8.—7

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XVII.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE- continued.

151

Item. 1918-19. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMME RCE—continued. £ VOTE No 66— continued. Horticulture Division— continued. Salaries —continued. 108 General Division. £ 1 at £335 ... ... 335 1 at £330 ■ ■ ... ... ' 330 1 at £313 ... ... 313 2 at £290 ... ... 580 3 at £280 ... ... 840 3 at £260 ... .. 780 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1 at £240 ... ... 240 3at£230 ... ... 690 6 at £220 ... ... 1,320 2 at £210 ... ... 420 3 at £200 ... ... 600 3 at £195 ... ... 585 2 at £195 (3 months) ... ... 98 2 at £190 ... ... 380 1 at £180 ... ... 180 2 at £175 ... ... 350 2 at £170 ... ... 340 1 at £145 ... ... 145 2 at £140 ... ... 280 2 at £115 ... ... 230 lat £105 ... ... 105 1 at £90 ... ... 90 lat £80 ... ... 80 9,811 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 12,913 68 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 12,845 1,839 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles, motors, and repairs Co-operative fruit-testing areas Establishment of queen-rearing apiary, Tauranga Horticultural Station Experimental seeds and plants for distribution Experiments in connection with cool storage of fruit Extra clerical assistance Financial assistance to Nelson District Fruit-packers (Limited) Fostering the bee industry ... Fostering the fruit industry ... ... \.. Fumigation and destruction of imported diseased fruit Grant to Otago Expansion League towards printing pamphlet on fruit-growing Grant towards cost of printing report of Beekeepers' Conference Grant towards printing report of conference of New Zealand Fruit-growers' Federation Guarantee on experimental shipments of fruit to west coast of North America 11,006 109 110 111 2,000 130 112 113 114 115 300 35 100 25 116 117 118 119 755 . 200 530 150 120 40 20 121 122 50 300