8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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Number Persons. VOTE No. 26.-AGRICULTURE-continued. 1937-38. 1937-38. Subdivision No. V.—Fields Division—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 108 Travelling allowances and expenses . . .. .. 7,200 109 Young Farmers' Clubs .. .. .. .. 500 110 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Fields Division items of the division) .. .. 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Farm areas .. .. .. .. 17,148 Field crops .. .. .. .. 3,600 Field experiments .. .. .. 200 Grading hemp.. .. .. .. 600 Moumahaki Endowment .. .. 550 Seed-testing .. .. .. .. 1 ) 750 Travelling-expenses, &c. .. .. 175 24,023 J 38,920 Total—Subdivision No. V .. .. — 75,864 Subdivision No. VI.—Payments under Statutes. Charges for and incidental to — 111 Expenditure, including compensation for stock condemned under Stock Act, 1908 (part recoverable) .. .. 17,000 112 Expenditure, including compensation under Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908, and Amendment Act, 1910 .. 30,000 113 Grant to New Zealand School of Agriculture .. .. 27,000 114 Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908, Section 70: Subsidies to Rabbit Boards .. .. .. .. .. 28 300 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Stock Act .. .. .. .. 2,750 Total —Subdivision No. VI .. .. 102,300 Subdivision No. VII. —Miscellaneous Services : Advances, Grants, Guarantees, Subsidies, &c. Charges for and incidental to — 115 Advance to purchase stock, &c., property affected by Johne's disease .. .. .. .. .. 830 116 Assistance to pig industry .. .. .. .. 7,200 117 Blackberry, bonus for extermination of (£10,000), on account 5 118 ; Bursaries and fares from and to New Zealand Veterinary Students at Sydney and United Kingdom .. .. 1,350 119 Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act to widow of deceased officer, and costs connected with .. .. 1,000 120 Departmental exhibits at shows .. .. .. 2,000 121 Executive Commission of Agriculture : Salaries, travelling, and other expenses of the Commission .. .. 1,250 122 Expenditure connected, production, &c., films relating to live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 120 123 Expenditure in connection with anthrax area taken over by Crown (including replacement of stock) . . .. 100 124 Expenses investigating diamond-back moth (on account) .. 422 125 Expenses of Committee organizing honey industry .. 100 Fruit Industry— 126 Assistance to growers, local market (recoverable) .. 40,000 127 Expenses Advisory Committee, fruit marketing .. 150 128 Fruit-export guarantee .. .. .. .. 27,000