B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1938.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1938.

L. C. Scott, Accountant, Department of Agriculture, Wellington. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account, Working Accounts, Profit and Loss Accounts, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the explanatory notes dealing with departmental accounts generally as appearing at commencement of parliamentary return 8.-l [Pt, IV].— J. H. Fowlek, Controller and Auditor-General.

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L=Ss. ~wssH —a— sasa ! -as- *wr» 1 PoultryStoMon, ' P °7££T ng 1 Instruction. Station. j Statlon ' Undertakings. I and Cattle-dip. ep01 ' | Liabilities i £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ■ £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital, 31st March, 1938 (includes Public Works Fund capital, £185,821 Is. 8d.) .. 11,173 10 10 3,955 4 8 66,408 15 9 19,609 14 1 147,746 19 9 j 55,123 13 8 304,017 18 Sundry creditors 39 5 4 3 12 6 154 14 1 67 8 0 98.352 1 0 27,646 7 2 126,256 8 1 general .. .. .. • • •• , x0 5 3 5 14 1 46 8 8 28 1 4 25 14 8 42,726 0 9 42,842 4 9 Departmental .. .. .. -■ •• ■■ 4 472 14 2 4,590 6 2 Amounts received m advance .. .. .. •• •• •• u v •• 9 181 19 2 2 181 19 2 Wntmgs-off Reserve .. .. .. ■. 42 i*10 7 " 10 128' 10 8 '' !'. 4 11 743',527 15 2 Treasury Adjustment Account 3,4-1 .. u, a 2 Profit and Loss Account .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 1W) u ' ' ' 14,638 13 0 4.130 11 10 76,855 9 2 20,754 6 0 246,124 15 5 862,127 19 10 1,224,631 15 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. , , - - • | 2 317 14 6 300 0 0 35,926 2 0 113 10 0 87,397 0 0 17,528 9 7 143,582 16 1 Permanent improvements .. i 6,861 11 1 959 11 5 13,585 0 2 4,258 11 5 29.741 14 2 9,905 0 1 65,311 8 4 FurnXre fixtures .. .. j 1 0 6 1 1 8 455 2 9 17 12 4 1,017 11 3 3,271 1 2 4,763 9 8 I urmture, fittings, and fixtures 0 " 0 29 7 0 9 18 9 111 9 3,174 8 9 3,215 8 3 Teclmical instrument's "and equipment ''. " i! 1 4 10 .. 82 16 7 6 5 9 11 0 2 3,632 15 9 3,734 3 1 fmlmel^dto^ 11068 " i" 607 U 7 U 8 2 1,633 12 0 1,84 3 ' I 7 1,730 15 8 1,055 11 5 6,882 1 5 Implements and tools .. .. 3 10 0 ! 4 14 3 .. 1,015 10 6 7,636 11 2 8,660 5 11 JLransport .. .. .. •. - • • • • - • • • • j 15 4 10 15 4 10 Sundry advances j • 334 11 0 .. 334 11 0 Establishment expenses .. .. .. .. • • • • • • j • • • • • * 15 0 0 15 0 0 Dairy Co. shares .. .. .. - • •• •• " j 1 002 4 6 !! 8,794 1 6 452 19 9 25,003 19 5 564 3 0 35,817 8 2 Farm crops and store's' " " " " " " " '378 11 10 2,683 3 5 5,896 19 6 12,907 13 6 1.462 16 2 8,042 1 10 31,371 6 3 Sundry debtors— j 134 7 2 1 2 0 177 5 4 18 2 10 2,026 4 9 14,894 4 1 17,251 6 2 Departmental '. '.! " " " ! 19 7 0 14 19 0 2 12 2 22 7 3 .. 9,636 5 2 9,695 10 7 Departmental ...... 7 10 0 .. 39 14 4 47 4 4 Amounts paid m advance .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 205 14 3 Profit and loss !! " - 3,3118 0 " 10,06118 !! '.'08 4 2 780,252 j g 801,332 17 3 Account" " " !! " " " " 6 2 !! 1,096 U 10 88,64 3 ' 6 9 89!899 4 9 14,638 13 0 4,130 11 10 76,855 9 2 20,754 6 0 246,124 15 5 862,127 19 10 1,224,631 15 3