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£ s. d. Losses .. .. .. .. .. 908 9 5 Add provision for compensation .. .. .... 300 0 0 1,208 9 5 Less profits .. .. .. .. .. 429 1 9 £779 7 8

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. RABBiT-DESTRUCTION POISONS AND POISON-MIXING DEPOTS. Working Accounts and Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

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_ ! i Wellington District Dominion Dis- . . ... , i Frankton Junction jairlie Depot. Kaikoura Depot. Uanfuily Depot. . Invercargffl Depot. rSnnt Distributions, tributions, Carbon Dominion Distribu- T t t De B ot - j | I)epoti - Phosphorus Poison. | Bisulphide. tl0n3 > Strychnine. . j j | fcr Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, 1st April, 1927 .. .. 1,044 11 2 318 10 9 11 12 8 132 3 11 255 16 6 2 7 6 129 18 2 610 18 9 1,794 4 7 4,300 4 0 Wages .. .. .. 297 0 1 125 5 5 40 10 0 59 0 0 65 0 0 65 16 0 .. .. .. 652 11 6 Purchases of poison .. .. .. 19 9 11 .. .. •• .. .. 539 10 9 818 19 7 1,378 0 3 Sugar, pollard, &c. .. 127 7 5 1 5 0 13 11 5 63 8 11 28 4 6 12 9 2 .. .. .. 246 6 5 Sundries .. . . .. 11 18 0 14 5 4 4 17 0 3 16 3 12 5 0 13 18 9 .. .. .. 61 0 4 Packing and cartage .. .. 147 3 8 71 0 7 1 19 9 42 3 2 26 6 8 12 17 9 3 19 3 56 4 6 44 10 9 406 6 1 Transfers (in) .. .. 5 2 6 0 16 0 9 16 11 1 2 6 0 4 6 129 0 10 113 12 8 .. 3 15 0 263 10 11 Balances carried down .. .. • • • • 6 10 7 40 1 4 .. 15 7 0 202 8 0 625 9 9 889 16 8 1,633 2 10 550 13 0 82 7 9 308 5 4 427 18 6 236 10 0 262 17 1 1,409 2 0 3,286 19 8 8,197 16 2 By Balances brought down .. 73 16 8 2 6 4 19 7 9 .. .. 58 19 10 .. .. .. 154 10 7 Management .. .. .. 70 0 0 30 0 0 5 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 .. 20 0 0 65 0 0 185 0 0 425 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 127 0 11 13 10 7 1 7 9 11 9 9 8 9 11 80 6 9 .. .. .. 242 5 8 Interest on capital .. .. 171 17 5 24 6 0 1 16 9 15 10 2 25 18 4 120 8 4 5 16 11 27 9 9 80 14 10 473 18 6 Administration charges .. 13 46 655 103 232 3 16 5 293 3 19 2 11 40 29 75 73 97 Balances (profits) .. .. • • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • 98 14 3 330 7 6 429 1 9 455 19 6 76 8 4 28 12 6 54 3 1 63 4 8 262 4 2 29 16 1 202 8 0 625 9 9 1,798 6 1 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s . d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Poison sales .. .. .. 22 15 0 29 16 0 •• 5 5 0 14 17 6 .. 24 12 8 623 7 7 1,815 19 7 2,536 13 4 Phosphorized-pollard sales .. 741 6 6 222 14 10 40 7 9 145 17 0 230 4 8 15 12 8 130 10 1 .. .. 1,526 13 6 Phosphorized-oat sales .. .. 1 14 0 78 18 2 22 3 8 5 2 3 .. 4 6 0: .. .. 112 4 1 Transfers (out) .. .. 113 12 8 9 12 2 ■ • 127 10 10 I .. . . .. : 9 0 3 3 15 0 263 10 11 Sundries .. .. .. 43 13 0 .. 1 12 6 0 15 11 0 10 0 .. .. .. 46 11 5 Stock, 31st March, 1928 .. 636 5 0 207 5 6 22 12 3 5 16 4 176 18 2 161 7 6 103 8 4 776 14 2 1,467 5 1 3,557 12 4 Balances carried down .. 73 16 8 2 6 4 19 7 9 .. .. 58 19 10 j .. .. .. 154 10 7 1,633 2 10 550 13 0 82 7 9 308 5 4 427 18 6 236 10 0 j 262 17 1 1,409 2 0 3,286 19 8 8,197 16 2 1 i By Balances brought down .. .. .. •• 6107 40 14 .. 1 15 7 0 202 8 0 625 9 9 889 16 8 Balances (losses) ■. .. 455 19 6 76 8 4 28 12 6 47 12 6 23 3 4 262 4 2 14 9 1 .. •. 908 9 5 455 19 6 76 8 4 28 12 6 54 3 1 63 4 8 262 4 2 j 29 16 1 202 8 0 625 9 9 1,798 6 1