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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

(a) The calls under Services' vegetable-production rendered this overtime inevitable. (ft) Overexpenditure due to increase in cost of paper. (c) Approximately 14 officers travelling. Allowances, £500 ; expenses, £450 ; motor-hire, £50 ; motor mileage, £50. (d) Clothing damaged in course of official duties, £2.

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Number ofPersons. .. 19*12 43. 1943 44. 1043 4419*32 43 V#ted. Expended. VOTE—AGRICULTURE —continued. L P £ £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Head Office —continued. Salaries—continued. Other Salaries. 169 144 169 (£65 to £615) .. .. .. .. .. 36,593 32,065 ~ Cadets' lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. 310 170 Officers on loan from other Departments .. .. 200 245 J>- 40,340 171 146 Allowances for performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 .. 208 55 Cost-of-living allowances .. ' .. .. .. 3,367 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 43,036 38,204 40,340 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 300 400 290 Bicycles and motors : Repair costs of vehicles damaged in collisions with Government cars and incidental damage costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 134 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 20 30 12 Fuel, light, water, furniture, office, and fire-watching requisites, insurance, cleaning offices, outbuildings, yards, and approaches .. .. .. .. .. 2,250 2,000 2,409 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 20 25 Nauru and Ocean Islands audit fee (recoverable) .. 5 5 Overtime and meal allowances (including fire-watching) .. 750 350 {a) 1,413 Post-office charges for collection of fees, &c. .. .. 20 20 10 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 4,000 4,000 3,727 Preparation and distribution of Journal of Agriculture (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 10,500 8,500 (6) 9,039 Preparation and distribution of publications (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 300 59 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,750 1,750 1,160 Rents of offices .. .. .. .. .. 7,500 7,500 7,765 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 650 575 655 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 200 300 200 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,250 1,000 (c) 1,050 Upkeep and improvement of buildings and fences on departmental reserves and grounds: Wages and other expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 30 25 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Head Office items of the division .. .. 20 20 (d) 2 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Journal of Agriculture .. .. .. 5,000 | Publications, &c. .. .. . . 75 5,075 29,520 26,900 27,975 _ /. Total —Subdivision No. I .. .. 72,556 65,104 68,315