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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. General Section. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ a. d. To Personal services and locomotion (includes salaries, temporary assistance, By Fees for grading, testing, and laboratory services to improve (1) agricultural transport, and travelling expenses and allowances) .. .. .. 191,900 10 0 knowledge, (2) the standard of agricultural exports .. .. .. 23,605 17 0 General establishment (includes rents, postages, publications, printing, tele- Fees under the Slaughtering and Inspection Act .. .. .. .. 27,228 9 9 phones, law costs, upkeep of property, and contingencies).. .. .. 18,863 11 1 Fees under the Stock Act .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,645 12 0 Investigations and works for improvement of agricultural knowledge (includes Fees under the Dairy Industry Act .. .. .. .. .. 2,486 19 0 subsidies, grants, displays in buildings and at shows, and experiments) .. 5,240 3 10 Fees under the Orchard and Garden Diseases Act .. .. .. .. 519 10 2 Control and destruction of diseases and pests (includes weeds, rabbits, cattle- Fees under the Margarine Act .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 tick, kea, manure-sterilizing, fireblight, and fumigation of fruit, &c.) .. 2,245 11 11 Rent of buildings (chiefly residences) .. .. .. .. .. 1,795 14 11 Grant for repairs to Levin water-race .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Territorial revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 4 8 Relief to Otago sheepowners (sheep frozen in) .. .. .. .. 315 10 11 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 212,919 6 2 Guarantee on shipments of fruit .. . .. .. .. 5,687 7 1 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 5,251 18 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,437 15 1 Dairy Export Control Act .. .. .. ... .. 2,251 6 9 Provision for bad debts and broken and lost property .. .. .. 358 4 1 Compensation under Stock Act .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,818 17 8 Compensation, Slaughtering and Inspection Act .. .. .. .. 13,004 3 9 Subsidies under Rabbit Nuisance Act .. .. .. .. .. 8,810 13 6 £270,285 13 8 £270,285 13 8 j r: — ■ : r t Special Section. Dr. £ s. d. j Cr. To Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 212,919 6 2 By Profit on undertakings for which separate accounts prepared— Ix>sses on undertakings for which separate ac- Poison-mixing depots— £ s. d. £ s. d. counts prepared— Frankton Junction .. .. .. .. .. 917 4 5 Ruakura Farm— £ s. d. £ s. d. Fairlie .. .. .. .. ... .. 446 8 3 Working Account .. .. 2,641 0 11 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 48 17 7 Management Account . . . . .. 807 9 5 Rotherham .. .. .. .. .. 4134 Educational Account .. .. .. 4,757 1 5 Ranfurly .. .. .. .. .. 63 2 4 S, 205 11 9 Tnvercargill .. .. .. .. . . ..67 6 0 Weraroa Farm .. .. .. .. .. 3,624 11 7 Strychnine and carbon-bisulphide .. .. .. 285 6 7 Moumahaki Farm .. .. .. .. .. 461 15 6 1,832 18 6 Te Kauwhata Horticultural Station .. .. .. 2,005 11 1 Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 232,466 3 2 Waimaunga Farm .. . . .. .. .. 663 15 9 Ashburton Farm .. .. . . .. 413 12 6 Mamaku Farm . . . . . . .. .. 948 13 2 Avonhead Poultry -farm .. . . .. .. .. 748 7 0 Papanui Orchard . . . . .. .. .. 319 15 7 Quarantine -stations— £ s. d. Motuihi Island . . . . 756 4 8 Somes Island . . . . .. 709 1 10 Quail Island . . .. . . 680 8 2 2,145 14 8 Albany Farm Area . . .. .. 281 5 7 Puwera Farm Area . . . . .. .. .. 855 0 2 Marton Farm Area . . . . .. . . . . 331 18 9 Gore Farm Area . . . . .. . . 277 10 3 Galloway Farm Area .. .. .. 382 Winton Farm Area . . . . . .. 93 4 0 21,379 15 6 £234,299 1 8 £234,299 1 8

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