B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1938.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. RUAKURA FARM OF INSTRUCTION. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

Dr. £ s. d. (Jr. £ a. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 6,071 7 7 Balance (loss) .. .. ■■ .. 10,061 1 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 1,104 7 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 2,628 1 10 Head Office administration .. .. .. 257 5 3 £10,061 1 8 £10,061 1 8

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1st April 1937 Purchases. j Total. | (Proatf. Particulars. Sales. Issues. 31gt Mar(:hj 1938 _ Total. (Loss). £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Fftrm stores - 491 16 7 668 9 3 1,160 5 10 .. General .. .. .. .. 16 5 8 146 6 8 527 18 6 690 10 10 469 15 0 61 4 5 623 6 10 684 11 3 .. Groceries .. .. .. .. • • • • 93 8 4 93 8 4 591 2 11 321 5 11 250 1 1 571 7 0 .. Seeds and manures .. .. .. • • ■ • 286 0 7 286 0 7 285 6 5 88 6 6 1,159 17 8 1,248 4 2 .. Stock-foods .. .. .. .. •• •• 226 15 5 226 15 5 1,021 8 9 962 13 5 2 701 14 10 3,664 8 3 .. Sub-total .. .. .. .. 16 5 8 146 6 8 1,134 2 10 1,296 15 2 2,367 13 1 5 276 0 0 87 0 0 5,363 0 0 2,483 14 2 Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 3,076 14 2 .. 4,770 0 0 7,846 14 2 ' 339 0 0 .. 339 0 0 .. Horses .. .. .. .. • ■ ■ ■ • • 302 0 0 302 0 0 37 0 0 472 19 6 8 18 6 481 18 0 1,088 8 7 Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 1,202 6 7 .. 368 0 0 1,570 6 7 3 005 15 0 1 183 6 0 4,189 1 0 1,455 9 9 Sheep .. .. .. .. 2,290 9 3 .. 3,354 1 6 5,644 10 9 4!904 10 0 34 8 11 4,938 18 11 .. Crops, pastures, and produce .. .. 98 19 7 .. 4,699 12 2 4,798 11 9 140 7 2 3X6 17 10 316 17 10 .. Electric light and power .. .. .. 28 16 0 .. .. 28 16 0 288 1 10 424 7 8 424 7 8 .. Freight and cartage .. .. .. • • 49 8 8 .. 49 8 8 374 19 0 47 15 10 496 5 1 544 0 11 .. Office and management expenses .. .. 68 18 7 .. 45 17 7 114 16 2 429 4 9 409 15 7 409 15 7 .. Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. 1 13 6 .. .. 1 13 6 408 2 1 1,082 13 11 Rent and board .. .. .. .. 1,082 13 11 .. .. 1,082 13 11 3 913 15 6 3,913 15 6 .. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. •• 159 15 8 .. 159 15 8 3,753 19 10 18 9 5,717 18 9 .. Wages .. .. .. .. .. •• 598 9 4 .. 598 9 4 5,119 9 5 11 IX 6 7 15 4 19 6 10 737 3 2 Wool, hides, skins, &c. .. .. .. 739 3 1 .. 17 6 11 756 10 0 15; 020 5 3 15,302 4 0 30,322 9 3 6,847 9 7 8,606 0 4 954 0 4 14,691 1 0 24,251 1 8 12,918 17 2 Balance (loss) carried down .. .. .. .. .. 6,071 7 7 30.322 9 3 30,322 9 3