8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid — Other Salaries. Charges. 1937-38. £ £ £ Subdivision I • • • • 600 1,105 1,705 II ... 2,400 13,750 16,150 HI 2,100 7,135 9,235 IV .. .. 11,000 40,905 51,905 V ..940 24,023 24,963 VI .... 2,750 2,750 VII .. .. •• 102,500 102,500 Totals 17,040 192,168 209,208

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Number Persons. Item V0TE No - 26 -—AGRICULTURE—continued. 1937-38. 1937—38. Subdivision No. VII. —Miscellaneous Services : Advances, Grants, Guarantees, Subsidies, &c. —continued. £ £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued. Grants — 129 Cawthron Institute, parasitical control ragwort .. 100 130 Chelsea Flower Show, England .. .. .. 25 131 Dargaville Demonstration Farm .. .. .. 300 132 Dr. C. J. Hucker visiting New Zealand . . .. 150 133 Institute of Horticulture .. .. .. .. 100 134 International Beef Conference .. .. .. 120 135 International Fertilizer Congress .. .. . . 20 136 International Institute of Refrigeration .. .. 25 137 International Seed-testing Association . . .. 20 138 International Veterinary Bureau, and cost of representation at .. .. .. .. .. 150 139 Lincoln College : Repairs, buildings, &c. . . .. 3,500 140 Noxious weeds, eradication of (partly recoverable) .. 74,72|L 141 Royal Agricultural Society .. .. .. .. 250 142 Widows or dependants equivalent to leave due to officers (deceased) .. .. .. .. .. 25 143 Winton Experimental Farm .. .. .. 100 144 World's Dairy Congress .. .. .. .. 20 145 Purchase of onions (recoverable) .. .. .. 2,500 Railways — 146 Carriage of lime for bona fide farmers .. .. 111,000 147 Portion of freight rates on fertilizers .. .. .. 201,000 148 Portion of freight rates on farm-produce .. .. 61,000 Subsidies — 149 Cow-testing organizations : Payment to Dairy Board .. 3,000 150 Destruction of kea .. .. .. .. 500 151 Destruction of wild pigs .. .. .. .. 500 152 Remounts Encouragement Act, 1914 .. .. 1,000 153 Veterinary Clubs : £1 for £1 on collection by clubs .. 100 154 Sodium chlorate and " Atlacide" .. .. .. 12,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Employment Promotion Fund — £ Assistance fruitgrowers .. 40,000 Noxious weeds eradication .. 46,000 £ 86,000 Lands Department: Noxious weeds .. 9,000 Native Department: Noxious weeds .. 5,000 Sale of onions .. .. .. 2,500 102,500 Total—Subdivision No. VII .. .. 559,757 Gross Total .. .. .. .. . ■ 1,085,973 Credits-in-aid (a) .. .. .. •• 209,208 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 26 .. .. 876,765