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£ s. d.
Brought forward 621 13 8
Depreciation on first cost of stables, building, &c.
(£731 16s. at 5 per cent.) 36 11 10
Ditto, 12 horses (£755 15s. at 10 per cent.) 75 11 6
Ditto, trace harness (£26 10s. 8d. at 10 per cent.) 2 13 1
Ditto, gas engine, &c. (£130 16s. at 10 per cent.) 13 1 7
Ditto, various stable utensils, (£20 14s. 10. at
10 per cent.) 2 1 6
£751 13 2
£ s. d.
Cr. Cash received for manure 17 16 7
„ „ carcase of grey mare 1 15 0
19 11 7
£732 1 7
The average number of horses kept throughout the
year equals 11.13. The cost per horse for keep and
maintenance was therefore £65 15s. 6d., or 3s. 1d. per
day. The charge, however, to the various jobs on which
the horses have worked should be 4s 2d., which sum will
cover the expenses of keep during Sundays, and the time
horses have been in stable during sickness This shows
a decrease of 1d. per horse per day on the working
expenses upon that of the previous year. The illness during
the past year has been 3.44 per cent. being 1.51 per
cent. more than that of last year.
Steam Roller.
The steam roller has been worked 1418/10
days, 26½ of which were for new roads, and 17 for
private works, the accounts for which have been paid.
The cost of working the roller during the past year was
as follows, viz.: —
£ s. d.
Wages (including cleaning) 66 1 2
Coke and wood 19 18 2
Curried forward £85 19 4