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8.—7 [Pt. I]

1945-1946

NEW ZEALAND

ESTIMATES OF THE EXPENDITURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1946

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INDEX

1945-1946

Pago Accident Insurance Account .. .. .. 220 Actuary's Branch .. .. .. 25 Additions to Open Lines .. .. .. 204 Adjustment Commissions .. .. .. 74 Administration and Management—-Debt Services .. 9 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 96 Agriculture— Miscellaneous Services .. .. 103 Payments under Statutes .. .. .. 105 Amortization .. .. .. .. 9 Animal Research Division, Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 102 Assistance towards Mining .. .. .. 115 Audit Department .. .. .. 34 Bananas, Export of, from Samoa .. .. 45 Bankruptcy .. .. .. .. 73 Broadcasting Account.. .. .. 225 Canberra, High Commissioner .. .. 22 Carriage of Mails by Railway .. .. .. 208 Catering Department (Legislative) .. .. 15 Census and Statistics .. .. .. 66 Child Welfare .. .. .. .. 149 Civil Engineering, Transport Department .. 121 Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 8 Clerk of Executive Council .. .. .. 19 Conveyance of Inland Mails .. .. .. 207 Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails .. .. 206 Cook and other Islands .. .. 45 Coroners .. .. .. .. 73 Country Library Service .. .. .. 151 Court of Review .. .. .. 74 Criminal Prosecutions .. .. 75 Crown Law Office .. .. .. 79 Customs : Miscellaneous Services .. .. 28 Customs Offices and Services .. .. 27 Dairy Division, Department of Agriculture .. 100 Dairy Industry Account .. .. .. 221 Debt Repayment .. .. .. .. 9 Debt Services .. .. .. ~ 9 Departmental: Public Works .. .. 85 Depreciation Fund, Post Office Account.. .. 208 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. 129 Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. 109 Dominion Observatory .. .. .. 109 Dominion Physical Laboratory .. .. .. 11l Earthquake and War Damage Fund .. .. 176 Education Buildings .. .. .. .. 167 Education Department: Head Office .. .. 140 Education: Miscellaneous Services .. ~ 151 Education of the Blind .. .. ~ 148 Electoral .. .. .. .. .. 64 Electric Supply Account .. .. .. 177 Elementary Education .. .. ~ 141 Emergency Benefits .. .. .. ..187 Employment Promotion .. .. .. 58 Enforcement, Transport Department .. .. 120 Explosives Branch .. .. .. .. 39 Export Marketing .. .. .. .. 221 Export of Bananas from Samoa .. .. 45 External Affairs .. .. .. 20 Fields Division, Department of Agriculture ... 101 Fisheries .. .. .. .. .. 52 Flaxmilling .. .. .. ~ ~ 172 Forestry .. .. .. .. ~ 193 Friendly Societies Department .. .. .. 158 General Assembly Library .. .. .. 14 Genoral Expenses, Legislative Departments .. 17 Geological Survey Branch .. .. ..110 Government Accident Insurance Account .. 220 Government Actuary's Branch .. .. 25 Govarnment Insurance Account ~ ~ 216 '

Hansard .. .. .. .. .. 15 Harbours .. .. .. .. .. 49 Harbour Works and Lighthouses .. .. 168 Health, Department of .. .. ..130 High Commissioner's Office, Canberra .. .. 22 High Commissioner's Office, London .. .. 21 High Commissioner's Office, Ottawa .. .. 22 Higher Education .. .. .. 144 Highways .. .. .. .. ..10 Horticulture Division, Department of Agriculture.. 99 Hospital Benefits .. .. .. .. 189 House of Representatives .. 13 Housing Construction.. .. ~ ..164 Immigration .. .. .. .. .. 57 Industries and Commerce .. .. .. 122 Inquests .. .. .. .. .. 73 Inspection of Machinery .. .. .. 52 Insurance, Government Accident Account .. 220 Insurance, Government Life Account .. .. 216 Insurance, State Fire Account .. .. .. 219 Interest .. .. ~ .. ~ 9 Internal Affairs Department .. .. 36 Interna] Affairs : Miscellaneous .. .. 40 Internal Marketing .. .. .. .. 223 Interpretation .. .. .. ~ 4 Tron and Steel Industry Account .. .. 227 Irrigation Works, Maintenance of .. 88 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. .. 173 Island Territories, Department of .. 44 Justice and Prisons Department .. .. 72 Justice : Miscellaneous Services .. .. 75 Labour Department .. .. .. 55 Land and Deeds Registry .. .. 33 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 30 Land for Settlements .. .. ~ ..179 Lands and Survey Department .. .. 91 Lands and Survey : Miscellaneous Services .. 93 Lands Improvement: Lands, Miscellaneous .. 172 Law Drafting Office .. .. .. 14 Legislative Council .. .. .. .. 12 Legislative : General Expenses .. .. 17 Lighthouses .. .. .. .. 49 Lighthouses and Harbour Works .. .. 168 Linen-flax Development .. .. .. 174 Live-stock Division, Department of Agriculture .. 97 Loans Redemption Account .. .. ~ 9 Magistrates' Courts .. .. .. 74 Magnetic Observatory .. .. ..11l Main Highways Account .. .. .. 184 Maintenance of Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites .. .. .. ~ ~ 209 Maintenance of Public Buildings .. .. 86 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. 84 Maintenance of Public Works and Services: Miscellaneous Services .. .. .. .. 89 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. 88 Maintenance of Irrigation Works .. .. 88 - Maintenance of Unopened Railway Lines .. 88 Maintenance of Telephone-exchange, Toll, Telegraph, and Wireless Systems .. .. 208 Manpower .. .. .. .. ~ (59 Marine Department .. .. .. .. 48 Material and Stores—Education .. 150 " Maui Pomare," N.Z.G.M.V. .. .. 46 Maternity Benefits .. .. .. .. 188 Meat Industry Account .. .. 221 Medical Benefits .. .. .. .. 188 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. ..137 Mercantile Marine .. .. .. .. 50 Messengers, Office-keepers, and Charwomen .. 39 Milk-marketing Division .. .. .. 105 Mines Department .. .. .. ~114 Mines: Miscellaneous Services .. .. .. 116 Ministers' Secretaries .. .. .. .. 38 Ministry of Works ~ .. .. .. 84

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INDEX —continued

Miscellaneous Services— Pa B e Agrioulture .. ~ .. 103 Customs .. .. .. .. 28 Education .. .. .. .. .. 151 Internal Affairs .. .. .. 40 Justice .. .. .. .. 75 Lands and Survey .. .. .. 93 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. 89 Mines .. .. .. .. .. 116 Native .. .. .. .. 59 Police .. .. .. .. 83 Post and Telegraph .. .. .. 209 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. 112 Treasury .. .. .. .. 25 Mortgagors Relief Act, Expenses under .. .. 74 Moscow Legation .. .. .. 23 Motor Services and Workshops .. .. 208 National Provident and Friondly Societies Department .. .. .. .. .. 158 National Service Department .. .. .. 68 Native Department .. .. .. 59 Native : Miscellaneous Services .. .. 59 Native Land Settlement .. .. .. 182 Native Schools .. .. .. .. 145 Native Trustee's Account .. . .. 215 N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare " .. .. ..46 New Zealand Legation, Moscow .. .. 23 New Zealand Legation, Washington .. .. 20 New Zealand Reparation Estates .. .. 45 New Zealand Standards Institute .. .. 124 Organization for National Development .. .. 90 Ottawa: High Commissioner .. .. 22 Patent Office.. .. .. .. ..72 Payments on Guaranteed Loans .. .. 11 Payments under StatutesDepartment of Agriculture .. .. .. 105 Pensions and Annuities .. .. .. 156 Pensions, War and other .. .. .. 155 Permanent Appropriations .. .. .. 10 Pharmaceutical Benefits .. .. .. 189 Physical Instruction .. .. .. 146 Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services .. 89 Police .. .. .. . - .. 81 Police : Miscellaneous Services .. .. .. 83 Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites, Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 209 Post and Telegraph : Miscellaneous Services .. 209 Post and Telegraph Salaries .. .. .. 205 Post and Telegraph Working-expenses .. .. 205 Post Office Account .. .. .. .. 205 Post Primary Education .. .. .. 143 Primary Education .. .. .. .. 141 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 19 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 47 Prisons .. .. .. .. 76 Probation Branch (Prisons) .. .. .. 78 Protection of Fish and Oysters .. .. .. 52 Public Buildings, Roads, Irrigation Works, and Unopened Railway Lines, Maintenance of .. 86 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. 166 Publicity .. .. .. .. •. 126 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. 35 Public Service Superannuation Eund Account .. 218 Public Trustee's Account .. .. .. 213 Public Works, Departmental .. .. S5

Page Railway Construction .. .. .. .. 103 Railways Department .. .. ..196 Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines .. .. .. .. .. 204 Redemption of Debt .. .. .. .. 9 Rehabilitation .. .. .. 70 Repayment of Public Debt .. .. .. 9 Registrar-General's Office .. .. .. 76 Rescue Stations, Mines Department .. .. 114 Research Investigations .. .. .. 107 Roads, &c. .. .. .. .. i7O Roading, Drainage, Improvement, &c., of Crown Lands under Section 17 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 .. .. .. 170 Roads, Maintenance and Repairs .. .. 88 Rural Development Division, Department of Agriculture .. .. .. 103 Safety Education and Propaganda .. .. 121 Samoan Estates .. .. .. 45 Scenery-preservation .. .. .. 95 School Buildings, Eurnituro, and Sites .. .. 147 School for the Deaf .. .. .. .. 148 Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of 106 Scientific and Industrial Research, Grants and Miscellaneous Services . . . . .. 112 Secondary Education .. .. .. ..143 Small Farms Development .. .. .. 181 Social Security Fund —■ Administration Expenses and Emergency Bonofits 186 Modical, Hospital, &e., Bonefits .. .. 188 Social Security—Contribution from Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. 157 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control .. .. 171 Special Acts of the Legislature .. .. .. 10 Special Schools .. .. .. .. 149 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. 32 Standards Institute .. .. .. .. 124 State Coal-mines Account .. .. 190 State Fire Insurance Account .. .. .. 219 State Forests Account.. .. .. ..193 Summary .. .. .. .. .. 5 Sundry Products Account .. .. .. 221 Supplementary Benefits .. .. 189 Supreme Courts .. .. .. 74 Survey of Ships .. .. .. 52 Technical Instruction .. .. .. ..143 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. 212 Tourist Resorts, Development of .. .. 129 Tourist and Publicity .. .. ..126 Training of Teachers .. .. .. .. 145 Transport Department .. .. ..118 Treasury Department .. .. .. 24 Treasury: Miscellaneous .. .. .. 25 Valuation .. .. .. .. 62 Vehicle Inspection .. .. .. ..120 Vocational Guidance Centres .. .. ..153 War and other Pensions .. .. ..155 War Assets Realization Board .. .. 26 Wardens' Courts .. .. .. 74 Washington Legation .. .. .. 20 Westport Harbour .. .. .. .. 53 Wool Industry Account .. .. .. 221 Working Railways Account .. .. .. 196

B. —7 [Pt. I]

INTERPRETATION CLAUSE

In these estimates— (1) The item " Other Salaries " includes payments under statute or regulations covering— (a) Salaries not exceeding £840 per annum : (b) Cadets' lodging-allowances : (c) Allowances to married officers to provide a minimum salary : (d) Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 : (e) Cost-of-living allowances. (2) The item " Office Expenses " includes— (a) Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications : (b) Audit fees : (c) Cartage, freight, &c. (d) Fuel, light, power, and water : (e) Insurance premiums : (/) Law costs, professional services, and annual certificate under Law Practitioners Act, 1931 : (g) Maintenance of typewriters and other office equipment, including fire alarms : (h) Medical fees and expenses : (i) Office and window cleaning, laundering, and rubbish-removal: (j) Purchase of typewriters : (7r) Stamp duty. (3) The item " Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department " includes— (a) Postage, telegrams, cablegrams, and rent of boxes : (b) Post and telegraph charges : (c) Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls). (4) The item " Contingencies " includes unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote or subdivision. Note.—Expenditure chargeable to these items is governed by the interpretation clause and must be kept strictly within the limits of that clause.

B. —7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 81 MARCH, 1946

1945-46

SUMMARY

la) Now included in Public Accounts as " Other Roceipts—Audit Office." . . (6) Now included in Public Accounts as " Other Receipts—Dept. of Island Territories.' _ (c) Includes provision for votes ''Public Works Departmental" and "Ministry of Works previously included in Public Works Account.

Page 1944-45. Summary of Services chargeable on 1945-46. the Consolidated Fund Voted. Expended. Credits-in- w , Tnt „ 1a Credits-in- N . Tnt .„ lH Credits-in- N , CONSOLIDATED FUND aid. Net i0tals- aid. JNet lotalH ' aid. Wet lHtals ' ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT £ 1 E Permanent Appropriations : — 8 Civil List 35,160 .. 31,790 .. 31,349 Debt Services, — 9 Interest .. 18,252,976 .. 17,552,149 .. 17,323,346 9 Repayment of Public Debt .. 3,914,184 .. 3,677,896 .. 3,585,147 9 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account .. 25,000 .. 10,000 .. 182,546 9 Administration and Management . • .. 230,000 .. 173,000 .. 296,606 9 Payments on Guaranteed Loans .. .. • • ■ • • • • ■ Cr. 3,948 22,422,160 .. 21,413,045 .. 21,383,697 Under Special Acts of the Legislature,— 10 Highways .. •• •• 2,126,000 .. 1,671,000 .. 1,916,948 10 Other Special Acts 412,503 4,417,015 4,656,400 2,538,503 .. 6,088,015 .. 6,573,348 24,995,823 .. 27,532,850 .. 27,988,394 Annual Appropriations :— =====. . = = 12 Vote, Legislative .. .. •• 2,484 125,081 3,032 116,795 2,187 121,506 19 >( Prime Minister's Department .. 250 36,487 300 36,510 299 35,628 20 „ External Affairs .. .. 19,910 207,987 16,500 177,741 16,104 177,023 Fiti&tiCG 24 Vote Treasury .. .. •• 76,041 72,400 268,900 82,810 170,773 94,837 27 Customs .. 22,507 188,350 21,026 161,713 19,081 156,842 30 " Land and Income Tax .. 134,200 363,383 122,200 231,080 129,116 211,112 32 Stamp Duties .. •• 800 164,372 875 135,107 1,102 136,407 34 ', Audit .. •• •• (®) 90,191 35,000 43,598 33,569 43,896 233,548 878,696 448,001 654,308 353,64-1 643,094 General Administration, — — __7~ 35 Vote, Public Service Commissioner's 1,600 28,475 I,o00 19,22o l,3ol 20,o74 36 Internal Affairs .. .. 158,404 613,833 141,876 595,094 144,610 585,815 4.4. Island Territories .. .. (b) 388,177 43,200 284,292 42,724 286,706 47 Printing and Stationery .. .. 413,469 .. 434,379 .. 409,035 4S " Marine . .. 25,120 206,378 12,995 202,028 19,042 183,851 « " Labour .. 1,775 261,781 1,875 265,167 3,352 239,143 59 " Native " .. 34,000 351,936 22,000 365,415 9,753 330,586 62 " Valuation " .. .. 10,130 69,842 12,355 45,796 10,333 48,491 64 " Electoral 25 25,393 100 16,582 229 11,225 66 Census and Statistics .. 5,500 131,500 3,000 34,000 592 32,988 68 National Service .. .. 401,778 .. 357,100 .. 364,28o 70 ;; Rehabilitation .. .. 75 218,459 50 164,606 76 142,080 638,407 2,709,243 596,051 2,416,584 596,327 2,290,494 72 Vote, Justieo and Prisons .. .. 112,035 289,390 112,300 259,565 111,969 267,261 79 Crown Law 250 10,087 250 8,766 124 8,476 81 " Police 9,250 875,675 10,600 789,557 11,921 759,193 121,535 1,175,152 123,150 1,057,888 124,014 1,034,930 84 Vote, Maintenance of Public Works 1,928,137 (c)2,066,000 2,119,555 696,000 2,483,264 881,715 and Services

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

SUMMARY—continued

(а) Now included in vote " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (б) Now included in the respective accounts as " Receipts."

