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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

(a) Approximately 14 officers travelling. Allowances, about £430 ; expenses, £400 ; motor-hire, £54 ; motor mileage, £50. (b) Not, £48 ; recoveries amounted to £5 19s. sd.

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Number 1n ., , 0 of Persons. 1942-43. 1941-42. 1842-43 1041-42 Voted< i Expended - £ £ £ Subdivision No. I. — Head Office —continued. Salaries — continued. Other Salaries. 144 167 144 (£65 to £615) .. .. .. .. .. 32,065 38,530 * Cadets' lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. 170 445 Officers on loan from other Departments .. .. 245 396 146 169 Allowances for performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 .. 55 50 \> 41,473 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 3,419 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Services to other Departments, &c. .. 600 38,204 41,671 41,473 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .... .. 400 575 412 Bicycles and motors : Repair costs of vehicles damaged in collisions with Government cars and incidental damage costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 80 118 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 30 30 26 Fuel, light, water, furniture, office, and fire-watching requisites, insurance, cleaning offices, outbuildings, yards, and approaches .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 -2,500 1,956 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 16 Nauru and Ocean Islands audit fee (recoverable) .. 5 5 5 Overtime and meal allowances (including fire-watching) . . 350 170 196 Post-office charges for collection of foes, &o. .. .. 20 30 15 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 4,000 4,750 4,112 Preparation and distribution of Journal of Agriculture (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 8,500 9,000 8,545 Preparation and distribution of publications (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 700 334 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,750 2,250 1,891 Rents of offices .. .. .. .. .. 7,500 8,000 7,214 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 575 500 554 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 300 600 86 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 (a) 934 Upkeep and improvement of buildings and fences on departmental reserves and grounds : Wages and other expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 25 29 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Head Office items of the division .. .. 20 20 Misappropriation of mail moneys by a cadet .. .. .. 50 (b) 54 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Journal of Agriculture .. .. .. 5,250 Publications, &c. .. .. .. 150 5,400 26,900 30,305 26,497 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. 65,104 71,976 67,970