191

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

Number Item 1931-82 of Persons. VOTE No. 33. —DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued. . 1931-32 : Subdivision No. II.—Live-stock Division—continued. £ £ 22 Salaries —continued. Non-permanents—continued. £ 4 at £216 (4 months), (to be appointed seasonal) 288 9 at £216 (6 months), (seasonal) ... 972 4 at £216 (5 months), (seasonal) ... 360 1 at £153 (5 months), £141 (7 months) ... 147 1 at £141 (5 months), £129 (7 months)... 135 1 at £70 (7 months) ... ... 40 38 1 at £36 ... ... 36 5,925 280 Allowances for performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 60 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Recoveries from local bodies, &c. £1,700 84,400 Less amount provided for not required ... 350 84,050 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors —• 23 Purchase of ... ... ... 500 24 Maintenance and running-cost of ... ... 1,375 Destruction of noxious weeds on— 25 Crown lands (recoverable) ... ... 1,000 26 Native lands (recoverable) ... ... 50 27 Other lands (part recoverable) ... ... 40 Destruction of rabbits— 28 On Crown lands (recoverable) ... ... 2,500 29 On Native lands (recoverable) ... ... 2,000 30 Rabbit-proof gates ... ... ... 15 Wages and general working-expenses, poisonmixing depots, purchase of material, &c. — 31 Trading section - (recoverable) ... ... 1,250 32 Non-trading section (part recoverable) 100 Diseases of Live-stock— 33 Applying tuberculin test to cattle and disposing of diseased stock ... ... ... 15 34 Cattle-dip at Mahakatino ... ... ... 100 35 Control of cattle-tick, and provision for caretakers at crossing places ... .. ... 465 36 Inoculation of calves for " blackleg " ... ... 60 37 Experimental Farm, Mamaku : Wages and general working - expenses, buildings, purchase of stock (part recoverable) ... ... ... 1,000 38 Inspection of dairies: Purchase of apparatus ... 10 39 Inspection of manure-sterilizing (India) : Labour, travelling, oflice, and other expenses ... ... 400 40 Investigation into deficiency diseases of stock, in eluding feeding trials and purchase of material (part recoverable) ... ... ... 460 41 Law-costs ... ... ... 15 42 Poultry Experimental Station (Wallaceville) : Equipment and working-expenses (partly recoverable) ... 900 43 Purchase of equipment and material for use in meat inspection ... ... ... 125 44 Quarantine - stations, Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton (partly recoverable) ... ... 1,150 45 Telephone services (including extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... ... 1,000 46 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 800 47 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 14,200