B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued

(a) Full expenditure incurred did not come to charge last financial year. (b) This expenditure is now arranged through local authorities, and reports indicate that eradication work requires to be expanded. (c) Provision to meet outstanding claims only. Payments this year to be made out of the levy imposed under the Rabbit Nuisance Amendment Act, 1947.

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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE—AGRICULTURE— continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. VIII — Miscellaneous Services: Advances, Grants, Guarantees, Subsidies, &c. — continued Charges for and incidental to — continued Executive Commission of Agriculture: salaries, travelling, and other expenses of the Commission 1,000 3,200 2,980 Grants— Dargaville Demonstration Farm 600 600 600 Institute of Horticulture 200 200 200 International Dairy Federation 135 45 International Seed-testing Station 40 90 70 International Veterinary Bureau 700 600 (a) 60 Eoyal Agricultural Society 250 250 250 Widows or dependants, including equivalent to leave due to officers (deceased) .. 600 600 1,023 Winton Experimental Farm 200 200 200 Noxious weeds, eradication of, and expenses incidental thereto (partly recoverable) .. (6) 40,000 30,000 25,601 Rabbits, destruction of, by way of grants to Rabbit Boards and to a Rabbit-skins A Committee (c) 1,000 11,000 9, 593 Rail freight concessions on fodder and livestock owing to feed shortage from drought or flood conditions ; also free cartage for certain fodder 100 100 18 Refund of fees in connection with various Acts 15 15 5 Services' vegetable production 75 4,000 1,906 Subsidies — Cow-testing organizations: payment to Dairy Board in respect of herdimprovement plan 20,000 20,000 20,000 Destruction of kea 750 1,000 627 Destruction of wild pigs and other incidental expenses 2,500 3,500 1,775