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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE AND TOURISTS.

1909-10. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 76. —Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists 96 ,330 98 ,699 195 ,029 TOTAL OF CLASS XIV 96 ,330 98 ,699 195 ,029 Item. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, AND TOURISTS. 1909-10. £ £ 1909-10. Total number of officers .. 572 VOTE No. 75. Head Ofpice— Salaries — Secretary Chief Clerk Inspector of Offices Accountant Clerk (also private secretary to Hon. Minister, £25) ... 11 Clerks : 1 at £215, 2 at £180, 2 at £170, 3 at £165, 1 at £135, 1 at £110, 1 at £100 1 Shorthand-writer and Typiste 6 Cadets : 2 at £85, 2 at £75, 2 at £60 ... Editor of Publications Despatcher Biologist Assistant, Biological Laboratory Biological Laboratory Cadet ... 7 District Agents : 1 at £335, 1 at £260, 1 at £225, 1 at £220, 1 at £215, 1 at £210, I at £155 ... 15 Clerks at District Agencies: 1 at £200, 1 at£190, 1 at £185, 3 at £170, 4 at £165, 1 at £156, 1 at £155, 1 at £140, 1 at £125, 1 at £100 15 Cadets at District Agencies: 2 at £100, 2 at £95, 1 at £90, 3 at £85, 4 at £75, 1 at £60, 2 at £50 Secretary for Agriculture (4 months) 500 365 365 265 250 1,755 190 440 265 52 230 100 85 1,620 2 ,421 { 1 ,195 I 225 10 ,323 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Other Charges of and incidental to— Advertising, printing, and photographs Agricultural Museum, Expenses in connection with Bicycles and repairs Biological laboratories Bonus for best method of eradicating noxious weeds ... Collection of agricultural and pastoral statistics Compassionate allowance to A. Smith, Poultry Plucker, for injury to sight Contribution towards printing report of Conference of Fruitgrowers' Association ... 150 100 250 200 250 1,000 9 50 25