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DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE—continued. SOMES ISLAND QUARANTINE STATION. Working Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, Ist April, 1923 — By Sales— Live-stock .. .. 7115 0 Live-stock .. .. .. 45 3 0 Earm crops and stores .. .. 25 2 0 Wool .. .. .. .. 55 3 8 96 17 0 100 6 8 Purchases — Quarantine fees and sundries .. .. 193 18 3 Live-stock .. .. .. 30 8 6 Stock, 31st March, 1924—• Salaries and wages .. .. 261 4 6 Live-stock .. .. 62 8 6 Launch and steamer service and Earm crops and stores .. .. 28 11 6 maintenance, general .. 421 17 10 91 0 0 713 10 10 Profit and Loss Account (loss) .. .. 425 2 11 £810 7 10 £810 7 10 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Working Account .. .. .. .. 425 211 By Balance .. .. .. .. .. 709 110 Depreciation— Permanent improvements .. 85 0 0 Transport .. . . .. 8 18 0 Technical instruments .. .. 0 3 0 Implements and tools .. .. 9 7 0 103 8 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 180 10 11 £709 1 10 £709 1 10 QUAIL ISLAND QUARANTINE STATION. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. Cr. To Stock, Ist April, 1923 — £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales — £ s. d. £ s. d. Live-stock .. .. .. 256 5 0 Live-stock .. .. ..116310 Earm crops and stores .. .. 7 9 0 Wool .. .■■ .. .. 36 14 6 —— 263 14 0 — 152 18 4 Salaries and wages .. .. 329 310 Quarantine fees and sundries .. .. 334 12 7 Launch and steamer service and Stock, 31st March, 1924 — maintenance generally .. 467 7 5 Live-stock .. .. .. 175 11 0 796 11 3 Farm crops and stores .. .. 35 16 0 211 7 0 Profit and Loss Account (loss) .. .. 361 7 4 £1,060 5 3 £1,060 5 3 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Working Account .. .. .. 361 7 4 By Balance .. .. .. .. 680 8 2 Depreciation — Permanent improvements .. 78 1 4 Implements and tools .. .. 7 5 1 85 6 5 Interest .. .. .. .. 233 14 5 £680 8 2 £680 8 2 ALBANY EXPERIMENTAL AREA. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Stock, Ist April, 1923 (farm crops and stores) .. 41 15 0 By Sales of produce .. .. .. .. 37 15 5 Purchases (seeds and manures) .. .. 13 11 1 Stock, 31st March, 1924 (farm crops and stores) .. 36 16 10 Salary and wages .. .. .. .. 269 16 9 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 264 10 10 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 14 0 3 £339 3 1 £339 3 1 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Working Account .. .. .. .. 264 10 10 By Balance .. .. .. .. .. 281 5 7 Depreciation on implements and tools .. .. 9 13 9 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 710 £281 5 7 £281 5 7

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