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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.— continued. EXPERIMENTAL FARMS AND AREA'S, QUARANTINE STATIONS, POULTRY STATION, AND CATTLE-DIP. Working Accounts and Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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. ,, , Motuihi Island ; Somes Island Quail Island Poultry W aimaunga Ashburton , Farm. Puwera Area. Marton Area, i a' „ J i Gore Area. Quarantine Quarantine Quarantine Station, r . tt . Hi I Total. Farm. Farm. ] Area. | ; station> Station. Station. WallaceviUe. ; Cattle " dl P- | I ! I I I I I Dr. i £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, 1st April, 1926 — Live-stock .. .. 998 16 0 251 7 0 855 0 0 332 0 0 .. 763 0 0 .. 1,121 8 0 63 0 0 131 0 0 .. .. 4,515 11 0 Farm crops and stores .. 514 4 0 ; 302 1 7 381 3 2 355 11 11 517 19 2 650 5 3 129 11 10 82 18 1 20 6 2 29 13 9 .. .. 2,983 14 11 Transfers of stock .. .. I .. .. .. .. . . .. •. .. .. • • 12 16 6 12 16 6 Wages .. .. .. 459 10 0 1 507 14 4 611 15 6 444 8 5 234 15 0 530 4 5 267 7 3 509 3 5 250 0 0 276 8 0 150 0 0 80 0 0 4,321 6 4 Purchases of live-stock .. .. 271 2 4 338 7 3 | 69 17 8 .. 254 6 1 199 9 9 35 9 5 .. 85 10 0 .. 1,254 2 6 Launch and steamer services .. .. •• •• .. .. •• 186 11 9 510 18 4 57 12 0 .. .. 755 2 1 Manures and seeds .. 124 1 5 45 19 0 48 18 2 103 8 10 58 4 7 39 15 0 38 6 3 80 13 0 .. .. .. .. 539 6 3 Cultivating, harvesting, and! .. 51 18 9 .. .. 118 15 9 122 16 2 102 6 3 .. .. .. .. .. 395 16 11 shearing Purchase of foodstuffs .. 71 8 4 .. 33 2 7! .. .. 19 2 7 .. 75 8 9 181 8 6 59 4 11 221 12 3 .. 661 7 11 Cartage and sundries .. 67 1 5 79 12 10 97 7 5 42 18 9 35 11 9 140 7 4 9 7 5 10 2 8 41 9 10 13 11 0 74 17 7 25 19 7 638 7 7 Balances carried down .. j .. .. •• I •• .. •• •• •• •• •• •• 26 16 2 26 16 2 '2,235 1 2 1,509 15 10 2,365 14 1 1,348 5 7 965 6 3 2,519 16 10 546 19 0 2,265 15 5 1,102 12 3 567 9 8 531 19 10 145 12 3 16,104 8 2 l_[ ' ' To Balances brought down .. 359 16 10 400 11 10 593 16 10 | 219 6 5 127 9 2 346 3 7 353 5 3 131 13 3 683 9 10 263 1 5 105 2 5 .. 3,583 16 10 Management .. 50 0 0 .. .. : .. 30 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 155 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. ' 226 10 8 .. I .. 100 0 0 .. 34 13 0 .. .. .. .. .. 361 3 8 Sundries .. .. .. 12 5 0 , 8 16 2 .. .. .. 50 12 6 .. .. 84 12 6 20 1 1 .. .. 176 7 3 Agricultural education ex- 14 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • ! ■ • 14 2 2 penses Repairs and maintenance .. 34 14 6 17 5 8 102 18 10 .. 29 5 9 65 6 7 .. 65 19 9 61 7 5 .. 2 13 10 .. 379 12 4 Loss by fire, &c. .. .. .. 28 68 .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 46 .. .. .. 74112 Depreciation .. .. 207 17 0 40 9 9 231 3 9 128 18 2 13 10 10 170 19 11 5 0 4 288 16 1 165 5 3 86 17 6 7 0 0 47 15 5 1,393 14 0 Interest on capital .. 368 16 9 60 1 9 291 13 8 162 13 9 28 9 3 i 211 7 5 8 10 5 657 4 6 208 7 5 237 8 8 .. 41 19 11 2,276 13 6 Administration .. .. 15 19 1 21 3 9 22 4 0 15 6 4 13 4 1 18 9 8 5 13 9 20 1 6 18 9 4 5 9 0 6 13 6 3 1 11 165 15 11 1,063 11 4 803 6 3 1,241 17 1 526 4 8 341 19 1 912 19 8 432 2 9 1,163 15 1 1,267 16 3 612 17 8 121 9 9 92 17 3 8,580 16 10 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales of live-stock 201 9 6 370 6 9 605 10 9 21 14 3 .. 121 6 8 .. 444 1 0 45 5 0 .. .. .. 1,809 13 11 By sales of produce .. 391 11 1 419 15 11 124 15 1 275 14 0 579 18 3 347 15 7 73 11 7 246 16 7 10 3 9 24 18 0 52 8 4 .. 2,547 8 2 Fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 155 6 1 221 6 1 86 0 4 .. 130 13 0 593 5 6 Sundries .. .. .. ., 42 17 4 6 18 10 2 6 6 0 19 0 6 5 0 0 12 8 79 17 7 5 13 5 .. .. .. 145 10 4 Stock, 31st March, 1927 — Live-stock .. .. 911 1 0 111 14 0 693 12 0 504 16 0 .. 945 10 0 .. 1,166 3 0 79 0 0 146 12 0 259 10 0 .. 4,817 18 0 Farm crops and stores .. 371 2 9 164 10 0 341 0 7 324 8 5 256 19 10 752 16 0 119 9 6 41 17 11 57 14 2 46 17 11 114 19 1 14 19 3 2,606 15 5 Balances carried down .. 359 16 10 400 11 10 593 16 10 219 6 5 127 9 2 346 3 7 353 5 3 131 13 3 683 9 10 263 1 5 105 2 5 .. 3,583 16 10 2,235 1 2 1,509 15 10 2,365 14 1 1,348 5 7 965 6 3 2,519 16 10 546 19 0 2,265 15 5 1,102 12 3 567 9 8 531 19 10 145 12 3 16,104 8 2 By Balances brought down .. .. .. ., ., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 16 2i 26 16 2 Rents .. .. .. 60 0 0 23 0 0 55 0 0 30 0 0 .. 30 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. j 198 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. 5110 .. .. .. .. 300 .. .. .. .. 200 10 11 0 Development work capitalized .. .. .. 79 11 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 11 3 Balances (losses) .. .. 998 0 4 780 6 3 1,186 17 1 416 13 5 341 19 1 879 19 8 432 2 9 1,163 15 1 1,267 16 3 612 17 8 119 9 9 66 1 1 8,265 18 5 1,063 11 4 803 6 3 1,241 17 1 526 4 8 341 19 ] 912 19 8 432 2 9 1,163 15 1 1,267 16 3 612 17 8 121 9 9 | 92 17 3 j 8,580 16 10