NOTES ON CERTAIN GRANTS AND GRANTS IN AID. Subheads F and J.3 (a) and (b) (i).—These grants are in respect of the full cost of the services specified, and are payable to the County Agricultural Committees, whose accounts are audited by the District Auditors of the Ministry of Health, as part of the accounts of County Councils. Any balances unexpended at the close of the financial year are treated as advances on account of the succeeding year. Subhead G.1.-The grants under (a) and (c) are made on the basis of a specified proportion of the approved capital expenditure ncurred by the Colleges, Institutions or other bodies by whom the educational arrangements are to be made. The grants in aid under (b) are annual block grants fixed in amount for a term of years. The grants under (d) represent 80 per cent. of the salaries and expenses of county Agricultural Organisers and 663 per cent. of other approved expenditure on agricultural education. Advances are made from time to time approximating to two-thirds of the estimated grants and final payments are made on the production of accounts audited by the District Auditors of the Ministry of Health. The amounts provided represent advances on account of the current year and final payments on account of the preceding year. Subheads G.3 and 0.5.-The grants are payable to the Colleges, Institutions, and other bodies by whom the experiments, researches, and investigations are to be made, on the basis of the actual approved expenditure within specified maxima. Payments on account of the estimated approved expenditure are made from time to time. Any adjustments found to be necessary on the production of the audited accounts for the year are made in the succeeding year. The amounts provided represent advances on account of the four quarters falling in the current year with the adjustment before-mentioned. Subhead H.1.-The grants in aid under (a) and (b) are payable to the Cattle Pleuro-Pneumonia Account for Great Britain under the provisions of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894. The Cattle Pleuro-Pneumonia Account is audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General, and any unexpended balance at the close of the financial year is subject to the Regulations contained in the Second Schedule to the Act. The grants under (c) are payable to the Local Authorities to whom Section 3 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, applies, and the accounts in connection therewith are audited by the District Auditors of the Ministry of Health as part of the accounts of Local Authorities. Subhead J.1.-The grant in aid is payable to the Small Holdings Account under the provisions of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1908. The Small Holdings Account is audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General. Issues are made to the Account from time to time as required in respect of the several items and any balance of the sums issued which is unexpended at the close of the financial year is not subject to surrender. Subhead J.4.-These grants are payable to Drainage Authorities set up under various Acts of Parliament. The Drainage authorities meet their quota of the net cost of the schemes concurrently. The total expenditure in connection with this Service is £ estimated as follows: Gross Estimate above £ 2,560,033 2,451,467 Estimated amounts (net, except in the case of Publica- The total receipts in connection with this Service are estimated as follows: Appropriations in Aid above Extra Receipts payable to H.M. Exchequer :— Land Drainage Schemes: Owners' contributions, &c. Bosbury Farm Settlement: Interest on Loan from Surplus Admiralty Drifters: Mortgage repayments and TOTAL RECEIPTS *The rates and scales of pay shown in brackets (except where shown as inclusive) carry an addition in respect of Cost of Living bonus payable in accordance with the scheme set out in the Appendix on page 282. The money provision for each item represents the total remuneration, including bonus where payable. † Personal Salary. Scale to be reconsidered on the occurrence of a vacancy. One of these posts is at present filled by an ex-Second Division Clerk who has been assimilated to the Executive scale, rising to a maximum of 4001. Allowances of 2251, and 1751. are paid to Assistant Principals. These allowances are paid to Assistant Principals. ** This Allowance is paid to a Clerk. This post is at present filled by an Assistant Secretary (Live Stock Division) without additional remuneration (see page 142). # Present holder receives a personal salary of 6001. (19329 E 4 A. SALARIES, WAGES, AND ALLOWANCES (a)—contd. (a) The rates and scales of pay shown in brackets (except where shown as inclusive) carry an addition in respect of Cost of . Living bonus payable in accordance with the scheme set out in the Appendix on page 282. The money provision for each item represents the total remuneration, including bonus where payable. One acting as Housekeeper receives allowance of 301. with quarters, light and coal, and retains his existing scale of salary (851.-1001.) plus an allowance of 251. for acting as Senior Messenger. The scale for this post will be reconsidered on the occurrence of a vacancy. Personal salary. This post will be abolished on the occurrence of a vacancy. One receives an allowance of 1001. as Deputy Finance Officer. One post to be reconsidered on the occurrence of the first vacancy after Land Settlement Work has ceased. One Officer retains scale of Second Class Clerk (2001.-201.-5001.). || One of these posts is at present filled by an ex-Second Division Clerk, who has been assimilated to the Executive scale, rising to a maximum of 4001. For scales of pay of temporary clerks see note on page 22. A.-SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES (a)—contd. 11421 61421 86 1 (4007-157.-5007.) 10 Inspectors (Labour) (temporary) (2007.-157.-4007.) TOTAL FOR ECONOMICS DIVISION Temporary Clerical Assistance for Agricultural Statistics 4,500 4,500 (a) The rates and scales of pay shown in brackets (except where shown as inclusive) carry an addition in respect of Cost of Living bonus payable in accordance with the scheme set out in the Appendix on page 282. The money provision for each item represents the total remuneration, including bonus where payable. Post redundant and to be reconsidered on the occurrence of a vacancy. † One post to be reconsidered on the occurrence of a vacancy. One receives an additional allowance of 1001. per annum for acting as Secretary to the Agricultural Wages Board-see Subhead K.1. Two are acting posts. One is an acting post. Two of these posts are filled at present by ex-Second Division Clerks, who have been assimilated to the Executive scale, rising to a maximum of 4007. **For scales of pay of temporary clerks see note on page 22. One post is filled at present by the loan of an Inspector from the Education, &c., Division. Financial provision is made accordingly for one post only. Salary is equivalent to amount of Director's fees which are paid to the Ministry and carried to Subhead P.-Appropriations in Aid. A.-SALARIES, WAGES, AND ALLOWANCES (a)-contd. (a) The rates and scales of pay shown in brackets (except where shown as inclusive) carry an addition in respect of Cost of Living bonus payable in accordance with the scheme set out in the Appendix on page 282. The money provision for each item represents the total remuneration, including bonus where payable. The staff of Land Commissioners is employed upon duties both of the Land Division and of the Commercial and Tithe Division. As the services of these officers are utilised mainly for Land Settlement work, provision is included under that Division. † Scale to be reconsidered on the occurrence of a vacancy. Three of these Commissioners receive allowances up to 45s. per week for clerical assistance. One receives a personal allowance of 1001. per annum for work under the Improvement of Land Acts, &c. § Two receive allowances up to 45s. a week for clerical assistance. With residence free of rent and rates. Two of these officers also receive a share of the profits (if any) of their respective Settlements (total amount with salary not to exceed 1,2501. in each case). Two receive personal salaries of 7501. || Receives an allowance of 100 per annum (personal) for work under the Improvement of Land Acts. ** These officers are on a personal scale of 5501.-201.-6501. One to be reconsidered on the occurrence of a vacancy. †† One on personal scale of 5501.-201.-6501. |