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1112. The savings in this vote, so far as they can be assessed, are summarized as follow :— Subdivision I.—Head Office Item— £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,500 Advertising, photographs, books, &c. .. .. .. .. 75 Board of Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 New Zealand Wool Committee.. .. .. .. .. 70 Ruakura Farm .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 Fuel, light, water, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 200 Chemical Laboratory .. .. .. .. .. .. 350 Mineral content of pastures .. .. .. ... 100 Postage, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 400 Preparation and distribution of publications .. .. .. 525 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 200 Rent of offices in New Zealand and abroad .. .. .. 1,150 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. .. 290 12,310 Subdivision ll.—Live-stock Division : — Item— Salaries, .» .. .. .. .. .. 14,000 Bicycles and motors, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 560 Destruction of noxious weeds on Crown lands, Native lands, and other lands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 545 Administrative costs in connection with noxious weeds .. .. 7,500 Wages, &c., poison-mixing depots .. .. .. .. 400 Experimental Farm, Mamaku .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 Inspection of manure —sterilizing, &c. .. .. .. .. 135 Investigation into deficiency diseases of stock, &c. .. .. 260 Poultry Experimental Station at Wallaceville .. .. .. 800 Purchase of equipment and material, meat-inspection .. .. 50 Quarantine stations, Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton .. 450 Telephone services, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 150 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. .. 350 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. .. 4,000 Veterinary Laboratory .. .. .. .. .. 450 Veterinary Surgeons Board .. .. .. .. .. 10 30,660 Subdivision lll.—Horticulture Division : — ItemSalaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,500 Bicycles and motors, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 250 Collection of orchard-tax .. .. .. .. .. 25 Cool-storage, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Control of fireblight disease .. .. .. .. .. 35 Cutting-out of abandoned orchards .. .. .. .. 10 Fumigation and destruction of diseased fruit .. .. .. 20 Orchards requisites, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Horticultural station at Te Kauwhata .. .. .. .. 350 Tobacco industry .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. .. 25 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. .. 1,400 7,725 Subdivision IV.—Dairy Division :— Item — Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 Bicycles and motors, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 500 Certificate-of-record testing, &c. .. .. .. t . .. 50 Cost, passage to London, Inspector of Dairy Produce .. .. 81 Dairy requisites and produce for experiments .. .. .. 25 Certificate-of-record testing dairy cows in Nelson District .. .. 10 Grading of dairy-produce, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 400 Special investigational and instructional work : Cheese, &c. .. .. 869 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. ~ .. 1,000 7,435

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