B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1936.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. EXPERIMENTAL FARMS AND AREAS, QUARANTINE STATIONS, POULTRY STATION, AND CATTLE-DIP. Working Account and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

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Lincoln Motulhi Island ! Somes Island | Poultry Mohakatino ! Mamaku Farm. Marton Area. i Pure Seed Quarantine I Quarantine | Station, rattle-din Total. Station. Station. | Station. | Woodville. J Dr. Stock, 1st April, 1935 — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Live-stock .. . 278 15 0 25 0 0 12 10 0 22 15 0 59 4 0 444 12 0 .. 842 16 0 Farm crops and stores .. .. .. .. 147 6 11* 25 6 1 247 11 0 22 12 3 9 9 3 200 19 7 10 9 3 663 14 4 Wages .. .. .. .. .. 317 10 11 387 12 6 276 12 10 241 7 8 257 111 469 17 9 68 17 1 2,019 0 8 Purchase of live-stock .. .. .. . • •. 83 11 9 •. • • • • 2 14 0 10 10 1 .. 96 15 10 Launch and steamer services .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 72 3 0 639 14 5 .. .. 711 17 5 Manures and seeds .. .. .. •• 21 14 6 15 6 4 12 11 2 2 4 6 .. .. .. 51 16 6 Cultivating, harvesting, &c. .. .. .. .. • • • • 54 10 6 .. .. .. .. 54 10 b Purchase of foodstuffs .. .. .. ■ • ■. 6 0 1 . . • • 50 19 7 290 9 4 502 6 2 .. 849 15 2 Cartage and sundries .. .. .. .. .. 32 12 3 12 13 1 30 9 3 22 10 2 37 7 2 108 2 5 17 17 6 261 11 10 Balance carried down .. .. .. . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 50 19 2 50 19 2 887 11 5 465 18 0 634 4 9 434 12 2 1,296 0 1 1,736 8 0 148 3 0 5,602 17 5 £ s. d. £ s.. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. . = .. .. ■. 154 13 4 427 15 4 135 12 6 124 15 9 435 7 1 230 18 3 .. 1,509 2 3 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. 24 16 3 46 1 8 46 4 8 14 6 5 250 5 4 25 2 5 23 7 6 430 4 3 Management .. .. •• 50 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 230 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 135 15 8 30 0 0 .. 6 0 0 .. 231 15 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 5 0 15 2 0 31 8 1 18 7 4 139 10 1 144 13 0 47 18 10 454 4 4 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 153 14 0 8 2 6 32 12 0 37 10 0 175 9 6 111 19 6 30 1 0 549 8 6 Administration .. .. .. .. •• •• 8 16 0 500 9 10 0 736 20 16 9 21 10 0 240 75 03 449 4 7 592 1 6 441 2 11 257 3 0 1,041 8 9 590 3 2 108 11 4 3,479 15 3 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales of live-stock .. ■ • • - • • ■ • 178 7 2 .. .. • • 56 1 8 365 1 / .. 599 10 5 Sales of produce .. . • • • • • • ■ 12 15 11 .. 255 11 0 .. .. 569 17 9 .. 838 4 8 Pees and certificates .. •• •• •• •• 263 2 7 694 0 8 .. 147 13 0 1,104 16 3 Sundries • • ■ ■ 21 9 3 1 19 7 .. 3 19 5 .. 27 8 3 Stock, 31st March, 1936 — Live-stock .. .. .. .. • • • • 352 15 0 20 0 0 7 10 0 24 5 0 55 10 0 422 6 0 .. 882 6 0 Parm crops and stores •. -. ° ■ • • 189 0 0 18 2 8 214 2 0 20 9 3 55 0 8 144 5 0 0 10 0 641 9 i Balance carried down .. .. .. .. •• 154 13 4 427 15 4 135 12 6 124 15 9 435 7 1 230 18 3 .. 1,509 2 3 887 11 5 465 18 0 634 4 9 434 12 2 1,296 0 1 1,736 8 0 148 3 0 5,602 17 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. . • . ■ • ■ • • ■ • ■ • 50 19 2 50 19 2 Balance (losses) .. .. .. . ■ •• 449 4 7 592 1 6 441 2 11 257 3 0 1,041 8 9 590 3 2 57 12 2 3,428 16 1 449 4 7 592 1 6 441 2 llf 257 3 0 1,041 8 9 590 3 2 108 11 4 3,479 15 3 * Difference between opening stocks on 1st April, 1935, and closing stocks at 31st March, 1935, is due to the capitalization of stores. _ f In addition to the expenditure debited in this account an amount of £588 16s. 8d. was expended on the Lincoln Pure Seed Station during the period by the Department of Scientific and Industrial P.esearch.