185

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

24—8. 7.

Number Item. 1Q97 9« of Persons. VOTE No. 37—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. II.—Live-stock Division—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 83 Wool specimens for instructional and research purposes ... ... ... 130 84 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Live-stock Division items of the vote 50 73,613 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Destruction of noxious weeds — £ Department of Lands and Survey 2,500 Native Department ... 1,000 Other lands ... ... 500 Destruction of rabbits ... 6,800 Destruction of rabbits— Department of Lands and Survey 6,500 Native Department ... 5,500 Farm areas ... ... 1,400 Quarantine-stations ... ... 1,500 Sundry items ... ... 100 Destruction of the kea— Department of Lands and Survey 375 26,175 Total—Subdivision No. II ... ... 164,710 Subdivision No. III.—Horticulture Division. 85 Salaries— Professional Division. Glass A— 1 1 at £715 (Director) ... ... ... 715 Class B— 1 1 at £540 ... ... ... 540 Clerical Division. Class IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Class VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Class VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £230 ... ... 230 4 1 at £115 ... ... 115 • 890 Cadet's lodging-allowance ... ... 10 General Division. 2 at £450 ... ... 900 8 at £415 ... ... 3,320 1 at £390 ... ... 390 1 at £380 ... ... 380 2 at £370 ... ... 740 2 at £355 ... ... 710 5 at £350 ... ... 1,750 2 at £325 (1 for 9-J- months), (1 for 2J months) ... ... 625 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £312 ... ... 312 1 at £310 ... ... 310