8.-7

172

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

Number ! Itom _ ot Persons, j _ ! VOTE No. 38.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-1924-25. continued. 1924-25. Subdivision No. 1. — Head Office —continued £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. 12 Departmental Exhibits at Exhibitions and at A. and P. Association Shows : Wages and other expenses 13 Expenses of New Zealand Wool Committee Experimental and Instructional Farms : Wages and General Working Expenses, Rent of Land, Buildings, Purchase of Stock, Provision for Visitors, and Salaries of Student Assistants, Learners, Special Instructors, and Domestic Assistants (partly recoverable), — 14 Moumahaki 15 Ruakura— £ Wages and other expenses ... 8,000 Educational work ... ... 4,200 12 13 600 100 14 15 2,500 16 Weraroa 17 Waimaunga (West Coast, S.I.) 18 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... 19 Fuel, light, water, furniture, office requisites, insurance, cleaning offices, outbuildings, yards, and approaches Grants— 20 Establishment of an experimental area at Lepperton 21 International Institute of Refrigeration 22 Lincoln Agricultural College, in connection with plant breeding and selection (seed wheat and oats) 23 Moa Seed Farm Association 24 Part-cost of bridge over Donnelly's Creek 25 Railage on body of Campbell Perkins, formerly employed at Waimaunga Experimental Farm ... 26 Railage on fodder for starving dairy-stock in South Canterbury and North Otago 27 Railway Department for carriage of lime for bona fide farmers 28 Relief for sheep-owners in Otago whose sheep have been frozen in 29 Repairs to road between Ross and Ross Lime Works 30 Stratford model dairy farm and experimental area 31 Waimate West Experimental Farm ... 32 Laboratory (chemical) 33 Law-costs 34 Lime production : Development of 35 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... 36 Preparation and distribution of publications 37 Printing and stationery 38 Promotion of sale of New Zealand produce in outside markets Purchase of— 39 Books, newspapers, and other publications 40 Stud stock, including expenses of importation 41 Rents of Offices in New Zealand and abroad 42 Subsidy : Chatham Islands steamer-service (partly recoverable) 43 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 44 Temporary assistance 45 Transfer and removal expenses I 46 Travelling allowances and expenses 16 17 18 19 12,200 6,500 2,000 100 750 20 21 22 375 160 23 24 25 500 300 78 26 30 27 350 28 20,000 29 350 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 25 600 100 450 25 20 6,000 4,000 3,000 350 39 40 41 42 400 1,000 5,500 43 500 44 45 46 300 1,250 100 2,000