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A. S. Houston, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account, Working Accounts, Profit and Loss Accounts, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes.— J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931.

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Experimental Farms 11 " Poisons, and ' Ruakura Farm of Other than Special I Total _ tatio'n, Po " Xi, ' g *■*«*«• Undertaking j T °ta,. and Cattle-dip. oepots. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital, 1st. April, 1930 (includes Public Works Fund capital, £197,71] 15s. lid.) .. 50,219 10 4 8,090 6 3 76,837 8 10 25,166 16 5 131,104 6 9 291,418 8 7 Sundry creditors — General . .. .. .. .. .. .. 326 14 8 31 13 10 109 16 4 15 18 5 19,720 5 6 20,204 8 9 Departmental . .. .. .. .. .. -. 86 12 2 18 14 9 42 7 0 24 6 0 1,012 16 2 1,184 16 1 Depreciation Reserves .. .. .. •• .. •• • 9,342 7 5 1,730 15 3 9,138 5 7 3,385 15 3 39,675 12 3 63,272 15 9 Compensation and Contribution Reserves .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,496 15 4 .. .. .. 1,496 15 4 Amounts received in advance .. -. ■ • .. .. ■ • .. 288 585 9 0, 5,720 10 8 6,308 8 4 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • .. 121 6 8 121 6 8 Writings-off Reserve .. .. .. •• •• •• •• -- • • •• •• 1,713 19 8 1,713 19 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. . • .. -• •• •• . • ! 310,925 8 5 310,925 8 5 59,975 4 7 11,370 14 1 86,713 6 9 28,592 16 1 ; 509,994 6 1 696,646 7 7 Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• j 7,791 15 0 750 0 0 35,926 2 0 113 10 0 29,878 17 9* 74,460 4 9 Permanent improvements.. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 28,171 5 1 5,097 8 11 21,332 6 11 7,891 14 9 35,570 1 9* 98,062 17 5 Furniture, fittings, and fixtures .. .. .. .. .. •• 62 3 3 11 5 3 1,144 6 6 83 18 5 14,557 16 10 15,859 10 3 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 7 9 .. 48 18 10 15 2 10 7,174 17 8 7,241 7 1 Technical instruments and equipment .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 15 9 .. .. 20 1 0 12,604 0 6 12,634 17 3 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 15 15 0 2,897 11 6 2,913 6 6 Implements and tools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,316 7 8 130 12 11 3,202 18 10 3,107 10 1 4,775 13 2 15,533 2 8 Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 218 9 6 J .. 295 7 7 .. 15,721 17 6 16,235 14 7 Sundry advances, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. 4,293 14 7 4,293 14 7 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 4,284 7 6 .. 8,439 9 0 662 15 6 401 13 1 13,788 5 1 Farm crops and stores .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 2,316 5 9 1,510 8 6 6,135 13 10 13,187 11 4 5,274 4 8 28,424 4 1 Produce on consignment .. .. .. ■. .. ■. .. • • .. .. 461 8 0 .. .. 461 8 0 Sundry debtors — General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 494 0 6 11 16 0 379 13 2 210 7 5 10,779 3 7 11,875 0 8 Departmental.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 16 1 18 11 11 15 14 6 244 9 2 1,491 12 11 1,791 4 7 Amounts paid in advance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 1 7 10 0 1,514 7 11 1,525 I 0 Compensation and contributions .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. 1,496 15 4 155 11 5 .. .. 1,652 6 9 Profit and loss accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,461 9 8 463 10 9 7,854 11 9 397 1 8 361,344 13 0 380,521 6 10 Writing-off, Suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,713 19 8 1,713 19 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,825 1 1 1,880 4 6 1,318 1 4 2,635 8 11 .. 7,658 15 10 59,975 4 7 j 11,370 14 1 j 86,713 6 9 28,592 16 1 | 509,994 6 1 696,646 7 7 •Note. —Includes Te Kauwhata Land and Improvements, £4,604 3s. 4d., under transfer to Lands and Survey Department.