B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1932.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. RABBIT-DESTRUCTION, POISONS, AND POISON-MIXING DEPOTS. Working Account and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932.

£ s. d. Losses .. .. .. 491 13 10 Profits .. .. .. 254 16 9 Net loss .. .. £236 17 1

2 —B. 1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1932.

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1 nrppn Taianri lTranM-nn i Wellington Dunedin Distribu- Christchurch Distri- Dominion Dis- . . .. Dpnnt rtpnnt 1 Kaikoūra Depot. Distributions, tions, Phosphorized butions, Phosphorized tributions, Carbon Dominion Distribu- Total. Depot ' Depot - j Phosphorized Pollard.j • Pollard. Pollard. Bisulphide. : tlons - Strychnine. I ~~ ' 1 Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s d. To Stock, 1st April, 1931 .. .. 83 4 11 446 5 10 11 5 3 89 2 3 99 11 0 32 7 2 25 9 9 723 2 4 1,510 8 6 j Wages .. .. .. 12 0 0 327 92 800 .. .. .. .. .. 347 9 2 Purchase of poisons .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 364 3 4 215 4 0 579 7 4 Sugar, pollard, &c. .. .. 25 11 9 225 19 11 11 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 262 12 9 j Sundries .. .. .. 5 13 7 10 4 11 5 11 9 .. .. .. .. .. 21 10 3 j Packing, cartage, &c. .. .. 46 14 10 212 0 4 1 15 0 0 5 0 1 6 7 4 12 4 26 16 10 24 5 6 317 16 5 Transfers (in) .. .. .. 91 18 3 i 5 17 0 0 4 8 60 15 6 .. 19 8 8 .. 9 3 4 187 7 5 2 Balances carried down .. .. 133 12 5 38 0 7 13 12 7 9 16 8 2 7 2 5 2 1 84 12 7 350 13 0 637 17 1 398 15 9 1,265 17 9 51 10 4 159 19 5 103 4 9 61 10 3 501 2 6 1,322 8 2 3,864 8 11 — i 4 Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ) By Poison sales .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 320 13 9 1,016 1 10 1,336 15 7 > Phosphorized pollard sales .. 257 0 3 761 13 11 36 13 10 69 4 10 11 6 6 53 3 2 .. .. 1,189 2 6 Transfers (out) .. .. .. .. 80 42 .. .. 91 18 3 .. 618 934 187 7 5 Sundries .. .. 57 14 4 26 4 6 1 14 6 13 15 0 .. .. .. .. 99 8 4 Stock, 31st March, 1932 .. .. 84 1 2 397 15 2 13 2 0 76 19 7 .. 8 7 1 174 7 1 297 3 0 1,051 15 1 398 15 9 i 1,265 17 9 51 10 4 159 19 5 103 4 9 61 10 3 j 501 2 6 1,322 8 2 3,864 8 11 Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Repairs and maintenance ..926 12 46 .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 70 Management .. .. .. 30 00 45 00 400 800 200 500 22 00 110 0 0 226 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 129 16 3 124 2 1 1 10 6 .. .. .. .. .. 255 8 10 Interest .. .. .. 147 11 0 144 9 9 1 16 3 4 0 0 4 10 0 1 1 5 0 19 8 32 9 11 336 18 0 Administration .. .. 4 4 0 7 17 6 0 13 7 0 16 8 0 2 10 0 14 3 7 1 4 13 10 2 35 0 4 Balances (profits) .. .. .. .. 5 12 3 . . .. .. 54 11 7 194 12 11 254 16 9 320 13 9 j 333 13 10 j 13 12 7 12 16 8 6 12 10 j 6 15 8 84 12 7 350 13 0 1,129 10 11 Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balances brought down .. .. 133 12 5 38 0 7 13 12 7 9 16 8 2 7 2 5 2 1 84 12 7 350 13 0 637 17 1 Balances (losses) .. .. 187 1 4 295 13 3 .. 3 0 0 4 5 8: 1 13 7 .. .. 491 13 10 320 13 9 333 13 10 13 12 7 12 16 8 6 12 10 6 15 8 84 12 7 350 13 0 1,129 10 11 I I I ■