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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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

[tem. 19 3-14. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 VOTE No. 78— continued. Head Office — continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Contribution towards printing report of A. and P. Societies' biennial conference Contribution to Imperial investigation of insect pests . Departmental exhibita at Agricultural and Pastoral Association shows Extra clerical assistance Freight and carriage not otherwise provided for Grant to prize fund, Auckland A. and P. Societies' Dominion (Kxhibition) Show Imperial Exhibition and Festival of Empire, London ... International Agricultural Institute, contribution to ... Legal expenses Payment to E. Hall for services on Board of Agriculture Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes Preparation and distribution of publications Promotion of sale of New Zealand produce in outside markets Purchase of books, newspapers, and other publications Reference sets of seeds, plants, &c. Removal expenses Rents of offices in New Zealand and abroad, fuel, light, water, furniture, office requisites, insurance, cleaning offices, outbuildings, yards, and approaches Roubaix Exhibition, France Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges Subsidy (part) Auckland-Raratonga-Tabiti steamer service Subsidy (part) Auckland-Fiji steamer service Subsidy steam service New Zealand-San Francisco Subsidy steam service New Zealand-Vancouver Subsidy Westport-Karamea-Little Wanganui steamer service Travelling allowances and expenses Upkeep and improvement of buildings and fences on departmental reserves and grounds Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Head Office items of the vote 50 200 1,700 100 50 500 20 120 100 25 1,500 3,000 250 350 100 100 2,500 10 26 27 250 28 600 845 10 ,833 10 ,000 29 30 31 32 33 84 217 1,000 35 300 100 36 Live-stock and Meat Division — Salaries — Director A sfrflTi t* 131 rector 6 Clerks: 1 at £290, 1 at £245, 1 at £180, 1 at £165, 2 at £135 2 Cadets : 1 at £91, 1 at £89 ... Senior Veterinarian Veterinary Officer in charge of laboratory (also house allowance, £40) 6 Veterinary Supervisors: 1 at £440, 1 at £430, 1 at £410, 2 at £400, 1 at £380 ... 20 Veterinarians and Meat Inspectors (Veterinarians) : 6 at £345, 1 at £325, 5 at £310, 1 at £300, 1 at £300 (5 months), 1 at £275, 2 at £260, 2 at £250, lat £150 31 Meat Inspectors: 3 at £210, 7 at £200, 1 at £195, 2 at £190, 1 at £175, 1 at £170, 7 at £160, 9 at £150 39 ,265 650 460 1,150 180 435 440 2,460 5,815 5,420