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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937.

A. S. Houston, Accountant, Department of Agriculture. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account, Working Accounts, Profit and Loss Accounts, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV].— J. H. Fowlek, Controller and Auditor- General.

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Experimental Farms • R<l x, w+ and Areas, Quaran- 5£v «25 Ruakura Farm Te Kauwhata Other than tine Stations, of Horticultural "Special" Total. Poultry Station, ! ° g Instruction. Station. Undertakings. and Cattle-dip. | -depots. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital (includes Public Works Fund capital, £183,545 10s. 3d.) .. .. .. 10,678 2 4 4,576 5 6 64,995 15 6 19,014 17 7 114,823 12 2 214,088 13 1 Sundry creditors — General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 4 7 17 5 8 70 13 6 68 15 2 31,522 0 11 31,739 19 10 Departmental .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 9 0 460 2 3 76 19 2 28 12 0 34,323 7 10 34,893 10 3 Amounts received in advance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 0 0 .. 99 0 0 1 17 6 4,442 16 9 4,565 14 3 Writing-ofi Reserve .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . . • • • • • 645 18 10 645 18 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,045 12 5 .. 5,656 15 6 .. 572,782 9 8 581,484 17 7 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 202 5 8 .. 51 4 8 .. 253 10 4 13,811 8 4 5,255 19 1 70,899 3 8 19,165 6 11 758,540 6 2 867,672 4 2 Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,352 4 6 300 0 0 35,926 2 0 113 10 0 41,530 4 5 80,222 0 11 Permanent improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,391 5 4 1,080 11 10 12,294 11 1 4,441 16 10 10,717 18 5 34,926 3 6 Furniture, fittings, and fixtures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 120 234 16 8 11 4 0 4,117 0 7 4,365 3 9 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 2 0 .. 28 5 4 10 13 3 3,219 4 8 3,258 5 3 Technical instruments and equipment .. .. .. .. .. .. 168 .. .. 659 3,383 9 3 3,391 1 8 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • . .. .. 207 1 3 207 1 3 Implements and tools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 575 13 8 12 9 9 1,435 0 10 1,965 12 8 2,770 8 10 6,759 5 9 Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 10 0 .. 56 14 4 .. 10,344 0 0 10,404 4 4 Sundry advances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 1 7 27 1 7 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 955 10 0 .. 9,093 14 6 559 4 0 30,364 2 0 40,972 10 6 Farm crops and stores .. .. .. .. ., .. .. .. 397 9 8 3,182 111 5,926 10 9 11,906 11 1 8,143 1 2 29,555 14 7 Sundry debtors — General .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 244 19 0 7 13 9 213 13 1 30 3 7 12,612 0 7 13,108 10 0 Departmental .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 15 2 21 8 0 0 1 0 23 18 11 5,228 7 10 5,307 10 11 Amounts paid in advance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 766 766 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • . • • • 209 11 9 .. .. 209 11 9 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,854 11 10 -. 5,470 6 4 .. 625,223 0 3 633,547 18 5 Writing-off Suspense .. .. .. .. •. .. . • • • • • • • 9 16 0 .. 645 18 10 655 14 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • . 650 11 10 .. 96 6 10 . . 746 18 8 13,811 8 4 5,255 19 1 70,899 3 8 19,165 6 11 758,540 6 2 867,672 4 2