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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued

Number Name of Conference, &e. Persons C ° St * travelling. £ (a) Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science Congress, Perth.. .. .. .. .. .. ..1 188 Biochemical Research, Australia, South Africa, United States of America, and United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 767 Bacteriological Research, United States of America, Canada, and United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 525 £1,480 {6) Improvements in water-supply were not carried out. Additional work this year is necessary for irrigation purposes.

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1947_48. VOTE—AGRICULTURE —continued 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI — Animal Research Division (Number of officers : 1948-49, 145 ; £ £ £ 1947-48, 142) Salaries— Professional Division 1 at £1,150 (Director) 1,150 1,063 ■■ 2 at £1,100 (Superintendent, Animal Research. . Station, Wallaceville; Superintendent, Animal Research Station, Ruakura) 2,200 2,026 57,177 Other Salaries 144 (£150 to £1,025) 60,465 52,688 J ' 63,815 55,777 57,177 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cost of passages, &c. : Technical Officers from overseas 1,000 2,000 1,084 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 1,500 3,000 (a) 1,480 Investigational (sheep) and research work, Lincoln College: management and incidental expenses; and rent of Kirwee Experimental Farm 3,645 6,190 5,895 Manutuke Facial-eczema Experimental Farm : wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, equipment, chemicals, &c. (part recoverable) (b) 4,025 2,566 (b) 1,976 Motors and bicycles— Maintenance and running-costs of, and State Fire accident-indemnification costs 1,000 500 843 Purchase of .. 1,500 1,500 455