B.—l [PT. IV].

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. RABBIT DESTRUCTION, POISONS, POISON-MIXING DEPOTS, AND SODIUM CHLORATE. Working Account and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

£ s. d. Profits .. .. .. 492 17 8 Losses .. .. 290 12 0 Net profit . . .. £202 5 8

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Auckland r» i • • Sodium Frankton kaikoura Wellington Distributions, «.iJSSS™ t , Chlorate. Junction Depot. Depot. District Poisons. Carbon JJ.striDutions, xotai. Bisulphide. Strychnine. [ >r • £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock, 1st April, 1936 .. 993 6 8 471 2 3 13 9 7 23 17 8 158 11 8 1,351 15 10 3,012 3 8 Wages .. .. .. 600 39 18 0 300 .. 200 .. 50 18 0 Purchase of poisons .. .. .. .. • 175 10 4 2,394 10 3 2,570 0 7 Sugar, pollard, &c. .. .. 27 5 1 .. .. .. .. 27 5 1 Sundries .. .. .. 6 16 11 .. .. .. .. 6 16 11 Packing, cartage, &c. .. 4 0 11 37 15 1 1 16 6 2 14 7 8 15 10 81 5 7 136 8 6 Transfers (in) .. .. .. .. 9 11 8 35 9 7 .. 103 19 2 149 0 5 Balance carried down .. 26 1 9 54 9 4 3 3 7 24 19 1 23 7 7 869 3 7 1,001 4 11 1,029 9 4 637 6 8 31 1 4 87 0 11 368 5 5 4,800 14 5 6,953 18 1 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales, poisons, &c. .. 325 3 11 272 17 8 17 7 4 77 14 8 177 11 11 2,752 0 3 3,622 15 9 Transfers (out) .. .. ., 40 11 3 .. . . 4 10 0 103 19 2 149 0 5 Stock, 31st March, 1937 .. 704 5 5 323 17 9 13 14 0 9 6 3 186 3 6 1,944 15 0 3,182 1 11 1,029 9 4 637 6 8 31 1 4 87 0 11 368 5 5 4,800 14 5 6,953 18 1 Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Repairs and maintenance .. . . 5 13 0 55 6 10 .. . . . . 60 19 10 Management .. .. 15 0 0 30 0 0 1 15 0 7 0 0 15 0 0 270 0 0 338 15 0 Depreciation .. .. . 145 12 1 1 5 0 .. . . . . 146 17 1 Interest .. .. 36 10 69 5 3 0 17 8 0 16 6 765 70 06 184 7 4 Administration .. .. 6 10 0 3 15 0 0 15 0 0 14 0 3 12 0 52 14 0 68 0 0 Balances (profit) .. . . ,. . . . . 16 8 7 . . 476 9 1 492 17 8 57 11 0 254 5 4 59 19 6 24 19 1 25 18 5 869 3 7 1,291 16 11 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balances brought down .. 26 1 9 54 9 4 3 3 7 24 19 1 23 7 7 869 3 7 1,001 4 11 Balances (loss) .. 31 9 3 199 16 0 56 15 11 .. 2 10 10 .. 290 12 0 57 11 0 254 5 4 59 19 6 24 19 1 25 18 5 869 3 7 1,291 16 11 • -f I