DEPARTMENT OF AG RICULTURE-c ontinued. RUAKURA FARM OF INSTRUCTION. Farm Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

« Summary. £ s. d. £ s. d. Total debits .. .. 33,697 12 8 Total loss .. .. .. 4,296 8 7 Total credits .. .. 30,018 12 1 Total profit .. .. 617 8 0 Difference .. .. £3,679 0 7 Net loss .. .. £3,679 0 7

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Receipts and Exp enditure, Experimental, Ed ucational, and Hostel, Section, for the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

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Section Stock at j Purchases and I T Bepairs and | Pastures and ! stnrp | Interest and : Total T>ehit« Balance | Sales and ! Issues of Horse j Stock at T <rf»l r™rtita Balance section. 31/3/22. j Transfers, j labour. Sundries, j Feed. | Store issues, j Depreciation, lotai Debits. p ro fit. j Transfers. | Produce. | Labour. 31/3/23. iotal Oredits. Lo3f . . ; £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Dairy herd.. .. 3,737 13 4 1,906 0 0 563 13 7 247 10 3 1,322 16 5 .. 200 3 4 29 13 6 8,007 10 5 .. 3,508 14 7 4] 4 10 .. 3,152 2 0 6,702 1 5 1,305 9 0 Farm crops.. .. 1,408 7 3 563 11 6 551 9 2 195 3 7 .. 195 19 8 274 18 11 25 10 6 3,215 0 7 .. 2 14 6 1,497 6 10 .. 1,149 3 8 2,649 5 0 565 15 7 Farm stores .. 318 8 4 214 7 7 63 5 8 254 13 10 .. .. 19 17 7 8 13 4 879 6 4 .. 2 4 11 511 14 0 .. 258 11 1 772 10 0 106 16 4 Grass and pastures .. 1,904 9 2 .. 346 14 8 260 4 1 .. 62 2 4 1,711 11 11 219 5 3 4,504 7 5 .. 2 2 6 2,128 6 2 .. 1,690 0 5 3,820 9 1 683 18 4 Milk-production herd 1.116 0 0 1,518 0 0 590 2 3 255 1 2 485 7 11 5 9 6 108 3 3 100 8 6 4,178 12 7 80 18 4 2,446 18 3 809 11 4 .. 1,003 1 4 4,259 10 11 Orchard .. .. 604 10 0 .. 196 3 9 53 10 9 .. 2 14 8 67 5 11 27 19 0 952 4 1 .. 32 13 8 76 18 4 .. 604 10 0 714 2 0 238 2 1 Pigs .. .. 775 10 0 44 2 0 517 10 5 460 1 2 756 12 4 9 10 0 110 15 6 116 1 5 2,790 2 10 .. 979 11 11 83 16 4 .. 718 12 0 1,782 0 3 1,008 2 7 Poultry .. .. 653 15 8 .. 307 1 4 130 5 9 609 1 8 15 13 5 83 0 5 128 4 10 1,927 3 1 .. 640 3 7 158 9 6 .. 959 12 7 1,758 5 8 168 17 5 Quarters .. .. .. .. 146 9 3 62 13 11 352 3 6 .. 11 0 11 15 2 6 587 10 1 .. 308 3 7 164 10 3 .. 52 17 7 525 11 5 61 18 8 Sheep .. .. 1,991 10 0 1,576 15 9 388 0 5 71 7 0 720 11 2 5 13 2 94 3 9 18 17 2 U,866 18 5 536 9 8 2,593 16 5 410 6 8 .. 2,399 5 0 5,403 8 1 Vegetable garden .. 67 10 0 .. 144 5 2 8 7 8 .. 8 5 3 5 14 10 0 7 6 234 10 5 .. 16 19 11 89 0 6 .. 50 0 0 156 0 5 78 10 0 Horses .. .. 594 6 0 .. 147 17 3 240 12 10 431 2 7 4 19 2 59 5 11 76 2 8 1,554 6 5 .. 91 15 0 4 0 0 948 10 10 431 2 0 1,475 7 10 78 18 7 13,171 19 9 5,822 16 10 3,962 12 11 2,239 12 0 4,677 15 7 310 7 2 2,746 2 3 766 6 2 33,697 12 8 617 8 0 10,625 18 10 5,975 4 9 948 10 10 12,468 17 8 30,018 12 1 4,296 8 7

Expended during ! Total Previmiilv Received during Total Bf ceI P<s Particulars. j at Tear ended Expenditure at j Particulars. rece ved Year ended 31st March 31st March l922 31st March, 1923. 31st March, 1923. j; received. 3 lst March, 1923. ' Experimental — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Receipts from experimental plots — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Rent of land .. .. .. .. 41 1 6 30 0 9 II 2 3 By grazing .. .. .. .. 26 0 0 11 18 2 37 18 2 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 64 14 11 12 19 5 77 14 4 j By crops .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 12 6 2 12 6 Seeds and manures .. .. .. .. 121 9 8 21 3 10 142 13 6 j Homestead —Board receipts, &c. .. .. 3,527 4 7 698 11 3 ! 4,225 15 10 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 34.1 .. 4 1 Homestead —Operative stock on hand .. .. .. 26 7 0 26 7 0 Expenses of visitors .. .. .. .. 1,059 6 0 866 3 1 1,925 9 1 | ! Apiary products .. .. .. .. 216 17 8 30 15 0 247 12 8 Expenses of homestead .. .. .. 6,141 0 3 1,602 13 1 7,743 13 4 jj Apiary stock on hand .. .. .. 192 0 0 22 11 4 j 214 11 4 Apiary education .. .. .. .. 1,218 12 4 376 16 9 1,595 9 1 ! Agricultural education credits .. .. .. .. 800 800 Apiary stock of bees .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 .. 150 0 0 Repatriation Board receipts, &c. .. .. 4,865 14 9 1,084 9 4 j 5,950 4 1 Agricultural education .. .. .. 5,088 6 7 2,249 4 9 7,337 11 4 !j Prizes won at shows .. .. .. .. 109 2 2 .. j 109 2 2 Training of soldiers .. .. .. .. 6,203 7 8 1,838 14 11 8,042 2 7 || Balance carried forward to Capital Account .. 11,982 19 2 5,261 16 6 ' 17,244 15 8 Departmental exhibits .. .. .. 828 15 4 149 4 6 977 19 10 jj 20,919 18 4 7,147 1 1 28,066 19 5 i 20,919 18 4 7,147 1 1 28,066 19 5 S I 11