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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

EX-PERIMENTAL FARMS (RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF) FOR FIVE YEARS ENDED 31st MARCH, 1907.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 25th September, 1907. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the receipts and expenditure upon each of the experimental farms in the colony for five years ending the 31st March, 1907." —(Mr. Okey.)

Department op Agriculture.—Expenditure and Receipts, Experimental Farms, for Five Years ending 31st March, 1907.

Expenditure. 1902-3. 1903-4. 1904-5. 1905-6. 1906-7. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Bickerstaffe ... 681 13 0 2,268 7 9 2,655 16 10 Weraroa ... 4,908 0 0 4,432 18 7 5,218 18 10 5,086 19 0 4,185 18 11 Moumahaki ... 2,462- 4 8 2,857 16 7 2,858 17 2 2,658 10 11 3,653 10 0 Ruakura ... 5,273 14 11 5,563 4 2 5,512 3 5 5,413 6 8 6,527 17 9 Waerenga ... 3,940 6 1 4,018 8 6 3,060 0 4 4,181 13 9 5,503 2 0 Vineyard ... ... 1,078 16 3 1,034 7 11 897 10 2 Arataki... ... 1,38115 1 91118 7 956 8 3 Tauranga ... ... ... ... ... 397 14 9 Receipts. 1902-3. 1903-4. 1904-5. 1905-6. 1906-7. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Biokerstaffe ... ... ... 105 7 4 322 9 8 626 0 5 Weraroa ... 1,690 0 6 1,965 19 2 1,598 5 0 1,631 14 3 1,769 10 6 Moumahaki ... 911 13 0 801 14 4 1,143 2 8 1,062 12 11 1,433 311 Suakura ... 1,427 5 3 2,008 11 6 1,293 16 7 1,264 10 3 1,645 18 6 Waerenga ... 624 311 316 16 1 288 6 5 361 9 7 681 14 4 Vineyard ... ... ... 82 6 1 230 1 5 Arataki... ... ... ... 32 9 10 ... 7 14 0 Tauranga John D. Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture.

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