8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XXII.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

15— B. 7,

113

Item. • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. 55 56 57 58 59 60 VOTE No. 73— continued. Dairy Division — continued. Other Charges — Contribution towards printing report of the Conference of National Dairy Association, Palmerston North ... Contribution towards cool-storage for dairy-produce ... Establishment of dairy schools Experimental shipment to London of cheese coated with paraffin Grading of dairy-produce Inspection of New Zealand dairy-produce on arrival in United Kingdom Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Purchase of dairy requisites and produce for experiments Removal expenses Subsidy to National Dairy Association Travelling allowances and expenses ... 20 100 1,000 725 500 61 62 63 61 65 250 300 100 100 200 2,200 5 ,495 66 Fibre Division — Salaries — Chief Fibre Expert 5 Fibre Graders: 3 at £300, 1 at £290, 1 at £245 ... 2 Instructors: 1 at £260, 1 at £250 4 Clerks : 1 at £190, 2 at £165, 1 at £80 ... 325 1,435 510 600 2,870 67 6S 69 70 Other Charges incidental to — Expenses in connection with Fibre Export — Grading Instruction in the preparation Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes Travelling allowances and expenses 400 100 100 1,000 1,600 71 Poultry Division — Salaries — Chief Poultry Expert Assistant Poultry Expert 3 Poultry-graders : 1 at £200, 2 at £190 ... 2 Clerks': 1 at £170, 1 at £100 315 215 580 270 1,380 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 Other Charges incidental to — Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes Poultry Farms and Buildings, including Purchase of Birds and Material — Ruakura Moumahaki Burnham Milton Other Farms Preparing poultry for export ... Travelling allowances and expenses 100 500 700 700 1,000 100 3 ,000 500 6,600