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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. RABBIT-DESTRUCTION, POISONS, AND POISON-MIXING DEPOTS. Working Accounts and Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

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~ . . T "Wellington District Dominion Distribu- T ,;. i;rankton Juncaon Fairlie Depot. Kaikoura Depot. Ranturly Depot. Jnvercargill Depot. Distributions. tions, Carbon h™ " Total. Ue P ot - Phosphorus Poisons. Bisulphide. tI0D: '' s,r y™™ e ' Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. To Stock, 1st April, 1924 .. 477 5 4 103 7 0 18 4 3 113 9 5 61 8 6 75 18 9 210 0 3 708 9 0 1,768 2 6 Inward transfers of stock .. .. 37 17 11 .. .. .. .. 193 6 4 228 11 1 459 15 4 Wages .. .. .. 762 8 6 311 0 0 60 12 0 221 9 0 214 3 4 15 0 0 101 6 6 225 0 0 1,910 19 4 Packing, cartage, &c. .. 739 5 3 210 12 11 6 6 0 206 18 0 326 12 7 16 12 8 158 0 8 108 14 11 1,773 3 0 Sugar, pollard, &c. .. 1,147 13 9 312 2 7 21 7 10 336 19 2 402 3 5 .. .. .. 2,220 6 9 Poison .. .. .. 428 15 11 197 3 0 20 19 6 90 11 6 109 14 5 79 12 1 789 17 9 1,453 12 3 3,170 6 5 Poison transferred .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 396 18 6 .. .. 396 18 6 Sundries .. .. .. 37 9 3 21 13 7 9 11 0 1 19 6 11 8 4 .. .. .. 82 1 8 Balances carried down .. 529 5 10 258 10 9 .. 304 1 8 208 10 7 7 7 3 79 7 6 895 2 10 2,282 6 5 4,122 3 10 1,452 7 9 | 137 0 7 1,275 8 3 1,334 1 2 591 9 3 1,531 19 0 3,619 10 1 14,063 19 11 To Balances brought down .. .. .. 17 11 1 .. .. • 2 9 6 .. 20 0 7 Depreciation .. .. 126 6 7 12 4 9 1 10 10 33 3 6 9 6 10 .. . . .. 182 12 6 Interest on capital .. .. 151 3 7 14 0 5 2 2 5 14 5 8 17 3 8 3 8 4 9 8 2 31 17 7 243 9 10 Administration charges .. 61 14 2 23 19 0 2 1 5 20 1 7 21 9 6 10 3 7 22 12 6 40 10 3 202 12 0 Other supervision charges . . 225 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 225 0 0 Wages, officer on sick-leave .. 103 13 6 .. •. .. . • • • . . ■ • 103 13 6 Balances carried down .. .. 208 6 7 .. 236 10 11 160 10 7 .. 50 17 3 822 15 0 1,479 0 4 667 17 10 258 10 9 I 23 5 9 304 1 8 208 10 7 13 11 11 85 7 5 895 2 10 2,456 8 9 To Balance brought down .. .. . . .. .. . . . ■ .. 174 2 4 To Compensation Reserve .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,154 18 0 [ | I 1,479 0 4 . .Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,260 2 9 2,561 1 6 3,821 4 3 Sales, phosphorus .. .. 27 15 0 51 8 0 0 15 0 13 2 6 24 19 6 84 14 0 .. .. 202 14 0 Sales, phosphorized pollard .. 2,986 6 10 1,154 15 9 81 18 0 1,128 19 8 1,041 5 10 364 17 6 .. .. 6,758 3 7 Sales, phosphorized oats .. 125 14 0 3 5 5 .. 16 16 0 33 3 9 48 15 4 . . . . 227 14 6 Outward transfers of stock .. •• •• ■■ .. 195 13 7 138 13 11 334 7 6 Sundries .. .. .. 67 17 6 6 12 11 1 0 0 10 15 10 7 17 7 4 9 6 .. .. 98 13 4 Stock, 31st March, 1925 .. 914 10 6 236 5 8 35 16 6 105 14 3 226 14 6 88 12 11 73 13 2 919 14 8 2,601 2 2 Balances carried down .. •• 17 111 .. .. 296 .. 20 07 4,122 3 10 1,452 7 9 137 0 7 1,275 8 3 1,334 12 591 9 3 1,531 19 0 3,619 10 1 14.063 19 11 I _ ; By Balances brought down .. 529 5 10 258 10 9 .. 304 1 8 208 10 7 7 7 3 79 7 6 895 2 10 2,282 6 5 Balances carried down .. 138 12 0 .. j 23 59 .. .. 648 5 19 11 .. 174 2 4 667 17 10 258 10 9 23 5 9 304 1 8 208 10 7' 13 11 11 85 7 5 895 2 10 2,456 8 9 By Balance brought down .. .. i .. ! .. .. .. . ■ i .. .. £1,479 0 4 I ;