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Poultry. Expenditure and Receipts from the Commencement of the Poultry-station at Momohaki, in August, 1897, to the 31st March, 1899. 1. Expenditure : — £ ' s. d. Buildings (including £96 Bs. sd. shown in C.-13, 1898) ... ... 178 6 0 Stock ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 103 14 7 Food .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 3 7 Labour (including £25 15s. charged to experimental station in C.-13, 1898, and £45 10s. charged to experimental station on page 1) ... ... ... ... ... ... 107 5 0 Incubators, tools, &c. ... ... ... . . ... 31 16 2 Sundries (egg-boxes, freights, kerosene, &c.) ... ... ... 25 6 9 Total ... ... ... ... ... £496 12 1 2. Number of birds on station :— 90 cocks and cockerels; 148 hens and pullets. 3. Receipts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £108 18_ J3 Department of Agriculture, Wellington, N.Z., 2nd October, 1899. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,325 copies), £1 2s. 6s.

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