8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

164

Number Persons. VOTE No. 26. —AGRICULTURE—continued. 1937-38. 1937-38. Subdivision No. III.—Horticulture Division—continued. £ £ 51 Salaries—continued. Non-permanents. £ 1 at £490 .. .. .. .. .. 490 1 at £465 .. .. .. .. .. 465 4 2 at £263 (3 months) .. .. .. 132 1,087 56 Lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. .. 72 Allowances for performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 .. .. 145 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Services to other Departments, &c. .. 2,100 20,546 Other Charges for and incidental to — 52 Apiary Industry: Purchase of beekeeping requisites, material for experiments, &c. .. .. .. 50 Bicycles and motors— 53 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 700 54 Maintenance and running-cost of . . . . 800 55 Cost of passage and expenses of officer overseas connected with frost control .. .. .. .. 170 56 Cost of passage and expenses of officer returning to New Zealand connected with tobacco industry .. .. 77 Fruit Industry— 57 Collection of fireblight tax (recoverable) .. .. 10 58 Collection of orchard-tax (recoverable) .. .. 50 59 Cool-storage and horticultural experiments .. . . 50 60 Control of fireblight disease .. . . .. 135 61 Frost-fighting experiments : Expenditure connected with purchase, installation of plant, &c. .. .. 400 62 Fumigation and destruction of diseased fruit (recoverable) 75 63 Orchard requisites, &c. .. .. .. .. 10 64 Horticultural Station, Te Kauwhata : Wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, &c. (recoverable) .. 5,000 65 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 66 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. . . 275 67 Tobacco Industry : Material and apparatus for experiments 100 68 Transfer and removal expenses . . .. .. 200 69 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) .. 4,500 70 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Horticulture Division items of the division .. 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Collection of fireblight tax .. .. 10 Collection of orchard-tax .. .. 50 Farm areas .. .. .. .. 6,500 Fumigation and destruction of fruit .. 75 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 500 7,135 12,627 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 33,173