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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued

(a) This station is being expanded. (6) Modern equipment is required to enable trainees to be appropriately instructed. (c) Finality in respect to location of station not yet reached. (d) Cinematograph projectors, apparatus, and films for instructional purposes not yet purchased. (e) Provision previously made under vote, " Industries and Commerce," Subdivision No. I, item " Flax industry, &c." Expended 1947-48 £44,312.- (/) Entertainment: luncheon, £2*

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VOTE—AGRICULTURE— continued 1947_48. 1948-49. Subdivision No. V — Fields Division —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to— ctd. Agricultural investigations and research.— ctd. £ £ £ Irrigation Research and Experimental Station, Canterbury : equipment, livestock, and general working-expenses .. 14,500 13,500 12,375 Research Station, Hamilton: soils and fertilizers (a) 24,000 14,000 13,041 Seed-testing (recoverable) 7,300 5,788 5,780 Experimental and instructional farms and areas — Flock House : working-expenses and mis- ■ . cellaneous expenses, including river protection (part recoverable) (6) 19,000 15,500 15,443 Marton 1,150 2,000 1,001 South Island Research and Experimental Station: wages and general workingexpenses, purchase of stock, equipment, &c. 4,000 1,000 (c) 103 Extension of instructional work in connection with rural industries 5,500 5,325 (d) 1,056 Motors and bicycles— Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accident-indemnification costs 7,500 7,500 6,311 Purchase of .. 4,800 3,500 1,826 New Zealand hemp industry — Grading (recoverable) 5 10 2 Moutoa and Makerua Estates : wages and general working - expenses for maintenance, research, and development (part recoverable) (e) 43,500 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department2,800 2,700 2,225 Transfer and removal expenses 1,200 1,200 821 Travelling allowances and expenses 18,000 17,000 14,811 Travelling-expenses, &c, various Committees 450 575 216 Young Farmers' clubs 3,400 3,300 3,130 Contingencies 20 50 (f)2 187,225 123,448 107,175 Total — Subdivision No. V 302,510 224,701 206,114