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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. TE KAUWHATA HORTICULTURAL STATION. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

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Wattle Plantation. General Farm. Vineyard. Wine-cellar. Horticulture. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, 1st April, 1924 .. .. 012 16 10 16 17 1 12,331 12 4 .. 12,961 6 3 Salaries and wages .. .. 235 14 2 510 13 1 656 15 6 670 13 1 219 18 4 2,293 14 2 Inter-Section charges.. .. 57 17 4 95 12 0 44 12 7 1,712 0 9 1 18 2 1,912 0 10 Sundries .. .. .. 14 5 5 124 16 10 166 1 3 45 1 9 0 3 5 350 8 8 Stripping charges .. .. 769 3 5 .. .. .. .. 769 3 5 Cartage and freight .. .. 63 1 6 .. .. 42 10 7 .. 105 12 1 Seeds .. .. .. .. 44 19 6 .. .. .. 44 19 0 Manures .. .. .. .. 106 0 3 .. .. 1 0 0 107 0 3 Horse-feed .. .. .. .. 68 15 3 .. .. .. 68 15 3 Shoeing .. .. .. .. 27 10 9 .. .. .. 27 16 9 Sheep .. .. .. .. 240 15 4 .. .. .. 246 15 4 Raffia .. .. .. .. .. 11 7 8 .. .. 11 7 8 Spraying-materials .. .. .. .. 40 10 2 .. 5 12 5 46 2 7 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. 493 0 10 .. 493 0 10 Bottles .. .. .. .. .. .. 221 1 10 .. 221 1 10 Cases .. .. .. .. .. .. 203 9 II 3 18 0 207 7 11 Labels .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 2 7 .. 39 2 7 Corks .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 .. 20 0 0 Still license .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 .. 20 0 0 Balance to Profit and Loss 582 14 11 .. 799 11 10 122 17 8 .. 1,505 4 5 Account — 1,722 16 9 1,838 5 10 1,735 16 1 15,921 11 4 232 10 4 21,451 0 4 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 9. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Bark sales .. .. •• 1,270 16 9 .. .. .. .. 1,270 16 9 Firewood .. .. .. 52 0 0 .. .. .. .. 52 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 0 9 7 7 10 6 5 11 8 27 4 6 40 16 3 Sheep .. .. .. .. 483 19 5 .. .. .. 483 19 5 Cattle .. .. .. .. 39 4 9 .. .. .. 39 4 9 Grazing .. .. .. . . 14 8 5 .. .. .. 14 8 5 Bulk-wine sales .. .. .. .. .. 1,289 18 3 .. 1,289 18 3 Inter-Section credits .. .. .. 203 7 6 1,708 13 4 14 12 9 .. 1,926 13 7 Cased-wine sales .. .. .. .. .. 3,259 18 4 .. 3,259 18. 4 Stock, 31st March, 1925 .. 400 0 0 838 10 5 19 12 3 11,351 10 4 .. 12,609 13 0 Balance to Profit and Loss .. 258 5 9 .. .. 205 5 10 463 11 7 Account 1,722 16 9 1,838 5 10 1,735 16 1 15,921 11 4 232 10 4 21,451 0 4 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. , Plantation Ge neral Farm. Vineyard. Wine-cellar. Horticulture. Management. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance from Working Account .. .. 258 5 9 .. .. 205 5 10 .. 463 11 7 Stationery, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 11 2 24 11 2 Repairs.. .. .. .. 2 11 4 75 10 5 5 7 3 .. .. 56 19 0 140 8 0 Expenses of injured officer.. .. .. .. .. 22 7 6 .. .. 22 7 0 Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 760 12 6 760 12 6 Wine issues not charged for .. .. .. .. 14 12 9 .. .. 14 12 9 Road subsidy .. .. 40 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Losses on sales of fixed assets .. 102 7 0 5 0 10 .. .. .. .. 107 7 10 Depreciation .. .. .. 93 9 2 190 10 8 21 4 4 67 1 11 33 11 7 40 6 6 446 4 2 Interest on capital .. .. 173 9 1 234 15 3 61 18 8 603 8 8 26 3 5 35 19 11 1,195 15 0 General administration charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 19 0 123 19 0 Balance carried down .. .. 214 5 10 .. 711 1 7 .. .. .. 925 7 5 026 2 5 704 2 11 799 11 10 707 10 10 205 0 10 1,042 8 .1 4,264 16 11 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance from Working Account .. 582 14 11 .. 799 11 10 122 17 8 .. .. 1,505 4 5 Royalties .. .. 39 15 8 .. .. .. ... .. 39 15 8 Rents .. .. .. .. 3 11 10 .. .. .. .. 155 5 3 158 17 1 Profits on sales of fixed assets .. .. 130 15 11 .. .. .. 1 15 0 132 10 11 Stock of stationery, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 10 2 24 10 2 Balance carried down .. .. .. 633 7 0 .. 644 13 2 265 0 10 860 17 8 2,403 18 8 626 2 5 764 2 11 799 11 10 767 10 10 265 0 10 1,042 8 1 4,264 16 11 £ s. d. Losses on sections .. .. .. .. 2,403 18 8 Less profits on sections . . . . . . 925 7 5 Total loss .. .. .. £1,478 11 3