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DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. Assets. Capital, 1st April, 1922— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. General .. .. .. .. .. .. 338,193 2 6 Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 122,576 16 2 Non-interest-bearing, Ruakura ... .. .. .. 1,301 1 7 Less sales and transfers .. .. .. 3,490 16 5 Treasury advances, Ruakura .. .. .. .. 14,866 4 0 Less reserve, Ruakura .. .. .. 3,11416 9 Interest reserve, Ruakura .. .. .. .. 7,866 9 2 6,605 13 2 : 362,226 17 3 115,971 3 0 Treasury Adjustment Account— Permanent improvements .. .. .. 124,213 11 4 General .. .. .. .. .. .. 207,305 10 4 Additions .. .. .. .. 2,643 9 3 Treasury advances, Ruakura .. .. .. .. 4,106 7 2 126,857 0 7 Interest reserve, Ruakura .. .. .. .. 3,388 16 11 Less sales and transfers .. .. .. 11,376 7 6 Non-interest-bearing, Ruakura .. .. .. .. 1,120 9 10 Less depreciation reserve .. .. .. 6,157 11 10 215,921 4 3 17,533 19 4 Sundry creditors— j 109,323 1 3 General .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,305 14 6 Eurniture, fittinas. and fixtures .. .. 9,500 8 2 Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 87 4 2 Additions ' .. .. .. 335 14 8 21,392 18 8 . 9,836 2 10 Amounts received in advance .. .. .. .. .. 5,988 4 11 Less sales and transfers .. .. .. 42 14 4 Less depreciation reserve .. .. .. 768 1 10 810 16 2 9,025 6 8 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 3,386 17 10 Additions .. .. .. .. 84 10 9 3,481 8 7 Less depreciation reserve .. .. .. .. 174 3 10 3,307 4 9 Technical instruments and equipment .. 4,011 19 10 Additions .. .. .. .. 175 12 6 4,187 12 4 Less sales and transfers .. .. .. 84 19 9 Less depreciation reserve .. .. .. 307 13 10 392 13 7 3,794 18 9 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. .. 1,732 4 4 Less depreciation reserve .. ■ ■ • ■ .. 173 4 5 1,558 19 11 Transport equipment .. .. .. 10,189 18 3 Additions .. .. .. .. 791 10 0 10,981 8 3 Less sales and transfers .. .. .. 1,930 3 0 Less depreciation .. .. .. 1,81483 3,744 11 3 7,236 17 0 Implements and tools .. .. .. 13,426 9 4 Additions .. .. .. .. 533 19 2 13,960 8 6 Less sales and transfers ,. .. .. 1,442 1 6 Less depreciation reserve .. .. .. 1. 699 6 1 3,141 7 7 10,819 0 11 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 605,529 5 1 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. 261,036 12 3

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