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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. RUAKURA FARM OF INSTRUCTION— continued. Experimental, Educational, and Hostel Section Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931.

Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931.

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iilf.ural S.P. Farm School. n-™»fniei.t.l Hximrimental. Visitors. Education: (Includes ; J?J;,iSf? Total - General. Quarters.) J.Mnbits. I [_ I j Expenditure. £ e. d. £ e. d. £ b. d. I id. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock at 1st April, 1930 .. .. .. .. 23 9 6 W 3 4 .. 97 12 10 Purchases .. .. .. 40 0 0 .. 3 14 6 610 19 9 .. 654 14 3 Labour (including salaries) .. 15 17 11 3i'i) 17 6' 406 0 3 2,077 5 0 , 44 3 11 2,873 4 7 Horse-labour .. .. .. 1 14 6 (i 17 0 75 13 7 78 9 2 0 14 4 163 8 7 Repairs and sundries paid for .. 28 13 6 .. 59 14 8 ; 131 1 4 0 19 1 220 8 7 Repairs and sundries from farm .. ; 3 12 0 .. .. 7 4 11 .. 10 16 11 Produce from farm .. .. I 16 0 0 0 4 0 .. 747 18 1 .. 764 2 1 Store issues .. .. .. 9 8 3 . . 34 10 0 247 3 3 0 3 6, 291 5 0 115 6 2 J 336 18 6 J 603 2 6 | 3,974 4 10 46 0 10 5,075 12 10 Income. t B. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. a. d. By Sales .. .. .. .. 53 5 It .. 12 15 4 1,858 19 4 .. 1,925 0 5 Issues produce .. .. .. .. .. .. 315 6 9 .. 315 6 9 Stock at 31st March, 1!»31 .. .. .. .. 27 4 0 58 19 9 .. 86 3 9 Balance (loss) .. .. .. f>2 0 5 336 18 6 ! 563 3 2 1,740 19 0 46 0 10 2,749 1 11 115 6 2 i 336 18 6 603 2 6 3,974 4 10 46 0 10 5,075 12 10 I 1

Experimental, Farm Working Account. Educational, and Hostel Total. Section. l)r. £ s. d. ' £ s. (1. £ s. d. To Trading Account—Balance brought forward .. .. .. .. 2,74!) 1 11 2,749 1 11 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,368 10 4 1,089 3 4 3,457 13 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 399 3 4 725 5 0 1,124 8 4 Cutting hedges .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 8 8 I:! 8 8 24 17 4 Carpenters'Shop Working Account .. .. .. .. 26 111 10 2<» 19 11 53 19 9 Electric-light Working Account .. .. .. .. 20 2 7 40 5 3 60 7 10 Motor-car Working Account .. .. .. .. 23 11 3 47 2 7 70 13 10 Water-supply Working Account .. .. .. .. 45 11 2 45 11 1 91 2 3 Office and management expenses .. .. .. .. | 168 16 9 506 10 3 675 7 0 Head Office administration expenses.. .. .. . 71 16 7 143 13 2 215 9 9 3,137 0 6 5,386 1 2 8,523 1 8 Or. By Trading Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, being gross profit, brought forward .. .. .. 2,969 3 3 Less gross losses, brought forward . .. .. 2.501 13 8 467 9 7 .. 467 9 7 Rents 201 0 4 .. 201 0 4 Balance, being net loss .. .. .. .. -. 2,468 10 7 5,386 1 2 7,854 11 9 3.137 0 6 5,386 1 2 8,523 1 8