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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. TE KAUWHATA HORTICULTURAL STATION. Working Account and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

£ s. d. Profit .. .. .. 688 6 9 Loss .. .. .. 837 2 1 Net Profit .. , . £51 4 8

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J General. Vineyard. Wine Cellar. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock, 1st April, 1936 .. .. .. .. 545 3 2 115 0 1 13,161 7 0 13,821 10 3 Wages and salaries .. .. .. .. 962 18 1 1,056 4 11 711 8 11 2,730 11 11 Inter-section transfers .. .. .. .. .. 283 0 0 177 0 0 460 0 0 Vineyard .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,899 14 4 1,899 14 4 Sundry purchases, &c. .. .. .. 109 11 4 13 6 11 153 1 3 275'19 6 Cartage and freight .. .. .. .. 22 14 10 5 10 6 260 6 1 288 11 5 Purchase of sugar .. .. .. . . . . . . 641 15 6 641 15 6 Purchase of manures and seeds .. .. .. 4 6 3 81 14 7 .. 86 0 10 Purchase of bottles and corks .. .. ., .. .. 458 12 1 458 12 1 Purchase of cases, cartons, and straws .. .. .. .. 140 1 0 140 1 0 Purchase of live-stock .. .. .. . . 415 10 6 . . .. 415 10 6 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. .. 2,072 9 8 2,072 9 8 2,060 4 2 1,554 17 0 19,675 15 10 23,290 17 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 325 2 5 1,381 17 9 .. 1, 707 0 2 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 71 13 11 10 9 10 11 16 8 94 0 5 Depreciation . . .. .. .. .. 63 19 3 76 12 10 155 13 0 296 5 1 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 83 1 3 57 13 3 646 15 0 787 9 6 Management— Salaries and expenses .. .. .. .. 70 14 10 282 19 2 432 6 0 786 0 0 Other charges .. .. .. .. 22 10 5 90 1 6 137 12 3 250 4 2 Balance (profit) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 688 6 9 688 6 9 637 2 1 1,899 14 4 2,072 9 8 4,609 6 1 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales of firewood .. .. .. .. 47 4 4 . 47 4 4 Sales of stock .. .. .. .. .. 364 0 1 . . . . 364 0 1 Sales of produce and sundries .. .. .. 94 18 7 77 7 4 18 1 1 190 7 0 Sales of bulk wine .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,532 II 7 3,532 11 7 Sales of case wine .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,433 6 2 4,433 6 2 Inter-section transfer .. .. .. .. 565 0 0 . . .. 565 0 0 Stock, 31st March, 1937 .. .. 663 18 9 95 11 11 11,691 17 0 12,451 7 8 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 325 2 5 1,381 17 9 .. 1,707 0 2 2,060 4 2 1,554 17 0 19,675 15 10 23,290 17 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,072 9 8 2,072 9 8 Wine cellar .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,899 14 4 .. 1,899 14 4 Balance (loss) .. .. .. .. .. 637 2 1 .. .. 637 2 1 637 2 1 1,899 14 4 2,072 9 8 4,609 6 1