Pa § e 1944-45. • Summary of Services chargeable on 1945-46. the Consolidated Fund and Voted . Expended. Separate Accounts —continued. • : Oedits-in- Credits-in- Net Totals. Net Totals. Annual Appropriations—continued. Development of Primary and Secondary £ f P f „ „ Industries,— X x X * 90 Vote, Organization for National De- ggg jg qcq 19 7 eco velopment " ' " ' 1 ,oaz 91 „ Lands and Survey .. .. 80,000 503,270 69,050 421,643 93,676 380,810 in« " "l ;; , , v 496,205 1,012,160 177,125 1,150,621 207,391 1,130,315 106 „ Scientific and Industrial Research 103,972 310,514 83,092 241,236 95,906 228,545 14 „ Mines .. .. .. 30,300 96,740 25,385 134,566 33,587 97,585 loo " , irans P? rt •• 17,343 108,026 24,022 90,854 26,073 83,236 I 2 - " Industries and Commerce .. 170,790 953,115 161,890 697,891 193,020 644,927 ' " lourist and 1 ublicity .. .. 37,070 249,123 34,820 217,345 57,237 231,323 935,680 3,247,206 575,984 2,967,516 706,902 2,804,323 Social Services, — 130 Vote, Health .. .. .. 256,550 2,588,630 318,980 2,151,682 283,168 2,162,551 " Cental Hospitals •• •• 70,600 833,897 252,777 523,380 203,582 503,540 it* " r° at r." D ■" " 193,500 0,285,882 287,803 5,021,948 279,936 5,067,571 155 „ War and other Pensions .. 97,110 4,268,833 39,110 3,829,470 06,889 3,840,335 IRQ " w 0 ?- ?T?r V, , 'T; • ' •• 7,000,000 .. 4,500,000 .. 4,500,000 158 „ National Provident and Friendly 10 114,489 10 111834 24 109 100 Societies ' I ' 617,830 21,091,737 898,680 16,138,314 893,599 16,243,103 Services not provided for .. .. 95 919 81'' 809~ 4,497,781 31,537,589 4,781,253 24,201,650 5,272,250 25,044,685 TOTAL —ORDINARY REVENUE 4,497,781 50,533,412 4,781,253 51,794,500 5,272,250 53,033,079 AltUUW 1 - — _ | „ . , „ . . | SEPARATE ACCOUNTS Public Works Account— }«o Vote Public Works Departmental .. . (a) 65 0 ,873 130,500 591,845 130,409 102 „ Ministry of Works .. .. .. (o) .. 7 >9 2 3 49 4,950 163 „ Railway Construction .. .. . 211,000 26,500 364,500 52,967 258,025 " S 0 J?v n f, Construction .. .. 5,590,000 103,270 5,500,000 253,300 4,430,943 " .. .. .. 780,000 5,000 505,000 50,190 409,000 167 „ Education Building 1,205,000 5,000 500,000 3,005 473,788 ™ " „ gh , th0 r eS and .. 47,359 310 28;{;00 851 8136 " i -1 n '1- •• - •• 100,000 5,700 200,000 10,959 117,317 171 „ Soil Conservation and Rivers .. 200,000 55,000 50,000 01,049 40,797 Control 172 „ Lands Miscellaneous .. 44;(M0 200 08,000 140 44,318 173 „ Irrigation, Water-supply, and .. 040,670 43,600 500,000 210,148 329,395 Drainage 174 „ Linen Flax Development .. .. 530,917 500,915 137,400 584,202 Or. 90,729 Total—Public Works Account (b) 9,414,977 1,431,374 8,052,423 1,819,311 0,102,901 170 Earthquake and War Damage Fund .. .. 12,000 .. 13 075 10 304 177 Electric Supply Account .. .. (&) 5,000,000 100,010 4,255,500 114,509 3,480,81o" Land for Settlements Account— 179 Vote, Land for Settlements .. .. .. 109,245 200 180,400 208 183,004 Joi " Smaii Farms Development .. .. 3,028,700 447,000 1,270,000 351,190 1,038,031 182 „ Native Land Settlement .. .. 1,300,500 782,000 256,000 846,416 Cr. 6,871 Total—Land for Settlements (b) 5,164,445 1,229.200 1,712,400 1,197,874 1,214,824 Account ■ ■ ■ —- , m . ...... .. ... , , t 184 Main Highways Account .. .. (j) 2,090,000 88,000 1,800,000 210,950 1,655,813 Social Security Fund— 186 Vote, Administration Expenses and .. 807,970 62,900 066,687 63,913 639,612 Emergency Benefits 188 „ Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits.. .. 5,192,000 20,000 4,853,000 04,015 5,234,714 Total—Social Security Fund (b) 5,999,970 82,900 5,519,087 127,928 5,874,320 190 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. 2,270,131 ™* 7 2,433,590 H 2,026,965 193 State Forests Account .. .. .. 963,360 ~ .7" 727,255 '"7! Working Railways Account— 190 Vote, Working Railways .. .. .. 10,404,501 1,074,480 12,771,290 1,803,002 12,785,975 204 „ Railways Improvements and Ad- .. 1,000,000 20,000 327,000 8,805 320 058 ditions to Open Lines Total — Working Railways (b) 18,004,501 1,094,480 13,098,950 1,811,807 13,112,033 Account v— ■ ■ , : | TOTAL—SEPARATE ACCOUNTS .. .. 48,979,384 | 4,025,904 37,612,880 5,288,445 34,255,119 ,■ • " ' ' ' ' | e

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

SUMMARY—continued

(a) Now included in the respective accounts as " Receipts."

Page 1944-45. Summary of Services chargeable on 1945-46. : , Accounts outside the Public ' ' ' Voted _ Expended. Account ; 0re aid 8 " in " Net Totals. Cre^ s " in - Net Totals. Net Totals. £ £ £ £ £ £ ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT Post Office Account—• 205 Vote, Post and Telegraph Working- 420,450 5,907,825 538,800 4,988,536 371,905 4,901,048 expenses 212 „ Telegraph Extension .. .. 225,000 425,000 200,000 350,000 175,670 234,248 Total—Post Office Account .. 645,450 0,332,825 738,800 5,338,530 547,475 5,195,896 213 Public Trustee's Account .. .. (a) 443,528 12,608 411,930 11,008 366,673 215 Native Trustee's Account .. .. .. 29,8(76 .. 18,793 .. 5,025 216 Government Insurance Account .. (a) 177,034 900 150,775 996 153,294 218 Public Service Superannuation Fund (a) 6,800 50 6,115 58 5,643 Account 219 State Fire Insurance Account. . .. (a) 107,470 30,500 02,205 33,935 39,570 220 Government Accident Insurance Account (a) 04,570 50 52,920 .. 50,814 221 Marketing Department - Export Division .. 115,150 .. 101,710 .. 99,496 223 Marketing Department—Internal Market- (a) 137,505 4,500 102,052 3,877 110,703 ing Division 225 Broadcasting Account .. .. (a) 463,440 41,450 350,170 41,766 310,541 227 Iron and Steel Industry Account .. (a) 5,466 2,900 412 3,944 Cr. 1,093 TOTAL —OUTSIDE ACCOUNTS .. 645,450 7,883,724 831,758 6,601,624 643,659 6,336,622

8.—7 [Pi. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS

CIVIL LIST

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ £ £ Civil List Act, 1920 (Part I) — His Excellency the Governor-General .. 5,000 2,500 7,500 7,500 1,501 Civil List Act, 1920 (Part II), Civil List Amendment Act, 1930, Section (6), and Civil List Amendment Act, 1936— Establishment of the General Government.. 18,060 2,600 20,660 17,290 18,425 Civil List Act, 1920 (Part V) — For Native Purposes .. .. .. .. 7,000 7,000 7,000 5,424 TOTAL—CIVIL LIST .. .. 23,060 12,100 35,160 31,790 31,349

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—continued

DEBT SERVICES

(a) Now includod in " Permanent Appropriations —Other Special Acts (See page 11).

Interest on Debt 1M5 " 4(i - 1^"45 - V- as at Slat March, so i i;late(1 lfull(Jj 1945-40. Estimated. Estimated. Expended. Interest— £ £ £ £ £ Interest in New Zealand currency on loans domiciled in London.. .. .. .. .. .. 6,524,621 Interest on loans domiciled in Australia .. .. 46,960 Interest on loans domiciled in New Zealand .. .. 10,632,347 Interest on floating debt .. .. .. .. 680,000 17,883,928 17,883,928 Interest suspended in terms of agreement with Imperial Government .. .. .. •• 1,609,152 Total interest as shown in detail in B.-l [Ft. Ill] .. 19,493,080 Interest on anticipated new issues .. .. .. 591,332 18,475,260 Less interest on anticipated redemptions during 1945-46 .. 222,284 Total interest payable .. .. .. .. 18,252,976 18,252,976 17,552,149 17,323,346 Debt Repayment— Repayment of the Public Debt Act, 1925 .. .. .. .. 3,914,184 3,677,896 3,585,147 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 13-"> (4) ) — Amount transferred to Loans Redemption Account for redemption of Securities .. .. .. •• 25,000 10,000 182,546 New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Section 02) — Stamp duty on transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 8,000 3,215 New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Section 61) — Charges and expenses of raising, paying off, or renewing securities to be charged to or paid out of Ordinary Rovenue Account of Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 150,000 80,000 187,903 New Zealand Loans Act, 1932— Charges and expenses of management of New Zealand Government Securities .. .. .. 75,000 85,000 105,488 Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909 (Section 13) — Deficiencies in principal and interest on debentures guaranteed by the Government .. .. .. .. (a) .. Or. 3,948 TOTAL—DEBT SERVICES .. .. .. .. .. 22,422,160 21,413,045 21,383,697 »

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—continued

(а) Section 17 of the Finance Act (No. 2), 1935, provides that the Minister of Finance may refund to every racing club totalizator-tax up to £500 received from that club, equal to 2£ per cent, of the gross totalizator-takings during the year. £ (б) Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 820 Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88,280 Government .Railways Superannuation Fund.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110,900 £200,000 (c) " Thirds " and " fourths " of rentals, &c., received are paid to local bodies for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges and opening up Crown lands. (cl) M.L.C.s £375 per annum; M.P.s £500 per annum, together with an eXpenseB allowance of £250 per annum from 15th December, 1944. (e) Chief Justice, £2,250 por annum ; Judgos, £2,000 per annum.

1944-45. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE 1945-46. I 7— Estimated. Expended. HIGHWAYS Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), (Section 24), and Motor-spirits Taxation £ £ £ Act, 1927 (Sections 6-10) — Disbursements under the Acts .. .. .. .. .. 2,126,000 1,671,000 1,916,948 OTHER SPECIAL ACTS Payment to Racing Clubs of Proportion of Totalizator-tax Finance Act, 1935 (No. 2), (Section 17) — Refunds in respect of totalizator-tax .. .. .. .. (a) 35,000 35,000 35,742 Subsidies to Superannuation Funds Finance Act, 1942 (No. 2), (Section 3) —■ Additional annual subsidies to Superannuation Funds .. .. 200,000 200,000 (b) 200,000 Miscellaneous Grants and Subsidies Land Act, 1924 (Sections 139 and 358) — Payments to Receivers of Land Revenue, Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts, for payment to local authorities in respect of rents, royalties, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. (c) 5,000 5,000 4,269 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910 (Section 17) (4) (d), and Appropriation Act, 1916 (Section 27) — Contribution towards interest and cost of administration and maintenance of Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Works—On account of year 1943-44.. .. ... .. .. .. .. 1,500 .. 1,667 241,500 240,000 241,678 SALARIES AND HONORARIA Legislative Civil List Act, 1920 (Section 16), and Finance Act (No. 3), 1944 (Section 25)— Legislative Council— Speaker t. .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 720 744 Chairman of Committees .. .. .. .. .. 500 450 465 House of Representatives— Speaker .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 900 930 Chairman of Committees .. .. .. .. .. 750 675 697 Finance Act (No. 3), 1944 (Section 25 (2)) — Allowance to Chairman of Committees, House of Representatives .. 150 .. 44 Civil List Act, 1920 (Section 17), and Finance Act (No. 3), 1944 (Section 24)— _ £ Honoraria of members of the Legislative Council .. .. 12,300 Honoraria of members of the House of Representatives .. 46,500 —— {d) 58,800 38,115 43,483 Civil List Act, 1920 (Section 22), and Finance Act, 1926 (Section 19) — Legislative CouncilClerk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 875 800 870 House of Representatives— Clerk 875 800 870 Clerk-Assistant (part year) .. .. .. .. .. 518 Justice Judicature Amendment Act, 1920 (Section 3) — Salaries of Judges of the Supreme Court .. .. .. .. (e) 20,250 18,250 17,612

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—continued

(а) Three members. (б) Judges on attaining the age of seventy-two years may retire on superannuation, calculated on length of service, up to two-thirds of salary at time of retirement. b ' ' w (c) In accordance with an agreement between the Government and representatives of the Arawa Tribe with respect to ownership of lakes in the Arawa district, an annual payment of £6,000 is to be made to the Arawa District Trust Board to be expended for the general benefit of the Arawa Tribe or their descendants. (d) The Act provides for the payment to the Tuwharetoa Trust Board of an annual sum of £3,000, as Well as 50 per cent, of all the preoe&ngVear reoelved for lloe » ses issued for fishing or in respect of boats, &c„ in Taupo waters during (e) The Act provides for the payment to the Ngaitahu Trust Board of an annual sum of £10,000 for a period of thirty scfe 1M """ •*"*»" »"•—» is3 ' " 1T lh ° T ""™" M " od Tn " t Bo " d •*» *™ * *• (g) 111 terms of section 14 of the Finanoo Act, 1940, official postage-stamps not exceeding £3 per month may be issued to ny member of Parliament and £1 per month to members of the Legislative Council. {h) .Previously included in Debt Services. Bee page 9.

1944-45. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE—continued 1945-46. - - Estimated. Expended. OTHER SPECIAL ACT S—continued Other Salaries £ £ £ Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 (Section 64), Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act (No. 2), 1937 (Section 2), and Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act (No. 3), 1937 (Section 2) — Salaries of Judges of tlie Arbitration. Court.. .. .. .. 4,00.0 4,000 3 815 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 6) — Salary of Controller and Auditor-General .. „. .. \ > 375 \ ; 300 l 30O Finance Act (No. 2), 1944 (Section 12) — Salary of Public Service Commissioner .. .. .. .. ' | ; 575 \ 599 7 524 Salary of Assistant Public Service Commissioner .. .. .. 1 ; 275 ' 995 /' 064 Finance Act, 1940 (Section 11 (1)) — Honoraria of members of War Cabinet and War Administration .. (a) 3,510 3,510 3 390 PENSIONS 96,253 72,015 76,SOS Judicature Act, 1908 (Sections 12-14), and Judicature Amendment Act, 1920 1 (Section 2) — Sxiperannuation to retired Judges .. .. .. .. (&) 2,000 2,750 2 500 MISCELLANEOUS Finance Act (No. 2), 1943 (Section 7) — Exemption from taxation to diplomatic and other representatives .. .. .. 4 Finance Act, 1934 (No. 3), (Section 8)— Interest on income-tax paid in advance .. .. .. .. 45 ) qoO 40 000 45 923 Invercargill Licensing Trust Act, 1944 (Section 22 (3))— Advances to the Trust to provide for preliminary expenses .. ., i 50 000 50 000 Native Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 51)— Annual payment on account of Arawa District Lakes .. .. ( c ) 6,000 6,000 6 000 Native Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 54) — Payment of annual sum to Tuwharetoa Trust Board .. .. 3,000 3,000 3 000 Ngaitahu Claims Settlement Act, 1944 (Section 2) — Annual payment in respect of settlement of claim, for £300,000 .. (e) 10,000 .. 10 000 Taranaki Maori Claims Settlement Act, 1944 (Section 2) — Annual payment to Taranaki Maori Trust Board .. .. .. (/) 5,000 Taranaki Maori Claims Settlement Act, 1944 (Section 3) — Compensation in respect of Parihaka Pa .. .. .. ., Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 151) — Free issue of official postage-stamps to members of both Houses .. (g) 3,250 3,250 3 127 Appropriation Act, 1926 (Section 15) — Travelling-expenses of His Excellency the Governor-General and staff in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1920 .. .. .. 2 374 Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2), (Section 7) — Advances made on behalf of other Governments .. .. .. ,. 214 t;s(j Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909 (Section 13)— Deficiences in principal and interest on debentures guaranteed by the Government .. .. .. .. ., _ _ g00 War Expenses Act, 1939 (Section 2 (4) (e)) — Transfer to War Expenses Account .. .. .. .. 4,000 000 4 000 000 72,750 4,102,250 4,335,414 Total—Other Special Acts 412,503 4,417,015 4,656,400 .. .. .. .. .. 2,538,503 6,088,015 6,573,348

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Minister in Charge of Legislative Departments AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Legislative Departments. Summary

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. | Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Legislative— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Legislative Council .. 1,958 370 2,328 2,089 2,004 II. —House of Representatives .. 19,045 3,330 22,375 19,413 22,591 III. —Law Drafting Office .. 4,896 190 5,086 4,820 4,748 IV. —General Assembly Library .. 5,973 1,885 7,858 7,627 6,660 }) V. —Hansard .. .. 6,894 7,550 14,444 12,941 14,323 VI. —Buildings, Grounds, and Catering Department .. 24,979 2,705 27,684 22,882 24,173 „ VII.—General Expenses .. 47,790 47,790 50,055 49,194 GBOSS TOTAL 63,745 63,820 127,565 119,827 123,693 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 1,569 915 2,484 3,032 2,187 NET TOTAL 62,176 62,905 125,081 116,795 121,506 Number 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. 1045-4g|i944-45 VOTE LEGISLATIVE Voted. Expendod. Subdivision No. I.—Legislative Council £ £ £ Salaries — 1 1 Shorthand-typist .. .. • • • • • • 306 276 1 1 Chief Messenger .. .. • • • • • • 4.08 367 1 1 Black Rod 25 25 Non-permanents r 1,673 t 1 1 Messenger and Attendant to Mr. Speaker .. .. 35 L 321 Extra Messengers .. .. • • • • • • 692 600 4 4 Extra Clerk .. .. .. • • • • 140 J 1,958 1,729 1,673 • ___ Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses .. • • ■ ■ • • • • 50 50 53 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. • • 190 160 153 Photographic shield 25 25 28 Printing and stationery .. . - • ■ ■ • 80 100 Jo Uniforms for messengers .. ■ • • • • • 25 25 370 360 331 Total—Subdivision No. I .. •• 2,328 2,089 2,004

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

(а) Previously shown as Second Assistant and Reader. (б) Includes allowance while acting as Second Clerk-Assistant.

