8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued.

la) Shortages of sodium chlorate and labour have had their lowering effects on this item. H VSP&Z* «. w— >»r* ""»,T ■ ft iZglt .bout »«. i~ i» »lw.„ transport; .to „.„m„t, ot prtm.ry products for war purposes have exercised increasing effects.

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Number 1942-43. oi Persons. 1943 44. —— Voted. Expended. 1943 441942 43 VOTE —AGRICULTURE —continued. — £ £ £ Subdivision No. VIII.—Miscellaneous Services : Advances, Grants, Guarantees, Subsidies, &c. Charges fob and incidental to . . j , 8 200 8,200 8,105 Assistance to pig industry .. •• •• • ■ > _ Blackberry, bonus for extermination of (£10,000), on account o Bursaries and fares from and to New Zealand : Veterinary students at Sydney and United Kingdom .. .. ->00 J00 Compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act, and medical expenses of officers injured m course of duty 100 1UU Departmental exhibits at shows and preparatory work, _&c. 500 oUU Executive Commission of Agriculture : Salaries, travelling, and other expenses of the Commission .. •• 3,400 3,400 6,106 Expenses of members of the Council of Primary Production, and expenses incidental to control of Primary Industries 1,800 1,800 Grants — orn 9 k 0 orq Dargaville Demonstration Farm .. •• •• . Institute of Horticulture .. .. • • „ '' Widows or dependants equivalent to leave due to officers WintonExperimental Farm !! I'. » ™ 200 M Linen flax : Advances to growers, also other development and manufacturing equipment and incidentals Noxious weeds eradication of, and expenses mci en a (a) 20,903 thereto (partly recoverable) _ • • • • ■ • Onion marketing: Expenses of Advisory Committee and general costs relative to onion purchases .. Purchase of grass-seed, freight, storage, blending, &c., regrassing flooded areas, Hawke's Bay (part recoverable Rabbits, destruction of by way of grants to Rabbit Boards and to a Rabbit-skins Committee . •• W Rail freight concessions on fodder and live-stock owing to feed shortage from drought or flood conditions: also free cartage for certain fodder CMriageof lime for bona fide farmers .. .. 200,000 m, 000 <„) M,M Portion of freight rates on fertilizers S'ooO 67'000 (d) 77 100 Portion of freight rates on farm-produce .. .. 75,00 67,000 [d)i/,lUU Refund of fees in connection with various Acts Subsidies — . , . Cow-testing organizations : Payment to Dairy Board m respect of herd-improvement plan .. •• ■■ 10,000 10,000 JU,uuu Destruction of kea ■ • • ■ ■ ■ • • ( v-, n / jar Destruction of wild pigs and other incidental expenses .. J50 you Compassionate allowance to widow of late G. B. Melrose, Inspector of Stock Grants — . . om Egg-laying Competition organizations • • ■ • ■ ■ " Stratford Demonstration Farm