APPENDIX XVIII.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS, ETC.
Clerk,
Committee of Public Accounts.
I enclose, as promised—when I gave evidence before the Committee of Public Accounts on 22nd March, a note giving further information on subhead E.4.—
Miscellaneous Investigations, Inquiries and Reports.
(Signed) J. C. NAGLE,
Accounting Officer,
Department of Agriculture.
3rd April, 1962.
Provision |
£1,930 |
Expenditure |
£1,028 |
Saving |
£902 |
Saving of £510 due to trials etc. not being carried out for the reasons indicated:
|
£ |
|
Fodder Beet Trials |
... |
40 |
|
Trace Elements in Animals |
100 |
|
Marshland Experiments |
... |
50 |
These trials were taken over by An ForasTalúntais. |
Fodder Beet Conservation |
|
Talúntais. |
Trial |
... |
... |
... |
50 |
|
Veterinary Trials |
... |
... |
50 |
Owing to staff shortages, no trials were carried out. |
Trials at Ballinacurra |
... |
5 |
— |
Commissions and Special |
|
|
Enquiries |
... |
... |
5 |
— |
Onion Sets on Aran |
... |
100 |
This experiment was discontinued. It was found that the fine sandy soil of Aran was unsuitable for onion cultivation. |
Miscellaneous small trials at the Department’s |
|
|
Schools |
... |
... |
60 |
It was not found necessary to carry out any such trials. |
Miscellaneous small trials in |
|
|
Congested Districts |
... |
50 |
|
|
510 |
|
Reduced expenditure on trials carried out (Saving £405):—
|
Provision |
Expenditure |
Saving |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Feeding Trial |
... |
50 |
— |
50 |
This provision was intended to meet the cost of any special ingredients, etc. in feeding trials. It was not necessary to buy any such ingredients. |
Cereal Trials |
... |
140 |
78 |
62 |
Home grown seed was used to a greater extent than estimated. |
Onion Drying |
|
|
|
|
(Castlegregory) |
300 |
170 |
130 |
The scale of this experiment was reduced. |
Flower Bulbs |
|
|
|
|
(Aran) |
... |
100 |
— |
100 |
Flower bulbs were not available for purchase. The trial was carried out with bulbs from the previous year’s trial. |
Poultry Trials |
... |
750 |
717 |
33 |
|
Trials with Insecticides, Fungicides, etc. |
60 |
30 |
30 |
|
|
1,400 |
995 |
405 |
|
These total savings of £915 were offset by a minor excess on general miscellaneous trials (provision £20; expenditure £33 approx.)
(Signed) J. C. NAGLE,
Accounting Officer,
Department of Agriculture.
3rd April, 1962.
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