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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, 1926.

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| ~nga Ashburton | Albany »£» Galloway | Go* Wtato 3 3g3& 4 j j < $£S j Total, Dr. j • | | ! To Stock. 1st April, 1925 — £ s. d. £ ,s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Live-stock .. .. 323 10 0 63 17 6 624 3 0 217 10 0 9 0 0 .. 413 6 3 .. 30 0 0 11,151 6 0 71 18 6 175 2 0 3,079 13 3 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 Transfers of stock .. .. .. .. 228 18 2 i .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. 228 18 2 Wages .. .. .. 373 3 2 459 10 9 686 14 9 413 5 5 | 245 2 0 219 2 0 496 7 11 j 222 17 4 217 1 6 494 14 6 j 268 12 2 288 8 0 4,384 19 6 Purchase of live-stock .. 500 10 0 567 7 6 511 6 6 243 0 0 .. .. 260 18 1 .. .. 68 4 4 ' .. 4 12 3 2,155 18 8 Launch and steamer services .... .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 202 8 3 j 393 10 4 44 9 6 640 8 1 Manures and seeds .. Ill 13 0 50 17 11 119 19 5 103 3 11 j 3 1 0 59 19 5 25 11 8 24 10 9 113 9 1 75 14 6 .. .. 688 0 8, Inter-section charges .. .. .. .. 114 14 0 .. .. .. i .. .. .. .. .. 114 14 0 Cultivating and harvesting .. .. 74 0 8 .. .. .. 203 12 5 j 116 7 0 108 4 9 85 11 3 .. .. i 587 16 1 Fodder .. .. .. .. 28 10 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 176 12 7 78 14 6 67 14 7 351 11 8 Cartage and sundries .. 228 1 6 36 0 10 73 3 8 22 6 4 8 11 3 41 18 0 97 18 7 7 16 9 11 4 7 28 3 5 19 16 6 9 14 0 584 15 5 Balances carried down .. .. .. .. j 66 13 8 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 13 8 2,367 9 7 1,457 6 3 2,117 13 8 1,589 6 10 j 286 2 2 928 17 11 2,040 12 4 j 458 0 10 828 13 10 2,289 14 7 843 18 6 616 4 8 15,824 1 2 To Balances brought down .. 239 15 9 207 3 9 219 16 6 243 19 8 I 236 0 11 5 10 9 236 2 9 216 19 10 46 14 6 99 6 9 499 3 11 237 3 1 2,487 18 2 Management .. .. 50 0 0 .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 50 0 0 , 25 0 0 30 0 0 .. .. .. 185 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 309 5 6 .. 6 10 0 .. 100 0 0 61 8 0 ! 34 13 0 146 14 5 .. .. .. 658 10 11 Sundries .. .. .. -. 15 13 9 .. .. .. .. 57 3 4 .. .. .. 50 16 3 20 5 2 143 18 6 Agricultural education ex- 38 16 8 .. .. ., .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 38 16 8 penses Repairs and maintenance .. 113 8 2 8 4 0 88 6 6 49 9 5 .. 26 11 3 39 6 11 .. 7 6 0 .. ! 98 16 2 8 0 10 439 9 3 Depreciation .. .. 211 3 0 57 9 3 221 6 0 1 180 1 1 7 5 2 6 8 4 176 10 9 3 10 5 52 2 0 292 2 10 1 288 0 3 90 5 7 1,586 4 8 Interest on capital .. 269 10 7 45 17 1 265 10 7 89 17 2 5 19 7 20 9 9 159 10 10 6 19 8 53 18 7 659 2 8 386 9 9 23S 1 11 2,001 S 2 Administration charges .. 23 15 7 19 0 8 23 2 4 15 6 6 j 2 16 2 10 14 4 23 1 0 4 9 10 10 8 3 19 7 1 11 18 1 6 17 11 170 17 9 946 9 9 662 14 0 818 1 11 585 3 10 j 252 1 10 199 14 5 803 3 7 291 12 9 347 3 9 1,069 19 4 1,135 4 5 600 14 6 7,712 4 1 I ; I 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. By Sales of live-stock .. 140 18 6 299 5 10 527 2 3 163 8 9 .. .. 94 2 4 .. .. 523 10 3 .. 90 7 1 1,838 15 0 Sales of produce .. .. 473 15 4 397 8 1 126 15 9 127 9 4 14 14 5 404 1 5 297 2 0 110 18 8 357 17 9 25S 18 6 64 7 2 34 5 11 2,667 14 4 Inter-section credits .. .. .. .. 137 19 0 .. .. .. . ■ .. .. .. . . 137 19 0 Quarantine fees .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. •• 149 11 5 *97 1 92 3 10 438 16 6 Transfers of stock .. .. .. .. 228 18 2 .. ! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 228 18 2 Sundries.. .. .. .. .. 7 16 0 .. 050 167 .. 0 10 6 2 17 0 54 17 .. 1110 68 78 Stock, 31st March, 1926 — Live-stock .. .. 998 16 0 251 7 0 855 0 0 332 0 0 9 0 0 .. 763 0 0 .. 15 0 0 1,121 8 0 63 0 0 131 0 0 4,539 11 0 Farm crops and stores .. 514 4 0 302 1 7 381 3 2 355 11 11 26 1 10 517 19 2 650 5 3 129 11 10 406 4 7 82 18 1 20 6 2 29 13 9 3,416 1 4 Balances carried down .. 239 15 9 207 3 9 219 16 6 243 19 8 236 0 11 5 10 9 236 2 9 216 19 10 46 14 6 99 6 9 499 3 11 237 3 1 2,487 18 2 2,367 9 7 1,457 6 3 2,117 13 8 ,1.589 6 10 286 2 2 928 17 11 2,040 12 4 458 0 10 828 13 10 2,289 14 7 843 18 6 616 4 8 15,824 1 2 Bv Balances brought down .. •. • • .. 66 13 8 .. .. .. . - .. .. .. .. 66 13 8 " Rents .. .. .. 50 0 0 19 10 0 52 10 0 12 13 3 .. .. 17 10 0 .. .. .. .. .. 152 3 3 Sundries .. .. .. 6 12 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 .. 21 12 9 Transfer to capital .. .. .. .. 52 16 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 16 2 Balances .. .. 889 17 0 643 4 0 765 11 11 453 0 9 252 1 10 199 14 5 785 13 7 291 12 9 347 3 9 1,069 19 4 1,120 4 5 600 14 6 7,418 18 3 - . _ 946 9 9 662 14 0 818 1 11 j 585 3 10 | 252 1 10 199 14 5 803 3 7 291 12 9 347 3 9 1,069 19 4 1,135 4 5 600 14 6 7,712 4 1