57

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CLASS X.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

B—B. 7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 1899-1900. DEPABTMENT OF AGRICVLTVRE—continued. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 VOTE No. 60— continued. Other Charges— Advertising, printing, &c. Bicycles and repairs Buildings and expenses in connection with inspection of fruit Collection of Agricultural Statistics Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late B. Bree, Inspector of Stock Compassionate allowance to the widow of late W. G. Bees, Inspector of Stock Cool-storage for dairy-produee Dairy requisites, experiments, &c. Encouragement of Dairying Industry Encouragement of the Poultry Industry ... Establishment of Dairy Schools Experimental Fruit-station Experimental Stations Expenses of three Quarantine Stations ... . Expenses in connection with testing of stock and meatinspection Freights and carriage General rates for sections being a portion of the Experimental Station at Momohaki Grading dairy produce Inspection of vineyards and treatment and eradication of phylloxera Inspection of imported bones and manures Legal expenses: prosecutions for breaches of Stock, Babbit, and other Acts Purchase of books, newspapers, periodicals, and other publications Purchase of tuberculin, and other expenses in connection with Veterinary, Analytical, and Biological Laboratories Bemoval expenses Bents, fuel, lighting, cleaning offices, furniture, insurances, &c. Befund of railway-fares to judges of best-kept-f'arm competition, and to delegates attending conferences . Bepairs to fences and buildings on stock and dip reserves, and trees for planting and grass-seeds ... Seeds and plants for distribution Subsidies to local bodies for destruction of the kea Subscriptions to telephones Travelling-expenses (including cost of bringing out Veterinary Surgeons from Europe, and expenses in connection with engaging same) Travelling-expenses of Produce Commissioner Contingencies 75 150 300 4,000 200 225 8,000 200 200. 500 1,000 .500 3,000 1,500 150 100 12 1,700 33 34 1,000 150 200 35 200 36 700 500 37 38 500 39 50 40 650 200 50 70 41 42 43 44 8,755 100 455 45 46 35,392 70,860 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1891" 6,000 Total—Vote No. 60 64,86TOTAL OF CLASS X. £64,860