8.—7

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XVII.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE- continued.

157

Number of ifficers in each Class. Item. 19 9-20. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND OOMMERCE—continued. 1919-20. 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 VOTE No 35— continued. Head Office— continued Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Guarantee to vendors supplying farmers with seed wheat or fertilizers, and purchase of agricultural tractors for sale to farmers (on account) Inquiry by Parliamentary Committee regarding promotion of local industries International Institute of Agriculture, contribution to and cost of representation at Investigation of montane tussock land, South Island Legal expenses Pan-Pacific Congress, Honolulu Payment to members of the Industries Committee of the House of Representatives for services rendered by them during the last parliamentary recess, and expenses in connection with the preparation of the report of the Committee Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Preparation and distribution of publications Promotion of sale of New Zealand produce in outside markets Purchase of books, newspapers, and other publications Purchase of stud stock, including expenses of importation 350 1,000 400 100 25 100 £ 49 50 51 2,010 4,800 4,250 52 53 150 400 54 55 300 300 Removal expenses Rents of Offices in New Zealand and Abroad, Fuel, Light, Water, Furniture, Office Requisites, Insurance, Cleaning Offices, Outbuildings, Yards, and Approaches— £ Wages ... ... 500 Other expenses ... ... 1,400 Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges Subsidy to Buller County Council on lime supplied to Pakihi lands Subsidy to model dairy farm and experimental area, Stratford Subsidy to model dairy farm, Manaia ... Subsidy to West Coast Farmers' Co-operative Lime Company ... ..." Subsidy to Silverstream Lime Works, Bainham Subsidy (half) towards steam service, New ZealandSan Francisco Subsidy (half) towards steam service, New ZealandVancouver Subsidy, steamer service, Westport-Karamea Subsidy to Lincoln Agricultural College in connection with plant breeding and selection (seed wheat and oats) Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling-expenses of A. Cockayne, Biologist, to United States of America ... Upkeep and Improvement of Buildings and Fences on Departmental Reserves and Grounds— £ Wages ... ... 100 Other expenses ... ... 200 1,900 56 200 57 58 50 59 60 300 200 CI 62 300 50 68 12,500 64 65 10,000 100 500 2,2e50 66 07 500 (IS 69 70 War bonus to officers of the Department Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Head Office items of the vote 300 100 300 91,604