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Particulars of Expenditure and Receipts at Arataki Experimental Farm for the Year ended 31st March, 1912. Expenditure. £ s. d. Buildings and material .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 Telephone .. .. .. .. .. :. .. 13 0 0 Wages, &c, of farm hands .. .. .. .. .. 552 0 0 Implements, tools, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 400 Purchase of stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 104 0 0 Trees, vines, seeds, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 Manures .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 0 0 Fodder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 0 0 Freights, charges,' &c. .. .. .. .. .. 39 0 0 Chemicals, oils, and explosives .. .. .. .. .. 110 0 Shoeing, blacksmithing, &c. .. .. .. .. 29 0 0 Fuel 5 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 £832 0 0 Receipts. £ s. d. Sale of cows .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 0 0 Sale of grape-vines .. .. .. .. .. .. 227 0 0 Sale of peas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 700 Refund of freights and charges .. .. .. .. .. 1600 £264 0 0

Particulars of Expenditure and Receipts at Bickerstaffe Experimental Farm for the Year ended 31st March, 1912. Expenditure. £ s. d. Buildings and material .. .. .. .. .. ..1200 Felling bush .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 0 0 Fencing and material .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Seeds, plants, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 0 0 Manures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 400 Purchase of stock .. .. .. .$ .. .. 312 0 0 Wages and board, farm hands .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Implements, tools, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 22 0 0 Shoeing, blacksmithing, &c. .. .. .. .. ..1600 Freights and charges .. .. .. .. .. 23 0 0 Shearing and grazing sheep .. .. .. .. 27 0 0 Fodder .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 0 0 Saddlery and repairs .. .. .. .. .. ..1100 Entertainment of visitors .. .. .. .. .. 600 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 0 0 £886 0 0 Receipts. £ s. d. Sale of cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 408 0 0 Sale of goats .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 126 0 0 Sale of horses .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 0 0 Sale of sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 0 0 Sale of wool, mohair, skins, &c. .. .. .. .. . . 248 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 £905 0 0