8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued.

(a) Fluctuation inevitable because of availability of necessary supplies. (b) Approximately 45 officers travelling. Allowances, £2,000 ; expenses, £900 ; motor hire, £500 ; motor mileage, £1,0-0. (c) Benzine restrictions affect this expenditure.

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Number 1942-43. ofPeraons - VOTE —AGRICULTURE —continued. 1943-44. 1943 441942 43 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. III.—Horticulture Division —continued. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Inspection-fees stamps: Cost of printing and sales t commission .. .. • • • • • • 10 ' . Orchard requisites, &c. .. .. • • • • 50 Grant towards expenses of Advisory Committee re marketgardening .. .. 200 200 103 Horticultural Station, Te Kauwhata: Wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, grapes, equipment, maintenance of buildings, &c. (recoverable) .. .. 19,750 18,000 (a)lo,9o3 Law-costs .. .. .. .. ... •• 50 50 5 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. • • _ • • 650 650 Tobacco Industry : Material and apparatus for experiments 10 10 Transfer and removal expenses .. • • • • 4:50 61 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) .. 5,000 5,000 (b) 4,4^0 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Horticulture Division items of the division .. 20 20. 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 .. ■ ■ • • 19,750 Fumigation and destruction of fruit, &c. .. 225 20,030 29,625 29,365 23,191 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. ■■ 58,371 53,650 47,361 Subdivision No. IV. —Dairy Division. Salaries — Professional Division. Ill (£835) (Director) .. .. . ■ • • • • 835 835 Other Salaries. 183 179 183 (£65 to £765) 70,146 68,354 I Cadets'lodging-allowances .. .. •• •• 1° rm Allowances for officers in London .. .. ■ • 500 oOO Allowances for performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 ,. .. 150 200 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. • ■ • ■ 3,757 3,913 _ 184 180 (i i _ r,. Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the 1 ubhc Revenues Act, 1926 (soe end of vote)— £ Recoveries from dairy-factory companies, &c. 14,000 75,406 73,822 75,296 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accidentindemnification costs 2,250 2,800 (c) 1,834 Purchase of 889 1,000 5 Certificate-of-record testing and official herd-testing of dairy cows (recoverable) .. .. • • • • 350 350 | -< .