B.—l [PT. IY].

£ s. d. By Bent of buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,566 13 3 Territorial revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 1 1 11 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. .. .. 282,561 19 3 £284,213 4 5 By Profits from special accounts— £ s. d. £ s. d. Moumahaki Experimental Farm (profit on realization) .. 19,297 5 3 Te Kauwhata Horticultural Station .. .. ... 1,178 11 8 20,475 16 11 Balance ... .. .. 286,342 3 2 £306,818 0 1 Notes.—The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4i per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1925. Depreciation has been allowed for on balances of assets as at 31st March, 1926, the total charge being carried to Depreciation Reserve. Credit has been taken without appropriation for assets transferred to other Departments.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926— continued.

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Particulars. Head Office. Live-stock Division, j Horticulture Division. Dairy Division. Fields Division. | Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Investigations and works for improvement of agricultural knowledge .. .. 86 19 10 .. 1 .. 86 19 10 Control and destruction of diseases and pests.. .. .. .. • ■ • • 245 9 2 .. 1 . 245 9 2 Grading, testing, and laboratory services to improve agricultural knowledge .. .. -- 22,183 9 9 2,287 8 7 24,470 18 4 and the standard of agricultural exports Recovery for dairy export control poll .. .. • • • • 965 14 10 .. .. . ■ .. 965 14 10 Fees under the Dairy Industry Act .. .. .. •• •- •• 2,561 0 0 .. .. .. 2,.561 0 0 Fees under the Stock Act .. .. .. ■■ •• 1,134 2 4 .. .. .. ~ Fees under the Slaughtering and Inspection Act .. .. .. 29,777 8 6 .. .. .. 29,777 8 6 Fees under the Orchard and Garden Diseases Act .. .. .. • ■ • • oii 6 8 .. .. 544 6 8 Fees under the Margarine Act .. .. .. •• 300 .. 300 Interest on sundry advances, &c. .. .. . ■ . • • • • • 77 12 9 1 4 9 20 0 0 .. 98 17 6 Balance carried down .. .. .. •• •• 83,694 8 2 119,113 5 4 23,132 16 10 23,560 9 1 24,257 3 0 273,758 2 5 84,660 3 0 152,663 8 11 24,010 17 3 45,766 18 10 26,544 11 7 333,645 19 7