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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925.

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i Huakura Farm oi Central Development Moumahaki Other than Special Tnta , I and Areas, and I Poisons, and Poison- Tn«tni<-tlnn Farm Weraroa Exnerimpntal Farm Horticultural TTrifWtakiiim. Total. I Quarantine Stations, i mixing Depots. instruction. uarm, weraroa. txpenmental J; arm. Station. Undertakings. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital, 1st April, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 343,502 5 4 343,502 5 4 Sundry creditors — General .. .. .. .. .. 425 4 2 139 7 9 269 2 10 163 0 6 13 17 5 30 11 2 16,032 14 4 17,073 18 2 Government .. .. .. .. .. 131 12 2 98 1 4 510 1 6 19 11 5 4 8 7 32 15 1 6,588 4 0 7,384 14 1 Inter-item .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 .. .. 177 111 Amounts received in advance .. .. .. .. 9 10 6 532 12 6 .. .. .. 6,322 16 8 6,864 19 8 Depreciation Reserves .. .. .. .. 3,334 19 3 499 8 7 3,465 15 10 4,933 16 7 2,017 18 3 1,712 18 3 14,374 10 10 30,339 7 7 Writings-off Reserves .. .. .. .. 71 5 9 .. .. 320 18 9 .. 122 0 7 202 8 1 716 13 2 Reserves for doubtful debts, &c. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 .. 267 10 0 .. .. 560 13 1 978 3 1 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 228,797 1 9 228,797 1 9 Excess of revenue over expenditure (to contra) .. .. 1,154 18 0 Head Office accounts for special undertakings (£257,822 8s. 9d.)— Capital .. .. .. .. .. 40,837 13 10 5,452 16 3 80,472 15 10 64,619 10 6 23,970 5 10 26,572 4 6 Adjustment Accounts .. .. .. .. 1,156 11 10 .. 3,782 0 0 .. .. 187 14 4 Excess of payments over receipts .. .. 5,356 16 4 .. 5,093 19 10 319 19 8 51,314 3 4 7,504 2 5 94,126 8 4 | 70,645 10 5 26,006 10 1 28,658 3 11 616,558 5 2 635,657 2 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,154 0 0 480 0 0 35,976 4 0 18,560 0 0 9,945 0 0 2,091 3 6 34,343 3 11 116,549 11 5 Permanent improvements .. .. .. 19,734 10 6 2,809 7 6 29,557 12 5 31,032 12 7 7,292 19 5 9,389 14 1 28,592 5 8 128,409 2 2 Furniture, fittings, and fixtures .. .. .. 27 3 3 12 1 10 1,522 19 8 786 0 0 219 14 8 74 12 2 9,063 11 4 11,706 2 11 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 1 14 0 .. 22 14 3 64 18 10 .. 8 18 6 4,622 1 8 4,720 7 3 Technical instruments and equipment .. .. 11 16 0 .. .. .. .. 20 7 9 4,930 4 9 4,962 8 6 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 .. 10 15 0 1,993 8 5 2,019 3 5 Implements and tools .. .. .. .. 3,324 1 7 260 1 6 3,006 15 2 2,068 5 5 924 16 5 1,912 5 0 1,702 6 0 13,198 11 1 Transport .. .. .. .. .. 115 13 2 .. 300 0 0 299 5 0 .. .. 10,339 0 3 11,053 18 5 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 3,136 16 7 .. 7,624 14 0 10,955 10 0 3,588 17 6 598 11 0 486 10 0 26,390 19 1 Farm crops and stores .. .. .. .. 2,940 12 0 2,601 2 2 4,265 10 4 2,850 10 6 898 6 1 12,035 12 2 3,684 11 4 29,276 4 7 Sundry debtors — General .. .. .. .. .. 218 2 7 0 14 8 295 3 0 258 4 0 299 13 6 981 19 3 10,413 3 1 12,467 0 1 Government .. .. .. .. .. 16 5 0 27 4 10 268 10 0 26 5 0 26 0 0 .. 1,798 17 9 2,163 2 7 Inter-item .. .. .. .. .. .. 177 11 1 .. .. .. .. 13 0 Amounts paid in advance .. .. .. 25 0 0 .. 51 19 10 3 19 11 .. 7 10 0 1,259 4 9 1,347 14 6 Compensation temporarily capitalized .. .. .. 750 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 750 0 0 Writings-off in suspense .. .. .. .. 4 11 0 .. 142 13 0 320 18 9 .. 14 12 9 423 3 1 905 18 7 Excess of expenditure over revenue (after deducting 6,603 17 8 .. 7,321 14 6 3,364 1 6 446 3 5 1,478 11 3 251,677 7 11 269,736 18 3 £1,154 18s. as per contra) Head Office and Branch accounts for special undertakings (£257,822 8s. 9d.) — Excess of receipts over payments .. .. .. 368 14 5 .. .. 2,282 0 3 33 11 6 Adjustment Accounts .. .. .. .. .. 17 4 5 3,769 18 2 39 18 11 82 18 10 Branch account! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 251,228 2 3 51,314 3 4 7,504 2 5 94,126 8 4 70,645 10 5 26,006 10 1 28,658 3 11 616,558 5 2 635,657 2 10 A. E. Stone, Accountant, Department of Agriculture. I hereby certify that the Revenue Accounts, Working Accounts, Profit and Loss Accounts, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.