R. —1 [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1929.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Particulars. 1 HcadWice. ! 6 Dairy Division. ' Fields Division. Total. ' ■ ' I \ Dt. £ s. d. £ s d £ s. d £ s.d £ sd £ s.d. To Personal services and locomotion 28,263 9 7 107,177 15 6 23,260.3 10 47,249 18 4 ! 33,489 17 0 239,441 4 3 General establishment (office rents, 18,148 15 6 1,282 9 3 249 17 9 91 17 8 i 462 15 8 20,235 15 10 printing, &c.) Investigation and works for im- 4,344 18 9 220 9 11 200 1 0 8,305 5 3 ! 5,656 10 3 18,727 5 2 provement of agricultural knowledge Control and destruction of diseases .. 16 ,125 12 10 .. .. 209 18 1 16,335 10 11 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory 2,036 2 8 1,408 19 7 .. ... .. 3,445 2 3 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Contribution to steamer services 259 7 6 .. .. .. .. 259 7 6 (Chatham Island and WestportKaramea) Carriage of lime and fertilizers .. 148,230 3 9 .. .. .. .. 148,230 3 9 Guarantee on shipments of fruit .. .. 352 10 4 .. ! .. 352 10 4 Guarantee on shipments of tobacco .. .. 13 5 4 .. ! .. 13 5 4 Carriage of fodder to starving stock 959 0 10 .. .. .. . . 959 0 10 Compensation under Stock Act .. 14,30309 .. .. : .. 14,303 0 9 Compensation under Slaughtering .. 15,299 11 6 .. .. .. 15,299 11 6 and Inspection Act Bonus on pork exported .. 28,946 10 4 .. .. .. .. 28,946 10 4 Veterinary Surgeons Act—Refund 270 .. .. .. ! .. 27 0 fees ' 231,190 15 11 155,817 19 4 24,075 18 3 55,647 1 3 39,819 1 0 506,550 15 9 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Control and destruction of diseases .. 1 .. 7071 .. .. 7071 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory .. .. .. 28,952 8 2 1,416 2 10 30,368 11 0 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Fees under Dairy Industry Act .. 2,391 0 0 .. .. .. 2,391 0 0 Fees under Stock Act . . . . 993 17 0 .. . . . . 993 17 0 Fees under Slaughtering and In- . . 32,761 17 4 .. .. .. 32,761 17 4 spection Act Fees under Orchard and Garden .. .. 704 19 0 .. . . 704 19 0 Diseases Act Fees under Margarine Act .. .. .. .. 5 00 .. 500 Interest on sundry advances .. . . 304 1 7 .. 41 5 6 . . 345 7 1 Balances carried down .. 231,190 15 11 119,367 3 5 j 23,300 12 2 26,648 7 7 38,402 18 2 438,909 17 3 231,190 15 11 155,817 19 4 | 24,075 18 3 55,647 1 3 39,819 1 0 506,550 15 9 Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 438,909 17 3 By Rent of buildings .. .. 1,603 10 6 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 7,062 13 1 Territorial revenue ,.. .. 49 6 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 5,409 15 11 Balance carried down .. .. 449,729 9 9 t £451,382 6 3 £451,382 6 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down . . .. .. .. 449,729 9 9 By Profits from special accounts —Te Losses from special accounts— Kauwhata Horticultural Station 1.017 16 2 Experimental farms and areas, quarantine stations, ' Balance .. .. .. 466,031 3 0 poultry-station, and cattle-dip .. .. 7,508 13 8 Rabbit-destruction, poisons, and poison-mixing depots .. . . . . . . .. 672 0 8 Ruakura Farm, of Instruction — £ s. d. Experimental, educational, and hostel .. .. 5,656 16 10 Less profit on farm-working .. 269 19 4 5,386 17 6 ! Central Development Farm, Weraroa .. .. 4,351 17 7 j £467,648 19 2 £467,64.8 19 2 Note.—The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental values as assessed by. the Public Works and Justice Departments ; (b) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at 1st April, 1928.