Number of Persons. 1944-45. _____ V OTE—LEGISLATIVE—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II.—House of Revresentatives £ £ £ ' Salaries — 1 .. Acting Clerk-Assistant (part year) .. .. .. («) 160 1 1 Second Assistant and Reader .. .. .. .. (b) 603 515 1 .. *Serjeant-at-Arms, £450 .. .. .. .. 450 300 1 1 Record Clerk, £448 (9 months) .. .. .. 336 380 1 1 Accounts Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 448 380 1 .. Assistant Accounts Clerk .. .. .. .. 361 1 1 Bill Clerk and Indexer ., .. .. .. 393 335 1 1 Secretary to Mr. Speaker (£393, 11 months) .. .. 360 325 1 1 Committee Clerk and Annotator .. .. .. 393 335 1 1 Committee Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 321 250 1 1 Chief Messenger .. .. .. .. .. 483 350 1 1 Assistant Chief Messenger .. .. .. .. 402 320 1 1 Attendant to Mr. Speaker .. .. .. .. 351 295 1 1 Messenger, Clerk's Office .. .. .. .. 345 265 1 1 Shorthand-typist .. .. .. .. .. 251 185 Allowances to officers .. .. .. .. .. 740 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. .. 273 Sessional allowance to Messenger, Clerks' Office .. .. .. 25 Special allowance to Chief Messenger .. .. .. .. 15 L 19,309 N ON-PERMANENTS £ 16 21 Doorkeepers (£332) .. .. .. .. 5,312 Less amount charged under subheading " Extra Sessional Messengers" .. .. .. 2,213 3,099 1 1 Messenger (detailed to Chairman of Committees and special duties) .. .. .. 351 1 .. Attendant on Mr. Speaker .. .. .. 346 Extra Sessional Clerks .. ,. .. 1,227 Extra Sessional Messengers .. .. .. 8,395 Extra Committee reporting .. .. .. 100 13,518 * Less salary of officer with Air Department .. 130 13,388 11,320 1 Stores Accounting Officer .. .. .. .. .. 285 32 35 19,045 16,893 19,309 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowance to Speaker, House of Representatives.. .. 100 100 95 Allowance to Clerk, House of Representatives .. .. 100 100 99 Bonus to sessional employees .. ... .. .. 2,000 1,250 1,954 Interpreting and translating .. .. .. .. 25 25 25 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 20 65 61 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 550 545 568 Photographic shield .. .. . .. .. 35 35 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 450 350 480 Telephone exchange, Parliament Buildings (installation of) 50 50 3,330 2,520 ■ 3,282 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 22,375 19,413 22,591

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

(a) Assistant Bindor appointed temporarily, and item " Binding books" reducod accordingly.

Number of Persons. 1944-45. : 1945-46. _ 1945-461944-45 VOTE LEGISLATIVE—continued Vot ed. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. III. —Law Drafting Office Salaries— 1 Counsel to Law Drafting Office (£1,425, 3 months) .. 356 1,350 " 1 1 Law Draftsman and Compiler of Statutes .. .. 1,450 1,250 2 2 Assistant Law Draftsmen: 1 (£1,100), 1 (£875) .. .. 1,975 1,713 3,781 4,313 f 4 ' 554 1 • • Assistant Law Draftsman .. ;. .. .. 738 1 1 Clerk 377 331 6 5 4,896 4,644 4,554 Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses .. .. . . .. .. 75 61 72 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 85 85 96 Printing and stationery .. .. .. . . 30 30 26 190 176 194 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 5,086 4,820 4,748 Subdivision No. IV.—General Assembly Library Salaries— Library— 1 1 Chief Librarian and Controller Dominion Archives .. 840 778 " 1 1 First Assistant .. .. .. .. .. 653 578 5 5 5 Senior Assistants: (£316 to £418) .. .. .. 1,904 1,659 1 1 1 Attendant.. .. .. .. .. .. 356 311 111 Binder .. .. .. .. .. .. 377 351 1 1 Assistant Binder (temporary), (£377, 10 months) .. (a) 315 Non-permanents f 4,885 1 1 1 Special Assistant (£548, 3 months) .. .. .. - 137 438 12 1 Senior Assistant .. .. .. .. .. 393 512 2 12 Junior Assistants (£126-£226) .. .. .. 355 206 111 Junior Assistant Binder .. .. .. .. 211 196 111 Temporary Assistant (part year) .. .. .. 126 117 111 Attendant .. .. .. .. .. 306 281 17 16 5,973 5,427 4,885 Other Charges for and incidental to— Binding books .. .. .. .. .. (a) 435 750 363 Grant to Library Fund .. ..■ .. .. 1,250 1,250 1,250 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 135 110 109 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 25 50 20 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 40 40 33 1,885 2,200 1,775 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 7,858 7,627 6,660

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS —continued

Number 1f , AA AK nfPpr'Qrvna 1944—45. VOTE—LEGISLATIVE —continued 1945-46. ; 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V. —Hansard. £ £ £ Salaries— Hansard— ] 1 Chief Hansard Reporter .. .. .. .. 688 613 7 8 7 Reporters: 1 (£703), 5 (£553), 1 (£498) .. .. 3,966 4,195 3. .. Junior Reporter (£448, 11 months) .. .. .. 400 1 1 Supervisor .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 638 563 1 1 Assistant Supervisor .. .. .. .. .. 443 388 1 I Clerk .. .. .. .. .. .. 321 276 5,809 Non-perm anents 5 5 Hansard typists (during session only): 5 (£251) (part year) 375 595 Extra reporting .. .. .. .. .. 63 63 1 Committee Reporter (3 months) .. .. .. • • 148 17 18 6,894 6,841 5,809 Other Charges for and incidental to— Printing of Hansard .. .. .. .. .. 7,500 6,000 8,416 Sessional allowance to Hansard typists .. .. .. 50 50 47 Grant to officer in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. • • 50 51 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries —Part salary : 1 Reporter .. 300 7,550 6,100 8,514 Total —Subdivision No. V .. .. 14,444 12,941 14,323 Subdivision No. VI. —■Buildings, Grounds, and Catering Department Buildings — Salaries — 1 1 Maintenance Officer .. .. .. • • • • 388 346 1 1 Electrician .. .. . • • • • • • • 388 346 1 1 Plumber and Officer in charge of heating .. .. 388 346 1 1 Furnace Attendant (Assistant), (session only) .. .. 250 217 12 12 12 Nightwatchmen, 11 (£306), 1 (£301) .. .. 3,667 3,372 21 21 Charwomen: 1 (£221), 20 (£3 5s. per week) .. .. 3,601 3,311 I 12,382 Proportion of the salaries of the Manager, Head Waiter, 37 37 Clerk, and Attendants engaged on duties in connection — with the maintenance and upkeep of Parliament Buildings 3,206 2,375 Extra Charwomen during session .. .. .. 1,408 1,689 Relieving Charwomen .. .. •• • • 510 163 Relieving Watchmen .. • • • ■ ■ • 306 163 __ 14,112 12,328 12,382 Grounds— Salaries — 5 4 Gardeners 1 (£367), 1 (£326), 2 (£318), 1 (£300) .. .. 1,629 1,164 1,157 1,629 1,164 1,157 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowance to officer attending furnaces on non-working days 5 5 5 Upkeep of Parliament Grounds .. • • ■ • 100 100 45 105 105 50 1,734 1,269 1,207

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Number of Persons. ,i., 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—LEGISLATIVE—continued Voted Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. VI. —Building, Grounds, and Catering Department —continued Catering Department— Salaries — 1 1 Manager (also Officer in Charge, Parliament £ Buildings) .. .. .. .. 638 1 1 Clerk and Assistant Manager .. .. .. 473 1 .. Cashier (£371, 10 months) .. .. .. 310 1 1 Chef 473 1 1 Head Waiter .. .. .. .. 364 2 1 Head Storemen : I at £351, 9 months, £364, 3 months ; 1 at £364, 3 months .. .. 415 1 1 Senior Barman .. .. .. .. 351 1 1 Barman .. .. .. .. .. 346 7 7 Attendants (£316 to £384) .. .. .. 2,360 5,730 Non-permanents 13 11 Extra Attendants (£306 to £316) .. .. 4,038 Relfeving attendant .. .. .. .. 306 29 25 • 10,074 Total Number Less amount chargeable under subheading of Persons. "Buildings" .. .. .. .. 3,206 147 144 6,868 4,664 1 Extra Attendants, Manager's staff, during session 2,370 8,220 2,370 2,466 J 9,238 7,130 8,220 Other Charges for and incidental to— Linen, glassware, china, plateware, towels, &c., for use of members in Catering Department and Parliamentary Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 700 755 424 Maintenance of staff during session .. .. .. 900 600 959 Office expenses .. .. .* .. .. 150 150 106 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 50 50 47 Sessional allowance to Catering Department's staff during session .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 600 828 Estimated crodits-in-ai.l utider Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Part salaries— £ Night-watchmen .. .. .. 306 Charwomen .. .. 763 Electrician .. .. .. .. 100 Plumber and furnace attendant .. 100 £1,269 2,600 2,155 2,364 11,838 9,285 10,584 Total—Subdivision No. VI .. .. 27,684 22,882 24,173 — „ , ™

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS —continued

la) Air passages for members, £20 10s. ; expenses incidental to opening of Parliament, £30 14s. Gd. ; moving furniture and fittings in connection with renovations and re-arrangement of accommodation, £82 13s. 4d. ; motor hire for Leader of Opposition, £13 os. lOd.; wreath, £2 25.: total, £149 os, Bd. 2

Number iq44-4f) of Persons. 1945-46 1945-461944-45 T ~~ TOT , ,nT„u Voted ' I Expended. VOTE—LEGISLATIVE —continued ! £ £ £ Subdivision No. VII. —General Expenses Charges for and incidental to — Allowance to Police Constables in attendance during session 50 50 28 Allowance to the Leader of the Opposition .. .. 187 187 178 Expenses incidental to rearrangement of accommodation, public functions, obsequies, &c. . . .. . . («) 100 Expenses of Select Committees of the House sitting during the recess .. .. .. .. ■ • 10 200 163 Furniture — £ Purchases .. .. . • • • 600 Maintenance and repairs .. .. .. 300 900 3,340 3,472 Hire of motor-cars for Speakers of both Houses and their wives .. .. • • •• ■ • ■• 25 25 6 Meals to messengers, &c., on late-sitting nights and meal allowances .. .. • • ■ ■ • • 150 • 75 151 Miscellaneous stores: Brooms, brushware, soap, cleaning material, matches, tools, coal buckets, shovels, &c. .. 450 450 474 Office equipment for Ministers' offices .. .. .. 723 80 43 Office expenses .. .. ■■ •• •• 6,030 5,998 6,132 Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees 10 10 10 Passages of — Members of both Houses — £ Steamer .. .. .. • • 1,4 )0 Service car .. .. .. .. 50 Members' wives— 1 > "150 1,450 1,340 Steamer .. .. .. • • 300 Service car .. .. .. . .. 20 320 320 241 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. • • ■ • • • • • 50 50 27 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 900 1,100 798 Printing of Statutes, Journals, Appendices, Bills, Order Papers, Standing Orders, Statutory Regulations, &c. .. 4,500 4,500 4,413 Railway passes and concessions to members and ex-members of the Legislature, families, relations, &c., cost of .. 26,000 26,000 26,314 Railway sleeping-berths — £ Members .. .. .. • • • • 1 > 250 Members' wives .. .. .. .. 350 1,600 1,600 1,429 Refund to Post Office, being difference between special and ordinary rates for telegrams from members of the General Assembly 1.500 1,500 1,500 Supply of publications to Members of the Legislature .. 400 450 368 Telephone services (rents and calls): Payment to Post and Telegraph Department of difference between full rates and half rates allowed to members of the House of Representatives and Legislative Council .. .. 1,150 1,150 1,002 Travelling allowances and expenses of — Members travelling to atid returning from Parlia- £ ment . . .. • • • • • • 500 Speakers of both Houses during recess .. .. 20 Clerks of both Houses . . .. .. 200 Staff and messengers (including late sitting nights) 120 840 1,220 683 Uniforms for messengers and night-watchmen .. .. 400 150 128 Contingencies .. .. • • • • • • 45 50 (a) 149 Train, bus, and tram fares, freights, and cartage, &c. .. .. 100 145

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Salaries othcr Estimated. Recovered, (a) Credits-in-aid— * ' c vgrthmhuk» iSal "44-45 Subdivision V .. .. .. .. 300 .. 300 952 307 VI .. .. .. .. 1,269 .. 1,269 1,117 917 VII .. .. .... 915 915 963 963 1,569 915 2,484 3,032 2,187

Number ° fPerBOn8 ' VOTE LEGISLATIVE—continued 1945-46. 1944-45. I Subdivision No. VII. —General Expenses—continued Voted. Impended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. 915 Total- Subdivision No. VII .. .. 47,790 50,055 49,194 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 127,565 119,827 123,693 Credits-IN-AID (a) .. .. .. .. 2,484 3,032 2,187 NET TOTAL 125,081 116,795 121,506

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT

Prime Minister AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Prime Minister's Department. Summary

(a) Number of officers, 18. Travelling-allowances, £83 17s. sd. ; travelling-expenses, £285 4s. 4'!. ; car hire, 18s. Id. (b) Compensation on account of loss of and damage to personal effects, £3. 2*

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Prime Minister's Department— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total 20,677 16,060 36,737 36,810 35,927 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 250 250 300 299 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 20,677 15,810 36,487 36,510 35,628 Number i cu aak of Persons. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE-PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT ' Upended. Salaries — Administrative Division £ 1 1 1 at £1,275 (Permanent Head), also Chief Private Secretary, £ £ Secretary to Cabinet, and Clerk of Executive Council .. 1,275 1 1 1 at £1,175 (Secretary to War Cabinet), also Secretary of External Affairs .. .. .. .. 1,175 1,200 Clerical Division 1,100 1 .. 1 at £1,075 (Special Assistant).. .. .. .. 1,075 16,304 1 .. 1 at £900 (Official Secretary to His Excellency the GovernorGeneral .. .. .. .. ■. • • 900 Other Salaries 46 40 46 (£125 to £840) 16,252 13,600 _ ~50 42~ 20,677 15,900 16,304 Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses .. .. .. .. ■■ 2,400 1,750 1,811 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites .. .. .. 250 5,500 4,896 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 200 100 244 Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. •• •• 12,000 12,600 10,840 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,000 750 1,459 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 150 150 (a) 370 Contingencies .. .. .. . . • • 10 10 (b) 3 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenue Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 250 16,060 20,910 19,623 Gross TOTAL 36,737 36,810 35,927 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 250 300 299 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 36,487 36,510 35,628

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Minister of External Affairs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department op External Affairs. Summary

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended, Vote —External Affairs — £ £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 133,856 94,041 227,897 194,241 193,127 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 13,000 6,910 19,910 16,500 16,104 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 120,856 87,131 207,987 177,741 177,023 Number of Persons. 1a , K Aes 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-46 1944-45 VOTE-EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Expended> Salaries— £ £ £ Secretary (also Secretary to War Cabinet, £1,175)* Other Charges for and incidental to — League of Nations— New Zealand's proportion of secretariat expenses (annual contribution) .. .. .. .. .. 20,638 13,972 13,876 New Zealand official publications supplied to League .. .. 20 20,638 13,992 13,876 20,638 13,992 13,876 New Zealand Legation, Washington— Salaries— 1 1 Minister .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 ~ Minister Designate (1 at £2,000, 13/5/44 to 30/6/44) .. .. 269 £ First Secretary .. .. .. .. 1,075 1 1 Arrears (30/6/44 to 31/3/45) at £75 per annum 57 1,132 1,000 f Other Salaries 20 18 20 (£222 to £790) .. .. .. .. .. 10,527 9,440 Location allowances .. .. .. .. .. 12,184 10,957 22 20 Allowances to officers .. .. .. .. 973 1,612 26,816 25,278 32,034 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photograph, books, newspapers, other publications, and publicity .. .. .. .. 3,900 3,980 3,407 Cost of conveying Minister, staff, and families to and from Washington on appointment, transfer, &c. .. .. 500 2,500 2,637 Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep of office, residence, and grounds .. .. .. .. 1,500 925 1,623 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. .. .. 300 200 316 Office equipment and furnishings for official residence .. 500 1,300 480 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 850 840 828 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 50 50 63 * See under vote, "Prime Minister's Department."

