163

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

Number Of Item VOTE No. 25. —AGRICULTURE—continued. 1936-37. Persons. Subdivision No. F. —Fields Division —continued. — 1936-37. 85 Salaries —continued. £ £ N on-pebm A nents —continued. £ 1 at £230 (9 months), £222 (3 months) .. .. 228 2 at £182 (9 months), £177 (3 months) .. . . 362 1 at £181 . . .. . . .. .. 181 1 at £169 (9 months), £163 (3 months) . . . . 168 1 at £169 (9 months), £163 (2 months), £151 (1 month) .. . . .. . . 167 1 at £169 (8 months), £156 (1 month), £151 (3 months) . . . . . . .. 163 1 at £169 (5 months), £1.56 (4 months), £151 (3 months) .. . . . . .. 160 .1 at £169 (4 months), £156 (5 months), £151 (3 months) .. . . . . .. 159 1 at £156 (9 months), £151 (3 months) .. .. 155 1 at £151 (I month) .. . . . . .. 13 1 at £143 (9 months), £138 (3 months) .. .. 3 42 2 at £117 (2 months), £104 (7 months), £100 (3 months) .. .. . . . . 210 1 at £104 (5 months), £91 (4 months), £88 (3 months) 96 1 at £91 (9 months), £75 (3 months) .. .. 87 1 at £91 (1 month), £78 (8 months), £75 (3 months) 78 2 at £78 (9 months), £75 (3 months) . . . . 155 1 at £78 (2 months), £65 (7 months), £63 (3 months) 67 27 1 at £65 (9 months), £63 (3 months) .. .. 65 • 4,462 103 Officers on loan from other Departments .. . . 95 Allowances for performing special or higher duties under Total Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 . . .. 219 Number Persons Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public 7gg Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Services to other Departments, &c. .. 290 30,989 Other Charges for and incidental to— Agricultural instruction (special) chargeable to — 86 Moumahaki Endowment (recoverable) . . .. 550 87 Weraroa Endowment (recoverable) .. .. .. 2,000 Agricultural investigations and research — 88 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Phormium research .. . . . . .. 200 89 Farm economics . . .. . . .. . . 5 90 Field crops (including contract, growing, seed certification, &c.), (recoverable) .. .. .. 1,600 91 Field experiments .. .. .. .. .. 1,210 92 Seed-testing (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 600 Bicycles and motors — 93 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 2,025 94 Maintenance and running-cost, of .. .. .. 1,675 Experimental and instructional farms and areas — 95 Marton .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 96 Ruakura — £ Working-expenses (part recoverable) .. 8,800 Erection of buildings .. . . .. 200 9,000 97 Extension of instructional work in connection with rural industries. . . . .. . . .. . . 350 98 New Zealand hemp industry: Grading (recoverable) . . 50 99 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenace, rent, and calls) .. . . .. 425 100 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. . . 300 101 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 5,770 102 Visit of N. Foy, Seed Analyst, to Adelaide to attend Centenary Conference of Australian and New Zealand seed merchants, Adelaide, cost of .. .. . . 75 11*