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69

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 190 6-1907.

STATEMENT in Detail of the EXPENDITURE for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd.

Brought forward CLASS XXI.—MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE— continued. Vote No. 69—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Experimental and stud and fruit farms, &c. — continued. Item 27—Momahaki, Soction 12a, Village Settlement : Working-expenses .. .. .. ■ ■ >. Item 28—Ruakura (Waikato) Item 29—Sundry small stations Item 30—Waerenga Item 31—Waerenga: Establishing and maintaining vineyard and erection of buildings Item 32 —Arataki: Establishing and maintaining vineyard, erection of buildings, &o. Item 33—Tauranga : Experimental fruit-station Item 34 —Allowance for improvements, Sections 3a and 4a, Momahaki Village Settlement £ s. d. £ s. d. 10,345 16 5 37 10 8 6,427 17 9 507 12 10 5,520 3 9 £ b. d. 14,491 10 11 897 10 2 956 6 3 397 14 9 113 6 6 Item 35 —Expenses stud horses and oattle — Advertising .. Blacksmithing, shoeing, &o. Board of Grooms Books Chemicals, medicines, &c. Covers for horses and cattle Door-sashes .. .. .. .. • ■ Extended pedigrees, New Zealand Racing Conference Fodder Freight, cartage, and shipping charges Grazing Keep of bulls Groomage fees Harness, saddlery, &o. .. Hoofoutters Insurance Ironmongery Meals to visitors Medical attendance Rugs Stabling Sundries Travelling-expenses, meals, &o. Wages of grooms White-lead, oil, tar 66 14 6 23 10 4 65 7 2 3 17 13 9 2 4 2 6 1 'J 1 3 0 0 137 0 0 250 2 8 26 13 6 50 0 0 63 6 0 8 14 9 3 7 11 27 0 0 13 6 3 8 18 11 2 2 0 1 10 6 57 12 0 8 17 2 22b 19 2 1,003 15 10 6 5 5 25,203 19 1 2,075 6 0 Item 36 —Expenses in connection with residences, buildings, fences, &c, on departmental reserves, and generally improving same— Ereoting and repairing buildings and fences Freight and cartage Horse hire (ploughing) Seed, plants, and trees Stationery and sundries.. Tools and utensils Wages of workmen .. .. .. . ■ • ■ I Wire-netting .. .. .. • • ■ ■ •. | Water-supply .. 254 19 8 52 14 8 10 15 0 81 2 8 3 19 4 19 104 1 6 12 6 7 17 15 10 540 19 5 Item 37 —Expenses analytical laboratory— Chemicals Cleaning laboratory Fuel and light Manure Office requisites Packing, freight, and cariage Salaries of officers Shorthand, typewriting, and typewriter requisites.. Tools and instruments .. Travelling-expenses of officers 34 6 4 21 14 6 20 19 10 5 10 6 4 18 6 8 3 6 33 0 0 3 19 6 63 17 6 2 5 4 Item 38 —Expenses biological laboratory— Chemicals Fruit Labour Office requisites Paoking, oartage, and freight Salaries of officers .. .. .. ■. Shorthand, typewriting, and typewriter requisites Timber, glass, and ironmongery Tools and instruments .. Travelling-expenses of officers 16 2 9 3 18 0 15 10 6 12 8 7 48 2 10 228 18 0 19 2 5 13 11 1 41 1 5 6 0 6 198 15 6 404 16 1 Carried forward 42,915 7 0