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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. EXPERIMENTAL FARMS AND AREAS, QUARANTINE STATIONS, POULTRY STATION, AND CATTLE-DIP. Working Account and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

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Puwera Farm TWnir, p„r» Motuihi Island Somes Island Poultry Wnhakatino Mamaku Farm, to 31st August, Marton Area. Gore Area. 3f£?U?„«™ Quarantine Quarantine Station, r„fti„ rtiS Xotal - 1932. Seed Station. Station. Station. Wallaeeville. battle-dip. Dr. To Stock, 1st April, 1932— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Live-stock .. .. .. .. 274 13 . 0 829 15 0 34 0 0 .. 35 0 0 34 12 6 82 0 0 365 12 0 .. 1,65.5 12 6 Farm crops and stores .. .. .. 243 16 8* 241 12 9 52 17 3 256 15 0 407 13 8 17 17 5 8 16 8 124 15 2 18 9 1 1,372 13 8 Wages .. .. .. .. .. 343 12 7 184 14 4 356 19 5 287 18 8 302 10 4 196 3 5 223 15 0 450 1 5 68 8 0 2,414 3 2 Purchase of live-stock .. .. 128 10 5 .. .. ., .. 74 15 0 .. .. . • 203 5 5 Launch and steamer services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 1 0 213 15 0 .. .. 266 16 0 Manures and seeds .. .. .. 30 16 10 .. 27 4 4 63 12 4 7 0 5 .. .. .. .. 128 13 11 Cultivating, harvesting, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 164 16 9 35 6 2 .. .. .. .. 200 2 11 Purchase of foodstuffs .. .. .. 15 8 7 .. .. .. .. 18 5 7 39 19 9 535 8 3 .. 609 2 2 Cartage and sundries .. .. .. 0 11 6 13 11 0 45 15 4 23 3 5 26 16 3 8 6 8 35 11 1 94 9 6 12 13 9 260 18 6 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. .. .. ..' .. .. .. .. 11 1 2 11 1 2 i . 1,037 9 7 1,269 13 1 516 16 4 796 6 2 814 6 10 403 1 7 603 17 6 1,570 6. 4 110 12 0 7,122 9 5 To Balance brought down .. .. .. 188 6 11 218 17 9 422 18 402 9 8 393 4 8 177 16 2 302 15 9 150 19 2 .. 2,256 11 9 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 35 2 2 0 13 7 12 16 1 .. 89 9 11 4 15 6 7 0 0 6 13 6 2 6 3 158 17 0 Loss on fire .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 324 19 4 ., .. .. 324 19 4 Sundries .. . . .. .. .. 26 11 7 .. .. 18 15 1 .. .. 14 0 0 I 45 2 8 .. 104 9 4 Management .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 20 16 8 30 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 ! 50 0 0 5 0 0 275 16 8 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 54 0 0 144 5 4 .. .. 6 0 0 \ .. 279 5 4 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 66 15 1 .. 12 6 10 14 14 7 76 3 5 15 14 11 136 0 5 ! 130 2 11 47 18 10 499 17 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 260 10 6 109 3 3 16 8 4 15 8 7 56 13 11 63 4 2 226 12 1 142 19 4 43 15 9 934 15 11 Administration .. .. .. .. 28 50 4 10 0 5 14 6 7 10 0 833 500 811 20 13 3 208 89 17 9 655 11 3 354 1 3 574 7 5 537 17 11 818 0 6 616 10 1 714 9 4 i 552 10 10 j 101 1 6 4,924 10 1 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales of live-stock .. .. .. 301 12 3 3 0 0 .. .. .. 2 13 0 25 15 11 321 12 1 .. 654 13 3 Sales of produce .. .. .. .. 74 19 7 171 2 10 27 16 0 I 111 15 9 155 16 10 .. .. 504 5 3 .. 1,045 16 3 Pees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 14 8 195 8 10 .. 100 9 0 399 12 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 83 3 3 12 6 .. 11 15 0 .. .. .. .. .. 96 0 9 Stock, 31st March, 1933— Live-stock .. .. .. .. 221 10 0 865 10 0 34 0 0 .. 25 0 0 108 10 0 69 5 0 465 0 0 .. 1,788 15 0 Farm crops and stores .. .. .. 167 17 7 10 0 0 32 18 8 270 5 9 240 5 4 10 7 9 10 12 0 128 9 10 10 3 0 880 19 11 Balance carried down .. .. .. 188 6 11 218 17 9 422 18 402 9 8 393 4 8 177 16 2 j 302 15 9 150 19 2 .. 2,256 11 9 1,037 9 7 1,269 13 1 516 16 4 796 6 2 814 6 10 403 1 7 603 17 6 1,570 6 4 110 12 0 7,122 9 5 By Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 1 2 11 1 2 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 6 5 0 12 10 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 15 0 Balance (loss) .. .. .. .. 649 6 3 341 11 3 574 7 5 537 17 11 818 0 6 616 10 1 714 9 4 552 10 10 90 0 4 4,894 13 11 655 11 3 354 1 3 574 7 5 537 17 11 818 0 6t 616 10 1 714 9 4 552 10 10 101 1 6 4,924 10 1 • Difference between closing stocks at 31st March, 1932, and opening stocks at 1st April, 1932, is due to capitalization of stores. t In addition to the expenditure debited in this account an amount of £493 13s. 7d. was expended on the Lincoln Pure Seed Station during the period by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.