B.—l [FT. IV], SUP. TO 1939.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. TE KAUWHATA HORTICULTURAL STATION. Working Account and Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1939.

£ s. d. Profit.. .. .. 2,851 2 6 Loss .. .. .. 670 6 6 Net profit .. £2,180 16 0

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General. Vineyard. Wine Cellar. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock, 1st April, 1938 .. .. .. .. .. 538 7 0 51 7 0 13,760 9 3 13,350 3 3 Wages and salaries .. .. .. .. 919 19 6 1,186 17 11 917 16 8 3,024 14 1 Inter-seetion transfers .. . ■ .. • • • • • • 287 0 0 157 10 0 444 10 0 Vineyard .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 2,187 17 10 2,187 17 10 Sundry purchases, &c. .. . . .. .. .. 88 9 6 150 16 9 388 9 6 627 15 9 Cartage and freight .. .. .. .. 8 17 4 14 1 10 544 12 8 567 11 10 Purchase of sugar.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 651 14 6 651 14 6 Purchase of grapes .. .. .. .. .. • • •. 399 8 3 399 8 3 Purchase of manures and seeds .. .. .. .. 25 06 7160 .. 9666 Purchase of bottles and corks .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,140 14 3 1,140 14 3 Purchase of cartons, cases, and straws .. .. .. .. .. 490 3 8 490 3 8 Purchase of live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 316 7 0 .. .. 316 7 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. •• •• .. 4,442 4 4 4,442 4 4 1,897 0 10 1,761 9 6 24,081 0 11 27,739 11 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. 413 17 2 1,602 3 10 .. 2,016 1 0 Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. . • .. 26 8 8 32 4 1 40 11 10 99 4 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. • • 57 8 5 68 8 2 148 6 0 274 2 7 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 16 3 48 0 0 656 12 7 774 8 10 Management—■ Salaries and expenses .. .. .. .. .. 72 14 2 309 3 4 527 7 0 909 4 6 Other charges .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ 30 1 10 127 18 5 218 4 5 376 4 8 Balanco (profit) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,851 2 6 2,851 2 6 670 6 6 2,187 17 10 4,442 4 4 7,300 8 8 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales of live-stock .. .. .. .. 138 17 4 .. .. 138 17 4 Sales of produce and sundries .. .. .. .. 109 19 9 39 10 2 21 9 4 170 19 3 Sales of bulk wine .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 685 0 0 685 0 0 Sales of case wine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,352 14 6 8,352 14 6 Inter-section transfers .. .. .. .. .. 629 10 0 .. .. 629 10 0 Stock, 31st March, 1939 .. .. .. .. .. 604 16 7 119 15 6 15,021 17 1 15,746 9 2 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. .. 413 17 2 1,602 3 10 .. 2,016 1 0 1,897 0 10 1,761 9 6 24,081 0 11 27,739 11 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,442 4 4 4,442 4 4 Wine cellar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,187 17 10 .. 2,187 17 10 Balance (loss) .. .. .. .. .. .. 670 6 6 .. .. 670 6 6 670 6 6 2,187 17 10 4,442 4 4 7,300 8 8