DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930.

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.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. to 1930.

2 —B. 1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1930.

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Experimental Farms I T> flh v i+ rf oof _ j and Areas, Quaran- anrl Brahim B.™ nf Central Development Te Kauwhata nth .. a„p„ in i tine Stations, Poiwn mixtae I Instn.rtfon Earm ' w eraroa: Horticultural Total - Poultry Station, ! 0 ™ixing i Instruction. Realization. Station Undertakings. and Cattle-dip. | Depots. Liabilities. £ s. cl. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital, 1st April, 1929 (includes Public Works Fund capital, 58,615 15 2 8,798 11 10 76,302 2 3 22,458 6 4 28,186 0 8 125 544 7 5 319 905 3 8 £207.867 13s. 8d.) Sundry creditors — General .. .. .. .. .. .. 512 3 2 21 16 0 263 7 4 .. 9 9 4 26,410 6 1 27,217 1 11 Government .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 190 3 4 29 4 6 .. .. 38 1 11 13,661 4 8 13,918 14 5 Depreciation Reserves .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,582 1 10 1,589 1 5 8,041 15 7 .. 4,014 7 0 34,125 2 5 57,352 8 3 Profit and Loss Accounts.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 151 16 lo .. 151 16 10 Realization Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 623 1 7 .. .. 4 623 1 7 Compensation and Contribution Reserves .. .. .. .. .. 1,496 5 4 .. .. .. .. 1 496 5 4 Amounts received in advance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 576 0 0 .. .. 5,613 10 8 6J89 10 8 Bad Debts Reserve ., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 121 6 8 12] 6 8 Writings-off Reserve .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. , 4,465 13 1 4,465 13 1 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. .. 1,351 6 4 .. .. .. .. 368,511 2 9 369,862 9 1 70,251 9 10 11,934 19 1 85,183 5 2 27,081 7 11 32,399 15 9 578,452 13 9 805,303 11 6 Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land •• •• •• •• •• .. •• 15,263 0 0 750 0 0 35,926 2 0 .. 2.091 3 6 31,366 7 3 85,396 12 9 Permanent improvements .. .. .. .. .. 31,847 12 3 5,244 6 5 20,947 0 0 .. 11,507 3 7 33.499 6 10 103,045 9 7 Furniture, fittings, and fixtures .. .. .. .. .. 56 12 8 11 5 3 1,200 7 11 .. 81 32 8 13,891 17 8 15,241 16 2 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 7 9 .. 44 10 10 .. 14 0 0 6.897 11 4 6,958 9 11 .Technical instruments and equipment .. .. .. .. 10 2 0 .. .. .. 20 1 0 11 614 12 3 11 644 15 3 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 2,887 15 0 2,903 10 0 Implements and tools .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,322 17 1 213 6 5 3,147 16 3 .. 2,763 3 2 4,740 10 6 15,187 13 5 Transport .. .. .. .. .. 218 9 6 .. 295 7 7 .. .. 15,303 8 8 15,817 5 9 fcundry advances, &e. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 >661 4 x 4g61 4 1 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,371 6 0 .. 8,987 15 0 .. 1,326 16 6 481 5 0 17J67 2 6 Farm crops and stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,618 19 10 2,086 12 2 6,288 8 9 .. 11,951 4 4 5,356 11 2 28,30116 3 Produce on consignment .. .. .. .. .. . . .. _ 1,164 19 0 .. .. 1 164 19 0 Sundry debtors — ' * * * * * * ' General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 348 9 3 1 16 0 607 11 10 .. 656 14 8 12,106 5 7 13,720 17 4 Government .. , .. .. .. .. .. .. 176 11 3 40 11 10 .. .. 68 6 4 1,762 9 1 2.047 18 6 Amounts paid m advance .. .. .. .. .. 0 16 0 .. 7 14 5 .. 14 6 0 107 19 2 ' 130 15 7 Compensation and contributions .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 496 5 4 130 11 4 .. 1 626 16 8 Profit and Loss Accounts .. .. .. .. .. 9,014 6 3 651 1 3 5,994 19 2 .. .. 429.409 17 1 3 9 Writing-off Suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. .. __ _ 13 1 4,465 13 1 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,439 14 5 440 0 7 27,081 7 11 1,889 9 0 .. 30,850 11 11 70,251 9 10 11,934 19 1 85,183 5 2 27,081 7 11 32,399 15 9 578,452 13 9 805,303 11 6