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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931.

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I I ~~ I Particulars. Head Office. 110 ''airy Division. Fields Division. Total. Dr. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Personal services and locomotion .'(2,363 18 0 110,133 6 4 22,973 19 6 51,332 5 4 35,094 9 10 251,897 19 0 General establishment (office rents, ! 17,435 12 0 1,170 6 0 275 13 5 88 17 10 688 2 0 19,658 11 3 printing, &c.) Investigations and works for im 3,583 9 4 507 5 4 123 6 1 11,659 7 10 4,497 6 4 20,370 14 11 provement of agricultural knowledge Control and destruction of diseases .. 12,718 1 6 411 15 4 13,129 16 10 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory 847 5 2 1,813 16 0 .. .. .. 2,661 1 2 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Contribution to steamer services 187 10 0 .. .. .. 187 10 0 (Chatham Islands) Carriage of lime and fertilizers .. 74,397 6 9 .. .. .. 74,397 6 9 Guarantee on shipments of fruit .. .. 5,897112 .. 5,897112 Guarantee on shipment of eggs .. .. 5,556 18 5 5,556 18 5 Grants to Lincoln College ..2,709 80 .. .. 2,709 80 Compensation under Stock Act .. 15,904 15 4 .. 15,904 15 4 Compensation under Slaughtering .. 12,521 13 2 .. .. .. 12,521 13 2 and Inspection Act ' 131,524 9 3 160,326 2 1 29,270 10 2 63,080 11 0 j 40,691 13 6 424,893 6 0 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Control and destruction of diseases .. .. 492 .. .. 492 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory .. .. 34,641 4 0 689 19 9 35,331 3 9 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Interest on sundry advances .. .. 182 11 0 37 15 0 .. 220 6 0 Fees under Dairy Industry Act.. .. 2,433 17 6 .. .. .. 2,433 17 6 Fees under Stock Act .. .. 1,225 16 0 .. .. 1,225 16 0 Fees under Slaughtering and In- .. 36,368 12 8 .. .. .. 36,368 12 8 spection Act Fees under Orchard and Garden .. 615 8 5 .. .. 615 8 5 Diseases Act Fees under Margarine Act .. .. .. .. 600 .. 600 Fees under Veterinary Surgeons 746 .. .. .. 746 Act Balance carried down .. .. 131,517 4 9 120,115 4 11 28,650 12 7 28,395 12 0 40,001 13 9 348,680 8 0 131,524 9 3 160,326 2 1 29,270 10 2 63,080 11 0 40,691 13 6 424,893 6 0 Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 348,680 8 0 By Rent of buildings .. .. .. 1,581191 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 8,407 15 0 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 51 9 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 5,889 18 1 Balance carried down .. .. .. 361,344 13 0 £362,978 1 1 £362,978 1 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 361,344 13 0 By Balance .. .. .. .. 380,521 6 10 Losses from special accounts — Experimental farms and areas, quarantine station, poultry station, and cattle-dip .. 10,461 9 8 Rabbit-destruction, poisons, and poisonmixing depots .. .. .. 463 10 9 Te Kauwhata Horticultural Station .. 397 1 8 Ruakura Farm of Instruction — £ s. d. Farm-working .. .. 2,468 10 7 Experimental, educational, and hostel .. .. 5,386 1 2 7,854 11 9 £380,521 6 10 £380,521 6 10 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; (6) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at 1st April, 1930.