B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1939.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. RABBIT DESTRUCTION, POISONS, POISON-MIXING DEPOTS, AND SODIUM CHLORATE. Working Account and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1939.

£ s. d. Losses .. .. .. 444 9 4 Profits .. .. .. 38 2 6 Net loss .. .. £406 6 10

FLOCK HOUSE STATION. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1939. "Live-stock."

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Sodium Frankton Canterbury Wellington Auckland Dig- Dominion Chlorate Junction District District tribution, Carbon Distribution, Total. Depot. Poisons. Poisons. Bisulphide. Strychnine. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock, 1st April, 1938 .. 445 10 5 219 12 3 12 4 4 20 12 1 78 0 8 1,907 3 8 2,683 3 5 Wages .. .. .. 900 45 94 .. .. 300 .. 57 94 Purchase of poisons .. 222 5 0 .. .. .. 190 12 6 802 12 11 1,215 10 5 Sugar, pollard, &c. .. .. 59 14 1 .. .. .. .. 59 14 1 Sundries .. .. .. 10 7 0 .. .. .. .. 10 7 0 Packing, cartage, &c. .. 460 88 17 7 .. 048 14 75 34 64 142 2 0 Transfers (in) .. .. .. 0 19 6 9 11 8 51 17 10 .. .. 62 9 0 Balance carried down .. 46 12 3 74 18 I 12 1 11 19 8 8 25 5 2 54 16 0 233 2 1 727 13 8 499 17 10 33 17 11 92 3 3 311 5 9 2,798 18 11 4,463 17 4 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales poisons, &c. .. 528 15 0 227 19 2 30 2 0 84 14 0 135 4 0 1,338 5 3 2,344 19 5 Transfers (out) .. .. .. 61 9 6 .. .. 0 19 6 .. 62 9 0 Stock, 31st March, 1939 .. 198 18 8 210 9 2 3 15 11 7 9 3 175 2 3 1,460 13 8 2,056 8 11 727 13 8 499 17 10 33 17 11 92 3 3 311 5 9 2,798 18 11 4,463 17 4 Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Repairs and maintenance .. .. 11 0 8 .. .. .. .. 11 0 8 Management .. .. 12 0 0 30 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 12 0 0 236 0 0 300 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 147 4 2 .. .. . . .. 147 4 2 Interest .. .. 12 17 10 56 6 6 0 10 10 0 11 3 5 1 3 67 7 2 142 14 10 Administration .. .. 7 13 0 477 060 0 16 9 387 21 17 4 38 93 Balance (profit) .. .. 14 l 5 .. 9 5 1 10 0 8 4 15 4 .. 38 2 6 46 12 3 248 18 11 12 1 11 19 8 8 25 5 2 325 4 6 677 11 5 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. 46 12 3 74 18 1 12 1 11 19 8 8 25 5 2 54 16 0 233 2 1 Balance (loss) .. .. .. 174 0 10 .. .. .. 270 8 6 444 9 4 46 12 3 248 18 11 12 1 11 19 8 8 25 5 2 325 4 6 677 11 5

Stock on Hand, I Pll . „o„ n ~ , . 31st March, 1938. Purchases. Total. Balance (Profit). Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Dairy herd .. .. 114 611 2 0 25 255 8 3 139 866 10 3 Pigs .. .. .. 46 110 18 11 .. .. 46 110 18 11 221 1 11 Cattle (run, &c.) .. .. 1,258 8,442 16 0 .. .. 1,258 8,442 16 0 2,995 17 6 Sheep 10,712 15,096 19 6 29 264 8 8 10,741 15,361 8 2 5,570 12 3 Poultry .. .. .. 75 15 8 0 24 7 4 0 99 22 12 0 Horses .. .. • ■ 45 726 15 0 .. .. 45 726 15 0 25,003 19 5 .. 527 0 11 .. 25,531 0 4 8,787 11 8 Sales and Killings. 8®mM&ch?1939. TotaI - _ Balance Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. (Loss). ' ' i Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Dairy herd .. . . 46 37 11 8 156 793 7 0 202 830 18 8 35 11 7 Pigs' .. .. .. 66 210 16 4 64 121 4 6 130 332 0 10 Cattle (run, &c.) .. .. 270 2,545 15 6 1,277 8,892 18 0 1,547 11,438 13 6 Sheep .. .. .. 4,845 4,952 4 5 11,148 15,979 16 0 15,993 20,932 0 5 Poultry .. .. .. 21 2 12 6 54 9 11 0 75 12 3 6 10 8 6 Horses .. .. .. • • • • 48 676 10 0 48 676 10 0 50 5 0 7,749 0 5 .. 26,473 6 6 .. 34,222 6 11 96 5 1