170

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XXI.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

Number if Persons. Item. 192 -22. AGRICULTURE— continued. 921-22. VOTE No. 40— continued. Head Office — continued. £ 6 7 Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Agricultural Investigations— Montane tussock lands ... . ... Regrassing Denuded Lands — £ Wages ... ... 40 Other expenses ... ... 60 50 8 9 10 11 12 Storage agricultural seeds... Utilization of Pakihi and Bush Terrace lands Utilization of pumice lands Special entomological investigations ... Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties Amount required to recoup Imprest Accounts for vouchers lost in transit after payment Audit fees for inspection of accounts Bicycles, motors, and repairs Board of Agriculture Contributions, Subsidies, and Grants— Bonus for improvements in phormium-dressing machinery Contribution to Imperial Bureau of Mycology Contribution to Imperial Bureau of Entomology ... Contribution towards printing report of New Zealand Council of Agriculture Grant for travelling-expenses of Dr. R. J. Tillyard attending entomological conferences in London and Honolulu Grant to A. E. Mabin to cover expenses of visit to Australia to confer with the British and Australian Wool Realization Association regarding New Zealand wool Grant in connection with repairs to Levin water100 200 50 50 50 120 13 24 75 750 450 14 15 16 17 200 100 400 18 19 20 21 50 340 22 142 23 race Grant towards expenses Canterbury Seedgrowers' Association International Institute of Agriculture, contribution to and cost of representation at Model dairy farm and experimental area, Stratford Model dairy farm, Stratford: Grant towards cost of manager's house Model dairy farm, Manaia Steamer service, Westport-Karamea Lincoln Agricultural College in connection with plant breeding and selection (seed wheat and oats) Distribution of pure seed wheat Expenses of Standing Produce Committee Expenses of New Zealand Wool Committee Experimental and Instructional Farms: General . Working, Rent of Land, Buildings, Purchase of Stock, Provision for Visitors, and Salaries of Student Assistants, Learners, Special Instructors, and Domestic Assistants, — Moumahaki — £ Wages ... ... 1,700 Other expenses ... ... 3,300 Ruakura— Wages ... ... 5,000 Other expenses ... ... 6,500 Training of discharged soldiers ... 2,860 Farmers'farm school ... ... 476 New honey-house ... ... 500 Electric installation ... ... 712 100 24 100 25 200 400 26 27 28 29 80 500 300 100 31 32 33 1,000 100 700 150 34 35 5,000 16,048