8.—7

Appropriations for Consolidated. Fund, Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

23 B. 7.

177

Number of Persons. i Item. VOTE No. 38 -DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - continued. 1924-25. iy24-25. Subdivision No. III. — Horticulture Division —contd. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to -continued. 95 Horticultural Station, Te Kauwhata— Rent of land, wages and general work-ing-expenses, buildings, purchase of stock, provision for visitors, and salaries of learners, special instructors, £ and domestic assistants (recoverable) 4,000 Contribution to Whangamarino Road Board towards the maintenance of Orchard Road ... .. 40 95 4,040 30 96 97 98 99 100 101 96 Law-costs 97 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 98 Temporary assistance 99 Transfer and removal expenses 100 Travelling allowances and expenses 101 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Horticulture Division items of the vote 75 2,700 500 5,500 25 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) — Collection of orchard-tax ... £500 Farm areas ... ... 4,000 Fumigation and destruction of fruit 75 Guarantee on shipments of fruit... 3,000 26,030 7,575 Total — Subdivision No. Ill 39,522 Subdivision No. IV — Dairy Division. 102 102 Salaries — Professional Division. 1 1 at £765 (Director) Class B — 1 at £565 765 1 . 565 Clekical Division. 1 Class IV — 1 at £400 Class VI— 2 at £320 Class VII— £ 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 1 at £275 ... ... 275 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1 at £230 .. ... 230 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £.125 ... ... 125 lat£95 ... ... 95 lat£80 ... ... 80 400 2 640 13 2,830