B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1936.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. TE KAUWHATA HORTICULTURAL STATION. Working Account and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

£ s. d. Profit .. .. . . .. 902 18 4 Loss .. .. .. .. .. 405 6 1 Net profit .. .. £497 12 3

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General. Vineyard. Wine-cellar. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock, 1st April, 1935 .. .. .. .. .. 159 0 8 61 1 11 13,133 18 3 13,354 0 10 Wages and salaries .. .. .. .. .. 881 7 9 1,076 6 3 665 2 7 2,622 16 7 Inter-section transfers .. .. .. .. .. .. 195 15 0 169 15 0 365 10 0 Vineyards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,881 16 10 1,881 16 10 Sundry purchases .. .. .. .. .. 74 11 2 54 15 5 115 10 1 244 16 8 Cartage and freight .. .. .. .. .. 12 7 4 30 11 1 247 19 0 290 17 5 Purchase of sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 431 11 8 431 11 8 Purchase of manures and seeds .. .. .. .. 18 13 0 67 19 0 .. 86 12 0 Purchase of bottles and corks .. ... .. .. .. .. 355 2 7 355 2 7 Purchase of cases and straws .. .. .. .. .. .. 210 11 3 210 11 3 Purchase of live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 410 18 3 .. .. 410 18 3 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,270 18 10 2,270 18 10 1,556 18 2 1,486 8 8 19,482 6 1 22,525 12 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. 154 16 2 1,294 0 II .. 1,448 17 1 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 45 6 5 127 19 5 .. 173 5 10 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 2 6 68 13 10 148 11 5 267 7 9 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 16 9 55 17 3 683 0 3 807 14 3 Managements— Salaries and expenses .. .. .. .. .. 65 8 9 254 9 7 407 3 8 727 2 0 Other charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 15 6 80 15 10 129 5 2 230 16 6 Balance (profit) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 902 18 4 902 18 4 405 6 1 1,881 16 10 2,270 18 10 4,558 1 9 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales of firewood .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 7 6 .. .. 65 7 6 Sales of stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 269 0 8 .. .. 269 0 8 Sales of produce and sundries .. .. .. .. 52 0 8 77 7 8 17 18 6 147 6 10 Sales of bulk wine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,254 4 5 3,254 4 5 Sales of case wine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,048 16 2 3,048 16 2 Inter-section transfers .. .. .. .. .. 470 10 0 .. .. 470 10 0 Stock, 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. .. .. 545 3 2 115 0 1 13,161 7 0 13,821 10 3 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. .. 154 16 2 1,294 0 11 .. 1,448 17 1 1,556 18 2 1,486 8 8 19,482 6 1 22,525 12 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,270 18 10 2,270 18 10 Wine-cellar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,881 16 10 .. 1,881 16 10 Balance (loss) . . . . .. .. .. ,. 405 6 1 .. .. 405 6 1 405 6 1 1,881 16 10 2,270 18 10 4,558 1 9