Estimates-1952 — Page 19

Head 2-AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT

Personal Emoluments

Sub-heads

1 Personal emoluments

Other Charges

2 Agricultural services

3 Brushwood clearance

4 Casual labour

5 Entertainment expenses

6 Fish fry expenses

15

Approved

Estimate 1951-52

Estimate 1950-51

$

SA

$

30

170,635

548.667

160,000

60,000 (19)

7,500 (3) 392,300 (21) (22)

500 (19)

85,000 (5) 14,000 (3)

7 Forestry lots in New Territories

8 Forestry services

4,000 (3)

9 Fuel, light, and power

4,000

9.600 (23)

10 Incidental expenses

3,000

6,200 (23)

11 Maintenance of agricultural station buildings

7,500 (19)

12 Maintenance of gardens and grounds

90,550 (4)

13 Maintenance of Kai Tak airport

25,000 (19)

14 Nightsoil disposal

80,000

15 Prevention and control of livestock diseases

32,500

16 Publications

2.000

17 Rent of agricultural stations

20,000

80,000

5.000 (24) 6,000 (23) 20,000|(25)

18 Running expenses of agricultural stations

40,000

80,000 (26)

19 Stores and equipment

5,000

69,000 (27)

20 Subsistence allowances

3,300] (28)

21 Travelling expenses

12,000

36,000 (23)

22 Uniforms

4,000

23 Upkeep of mowing machines.

24 Upkeep of vehicles

60,000

13,350 (23)

3,000 (4) 92,000 (23)

Livestock, feeds, and equipment for animal husbandry.

60,000

Total Other Charges

305,500

(29)

1,109,800

Special Expenditure

25 Agricultural experimental station

26 Flower pots

27 Motor transport

28 Pilot compost experiments

29 Restoration of Government grounds

Extension stations

50,000

50,000

25,000 (4)

60,000

(31)

Total Special Expenditure

Total Expenditure

160,000

176,500

813,135

1,834,967

60,000 (30)

8,000 (19)

23,500 (19)* 60,000 (32)

(1) One Director of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry in place of one Senior Agricultural Officer

(2) One Superintendent of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry in place of one Animal Hus- bandry Officer

(3) Previously provided

Department

for under Forestry

(4) Previously provided for under Gardens

Department

(5) Previously provided for under Fisheries

Department

(6) Previously provided for under non-pensionable

establishment

(7) Three posts previously provided for under non-pensionable establishment, two posts previously provided for under Gardens Department, and one post previously pro- vided for under Forestry Department (8) One post previously provided for under

Fisheries Department

(9) One post previously provided for under

Gardens Department

(10) One post previously provided for under Police

Force

(11) Stipulated increments

(12) Provided for under pensionable establishment (13) Two posts previously provided for under Fisheries Department and_one_post_previ- ously provided for under Forestry Depart- ment (14) One new post

(15) Three new posts

(16) Four posts previously provided for under

Forestry Department

(17) Provides for:

Four Clerks ($150 per month);

One Woman Clerk ($120 per month); 59 Foresters ($44 per month)

(18) Personnel changed

(19) New item

(20) Provided for under Other Charges (21) Title changed from Labour for farm and

animal husbandry

(22) Previously provided for in part under Gardens

Department and Forestry Department (23) Previously provided for in part under Gardens Department, Fisheries Department, and Forestry Department

(24) Provided for in part under Casual labour (25) Title changed from Rent of experimental and

extension stations

(26) Title changed from Seed, fertilizer, and equip- ment for agricultural experimental stations Previously provided for in part under Live- stock, feeds, and equipment for animal husbandry

(27)

(28) Previously provided for under Personal

Emoluments

(29) Provided for under Stores and equipment (30) Title changed from Agricultural field station (31) Not required

(32) Previous provision inadequate