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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. RABBIT-DESTRUCTION, POISONS, AND POISON-MIXING DEPOTS. Working Accounts and Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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,, , -r. , , I Wellington District j Dominion Bis- ! Green Island Frankton Junction Fairlie Depot. Kaikoura Depot. Eanfurly Depot. Invercargill Depot. ] Distributions, tributions, Carbon ti M : , " Total. I De P ot - De P ot - j ! J" 1103 ? 1101113 Poison - Bisulphide. tlon3 ' k tr y clmme - Dr. £ 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 .. .. 1.209 5 6 379 16 2 25 4 4 210 7 3 145 10 10 149 16 10 211 0 8 1,180 2 8 3,511 4 3 1 Wages .. .. .. .. 503 16 0 273 9 0 48 0 0 130 0 9 147 11 0 .. .. .. 1,102 16 9 Purchases of poison .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 7 ,0 36 5 2 .. 1,202 4 8 1,856 17 10 3,131 14 8 j Sugar, pollard, &c. .. .. .. 279 7 3 91 3 2 12 0 6 116 2 4 227 16 8 .. .. .. 726 9 11 ! Sundries .. .. .. 13 10 6 15 0 11 40 17 4 7 2 6 4 11 4 16 9 6 0 5 4 .. .. 97 17 5 i Packing and cartage .. .. .. 121 19 10 76 19 3 3 16 7 64 11 0 107 6 8 11 19 6 160 19 0 82 6 0 629 17 10 Transfers (in) .. .. .. 4 9 3 2 5 0 0 2 6 2 14 9 3 7 6 195 19 4 20 1 8 106 2 0 335 2 0 Balances carried down .. . ■ •• •• 63 7 6 17 14 1 22 19 3 299 17 0 954 7 1 1,358 4 11 13 10 6 2,133 18 9 864 9 11 96 6 5 628 1 11 702 1 5 381 0 3 1,894 3 0 4,179 15 7 10,893 7 9 To Balances brought down .. 11 3 0 230 13 3 112 14 0 24 10 0 .. .. .. .. .. 379 0 3 Management .. .. .. 70 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 105 0 0 205 0 0 545 0 0 Depreciation .. .. 66 14 1 136 18 9 16 6 4 1 14 6 13 11 5 10 2 11 .. .. .. 245 8 0 Interest on capital .. .. 34 7 3 179 7 3 27 1 0 2 9 0 19 0 3 20 19 9 6 14 10 9 12 10 53 2 2 352 14 4 Administration charges .. • • 21 15 10 9 18 2 18 5 9 1 7 10 7 1 4 14 6 28 15 6 46 8 6 132 9 7 Sick pay and expenses .. .. 39 3 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 3 0 Balances (profits) .... ■. .. .. .. .. • • • • 156 8 8 649 16 5 806 5 1 112 4 4 677 18 1 200 19 6 40 1 11 91 13 3 91 9 9 31 9 4 299 17 0 954 7 1 2,500 0 3 To Balance (loss) .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ • • 1 > 141 15 4 Provision for compensation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 300 0 0 1,441 15 4 Less profits ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 806 5 1 Loss .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .■_• 635 10 3 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Poison sales .. .. .. 24 10 0 70 6 3 3 10 0 8 18 6 3 3 0 34 17 3 1,253 1 1 2,279 15 8 3,678 1 9 Phosphorized-pollard sales .. .. 595 8 11 347 8 6 53 8 0 468 15 8 414 4 4 176 18 11 .. .. 2,056 4 4 Phosphorized-oats sales .. .. 5 11 0 8 3 10 .. 14 2 4 22 11 9 37 9 2 .. ■■ 87 IS 1 Transfers (out) .. .. .. 196 6 0 0 19 3 1 18 3 .. .. .. 30 3 2 105 15 4 335 2 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 36 18 5 6 7 4 1 7 6 4 1 6 6 5 10 1 16 9 .. .. 56 17 4 Stock, 31st March, 1927 .. 2 7 6 1,044 11 2 318 10 9 11 12 8 132 3 11 255 16 6 129 18 2 610 18 9 1,794 4 7 4,300 4 0 Balance carried down .. 11 3 0 230 13 3 112 14 0 24 10 0 .. .. .. .. .. 379 0 3 13 10 6 2,133 18 9 864 9 11 96 6 5 628 1 11 702 1 5 381 0 3 1,894 3 0 4,179 15 7 10,893 7 9 By Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. 63 7 6 17 14 1 22 19 3 299 17 0 954 7 1 1,358 4 11 Balances (losses) .. .. 112 4 4 677 18 1 200 19 6 40 1 11 28 5 9 73 15 8 8 10 1 ... 1,141 15 4 112 4 4 677 18 1 200 19 6 40 1 11 91 13 3 91 9 9 31 9 4 299 17 0 954 7 1 2,500 0 3