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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. RANFURLY POISON DEPOT. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Stock, Ist April, 1923 (stores, &o.) .. .. 207 10 2 By Sales of poisons and sundries .. .. .. 700 19 3 Wages .. .. .. .. .. 185 3 9 Stock, 31st March, 1924 (stores, &e.) .. .. 113 9 5 Packing, railage, &c. .. .. .. 137 9 0 Sugar, pollard, &c. .. .. .. .. 226 811 Poison .. .. .. .. .. 25 12 11 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 92 3 11 £874 8 8 £874 8 8 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. [ Cr. £ s. d. To Depreciation— jßy Working Account .. .. .. .. 92 311 Permanent improvements .. 7 16 0 Furniture, fittings, and fixtures .. 0 3 11 Implements and tools .. .. 6 511 — 14 5 10 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 14 15 9 Balance .. .. .. .. 63 2 4 £92 3 11 £92 3 11 Note.—Management expenses have not been assessed. INVERCARGILL POISON DEPOT. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Stock, Ist April, 1923 (stores, &c.) .. .. 218 12 1 By Sales of poisons and sundries .. .. .. 904 15 11 Wages .. .. .. .. .. 196 1 2 Stock, 31st March, 1924 (stores, &c.) .. .. 61 8 6 Packing, railage, &c. .. .. .. 211 11 6 Sugar, pollard, &c. .. .. .. .. 200 7 3 Poison .. .. .. .. .. 40 13 5 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 98 19 0 £966 4 5 £966 4 5 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. j Cr. £ s. d. To Depreciation— !By Working Account .. .. .. 98 19 0 Permanent improvements .. .. 514 6 Implements and tools .. ..2133 8 7 9 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 23 5 3 Balance .. .. .. .. 67 6 0 £98 19 0 | £98 19 0 Note.—Management expenses have not been assessed.

Carbon Bisulphide and Strychnine Transactions for the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

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Dr. Cr. 1 S»- "BSE - ! «"•* Total. 1 i | ___j | Carbon Bisulphide. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. [ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wellington . . 132 5 4 383 13 6 5 19 0 521 17 10 26 10 4 392 16 6 155 11 8 548 8 2 Dunedin .. 218 10 10 1 10 8 9 6 8 229 8 2 12 1 10 187 18 11 53 11 1 241 10 0 Strychnine. Wellington . . 31 19 0 298 13 5 18 9 332 1 2 104 6 4 340 12 0 95 15 6 436 7 6 Chris tchiireh .. 45 18 0 540 16 6 2 1 4 588 15 10 .. 341 8 0 237 6 0 578 14 0 10 1 10 Dunedin .. 82 4 9 1,049 5 10 3 14 0 1,135 4 7 152 9 11 912 7 0 375 7 6 1,287 14 6 510 17 11 2,273 19 11 22 9 9 2,807 7 7 .. 2,175 2 5 917 11 9 3,092 14 2 10 1 10 Balance representing profit .. 285 0 7 £295 8 5 £295 8 5 Note. —Management expenses have not been assessed.