B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) Expenditure necessary owing to fall in production of milk for town supply in certain areas owing to drought conditions. Additional costs incurred in obtaining supplies from further afield. (b) Expenditure necessary to convert existing building into a suitable receiving and distributing centre for raw milk. (c) Establishment of Milk Treatment Corporations. Proposal is to acquire existing concerns or build new treatihg-houses where necessary and hand to Milk Treatment Corporations to operate. It is estimated that at least 75 per cent, of the expenditure will be recoverable. (d) No claims received last financial year as local authorities were not sufficiently advanced in formation to operate under this scheme. (e) Officers travelling frequently, 9. Allowances, £l,OOO ; expenses, £4OO ; motor hire, £l4O. (/) Purchases : dried milk, £l4 6s. 9d.; cream, £3 lis. 9d. : total, £l7 18s. 6d. (g) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £969,175.

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VOTE—AGRICULTURE--continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. X —Milk Marketing Division— continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors : maintenance and run-ning-costs and State Fire accident-indemnifi-cation costs Bicycles and motors, purchase of .. Emergency Milk Supplies, cost of, in drought areas Milk Balancing Station at Hamilton, temporary establishment of Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Purchase and erection of treating houses : acquisition of vending interests and expenses incidental thereto (partly recoverable) .. Reimbursement to milk-vendors of amounts paid to local authorities by way of levy on milk Rent Services of consulting officers Travelling allowances and expenses (including members of milk councils) Contingencies £ 550 (a) 19,000 (b) 3,500 150 500 60 500 300 (c)450,250 (d) 17,700 350 500 1,750 25 £ 300 400 500 60 500 100 15,000 285 500 1,750 25 , £ . " 208 87 487 27 454 190 383 475 (e) 1,540 U) 18 • 495,135 19,420 3,869 Total —Subdivision No. X 499,511 24,000 7,994 Gross Total 1,760,749 1,557,951 1,495,063 Credits-in-aid (9) 498,805 427,600 NET TOTAL 1,760,749 1,059,146 1,067,463