B.—l [PT. IV, Sup. A].

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Capital Expendi- Less received or written off by v a i„ P Particulars Value as at ture during Year at Particulars Particulars. Slat March, 1922. ended 31st ?i,t M™h Particulars. I March, 1923. Depreciation. Sundries. Marcn, iazd. . ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. 35,976 4 0 .. .. .. 35,976 4 0 Amount required to balance account as at 31st December, 1919 .. 76,610 0 0 Advances from Treasury — £ s. d. Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 11,151 3 4 280 13 6 981 17 9 .. 10,449 19 1 1st January, 1920, to 30th June, 1920 .. .. 4,398 5 0 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. 1,924 18 0 21 18 0 182 10 0 .. 1,764 6 0 1st July, 1920, to 31st March, 1921 .. .. 4,981 4 10 Draining .. .. .. .. .. 2,594 18 1 .. 54 0 0 .. 2,540 18 1 1st April, 1921, to 31st March, 1922 .. .. 5,486 14 2 Clearing and breaking .. .. .. .. 1,777 18 11 74 5 1 .. .. 1,852 4 0 1st April, 1922, to 31st March, 1923 .. .. 4,106 7 2 Water-supply .. .. .. .. 1,702 17 0 .. 133 6 8 .. 1,569 10 4 18,972 11 2 Lighting .. .. .. .. .. 696 13 7 20 3 0 69 12 0 .. 647 4 7 Reserve —Profit on sale of land, 1921-22 .. .. 3,120 0 3 Plantations .. .. .. .. .. 1,044 18 6 17 14 1 25 18 0 44 14 4 j 992 0 3 Less adjustment on correct area being ascertained 5 3 6 Roads .. .. .. .. .. 161 0 0 .. .. .. 161 0 0 3,114 16 9 Telephones . . .. .. .. .. 46 10 0 .. 6 0 0 .. 40 10 0 Interest Reserve — Botanic gardens and plant breeding and plant- 1,329 16 10 493 10 7 .. 96 1 8 1,727 5 9 To 30th June, 1920 .. .. .. .. 1,910 1 11 propagation To 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. 2,584 2 2 Farm implements and machinery .. .. 1,744 16 9 30 0 0 205 7 5 52 19 0 1,516 10 4 To 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. .. 3,372 5 1 Farm tools .. ... .. .. .. 602 2 8 102 19 10 96 4 3 .. 608 18 3 To 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. .. 3,388 16 11 Motor-car (Overland) .. .. .. •• 31 13 0 .. 31 13 0 .. .. 11,255 6 1 Motor-car (Sunbeam) .. . • ■ • • • • ■ 300 0 0 .. .. 300 0 0 Agricultural books .. .. .. •- 457 1 18 0 087 .. 5 15 0 (Note. —Interest has been charged to the farm on capital expended Agricultural education .. .. .. 325 9 0 25 4 7 21 6 4 .. 329 7 3 at the rate of per cent, per annum in lieu of rent.) Office furniture .. • ■ • ■ • • 102 19 4 .. 9 2 11 .. , 93 16 5 Returned soldiers' quarters, furniture, &c. .. 28 19 11 18 0 11 25 11 6 .. I 21 9 4 Homestead furniture, &c. .. .. . ■ 434 6 1 9 18 7 43 8 8 .. 400 16 0 Apiary plant .. .. .. .. 263 8 1 5 14 3 8 15 11 3 19 2 256 7 3 i : 61,944 18 8 1,402 0 5 1,895 3 0 197 14 2 61,254 1 11 Experimental,Educational, and Hostel sections, and 11,982 19 2 7,147 1 1 .. 1,885 4 7 17,244 15 8 homestead charges and visitors 73,927 17 10 8,549 1 6 1,895 3 0 2,082 18 9 78,498 17 7 Farm working capital .. .. .. .. 28,535 4 7 2,918 11 10 .. .. 31,453 16 5 102,463 2 5 11,467 13 4 1,895 3 0 2,082 18 9 109,952 14 0 £109,952 14 0