8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

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Number i Persons. V0TE No - 26. —AGRICULTURE—continued. 1938-39. 1938-39. Subdivision No. III. —Horticulture Division —continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Apiary Industry— 55 Purchase of beekeeping requisites, material for experiments, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Bicycles and motors — 56 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 600 57 Maintenance and running-cost of .. .. .. 900 Fruit Industry — 58 Abandoned orchards: Wages and expenses cutting-out 75 59 Collection of fireblight tax (recoverable) .. .. 10 60 Collection of orchard-tax (recoverable) .. .. 50 61 Cool-storage and horticultural experiments .. .. 200 62 Control of Citrus Canker : Wages and expenses of and ex gratia payment for young citrus trees destroyed .. : 800 63 Control of fireblight disease .. .. .. 25 64 Frost-fighting experiments : Expenditure connected with purchase, installation of plant, &c. .. .. 400 65 Fumigation and destruction of diseased fruit (recoverable) 75 66 Inspection-fees stamps: Cost of printing and sales commission .. .. .. .. .. 500 67 Orchard requisites, &c. .. .. .. .. 50 68 Grant towards expenses of Advisory Committee re market gardening .. .. .. .. .. 110 69 Horticultural Station, Te Kauwhata : Wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, &c. (recoverable) .. 6,000 70 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 71 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. . . .. 275 72 Tobacco Industry : Material and apparatus for experiments 75 73 Transfer and removal expenses . . .. .. 200 74 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) .. 6,349 75 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Horticulture Division items of the division .. 25 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 .. .. .. 8,000 Fumigation and destruction of fruit .. 200 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 500 8,760 16,764 Less amount provided but not required .. .. 360 16,404 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. .. ——: 42,735 Subdivision No. IV. —Dairy Division. 76 SalariesProfessional Division. Special A — £ 1 at £835 (Director) .. . .. .. 835 2 1 at £765 .. .. .. .. 765 Glass I — 1,600 1 1 at £540 .. .. .. , . .. 540 Class VI— 2 2 at £320 (5 months), £280 (7 months) .. .. 594