B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) Certain old oars should be replaced. In the meantime heavy upkeep costs are unavoidable. (b) Private cars will be replaced by departmental cars within the next three years at the rate of about twenty-five per annum. In addition, twenty-six other cars and light trucks are required, some in replacement of old cars, the remainder to be used in connection with substantial testing and instructional extensions.

160

VOTE —AGRICULTURE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV. —Dairy Division £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1946-47, 221 ; 1945-46, 215) Salaries — Other Salaries 221 (£130 to £1,000) Location allowances 96,975 1,125 88,757 1,125 j- 92,542 98,100 89,882 92,542 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-costs and State Eire accident-indemnification costs Purchase of .. Certificate-of-record testing and official herdtesting of dairy cows (recoverable) Cost of passages and expenses to and from London, Inspectors of Dairy-produce Dairy-factory Managers Registration Board, expenses of Dairy requisites and produce for experiments (part recoverable) Dairy Laboratory : equipment, casual labour, &c. Grading of dairy-produce: material and apparatus, rent, office requisites, stationery, postage, telephones, &c. (recoverable) Grant from North Island Experimental Dairy School Endowment Fund to Massey Agricultural College for benefit of Dairy Research Institute (recoverable) Office expenses Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Transfer and removal expenses 5,000 (b) 17,450 1,000 2,000 100 220 850 3,000 700 25 1,500 1,500 | 2,750 2,360 700 450 150 100 750 2,500 750 25 1,150 1,500 {a) 3,822 2,0-38 49-3 30 43 517 2,210 700 12 1,141 1,013