B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued

(a) Suitable officers are not readily available. (b) Expansion in research and experimental work. (c) Shortage of equipment and materials retarded progress. (d) Vineyard areas have been increased in recent years and heavier production costs are inevitable. Wine sales, which in recent years have been in the vicinity of 16,000 gallons, will in future years approach 25,000 gallons per annum. (e) A satisfactory means of control is in sight. (/) Silver plate for Loder Cup, £1 16s. 3d.; guide books, 7s. Bd.: total, £2 3s. lid.

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1947-48. JRE— continued 'iculture Division — 1948-49. VOTE—AGRICULTt Voted. Expended. i Subdivision No. Ill — Hor £ £ I continue a Other Charges for and incidental to — ctd. Fruit industry — Abandoned orchards : wages and expenses cutting-out 30 30 Control of citrus canker : wages and expenses, compensation &c. 500 500 412 Cost of passages of Technical Officers from overseas 500 900 (a) Fumigation and destr uction of diseased fruit (recoverable) 200 200 77 Grant towards expenses of Advisory Committee re market-gardening 200 200 37 Horticulture research and experiments (b) 2,000 660 276 Horticulture Research Station, Levin 2,400 2,275 (c) 600 Horticultural Station, Te Kauwhata : wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, grapes, equipment, maintenance of buildings, &c. (recoverable) (d) 37,800 27,480 26,844 Motors and bicycles — Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accident-indemnification costs 2,000 1,750 1,790 Purchase of .. 2,400 1,800 1,400 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,400 1,135 1,164 Red-legged earth-mite, control and destruction (e) 50 2,000 1,127 Transfer and removal expenses 800 800 590 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) 10,000 10,000 7,761 Visit from overseas of raspberry expert 233 500 267 Contingencies 10 10 (f)2 63,723 51,390 42,951 Total — Subdivision No. Ill 108,721 94,945 81,765