t)EC. 1, 1900.J 
^.uppleriunt to the " Tropical Agriculturist." 
437 
EXPENDITURK. 
Pay of tlie watchers 
Kent paid to Goveinnient... 
Nett profit 
Total 
Amount. 
K. c. 
240 0 
1,350 0 
3,024 99 
4.614 99 
1899. 
Dec. 31 
0. — Financial Statement of the Government Dairy 
and Model Farm for the Tear 1899, . 
Reckipts. 
.To purclirtse of stock in 1899 4,564 89 
To cost of advertising tlie sales 
anil sending calves to Galle 
and Kandy ... ... 134 25 
To cost of e.xtendina the Dairy 
buildings ... ... 750 0 
To cost of getting two cases of 
dairy utensils from England 219 17 
To amount paid to the Mana- 
ger for 1899 : 6 per cent, com- 
mission on Rs. 2,307 .. 138 42 
To Balance at credit on De- 
cember .31, 1899 ... 13,532 84 
1899. 
Dec. 31. 
Total ... 19,339 54 
Expenditure. 
.By balance at credit, January 
1, 1899 
By nett profit of working the 
Dairy in 1899 
By nett profit of working the 
Model Farm, 1899 ... 3,024 99 
By sale of stock, 18h9 ... 4,3.37 26 
By interest allowed by Bank.., 66 0 
Total ... 19,339 54 
D.- Capital Account of the Government '^ Dairt/. 
Receipt.s, 
To amount expended from the sum of 
K22,980 voted for the establishment of 
the Dairy Farm in 1893 ... ... 19,-539 12 
To amount of special a<lvance5 for the 
working of the Dairy Farm received in 
1894 ... ... ... 11,500 
0 
Total 
31,039 12 
Expenditure. 
By amount paid into revenue 
as proceeds of sale of milk in 
1893 ... ... ... 7,627 86 
Do in January, 1891 1,262 65 
By amount paid to Treasurer 
in part settlenienet of the ad- 
vance on December 31, 1895 5,2,37 35 
Do December 31, 1896 2,087 55 
Do December 31, 1897 4,175 10 
By amount paid on June 13, in 
part payment of the original 
vote 
By balance of vote not repaid 
to revenue 
8,890 61 
11,500 0 
Total 
4,000 0 
6,648 61 
31,039 12 
E. — Balance Sheet shoicing the position of the 
Govenmient Dairy at Ihe end of 1899. 
Amount. 
Receipts. R. c 
To balance of vote not repaid to Govern- 
ment ... ... ... 6,648 61 
To assests over liabilities on December 
31, 1899 .... ... ... 26,269 23 
Total 
32,917 84 
Expenditure. 
By amount paid as compensation to the 
late lessees of the Model Farm from the 
sum voted ... ... ... 4,400 0 
By estimated value of Dairy stock 
and utensils ... ... ... 14,985 0 
By balance at credit on December 31, 
1899 ... . . ... 13,532 84 
Total 
32,917 84 
F. 
-Live Stock Return of the Government Dairy 
for the Year 1899. 
9,604 29 
2,3'j7 0 PiUCiculars. 
Cows 
Calves 
Stu.l bulls.. 
Draught 
bulls .. 
& 5 
84 
94 
3 
.3 
Pi 
30 
13 
3 
5" 
o 
i9 
66 
2 
o o 
32 
69 
2 
RAINFALL T.\KEN AT THE SCHOOL OP 
AGRICULTURE DURING THE MONTH 
OF NOVEMBER, 1000 
1 
Thursday 
. Nil 
19 
Monday 
. r-sd 
2 
Fridny 
. -06 
20 
Tuesday 
. -27 
3 
Saturday 
. Nil 
21 
Wednesday . 
. -04 
4 
Sunday 
, Nil 
22 
Thursday . 
. Nil 
5 
Monday 
Nil 
23 
Friday 
. -27 
6 
Tuesday 
. Nil 
24 
Saturday 
. Nil 
7 
Wednesday . 
. ^^il 
25 
Sunday 
. -43 
8 
Tluirsdny 
. -40 
26 
Monday 
. m 
9 
Friday 
. Nil 
27 
Tue.sday 
. -49 
10 
Saturday 
. Nil 
28 
Wednesday . 
. -39 
11 
Sunday 
Nil 
29 
Thursday 
. Nil 
12 
Monday 
•11 
30 
Friday 
. -39 
13 
Tuesday 
•92 
31 
Saturday 
. Nil 
14 
Wednesday. . 
•14 
1 
Sunday 
. -23 
15 
Thursday . . 
•01 
16 
Friday 
1-04 
17 
Saturday _ . . 
Nil 
Total. 
. 6 •OS 
18 
Sunday 
•40 
Mean 
. -23 
hours 
Greatest amount of rainfall in any 24 
on th9 instant, 1^39 inches. 
