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Particulars of Expenditure and Receipts at Weraroa Experimental Farm for the Year ended 31st March, 1912. Expenditure. £ s. d. Wages, board, &c, farm employees .. .. .. .. .1,617 0 0 Purchase of stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,847 0 0 Seeds, plants, &c. .. .. .. .. , .. .. 120 0 0 Implements, tools, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 11800 Buildings and material .. . . .. .. .. 54 0 0 Fencing and material .. , , .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 Drainage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 0 0 Stumping and clearing .. .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Fodder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Threshing, shearing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 48 0 0 Manures .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 Blacksmithing, shoeing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Chemicals, oils, and explosives .. .. .. .. .. 36 0 0 Saddlery and repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 0 0 Sacks and twine .. .. . . .. .. .. 22 0 0 Fees for service of stallions .. .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Freights and charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 102 0 0 Household requisites, &c. .. .. .. .. ' .. 216 0 0 Entertainment of visitors .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Photographs, subscriptions to periodicals .. .. .. 21 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 0 0 £4,514 0 0 Receipts. £ s. d. Sale of cattle .. .. .. ..' .. .. 1,062 0 0 Sale of sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,293 0 0 Sale of pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 0 0 Sale of wool, skins, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 621 0 0 Sale of butterfat and milk .. .. .. .. .. 346 0 0 Sale of fruit .. .. .. .. .. -.. .. 82 0 0 Sale of oats, fee. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 Board, employees and others .. .. .. .. .. 16 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 0 0 £3,616 0 0

Particulars of Expenditure and Receipts at Motuihi Experimental Farm for the Year ended 31st March, 1912. Expenditure. £ s. d. Wages, fee, of farm employees .. .. .. .. .. 266 0 0 Purchase of stock .. .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 Implements, tools, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 29 0 0 Manures .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 0 0 Woolpacks, twine, &c. .... .. .. .. .. 23 0 0 Launch hires and freights .. .. .. .. .. 900 Fencing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 3 0 0 Chemicals, oils, fee. .. .. .. .. .. .. 700 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 £471 0 0 Receipts. £ s. d. Sale of chaff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 0 0 Sale of sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 269 0 0 Sale of wool, skins, fee. .. .. .. .. .. .. 234 0 0 Sale of vegetables .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 0 0 £640 0 0

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