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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) To provide equipment and working-expenses on the area already acquired. \b) For projectors, films, &0., as aids in intensive agricultural instruction. (c) Approximately 110 officers travelling. Allowances, £3,750; expenses, £1,700; motor-hire, £1,050; motor-mileage, £2,175. (</) Medical expenses, £2 2s.

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Number of Persons. VOTE —AGRICULTURE—continued 1945-46. ~ 45, Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V.—Fields Division £ £ £ Salaries — Professional Division 1 1 1 (£875) (Director) .. .. .. .. 875 825 t , 55,331 Other Salaries ( 159 147 159 (£95 to £790) .. .. .. .. .. 64,920 52,043, j 160 148 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Sundry services, &c. .. .. .. 50 65,795 52,868 55,331 Other Charges for and incidental to— Agricultural investigations and research — Barley grading, expenses connected with .. .. 75 50 53 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Phormium research .. .. .. .. 20 5 15 Expenses of officer travelling overseas to study irrigation practices mainly .. .. .. .. 700 Field crops (including contract —growing, seed certification, &c.), (recoverable) .. .. .. 11,500 9 ,000 11,830 Field experiments .. .. .. .. .. 600 650 383 Laboratory and incidental expenses in relation to examination and chemical analysis of manures and other materials .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 1,200 1,091 Land-utilization expenses .. .. .. .. 250 50 Research Station, Hamilton : Soils and fertilizers .. («<) 10,700 Seed-testing (recoverable) 2,200 1,540 1,723 Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accidentindemnification costs .. .. .. .. 3,250 3,250 3,314 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 496 Experimental and instructional farms and areas — Flock House working-expenses, river protection and miscellaneous expenses (part recoverable) .. .. 10,000 9,000 8,965 Marton .. .. .. .. .. .. 400 300 421 Extension of instructional work in connection with rural industries.. .. .. .. .. .. (b) 500 100 95 New Zealand hemp industry: Grading (recoverable) .. 5 5 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 2,750 2,500 3,126 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 600 600 791 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 9,000 9,000 (c) 9,275 Young farmers' clubs .. .. .. .. 500 500 500 Contingencies .. .. •. • • • • 20 20 (d) 2 Equipment and expenses incidental to rural development and economics .. .. .. .. . • • • 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Farm areas .. .. .. 13,100 Field crops .. .. .. .. 20,000 Grading hemp.. .. .. . • 50 Seed-testing .. .. .. • • 5,000 Sundries .. .. .. . • 100 38,250 56,070 39,270 42,080 Total-Subdivision No. V .. .. 121,865 92,138 97,411