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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. TE KAUWHATA HORTICULTURAL STATION. Working Account and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

Section. Plantation j ® eneIal Farm. Vineyard. j Wine-cellar. Horticulture, j Management. Totals. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, 1st April, 1927 .. 374 6 2 849 18 9 j 37 7 11 10,757 11 2 11 9 3 .. 12,030 13 3 Wages and salaries .. 073 18 11 408 11 2 I 1,019 19 8 568 9 5 241 13 4 .. 2,912 12 6 Intersection charges .. 37 15 0 0 12 6 41 0 0 1,601 0 0 4 10 0 .. 1,684 17 6 Sundry purchases .. 31 0 9 142 7 2! 33 6 2 30 5 7 7 16 2 .. .244 15 10 Cartage and freight .. 65 12 5 32 15 1 5 18 3 117 17 8 13 2 .. 223 6 7 Purchases of live-stock .. .. 214 7 9 .. .. .. .. 214 7 9 Sugar purchases .. .. .. .. .. 415 13 .. j .. 415 1 3 Seeds, manures, and sprays .. 177 1 5 92 18 9 .. j .. j .. 270 0 2 Bottles, corks, and labels .. .. .. ; .. 245 12 2 .. i .. 245 12 2 Cases and straws . . .. .. .. .. 13 J 0 5 .. .. 131 0 5 Licenses.. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 .. .. 20 0 0 Balances carried down .. 290 18 1 155 8 10 j 443 10 10 2,271 15 7 .. | .. 3,161 13 4 1,473 11 4 j 1,981 2 8 | 1,674 1 7 .16,158 13 3 266 11 11 , .. 21,554 0 9 To Balances brought down .. .. .. .. \ .. 224 16 l| .. 224 16 1 Repairs and maintenance .. 3 15 0 124 3 11 8 15 3 4 0 10 .. 182 3 5 322 18 5 Salaries and sundry expenses .. .. .. .. .. 779 18 5 779 18 5 Depreciation .. 155 4 5 139 8 10 52 3 10 63 14 4 7 16 3 117 2 0 535 9 8 Interest on capital .. 173 2 3 187 6 4 66 4 2 622 7 1 15 16 10 ' 103 14 7 1,168 11 3 Administration charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 155 19 4 155 19 4 Balances (profits).. .. 180 10 1 .. 316 7 7 1,581 13 4 .. j .. 2,078 11 0 512 11 9 450 19 1 | 443 10 10 J 2,271 15 7 248 9 21 1,338 17 9 5,266 4 2 1 | I j Cr. [ By Sales — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Bark, posts and firewood 1,396 15 6 .. .. .. .. .. 1,396 15 6 Sheep and wool .. .. 922 4 11 .. .. .. .. 922 4 11 Cattle.. .. .. .. 65 4 2 .. .. .. .. 65 4 2 Produce and sundries .. 1 10 0 58 4 7 66 1 1 56 17 0 29 12 4 .. 212 5 0 Bulk wine .. .. .. .. .. 3,234 4 1 .. .. 3,234 4 1 Case wine .. .. .. .. .. 2,429 15 10 .. .. 2,429 15 10 Intersection credits .. 19 0 10 137 0 0 j 1,570 0 0 .. .. .. 1,726 0 10 Stock, 31st March, 1928 .. 56 5 0 798 9 0 38 0 6 10,437 16 4 12 3 6 .. 11,342 14 4 Balances carried down .. .. .. .. .. 224 16 1 .. 224 16 I 1,473 11 4 1,981 2 8 j 1,674 1 7 16,158 13 3 266 11 II .. 21,554 0 9 By Balances brought down .. 290 18 1 155 8 10 443 10 10 2,271 15 7 ! .. .. 3,16113 4 ' Rent .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 189 0 2 189 0 2 Royalties .. .. 221 13 8 .. .. .. ! .. I .. 221 13 8 Balances (losses) .. .. .. 295 10 3 .. .. 348 9 2 1J49 17 7 1,693 17 0 512 11 9 450 19 I 443 10 10 2,271 15 7 i 248 9 2 I 1,338 17 9 5,266 4 2 I I . I Summary of Profits arid Losses, with Allocation of " Management Section. j Profit. j Loss. j Management. Profit. . Loss. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wattle plantation .. .. 180 10 1 .. 97 17 9 82 12 4 General farm .. .. .. 295 10 3 205 3 0 .. 500 13 3 Vineyard .. .. .. 316 7 7 .. 240 15 6 75 12 1 Wine-cellar .. .. 1,581 13 4 .. 561 8 9 1,020 4 7 Horticulture .. .. .. 248 9 2 44 12 7 .. 293 1 9 1,178 9 0 793 15 0 Deduct losses .. .. .. .. 793 15 0 Net profit .. .. .. .. .. 384 14 0