B. —1 [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1938.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

I 1 : : : — — 0 r, £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. t, , .. 770,152 13 6 Rent of buildings .. .. . ■ •• 1,014 15 3 Balance .. •• •• •• 8,911 8 2 Territorial revenue .. .. •• •• 18 8 0 Depreciation . ■ •• •• • 2,221 5 0 Balance carried down .. .. •• 780,252 3 5 Interest on capital .. • • • • • • ' £781,285 6 8 £781,285 6 8 £ s. d. Profits from special accounts-— £ s. d. , , , , _ 780 252 3 5 Rabbit-destruction poisons and poison-mixing Balance brought down .. a f 166 0 7 L °Experi^XrfarmT U and areas, quarantine TeKauwhata Horticultural Station .. .. ' stations, poultry-station, and cattle-dip .. ® ® Balance .. Ruakura Farm of Instruction .. •• 1 ° Flock House Station • • •• 7 ' lm 4 * £801,332 17 3 £801,332 17 3

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Particulars. Head Office. | | H ST j Dairy Division. Fieids Division. j Total. /1,. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Personal services and locomotion .. 39,171 16 0 137,078 7 11 22,041 3 1 64,762 16 1 39,312 5 2 302,366 8 3 General establishment (office rents, 18,239 2 3 1,120 8 0 294 9 3 453 16 5 594 8 6 .0,702 4 5 InveSigati'on C and works for the im- 111 0 3 822 3 3 207 6 6 3,009 3 9 .. 4,149 13 9 provehient of agricultural knowledge 55 024 " 10 242 9 11 .. 373 6 9 55,639 19 6 Control and destruction of diseases •• 55,0/4 . iu Grading, testing, and laboratory 822 3 1. 3,623 0 8 •• •• 4,445 3 9 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports g Executive Commission of Agriculture 6,463 o 4 •• •• Qin'onn 8 i; Carriage of lime and fertilizers .. 310,900 8 6 .. •• •• Ra'ifiq 4 | Carriage of farm products .. 58,169 4 1 •• '228 17 0 Advances for purchase of fodder for 228 17 0 starving stock . 27 508 1 3 .. •• 27,508 1 3 Guarantee on shipments of fruit .. .. ou 15 000 0 0 Grants to Massey Agricultural College 15,000 0 0 .. •• •• 15'500 0 0 Grants to Lincoln Agricultural College 15,600 0 0 •• •• •• iq'377 17 11 Compensation under the Stock Act .. 13,877 1 1 .. .. 9 2 Compensation under the Slaughtering .. 28,10i J z and Inspection Act 7 076 8 9 •• 7,076 8 2 Assistance to pig industry .. - / ' u;o a " ' ' . 464,605 16 6 246,226 17 11 50,293 10 0 68,225 16 3 40,280 0 5 869,632 1 1 n, £ s d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr - , , f . .. 261 17 2 261 17 2 Investigation and works tor improvement of agricultural knowledge 1 ssfi 12 0 35 184 9 3 Grading, testing, and laboratory .. • 33,347 17 3 1,836 1. 0 35,184 9 3 services to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports .... i 9 q .. 123 Interest on sundry advances •• • • ' "' '' 10 0 0 Refund of advances for purchase of 10 0 0 fertilizers _ .. 470 4 6 470 4 6 Pees under the Fertilizers Act •• •• iar'iq 7 146 19 7 Fees under the Stock Remedies Act .. . '" <uq ifi s 9 428 16 8 Fees under the Dairy Industry Act .. 2,079 0 0 .. 349 16 8 .. .,4.8 16 8 Fees under the Stock Act •• •• ggg o jq Fees under the Slaughtering and .. 57,995 8 10 .. .. 8 10 Inspection Act 2 055 8 4 .. 2,055 8 4 Fees under the Orchard and Garden .. •• • i , UOd Diseases Act _ 4 0 0.. 4 0 0 Fees under the Margarine Act .. •• „ " ' 29 13 0 Fees under the Veterinary Surgeons .. /y id u .. Balance carried down .. .. 464,595 16 6 185,083 6 3 48,238 1 8 34,524 2 4 37,711 6 9 770,152 13 6 464,605 16 6 246,226 17 11 50,293 10 0 68,225 16 3 40,280 0 5 869,632 1 1