119

8.-7

Appropriation* for Consolidated Fund Services,

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

Item.' I 191: 1911-12. AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE— continued. £ £ £ * VOTE No. 77— continued. Orchards. Hardens, and Apiaries Division — continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 120 Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges ... ... 10 121 Travelling allowances and expenses ... 3.000 122 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Orchards, Gardens, and Apiaries Division items of the vote ... ... ... 25 4 ,505 123 Dairy-produce Division — 123 Salaries — Director .. ... ... 600 Assistant Director ... ... ... 410 3 Clerks: 1 at £220, 1 at £200, 1 at £185 ... ... 605 6 Cadets: 1 at £110, 3 at £75, I at £65, 1 at £60 ... 460 11 Dairv Instructors : 2 at £325. 8 at £300, 1 at £275 3 ,325 s Dairy-produce Graders: 1 at £325, 3 at £300. 1 at £290, 1 at £285, I at £275, 1 at £265 ..2 ,340 7,740 Other charges for and incidental to — 124 Bicycles and repairs ... ... 50 125 Contribution towards printing report of the Conference of National Dairv Association, Paltnerston North .. 20 126 Cow-testing Associations ... ... ... 500 127 Demonstration of pasteurisation of skim-milk and wliev 200 12S Extra clerical assistance ... ... 25 129 Grading of dairy-produce ... ... 550 130 Legal expenses ... ... ... 50 131 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. ... 320 132 | Purchase of dairy requisites and produce for experiments 350 133 Removal expenses ... ... ... 100 134 Reworking " Dairy " butter ... ... ... 150 135 Subscriptions and extensions to telephone, including bureau charges ... ... ... 60 186 Subsidy to National Dairy Associations ... 200 137 To encourage the utilization of by-products of the dairy industry, casein. Ac, 67,000(on account) ... 750 13s Transfer of Dairy-produce Grader to Higli Commissioner's Office ... ... 170 139 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 2,050 140 Treatment of dairy by-products ... ... 1,000 141 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Dairy-produce Division items of the vote 25 6 ,570 Commerce and Tourists Division (Commerce Section) — 142 i Salaries — 2 Trade representatives : 1 at £250. 1 at £200 ... 150 2 Clerks : 1 at £245, 1 at £190 ... ... 435 Shorthand-writer and Typiste ... ... ... 1.30 Messenger ... .. 125 3 Oversea Agents: 2 at £100 (also Tourists Section 6245),! at £50 (also Tourists Section £50) ... 250 1,390 '