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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Revenue Account for the Yeae ended 31st March, 1923. Or. (Net.) Dr. (Net.) By Investigation and works for improvement agricultural knowledge (includes £ s. d. To General establishment and communicative services (includes appropriation £ s. d. experiments, subsidies, grading of produce, laboratories, displays in buildings items, advertising, printing, stationery and photographs, postages and rent of and at shows, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .._ 7,692 6 7 boxes, telephone services, preparation and distribution of publications, purchases of books, newspapers, &c., upkeep and improvement of buildings, &c., Sales of condemned stock .. .. .. .. 1,291 7 10 contingencies, law-costs, rent of offices, &c. .. .. .. .. 13,084 16 2 Experimental farms and areas (includes Weraroa, Moumahaki, Ashburton, Wai- Slaughtering and Inspection Act .. .. .. .. .. 13,024 12 9 maunga, experimental areas, Mamaku, Avonhead, Milton, Papanui, Arataki, Tauranga, Te Kauwhata : interest and depreciation charges are not included) 7,419 16 3 Orchard and Gardens Diseases Act .. .. .. .. .. 358 6 3 Personal services and locomotion (including salaries, temporary assistance, bicycles, motors, travelling expenses and allowances, removal expenses: Dairy Industry Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,575 14 6 salaries,, &c.. for experimental farms and areas have been transferred out) .. 185,673 4 11 * Control and destruction of diseases and pests (includes noxious weeds, rabbits, Margarine Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 inoculation of calves, cattle-tick, erection cattle-dips, kea, inspection? of manure, compensation nurserymen, control fireblight, fumigation) .. . . 1,088 5 4 Rent of buildings (certain rents collected on farm buildings have been credited Rent of offices, &c. (arranged through Public Works Department) .. .. 6,419 2 7 to experimental farms and areas concerned) .. .. .. .. 1,506 3 2 Stock Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,668 1 4 Rabbit Nuisance Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,278 5 9 Territorial revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 5 10 Bad debts written off .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 12 1 Depreciation (Ruakura Farm Account shows own depreciation) .. .. 9,367 2 3 Balance down .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 215,345 9 9 £242,024 6 8 £242,024 6 8 £ s. d. ■ ■— . Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. 215,345 9 9 £ s. d. Interest (Ruakura Farm Account shows own interest) .. 11,880 4 11 £ s. d. Balance .. . .. .. .. .. .. 237,217 14 0 227,225 14 8 Ruakura Farm— Farm Working Account .. .. .. .. 3,679 0 7 Office and management expenses .. .. .. 1,051 2 3 Experimental, educational, and hostel section .. .. 5,261 16 6 9,991 19 4 £237,217 14 0 £237,217 14 0

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