B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1929.

T. G. Gilbert, Accountant, Department of Agriculture. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account, Working Accounts, Profit and Loss Accounts, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1929.

2 B. 1 [PT. TV], STJP. TO 1929,

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j Experimental Farms R a kbit-destructicm 1 an( l e «+ S a'+w.^ ran ~ Poisons, and ' Ruakura Farm of Central Development Other than Special tv,*., — PoiStrv Station, Poison-mixing Instruction. Farm, WcrJoa. E £r Undertakings. »*'• and Cattle-dip. .Depots. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. Capital, 1st April, 1928 .. .. .. .. .. 56,669 0 7 10,232 3 3 89,418 18 2 63,171 7 4 26,362 18 9 120,217 12 10 366,072 Oil Sundry creditors — General .. .. .. .. .. 420 16 1 20 15 8 472 17 1 38 2 1 1 4 11 25,364 4 2 26,318 0 0 Government .. .. .. .. .. .. 184 7 7 63 12 9 29 4 9 4 8 4 12 7 11 19,339 18 2 19,633 19 6 Amounts received in advance .. . .. .. •• ■■ •• 516 10 6 .. .. 4,209 8 3 4,725 18 9 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ • ■ • • • • • • • • 121 6 8 121 6 8 Compensation and Contribution Reserves .. .. .. . • • • 1,350 00 .. •• 1,350 0 0 Depreciation Reserves .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,050 6 1 1,434 3 8 7,104 6 0 10,428 15 1 3,600 0 5 29,968 19 1 60,586 10 4 Profit and Loss Accounts.. .. .. .. ■■ .. •• •• 1,017 16 2 .. 1,017 16 2 Writings off Reserve .. .. .. .. .. •• •• , 2,106 18 9 2,106 18 9 Treasury Adjustment Account .. . . .. .. •• 1,159 11 3 .. .. .. 392,568 5 10 393,727 17 1 66,484 1 7 13,100 15 4 97,541 16 6 73,642 12 10 30,994 8 2 593,896 13 9 875,660 8 2 Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 15,263 0 0 930 0 0 35,926 2 0 18,560 0 0 2,091 3 6 34,695 18 11 107,466 4 5 Permanent improvements .. .. .. .. • ■ 30,651 12 6 5,481 14 8 34,877 0 7 32,203 10 9 10,974 12 3 32,619 15 11 146,808 6 8 Furniture, fittings, and fixtures .. .. .. .. .. 38 7 5 13 17 9 1,252 2 9 752 13 10 78 6 6 12,561 4 7 14,696 12 10 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 7 9 .. 43 15 5 142 6 5 13 15 6 6,459 6 7 6,661 11 8 Technical instruments and equipment .. .. •• 10 7 0 .. .. 20 1 0 9,664 19 6 9,695 7 6 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. .. -• .. 18 19 2 15 15 0 2,932 16 0 2,967 10 2 Implements and tools .. .. .. .. •• 4,029 2 0 243 14 4 3,355 10 3 2,099 17 9 2,597 9 10 4,313 18 1 16,639 12 3 Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 1 0 .. 295 7 7 431 16 0 .. 13,271 4 10 14,035 9 5 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,802 19 0 .. 8,837 16 0 4,345 5 7 880 18 6 396 3 0 20,263 2 1 Farm crops and stores .. .. .. .. .. 2,780 18 6 2,309 5 1 6,987 11 6 2,858 6 10 11,513 18 7 4,887 15 11 31,337 16 5 Sundry advances, &c. .. .. .. .. ■■ •• •• •• •• 7,015 6 4 7,015 6 4 Sundry debtors — General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 337 19 10 1 19 0 300 18 5 379 4 10 200 8 9 9,871 5 8 11,091 16 6 Government .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 10 4 88 1 8 .. 34 19 0 3,349 4 5 3,493 15 5 Amounts paid in advance .. .. .. .. •• 027 .. 375 1 17 2 22 92 21 56 49 1 10 Compensation and contribution .. .. .. .. •• •• 1,496 5 4 57 4 1 .. .. 1,553 9 5 Profit and Loss Accounts.. .. .. .. .. 7,508 13 8 672 0 8 5,386 17 6 4,351 17 7 .. 449,729 9 9 467,648 19 2 Writings off Suspense .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. 18 12 0 .. 2,106 18 9 2,125 10 9 Cash in hand .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 1 .. 10 10 1 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. •• -• 1,863 16 10 218 3 0 7,478 4 11 2,540 0 6 .. 12,100 5 3 66,484 1 7 13,100 15 4 97,541 16 6 73,642 12 10 30,994 8 2 593,896 13 9 875,660 8 2