B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

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VOTE—AGRICULTURE —continued 1 <UK-4.fi Subdivision No. VIII —Miscellaneous Services; 1946-47. Advances, Grants; Guarantees, Subsidies, &c.— Voted. Expended, continued. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Advance for co-operative piggery establishment 100 Blackberry, bonus for extermination of (£10,000), (on account) 5 Grants — Ex gratia compassionate grant to retired meat inspection officer 250 250 Ex gratia payment to meat inspection officer injured on duty 77 76 Linen flax : advances to growers, also other development and manufacturing equipment and incidentals 10 Purchase of grass-seed and manure, freight, storage, blending, &c., regrassing flooded areas (part recoverable) 100 Total—Subdivision No. VIII 146,190 590,727 575,486 Subdivision No. IX. —Payments under Statutes Charges for and incidental to — Expenditure, including compensation for stock condemned under Stock Act, 1908 (part recoverable) 20,000 15,000 14,586 > Expenditure, including compensation under Meat Act, 1939 23,000 21,000 23,498 Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, section 70: subsidies to Rabbit Boards (a) 68,000 55,000 54,615 Arrears of subsidies to Rabbit Boards 732 727 Total —Subdivision No. IX 111,000 91,732 93,426 Subdivision No. X —Milk Marketing Division (Number of officers : 1946-47, 11; 1945-46, 12) ! Salaries— Other Salaries 11(£100 to £1,000) 4,376 4,580 4,125 (a) Provision for payment of subsidies tc ) newly consti tuted Boards.