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(а) Official wreaths, £13 12s. 2d. ; transportation charges, £215 3s. lid. : total, £228 16s. Id. (б) Official wreaths, £12 Is. 3d. ; proportion of cost Anzac Bay Memorial Service, £2 14s. Bd.; transportation charges, £15 13s. 7d. ; Christmas boxes, £8 ; reimbursement for value of contents of stolen hand-bag, £3 15s. ; medical attendance for one officer, 7s. (kl. : total, £42 12s.

t f N " mber 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE —EXTERNAL AFFAIRS continued Voted. Expended. New Zealand Legation, Washington —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll-calls 4,850 4,850 4,000 Printing and stationery .. .. • ■ ■ • 950 950 669 Subscriptions to various societies and associations .. 25 50 22 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 2,500 2,500 4,122 Contingencies .. .. . • • ■ • • 200 50 (a) 229 16,125 18,195 18,396 42,941 43,473 50,430 High Commissioner's Office, London — Salaries — 1 1 High Commissioner .. .. .. .. £ 2,000 2,000 1 1 Official Secretary .. .. .. •• 1,130 Arrears (30/6/44 to 31/3/45) at £75 per annum 57 1,187 1,055 1 1 Assistant Secretary and Finance Officer .. 1,025 Arrears (30/6/44 to 31/3/45) at £75 per annum 57 1,182 950 1 . . Stores Indent and Trade Officer . . . . 925 Arrears (30/6/44 to 31/3/45) at £75 per annum 57 ~~7n7 982 " r- 61,952 1 . . Public Relations Officer .. .. . . 875 Arrears (1/8/44 to 31/3/45) at £75 per annum 50 Other Salaries 161 158 161 (£78 to £840) .. .. .. .. •• 51,112 42,097 1 1 Inspecting Officer, London: Honorarium .. .. 400 400 1 1 Medical Adviser: Honorarium .. .. • ■ 50 50 Location allowances .. .. .. .. •• 16,474 13,505 168 163 Allowances to officers .. .. • ■ • • 730 445 Allowances, adult wage .. .. • • ■ • 31 24 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries, &c. .. .. •• •• 13,000 74,873 60,526 61,952 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, other publications, and publicity .. ■ • • • • ■ 300 300 441 Air-raid precautions and war damage (part recoverable) .. 500 1,000 933 Grant to High Commissioner of balance due for passage to England . . . . • • • • • • • • Motor-vehicles, maintenance of (part recoverable) .. 425 325 435 National Insurance Act, 1911, in respect of clerks employed in the High Commissioner's Office, contributions due under 400 320 394 Office expenses .. .. ■■ •• 2,235 2,255 2,167 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. • • 500 525 582 Official entertainments, expenses of .. .. . • 350 350 363 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. • • 250 450 254 Postage, telegrams, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 5,750 5,750 4,344 Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. .. 1,750 1,500 1,707 Rent, rates, taxes, insurance, repairs, alterations, &c. (part recoverable) — Office premises .. .. •• •• •• 12,950 13,100 12,436 High Commissioner's residence .. .. • • 300 Subscriptions to various societies and associations .. 50 40 99 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. • • 800 550 840 Contingencies .. .. • ■ • • • • 25 25 (b) 43

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

Number of Persons. 1Q4A An - VOTE-EXTERNAL AFFAIRS -continued 1945-46. 1M4-45. 1945-461944-45 7TT1 ~ ~ High Commissioner's Office, London—continued Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Air-raid precautions .. .. .. 250 Motor-vehicles : Maintenance .. .. 50 Postage, telegrams, &c... .. .. 75 Printing and stationery .. .. 400 Rent, &c. .. .. .. .. 5,500 Shipping charges on goods for Government Departments .. .. .. 100 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 385 6,760 26,773 26,490 25,038 „ . 101,646 87,016 86,990 High Commissioner's Office, Ottawa— Salaries— 1 1 High Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. . 1,500 1,500 " Other Salaries L 7 go2 8 9 8 (£135 to £825) 3,594 3,535 Location allowances .. ... .. .. ,, 3,025 3 025 9 10 „ 8,119 8,060 7,902 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, other publications, and publicity .. .. .. .. 300 125 206 Cost of conveying High Commissioner, stafi, and families to and from Ottawa on appointment, transfer, &c. .. 50 500 805 Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep of office, residence, and grounds .. .. .. .. 7,450 3,150 1,705 Maintenance of motor-vehicles .. .. .. 200 200 208 Office equipment and furnishings for official residence .. 4,600 750 281 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 200 375 214 Official entertainment, grants for .. .. .. 800 800 633 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 25 50 Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll-calls 1,500 1,000 1,620 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 125 125 163 Subscriptions to various societies and associations .. 5 25 3 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,000 750 1,042 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 25 50 {a) 10 16,280 7,900 6,890 „ . . 24,399 15,960 14,792 High Commissioner s Office, Canberra— Salaries— 1 ' 1 High Commissioner .. .. .. .. ,, 1 500 1 500 " High Commissioner Designate (1 at £1,500, 15/4/44 to 12/5/44) .. .. 115 Other Salaries r 5,570 6 7 6 (£299 to £740) .. .. .. .. .. 2,510 2,426 Location allowances .. .. .. .. ., 1 700 ] 700 7 8 Allowances to officers .. .. .. .. ., 78 ' 78 n n 5,788 5,819 5,570 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, other publications, and publicity .. .. .. .. 150 150 jgy Cost of conveying High Commissioner, staff, and families to and from Canberra on appointment, transfer, &c. .. 50 300 275 (a) Official wreaths, £10 6s.

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued

(а) Official wreaths, £4 4s. ; transportation charges, £21 14s. lOd. : total, £25 18s. lOd. (б) Underexpenditure due to a considerable proportion of last year's vouchers not being brought to charge until this year. (c) This is a joint service maintained by the United Kingdom, United States, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Governments for translating and preparing digests of Russian newspapers, periodicals, books, &c. The New Zealand proportion is oneseventh of the total expenses. . other B ?§S!*5S?" Estimated. Recovered. Salaries Charges. Total 1944-45. 1944-45. £ £ £ £ £ (d) Credits-in-aid 13,000 6,910 19,910 16,500 16,104

Number 1944-l5 of Perso " 8 - VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1945-46. __ lM5-46|l944-45 Votod - Expended. High Commissioner's Office, Canberra—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep of office, residence, and grounds .. .. .. .. '50 1,150 1,155 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. .. .. 200 200 205 Office equipment and furnishings for official residence .. 250 2,200 2,187 Office expenses .. .. .. . • • • 200 200 154 Official entertainment, grants for .. .. .. 800 800 681 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. ■. 10 25 Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll-calls 800 750 822 Printing and stationery .. .. .. • • 100 250 81 Rental of office and official residence .. .. .. 50 50 22 Subscriptions to various societies and associations .. 10 25 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 800 700 825 Contingencies .. .. .. • • • • 25 50 (a) 26 Travelling-expenses in New Zealand of High Commissioner Designate.. .. .. .. •• •• •• H 3,595 6,861 6,631 9,383 12,680 12,201 New Zealand Legation, Moscow — Salaries— 1 1 Minister (at £1,500 per annum) .. .. •• 1,500 1,410 | Other Salaries }■ (&) 3,064 7 11 7 (£330 to £840) .. .. .. .. •• 3,765 2,980 | Location allowances .. .. .. .. ■■ 12,995 3,055 J 8 12 18,260 7,445 3,064 Total Number OTHER CHARGES FOR AND INCIDENTAL TO — of Persons. Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, other pub214 213 lications, and publicity .. .. .. • ■ 200 300 187 1 British-American Co-operative Press Service : New Zealand's proportion of expenses . . .. .. ..(c) 2,000 Cost of conveying Minister, staff, and families to and from Moscow on appointment, transfer, &c. .. .. 400 3,000 2,349 Foodstuffs and other commodities (part recoverable) .. 200 1,800 1,683 Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep of office, residence, and grounds .. .. .. • • 200 200 187 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. .. . ■ 200 300 (b) 19 Office equipment and furnishings for official residences .. 2,700 1,500 4,258 Office expenses .. .. .. • • • • 920 700 163 Official entertainment, grants for .. . . . . 1,000 500 (6) Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls 1,700 1,500 (b) 31 Printing and stationery .. .. .. • • 100 250 429 Rental of office and official residences .. .. .. 650 1,000 (b) Subscriptions to various societies and associations .. 10 25 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 300 500 (6) • FvA i nn Contingencies .. .. .. • • • • JU iuu Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,468 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Foodstuffs .. .. .. • • 150 — 10,630 13,675 11,774 28,890 21,120 14,838 Gross Total .. .. .. . . 227,897 194,241 193,127 Credits-in-aid (d) .. .. ■■ 19,910 16,500 16,104 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 207,987 177,741 177,023

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Minister of Finance AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Treasury Department. Summary

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Treasury— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Salaries .. .. 53,575 .. 53,575 42,800 44,706 „ II.—Government Actuary's Branch 6,450 .. 6,450 5,655 5,617 „ 111. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. 42,800 42,800 290,815 203,485 ,, IV. —War Assets Realization Board 34,000 11,616 45,616 12,440 11,802 GROSS Total 04,025 54,416 148,441 351,710 265,610 Oredits-IN-AID .. .. .. 44,450 31,591 76,041 268,900 170,773 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 49,575 22,825 72,400 82,810 94,837 Number o f Persona. VOTE— TREASURY 1945-46. 1944-45. a945Ifi 1911 If) Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Salaries £ £ £ Salaries— Administrative Division 1 1 *1 at £1,725 (Secretary, Receiver-General, PaymasterGeneral, also Financial Adviser) .. .. .. 1,725 1,650 1 1 1 at £1,325 (Assistant Secretary) .. .. .. 1,325 1,250 1 1 1 at £1,075 (Second Assistant Secretary) .. .. 1,075 1,067 4,125 3,967 N ON-PERMANENT 1 1 f 1 at £1,475 (Technical Adviser) .. .. .. 1,475 1,400 [ 44,706 Clerical Division 1 1 1 at £975 (Finance Officer and Accountant) .. .. 975 900 1 .. 1 at £925 (Chief Investigating Officer) .. .. .. 925 1 .. 1 at £925 (Secretary, Public Service Superannuation Board) 925 Other Salaries 145 138 145 (£90 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 45,150 36,533 152 143 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Services rendered other Departments— £ Public Service Superannuation Fund .. 4,000 Total —Subdivision No. I .. .. .. 53,575 42,800 44,706 * Also Chairman, Local Government Loans Board, and Deputy Chairman, Stores Control Board. f Also Commissioner of Works (see vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services, Subdivision I, page 84).

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Some claims from local authorities not yet received. (b) Provision for additional mechanical book-keeping and cheque-writing equipment. (c) Cable charges underestimated. (d) Number of officers, 21. Travelling-allowances, £96 ; travelling-expenses, £284. (e) Contingencies : Ex gratia payments in respect of bank-notes destroyed, £3 10s.; sundries, 16s. Id. : total, £4 6s. Id. (/) Scheme now discontinued.

Number of Persons. „ 1944-45. _____ VOTE—TREASURY—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Vofed livnonrlnH Subdivision No. II.—Government Actuary's Branch Salaries— £ £ £ Professional Division 1 1 1 at £1,225 (Government Actuary) .. .. .. 1,225 1,150 ~ 1 1 1 at £925 (Assistant Government Actuary) .. .. 925 600 V 5,617 Other Salaries 12 12 12 (£130 to £640) .. .. 4,300 3,905 14 14 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the — Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —£ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 6,450 Total—SubdivisionNo.il .. .. 6,450 5,655 5,617 Subdivision No. III.—Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Advances to Public Trustee for disbursements on account of Land Settlement Finance Associations for protection of securities .. .. .. .. .. 10 50 Bank exchange, discount, and commission (part recoverable) 2,500 3,000 2,454 Cables (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 500 250 479 Earthquake damage : Grants to local bodies and miscellaneous expenditure .. .. .. .. 4,000 10,000 (a) 7,447 Ex gratia payment to Mrs. I. Ward in respect of bank-notes partially destroyed.. ... .. .. .. 40 Expenses in connection with administration of— Frost, flood, earthquake, and fire relief, and miscellaneous loans, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 Expenses of visit of officer overseas .. .. .. 100 Local Government Loans Board : Fees, travelling allowances and expenses of members .. .. .. .. 130 150 120 Office expenses (part recoverable) .. .. .. 800 955 791 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites .. .. .. (6)7,000 2,797 1,517 Overtime and meal allowances (part recoverable) .. 1,750 2,000 1,736 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 19,000 14,550 (c) 19,369 Public Service Superannuation Board : Expenses incidental to election of members (recoverable) . . .. . . 100 40 9 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 4,850 5,000 4,718 Refund of unclaimed moneys— Section 30, Public Revenues Act, 1926 .... 50 50 5 Section 96, Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. 50 50 Unclaimed dividends, New Zealand Government securities 75 50 63 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 100 200 82 Rent of offices ., .. .. .. .. 1,275 1,000 1,148 Travelling-allowances, &c., and transfer expenses .. 400 550 (d) 380 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 (e) 4 Grant to officer in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. 53 53 War-risk insurance (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 250,000 (f) 163,110 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Exchange .. .. .. .. 750 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. .. .. 11,000 Office expenses .. .. .. 200 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 750 12,700 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 42,800 290,815 203,485

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT —continued

(а) Increase in the number of officers is due to expansion of the Board's operations. Proposed increases in expenditure are due also to this factor and also to 1944-45 voted expenditure covering a portion of year only. (б) Includes provision for outstanding amounts for 1944-45, approximately £1,000, and cost of fitting up Board's offices at Auckland and Christchurch. (c) Overexpenditure due to increase in staff. (d) Increased provision this year and overexpenditure last year due to additional overtime necessary owing to staff shortages and pressure of work. (e) Provision made for full year's operations. (/) Number of officers, 25. Travelling-allowances, £88; travelling-expenses, £10; boat, train, bus, and tram fares, &c., £113; motor-vehicle hire, £40 ; mileage-allowances, £22 ; relieving allowances, £97 ; house-allowances, £20 ; motor-vehicle upkeep, £37. (g) Contingencies: Premium on fidelity-guarantee policies, £3 7s. 6d.; exchange on dishonoured cheques, 17s. 3d.; poundage on money-orders, 3s. 9d. : total, £4 Bs. 6d. ... r, j.. • „• i „ . . Other E i e S l ? a l| d ° Estimated. Recovered. (h) Credits-in-aid— Salaries. Charges. Total 1944-45. 1944-45. £ £ a £ c Subdivision 1.. .. .. •• 4,000 .. 4,000 3,165 4,020 II . .. .. .. 6,450 .. 6,450 5,655 6,350 HI . .. .. •• 12,700 12,700 247,640 155,876 IV.. .. .. .. 34,000 18,891 52,891 12,440 4,527 Totals .. .. 44,450 31,591 76,041 268,900 170,773 (i) Reduction due to discontinuance of War Risk Insurance whioh was previously charged to this vote and recovered from other Departments.

