B. —1 [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1935.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1935.

Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 494,882 8 7 By Rent of buildings .. .. .. 1,200 6 1 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 6,458 4 6 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 14 9 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 5,441 19 3 Balance carried down .. .. .. 505,567 17 3 £506,782 12 4 £506,782 12 4 £ s. d. By Profits from special accounts — £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 505,567 17 3 Rabbit - destruction, poisons, and poisonLosses from special accounts — mixing depots .. .. .. ... 643 19 8 Experimental farms and areas, quarantine Te Kauwhata Horticultural Station . . 437 8 4 stations, poultry-station, and cattle-dip.. 3,020 7 11 Balance .. .. .. .. 515,636 12 1 Ruakura Farm of Instruction — £ s. d. Farm working .. .. 2,998 7 4 Experimental, educational, and hostel .. .. .. 5,131 7 7 8,129 14 11 £516,718 0 1 £516,718 0 1

Note. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental values as assessed by other Departments; (6) interest on capital. No charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included in the accounts.

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Particulars. Head Office. "TJjgiw? Dairy Division. I Fields Division. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Personal services and locomotion 27,580 3 1 85,321 15 4 16,512 7 8 45,692 3 1 31,243 5 7 206,349 14 9 General establishment (officerents, 12,660 2 10 937 2 7 239 3 6 128 10 7 i 407 7 7 14,372 7 1 printing, &c.) Investigation and works for the 571 10 5 .. 26 8 4 4,880 17 7 .. 5,478 16 4 improvement of agricultural knowledge Control and destruction of diseases .. 23,761 10 8 228 8 6 .. .. 23,989 19 2 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory 672 9 9 1,213 16 8 .. .. .. 1,886 6 5 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Carriage of lime and fertilizers .. 192,551 19 10 .. .. .. .. 192,551 19 10 Carriage of farm products .. 48,195 18 7 .. .. .. .. 48,195 18 7 Subsidy on superphosphate de- j 54,499 9 1 .. .. .. .. 54,499 9 1 liveries Advances for purchase of fodder j 10 0 .. .. . . ,. 10 0 for starving stock Grant to Massey Agricultural; 10,000 0 0 .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 College Compensation under the Stock Act .. 7,799 3 11 .. .. .. 7,799 3 11 Compensation under the Slaughter- .. 15,446 8 7 .. .. .. 15,446 8 7 ing and Inspection Act , i 346,732 13 7 134,479 17 9 17,006 8 0 50,701 11 3 31,650 13 2 580,571 3 9 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Investigation and works for the j .. .. .. .. 484 2 9 484 2 9 improvements of agricultural knowledge Control and destruction of diseases .. .. .. .. 761 19 8 761 19 8 and pests Grading, testing, and laboratory j .. .. .. 32,805 12 4 519 6 10 33,324 18 2 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Interest on sundry advances .. .. 146 8 6 .. 27 19 10 .. 174 8 4 Refund of advances for purchase of 35 0 0 .. .. .. 35 0 0 fertilizers Fees under the Fertilizers Act .. 484 0 6 .. .. .. .. 484 0 6 Fees under the Dairy Industry Act j .. 2,568 0 0 .. 196 9 8 2,764 9 8 Fees under the Stock Act .. i .. 763 14 0 .. .. 763 14 0 Fees under the Slaughtering and I .. 45,509 6 10 .. .. 45,509 6 10 Inspection Act Fees under the Orchard and Garden j .. .. 1,381 8 3 .. 1,381 8 3 Diseases Act Fees under the Margarine Act .. .. .. .. 300 .. 300 Fees under the Veterinary Surgeons 270 .. .. .. 270 Act Balance carried down .. .. 346,211 6 1 85,492 8 5 15,624 19 9 17,668 9 5 29,885 4 11 494,882 8 7 346,732 13 7 134,479 17 9 17,006 8 0 50,701 11 3 31,650 13 2 580,571 3 9