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PRISONS DEPARTMENT—continued. FARMS. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

Summary. £ s. d. Total net losses .. .. .. .. .. 3,997 511 Total net profits .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,998 110 Balance, being excess of losses over profits .. .. .. £999 4 1

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Or. Invercargill. Paparua. Point Halswell. Waikeria. Wi Tako. By Sales— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Milk and dairy-produce .. 2,403 5 4 665 17 1 205 4 8 2,649 8 9 Rams and ewes .. .. 220 4 0 62 12 3 Wool .. .. .. 269 15 11 456 7 1 Lambs .. .. .. 382 13 10 439 12 10 Pigs .. .. .. 261 1 7 370 19 1 182 18 1 327 0 3 0 17 6 Hay and chaff •. .. 43 4 3 Vegetables and fruit .. .. 89 1 3 76 19 5 .. 965 4 6 Skins and hides .. .. 126 6 8 90 10 9 .. 102 13 9 Meat to officers .. .. 148 7 10 80 0 7 .. 133 3 10 Fat cattle .. .. .. 557 19 5 .. .. 240 12 9 Horses .. .. .. 2 17 0 .. .. .. 10 0 0 General farm produce .. .. 266 4 4 23 14 8 5 5 5 57 5 1 42 1 11 Dairy cows .. .. .. .. 35 7 0 Crops .. .. .. .. 929 11 3 Poultry and eggs .. .. .. 57 12 10 17 7 1 118 12 1 Apiary-produce .. .. .. .. .. 18 5 8 Firewood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 5 0 4,771 1 5 3,289 4 10 410 15 3 4,612 6 8 76 4 5 Produce transferred and services rendered to institutions and farms — Milk, &c. .. .. .. 394 10 4 42 10 9 43 1 4 127 3 0 Beef .. .. .. 689 11 6 469 10 4 .. 456 15 2 Mutton .. .. .. 55 4 8 .. 0 13 6 31 13 11 Vegetables and trees .. .. 78 2 0 59 18 5 27 16 6 553 14 9 37 9 9 Fodder .. .. .. 314 5 0 517 9 8 .. 608 0 0 Pork . . .. .. 7 4 6 .. 98 11 1 General produce .. .. .. 0114 020 Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 0 0 Hire of horses, blacksmithing, &e. .. .. .. 233 2 9 1,531 13 6 1,097 5 0 71 13 4 2,135 0 8 37 9 9 Closing stocks — Live-stock— Dairy herd.. .. .. 5,495 0 0 922 0 0 376 0 0 1,839 10 0 Sheep .. .. .. 230 14 0 781 17 0 1 0 0 43 14 0 Pigs .. .. .. 195 11 0 198 9 0 30 0 0 151 10 0 33 10 0 Beef cattle .. .. .. 664 0 0 17 10 0 .. 207 0 0 268 10 0 Working horses .. .. 798 0 0 423 0 0 61 0 0 978 0 0 135 0 0 Dogs .. .. .. I .. 700 Poultry .. .. .. .. 32 18 0 14 5 0 46 19 6 7,383 5 0 2,382 14 0 482 5 0 3,266 13 6 437 0 0 Produce, &c.— Harvested crops .. .. 858 0 0 992 0 0 .. 980 0 0 Unharvested crops .. .. 151 16 0 143 10 3 5 0 689 0 0 227 0 0 Value of vegetable gardens, 178 18 10 204 1 8 .. 1,224 15 0 orchards and nurseries Sundry stores, tools, &c. .. 203 8 1 304 16 6 87 12 10 323 2 6 Eggs, &c. .. .. .. .. 0 2 9 .. 12 3 0 Honey, bees, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 121 9 9 1,392 2 11 1,644 1 11 90 17 10 3,350 10 3 227 0 0 Net losses .. .. .. 390 9 4 3,330 10 2 .. .. 276 6 5 15,468 12 2 11,743 15 11 1,055 11 5 13,364 11 1 1,054 0 7