Number of Persons. ,„ Jr , ln 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-401944-45 VOTE—'TREASURY—continued Voted Expended. Subdivision IV.—War Assets Realization Board £ £ £ IITTIU'P NAT A T? T T? Q (a) 98 40 98 (£126 to £790) .. .. .. .. .. 34,000 8,290 7,575 Total Number Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public of Persons. Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ 264 197 War Expenses Account .. .. 34,000 Other Charges foe and incidential to — Expenses of Board Members .. .. .. .. 100 100 Motor-vehicles : Maintenance repairs and running expenses 1,300 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 550 1,150 385 Office fittings and requisites— Purchases (6) 1,500 500 (e) 1,098 Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 250 100 137 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. ..(d) 3,400 700 (d) 1,435 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. (e) 1,600 450 226 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. (e) 1,200 500 513 Rent .. .. .. .. . • • • 666 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 100 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. (e) 900 500 (/) 428 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 150 (g) 5 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ War Expenses Account .. .. 18,891 • 11,616 4,150 4,227 Total —Subdivision No. IV .. .. ■■ 45,616 12,440 11,802 GROSS TOTAL 148,441 351,710 265,610 Credits-IN-AID (h) .. .. .. .. («) 76,041 268,900 170,773 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 72,400 82,810 94,837

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT

Minister of Customs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Customs Department. Summary

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Customs — £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Customs Offices and Services 174,502 30,300 204,802 178,073 171,389 „ II.—Customs: Miscellaneous Ser- .. 6,055 6,055 4,666 4,534 vices GKOSS TOTAL 174,502 36,355 210,857 182,739 175,923 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 18,075 4,432 22,507 21,026 19,081 NET TOTAL 156,427 31,923 188,350 161,713 156,842 Number ° f Pers °" B " VOTE—CUSTOMS 1945-46. 1944-4$. 1945-461944-45 Subdivision No. I. —Customs Offices and Services V ° ted ' Expended. Salaries — £ £ £ Administrative Division 1 at £1,425 (Comptroller) .. .. .. .. 1,425 1,350 1 2 2 1 at £1,175 (Assistant Comptroller) .. .. .. 1,175 1,100 Clerical Division 1 at £900 (Deputy Assistant Comptroller) .. .. 900 1 at £900 (Technical Adviser) .. . . . . .. 900 .. I ; 1 at £900 (Chief Inspector) .. .. .. .. 900 .. j 143,746 5 .. 2 at £900 (Collectors of Customs, Auckland and Wellington) .. .. .. .. .. 1,800 I Other Salaries 450 452 450 (£80 to £840) 165,645 145,700 Location allowances .. .. .. .. .. 1,757 1,688 457 454 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Charges for services rendered to other Government Departments, &c.— £ Collection of duty on motor-spirits 15,000 Collection of tire-tax .. .. 500 Collection of hide levy .. .. 1,400 Collection of wool levy .. .. 125 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 1,050 18,075 (a) 174,502 149,838 143,746 Other Charges for and incidental to — 525 Head Office and local offices— Launch-hire .. .. .. .. .. 250 300 200 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. .. 450 4-50 430 Uniforms for officers .. .. .. .. 450 600 385 Immigration Restriction Act: Administrative expenses (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 450 450 4.3 (a) Increase due to improvement in salary scales.

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Less purchases than anticipated. (б) Less travelling on account of war. (c) Increase on account of higher rates operating consequent upon improved salary scales. (d) Printing of forms, books, &c., to last for a longer period owing to relaxation of paper restrictions. (e) Expenditure greator than anticipated. (/) Transfers anticipated owing to pending retirements. (g) Appointment of additional Inspector, 1945-46. (h) Number of officers, 51. Travelling-allowances, £818; travelling-expenses, £150; taxi and motor hire, £54; mileageallowances, £14. («) Inoreased exports to the Islands.

Number ° fPers0 " 8 ' VOTE—CUSTOMS—continued 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-46 J 911-15 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Customs Offices and Services—continued £ f £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,550 1,735 1,521 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 500 500 (a) 249 Official Representative, London — Travelling and general expenses .. .. .. 350 350 319 Official Representative, New York— Travelling and general expenses .. .. .. 1,200 1,500 (6) 1,061 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. (c) 13,000 12,000 10,817 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department .. 6,000 5,475 6,394 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,750 1,000 (d) 1,524 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. .. 1,600 1,575 1,465 Rewards in connection with the protection of the revenue and the detection of offences against the Customs Acts or the Immigration Restriction Acts .. .. .. 750 750 (e) 1,175 Testing and gauging instruments .. .. .. 25 25 19 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. ..(f) 750 500 615 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. ■•((]) 1,200 1,000 (h) 1,036 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 100 25 25 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Recoveries of overtime, postage, legal and £ miscellaneous expenses, &c. .. .. 3,300 30,300 28,235 27,643 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. 204,802 178,073 171,389 Subdivision No. II.—Customs : Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Customs Building, Wellington .. .. .. 500 500 477 Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments of an amount equivalent to the Customs duties, petrol and tire-tax, and war taxation collected in New Zealand on goods afterwards shipped to those islands .. .. (i) 4,185 3,196 3,196 Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. 700 200 161 Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 175 Refund of deposit under the Immigration Restriction Acts which had previously been forfeited .. .. .. 400 200 200 Refund of duty and sales-tax on chairs for invalids, and clothing, apparatus, and other articles for persons in poor circumstances who cannot pay the duty .. .. 50 50 29 Refund of duty and sales tax on printed matter and other articles for the use of Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Navy League, and similar patriotic societies, Red Cross Society and Young Helpers' League, as may be approved by the Minister .. 20 20 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. .. 300 962

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued

c , . . Other 4 - Estimated. Recovered. (a) Credits-in-aid— Salaries. Charges. Total ' 1944-45. 1944-45. £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. 18,075 3,300 21,375 19,700 17,767 II .. .. .. .. .. 1,132 1,132 1,326 1,314 Totals .. .. .. 18,075 4,432 22,507 21,026 19,081

Number in a a a k ofPersons - 1945-46. ' 1 1 1945-461944-45 VOTE CUSTOMS continued Voted. j Kxpended. Subdivision No. II. —Customs : Miscellaneous Services — £ £ £ continued Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Recoveries in connection with grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments and mis- £ cellaneous .. .. .. 1,132 Total-Subdivision No. II .. .. 6,055 4,666 4,534 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. 210,857 182,739 175,923 CREDITS-IN-AID (a) .. .. .. .. 22,507 21,026 19,081 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 188,350 161,713 156,842

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Land and Income Tax Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Land and Income Tax Department. Summary

(a) Settlement re, Thos. Borthwick and Sons (London), Ltd. (b) Increase due to decentralization of Department. (c) Additional expenditure anticipated in connsction with decentralization, ( d) Certain expenditure not brought to charge during year.

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Land and Income Tax— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 262,240 235,343 497,583 353,280 340,228 CREDITS-in-AID .. .. .. 69,960 64,240 134,200 122,200 129,116 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 192,280 171,103 363,383 231,080 211,112 Number _ o f Persons. 19 46-4 6 . 1944 ~ 45 " 1945-461944-45 VOTE-LAND AND INCOME TAX Voted. | Expended. Salaries — Administrative Division £ £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,325 (Commissioner) .. .. .. 1,325 1 1 1 at £1,075 (Deputy-Commissioner) .. .. 1,075 2,400 2,250 " Clerical Division 1 .. 1 at £925 (Second Deputy-Commissioner) .. .. 925 Y 220,325 Other Salaries 837 818 837 (£90 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 258,815 220,952 Temporary assistance .. .. .. .. 100 100 840 820 262,240 223,302 220,325 Other Charges for and incidental to— Bank exchange, discount, and commission .. .. 75 100 76 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. 100 100 122 Compounded claim to adjustment under section 20, Finance Act, 1938 .. .. .. .. .. (a) 15,000 Decentralization: Expenses incidental thereto .. 96,000 Expenses of Excess Profits Committee.. .. .. 750 500 704 Office equipment (furniture, fittings, and machines) .. 500 1,900 2,586 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. (6) 11,000 7,105 6,332 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. (c) 30,000 22,000 22,933 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 43 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department .. 43,500 60,250 (d) 55,671 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 11,000 11,000 (d) 8,033 Printing social security stamps .. .. .. 900 900 400 Refund of income-tax in respect of a claim by the trustees of a deceased estate .. .. .. .. 18 18 Refund of social security charge and national security tax deducted from sale of rabbit-skins .. .. .. 100 100

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LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Number of officers, 58. Travelling-allowances, £2,441; travelling-expenses, £934 ; mileage-allowances, £64. (b) Medical expenses. Salaries other Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. Charges. Total. 1944-45. 1944-45. £££ ' £ £ (c) Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 09,900 64,240 134,200 122,200 129,116

Number of Persons. 1944-45. - VOTE—LAND AND INCOME TAX—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Refund of social security charge in the cases of dual payments which are statute barred, also the refund of an equivalent value of social security stamps purchased but not used .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 42 Refunds of unclaimed moneys (Unclaimed Moneys Act, 1908, and Finance Act, 1932, Part IV) .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 133 Rent and rates .. .. .. ., .. 13,000 11,000 11,033 Services rendered by Valuation Department: Valuation of land for tax purposes .. .. .. .. 8,950 10,450 8,117 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 100 100 134 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 3,000 3,000 {a) 3,439 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 (b) 1 Grant to officer in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. .. 105 104 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Law-costs .. .. .. .. 1,000 Social Security Fund : Contribution .. 132,000 • Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,200 134,200 235,343 129,978 119,903 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 497,583 353,280 340,228 Credits-in-aid (c) .. .. .. .. 134,200 122,200 129,116 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 363,383 231,080 211,112

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT

Minister of Stamp Duties AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Stamp Duties Department. Summary

(a) Increase in salary rates, scale rises, and officers returning from Armed Forces. (b) Commission has not yet functioned. (r) Removals not yet completed. (d) Provision made for purchase of equipment for district offices. (e) Provision made for purchase of typewriters for head and district offices. (/) Overexpenditure in 1944-45 and increase this yoar duo to urgent requirements of district offices.

1945-46. 1944-45 Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Stamp Duties—■ £ . £ £ £ £ Subdivision 1.—Stamp Duties .. .. 40,638 55,239 95,877 78,312 77,602 „ II. —Land and Deeds Registry .. 46,985 22,310 69,295 57,670 59,907 GROSS Total 87,623 77,549 165,172 135,982 137,509 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 500 300 800 875 1,102 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 87,123 77,249 164,372 135,107 136,407 , N " rabcr 1944-45 Of Persons. VOTE—STAMP DUTIES 1945-46. ' 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Stamp Duties £ £ i' Salaries— Administrative Division 1 1 1 at £1,225 (Commissioner of Stamp Duties and Secretary for Land and Deeds) .. .. .. .. 1,225 1,150 I Other Salaries j> 32,508 113 112 113 (£115 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 39,413 31,565 J 114 113 (a) 40,638 32,715 32,508 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bondholders Incorporation Commission, expenses of (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. (b) 50 50 Expenses of removal of offices and alterations and renovations incidental thereto .. .. .. .. 800 800 (c) Interest on succession du ty overpaid .. .. .. 200 200 229 Office equipment, fittings, and requisites, &c. .. .. (d) 350 75 165 Office expenses .. .. .. .. (e) 1,450 995 933 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 2,500 2,000 2,622 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department .. 2,125 1,875 2,147 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. (/) 1,250 730 (/) 1,252 Refunds of conveyance duty .. .. .. . . 4 641 641 Refunds of estate and succession duty .. .. 805 Refunds of overseas - passenger duty paid by officers returning to Fiji from furlough in New Zealand and by officers transferred to Samoa or Cook Islands .. . . 5 5 Refunds of racing revenue, patriotic race-meetings .. 40,000 31,230 31,213 Remission of interest on death duties on soldiers' estates 100 250 136 Rent of offices 3,100 3,100 2,792

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Proposed transfers did not take place. (b) Number of officers, 13. Travelling-allowances, £39 ; travelling-expenses, £63. (c) Over-expenditure due to increase in number of cases involving valuations of shares. (d) Increase in saUry rates, scale rises, and officers returning from Armed Forces. (e) Increase this year and over-expenditure last financial year due to greater volume of work and increased salary rates and to claims for 1943-44 not paid until 1944-45. (/) Increase provided for this financial year owing to urgent and essential requirements of district offices. (g) Increased provision this year and over-expenditure last financial year due to urgent and essential requirements of district offices. (h) Number of officers, 2. Travelling-expenses, £G. a i „i.. Other ' E ™ d ' Estimated. Recovered. Salaiies. chargeB . 1944-15. 1944-45. £ £ £ £ £ (i) Credits-in-aid .. .. •• •• •• 500 300 800 875 1,102 3

Number .... nf IVrsrmq 1944-40. ot 0 ' VOTE—STAMP DUTIES —continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Stamp Duties—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Stamp-production (printing) .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,750 1,994 Stamping machinery .. .. •. • ■ 20 20 10 Transfer and removal expenses .. . • 50 350 (a) 29 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. 125 125 (b) 102 Valuation fees ... .. • ■ ■ • • • 300 300 (c) 733 Contingencies .. • • • • • • 5 5 Salary in lieu of leaVe on retirement . . .. .. • • 96 96 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of tlie Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Law-costs and miscellaneous .. .. 50 Postage on parcels of stamped forms .. 250 Salaries (including Subdivision No. II) . . 500 800 55,239 45,597 45,094 Total—Subdivision No. I.. .. .. 95,877 78,312 77,602 Subdivision No. II.—Land and Deeds Registry Salaries — Professional Division 1 1 (£800) 800 1 I 38,956 Other Salaries 121 122 121 (£100 to £790) .. .. .. .. .. 46,985 38,820 J ~121 123~ W 46,985 39,620 38,956 Other Charges for and incidental to— Total Number Department of Lands and Survey : Draughtsmen's work of Persons. performed .. .. ■■ •• (e) 13,500 9,500 (e) 12,379 235 236 Fireproof fittings, shelving, &c. .. .. .. (/) 425 125 115 Office equipment, fittings, and requisites, &c. . . . (/) 185 60 100 Office expenses .. .. .. .. . ■ 995 910 895 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 350 500 336 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department .. 475 475 445 Printing and stationery .. .. . . .. (g) 500 250 (g) 510 Rent .. .. •• •• 5,550 5,550 5,533 Transfer and removal expenses .. . • .. 300 650 632 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. 25 25 (h) 6 Contingencies .. .. .. ■ ■ • • 5 5 22,310 18,050 20,951 \ ' Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. 69,295 57,670 59,907 GROSS Total 165,172 135,982 137,509 Credits-in-aid (i) .. .. .. .. 800 875 1,102 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 164,372 135,107 136,407

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

AUDIT DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Audit Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Audit Department. Summary

(a) £33,000 now included in public accounts as " Otlicr receipts—Audit Office : General receipts." (b) Increase due to general increase in salaries. (c) Anticipated transfers did not eventuate. (d) Officers returning from service ovorseas and being replaced. (e) Number of officers, 59. Travelling-allowances, £4,914 ; travelling-expenses, £928. (/) Replacement of clothing damaged on official business, £5.

