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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued.

(a) Strychine-supplies not yet to hand ; also supplies received but nbt yot charged. (b) Necessary overseas supplies not yet to hand. (c) Equipment costs will increase, and inspectional units must be increased. (d) Increases of flock must be effected in the interests of primary production. (e) Approximately 120 officers travelling. Allowances, £4,000 ; expenses, £2,500 ; motor-hire, £1,300 ; motor mileage, £4,940.

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N » mber 1942-43. °j Persons. 1943 44. 1043 44 1942 43 VOTE AGRICULI URE continued. Voted. | Expended. Subdivision No. 11. —Live-stock Division. £ £ £ Salaries — Professional Division. Ill (£835) (Director) .. .. .. . • • • 835 835 Other Salaries. . 345 325 345 (£130 to £765) .. ,. .. • 129,403 121,409 127,825 Allowances for performing special or higher duties under 346 326 Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 .. .. 205 80 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. • • 6 > 559 6,292 __ Estimated credit?-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Recoveries from local bodies, &c. .. 2000 137,002 128,616 127,825 Other Charges for and incidental to— Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-cost and State Eire accidentindemnification costs .. .. .. ■ • 2,500 2,500 1,837 Purchase of .. .. ■ • • • ■ • 1 > 000 1 > 000 1 Cost of passages, Veterinary and Technical Officers, to New Zealand .. .. .. . • • ■ • • 100 100 Destruction of rabbits — On Crown lands (recoverable) .. .. .. 3,500 3,500 3,862 On Native lands (recoverable) .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 1,955 Rabbit-proof gates.. .. .. •• •• 25 25 11 Wages and general working-expenses, poison-mixing depots, purchase of material, &c.— Trading section (recoverable) .. .. .. 7,500 5,000 (a) 1,883 Non-trading section (part recoverable) .. .. 25 25 j 1 Diseases of live-stock — Control of cattle-tick, and provision for spraying or dipping and other incidental expenses .. .. 25 50 Disposal of condemned stock, costs incidental to .. 150 50 16 Purchase of material, and expenses connected with treatment and control of animal diseases (including approved compensation) .. .. • ■ • • ■ • 750 750 (b) 258 Inspection of dairies: Purchase of apparatus .... 10 10 3 Inspection and grading of meat, including overall allowance and purchase of equipment- .. .. .. . • (c) 1 > 950 1,600 1,482 Law-costs .. .. . • • • • • • • Pig recording, purchase of apparatus, and expenditure in connection with .. .. .. • ■ • • 10 10 1 Poultry Experimental Station (Wallaceville) : Equipment and working-expenses (part recoverable) .. .. 1,600 (d) 1,600 1,070 Quarantine Station (Wellington), equipment and working expenses (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 500 750 318 Registration and licensing of stallions: Examination fees and living and locomotion expenses .. .. .. 25 25 5 Registration of stock remedies, expenses of .. .. 50 50 4 Telephone services (including extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. • • • • • • 1 > 650 1; 600 1,420 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 500 600 937 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 14,000 14,000 (e) 12,740 Veterinary Surgeons' Board, expenses of .. .. 25 50 | 2