B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued

(a) Training of personnel at Massey College. (6) Compulsory T.B. testing was deferred pending decision regarding compensation rates payable on stock condemned, (c) Conferences are necessary in the interests of uniformity.

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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE—AGRICULTURE— <xmtinued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. X — Milk Marketing Division (Number of officers : 1948-49, 18 ; 1947-48, 16) Salaries — Other Salaries 18 (£200 to £1,025) 8,560 7,246 7,251 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bursaries, milk-treating-house personnel (a) 3,128 Compensation : loss of production from compulsory tuberculin test 30,000 30,000 (b) Emergency milk supplies, cost of, in drought areas 2,000 5,000 1,751 Local milk authorities and other organizations, cost of conferences with (c) 500 Milk Balancing Station at Hamilton, temporary establishment of 500 1,000 567 Motors and bicycles— Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accident-indemnification, costs 450 450 274 Purchase of 650 650 Office expenses 350 350 144 Office fittings and requisites 500 500 676 Overtime and meal allowances 400 60 168 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 800 500 936 Printing and stationery 600 300 412 Purchase and erection of treating houses and staff accommodation in connection therewith: purchase and installation of new plant, acquisition of vending interests, and expenses incidental thereto (part recoverable) 344,100 356,500 214,685 Eeimbursement to milk-vendors of amounts paid to local authorities by way of levy on milk 16,000 10,000 15,894