8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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Number Persons. Y0TE No - 26.—AGRICULTURE—continued. 1937-38. 3937-38. Subdivision No. I. —Head Office —continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. N on-permanents—continued. £ 1 at £105 (9 months), £85 (3 months) .. .. 100 2 at £105 (7 months), £85 (5 months) .. .. 193 1 at £105 (6 months), £85 (6 months) .. .. 95 2 at £105 (4 months), £85 (8 months) .. .. 182 1 at £85 (10 months) .. .. .. 71 1 at £85 (7 months), £65 (5 months) .. .. 77 2 at £85 (3 months), £65 (9 months) .. .. 140 1 at £65 (11 months) .. .. .. 60 1 at £65 (7 months) .. .. .. 38 1 at £65 (5 months) .. .. .. .. 27 46 1 at £55 (7 months) .. .. .: 32 7,573 155 Arrears of salary prior to 1/4/37 .. .. .. 122 Allowances for performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 .. 125 Officers on loan from other Departments .. .. 800 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Services to other Departments, &c. .. 600 39,450 Less amount provided but not required .. .. 225 39,225 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 700 3 Expenses allowance, officer returning from England .. 30 4 Expenses of New Zealand Wool Committee .. .. 75 5 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 20 6 Fuel, light, water, furniture, office requisites, insurance, cleaning offices, outbuildings, yards, and approaches .. 3,000 7 Laboratory (chemical) .. .. .. .. 800 8 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 9 Nauru and Ocean Islands audit fee (recoverable) .. 5 10 Post-office charges for collection of fees, &c. .. .. 35 11 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 3,250 12 Preparation and distribution of publications (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 13 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 2,300 14 Rents of offices .. .. .. .. .. 5,500 15 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. . . 350 16 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 250 17 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. . . 2,000 18 Upkeep and improvement of buildings and fences on Departmental reserves and grounds : Wages and other expenses .. .. .. . . .. .. 20 19 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Head Office items of the division .. .. 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Publications, &c. .. .. .. 1,105 20,365 Total —Subdivision No. I .. .. 1 59,590