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Audit— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 77,481 12,710 90,191 78,598 77,465 Credits-in-aid («) 35,000 33,569 NET TOTAL 77,481 12,710 90,191 43,598 43^896 Number ° fPerSOng - 1945-46. 1914 " 45 - 1945-461944-45 VOTE-AUDIT " j Expende<J Salaries— Clerical Division £ £ £ 1 1 1 (£1,000) (Deputy Controller and Auditor-General) .. 1,000 900 ~ Other Salaries )> 65 220 177 183 177 (£100 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 75,126 64,177 | Location allowances .. .. .. .. .. ], 355 1,221 j 17 8 184 ' (b) 77,481 66,298 65,220 Other Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers .. 10 100 183 Expenses of officer travelling overseas .. .. .. 200 Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. 10 10 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 170 170 154 Office furnishings, repairs, and alterations .. .. 200 200 200 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 3,750 4,000 3,828 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 50 96 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. . . 550 550 626 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 250 200 366 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 900 794 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 500 400 (c) 44 Transfer expenses of officers to and from overseas branches (d) 250 10 107 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 5,800 5,700 (e) 5,842 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 ( f) 5 12,710 12,300 ! 12,245 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 90,191 78,598 77,465 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. (a) 35,000 33,569 I NET TOTAL 90,191 43,598 43,896

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Public Service Commissioner's Office. Summary

(a) Number of officers, 15. Travelling-allowances, £17!); travelling-expenses, £74 ; boat, train, and motor fares, £127. (b) Newspaper subscription, £2 125.; sundries, £6 ss. 2d; total, £8 17s. 2d. 3*

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Public Service Commissioner's Office— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 24,000 6,075 30,075 20,725 21,905 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 1,000 600 1,600 1,500 1,331 NET TOTAL 23,000 5,475 28,475 19,225 20,574 Number ofPersor18 - VOTE—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 OFFICE Voted. Expended. Salaries— Other Salaries £ £ £ 65 52 65 (£100 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 24,000 15,050 15,678 24,000 15,050 15,678 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising vacancies in the Public Service .. .. 200 150 323 Appeal Board expenses —- Allowance to members (2) .. .. .. .. 200 100 100 Expenses connected with appeals : Travelling-expenses, stationery, postage, &c. .. .. .. .. 100 100 120 Examinations (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 200 230 154 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 95 150 245 Office fittings and requisites .. ,. .. .. 300 700 859 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 700 550 1,000 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department . . 500 520 519 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 250 250 259 Public Service Rehabilitation and Staff Training Scheme: Expenses of .. .. .. .. .. 500 .. Rent .. .. .. .. .. 2,605 2,500 2,259 Travelling allowances and expenses . . .. 400 400 (a) 380 Contingencies . . .. . . .. . . 25 25 (b) 9 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Examinations.. .. .. .. 600 Officers on loan to other Departments .. 1,000 1,600 6,075 5,675 6,227 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 30,075 20,725 21,905 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 1,600 1,500 1,331 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 28,4?5 19,225 20,574

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

Minister of Internal Affairs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of Internal Affairs. Summary

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. j Voted. Expended. £ £ £ £ £ Vote—Internal Affairs— Subdivision I.—.Head Office .. .. 59,892 78,377 138,269 148,802 1.55,627 „ II. —Ministers'Secretaries .. 19,340 50 19,390 17,051 18,081 „ HI. —Messengers and Office-cleaners 239,855 10,370 250,225 220,616 229,266 „ IV.—Explosives Branch .. 5,435 3,300 8,735 7]887 8,028 „ V.—Miscellaneous Services .. 36,129 319,489 355,618 342,614 319,423 GROSS Total.. .. .. .. 360,651 411,586 772,237 736,970 730,425 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 75,974 82,430 158,404 141,876 144,610 NET TOTAL 284,677 329,156 613,833 595,094 585,815 Number ° f Perso " 9 - VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-401944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. 1.—Head Offiice £ £ £ Salaries— Administrative Division 1 1 1 at £1,125 (Under-Secretary) .. .. .. .. 1,125 1,050 ~ Non-permanent 1 1 (£950) 950 Clerical Division £ 1 1 .. 1 at £875 (Assistant Under-Secretary) .. .. 875 * 53,240 Arrears at £35 per annum from 20/2/45 to 31/3/45 4 879 Other Salaries 179 165 179 (£95 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 57,478 50,84-6 ■ Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments 410 410 181 167 Estimated oredits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) £ Salaries, &c. .. .. .. .. 6,488 59,892 53,256 53,240 Other Charges for and incidental to — Animals Protection and Game Act —■ Expenses in connection with administration of .. 60 40 56 Sanctuaries for game, acquisition of .. .. .. 20 20 Assistance to stranded New-Zealanders (part recoverable).. 810 610 314 Auctioneers' license fees: Payment to local bodies (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 18,000 16,900 17,688 Cinematograph-fil ms —- Advisory Committee expenses .. .. .. 15 15 Commission on exhibitors' annual license fees .. .. 85 85 80 Expenses in connection with the censorship, refund of appeal fees, &c. .. .. .. .. 450 450 488

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued

(а) Mainly for .Royal Commission on licensing. (б) for establishing and operating the new district.

Number 1944-45. Of Persons. VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1945-46. Voted. Expended. 1945-461944-4,1 Subdivision No. I.—Read Office— continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to—continued Cinematograph Film Operators Licensing Board— Examiners' fees l f Fees and expenses of members . . • • • ■ General expenses .. . ■ • • • • • • Commissions of Inquiry (part recoverable) .. .. (a) 9,000 1,000 1,993 Deer, &c., destructionCompensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties and contingent expenses in connection therewith, including medical expenses, ex gratia payments arising out of employment, including reimbursement for loss of personal property Expenses of (part recoverable) .. .. • • 19,000 18,000 19,Ud Emergency Fire Service (includes travelling expenses and allowances, rents, postages, and other incidental expenses) (recoverable) 100 ° 00 Fresh-water fisheries and game — Camping-grounds and access .. ■ • • • • • Commission on sale of licenses ._. •• •• 350 Expenses in connection with, including wages of work- ' j i men, purchase of land, erection of buildings, and maintenance of motor-vehicles (part recoverable) Rotorua Acclimatization District .. . . •• 2,500 ' Southern Lakes Acclimatization District . . . . (6) 1,500 Fines, penalties, and license fees payable to Tuwharetoa Trust Board under Section 54 (2) of Native Purposes Act, 1931 ■; 107 1 Game farm, Rotorua, expenses in connection with (part recoverable) Refund of fishing license fees, camp site fees or rents as approved by the Minister .. • • ■ • l( r ' ~ River pollution: Costs of investigation .... 5 o Black shags, hawks, stoats, weasels, &c., destruction of (part recoverable) ...... • • 300 175 i°i Native bush preservation and amenity planting Education and propaganda . . . . ■ • • • National Advisory Committee expenses .. •• j 427 Office expenses • • 'Ann 900 iSl Office fittings, furniture, and requisites . . • • • ■ 4UU ( "Expenses under Animals Protection and Game Act .. 800 400 857 Ranging: Contribution towards 2.(X)0 1,202 l,Oia Refund of opossum trappers' license fees as approved r r 4 by the Minister .. .. • • ■ • • • , riQ ,~ Overtime and meal allowances .. Patriotic Purposes Emergency Regulations 1939 : Administration expenses, including overtime .. .. d.DW c,,uuu *,±u Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1>900 l,ot>U Physical welfare and recreation (part recoverable)— Area instructors, expenses in connection with .. .. 0,&UU o,zju o,uuo Accident compensation to cover voluntary leaders while engaged on behalf of Department in carrying out physical-welfare activities (including medical expenses) 50 1UU Expenses of National Council and of Committees set up under its control 45Q m General expenses .. • • ■ • • • • ■ Qm i 47.7 Printing and stationery .. 2 45 ' 245 Rent .. • • • • • • ; ■ , '" Repairs to privately-owned vehicles damaged 111 collision with departmental motor-vehicles (including incidental expenses)

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Number of officers, 42. Travelling-allowances, £664 6s. Id. ; travelling-expenses, £349 3s. 2d. ; car hire, £91 16s. 3d.

Number ° fPe '' aon8, VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945—46 1944--45 Voted. Kxpended. Subdivision No. I.—Head Office —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Totalizators, expenses incidental to inspection of .. 800 600 i 731 Transfer expenses of officers .. .. .... 50 50 : 1 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,000 900 (a) 1,105 War Funds Act, administration of .. .. 10 10 War graves and memorials — Battlefield memorials: France, Belgium, and Gallipoli, maintenance of .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 War graves and memorials (including those to be erected in provincial cemeteries) to soldiers and others (including wives and daughters of officers, and also of men of the British and allied navies who were killed or died in connection with the Maori and Great Wars), headstones and permanent work for, maintenance, renovation of, and. expenses in connection therewith, also funeral expenses of indigent soldiers (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. ... .. 4,500 4,000 4,897 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Emergency Fire Service: Transfer to War Expenses Account of part cost of equipment .. .. .. .. 32,000 32,000 Emergency Precautions Scheme (includes travelling expenses and allowances, rents, postages, and other incidental expenses) (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 98 Fire-watching expenses .. .. .. .. .. 8 War-risk insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 1,079 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Auctioneers'licenses .. .. .. 18,400 Cinematograph films appeal fees .. 20 Commissions of Inquiry .. .. 1,500 Beer .. .. .. .. 15,000 Emergency Fire Service .. .. 100 Fresh-water fisheries and game .. .. 500 Physical welfare .. .. .. 2,750 Postage .. .. .. .. 10 Stranded New-Zealanders .. .. 400 War graves .. .. .. .. 500 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 100 39,280 78,377 95,546 102,387 Total—Subdivision No. I.. .. .. 138,269 148,802 155,627 I Subdivision No. II.—Ministers' Secretaries Salaries— Other Salaries 29 ! 23 29 (£300 to £690) .. .. .. .. .. 18,189 15,547 \ 0 42 Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments . . 1,151 1,454 If 19,340 17,001 18,042 Other Charges for and incidental to — Meal-allowance .. .. .. .. 50 50 39 Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. .. 19,390 17,051 | 18,081

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued

(a) Offsot by free accommodation granted by the Board to Government Departments. (4) Number of officers, 26. Travelling-allowances, £22 6s. lOd.; travelling-expenses, £188 6s. lOd.; car hire, £12 16s. (c) Number of officers, 5. Travelling-allowances, £348 4s. 7d.; travelling-expenses, £182 16s. 4d. ; oar hire, £3 7s. 5d.; mileage-allowance, £130 10s. Bd.

Number 1944-45 of Persons. 1945—46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued Voted. I Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. III.—Messengers and Office-cleaners Salaries — Other Salaries 946 940 946 (£9 to £410) .. .. .. .. 226,771 204,114 Payment for Saturday, Sunday, holiday duty, and overtime 12,000 6,500 Salaries of staff employed in portion of Canterbury Provincial y 2JO, 926 Buildings under control of Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board («) 200 200 Salaries of officers 011 loan from other Departments .. 884- 757 _ Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries, &c. .. .. .. •• 50,000 239,855 211,571 219,926 — Other Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate grants to widows or next-of-kin of deceased officers _ .. •• 100 100 23 Medical attendance for messengers and office-cleaners, &c., injured on duty .. .. . . .. • • 15 15 ■" Motor cars, cycles, and accessories: Maintenance of (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. • • 400 200 204 Office-cleaning (including upkeep of grounds outside main centres), (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 8,000 7,000 7,453 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 100 100 109 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 50 75 2 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 200 150 (b) 223 Uniforms and overcoats for messengers .. .. 1,500 1,400 1,315 Contingencies .. .. .. • • • • 5 5 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Office-cleaning .. .. .. 1,600 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 300 1,900 10,370 9,045 9,340 Total-Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 250,225 220,616 229,266 Subdivision No. IV.—Explosives Branch Salaries — Other Salaries 14 13 14 (£130 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 5,360 4,662 | — Payments to Marine Department for services of magazine- r 4,808 keepers .. .. • • • ■ • • • • 75 75 J ' 5,435 4,737 4,808 Other Charges for and incidental to — Magazines: Expenses in connection with (recoverable) .. 1,600 1,600 1,660 Office expenses .. .. .. • • • ■ 160 160 105 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 200 150 205 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 250 250 193 Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. .. 100 50 85 Rent .. 340 340 307 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) .. 650 600 (c) 665

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) One instalment not paid in 1944 45. (b) Chiefly the cost of manufacturing into tablets the drug purchased last year.

Number of Persons. 1944—45 _____ VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1945-46. 1945—46| 1944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV.—Explosives Branch—continued £ £ f Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Explosives Act, expenses under— £ Expenses in connection with magazines 1,600 Licensing of motor-pumps .. .. 1,500 Printing, stationery, postages .. .. 25 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10 3,135 3,300 3,150 3,220 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 8,735 7,887 8,028 Subdivision No. V. —-Miscellaneous Services Salaries (including Relieving Staff) — Other Salaries 108 109 108 (£140 to £640) .. .. .. .. .. 30,859 26,170 1 Salaries of staff of National Art Gallery and Dominion , I Total Number Museum (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 4,663 4,236 f of Persons. Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments .. 607 738 'J 1,278 1,252 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— National Art Gallery and Dominion £ Museum: Salaries .. .. .. 4,663 Salaries of officers relieving in other Departments .. .. .. .. 14,823 19,486 36,129 31,144 j 30,614 Other Charges for and incidental to — — American Museum of Natural History : Purchase, assembly, and despatch of exhibits .. .. .. 25 25 Anzao Day Services, London : New Zealand's proportion of cost .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Colonial appointments, Board of Selection: Travellingexpenses of applicants in New Zealand and members of Board of Selection .. .. .. .. 10 10 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers . . 200 60 551 Conference of permanent firebrigadesmen : Transportation costs of delegates . . .. .. .. .. 50 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants under the Public Service and Teachers' Superannuation Funds and Civil Service Act, 1908, and to other persons in receipt of retiringallowances (part recoverable) .. .. .. (a) 81,500 80,770 (a) 58,474 Dogs Registration Amendment Act, 1937, prevention of hydatids under (recoverable) .. .. .. (6) 5,750 11,000 9,398 Emergency Regulations Act, 1939 : Fees and other expenses of members of committees or other bodies appointed by regulations under the Act .. .. .. .. 10 10 Entertaining visitors to the Dominion and official functions— Allowances to officers in connection with .. .. 50 50 56 Cost of .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 5,000 7,103 Exhibition of New Zealand art overseas .. .. 100 100 185 Exhibits for Museums, railage on .. .. .. 10 10 1 1 Expenses incurred as a result of Government House, Auckland, being in use for patriotic purposes : Additional to i j amount provided under Civil List Act, 1920 .. .. 300 300 j 177

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) The bulk of this expenditure wiii be recouped from the Forestry Department and afforestation companies when the Rotorua-Taupo forestry fire-protection scheme is inaugurated. (ft) Offset to some extent by free accommodation granted by the Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board to Government Departments.

Number of Persons. 1944-45. 1945-46. 1944-45 VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued Vopd. j Expended _. " Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Otheb Charges fob and incidental to—continued Fire Boards, subsidies to (Fire Brigades Act, 1926, section 26) .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,550 4,500 4,497 Flood, fire, earthquake, &c., damage, grants in relief of, and miscellaneous expenditure .. .. .. . „ 4,000 2,500 1,132 Forestry fire-engine, equipment for same, and standardization of Rotorua fire-fighting equipment . . . . (a) 1,000 Fuel for Government offices, including Canterbury Provincial Buildings, Christchurch .. .. .. .. (b) 2,900 2,900 2,873 Funeral expenses in England of late Tawera Moana Halbert 47 Government Buildings: Furnishings and fittings for retiring-rooms . . .. .. .. .. 100 100 Government Buildings Refreshment-rooms — Wellington : Grant towards cost of relief attendant . . 78 78 78 Auckland: Grant to tea-rooms committee .. .. 143 143 143 Grants in settlement of petitions .. .. .. 150 250 Grants — Boys' Brigade .. . . .. .. . . 250 200 200 Boy Scouts' Association, New Zealand .. .. 600 600 GOO Girl Guides' Association .. .. .. 500 Institute of Public Administration : Towards cost of publication . . . . . . ... .. 100 100 100 Makogai Leper Trust.. .. .. .. .. 200 National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Board of Trustees for maintenance .. .. .. 8,500 8,500 8,500 New Zealand Returned Services' Association— Freight on poppies .. .. .. .. 50 25 47 Towards rail fares of delegates attending annual Council 50 50 50 Public Service Women's Club (Inc.): Towards cost of wages of staff for cafeteria .. . •. .. .. 150 150 150 Rod and Gun Club, Southern Lakes District . . . . 100 Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals : Rail passes for Inspectors .. .. .. .. 450 450 317 South African War Veterans' Association : Rail fares of delegates to annual meeting .. .. .. 30 30 30 Swimming and Life-saving Societies .. .. .. 400 400 400 United Fire Brigades' Association of New Zealand — Towards expenses of administration and conference .. 500 500 500 Towards rail fares of delegates to conference and demonstration .. .. .. .. 500 500 426 War Funds Council, for South African veterans .. 250 250 250 Historical and other publications (part recoverable) .. 300 650 30 Historical and national reserves, buildings, and monuments : Acquisition, construction, restoration, repairs, and maintenance (including travelling-expenses) .. .. 3,000 5,000 1,598 Light, power, and water for Government buildings and Canterbury Provincial Buildings, Christchurch (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. (6) 17,500 16,500 18,058 New Zealand Gazette : Cost of printing (part recoverable) .. 5,500 5,500 5,134 Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. 25 30 Parliaments of the Empire : Contribution towards cost of producing journal (London publication) .. . /. 437 250 250 Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. . . .. .. 250 250 405 Payment to Department of Island Territories: Cost of free passages granted on N.Z.M.V. " Maui Pomare " 50 50 ( Personal effects of Ministers, transfer of .... 20 20 2

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Number of officers, 19. Travelling-allowances, £189 2s. lOd. ; travelling-expenses, £186 2s. (b) Official wreaths, £11 16s. ; advertising, £1 ; fidelity-guarantee premium, 7s. 6d. ; certificate under the Law Practitioners Act, 1931, £5 ss. : total, £18 Bs. 6d.

