NEW VOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16578, 6 November 1924, Page 6

NEW VOTES.

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES

(Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day

The chief items in the Supplementary Estimates, introduced in the .House yesterday. provide for appropriations ol £761.411 from the ordinary revenue account, and £40,769 from the public work; account-. .

A Treasury item in the Supplementary Estimates is £6BIO premium due to wheat account- on exchanges. A sum of £520 is appropriated for withdrawing worn silver coin ; £550 to pay income tax on lees payable to the Railway Inquiry Commissioners; £2323 to refund income tax paid in excess by Bath and Colondon. Railway votes include: £26(1) compassionate allowances, in addition to £4431 already paid 'in respect of the Oijgarue disaster; £SCOO, cost Railway Commission ; and £30,000, subsidy railway superannuation fund. The External Affairs Department pro vides £6OO for the visit of Samoan chiefs to Now Zealand; £I4OO for radio tele phone equipment to Apia wireless, ano £6SJ for additional subsidy to the Nim Island steamer service.

An additional £33.545 is required- In th( i Industries and Commerce Department for the Wembley Exhibition, and £25. OCQ subsidy for the Dunedin Exhibition. The Pensions Department lias a volt of £lO3 for the widow of the late Hon. J. Colvin, farmer, member of Buller; ami £127 lor Mr. It. T. Reid, the hoadmaslei who was permanently disabled in tin Waikino school tragedy. The cost of living bonuses to annuitants under various public service supiiVanniui lion funds will absorb £22,500.

The .Iqternal Allah's Department re quires £7676 additional for special pub licitv work.

A sum of £IOOO is voted towards tin cost of returning of the All Blacks* loot bull team via Canada ; £250 towards tin •expenses of the. New Zealand, represent a lives at tlie Olympic Games; £IOO to (h< Royal Humane Society ; £ls*3 .gdil.itiona* to_tlie New 'Zealand Amateur Swinnniu! Association.

There is a sum of £650 voted unde, tlie Department of "Health for the.cost o. tlie inquiry into mental defectives an*' sexual oßenders; £946 for the Kelvin Hospital Commission;. £350 for tlie l’a 1 merston North Hospital Commission; and £BO for investigation into the Spah linger treatment. The Defence Department votes include £10,600 for the 'purchase of the Koiii maramnra aerodrome, Auckland.

The Customs Department votes incliuh £32,'500 to the main highways 'fund ns ar amount- equivalent- to tyre duty collector as part of the equipment of motor vein e-les, and £SOOO is appropriated for the refund of duty on machinery for dried milk manufacture imported prior to the Customs Amendment Act, 1921.

The Land . Department- has a vote for £3OOO subsidy for Tongnriro National Dark, on a £ for £ basis. Scenery prcsi /v ition votes provide to’ the acquisition of the Ward limes lor racks, lnkara’iigi, at a ost of £3.100. A new system of railway accounts responsible for a vote of £2C,JGQ ny ti:Department of Agriculture for the ear is age of lime to bona fide farmers; £350 railage for starving dairy stock.in Car, terbury and North Otago; £IOOO is ap propria ted- for the investigation into th< methods of arresting the deterioration oi North Island grass, areas'; £250 to procure information from America regarding the beet sugar industry. The Education Department provides an additional £SOO to the Workers’ Educational Association for organising,, additional stthsjdy; and £25,00p to the teachers’ superannuation, fund, ... The Dublio Works votes include compassionate allowance to the, chila.tqn of the Into T*awrende Dirks, ’former chief electrical engineer. A SHORT DISCUSSION. (Rer Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. The House went int,o OonimiHee of Supply to consider the Supplementary• Estimates. Several members made apeals for additions to salaries .in various branches of the Public Service. The Premier replied That, most of tin employees,'were provided for in various sections of the Estimates.

The vote,for Legislative Department, £9495, was passed at 8.50 p.m. On the vote for tlie Railway Depart inent- of £95,044, Mr. Fraser took exception to the item of £BOOO for tlie commission id inquiry into the working of the railways of New Zealand. The speaker contended that this was exceedingly large, and he wanted to be given seme details.

The Hon. J. G. Coates said a special train lmd been fitted up to accommodate the commissioners, who were living on tlie railways while they were making inquiries- pc was not prepared to say what the train had cost, because, when they did that sort of thing,, they just did it. Each commissioner ivas; receiving £2500, with £4OO each to three secretaries who were travelling with them, plus all expenses. .The-Vote bn the Estimates included about £IOOO more than would be required, because they desired to be on the safe side. .It might, lie thought the Commission was costly, bat if it could save tlie State £50,000 per year, it would be a profitable arrangement. ■ . Mr. Eraser objected to the Commissioners travelling “in regal style, as this was heaping up the expense. The vote passed. t On the vote of £IOOO lor the Cook Islands, Mr. . O’Brien again raised Hie question of women being employed at road-making on Niue Island. lie said that there wilts a.photograph in existence sfipwiug this to lie tlie ease. Thu Hull. .Sir Maui I’onune said that his information from the Commissioner on the point was emphatic. Women wine it pi so employed. Air. Holland said that lie had to-day received a jotter from a native woman on Niue Island .confirming his .previous charges. He thought, that there was something for the Minister to inquire into. , , i Sir M. Pomure said that he had implicit confidence in his Commissioner. Mr. Holland suggested' that something might- be going on which the Commissioner did not know. Sir M. Pomare said that was not likely. . • The Chairman at thip stage in/licalet. that the discussion was out oi order, and the vote passed. , Speaking on the Public Health Department vote of £39,118, . Sir M. Ponjhre said with regard to the Spablinger tvpatment for consumption, he was not satisfied anything of valine bad yet been discovered. and lie iwould continue to bp a “doubling Thcnra’’ until the efficacy of the cure had been proved. On the Defence Department vote of £~,2?A0 Mr. Wilton! lumplahied that, •i’grunt ‘of £ 101)9 war insufficient, to help the National Rifle Association. hour t’lne; that amount would bo required. Sir IT. Rhodes icplied that the Rifle Association received other concessions as well. Members were well satisiiedVwitli What was being done for them. Mr. Wilford : No, not satisfied. The Minister replied that they were; Welb satisfied. Tie had 1 not received a single complaint, while be received many letters expressing gratification. Tlie vote passed. The total Votes were.then passed. .