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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued. Institutional Farms Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

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Otaki Grounds: i'ukeora Farm. Po |tryTarm. Otaki Farm. Harnner Farm. Totals. Poultry. : _ ; I Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock on hand, 1st April, 1923— Live .. .. .. •• ] ,322 3 (i 466 2 0 240 5 0 66 1 0 438 14 9 2,539 6 3 other .. .. .. 471 15 1 31 16 9 72 0 0 9 10 10 44 19 7 630 2 3 Repairs and renewals . . . .. 244 4 2 22 16 6 77 4 7 37 4 5 95 13 9 477 3 5 Purchases — Fodder .. .. .. 332 14 1 .. 190 6 6 .. 518 16 6 J,041 17 1 Seeds and manures .. .. 231 0 10 .. 62 13 0 12 8 S 100 1 1 406 3 7 Live-stock .. .. .. 989 17 3 .. 469 18 6 1 15 5 167 0 8 1,628 11 10 Fowl-food .. .. .. .. 554 8 4 .. 39 12 9 .. 594 1 1 Cartage and rent .. .. •• •• 120 7 3 .. 79 15 11 200 3 2 Other expenses .. .. .. 16 7 8 2 9 0 .. 2 4 6 .. 21 1 2 Salaries and wages .. .. 891 11 4 2S6 2 2 614 17 11 383 9 2 683 0 5 2.859 1 0 Depreciation— Buildings .. .. .. 58 17 9 30 0 0 14 2 0 .. 9 2 5 112 2 2 Equipment .. .. .. 96 9 3 .. J2 14 6 .. 50 10 10 159 14 7 Improvements .. .. • • 48 9 6 .. .. .. 48 9 6 Balance (gross profit) . . .. 270 14 5 179 0 0 72 16 10 .. .. 522 11 3 4,925 15 4 1,621 4 3 1,953 6 1 552 6 9 2,187 15 11 11,240 8 4 Interest on capital .. .. 422 17 4 67 8 1 46 10 2 .. 85 7 0 622 2 7 Balance (net profit) .. .. .. 1111111 26 68 .. .. 137 18 7 5,348 12 8 1,800 4 3 2,026 2 11 552 6 9 2,273 2 11 12,000 9 6 Or. Sale of live-stock .. .. 261 15 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 .. 5 0 0 271 15 3 Produce supplied to institution .. 2,4.76 10 4 682 13 4 1,298 15 11 327 16 1 1,311 10 0 6,097 5 8 Produce supplied to others . . • . 250 11 1 86 4 0 30 19 2 22 8 0 390 2 3 Compensation for stock destroyed .. .. .. • • .. 8 10 0 8 10 0 Sale of skins, &c. .. .. 303 6 9 .. 87 16 2 .. 1 19 9 393 2 8 Other recoveries .. 5 12 3 .. .. .. .. 5 12 3 Stock on hand, 31st March, 1924— Live.. .. .. .. 1,302 19 0 618 0 0 311 10 0 31 13 0 534 14 0 2,798 16 0 Other .. .. .. 575 11 9 66 19 10 167 0 0 52 10 8 143 14 8 1,005 16 11 4,925 15 4 1,621 4 3 1,953 6 1 442 18 11 2,027 16 5 10,971 1 0 Profit brought down .. .. 270 14 5 179 0 0 72 16 10 « .. 522 11 3 Balance (loss) .. .. . . 152 2 11 .. .. 109 7 10 245 6 6 506 17 3 5,348 12 8 1,800 4 3 2,026 2 II 552 6 9 2,273 2 11 12,000 9 6