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[) r j Invercargill. j Paparua. Point Halswell. Waikeria. Wi Tako. To Opening stocks — £ s. cl. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. Live-stock .. .. .. 6,565 0 0 2,646 12 9 446 11 0 2,850 19 0 412 0 0 Harvested crops .. .. 1,091 0 0 1,729 5 3 .. 1,110 0 0 50 0 0 Unharvested crops . . .. 190 0 0 2,984 0 0 • • 574 0 0 92 10 0 Nursery-trees .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Orchard-trees .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Honey .. .. .. .. .. •. 50 0 0 7,846 0 0 7,359 18 0 446 11 0 5,184 19 0 554 10 0 Purchases of live-stock — Dairy cows .. .. .. 36 16 6 466 15 0 Sheep, lambs, &c. .. .. 1,046 12 8 .. .. 307 3 6 Pigs .. .. .. 10 9 0 Beef-cattle .. .. .. 428 19 6 523 16 6 Working-horses .. .. 124 0 0 35 0 0 .. .. 70 0 0 Dogs, &c. .. .. .. 3 12 6 Poultry .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 .. 1,650 10 2 1,035 11 6 .. 307 3 6 70 0 0 Working-expenses and purchase of farm stores — Milk-production .. .. 154 10 10 19 0 0 68 5 5 28 6 5 Sheep .. .. .. 6 15 1 18 11 10 .. .. .. Pigs .. .. .. 68 9 7 20 12 3 .. 10 10 1 Cropping .. .. .. 136 18 3 471 18 10 Vegetable-garden and orchard .. 89 16 0 6 7 10 .. 292 12 3 Beef-cattle .. .. . . 6 10 6 8 19 1 Working-horses .. •• 43 8 3 61 1 7 .. 116 12 1 144 15 8 Farm, general .. .. 380 14 9 483 16 4 94 13 3 966 2 2 53 7 11 Poultry .. .. .. .. 0 12 3 11 10 5 58 4 0 Apiary .. .. .. •. •. • • 12 18 9 887 3 3 1,091 0 0 174 9 1 1,485 5 9 198 3 7 Supervision— Milk-production .. .. 416 4 0 214 9 1 .. 478 15 0 Sheep .. .. .. 1 15 7 73 6 1 Pigs .. .. .. 10 0 1 26 9 0 .. 4 11 7 Cropping .. .. .. 108 3 9 249 13 9 Vegetable-garden and orchard .. 204 17 0 280 0 0 . . 509 18 5 Farm, general .. .. 891 16 7 230 7 10 345 0 0 261 14 8 Beef-cattle .. .. .. .. 40 10 0 Poultry .. .. .. .. 10 9 8 1,632 17 0 1,125 5 5 345 0 0 1,254 19 8 Transfers from Institutions and other industries — Pigs section .. .. •. 241 17 10 30 6 10 . • 151 9 4 Calves section .. .. 101 7 3 Farm, general .. • • 230 9 10 .. .. 309 8 4 Milk-production .. .. .. 97 17 6 .. 641 1 5 Sheep .. . •• .. 220 0 0 Beef-cattle .. .... .. 57 0 0 Poultry .. .. .. .. 14 5 8 .. 1 18 1 Garden .. .. .. 1 7 3 .. .. 0 8 6 575 2 2 419 10 0 .. 1,104 5 8 Depreciation reserve .. .. 1,113 87 42 20 7 14 0 112 40 420 Interest on capital .. .. 1,763 11 0 670 9 0 36 0 0 963 9 0 227 5 0 Net profit .. .. .. .. .. 45 17 4 2,952 4 6 15,468 12 2 11,743 15 11 1,055 11 5 13,364 11 1 1,054 0 7