. . . 960 3 0 .. . . . . 960 3 0 Fees under the Slaughtering and .. 46,347 1 8 .. .. .. 46,347 1 8 Inspection Act Fees under the Orchard and Garden .. .. 1,603 18 10 .. .. 1,603 18 10 Diseases Act Fees under the Margarine Act .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 . . 3 0 0 Fees under the Veterinary Surgeons .. 6110 .. .. .. 6110 Act Balance carried down .. .. 362,995 19 1 154,332 5 11 33,491 2 7 23,977 2 2 40,449 15 8 615,246 5 5 363,012 19 1 204,033 19 8 35,095 1 5 59,062 2 6 42,772 10 8 703,976 13 4