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B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1929.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-continued. RUAKURA FARM OF INSTRUCTION. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Experimental, Educational, and Hostel Section Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

F "JSeXt i " g I Total. Account, Hostel Section. l)r. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Trading Account—Balance forward .. .. .. 2,774 3 3 2,774 3 3 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 2,753 0 3 1,270 10 9 4,023 17 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 434 15 11 790 17 2 1,225 13 1 Cutting hedges .. .. .. .. 26 4 3 26 4 4 52 8 7 Carpenter-shop Working Account, &c. . . 72 14 5 72 14 9 145 9 2 Electric Light Working Account .. .. 21 2 7 42 5 3 63 7 10 Water-supply Working Account .. .. 40 11 4 40 11 4 81 2 8 Motor-ear Working Account .. . . 19 18 7 39 17 8 59 16 3 Office and management expenses .. .. 152 17 5 458 12 5 ' 611 9 10 Head Office administration expenses .. 80 14 11 161 9 11 242 4 10 Balance, being net profit .. .. .. 269 19 4 .. 269 19 4 3,871 19 0 5,677 12 10 j 9,549 11 10 (Jr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Trading Account balance being gross profit 4,946 18 5 carried forward Less gross losses carried forward .. 1,219 12 7 3,727 5 JO .. 3,727 5 10 Rents .. .. .. .. .. ; 144 13 2 20 16 0 165 9 2 Balance, being net loss .. .. ..J .. 5,656 16 10 5,656 16 10 3,871 19 0 5,677 12 10 9,549 11 10

' Agricultural S.P.F. School. r>emrtinent»l ' Experimental. Visitors. Homestead. Apiary. Education: (Includes -S h (Si. Total. General. Quarters.) I i I i Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, 1st April, 1928 .. .. .. 14 G 8 188 10 11 18 10 0 72 12 3 .. 294 5 10 Purchases .. .. .. .. 36 13 4 .. .. 407 1 7 .. 443 14 11 Labour .. .. 1 7 0 348 11 4 103 9 11 134 15 1 293 0 6 1,720 2 10 48 0 10 2,649 7 6 Horse-labour .. .. 0 1 10 6 17 0 3 19 3 14 3 0 54 14 6 61 15 0 0 5 0 141 15 7 Repairs and sundries from 112 0 0 .. 63 15 2 27 7 10 134 0 6 678 7 2 .. 1,015 10 8 farm Repairs and sundries paid .. 0 7 6 18 2 5 17 14 5 17 12 10 131 15 0 1 7 4 186 19 6 for Store issues .. .. .. .. 19 11 0 13 19 10 I 19 1 214 3 6 0 1 7 249 15 0 113 8 10 355 15 10 259 17 9 396 11 1 520 3 5 3,285 17 4 49 14 9 4,981 9 0 Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales.. .. .. .. .. 125 18 4 109 16 10 .. 1,409 14 0 .. 1,645 9 2 Issues of produce .. .. .. 6 7 7 22 0 0 .. 205 3 4 .. 233 10 11 Stock, 31st March, 1929.. .. .. .. 222 2 1 22 10 0 83 13 7 .. 328 5 8 Balance (loss) .. 113 8 10 355 15 10 127 11 10 42 12 2 497 13 5 1,587 6 5 49 14 9 2,774 3 3 113 8 10 355 15 10 259 17 9 396 11 1 520 3 5'3,285 17 4 49 14 9 4,981 9 0