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Vote Department of Lands and Survey. £ £ 260 Credits, increased by .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 10,000 Vote Agriculture. 288 Agricultural Instruction— Agricultural instruction generally .. .. .. .. .. • • 750 Departmental exhibits at agricultural and pastoral association shows .. .. .. 900 Utilization of pumice lands .. .. .. .. . ■ • • • • 100 Special phytopathological investigations .. .. .. .. • • • • 25 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties .. .. .. 30 296 Subsidies to cost of erection of cattle-dips .. .. .. .. • • • • 500 Milton Poultry-farm .. .. .. .. .. .. . • • • 100 Poultry Industry, Grants to — Cost of printing report of New Zealand Poultry Conference .. .. .. .. 10 New Zealand Poultry Association's egg-laying competitions, Papanui and Southland .. 127 300 Fostering the bee industry .. .. .. . ■ .. • • • • • • 50 .304 Purchase of dairy requisites and produce for experiments .. .. . • • • 250 Vote Education. 316 Education Boards : General .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 2,250 Inspection : Extra clerical assistance, typing, &c. .. .. .. • • • • 115 Organizing-teachers .. .. .. .. ■ • • • • • ■ ■ 1, "00 Teachers' libraries .. .. .. .. . ■ • • ■ • • • • • 260 318 District High Schools : Salaries .. .. .. •• •• •• ..1,500 320 Training CollegesAllowances to students, and fees .. .. .. •■ •• •• •• 4,000 Salaries of staffs of training colleges .. .. . • • • • • • • 200 322 Rebuilding and furnishing schools destroyed by fire .. .. .- .. •■ 3,000 324 Courses of instruction for teachers .. .. .- .. •• •• •• 150 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. ■. • • • ■ • • • • 300 328 Schools for feeble-minded : Salaries .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 1,250 332 Child welfare: Salaries .. .. .. .. .. •• 1, 400 336 Conferences of education authorities . . .. .. ■ ■ • • • • • • '50 338 Subsidies to public libraries. &c. .. .. .. .- •• •• •• 3,000 ' 19,765 £260,116 War Expenses Account. The total estimate of expenditure for the above account is £1,830,888, but against this amount may be set a sum ■of £507,000 recovered from the German Government as New Zealand's share of the cost of the Army of Occupation,

Finance Bill. I am directed to report that the Public Accounts Committee, to which was referred the Finance Bill, has duly considered the same, and recommends that it be allowed to proceed subject to the addition of new clauses as shown on a copy of the Bill attached. 10th February, 1922.

Supplementary Estimates. I have the honour to report that the Public Accounts Committee, to which Cabinet referred the supplementary estimates, has duly considered the same, and is of opinion that they should be allowed to proceed as shown in a copy attached. 10th February, 1922.

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