B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1932.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932.

Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 451,162 2 6 By Rent of buildings .. .. .. 1,557 19 4 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 7,551 17 7 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 32 15 0 Interest.. .. .. .. .. 5,993 2 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 463,116 7 9 £464,707 2 1 £464,707 2 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 463,116 7 9 By Profits from special accounts :Te Kauwhata Losses from special accounts: Horticultural Station .. .. .. 78 18 7 Experimental farms and £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 485,075 610 areas, quarantine stations, poultry station, and cattle-dip .. .. 7,561 3 2 Less losses carried to realization accounts .. .. 1,909 8 8 5,651 14 6 Realization experimental farms and quarantine station .. .. 7,002 0 9 Rabbit-destruction, poisons, and poison-mixing depots .. .. 236 17 1 Ruakura Farm of Instruction — Farm-working .. .. 4,589 15 7 Experimental, educational, and hostel .. .. 4,557 9 9 9,147 5 4 £485,154 5 5 £485,154 5 5 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 Department; (b) Interest at 4J per cent, on capital.

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Particulars. Head Office. 6 Dairy Division - Fields Division. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Personal services and locomotion 28,226 6 8 92,699 13 8 20,166 17 1 45,189 7 8 30,979 0 6 217,261 5 7 General establishment (office rents, 16,907 12 1 934 16 5 210 0 5 77 2 6 429 0 2 18,558 11 7 printing, &c.) Investigations and works for im- 1,236 13 1 209 10 5 135 5 2 8,268 9 6 1,621 17 1 11,471 15 3 provement of agricultural knowledge Control and destruction of diseases .. 8,478 16 8 .. .. 47 6 9 8,526 3 5 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory 428 6 5 1,082 18 1 .. .. .. 1,511 4 6 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Carriage of lime and fertilizers .. 152,680 7 5 .. .. .. .. 152,680 7 5 Carriage of fodder for starving 609 1111 .. .. .. .. 609 11 11 stock Subsidy on superphosphate de- 73,435 19 1 .. .. .. .. 73,435 19 1 liveries Guarantee on shipments of fruit.. .. .. 19,216 5 10 .. .. 19,216 5 10 Guarantee on shipments of eggs .. 47 14 8 .. .. .. 47 14 8 Grants to Lincoln College .. 1,524 55 .. .. .. .. 1,52455 Compensation under the Stock Act .. 12,178 4 3 .. .. .. 12,178 4 3 Compensation under Slaughtering .. 10,077 17 0 .. .. .. 10,077 17 0 and Inspection Act 275,049 2 1 125,709 11 2 39,728 8 6 53,534 19 8 33,077 4 6 527,099 5 11 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Control and destruction of diseases .. .. 26 16 5 .. .. 26 16 5 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory .. .. .. 32,496 18 4 414 16 5 32,911 14 9 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Interest on sundry advances .. .. 180 5 8 .. 36 14 8 .. 217 0 4 Fees under Dairy Industry Act .. .. 2,570 17 6 .. .. .. 2,570 17 6 Fees under Stock Act .. .. .. 835 3 0 .. .. .. 835 3 0 Fees under Slaughtering and In- .. 38,656 0 7 .. .. .. 38,656 0 7 spection Act Fees under Orchard and Garden .. .. 699 15 10 .. .. 699 15 10 Diseases Act Fees under Margarine Act .. .. .. •• 800 .. 800 Fees under Veterinary Surgeons 11150 .. .. .. •• 11150 Act Balance carried down .. .. 275,037 7 1 83,467 4 5 39,001 16 3 20,993 6 8 32,662 8 1 451,162 2 6 275,049 2 1 125,709 11 2 39,728 8 6 53,534 19 8 33,077 4 6 527,099 5 11