B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1936.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 553,149 12 5 Kent of buildings .. .. .. .. 1,114 14 9 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 6,674 9 0 Territorial revenue .. .. .. .. 16 16 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 3,909 7 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 562,601 17 8 £563,733 8 5 £563,733 8 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 562,601 17 8 Profits from Special Accounts: Babbit-destruction 394 2 4 Losses from special accounts — poisons and poison-mixing depots Experimental farms and areas, quarantine sta- Te Kauwhata Horticultural Station .. .. 497 12 3 tions, poultry-station, and cattle-dip .. 3,428 16 1 Balance .. .. .. .. •• 571,793 0 3 Ruakura Farm of Instruction — £ s. d. Farm working .. .. 2,333 14 4 Experimental, education, and 4,320 6 9 hostel 6,654 1 1 £572,684 14 10 £572,684 14 10 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 1 ' 0 Dalry Division - ' rields Division. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Personal services and locomotion .. 29,416 18 0 101,840 18 1 18,167 1 5 47,271 0 7 33,648 5 9 230,344 3 10 General establishment (office rent, 13,181 11 10 975 14 11 258 5 7 122 4 2 427 8 4 14,965 4 10 printing, &c.) Investigation and works for the im- 1,259 9 7 .. .. 3,200 10 2 .. 4,459 19 9 provement of agricultural knowledge Control and destruction of diseases and .. 23,158 9 9 3,828 19 10 .. •• 26,987 9 7 pests Grading, testing, and laboratory 728 9 5 2,211 3 6 .. .. •• 2,939 12 11 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Executive Commission of Agriculture 7,868 60 .. •• •• •• 7,868 60 Carriage of lime and fertilizers .. 198,464 0 7 .. •• 198,464 0 7 Carriage of farm products. . .. 45,142 1 0 .. •• •• 45,142 1 0 Subsidy on superphosphate deliveries 30,406 16 3 .. •• •• •• 30,406 16 3 Advances for purchase of fodder for 65 9 8 .. . • • • ■ • 65 9 8 starving stock Guarantee on shipments of fruit .. .. .. 30,215 16 8 .. .. 30,215 16 8 Grants to Massey Agricultural College 14,798 0 0 .. •• •• •• 14,798 0 0 Compensation under the Stock Act .. 9,023 7 9 .. .. •• 9,023 7 9 Compensation under the Slaughtering .. 26,142 7 4 .. .. . ■ 26,142 7 4 and Inspection Act 341,331 2 4 163,352 1 4 52,470 3 6 50,593 14 II 34,075 14 1 641,822 16 2 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Investigation and works for the .. 12 8 2 48 1 5 .. 807 16 4 868 5 11 improvement of agricultural knowledge Control and destruction of diseases .. ■ ■ • • • • 751 14 11 751 14 11 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory .. .. •• 34,007 8 8 746 1 3 34,753 9 11 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Interest on sundry advances .. .. 108 10 9 .. .. • • 108 10 9 Refund of advances for purchase of 20 0 0 . • ■ • ■ • ■ • • 20 0 0 fertilizers Fees under the Fertilizers Act .. 494 1711 .. .. •• •• 494 17 11 Fees under the Stock Remedies Act 438 3 0 .. . ■ • • • • 438 3 0 Fees under the Dairy Industry Act .. 2,447 2 6 .. 302 8 0 .. 2,749 10 6 Fees under the Stock Act . . .. 909 13 0 .. . ■ • • _ 909 13 0 Fees under the Slaughtering and .. 45,902 3 0 .. ■ • • • 45,902 3 0 Inspection Act Fees under the Orchard and Garden .. •• 1,659 0 10 .. .. 1,659 0 10 Diseases Act Fees under the Margarine Act .. .. .. •• 300 .. 300 Fees under the Veterinary Surgeons 14 14 0 .. .. • • ■ • 14 14 0 Act Balance carried down .. .. 340,363 7 5 113,972 3 11 50,763 1 3 16,280 18 3 31,770 1 7 553,149 12 5 341,331 2 4 163,352 1 4 52,470 3 6 50,593 14 11 34,075 14 1 641,822 16 2 \ 7