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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued.

Number Item . 1931-32 of Persons. VOTE No. 33.—DEPARTMENT OP AGEIODLTUEE —continued. 1931-32. Subdivision No. II.—Live-stock Division—continued. £ £ Other Charges fob and incidental to —continued. 48 Veterinary Laboratory : Wages and general workingexpenses, land and buildings, and investigation of diseases ... ... ••• 1,850 49 Veterinary Surgeons' Board, expenses of ... 10 50 Wool specimens for instructional and research purposes ... ... ... 10 51 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Live-stock Division items of the division ... ... ... 20 31,420 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— i Destruction of noxious weeds — £ [ Department of Lands and Survey 1,500 Other lands ... ... 30 Native Department ... 50 Destruction of rabbits ... 2,200 Destruction of rabbits— Department of Lands and Survey 3,000 Native Department ... 2,000 Farm areas ... ... 1,475 Investigation, deficiency diseases, &c. ... ... 600 Quarantine-stations ... ... 700 .11,555 Total—Subdivision No. II ... ... 115,470 Subdivision No. 111. —Horticulture Division. 52 Salaries— Professional Division. Glass A— 1 1 at £688| (Director) ... ... ... 689 Class B— 1 1 at £531 ... ... ... 531 Clerical Division. Glass IV— 1 1 at £382J ... ... ... 383 Glass VI— 2 2 at £301| ... ... ... 603 Glass VII— £ 2 at £26o£ ... ... 531 3 1 at (1 month), £85J (11 months) 87 618 General Division. 1 at £450 ... ... 450 2 at £405 ... ... 810 9 at £373£ ... ... 3,362 1 at £360 ... ... 360 1 at £346£ ... ... 347 3 at £342 ... ... 1,026 1 at £333 ... ... 333 5at£319£ ... ... 1,598 1 at £319| (6 months), £310J (6 months) 315 1 at £319J (5 months), £310J (7 months) 315 1 at £310J (7 months), £30li (5 months) 307 2 at £301-| ' .,. 603 1 at £297 * ... ... 297 lat£292£ .. ... 293 2 at £288 (5 months), £279 (7 months)... 566