B.—l [PT. IV

MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued. Farm Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940.

Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1940. fj tabi'lit ICS. £ Assets. £ Capital Account Public Works Fund ... .. 2,444,721 Land .. .. .. ~ 241 057 Sundry oreditors — £ Buildings (institutional) .. . . . . ' 1-317*869 Departmental.. .. .. .. 2,034 Buildings (farm) .. .. ' 30'919 Other .. .. .. .. 9,961 Improvements .. .. .. .. .. 100102 11,995 Other vehicles .. .. .. 1^348 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. 58,296 Loose and artisans'tools .. .. .. 2 057 Writing-off Reserve Account .. .. .. 2,301 Farm implements .. .. [[ 3 024 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. 293,218 Plant and machinery (institutional) .. . . 91,663 Plant and machinery (farm) .. .. .. 2 845 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 581073 Stores and equipment .. .. .. .. 145 048 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. ~ 2 540 Surgical instruments .. .. .. .. '784 Live-stock .. ~ .. .. .. 30 449 Stored and growing crops .. .. .. ] 7 090 Sundry debtors— £ Departmental.. .. .. .. 532 Others .. .. .. .. 183,453 183,986 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. 51 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. .. 2 301 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 579,325 £2,810,531 £2,810,531

Note.—No charge has been made in farm acoounts in respect of patients' labour. T. G. Gray, Direetor-General of Mental Hospitals. F. J. Twiss, Accountant.

I hereby certify that the Farm Working Accounts, Institutional Accounts, Income and Expenditure Account, 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 departmental notes enfaced thereon, and to the explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt. IV].— Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Auckland. church. Dunedin. Holtitika. Nelson. Porirua. Tokanui. Kingseat. Totals. Expenditure. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Live-stock at 1st April, 1939 .. 1,871 4,352 6,269 452 4,072 4,030 7,039 2 948 31 039 Stored and growing crops at 1st 1,067 3,830 3,873 120 1,312 937 2,362 1 590 ls'o91 April, 1939 Purchases of live-stock .. .. 115 548 5,281 47 85 45 2,152 82 8 355 Live-stock sundries .. .. 25 47 111 13 8 12 27 30 273 Salaries and wages .. .. 1,055 2,496 4,957 889 2,153 1,869 2,829 1 443 17 691 Peed 591 627 909 112 345 1,278 391 481 4'734 Fertilizers .. .. .. 263 170 364 90 282 331 661 508 2 669 Seeds .. .. .. 83 532 129 39 66 128 69 200 I 246 Repairs .. .. .. 97 234 176 10 .. 58 87 55 717 Sundries .. .. .. 105 289 202 84 343 238 101 248 1,610 Buildings repairs .. .. .. .. ,. ,. 3 2 ' g Machinery repairs .. .. .. 12 7 .. .. .. j 20 Fencing, draining, and reading .. 20 60 153 17 49 io2 180 78 659 Freight and cartage . . .. 47 .. 29 .. .. .. 65 41 182 Rent, rates, &c. .. .. .. 519 .. .. .. 5jg Depreciation .. .. .. 137 170 315 39 187 277 254 13 1 392 Carried down .. .. .. 1,764 5,369 3,269 48 1,836 3,141 4,519 1,449 21!395 Total .. .. 7,240 19,255 26,044 1,960 10,741 12,454 20,736 9,167 107,597 Interest on capital .. .. 1,431 1,777 1,418 100 1,073 1,248 1,084 696 8 827 Net profit to Institutional Accounts 333 3,592 1,851 .. 763 1,893 3,435 753 12 620 Total .. .. 1,764 5,369 3,269 100 1,836 3,141 4,519 1,449 21,447 Income. ££££££££ £ " Live-stock sales .. .. 636 2,409 1,773 10 1,279 1,204 2,958 1 380 11 649 Poultry .. .. .. 328 800 757 .. 248 865 .. 2'998 Skins, hides, &c. .. .. 55 23 1,396 8 10 39 363 27 1,921 Wool.. .. .. .. .. 316 167 .. 365 106 274 .. l'228 Butterfat .. .. .. .. .. 816 .. 242 116 934 802 2,910 Milk and cream .. .. 1,688 2,993 3,390 742 1,522 3,138 1,731 1 386 16 590 Fruit and vegetables .. .. 1,721 2,014 2,279* 250 1,596 1,156 1,447 l'252 ll'715 Meat .. .. .. .. 19 333 5,876 230 165 104 2,926 28 9'681 Cereals, hay, &c. .. .. .. 1,253 68 .. 29 .. .. .. l'350 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 .. " ' 10 Live-stock as at 31st March, 1940 1,682 4,638 5,726 531 3,839 4,320 30,449 Stored and growing crops, 31st 1,111 4,476 3,796 189 1,430 1,406 2,882 1'800 n'090 March, 1940 ' ' Total .. .. 7,240 19,255 26,044 1,960 10,741 12,454 20,736 9,167 107,597 £££££££££ Profit brought down .. 1,764 5,369 3,269 48 1,836 3,141 4,519 1,449 21,395 Net loss to Institutional Account.. .. .. .. 52 .. .. | ~ ' 52 Total .. .. 1,764 5,369 3,269 100 1,836 3,141 4,519 1,449 21,447