8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

(a) Pigeon-pox vaccine, £11 9s. Bd.; equipment, £3 6s. Bd. : total, £14 16s. 4d. (b) The incidence of disease was relatively satisfactory. (e) This varies according to supplies of carbon-bisulphide becoming available.

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Number ° 1 PcrS ° nS ' VOTE—AGRICULTURE—continued. 1943 44. 1942-43. Subdivision No. II.—Live-stock Division—continued. Voted. _ Ex P erlded - Other Charges toe and incidental to —continued. j £ £ £ Wool instruction: Purchases for demonstrations .. 50 175 7 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Live-stock Division items of the division .. 25 25 (a) 15 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Destruction of rabbits (trading) .. .. 6,000 Destruction of rabbits— Department of Lands and Survey .. 3,500 Native Department .. .. .. 2,000 Farm areas .. .. .. ., 1,250 Quarantine Stations .. .. .. 200 Sundry .. . .. .. 185 13,135 37,990 35,515 27,828 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 174,992 164,131 155,653 Subdivision No. 111.—Horticulture Division. Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 1 (£800), (Director) .. .. .. .. .. 800 800 " Other Salaries. 73 68 73 (£115 to £665) .. .. .. .. .. 26,580 22,094-Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 1,366 1,352 } 24,170 Cadets' lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. ., 35 74 69 Allowances for performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 .. .. .. 4 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Sundry services, &c. .. .. .. 50 28,746 24,285 24,170 Other Charges for and incidental to — Apiary Industry— Part-time Apiary Instructors .. .. .. 250 250 201 Purchase of beekeeping requisites, material for experiments, &c. .. .. .. ,. 50 50 13 Bicycles and motors— Maintenance and running-costs and State Eire accidentindemnification costs .. .. .. .. 800 800 487 Purchase of .. .. .. .. ,. 30 30 Fruit Industry— Abandoned orchards : Wages and expenses cutting-6ut '50 30 Collection of fireblight tax (recoverable) .. .. 5 5 Collection of orchard-tax (recoverable) .. ., 50 50 60 Cool-storage and horticultural experiments .. .. 30 30 10 Control of citrus canker : Wages and expenses, compensation, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,000 3,500 (b)783 Control of fireblight disease .. ., .. 10 10 Frost-fighting experiments : Expenditure connected with purchase, installation of plant, &c. .. .. 10 10 J Fumigation and destruction of diseased fruit (recoverable) I 150 150 | (c) 21