8.—7

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-continued.

Number IQSfi—S7 of Itcm VOTE No. 25. —AGRICULTURE —continued. Persons. 1936-37. Subdivision No. II.—Livestock Division —continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 39 Investigation into deficiency diseases of stock, including purchase of material and costs connected with .. I 450 40 Law-costs .. .. .. • • • • ■ • 10 41 ' Pig recording, purchase of apparatus, and expenditure in connection with .. .. .. .. .. 100 42 Poultry Experimental Station (Wallaceville) — Equipment and working-expenses (part recover- £ able) . . .... .. . . 950 Painting and repairs .. . . . . 146 1,096 43 | Quarantine-stations, Auckland and Wellington (part recoverable) .. •• •• •• •• 1,000 44 i Registration of stock remedies, expenses of .. .. 150 45 Telephone services (including extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. . . . • ■ • • • 950 46 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 500 47 j Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 13,700 48 ! Veterinary Laboratory— Wages and general working-expenses and in- £ vestigation of diseases (part recoverable) .. 2,500 Erection sheep and poultry pens . . .. 550 Guinea-pig pens and sheds .. .. .. 1,000 1 4,050 49 j Veterinary Surgeons' Board, expenses of . . .. 10 50 Wool instruction : Purchases for demonstrations.. . . 100 51 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Live-stock Division items of the division .. I 50 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 . . 4,500 Native Department . . . . .. 2,500 Other lands . . .. . . 250 Destruction of rabbits (trading) . . . . 3,750 Destruction of rabbits — Department of Lands and Survey .. 4,500 Native Department .. .. .. 3,000 Farm areas .. .. ■ •• 1,570 Investigation, deficiency diseases, &c. .. 125 Quarantine-stations. .. .. .. 750 20,945 45,971 Less amount provided but not. required .. .. 100 45,871. Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. 148,540 Subdivision No. III. —Horticulture Division. 52 Salaries — Professional Division. Class A — 1 1 at £765 (9 months), £699 (3 months), (Director) .. ; 749 Clerical Division. Class IV — I 1 at £425 (9 months), £389 (3 months) .. .. I 416 '