Number ... of Persons. 1945-46 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. VOTE —INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued —— £ £ £ Subdivision No. V. —Miscellaneous Services —continued Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Post Office AccountFranked Government telegrams .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 1,000 Franked telephone communications .. .. .. 3,500 3,500 3,500 Ministerial and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' telegraphic memoranda .. .. .. .. 3,800 3,800 3,800 Post-war Aviation Conference, expenses incidental to .. 5,700 Printing, stationery, and requisites, Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' offices .. .. .. 600 600 661 Publications for despatch to United States of America . . 50 50 Publications (including newspapers and books), Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' offices .. .. 450 450 448 Public Service Superannuation Fund — Contribution to (P.S.S. Act, 1927, section 50) .. .. 86,000 86,000 86,000 Contribution to meet increased allowances to widows and children (P.S.S. Act, 1927, section 114) .. .. 25,300 22,800 23,628 Contribution to : Under provisions of Statutes Amendment Act, 1936, section 27 .. .. .. 764 764 764 Regulations Act, 1936 : Expenses of printing regulations, &c. (recoverable) .. .. .. .. • • 1,900 1,900 1,825 Rental of offices occupied by High Commissioner for Australia in New Zealand (reciprocal) .. .. 800 800 778 Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, fines paid to (Police Offences Act, 1927, section 15) .. 25 25 Superannuation funds: Reimbursement of amount of reduction of rate of interest on mortgages and loss on conversion .. .. .. .. .. 20,235 21,325 21,251 Telegrams beyond the Dominion .., .. .. 1,250 900 1,411 Telephone services, Ministers and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. .. 1,900 1,500 1,876 Transfer expenses of officers .. .. .. .. 20 20 30 Travelling allowances and expenses of — Ministers and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries (allowances only as authorized by the Civil List Act, 1920, and the Civil List Amendment Act, 1936) .. .. 2,750 2,500 2,847 Ministers and their wives and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries: Expenses .. .. .. .. 8,500 6,750 8,417 Private Secretaries to Ministers .. .. .. 5,500 5,000 5,574 Ministerial staff .. .. .. .. .. 500 500 (a) 375 Members of the General Assembly (Finance Aot, 1936, section 39) .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 6 Turnbull Library — Binding of books .. .. .. . • • • 300 300 139 Incidental expenses .. .. .. .. 700 600 503 Purchase of books .. .. .. .. . • 400 400 304 Renovations and alterations to premises .. .. 400 Works of art, Maori antiquities, and scientific specimens : Acquisition (including travelling and other incidental expenses in connection with investigations) .. .. 300 200 184 Contingencies .. .. .. •. •. 50 50 (6) 18 Advance to destitute family to return to Australia (recoverable) .. .. .. ,. • ■ • • ■ • 36 36 Compassionate grant to widowed mother of L. B. Burgess, deceased, clerk, Wellington . . .. .. • • 62 6'2 Damage to private motor-van by departmental van .... 6 6 Grants — East Molesey Cricket Club, Surrey, England .. .. • • 125 125 New Zealand Council of Sport .. .. • • • • 300 300 Invercargill Licensing Trust Bill: Travelling-expenses of local-body representatives visiting Wellington for consultation .... .. .. .. • • 40 38

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued

a , . Other E i , f I ™ a^ t d ' Estimated. Recovered. . , Balaries Charges. ' 1944-45. 1944-45. (a) Credits-in-aid — £ 10 ™- £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. 0,488 39,280 45,768 42,710 51,366 II .. . . .... .. .. 100 41 111 .. .. .. 50,000 1,900 51,900 47,575 55,409 IV .. .. .. .. 3,135 3,135 3,160 3,161 V .. .. .. 19,486 38,115 57,601 48,331 34,633 Totals .. .. .. 75,974 82,430 158,404 141,876 144,610

Number ° fPersom - 1945-46. 94 45 ' 1945-461944h15 VOTE —INTERNAL AFFAIRS continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V. —Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Renovation and alteration of offices occupied by High Commissioner for Australia in New Zealand (part recoverable) .. .. .. ■ ■ • • .. 572 572 Town-planning : Expenses in connection with (including travelling - expenses of Board and Town - planning Adviser) .. .. .. .. .. • ■ .. 200 138 Visit of Right Hon. the Prime Minister and party to England, &c., in 1941 : General expenses (balance) .. .. .. 442 446 Visit of Right Hon. the Prime Minister and party to Australia to attend Pacific Conference : General expenses (balance) .. .. .. . • • • ■ • .. 32 32 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Contributions towards — £ Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants .. 21,715 Increased allowances to widows and children .. .. .. .. 8,200 Dogs Registration Amendment Act, 1937.. 4,000 Light, power, and water .. .. 400 Publications .. .. .. .. 300 New Zealand Gazette .. .. .. 1,500 Regulations Act, 1936 .. .. .. 1,900 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 100 38,115 319,489 311,470 288,809 Total—Subdivision No. V .. .. 355,618 342,614 319,423 GROSS Total 772,237 736,970 730,425 Credits-IN-AID (a) .. .. .. .. 158,404 141,876 144,610 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 613,833 595,094 585,815 I

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES

Minister of Island Territories AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Island Territories. Summary

(а) £42,050 now included in public accounts as " Other Receipts, Department of Island Territories." (б) Numerical increase in staff, also scale of wages throughout Service increased. (c) Includes exchange on London payments. Annual contribution for 1944-45 did not come to charge in that year. (d) Underestimated.

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. | Expended. : : 5 I Vote —Island Territories— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Head Office .. .. 4,779 3,835 8,614 7,645 8,220 „ II.—New Zealand Reparation Estates .. .. .. .. 157,166 157,166 103,381 136,774 „ III. —Export of bananas from Samoa .. 88,000 88,000 48,000 31,304 „ IV.—Cook and other Islands .. .. 69,897 69,897 111,966 90,655 „ V. —N.Z.G.M.V." Maui Pomare" .. 64,500 64,500 56,500 62,477 GROSS Total 4,779 j 383,398 388,177 327,492 329,430 Credits-in-Aid .. .. .. (a) 43,200 42,724 NET TOTAL.. .. .. .. 4,779 383,398 388,177 284,292 286,706 I I • Number of Persons / 1944: —45. VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 , . Voted. lixpended. Subdivision No. I. —Head Office Salaries — £ £ £ Clerical Division 1 1 1 at £875 (Secretary) .. .. .. .. .. 875 800 4,049 Other Salaries 14 12 14 (£154 to £498) .. .. .. .. .. 3,904 2,814 15 13 (6) 4,779 3,614 4,049 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to Bureau of Tropical Diseases, London .. (c) 250 '200 125 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 110 215 66 Office premises, renovation, removal to', and alterations .. 100 471 (d) 627 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 300 360 234 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 2,520 2,510 (d) 2,813 Printing and stationery .. .. .. ., 150 120 i 145

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued

(re) Number of officers, 2. Travelling-allowances, £17 10s. 4d.; travelling-expenses, £7 3s. Bd.; motor hire, £1 13s. Bd.; purchase of tram concession tickets for office, £4. (b) Stocks of tropical clothing held for issuo to Ministerial and Government officials visiting Islands. (c) Rent additional storage space, £25 15s. sd. (d) Underestimated. (e) Includes £6,660 for planting of rubber, £5,838 for development of land vacated by United States Forces, £5,455 for purchase of pipe-line. (/) Includes cost of purchase of local produce to fulfil shipments for supply to New Zealand manufacturers, also stores for resale to plantation staifs. (g) Estimated receipts for 1945-46, £161,625. (h) Increased production of bananas. This expenditure will be fully recouped from sale of bananas. (i) Provision for two water-cisterns, £1,000. (j) Includes estimated balance of cost of tuberculosis sanatorium, £16,669. £19,521 provided in 1944-45 estimates, but only £3,606 was expended up to 31st March, 1945. (lc) Includes £709 provided in 1944—45 for additional radio equipment which did not come to oharge until 1945-46.

Number 1944-45 of Persons. VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I. Head Office —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 30 30 (a) 30 Tropical clothing, purchase and maintenance of .. .. (b) 355 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 (c) 26 Miscellaneous payments due to former officers of the Samoan Public Service on return to New Zealand .. .. ■ • 20 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. • • 85 (d) 105 3,835 4,031 4,171 Total —Subdivision No. 1 .. .. 8,614 7,645 8,220 Subdivision No. II. —New Zealand Reparation Estates Salaries, Wages, Purchase of Stores, Maintenance of Plantations, and General Expenses (including capital expenditure)— Improvements .. .. .. .. .. (e) 20,058 16,090 9,747 Maintenance of plantations .. .. .. .. 45,216 46,271 42,001 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. 191 148 95 Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. .. 3,722 2,871 4,219 Stores and general expenses .. .. .. .. (0 87,979 37,761 (f) 80,712 Renewals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 240 Total —SubdivisionNo.il .. .. (</)157,166 103,381 136,774 Subdivision No. III. —Ex-port of Bananas from Samoa Purchase of bananas, stores, and general expenses .. (h) 88,000 48,000 31,304 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 88,000 48,000 31,304 Subdivision No. IV —Cook and other Islands Subsidies, &c., to Cook and other Islands :— Other Charges for and Incidental to — Government Scholarships in New Zealand for students from Western Samoa .. .. .. .. .. 3,350 Nassau Island (Northern Cook Group), purchase of .. 2,100 Niue Fruit Account, advance to (recoverable) .. .. 5,000 Reimbursement of Samoan Administration for expenditure incurred on behalf of Tokelau Islands .. (i) 1,000 1,100 454 Subsidy to — Cook Islands Administration .. ... .. (j) 43,669 47,521 31,209 Niue Island Administration .. .. .. (k) 8,524 10,700 10,000 South Pacific Health Service .. .. .. 5,100 j 1,295

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued

(a) Total cost £540, of which £40 was paid from " Unauthorized " in 1944-45. (b) Underestimated. Estimated. Recovered. (c) Credits-in-aid— 1944-45. 1944-45. £ £ Subdivision I .. .. ~ .. .. 71 ll' ... .. .. .. .. .. 600 1,414 HI .. .. . . .. .. .. 600 V .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,000 41,239 43,200 42,724 (d) £42,050 now included in public accounts as " Other Receipts, Department of Island Territories."

Number of Persons. 1944-45. 1945-45. 1945-46] 944-45 VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued Voted. 1 Expended. ~"! ~ . . ' 1 *" Subdivision No. IV —Cook and other Islands—continued £ £ £ Subsidies, die., to Cook and other Islands—continued Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Subsidy to —continued Visit of Prime Minister and party to Islands . . . . (a) 500 Visit of Director of Education and departmental officers to Islands .. .. .. .. .. 354: Visit of Secretary of Labour and Chief Clerk, Labour Department, to Islands .. .. .. 300 Airport, Rarotonga .. .. .. .. .. 51,350 48,992 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 69,897 111,966 90,655 Subdivision No. V—N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomdre " N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare Additional generator (cost[and installation) .. . 2,500 Working-expenses, salaries, wages, &c. .. .. .. 62,000 56,000 (b) 62,477 New engines (balance of cost) . . .. .. .. . . 500 Total—Subdivision No. V.. .. .. 64,500 56,500 62,477 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 388,177 327,492 329,430 Credits-in-aid (c) .. .. .. .. (d) 43,200 42,724 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 388,177 284,292 286,706

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Printing and Stationery Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Printing and Stationery Department. Summary

(a) Includes provision for machinery already received and now machinery under order. (b) Includes cost of repairs provided for during last year but not brought to charge. (c) Contingencies : Expenses of officer taking up duty, £1 10s. I Id.; sundries, lis. : total, £2 Is. lid.

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Printing and Stationery— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 156,702 256,767 413,469 4-34,379 409,035 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. 156,702 256,767 413,469 434,379 409,035 Number of Persons. 1945-46 1944-45. 1945-46jl944-45 VOTE-PRINTING AND STATIONERY ' Kxpended . Salaries— Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,025 (Government Printer) .. .. .. 1,025 950 Other Salaries 137,530 485 462 485 (£100 to £790) .. .. .. .. .. 155,677 128,639 486 463 156,702 129,589 137,530 Other Charges for and Incidental to — Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers . . 642 Department of External Affairs : Proportion of rent and clerical work, High Commissioner's Office, London .. 425 425 425 Department of Internal Affairs : Proportion of cost of uniforms for messengers and night-watchmen .. . . 35 35 35 Freight, cartage, insurance . . . . . . . . 20,000 30,000 19,386 Machinery, plant, tools, and accessories.. .. .. (a) 11,765 13,000 5,614 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 5,210 5,300 4,963 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 17,000 17,000 21,025 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. 150 150 228 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,720 1,660 1,469 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 3,855 3,462 Repairs to premises, &c. .. .. .. .. (b) 5,500 4,025 1,744 Stationery, paper, &c., and office requisites .. .. 170,000 208,990 194,403 Stores, bookbinding-material, and printing-ink .. .. 20,250 20,000 18,007 Type and printing material . . . . .. . . 20 20 13 Type metal . . .. .. .. .. .. 500 300 729 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 30 (c) 2 256,767 304,790 271,505 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 413,469 434,379 409,035 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. 413,469 434,379 409,035

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MARINE DEPARTMENT

Minister of Marine AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Marine Department. Summary

(а) Improved lighting in head office. (б) Number of officers, 8. Motor hire, £4 ; travelling-allowances, £134 ; rail and boat fares, &c., £50. (c) Fidelity guarantee premium, £2.

