8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XXII.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

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Item. 1908-9. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. 36 VOTE No. 73— continued. Biological Division — continued. Salaries —continued. Cadet Messenger Museum Assistant, £150 (6 months) Assistant Entomologist, £175 (7 months) ... Inspector of Imported Fruit at £150 (7 months) . £ 75 100 75 102 88 £ 5,454 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Other Charges incidental to — Biological Laboratories Expenses in connection with outbreaks of orchard and garden diseases Expenses in connection with museum Fostering the bee industry Fruit culture and canning Fumigation and destruction of fruit Grant to Motueka Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Society (Limited) in connection with a shipment of apples to London Importation and breeding of natural enemies to insect pests Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Removal expenses Seeds and plants for distribution Spraying demonstrations and apparatus Travelling allowances and expenses 300 200 100 200 100 200 120 44 100 300 100 25 50 2,700 45 46 47 48 49 4,495 50 Chemical Division— Salaries — Chief Chemist 2 Assistant Chemists : 1 at £225, 1 at £210 2 Laboratory Assistants : 1 at £160, 1 at £125 Clerk 2 Cadets Laboratory Boy 380 435 285 170 100 52 1,422 51 52 53 Other Charges incidental to — Chemical Laboratory Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Travelling allowances and expenses 300 50 200 550 54 Dairy Division — Salaries — Dairy Commissioner 7 Dairy Instructors: 1 at £375, 2 at £325, 1 at £290, 3 at £285 8 Dairy-produce Graders: 2 at £300, I at £290, 1 at £285, 2 at £265, 1 at £260, 1 at £250 Dairy Instructress at £125 (2 months) 5 Clerks: 1 at £220, 2 at £175, 1 at £165, 1 at £140... 3 Cadets at £65 . 475 2,170 2,215 21 875 195 5,951