8.—7 [Pt. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

(a) Includes sales tax, £3,000. , , . (6) Increased use of telephone service lias enabled travelling to be kept down. The upward trend is under close supervision, but market-gardening activities will cause increases. _ (c) Approximately 45 officers travelling. Allowances, about £2,045 ; expenses, £920; motor-Hue, £600 ; motor mileage, £1,200.

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Number 1941-42. of Persons. VOTE—AGRICULTURE— continued. 1942-13. _ Voted. Expended. 1042 43 1941-42 Subdivision No. 111.—Horticulture Division— continued. Other Charges fob and incidental to—continued. £ £ £ Inspection-fees stamps: Cost of printing and sales commission .. . • • • • ■ • • »L Orchard requisites, &c. . . • • '' i ' ' ° Grant towards expenses of Advisory Committee re marketgardening .. • • • • • • Horticultural Station, Te Kauwhata.: Wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, grapes, equipment, maintenance of buildings, &c. (recoverable) .. ., (a) 18,000 12,900 i3,W0 t i. 50 10 ° Law-costs .. .. ■ • • • • • . • • Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. ... • • I 650 600 (6) 676 Tobacco Industry : Material and apparatus for experiments 10 i Transfer and removal expenses . • ■ • • • *5 ( ) 4W Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) .. 5,000 0, ouu a, /oj Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Horticulture Division items of the division .. 20 M Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Collection of fireblight tax .. .. 5 Collection of orchard-tax .. • ■ 50 Te Kauwhata .. ... •• 18,000 Fumigation and destruction of fruit, &c. .. 250 18,305 24,495 . 21,722 Total-Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 53,650 54,704 50,260 Subdivision No. IV.—Dairy Division. Salaries — Professional Division. 1 1 1 (£835) (Director) .. .. • • • • • ■ 835 86b Other Salaries. 179 203 179 (£65 to £765) .. '.'. ■■ ■■ 68,354 76,168 Cadets' lodging-allowances .. ■ ■ • • • • J»0 Allowances for officers in London .. • ■ ■ - J °0 OW Officers on loan from other Departments .. •• ... iJ ° f > 06y Allowances for performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 ,. .. 200 IcSU ..——— Cost-of-living allowances .. ■• •• ■• 3,913 180 204 n ... Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Recoveries from dairy-factory companies, &o. 15,000 J 73,822 77,886 76,539 Other Charges for and incidental to— Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accidentindemnification costs 2,800 .3,000 2,761 Purchase of •• 1 > 000 1 ' 800 d Certificate-of-record testing and official herd-testing of dairy cows (recoverable) 35 ° 25 ° * m