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Head 2-AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY DEPT.
Sub- head
1 Personal emoluments
Estimate 1958-59
Approved Estimate 1957-58
2,579,200
2,342,990
Other Charges
I-ANNUALLY RECURRENT
2
Administration :-
(1) Fuel, light and power
30,000
a
17,000
(2) Incidental expenses
5,000
5,000
(3) Publications
6,000
6,000
(4) Rent of stations, offices and/or quarters
(5) Subsistence allowances
(6) Uniforms
28,000
12,000
h
$
34,000
h
£42
fn
15,500
7,500
17,000
115,000
3
Afforestation
140,000 a, f
60,000
4 Agricultural Show
75,000 c
50,000
5
Amenity planting..
6
Christmas trees...
30,000
30,000
15,000
15,000
8
9
10
11
12 Fisheries expenses
7 Compost production.
Education and information services
Eradication of bovine tuberculosis
Feed for livestock
Fisheries Exhibition.....
13 Forestry lots in New Territories
14 Livestock disease control and quarantine measures
5,000
5,000
10,000
10,000
3,000 t
200,000 f
155,000
5,000
5,000
25,000
25,000
125,000 a, f
75,000
130,000
130,000
15
Maintenance :—
(1) Agricultural stations
80,000
80,000
(2) Forest areas
72,000
α
60,000
(3) Government grounds in New Territories
6,600
+
λ 16
17
18
Plant pest control measures, Purchase of livestock
19 Stores and equipment.....
(4) Outposts, buildings and quarters.........
60,000
60,000
218,600
Official entertainment.........
500
500
10,000
10,000
10,000 fr
122,300
120,000
20 Training of young farmers
21 Transport :-
(1) Running expenses of vehicles (2) Travelling expenses
5,000 fr
35,000 90,000
35,000
90,000
125,000
Total, Annually Recurrent... 1,369,400
1,083,500
II SPECIAL EXPENDITURE
22
Afforestation at Hung Shui Hang and Lo Fu Hang
40,000
23 | Agricultural Centre at Tai O
16,000
25
24 Construction of chicken shed for Castle Peak Agricultural Station
Construction of forest roads
10,000
100,000
26 Fishing gear
5,000
10,000
27
Kam Tin Agricultural Station
35,000
31
Soils survey expenses
Experimental oyster projects
Forestry District Headquarters
Purchase of livestock
28 Land resumption, Castle Peak Agricultural Station
29 Motor vehicles
30 Pig Breeding Scheme
Electricity supply to New Territories outstations
Farm and laboratory equipment..
220,000 j
220,000
30,000 fr
54,800
10,000
30,500
29,500
50,000
8,500
25,000
44,000
10,000
Shataukok Agricultural Centre Staff quarters at outstations
Training of
young farmers
10,000
40,000
5,000
Total, Special Expenditure... 496,500
506,800
Total, Other Charges
| 1,865,900
Total Expenditure
4,445,100
1,590,300
3,933,290
Sub-head 2(4)
Rented Castle Peak Agricultural Station land not yet resumed.
18 and 20 Previously included under Special Ex-
penditure.
Sub-head 29 Replacements $7,000; new vehicles $23,000.
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