B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING. 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) Officers travelling 1-0. Allowances, £2OB ; expenses, £5B ; motor hire, £23 ; motor-mileage, £35. (b) Expenditure previously charged to War Expenses Account. (c) Resumption of this activity entails renovation of equipment and provision of appropriate exhibits _

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Y OTE —AGRICULTURE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. VII—Rural Development Division —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Payments to Post and Telegraph Depart- £ £ £ ment 120 110 10 Rural sociology: equipment, incidentals, and expenses for demonstrations, experiments, and general extension work 900 350 39 Transfer and removal expenses 150 75 58 Travelling allowances and expenses 1,270 1,000 {a) 324 Contingencies 20 20 2,860 1,955 762 Total—Subdivision No. VII 12,810 10,070 7,813 Subdivision No. VIII—Miscellaneous Services : Advances, Grants, Guarantees, Subsidies, <&c. Charges for and incidental to — Advances to pig industry (recoverable) 10,000 10,000 8,727 Advances to poultry industry and for research (recoverable) 5,000 4,300 82 Bursaries and fares from and to New Zealand : veterinary students at Sydney and United Kingdom (part recoverable) 8,500 5,800 5,357 Bursaries in preparation of veterinary students for Sydney 250 400 Change over to cheese (b) 450 Compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act, and medical expenses of officers injured in course of duty 200 200 9 Departmental exhibits at shows and preparatory work, &c. (c) 2,000 500 342 Executive Commission of Agriculture: salaries, travelling, and other expenses of the Commission 3,200 3,200 2,982 Expenses of members of the Council of Primary Production, and expenses incidental to control of primary industries 100 1,000 867 Expenses of members of Veterinary Services Committee and other expenses incidental thereto, &c. .. 25 50 . , Flax-production subsidy (b) 15,000