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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. TE KAUWHATA HORTICULTURAL STATION. Working Account and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

Summary of Profits and Losses, with Allocation of "Management"

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Section. Plantation General Farm. Vineyard. j Wine-cellar. : Horticulture. Management. Totals. . Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, 1st April, 1926 .. 862 17 6 875 0 6 19 18 0 10,261 18 0 37 7 0 .. 12.057 1 0 Wages and salaries .. 369 14 11 470 15 11 911 I 11 572 11 9 174 12 11 .. 2,498 17 5 Inter-section charges .. 28 15 0 .. 72 8 6 1,400 14 0 8 15 0 .. 1,510 12 6 Sundry purchases .. 27 10 6 167 19 9 20 2 10 52 9 9 12 5 10 .. 280 8 8 Cartage and Freight .. 3 2 11 21 14 7 .. 147 8 10 1 18 4 .. 174 4 8 Purchases of live-stock .. .. 315 18 0 .. I .. .. .. 315 18 0 Sugar-ptirchases .. .. .. .. .. J 44] 18 8 ,. 441 18 8 Seeds, manures, and sprays .. 144 04 11119 1 .. .. .. 255 2 1 Bottles, corks, and labels .. .. .. .. j 322 8 6 .. .. 322 8 6 Cases and straws .. .. .. .. j 241 11 7 .. .. 241 11 7 Licenses .. .. .. .. .. I 20 0 0 .. .. 20 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 303 13 5 | 3,007 14 U .. .. 3,311 8 4 1,292 0 10 1,995 9 1 1,438 6 5 16,468 16 0 234 19 1 .. 21,429 11 5 To Balances brought down .. 233 9 4 422 2 8 .. .. 188 13 8 .. 844 5 8 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 35 199 .. .. .. 1819 3 54 190 Salaries and sundry expenses .. .. .. . . .. 705 12 8 705 12 8 Depreciation .. .. 155 4 5 144 17 6 28 12 1 66 9 8 9 6 7 115 15 11 520 6 2 Interest on capital .. 197 2 5 182 9 9 64 2 4 577 14 4 16 19 5 103 15 3 1,142 3 6 Administration charge . . .. .. .. .. .. 129 10 10 129 10 10 Balances (profits).. .. .. .. 210 19 0 2,363 10 11 .. .. 2,574 9 11 585 16 2 785 9 8 303 13 5 3,007 14 11 214 19 8 1,073 13 11 5,971 7 9 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales —- Bark, posts, and firewood 672 7 0 .. .. .. .. .. 672 7 0 Sheep and wool .. .. 501 1 7 .. .. .. .. 501 1 7 Cattle.. .. •• .. 27 0 0 .. .. .. .. 27 0 0 Produce and sundries .. .. 66 6 1 23 18 6 93 10 10 34 16 2 .. 218 11 7 Wine (bulk) .. .. .. .. .. 2,934 2 0 .. .. 2,934 2 0 Wine (case) .. .. .. .. •• j 2,083 12 0 .. .. 2,683 12 0 Inter-section credits .. 11 18 4 129 0 0 1,377 0 0 .. .. .. 1,517 18 4 Stock, 31st March, 1927 .. 374 6 2 849 1 8 9 37 7 1! 10,757 11 2 11 9 3 .. 12,030 13 3 Balances carried down .. j 233 9 4 422 2 8 .. .. 188 13 8 .. 844 5 8 1,292 0 10 1,995 9 1 1,438 6 5 1 16,468 16 0 234 19 1 .. 21,429 11 5 By balances brought down .. .. .. 303 13 5 3,007 14 11 .. .. 3,311 8 4 Kent .. .. .. *•• •• .. 187 5 4 187 5 4 Royalties .. 269 1.1 10 .. .. .. .. .. 269 11 10 Sundries .. •• •• •• •• •• •• 2 3 6 236 Balances (losses) .. .. 316 4 4 785 9 8 .. .. 214 19 8 884 5 1 2,200 18 9 585 16 2 785 9 8 303 13 5 j 3,007 14 11 214 19 8 1,073 13 11 5,971 7 9

Section. j Profit. j Loss. Management, j Profit. J Loss. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wattle Plantation .. .. .. 316 4 4 40 17 0 .. 357 1 4 General Farm .. .. .. 785 9 8 188 17 3 .. 974 6 11 Vineyard .. .. .. 210 19 0 .. 179 7 11 31 11 1 Wine-cellar .. ..2,363 10 11 .. 440 10 3 1,923 0 8 Horticulture .. .. .. 214 19 8 34 12 8 .. 249 12 4 1,954 11 9 1,581 0 7 Deduct losses .. .. .. .. 1,581 0 7 Net profit .. .. .. .. .. 373 11 2 I •