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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 519,109 511 By Rent of buildings .. .. .. 1,353 13 8 Depreciation .. .. .. •• 7,743 9 5 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 29 0 3 Interest .. .. .. .. 5,707 010 Balance carried down .. .. .. 531,177 2 3 £532,559 16 2 £532,559 16 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 531,177 2 3; By Profits from special accounts: Rabbit deLosses from special accounts— struction, poisons and poison-mixing depots 284 1 9 Experimental farms and areas, quarantine Balance .. .. .. .. 548,308 17 4 stations, poultry station, and cattle-dip .. 6,951 19 2 Ruakura Farm of Instruction— £ s. d. Farm-working .. .. 3,585 9 5 Experimental, educational, and hostel .. .. 4,575 16 5 :_ 8,161 5 10 Te Kauwhata Horticultural Station .. 2,302 11 10 £548,592 19 1 £548,592 19 1 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; (ft) Interest on capital.

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Particulars. Head Office. Division? 6 Dairy Division. Fields Division. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Personal services and locomotion 22,569 6 6 78,576 14 5 17,508 12 8 41,913 17 4 26,044 10 8 186,613 1 7 General establishment (office rents, 13,863 17 7 ' 888 17 10 198 17 5 80 0 0 382 15 5 15,414 8 3 printing, &c.) Investigation and works for im- 861 19 9 .. .. 7,059 3 11 .. 7,921 3 8 provement of agricultural knowledge Control and destruction of diseases .. 12,233 14 .. .. .. 12,233 1 4 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory ! 491 5 8 1,059 14 .. .. .. 1,550 7 0 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Settlement of unemployed under 2,182 9 1 5,63110 0 535 12 0 .. 4,983 16 0 13,333 7 1 Small-farm Scheme Carriage of lime and fertilizers .. 102,527 14 4 .. .. .. .. 162,527 14 4 Carriage of farm products .. 37,158 15 0 .. .. .. .. 37,158 15 0 Carriage of fodder and starving 3,168 16 4 .. .. .. .. 3,168 16 4 stock Subsidy on superphosphate de- 131,036 17 3 .. .. .. .. 131,036 17 3 liveries Guarantee on shipments of fruit.. .. .. 2,151 2 2 .. .. 2,151 2 2 Grant to Massey Agricultural 9,448 6 6 .. .. .. .. 9,448 6 6 College Compensation under the Stock Act .. 5,649 2 9 .. .. .. 5,649 2 9 Compensation under the Slaugh- .. 11,060 19 5 .. .. .. 11,060 19 5 tering and Inspection Act 383,309 8 0 115,099 7 1 20,394 4 3 49,053 1 3 31,411 2 1 599,267 2 8 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Investigation and works for im- .. .. 18 4 9 .. 776 5 7 794 10 4 provement of agricultural knowledge Control and destruction of diseases .. .. 53 6 2 .. 71 3 7 124 9 9 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory .. .. .. 32,371 2 2 731 2 9 33,102 4 11 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Interest on sundry advances .. .. 166 14 5 .. 32 8 11 11 9 9 210 13 1 Fees under Dairy Industry Act .. 2,545 1.7 6 .. .. .. 2,545 17 6 Fees under Stock Act .. .. .. 689 14 0 . . .. .. 689 14 0 Fees under Slaughtering and In- .. 42,019 4 11 .. .. .. 42,019 4 11 spection Act Fees under Orchard and Garden .. .. 665 15 3 .. .. 665 15 3 Diseases Act Fees under Margarine Act .. .. .. .• 300 300 Fees under Veterinary Surgeons 270 .. .. .. .. 270 Act Balance carried dowm .. 383,307 1 0 69,677 16 3 19,656 18 1 16,646 10 2 29,821 0 5 519,109 5 11 383,309 8 0 115,099 7 1 20,394 4 3 49,053 1 3 31,411 2 1 599,267 2 8