ADDITIONS TO ESTIMATES

Taranaki Daily News, 9 October 1928, Page 11

ADDITIONS TO ESTIMATES

DEPARTMENTS’ EXPENDITURE LARGE VOTES FOR AGRICULTURE. INCREASE IN POLICE SALARIES. (By Wire—Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, Last Night. In the Supplementary Estimates, which were discussed in the House tonight, a compassionate allowance of £3OOO is made to Lady Sim, widow of the late Sir William Sim. The vote of the Police Department is increased by £21,544 in fulfilment of the increases in salaries to police officers. Further expenses in addition to those met in the main Estimates are provided for the Government Publicity Office in votes of £lOOO for displays at local shows and exhibitions, and £lOOO-in connection with publicity in England for New Zealand produce. Other Internal Affairs votes include £lOOO towards entertaining visitors to the Dominion and the cost of official functions, £2OOO to the aviators of the Tasman flight, £5OO to the Board of Maori Arts and Crafts, £5OO towards the expenses of the New Zealand Olympic team, £250 to the War Funds Council for South Africa veterans, and £lOOO towards the expenses of the Parliamentary delegation to Canada. Towards the expenses of the team of riflemen which is to visit Victoria next March a grant of £250 is allocated. The visit of Air Marshal Sir John Salmond accounts for £4OO. An additional sum of £lOOO is allocated towards the expenses of honoraria, travelling allowances, secretarial charges, etc., in connection with the industrial conference. The honoraria and travelling allowances and expenses of the delegates to the recent apprenticeship conference amounted to £425. ’ On the Department of Agriculture Supplementary Estimates appear the following items: —Agricultural field experiments, £10,000; phormium research, £350; analysis and sampling of fertiliser in Europe and Great Britain, £1200; grants (on account) to cattledipping associations, £10,000; guarantee on the export of eggs, £500; additional bonus on the export of pork, £5000; to the Railway Department as an additional portion of the allocation in connection with freights on fertilisers, £217,000. An additional amount of £5OO is voted in connection with the Empire forestry conference.