FURTHER SPENDING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 179, 1 August 1940, Page 5

FURTHER SPENDING

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES WIDE VARIETY OF ITEMS £lO,OOO FOR PORT BOWEN SALVAGE [ Per Press Association, j WELLINGTON, July 31. Supplementary estimates providing lor the expenditure of £1,388,312 in addition to the main estimates already approved, were introduced in the House to-day. Among the chief extra votes sought are general administration £21,009, development of primary and secondary industries £15,927, broadcasting account £11,562, railway construction £200,000, railway improvements and additions to open lines £82,050, public buildings £22,525, roads £70,000, irrigation. water supply and drainage £192,500 and linen flax development £430,000. An additional grant of £250,000 for the Main Highways Account is also provided for. A subsidy of £BOO is provided for the Chatham Islands shipping service. A new vote in the Supplementary Estimates is that of £101,440 for the recently-established National Service Department and the Director of National Service is to receive a salary of £lO5O.

Another interesting item is a sum of £l4OO provided for women police. Expenditture in connection with the salvage operations of the steamer Port Bowen and the disposal of materials is expected to absorb £lO,OOO. while the carriage of mails by the trans-Pacific air service is expected to cost £5OOO.