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A. S. Houston, Accountant, Department of Agriculture, "Wellington. I hereby certify, that the Eevenue Account, Working Account, 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.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1933.

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Experimental Farms r, ahy ,, t rt MtrI1 ,.tln7i _ and t S£ ran - """' ILnakuraFarmof %%2S££i Other than « Special" ToW Pomtrj-ISon, 8 H< SKn Undertaking. T ° tal - and Cattle-dip. Liabilities. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital, 31st March, 1933 (includes Public Works Fund capital, £184,425 19s.) .. .. 15,722 0 8 3,838 12 6 73,843 12 0 25,631 6 10 125,777 1 9 244,812 13 9 Sundry creditors — General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 172 10 1 14 10.5 147 6 10 8 4 4 22,805 16 4 23,148 8 0 Departmental .. .. .. .. .., .. .. .. 4 15 5 20 0 4 26 19 6 40 19 3 16,192 8 6 16,285 3 0 Depreciation Reserves .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,398 7 6 1,393 8 9 11,259 0 5 4,163 3 2 50,755 7 4 71,969 7 2 Deposits Reserve .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 16 1 .. .. 64 16 1 Amounts received in advance .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 405 0 0 .. 4,559 8 1 4,964 8 1 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 121 6 8 121 6 8 Writings-off Reserve .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,285 9 4 4,285 9 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,588 12 10 .. .. .. 454,003 8 2 456,592 1 0 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 284 1 9 .. .. .. 284 1 9 22,886 6 6 5,550 13 9 85,746 14 10 29,843 13 7 678,500 6 2 822,527 14 10 Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,352 4 6 300 0 0 35,926 2 0 113 10 0 22,643 4 3 61,335 0 9 Permanent improvements.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,491 16 1 2,400 0 0 21,459 9 9 7,911 3 11 32,545 12 9 73,808 2 6 Furniture, fittings, and fixtures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 12 7 11 5 3 1,212 13 8 75 1 2 14,985 1 7 16,307 14 3 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 2 0 .. 61 11 6 19 18 1 7,652 18 9 7,734 10 4 Technical instruments and equipment .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 10 7 .. .. 61 16 5 12,962 0 4 13,036 7 4 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 2,973 11 8 2,989 6 8 Implements and tools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,014 18 82 8 2 3,177 7 0 3,330 16 2 4,550 8 5 13,155 1 5 Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 33 8 4 .. 295 7 7 .. 16,890 14 3 17,219 10 2 Sundry advances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,978 9 5 3,978 9 5 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 923 5 0 ... 5,778 16 6 52 18 0 230 16 6 6,985 16 0 Farm crops and stores .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 870 19 11 1,044 19 1 5,937 4 0 14,050 8 1 6,364 3 10 28,267 14 11 Stock on consignment . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 340 15 5 .. .. 340 15 5 Sundry debtors — General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 178 9 5 0 9 0 171 7 6 127 5 8 14,761 1 7 15,238 13 2 Departmental .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 17 3 53 7 0 .. 61 2 9 1,523 17 10 1,672 4 10 Amounts paid in advance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 975 13 5 975 13 5 Deposits . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 259 4 7 .. .. 259 4 7 Profit and Loss and Realization Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,951 19 2 .. 8,161 5 10 2,302 11 10 531,177 2 3 548,592 19 1 Writing-off Suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,285 9 4 4,285 9 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,658 5 3 2,965 9 6 , 1,721 6 6 .. 6,345 1 3 22,886 6 6 5,550 13 9 85,746 14 10 29,843 13 7 678,500 6 2 822,527 14 10