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MANGATU No. I—continued.1 —continued. Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1925—continued. PUKUTAREWA STATION. WAIREBE STATION. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1924 .. 16,392 9 1 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1924 .. 50 0 0 Debits. Debits. . ~. Compensation to lessees for Scrub-cutting .. .. 572 7 0 improvements-Grass-seed .. .. 25 3 8 9,875 acres 1 rood 32 per- £ s. d. Builduig .. .. 288 15 0 ches at £2 15s. an acre 27,157 9 9 Fruit-trees .. .. 8 9 2 Fruit-trees .. .. 5 6 9 Fencing.. .. .. 319 16 9 27,162 16 6 p, , <„n . 1,215 1 8 Sheep bought .. .. 19,557 1 7 Plant " •• 210 10 4 Cattle bought .. .. 5,798 9 0 Sheep bought .. . . MB6 « 4 Horses bought .. .. 98 10 0 Cattle bought .. .. 64 10 0 Wages, permanent hands .. 894 5 6 Horses bought .. .. 10 0 0 Casual labour — Droving, Wages, permanent hand, .. 393 10 0 shearing, &c 862 8 9 Casual labour - Droving, Repairs and maintenance.. 354 0 9 shearing, &c. .. 359 lb 10 Chaff 57 10 2 Repairs and maintenance .. 368 15 5 Fire and accident'insurance 27 17 2 i? ," .. ,"" •' T? ,5 „ Rates and taxes .. .. 393 9 5 Fire and accident insurance 15 16 9 Cartage and rai , age 326 6 2 •' , Stores .. .. .. 394 711 Cartage and railage .. 155 15 7 Telephone .. .. 28 8 1 en , t , 11 ° °. Plant 190 7 6 Seeds for crops .. .. 63 7 5 Furniture .. .. 354 4 6 a , nu f fin n Legal expenses .. .. 172 1 6 Telephone .. . 4 10 11 T n te reS t .. .. 2,714 8 2 Interest. ..1,099 18 2 Mail charges .. .. 816 10 Management and office ex- Painting and repairs to P enses '' ' * 135 76 , ftQK _ , buildings .. .. 260 5 5 ' Purchase of earmark .. 15 0 0 99 919 in Travelling-expenses .. 4 310 „ ... ' Management and office exGredlts - penses .. .. 501 0 8 Surplus on wool unrealized, 33,013 2 11 31st March, 1924 — — — £ s. d. £ s. d. 60,225 19 5 Realized .. 89 5 3 Credits. Valued at .. 35 9 10 £ s. d. o 1 «. T~T 53 15 5 Wool sold .. .. 24 6 1 Surplus on mutton unreahzed, Advances against wool .. 4,937 1 0 31st March, 1924— . Sheep sold .. .. 8,210 15 2 Realized | « 2 Cattle sold .. .. 426 7 1 Valued at .. 273 15 0 Skins and hides sold .. 83 15 7 — 93 11 2 13,682 4 11 Advance against wool .. 1,178 10 0 Wool sold •• 72 1 9 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1925 ..£46,543 14 6 Wool unrealized, 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. 80 0 0 Sheep sold .. ..2,889 13 7 Live-stock on station, 31st March, 1925:— Cattle sold .. .. 1,219 18 2 „ , Skins sold .... 42 19 5 , o * Potatoes sold .. .. 55 7 6 14,852 sheep .. 13,242 8 5 Chaff sold .. 132 0 0 1,532 cattle .. 5,873 0 0 g gj>7 q 20 horses .. 100 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1925 .. £16,424 16 10 £19,215 8 o Live-stock on station, 31st March, 1925 — £ s. d. 3,630 sheep .. ..2,923 14 11 375 cattle .. .. 1,427 0 0 18 horses .. .. 195 0 0 £4,545 14 11