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Particulars of the Total Expenditure at Waerenga Experimental Farm from the Ist April, 1904, to the 31st March, 1912. Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wages, board, &c, farm employees .. .. .. .. 19,576 0 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. . . .. .. 168 0 0 Buildings and material .. . . . . . . . . 2,496 0 0 Clearing, ploughing, draining, and fencing . . . . . . 2,612 0 0 Sugar .. .. . . .. . . . . .. .. 397 0 0 Household requisites .. .. .. ~ .. 1,186 0 0 Seeds, plants, vines, &c. . . .. .. .. .. .. 2,226 0 0 Manures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,323 0 0 Implements, tools, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1,609 0 0 Fodder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,637 0 0 Stripping, &c, of wattle-bark .. .. ~ .. .. 1,852 0 0 Casks (wine), bottles, cases, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1,358 0 0 Purchase of stock .. .. . . . . . . 1,609 0 0 Shoeing, blacksmithing, and saddlery .. .. .. .. 640 0 0 Sacks, twine, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 409 0 0 Fuel, chemicals, and oils. . .. .. . . .. .. 599 0 0 Office requisites .. .. .. . . .. .. 110 0 0 Entertainment of visitors .. .. .. . . .. 344 0 0 Freight and charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,061 0 0 Surveying .. .. .. . . . . . . .. 238 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 271 0 0 43,721 0 0 Public Works Fund. Gardener's quarters ~ .. .. .. . . .. 449 0 0 Cellarage, water-supply and buildings .. . . .. .. 481 0 0 Road .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 1,030 0 0 £44,751 0 0

Particulars of the Total Expenditure at Weraroa Experimental Farm from the Ist April, 1904, to the 31st March, 1912. Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wages, board, &c, farm employees .. .. .. .. 17,020 0 0 Buildings and material .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,373 0 0 Fencing and material .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-26 0 0 Drainage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 403 0 0 Stumping and clearing .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,347 0 0 Artesian well .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 353 0 0 Milking-machines .. .. .. .. .. ■ .. 305 0 0 Implements, tools, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .'. 1,599 0 0 Household requisites, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1,337 0 0 Purchase of stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,919 0 0 Seeds, plants, &c. .. .. .. .. .. • • 1,169 0 0 Manures .. .. .. .. .. 237 0 0 Fodder .. .. 757 0 0 Chemicals, oils, and explosives .. .. .. .. .. 293 0 0 Saddlery and repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. 202 0 0 Blacksmithing, shoeing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 459 0 0 Freights and charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,146 0 0 Sacks and twine .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 0 0 Entertainment of visitors .. .. .. .. .. 82 0 0 , Office requisites, photos, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 38 0 0 Threshing, shearing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 197 0 0 Stud fees . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 389 0 0 34,185 0 0 Public Works Fund. Buildings, alterations, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 759 0 0 Stumping 127 0 0 886 0 0 . £35,071 0 0