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Head 2-AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY DEPT.
Sub- head
1 Personal emoluments
Estimate 1959-60
Approved Estimate 1958-59
$
2,944,300
2,579,200
Other Charges
I
+
ANNUALLY RECURRENT
2
Administration :—
(1) Fuel, light and power
30,000
30,000
(2) Incidental expenses
5,000
5,000
(3) Publications
6,000
6,000
(4) Rent of stations, offices and/or quarters
26,000
9
28,000
(5) Subsistence allowances (6) Uniforms
17,000
a,h
12,000
40,000
h
34,000
124,000
3
Afforestation
175,000 a
140,000
4 Agricultural Show
75,000
75,000
5
Amenity planting..
30,000
30,000
Feed for livestock
8
9
10
11
Fisheries Exhibition...
12
Fisheries expenses
13
Forestry lots in New Territories
6 Christmas trees..
7 Compost production.
Education and information services
15,000
15,000
5,000
5,000
10,000
10,000
Eradication of bovine tuberculosis
10,000 e
3,000
230,000 a
200,000
5,000
5,000
25,000
25,000
190,000 a
125,000
15
(1) Agricultural stations
(2) Forest areas
(4) Outposts, buildings and quarters....
16
Official entertainment.
17
Plant pest control measures
18
Purchase of livestock
19
Stores and equipment...
20 Training of young farmers
21
Transport:-
(1) Running expenses of vehicles
(2) Travelling expenses
14 Livestock disease control and quarantine measures
Maintenance :—
130,000
130,000
.$
100,000
a
80,000
93,000
(3) Government grounds in New Territories
26,000
70,000
38 0
a
72,000
6,600
60,000
289,000
500
500
25,000 a
10,000
10,000
10,000
140,000 a
122,300
10,000 a
5,000
35,000 130,000
35,000
a
90,000
165,000
Total, Annually Recurrent... 1,663,500
1,369,400
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II SPECIAL EXPENDITURE
22 Aerial spraying equipment.
20,000
23 Afforestation at Hung Shui Hang and Lo Fu Hang 24 Agricultural Station on Lamma Island........
38,600
40,000
33,000 | t,fn
25 Agricultural Stations at Chek Keng & Tung Chung 26 Agronomical experiments
50,000
15,000
27
Construction of forest roads
100,000
100,000
28 Electricity supply to New Territories outstations
15,000
29 Fishing gear
5,000
5,000
30
Land resumption, Castle Peak Agricultural Station
153,300 j
220,000
31 Motor vehicles
101,000 fn
30,000
32 Pearl culture control station
50,000
33 Photographic equipment
5,000
34 Pig Breeding Scheme
30,000
10,000
35
Scientific equipment
20,000
36 Soils survey expenses
30,000
30,500
37 Staff quarters at outstations
60,000
Agricultural Centre at Tai O..
16,000
Construction of chicken shed for Castle Peak Agricultural Station Kam Tin Agricultural Station
10,000
35,000
Total, Special Expenditure...
725,900
496,500
Total, Other Charges.
2,389,400
1,865,900
Total Expenditure
5,333,700
4,445,100
Subhead 24 Includes revote of $25,000.
Subhead 31 Replacements $22,000; new vehicles $79,000.
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