B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1938.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. FLOCK HOUSE STATION—continued. Working Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938—continued. "Working."

" General." Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s . d. Wages and salaries .. .. .. .. 2,433 11 4 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 846 Wages (assessed) .. .. .. .. 704 1 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 4,179 18 2 Stores .. .. .. .. .. 816 19 2 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 233 11 2 £4,188 2 8 £4,188 2 8 £ s. d. " Live-stock" profits brought down— £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 4,179 18 2 Pigs .. .. .. .. 199 13 7 " Lire-stock" losses brought down — £ s. d. Cattle (run, &c.) .. .. 1,153 8 8 Dairy herd .. .. .. 193 11 0 Sheep .. .. .. 2,537 18 7 Poultry .. .. .. 1 3 0 — 3,893 *0 10 Horses .. .. .. 84 8 9 " Working" profits brought down— 279 2 9 Dairy herd .. .. .. 508 17 0 •' Working" losses brought down— Sheep .. .. .. 2,435 18 11 Pigs .. .. .. .. 234 14 2 2,944 15 11 Cattle (run, &c.) .. .. 120 10 8 Rent of buildings .. .. 45 10 0 Poultry .. .. .. 17 10 4 Rent of buildings (assessed) .. 64 19 11 Horses .. .. 78 17 1 110 9 11 Hostel .. .. .. 1,830 7 4 Balance, being net loss .. .. .. 7,708 4 2 2,281 19 7 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 347 2 1 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 1,439 1 3 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 5,909 17 0 Head Office administration .. .. .. 219 10 0 £14,656 10 10 £14,656 10 10 Note. —The application of standard values to live-stock at 31st March, 1938, has affected the loss as follows :—

Thus in normal circumstances the loss would have been £2,487 6s. 4d., not £7,708 4s. 2d.

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Dairy Herd. Pigs. Cattle. Sheep. Poultry. Horses. Hostel. Total. ; J * Dr. .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ g. d. £ s. d. £ s. d Wages .. .. 280 6 1 97 10 2 82 11 2 670 13 2 32 10 0 25 13 10 1,417 13 8 2,606 18 1 Wages (assessed) .. 340 7 1 79 2 1 58 13 6 257 0 4 8 13 4 18 6 9 956 16 1 1,718 19 2 Stores (purchased) .. 59 14 8 32 15 3 1 6 2 197 18 11 5 14 6 20 8 4 1,302 2 8 1,620 0 6 Sundries .. .. 31 6 9 25 6 8 15 2 6 118 15 0 .. 14 8 2 237 1 2 '442 0 3 Home-grown produce .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 503 4 0 503 4 0 Profits .. .. 508 17 0 .. .. 2,435 18 11 .. .. .. 2,944 15 11 1,220 11 7 234 14 2 157 13 4 3,680 6 4 46 17 10 78 17 1 4,416 17 7 9,835 17 11 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales (main produce) .. 1,220 11 7 .. .. 3,607 14 7 29 7 6 .. .. 4,857 13 8 Sales (skins, &c.) .. .. .. 37 2 8 72 11 9 .. .. 52 12 4 162 6 9 Board ■ • • • ■ • • • • • • • .. .. 202 19 1 202 19 1 Board (assessed) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,330 18 10 2,330 18 10 Losses .. .. 234 14 2 120 10 8 .. 17 10 4 78 17 1 1,830 7 4 2,281 19 7 1,220 11 7 234 14 2 157 13 4 3,680 6 4 46 17 10 78 17 1 4,416 17 7 9,835 17 11 j ; ;

At Cost. At Standard Values. Difference. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sheep .. .. 18,61118 0 15,109 13 0 3,502 5 0 Cattle (run, &o.) .. 9,465 3 10 7,861 10 0 1,603 13 10 Dairy herd .. .. 1,003 16 0 888 17 0 114 19 0 5,220 17 10