DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

(a) Pressure of work in the printing office precluded completion of a number of bulletins during the 19,38-39 financial year. (b) Number bf officers, 12. Travelling-allowances, £703 ; travelling-expenses, £672 ; motors and taxi hire, £163 ; motor-mileage allowance, £242. (c) Overtime, £171 10s. 8d : , ; meal-allowances, £55 4s. 6d. : total, £226 15s, 2d,

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Number , qoq_oq of Persoiis. 1939-40. ■ ' 1039—101038-39 VOTE No. .—AGRICULTURE continued. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Head Office —continued. t. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Expenses of New Zealand Wool Committee .. .. 75 75 81 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. 20 20 9 Fuel, light, water, furniture, office requisites, insurance, cleaning offices, outbuildings, yards, and approaches .. 3,000 3,000 3,159 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Nauru and Ocean Islands audit fee (recoverable) .. 5 5 5 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 150 Post-office charges for collection of fees, &c. .. 30 30 37 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 3,500 3,500 3,505 Preparation and distribution of Journal of Agriculture (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. •• 9,000 6,500 8,596 Preparation and distribution of publications (part recoverable) 1,000 1,100 (a) 485 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 3,100 3,000 3,046 Rents of offices .. .. .. .. .. 7,000 6,500 6,914 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 400 300 356 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 300 300 493 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,400 1,500 (b) 1,780 Upkeep and improvement of buildings and fences on Departmental reserves and grounds : Wages and other expenses .. .. .. • • •• •• 25 20 35 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Head Office items of the division .. .. 20 50 (c) 227 Visit of Director-General to Australia, Great Britain, and Canada: Cost of .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 800 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Journal of Agriculture .. .. .. 5,000 Publications, (fee. .. .. .. 605 I 5,605 29,865 27,510 30,392 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. 70,968 66,149 69,611 Subdivision No. II.— Live-stock Division. Salaries — Professional Division. 1 11 (£835) (Director) .. .. .. .. .. 835 835 Special A-— 1 .. 1 (£765) 765 Special B — 5 6 5 (£715), (part year) .. .. • • •• 3,201 4,290 Olass 1 18 17 18 (£540 to £615) .. .. .. • • 10,172 9,588 V;"'i >•'(■ C' Class 11— 1 . 3 1 (£515) .. .. •• •• 515 1,495