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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. GALLOWAY EXPERIMENTAL AREA. Working Account for the Year, ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, Ist April, 1923 — By Stock, 31st March, 1924 — Farm crops and stores .. .. .. 30 0 0 Farm crops and stores .. 633 0 6 Wages and salaries .. .. .. .. 253 4 8 Live-stock .. .. 60 0 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 333 010 693 0 6 Profit and Loss Acconnt . . .. .. 76 15 0 £693 0 6 £693 0 6 Note.—£3B charged for services of Instructor in Agriculture. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Depreciation— By Working Account .. .. .. . . 76 15 0 Permanent improvements .. 26 4 8 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 3 8 2 Implements and tools .. 16 16 5 43 1 1 Interest .. .. .. .. 37 2 1 £80 3 2 £80 3 2 VVINTON EXPERIMENTAL AREA. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, Ist April, 1923 — By Sales of produce .. .. .. 161 10 1 Live-stock .. .. .. 55 0 0 Grazing .. .. .. .. 77 17 8 Farm crops and stores .. .. 105 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 5 3 4 160 0 0 Stock, 31st March, 1924 —■ Wages and salaries .. .. .. 313 8 6 Ijive-stock .. . . 40 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 114 16 3 Farm crops and stores .. 397 12 8 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 96 9 3 437 12 8 Profit and Loss Account .. .. 2 10 3 £684 14 0 £684 14 0 Note. —£25 charged for services of Instructor in Agriculture. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Working Account .. .. .. 210 3 By Balance .. .. . . .. .. 93 4 0 Depreciation— Permanent improvements .. 26 9 10 Implements and tools .. 21 3 2 47 13 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 43 0 9 £93 4 0 £93 4 0 FRANKTON POISON DEPOT. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Stock, Ist April, 1923 (stores, &c.) .. .. 877 19 7 By Sales (poisons and sundries).. .. .. 5,988 10 0 Wages and salaries .. •. .. 795 14 6 Stock, 31st March, 1924 (stores, &c.) .. 585 1 6 Packing, railage, &c. .. •• 1,266 5 2 Sugar, pollard, &c. .. .. •• 1,365 19 2 Poisons .. .. •• •• 1,059 13 11 Profit and Loss Account .. .. •• 1,207 19 2 £6,573 11 6 £6,573 II 6 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Depreciation — By Working Account .. .. .. .. 1,207 19 2 Permanent improvements .. 118 15 0 Furniture, fittings, and fixtures 0 13 1 Implements and tools .. 7 14 2 127 2 3 Interest .. . • • • • • 163 12 6 Balance .. • • ■ • • • 917 4 5 £1,207 19 2 £1,207 19 2 Note. —No provision has been made for supervision and other expenses of management.

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