8.—7

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund, Services.

CLASS XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued.

18— B. 7.

137

tem. 1917-18. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE — continued. VOTE No. 72— continued. Head Office— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, printing, stationery, and photographs ... Allowances to officers temporarily performing higher duties ... Audit fees for inspection of accounts Bicycles, motors, and repairs ... Biological Laboratory ... Board of Agriculture Board of Trade Carriage of starving stock and fodder for same Chemical Laboratory Contribution towards printing report of New Zealand Council of Agriculture Contribution to Imperial investigation of insect pests Departmental Exhibits at A. and P. Association Shows— £ Wages ... ... 100 Other expenses ... ... 400 £ £ 3, 000 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 75 500 100 400 1,750 5,675 200 12 13 50 200 500 M 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Expenses of conferences in connection with purchase of Imperial supplies Extra clerical assistance Freight and carriage not otherwise provided for Government meat-shops: Purchase of stock and general working-expenses... International Institute of Agriculture, contribution to and cost of representation at Legal expenses Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Preparation and distribution of publications Promotion of sale of New Zealand produce in outside markets Purchase of books, newspapers, and other publications Purchase and expenses in connection with jam obtained for Imperial War Office (recoverable) ... Purchase of wheat in Australia and New Zealand ... Refund to Postal Department : Salary of officer acting as Private Secretary to Hon. Minister of Agriculture Removal expenses Rents of Offices in New Zealand and Abroad, Fuel, Light, Water, Furniture, Office Requisites, Insurance, Cleaning Offices, Outbuildings, Yards, and Approaches — £ Wages ... ... 200 Other expenses ... .... 800 200 50 50 40,000 200 25 5,000 4,500 500 300 25 26 3,120 100,000 240 100 27 28 29 30 San Francisco Exhibition .. Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges Subsidy to Buffer County Council on lime supplied to Pakihi lands Subsidy (half) towards steamer service, Chatham Islands Subsidy (half) towards steam service, New ZealandSan Francisco Subsidy (half) towards steam service, New ZealandVancouver Subsidy, steamer service, Westport-Karamea Travelling allowances and expenses 1,000 100 300 31 50 32 250 33 12,500 34 10,000 100 1,500 35 36