B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1929.

£ s. d. To balance (loss) .. . • • • • • 797 13 3 Provision for compensation .. .. 300 0 0 Less profits.. .. •. 1,097 13 3 Loss .. .. .. •• 425 12 7 £672 0 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, 1929.

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Green Island Erankton Junction yairlie Depot. ' Kaikoura Depot. Banfurly Depot. j Invercargill Depot. Distributions, tributions, Carbon Total. Depot. | Depot. | ! Phosphorus Poison. Bisulphide. tIons ' Strychnine. j) r £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. J £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock 1st April, 1928 .. .. 161 7 6 636 5 0 207 5 6 22 12 3 ; 5 16 4 176 18 2 103 8 4 776 14 2 ! 1,467 5 1 3.557 12 4 Wages .. .. .. 1 10 0 157 0 0 81 17 7 15 0 0 5 9 0 44 2 0 .. .. .. 304 18 7 Purchases of poison .. .. ■■ •• •• •• •• •• 298 611 298611 Suo-ar pollard, Sc. .. .. 103 18 6 200 0 8 8 15 6 .. 80 1 5 .. .. ., 392 16 1 Sundries . 1 8 0 39 14 3 7 11 7 .. 3 10 0 16 6 3 0 1 0 2 5 0 .. 70 16 1 Packing and cartage .. . . 10 10 0 37 16 2 41 6 4 3 11 6 0 9 0 36 3 6 1 11 2 69 15 3 37 4 5 238 7 4 Transfers (in) .. .. .. 2 11 3 0 15 6 0 4 0 2 12 6 1 11 6 15 1 0 42 5 6 9 3 4 74 4 7 Balances carried down.. .. •• •• 78 19 3 .. 5 5 9 35 5 5 5 19 7 246 12 11 538 1 5 910 4 4 174 15 6 977 5 2 617 16 ft j 50 3 3 23 2 7 390 8 3 126 1 1 1,137 12 10 2,350 1 2 5,847 6 3 To Balances brought clown .. 707 52 20 .. 5 0 11 .. .. .. .. .. 64 36 Repairs, &c. . .. •• • • 21 6 4 1195 0116 .. .. .. .. .. 33 73 Management .. . - 50 0 0 45 0 0 4 13 0 .. 25 0 0 15 0 0 74 0 0 168 0 0 381 13 0 Depreciation .. •• 125 12 6 124 10 11 16 5 7 1 9 3 9 17 6 7 8 11 .. .. i .. 285 4 8 Interest on capital .. .. 147 15 9 153 8 7 19 5 6 2 6 7 9 7 4 22 7 4 4 13 1 34 19 1 66 0 6 460 3 9 Administration charges .. 0 18 4 760 7 13 5 06 10 066 4 12 3 092 780 18 2 4 47 2 10 Sick-pay and expenses .. .. 10 10 0 .. •. .. 1 .. .. ■. .. I 10 10 0 Balances (profit) .. .. • • .. • • • • • • • ■ • • 139 14 0 j 285 18 7 i 425 12 7 281 7 2 419 3 10 99 13 11 14 8 1 19 11 4 59 8 6 20 2 3 256 1 1 538 1 5 1,707 17 7 t I • I I I I Cr £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Poison sales .. .. •• .. 15 15 0 I 24 10 0 .. 1 15 0 9 12 6 11 18 9 689 0 9 1,548 7 6 2.300 19 6 ' Phosphorized pollard sales .. j 71 9 2 211 5 8 j 164 16 10 ! 21 7 6 0 8 0 267 3 3 27 12 8 .. .. 764 3 1 Phosphorized oats sales .. .. .. 121 5 3 . ■ 18 8 0 8 4 9 0 15 6 .. .. 148 13 6 Transfers (out) .. .. ■ 2 12 6 15 10 .. -- •• ■■ •• 47 79 934 74 47 Sundries .. .. ■ • 0 4 0; 57 4 9 122 15 10 1 8 6 1 16 3 1 11 8 0 16 0 .. .. 185 17 0 Stock, 31st March, 1929 .. 93 9 3 625 16 9 184 8 6 22 6 4 0 15 4 103 16 1 84 18 2 401 4 4 792 10 4 2,309 5 1 Balances carried down .. 7 0 7 52 2 0 .. 5 0 11 .. . . .. .. .. 64 3 6 174 15 6 : 977 5 2 j 617 16 5 50 3 3 23 2 7 390 8 3 126 1 1 1,137 12 10 2,350 1 2 5,847 6 3 By Balances brought down .. .. .. 78 19 3 .. 5 5 9 35 5 5 5 19 7 246 12 11 538 1 5 910 4 4 ' Balances (loss) .. 281 7 2 419 3 10 20 14 8 14 8 1 14 5 7 24 3 1 14 2 8 9 8 2 .. 797 13 3 281 7 2 419 3 10 | 99 13 11 14 8 1 19 11 4 59 8 6 20 2 3 256 1 1 538 1 5 1,707 17 7