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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. EXPERIMENTAL FARMS AND AREAS, AND QUARANTINE STATIONS. Working Accounts and Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

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Waimanntra Ashhnrt/in Motuihi Island j Somes Island Quail Island Pmrai wsrm I Mamaku Farm. Puwera Area. Albany Area. Mar ton Area. Galloway Area. Gore Area. Winton Area. Quarantine Quarantine Quarantine i . Total. Station. Station. Station. Orchard. Dr. To Stock, 1st April, 1924 — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Live-stock .. 324 19 0 20 10 0 596 0 0 192 10 0 .. .. 60 0 0 .. 40 0 0 1,185 10 0 62 8 6 175 11 0 20 0 0 2,677 8 6 Farm crops and stores .. 476 12 8 302 15 6 125 3 3 101 16 8 36 16 10 131 9 4 633 0 6 134 6 3 397 12 8 54 9 4 28 11 6 35 16 0 225 10 0 2,684 0 6 Wages and salaries .. 296 15 4 454 10 2 660 7 4 556 17 3 275 10 6 319 18 6 406 4 9 218 4 8 197 8 0 463 2 3 248 6 8 283 13 0 62 6 0 4,443 4 5 Purchases of live-stock .. 48 17 10 354 4 11 273 12 0 181 18 0 9 0 0 .. 514 16 2 .. .. 178 16 0 6 0 0 .. .. 1,567 4 11 Launch and steamer services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 183 5 0 338 11 4 82 1 3 .. 653 17 7 Manures and seeds 103 19 11 42 11 6 88 2 3 79 2 8 16 13 4 54 10 2 22 4 9 35 6 7 65 2 4 .. .. .. .. 507 13 6 Cultivating and harvesting .. 58 13 5 .. .. .. 68 15 1 152 10 5 ' 99 10 6 79 15 0 . . .. .. .. 459 4 5 Fodder.. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . • • I •• •• •• •• 106 1 10 68 1 8 .. 174 3 6 Freight and cartage .. 11 5 2 31 1 10 74 19 3 14 0 10 7 0 8 10 10 8 I 83 10 10 12 13 7 5 0 5 6 6 5 .. 4 6 2 .. 260 15 10 Sundries .. .. 44 4 1 2 8 4 .. .. ; .. 35 7 1 . . . . .. . . 14 3 10 9 9 4 16 17 5 122 10 1 Balances carried down .. 179 4 7 166 7 10 .. .. .. 37 11 1 .. .. .. 777 2 6 .. .. .. 1,160 6 0 1,485 18 7 1,433 3 6 1,818 4 1 1,126 5 5 345 1 4 658 1 11 1,872 7 5 500 1 7 784 18 5 2,848 11 6 854 3 8 658 18 5 324 13 5 14,710 9 3 To Balances brought down .. .. .. 590 11 7 462 9 10 291 15 3 .. 554 0 3 322 13 2 252 7 0 .. 446 17 10 212 6 2 75 14 4 3,208 15 5 Maintenance and repairs .. 45 6 0 30 19 3 123 14 2 19 9 11 11 19 8 47 10 4 74 7 6 6 8 0 8 8 0 237 16 11 39 14 3 41 17 0 .. 687 11 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 228 6 1 .. 26 0 0 .. 27 9 8 .. 34 13 0 184 19 3 .. .. .. 16 13 4 518 1 4 Sundries .. .. 2 7 6 .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . . 25 7 0 .. .. 27 14 6 Agricultural education ex- 5 19 0 7 12 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . . 13 11 6 penses Depreciation .. .. 149 2 4 99 5 4 244 4 2 90 0 2 10 3 2 4 2 4 147 11 6 4 12 11 45 18 11 301 7 6 104 5 0 88 18 0 18 7 11 1,307 19 3 Administration charges .. 50 0 0 24 9 0 19 9 1 12 12 10 3 7 5 8 1 6 1 65 10 4 30 1 0 31 7 0 27 17 8 11 7 7 7 12 8 6 13 6 298 9 7 Interest on capital .. 198 9 10 48 9 6 260 19 0 76 1 9 6 3 1 8 3 10 i 75 11 4 8 15 10 55 14 4 659 16 11 184 8 9 235 6 8 19 12 2 1,837 13 0 451 4 8 439 1 8 1,238 18 0 686 14 6 323 8 7 95 7 8 917 0 11 407 3 11 578 14 6 1,226 19 0 j 812 0 5 586 0 6 137 1 3 7,899 15 7 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales of live-stock .. 223 10 4 518 13 10 357 5 5 266 10 3 .. .. .. .. .. 891 6 11 48 8 5 .. 26 11 0 2,332 6 2 Sales of produce .. .. 108 6 4 673 11 1 143 17 9 .. 23 18 2 252 19 3 217 14 9 79 17 6 131 4 0 530 1 4 50 9 7 77 12 7 222 6 7 2,511 18 11 Quarantine fees .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 104 13 6 225 2 10 167 13 4 .. 497 9 8 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 16 7 .. 2 19 8 .. 78 12 9 .. .. 0 1 6 82 10 6 Stock, 31st March, 1925 — Live-stock .. .. 323 10 0 63 17 6 624 3 0 217 10 0 9 0 0 .. 470 9 7 .. 30 0 0 1,151 6 0 71 18 6 175 2 0 .. 3,136 16 7 Farm crops and stores .. 830 11 11 177 1 1 102 6 ,4 179 15 4 20 7 11 404 6 1 630 2 10 94 11 3 371 7 5 92 11 0 11 6 6 26 4 4 .. 2,940 12 0 Balances carried down .. .. .. 590 11 7 462 9 10 291 15 3 .. 554 0 3 322 13 2 252 7 0 .. 446 17 10 212 6 2 75 14 4 3,208 15 5 1,485 18 7 1,433 3 6 1,818 4 1 1,126 5 5 345 1 4 658 1 11 1,872 7 5 500 1 7 784 18 5 2,848 11 6 854 3 8 658 18 5 324 13 5 14,710 9 3 1 - ~~ '' I By Balances brought down .. 179 4 7 166 7 10 .. .. | 37 11 1 .. .. 777 2 6 .. .. 1,160 6 0 Royalties .. .. .. • • 41 8 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 41 8 2 Rents .. .. .. .. 31 10 0 38 15 0 .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 5 0 Sundries .. .. 7 8 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 16 10 0 . . . . 23 18 9 Balances .. .. 264 11 4 241 3 10 1,158 14 10 686 14 6 323 8 7 57 16 7 917 0 11 407 3 11 578 14 6 449 16 6 795 10 5 586 0 6 137 1 3 6,603 17 8 451 4 8 439 1 8 1,238 18 0 686 14 6 323 8 7 95 7 8 917 0 11 407 3 11 578 14 6 1,226 19 0 812 0 5 586 0 6 137 1 3 7,899 15 7