B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. to 1932.

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.

A. S. Houston, Accountant., Department of Agriculture, Wellington.

DEPARTMENT OF AG RICULTURE— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932.

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and 6 A™af OiSan 8! Rabbit-destruction, j Kauwhata ttae Station Poisons, and Ruakura Farm ot Kawhata other than " Special" Total Pomtryltatton, Poison-miKing Instruction. H °S£ Ural Undertakings. Tot »>- and Cattle-dip. | Depots. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital (includes Public Works Fund capital, £190,885 lis. 9d.) .. .. .. 41,309 17 3 7,499 15 7 76,525 3 6 25,092 3 11 126,199 19 7 276,626 19 10 Sundry creditors — General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 155 19 2 38 16 7 117 1 0 35 0 3 35,076 2 3 35,422 19 3 Departmental.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 3 4 19 17 6 33 17 0 59 4 8 21,997 17 3 22,159 19 9 Depreciation Reserves .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,442 2 2 1,984 4 1 10,278 11 5 3,716 19 1 45,065 8 1 67,487 4 10 Compensation and Contribution Reserves .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,496 15 4 .. .. .. 1,496 15 4 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 18 7 .. 78 18 7 Amounts received in advance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 15 0 414 0 0 .. 4,674 17 5 5,095 12 5 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 121 6 8 121 6 8 Writing-off, Reserve .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. .. .. 725 0 7 725 0 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 370,062 1 8 370,062 1 8 47,957 1 11 : 11,046 4 1 87,368 12 11 j 28,982 6 6 603,922 13 6 779,276 18 11 Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,881 15 0 750 0 0 35,926 2 0 113 10 0 26,599 4 3 66,270 11 3 Permanent improvements .. *. .. .. .. .. .. 19,249 14 0 5,097 8 11 21,411 14 0 7,911 3 11 31,213 16 6 84,883 17 4 Furniture, fittings, and fixtures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 4 3 11 5 3 1,155 17 10 74 19 5 14,916 2 2 16,187 8 11 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 4 0 .. 51 17 10 19 9 1 7,414 17 5 7,486 8 4 Technical instruments and equipment .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 19 2 .. .. 61 16 5 12,793 8 4 12,869 3 11 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 2,906 12 3 2,922 7 3 Implements and tools .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,467 0 9 127 12 11 3,182 11 9 3,126 5 2 4,506 17 2 13,410 7 9 Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 8 4 .. 295 7 7 .. 16,691 8 7 17,020 4 6 Sundry advances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,095 4 1 4,095 4 1 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,655 12 6 .. 5,596 12 6 161 11 6 299 2 6 7,712 19 0 Farm crops and stores .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,438 9 1 1,051 15 1 5,858 0 8 15,251 9 6 6,109 11 2 29,709 5 6 Stock on consignment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 .. .. 250 Sundry debtors — General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 231 7 2 .. 269 2 6 133 16 11 9,883 15 4 10,518 1 11 Departmental.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 9 6 19 10 6 0 6 0 275 5 5 1,438 14 2 1,806 5 7 Amounts paid in advance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 10 0 1,212 11 3 1,220 1 3 Compensation and contributions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,496 15 4 180 1 8 .. .. 1,676 17 0 Profit and loss accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,651 14 6 236 17 1 9,147 5 4 .. 463,116 7 9 478,152 4 8 Realization accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,002 09 .. .. .. 7,002 0 9 Writing-off, Suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 725 0 7 725 0 7 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,230 2 11 2,254 19 0 4,291 8 3 1,829 14 2 .. 15,606 4 4 47,957 1 11 11,046 4 1 87,368 12 11 28,982 6 6 603,922 13 6 779,276 18 11