8.—7

188

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

Number of Persons. ' 1927—28. VOTE No. 37—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. IV.—Dairy Division —continued. Other Charges fob and incidental to — Bicycles and motors (partly recoverable) — 107 Purchase of ... ... ... 1,000 108 Maintenance of ... ... ... 1,200 109 Certificate of record testing of purebred dairy cows (recoverable) ... ... ... 200 110 Cow-testing Associations (recoverable) ... ... 25 111 Dairy requisites and produce for experiments (recoverable) ... ... ... 800 112 Experimental dairy-factory equipment, &c. ... 600 113 Dairy Laboratory: Equipment, &c. ... ... 1,500 114 Fees for certificate of record testing of purebred dairy cows in Nelson District (recoverable)... ... 75 115 Grading of dairy-produce (recoverable) ... ... 850 116 Law-costs ... ... ... 20 117 Official herd-testing (recoverable) ... ... 465 118 Subsidies to cow-testing organizations (including expenses of Allocation Board, stationery, &c.) ... 5,000 119 Subsidy: Dairy laboratory in Taranaki... .. 1,000 120 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 220 121 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 500 122 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 10,200 123 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Dairy Division items of the vote ... 15 23,670 Estimated credits-in-aia under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Certificate of record testing ... £3,000 Cow-testing ... ... 800 Dairy-produce grading .. 17,000 Official herd-testing ... ... 250 Produce for experiments ... 350 Travelling-expenses ... ... 2,000 23,400 Total —Subdivision No. IV ... 67,919 Subdivision No. V.—Fields Division. 124 Salaries— Professional Division. Class A— 1 1 at £715 (Director) ... ... ... 715 Class B— £ 1 at £540 ... ... 540 5 4 at £515 ... ... 2,060 Class C— 2,600 4 4 at £490 ... ... ... 1,960 Class D— 3 at £445 ... ... 1,335 3 at £425 ... ... 1,275 2 at £400 ... ... 800 1 at £380 (7 months), £355 (5 months) 370 1 at £355 ... ... 355 1 at £335 (5 months) ... ... 140 12 1 at £330 ... ... 330 4,605