B—'7 [FT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

{a) Lincoln College is to be closely associated with operations under this item(b) General extensions of activities. 6 *

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1945-46. VOTE—AGRICULTURE—confmMecZ 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI —Animal Research Division (Number of officers : 1946-47, 133 ; £ £ £ 1945-46, 161) Salaries — Other Salaries 133 (£115 to £1,000) 48,872 53,240 48,388 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors— Maintenance and running-costs of, and State Fire accident-indemnification costs 250 250 77 Purchase of .. 1,500 700 . , Cost of passages, &c. : Technical Officers from overseas 2,000 Contribution to National Provident Fund for Nurses 12 12 11 Investigational (sheep) and research work, Lincoln College : management and incidental expenses; and rent of Kirwee Experimental Farm {a) 4,790 3,510 3,757 Mamaku Experimental Farm: wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock. buildings, and requirements incidental to cobalt experiments (part recoverable) 720 720 280 Manutuke Facial-eczema Experimental Farm: wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, equipment, chemicals, &c. (part recoverable) (,b) 3,000 2,670 2,246 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 150 150 118 Research Station, Ruakura : all farm and laboratory general working-expenses, &c., and allowances and expenses of Advisory Committee (part recoverable) (6) 49,690 42,155 44,851 Research Station, Wallaceville : all farm and laboratory general working-expenses, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. (ib) 19,160 13,850 U,6