LEVIN STATE FARM (EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1896 Session I, C-10

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1896. NEW ZEALAND.

LEVIN STATE FARM (EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 17th June, 1896. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing—(l) The cost of superintendence, inspection, labour, plant, live-stock, and all other costs incidental to the establishment and maintenance of the Levin State Farm; (2) the amount realised for produce, grain, &c, on the said farm."—(Mr. Massey.)

Eetuen showing the Cost of Superintendence, Inspection, Labour, Tools, Plant, Live-stock, and all other Costs incidental to the Establishment and Maintenance of the Levin State Farm; the Amount realised for Produce, Grain, &c, on the said Farm. Statement of Account, 1894-95. Cr. & s. d. Dr. £ s. d. By Present value of farm (land) .. .. 3,200 0 0; To 800 acres of land at £4 per acre .. 3,200 0 0 Value of permanent works .. .. 2,643 9 1 Wages, day and contract .. .. 2,101 2 4 Goods on hand .. .. .. 132 4 0 Manager's salary .. .. .. 150 0 0 Stock, Ac. .. .. •. ■ • 366 10 0 Timber for houses, stables, sheds, &c. .. 234 18 6 Cash receipts* .. .. .. 422 12 2 Labour (tradesmen on buildings) .. 132 12 4 Goods, miscellaneous, including horsefeed, harness, blacksmithy, and all sundry accounts .. .. .. 294 13 11 Tools, drays, trap, &c. .. .. 185 5 9 Fares (rail and steam) deducted from wages .. .. .. .. 49 '.i 6 Freight on goods .. .. .. 97 11 5 Fruit-trees, shelter-trees, seeds, &o. . . 137 7 !) Two draught horses .. .. .. 36 0 0 Accounts, 1893-94 .. .. .. 124 4 2 Balance .. .. .. .. 21 15 7 £6,764 15 3 £6,764 15 3 * This represents 6£ per cent, on the expenditure.

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Ebturn showing the Cost of Superintendence, Inspection, Labour, Tools, Plant, Live-stock, and all other Costs incidental to the Establishment and Maintenance of the Levin State Farm; the Amount realised for Produce, Grain, -&c, on the said Farm— continued. Statement of Account, 1895-96. Or £ s. d. Dr. £ s. d. By Original value of land .. .. 3,200 00 To 800 acres, at £4 per acre .. .. 3,200 0 0 " Estimated increase by permanent im- Manager s salary .. .. .. 150 0 0 provements, at £4 per acre.. .. 3,200 0 0 Wages day and contract from 18th qii.l, &„ _ , March, 1895, to 13th March, 1896 Cattle— (thirteen payments) .. .. 2,632 0 9 31 young steers, at £2 10s. .. 77 10 0 Timber for new buildings .. 149 12 10 •'7 heifers at £3 81 0 0 Goods, miscellaneous (this includes all 4 cows, at£6 '.'. '.'. •• 24 0 0 sundry accounts, and two windmills lbull,at£s 50 0 and pumps) .. .. .. 204 16 1 3 weaner calves 5 0 0 Blacksmithmg (this includes horse-shoe--66 bullocks, at £5 .. •• 330 0 0 ing and general smith work .. 4116 9 ff Saddlery (new), harness, and repairs .. 30 17 6 ?5 draughts, at £22 .. .. 110 0 0 Horses-1 at £27 lat £19 46 10 0 ! hack b 60 0 Draught mare, £16 10s.; bay hack, £5 Pigs-69, at 7s. 3d.'" '.'. '.'. 25 0 3 55.; 1 brood mare at £35 .. .. 56 15 0 Bees-10 hives, at 16s 80 0 Freights, rail and steamer .. .. 58 110 Dray .. .. .. • • 21 2 5 671 10 3 Ironmongery: Galvanised iron and general builders' ironmongery, inGoods on hand- eluding nails, Ac. • • ■ • • ■ 65 17 4 316 strainers, at 3s. 6d. each .. 55 6 0 Fencing-wire, plain and barbed, staples, 550 posts, at £1 ss. per 100 .. 6 17 6 Ac. .... .. •■ 7d 16 2 175 stays, at Is. 6d. each .. .. 13 2 6 Tools, bush, agricultural jacks, Ac. .. 34 17 5 18 coils galvanised wire, at £9 per ton 82 0 Powder, dynamite, fuse, detonators, Ac. 15 13 4 2 drays, at £20 each .. .. 40 0 0 Tents .. .. • • • ■ 11 17 b 1 spring cart, £16 ; 1 roller, £6 105... 22 10 0 Tanks, pumps, pipes Ac .. .. 9 d 5 barrows, at £1 each .. .. 50 0 Fire-proof safe and Avery's scales .. 11 10 0 2 windmills and pumps, with fittings, Paints, oils Ac .. .. .. 11 & H at £20 each 40 0 0 Agricultural implements .. .. 89 11 5 4 hand-pumps and fittings, £15s. each 50 0 Cattle .. .. .... 500 d U 1 chaff cutter 7 0 0 Gra3s-seed, forest-trees, shelter-trees, 1 stump-extractor " '.'. .. 10 0 0 seed-potatoes, turnips, mangolds, Ac. 217 8 0 1 fireproof safe .. .. • • 80 0 Service of mares .. .. . - «11 b Sundries (including saddlery, tents, 7 firs 11 10 horse-covers, anvils, forge, spraying- „... , ins? n a machine, &c.) 50 0 0 Credit balance 1,057 0 8 Tools (including jacks, Ac.).. .. 60 0 0 Agricultural implements (ploughs, harrows, Ac.) .. • • • • 30 0 0 2,000 fruit-trees, at 2s. 6d. each .. 250 0 0 400 grape-vines, at Is. each .. 20 0 0 Potatoes in stock (pitted), 60 tons, at £2 per ton 120 0 0 5 acres of turnips and mangolds, at £4 per acre .. • • • • 20 0 0 Oaten chaff, 16 tons, at £3 12s. 6d. per ton 58 0 0 Small stack hay, about 5 tons, at £2 10s. per ton .. .. • • 12 10 0 841 8 0 Cash receipts* — Sale of cattle ...... 263 4 6 Sale of horses .. .. • • 62 0 0 Refund fares, rents, Ac. .. .. 130 3 5 Royalty on timber .. .. 180 18 6 Firewood, posts, Ac. .. .. 125 19 0 Sale of cottage .. • • • ■ 26 9 9 Award, first prize, Palmerston North Show (plough team) .. .. 2 0 0 Clearing section, police-station, Levin 11 0 0 Sundry receipts .. .. • • 419 1 812 14 3 £8,725 12 6 £8,725 12 0

• This represents 1059 per cent, on the expenditure.

Land .ploughed ready for cropping, 22 acres. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,375 copies), £1 11s.

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