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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. TE KAUWHATA HORTICULTURAL STATION. Working Account and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931.

Summary of Profits and Losses with Allocation of " Management."

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Plantation. General Farm. Vineyard. Wine-cellar. Horticulture. Management. Totals. m „ Dr - £ b. d. £ s. d. J f b. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, 1st April, 1930 .. .. 1.546 5 8j 33 8 4 11,647 15 2 22 11 9 .. 13,250 Oil Wages and salaries .. 554 15 2 351 17 1 1,259 14 7 783 16 0 293 12 0 .. 3,243 15 7 Inter-section charges .. 143 15 0 .. 49 15 0 1,688 6 0 3 5 0 1 885 1 0 Sundry purchases .. .. 105 2 8 40 16 8 43 15 9 0 15 6 . 190 10 7 Cartage and freight .. 61 18 6 30 18 1 3 6 1 81 9 10 2 0 3 179 12 9 Purchase of sugar .. .. .. .. 98 10 1 .. .. 98 10 1 Purchase of manures, seeds, .. 137 8 5 68 15 11 .. .. .. 206 4 4 &c. Purchase of bottles, corks, &c. .. .. .. 166 3 7 .. 166 3 7 Purchase of cases, straw, &c. I .. .. .. 109 13 10 . .. 109 13 10 Balances carried down .. 86 7 8 .. 239 8 3 2,739 12 10 .. .. 3,065 8 9 846 16 4 2,171 11 11 1,695 4 10 17,359 3 10 322 4 6 j .. 22,395 1 5 To Balances brought down .. .. 504 3 5 .. .. 295 7 8 .. 799 11 ] Repairs and maintenance .. .. 30 9 7 8 10 11 5 6 5 2 8 10 110 0 8 156 16 5 Salaries and sundry expenses j .. .. .. 37 16 0 .. 882 17 4 920 13 4 Depreciation .. .. .. 87 6 0 72 18 3 71 11 9 7 19 6 124 15 10 364 11 4 Interest.. .. .. 154 3 9 255 14 6 94 8 2 705 17 0 14 18 5 116 12 0 | 1,341 13 10 Administration .. .. .. .. .. .. ># 120 2 3 120 2 3 Balances (profits).. .. .. .. 63 10 11 1,919 18 .. .. 1,982 12 7 154 3 9 877 13 6 J 239 8 3 2,739 12 10 320 14 5 | 1,354 8 1 5,686 0 10 „„.<*■•, „ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ h. d. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ b. d. £ s. d. By Sales of bark, posts, firewood 71 0 0 .. .. .. .. ,. 71 0 0 Sheep and wool .. .. .. 594 3 6 .. .. .. . . 594 3 6 Sales of produce and sundries 761 10 4 60 3 5 20 I!) 1 -1'J 7 10 10 5 4 902 6 0 Sales of bulk wine .. .. .. .. 2,562 6 6 .. .. 2,562 6 6 Sales of case wine .. .. .. .. 1,752 9 4.. .. 1,752 9 4 Inter-soction transfers .. 14 6 0 221 0 0 1,650 0 0 .. .. .. 1,885 6 0 Stock, 31st March. 1931 .. .. 792 1 7 24 5 9 12,995 0 2 16 11 6 13 \ 827 19 0 Balances carried down .. .. 504 3 5 .. .. 295 7 8 799 11 1 846 16 4 2,1711111 1,695 4 10 jl7,359 3 10 322 4 6 .. 22,306 1 6 By Balances brought down .. 86 7 8 .. 239 8 3 ! 2,739 12 10 .. .. 3,065 8 !) Kent .. .. .. .. .. .. 205 4 7 205 4 7 Electric light .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 13 3 35 13 3 Balances (losses) .. .. 67 16 1 877 13 6 .. .. 320 14 5 1,113 10 3 2,379 14 3 154 3 9 877 13 6 239 8 3 2,739 12 10 320 14 5 1,354 8 1 5,686 0 10

Section. Profit. Loss. Management. Profit. Loss. £ e. d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wattle plantation .. .. .. 67 16 1 89 11 2 .. 157 7 3 General farm .. .. .. ' 877 13 6 202 15 !) .. 1,080 9 3 Vineyard .. .. .. 63 10 11 .. 236 9 6 .. 172 18 7 Wine-cellar .. .. 1,919 18 .. 539 10 11 1,379 10 9 Horticulture .. .. .. 320 14 5 45 2 11 .. 365 17 4 1,379 10 9 1,776 12 5 Deduct profits .. .. .. .. .. 1,379 10 9 Net loss .. . . .. .. .. t . 397 1 8