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Particulars of the Total Expenditure at Motuihi Experimental Farm to the 31st March, 1912. Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wages, &c, farm employees .. .. .. .. .. 886 0 0 Fencing and material . . .. . . . . . . .. 22 0 0 Fodder .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 0 0 Purchase of stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 388 0 0 Seeds, plants, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 Implements, tools, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 0 0 Manures . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 164 0 0 Launch hire and freights .. .. .. .. .. .. 118 0 0 Chemicals, oils, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 0 0 Woolpacks, &c. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 0 0 Household requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 0 0 £1,877 0 0 Public Works Fund. Nil.

Particulars of the Total Expenditure at Tauranga Experimental. Farm to the 31st March, 1912. Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wages, &c, farm employees .. .. .. .. .. 1,579 0 0 Buildings and material .. .. .. .. .. .. 355 0 0 Fencing and material .. .. .. .. . . .. 218 0 0 Clearing gorse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 0 0 Seeds, plants, &c. .. ' .. .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 Manures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 202 0 0 Harness, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Purchase of stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 0 0 Fodder .. .. 35 0 0 Implements, tools, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 207 0 0 Fuel, chemicals, oils, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 0 0 Freights and charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 161 0 0 Surveying .. .. .. ' .. .. .. .. 32 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 0 0 3,263 0 0 Public Works Fund. Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 561 0 0 Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 761 0 0 " Unauthorized " Account. Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,099 10 0 — 1,099 10 0 £5,123 10 0

Summary of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Experimental Farms for the Year ended 31st March, 1912.

Name of Farm. Receipts. Expenditure. .rataki Sickerstaffe Ioumahaki Uiakura £ 264 905 1,520 2,591 1,457 3,616 640 188 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £ 832 886 3,377 5,191 4,850 4,514 471 484 s. d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Waerenga Weraroa lotuihi 'auranga Totals £11,181 0 0 £20,605 0 0