8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

162

Number Persons. VOTE No. 26. —AGRICULTURE—continued. I 1937-38. 1937-38. Subdivision No. II.—Live-stock Division—continued. £ £ 20 Salaries —continued. N on-permanents—continued. £ 1 at £125 (9 months), £105 (3 months) .. .. 120 1 at £71 .. .. .. .. .. 7i 1 at £65 (5 months) .. .. .. .. 27 1 at £55 .. .. .. .. .. 55 2 at £52 .. .. .. .. ,. 104 106 1 at £40 .. .. .. .. 40 25 738 348 Allowances for performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 .. .. 269 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Recoveries from local bodies, &c. .. 2,400 118,949 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors— 21 Purchase of .. .. .. .. _ _ 2 350 22 Maintenance and running-cost of .. .. .. 2 500 23 Cost of passages, Veterinary Officers, to New Zealand .. '800 Destruction of rabbits— 24 On Crown lands (recoverable) .. .. .. 4 500 25 On Native lands (recoverable) .. .. .. 3'oOO 26 Rabbit-proof gates.. .. .. .. ,, '25 Wages and general working-expenses, poison-mixing depots, purchase of material, &c.— 27 Trading section (recoverable) .. .. .. 4. Q00 28 Non-trading section (part recoverable) .. .. 30 Diseases of live-stock— 29 Disposal of condemned stock, costs incidental to .. 30 30 Cattle-dip at Mohakatino (part recoverable) .. .. 120 31 Control of cattle-tick, and provision for caretakers at crossing places .. .. .. .. .. 750 32 Inoculation of calves for " blackleg 45 33 Johnes disease, expenditure including compensation for stock in connection with eradication of .. 500 34 Expenses, visit of Director of Live-stock Division, Australia and East Indies .. .. .. .. _ 325 35 Experimental farm, Mamaku : Wages and general workingexpenses, buildings, purchase of stock (part recoverable) 650 36 Inspection of dairies: Purchase of apparatus .. .. 10 37 Inspection of meat, including overall allowance and purchase of equipment .. .. .. .. _ _ 1 200 38 Investigation into deficiency diseases of stock, including purchase of material and costs connected with .. 200 39 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. _ _ 20 40 Pig recording, purchase of apparatus, and expenditure in connection with .. .. .. .. .. 25 41 Poultry Experimental Station (Wallaceville) : Equipment and working-expenses (part recoverable) .. .. 1 250 42 Quarantine-stations, Auckland and Wellington (part recoverable) . . .. .. .. _ _ 1 g5o 43 Registration of stock remedies, expenses of .. .. 'l50 44 Telephone services (including extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) . . . . . . . . 1 300 45 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. . . ' 700 46 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. >15 000 47 Veterinary Laboratory: Wages and general workingexpenses and investigation of diseases (part recoverable) 6,380 I