1945-46. 1944-45. _ . . Salaries. 1 Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote-—Marine — £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Head Office .. .. 13,947 3,098 17,045 15,111 14,031 11.—Harbours .. .. 1,779 2,600 4,379 4,505 3,250 III.—Lighthouses .. .. 24,338 48,060 72,398 45,062 47,846 „ IV.—Mercantile Marine .. 19,154 11,895 31,049 30,747 30,320 „ V. —Inspection of Machinery .. 25,137 7,445 32,582 30,163 28,879 VI.—Fisheries .. ' .. 10,535 10,615 \ 21,150 19,076 18,987 ,, VII.—Westport Harbour . . 11,665 41,230 ' 52,895 70,359 59,580 GROSS Total .. .. .. 106,555 124,943 231,498 215,023 202,893 Cbedits-in-AID .. .. .. 75 25,045 25,120 12,995 19,042 NET TOTAL .. .. 106,480 99,898 206,378 202,028 183,851 Number ofPersons - VOTE—MARINE ' 1945-46. ' 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. l__ Subdivision No. I.—Head Office £ £ £ SalariesAdministrative Division 1 1 1 at £1,075 (Secretary) .. .. .. .. 1,075 1,000 Professional Division 1 1 1 at £91 (also Engineer-iu-Chief, Public Works Department, 11 nw £1,475) 91 9i r 1,Jm Other Salaries 38 37 38 (£100 to £740) .. .. .. .. .. 12,781 11,300 40 39 13,947 12,391 11,056 Other Charges for and incidental to — Additional lighting .. . . .. .. .. (a) 68 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 145 135 130 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 170 100 67 Overtime, meal allowances, &c. .. .. .. 400 300 363 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 600 520 644 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 175 150 231 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,350 1,350 1,350 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 5 5 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 175 150 (b) 188 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 (c) 2

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Construction of model progressing ; no expenditure charged to date. (b) Work not yet put in hand. (c) lixpenditure higher than anticipated. (d) Number of officers, 9. Travelling-allowancos, £94 ; rail and boat fares, &c., £24, (e) Additional supplies of kerosene for storage tanks at lighthouses, 4

Number ofPpranns 1944-45. V OTE —MARINE—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. | Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Head Office —continued £ ' £ £ Other Charges tor and incidental to —continued Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 50 Services for other Departments .. .. 1,500 1,550 3,098 2,720 2,975 Total—Subdivision No. I.. .. .. 17,045 15,111 14,031 Subdivision No. II.—Harbours Salaries — Other Salaries 7 7 7 (£25 to £485) .. .. .. .. .. 1,779 1,580 1,604 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cargo-working gear, investigations connected with .. 5 5 10 Foreshores, expenses of supervision, protection, and maintenance of .. .. .. .. 300 400 288 Greymouth Harbour Model: Subsidy £1 for £1 .. .. 1,000 1,000 (a) Harbour maintenance (including upkeep of buoys, beacons, and harbour lights) .. .. .. .. 300 300 307 Hokianga County Council: Subsidy .. .. .. 250 250 250 Kenepuru Sound : Grant for repairs to wharves .. .. 55 55 (b) Launches: Repairs and maintenance, &c. .. .. 300 280 (c) 411 Mokau Harbour Board: Subsidy .. .. .. 100 100 100 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 10 Okarito Harbour: Grant for opening bar .. .. 25 25 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 65 65 72 Picton Harbour : Repairs to Harbourmaster's residence .. 25 70 48 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 10 10 12 Prosecutions under Harbours Act .. .. .. 10 10 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 20 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 10 10 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 100 100 (d) 118 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Picton Harbour: Boat-shed .. .. .. .. • ■ 200 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 50 2,600 2,925 1,646 Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. 4,379 4,505 3,250 Subdivision No. III. —Lighthouses Salaries — Other Salaries 64 64 64 (£260 to £380) 19,838 18,267 \ lg 046 Temporary keepers' wages .. .. .. .. 4,500 3,000 y 24,338 21,267 19,046 Other Charges for and incidental to — — Books, magazines, and newspapers .. .. .. 100 80 127 Eog-signals, maintenance of .. .. .. 700 780 748 Fuel for lights: Gas, kerosene, &c. .. .. .. 1,800 1,500 (e) 2,184

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DETAILS OP ESTIMATES FOR THE

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Part recoverable from charterers. (b) G.s.s. " Matai " returned to Department in January, 1945. (c) Repairs to Marine Store, Pipitea. (d) Includes expenditure incurred in previous financial year. (e) Expenditure anticipated to be less consequent upon return of lighthouse tender to Department. (/) Expenditure last year overestimated. (g) Number of officers, 20. Motor hire, £14 ; travelling-allowances, £21 ; rail and boat fares, &0., £118. (h) Refund of board to lightkeeper attending inquest, £4; refund of board to lightkeeper's wife awaiting admission to hospital, £4 ; compensation for stores lost, £1 : total, £9. (i) Includes £1,000 for purchase of t.s.s." Wairua," and £1,100 for fitting out vessel. Balance to meet doflcit in runningexpenses, if necessary. (j) Fewer charts purchased consequent upon greatly decreased demand.

N um ber of Persons. 1944-45. VOTE—MARINE—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. III.—Lighthouses—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Horses, vehicles, and harness— Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 50 100 51 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 300 350 300 Lighthouse tender, working-expenses of .. .. (a) 30,000 10 (b) 3,473 Lightkeepers : Compensation, &c., for loss of stores and effects, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .10 30 Marine Store : Repairs to building .. .. .. (c) 215 Medical examinations and expenses .. .. .. 50 50 81 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. . . . . 200 300 169 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 150 200 60 Repairs and maintenance of lighthouses, dwellings, &c. .. 11,000 14,000 (d) 15,414 Services for Meteorological Office (recoverable) .. .. 275 250 279 Stores, mails, &c., for lighthouses : Transport and delivery charges, &c. .. .. .. .. (e) 2,500 4,500 4,649 Telephone allowances (recoverable) .. .. .. 50 55 45 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 500 800 (/) 443 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 150 80 (g) 153 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 (h) 9 Huts, purchase and erection of .. .. .. .. 300 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. .. 400 615 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Recoveries— £ Lighthouse tender, charter of .. 12,000 Services for Meteorological Office .. 275 Telephone allowances .. .. 50 Miscellaneous .. .. ., .. 200 12,525 48,060 23,795 I 28,800 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 72,398 45,062 47,846 Subdivision No. IV.—Mercantile Marine Salaries— Other Salaries 39 43 39 (£185 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 19,154 18,072 17,975 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bluff - Stewart Island Perry Service .. .. .. (i) 3,100 2,200 1,630 Charts (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 2,000 (j) 835 Checking passenger traffic: Overtime .. .. .. 800 900 799 Distressed seamen, maintenance and repatriation of .. 100 100 42 Examinations, expenses connected with .. .. 300 300 345 Great Barrier Island: Shipping subsidy .. .. 1,000 1,000 1,000

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Expenditure higher than anticipated due to printing of additional copies of Part 11. (b) Additional overtime for ship repairs staff owing to influx of vessels for repairs. (c) Last year's expenditure includes purchase of school equipment. ((Z) Recoverable from owners of vessels undergoing repairs. (e) Expenditure higher than anticipated. (/) Necessary renovations to local shipping office. (<j) Number of officers, 20. Motor hiro, £137 ; rail and boat fares, &c., £194; travelling-allowances, £106 ; motor-car allowances, £4. (h) Internal adjustment of incorrect credit, £15 ; cartage waste paper to Social Security Department, £1 ; fee for services in arbitration case, £3 : total, £19. 4*

Number of Persona 194~4 45. 1945-46. _ 1945-4011944-45 Voted. Expended. [ VOTE—MARINE—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. IV. —Mercantile Marine —continued Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Lake Moana launch slipway .. .. .. .. 40 55 16 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. .. .. 100 150 4 " New Zealand Nautical Almanac " and preparation of Tidetables (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 350 400 (a) 7.59 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 120 110 98 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 100 100 137 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 1,500 1,200 (b) 2,054 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 775 650 764 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 250 250 237 Prosecutions under Shipping and Seamen Act .. .. 10 10 40 Refund of light dues under special circumstances .. 50 200 150 Removal of offices .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 790 790 788 Saleable books and forms (recoverable) .. .. 150 200 133 School of Navigation : Maintenance of equipment .. 200 1,050 (c) 919 Ship repairs, costing service, expenses of .. .. (d) 500 250 (e) 717 Shipping and Seamen Act; Miscellaneous expenses of administration .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 7 Shipping casualties: Inquiries, &c. ■ .. .. 50 50 Shipping Office, Wellington : Renovations .. .. (/) 155 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 75 120 151 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 350 200 (g) 441 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 (h) 19 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. .. 200 100 Search for missing vessels .. .. .. .. .. 160 160 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ School of Navigation : Fees .. .. 500 Ship repair costing service .. .. 5,000 Shipping subsidies (Mails) —• Bluff-Stewart Island .. .. 700 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 300 Services for other Departments .. .. 700 Charts .. .. .. .. 1,000 Nautical Almanac .. .. .. 200 Overtime, Nautical Surveyors, &c. .. 500 Refunds of costs of nautical inquiries .. 10 Saleable books and forms .. .. 500 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 50 9,460 11,895 12,675 12,345 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 31,049 30,747 30,320

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

{a) Number of officers, 39. Motor hire, £141 ; motor-car allowances, £924 ; rail and boat fares, &c., £461 ; travellingallowances, £1,416. (b) Compensation for damage to clothing, £2,

Number ofPerson8 - 1945-46. 1944-45. 1946-461944-45 VOTE MARINE Continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V.—Inspection of Machinery and Survey £ £ £ of Ships Salaries— Professional Division 1 1 1 at £875 (Chief Inspector of Machinery and Chief Surveyor of Ships) .. .. .. .. .. .. 875 800 Other Salaries f 20,677 44 45 44 (£170 to £740) .. .. .. .. .. 24,262 21,348 J 45 46 25,137 22,148 20,677 Other Charges for and incidental to — ; Inquiries and technical investigations .. .. .. 10 10 2 Motor-vehicles— Maintenance, &c., and accident costs .. .. 1,000 830 1,012 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 280 600 495 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 115 115 105 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 100 100 147 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 150 150 160 Post and Telegraph Department: Payments to .. .. 950 870 947 Printing and stationery, including " Safety " posters .. 500 500 609 Prosecutions under the Inspection of Machinery Act .. 10 10 8 Removal of offices .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 1,400 1,223 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 100 400 550 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 3,000 3,000 (a) 2,942 Welding course for Inspectors .. .. .. 10 10 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 (b) 2 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Overtime, Inspectors of Machinery, &c. .. 200 Services for other Departments .. .. 1,000 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 50 1,250 7,445 8,015 8,202 Total—Subdivision No. V .. .. .. 32,582 30,163 28,879 Subdivision No. VI.—Fisheries Salaries— Professional Division 1 1 1 at £875 (Chief Inspector of Fisheries) .. .. 875 800 Other Salaries (* 8,877 65 66 65 (£5 to £590) .. .. .. .. .. 9,660 8,701 J 66 67 10,535 9,501 8,877 Other Charges for and incidental to — Barges, purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 800 300 175 Fisheries Act: Miscellaneous expenses of administration .. 10 10 2 Fisheries investigation .. .. .. .. 100 100 87 Fresh-water fisheries research .. .. .. .. 20 20 Launches, maintenance and working-expenses of .. 700 700 667

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Slight additional cost of picking oysters. lb) Additional printing of forms necessary. „ ino ~ {n (c) Number of officers, 18. Motor hire, £63 ; rail and boat fares, £240 ; travelling-allowances, £498 ; motor-car allowances, £11. Id) Transfer of old lighthouse dwelling from Poutu to Whakapirau. „ Ilnn> v (e.) Car for funeral of deceased officer, £2 ; refund of medical expenses, £3 ; expenses in connection with Bluff oyster survey, £1 : total, £6. „ (/) Costs awarded by Court; result of fatal accident on dredge " Kubi Seddon. (r/) Increased costs in an endeavour to keep this port open. (h) Expenditure increased consequent upon the payment of standby allowances to dredge employees. (i) Number of officers, 4. Motor-car allowances, £16 ; travelling-allowances, £45 ; rail and boat tares, Sc., 1-S. (j) Expenses of relieving Harbourmaster taking up appointment, £34. (k) Now included in Public Works Account vote " Lighthouses and Harbour-works see page It>9. • (I) Costs to date consist of expenses of Engineering Committees in endeavour to arrive at long-term solution.

Number 1944-45 of Persons. VOTE —MARINE —continued 1945-46. ' 1945-461944-46 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI. —Fisheries—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Motor-vehicles: Maintenance, &c., and accident costs .. 200 250 27-i Office expenses .. .. • • • • • • 50 50 41 Office fittings and requisites, and office repairs .. .. 100 100 101 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. • • 20 20 o0 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department . . .. 150 170 loO Picking and sale of oysters (recoverable) .. •• 5,000 5,000 (a) 5,758 Planting oysters (recoverable), (on account) .. 1,000 1,000 749 Portobello Marine Fish Hatchery Board : Grant .. 300 315 olo Printing and stationery .. .. • • • • 50 50 (o) 171 Prosecutions under the Fisheries Act, 1908 .. .. 40 40 95 Rent .. .. .... •• 275 280 256 Salmon fisheries, expenses in connection with .. .. 100 100 1^1 Toheroas : Investigation, research, and protection, &c. .. 50 20 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. 10 ''' • ■ Travelling allowances and expenses .. • • ■ • 850 850 (e) Whakapirau residence: Removal from Pouto to Whakapirau {d) 780 .. •• Contingencies .. .. * •• •• 1° ' ,12 lop Compassionate allowance to widow of deceased officer .. • • 180 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. • .. .. • • 150 10,615 9,575 10,110 Total —Subdivision No. VI ■■ ■■ 21,150 19,076 18,987 Subdivision No. VII. —Westport Harbour Salaries — Other Salaries 28 22 28 (£185 to £840) .. .. .. •• •• 11,665 9,734 9,705 Total Number of Persons. Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public 289 288 Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Contribution from Department of Internal £ Affairs .. • • • • • • 75 Other Charges for and incidental to — Compensation for accidents .. .. •• •• 100 4.300 i\in't?z Dredging (including repairs and maintenance) .. .. 35,000 30,000 (g) 40,4M Endowments, cost of administration of .. .. 400 500 686 Harbour maintenance and working-expenses .. .. 5,000 o,000 ' * Launch, maintenance and working-expenses of .. .. 100 100 71 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. • • • ■ 75 100 Office expenses 150 120 If Overtime and meal allowances .. .. •• 150 25 777 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 125 150 11/ Services for meteorological offices (recoverable) .. .. 20 20 Travelling allowances and expenses .. . • ■ • 100 100 (») Contingencies 1° 10 34 Harbour improvements (on account) W 20,000 (1) 10 Motor-vehicles, purchase of

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DETAILS OP ESTIMATES FOR THE

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

Salaries. Charges. B M4™4s?' (a) Credits-in-aid:— £ £ J-otai. Subdivision I .. .. .. .... 1,550 1,550 850 1,585 II • • .. .. .. .... 50 50 50 76 111 •• .. .. .. .... 12,525 • 12,525 500 560 IV .. - .. .. .. .. „ 9,460 9,460 9,360 14,974 V .. .. .. .. .... 1,250 1,250 1,950 1,322 VI .. .. .. .. .... 150 150 150 365 „ VII .. .. .. .. ..75 60 135 135 160 75 25,045 25,120 12,995 19,042

Number V OTE—MARINE—continued 1945-46. 1911-15. 1945-46|l ( J44-45 Vntfid Kirrmnrlprl ! Subdivision No. VII.— Westport Harbour—continued ■I £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Estimated oredits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Meteorological services .. .. 20 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 40 60 41,230 60,625 49,875 Total—Subdivision No. VII .. .. 52,895 70,359 59,580 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. 231,498 215,023 202,893 Oredits-IN-AID (a) .. .. .. .. 25,120 12,995 19,042 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 206,378 202,028 183,851

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

Minister of Labour AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of Labour. Summary

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges, i Total. Voted. Expended. - j— — ■ — Vote—Labour — £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Labour .. .. .. 83,094 46,010 129,104 116,/40 114,741 „ II.—Immigration .. .. ■■ 1,052 1,052 1,052 994 III.—Employment Promotion .. .. 133,400 133,400 149,250 126, /60 GROSS Total 83,094 180,462 263,556 267,042 242,495 Credits-IN-AID .. .. 150 1,625 1,775 1,875 3,352 NET TOTAL .. . .. .. 82,944 178,837 261,781 265,167 239,143 Number 5 1944-45. Of Persons. VOTE—LABOUR 1945-46. ' 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Labour £ £ £ Salaries— Administrative Division 1 1 1 at £1,200 (Secretary) .. .. •• •• 1,200 1,050 Other Salaries 210 210 210 (£100 to £840) .. .. .. •• 73,971 62,180 Compensation Court— 1 1 .. .. •• •• •• 2 ' 000 2 > 000 Judge's Associate— 1 1 1 (£380) 380 315 I 68,695 Court of Arbitration — Nominated members (Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925, section 73) — 2 2 | 2 (£825) • .. .. •• •• M 60 i' 500 Registrar— £ 1 1 1 (£590) . • ■ • •• 590 Arrears, 30/6/44-31/3/45 at £75 per annum 57 ' ' ' ' ' r 647 515 Stipendiary Magistrate— 1 1 1 (£1,100) M00 900

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued

(a) Increase 1945—4:6 due to new scale rates and scale increments. (b) Cost lesH than anticipated. (e) Increase in number of industrial disputes. (d) Court engaged on Apprenticeship Inquiry for part of year only. (e) Overexpenditure due to greater number of disputes than anticipated. (/) Commissioners (3 at £1,325), £3,975; Waterfront Controllers (2 at £925, 2 at £825), £3,500; Assistant Waterfront Controllers (2 at £875), £1,750 ; Wharf Superintendents (7 at £675), £4,725 ; Clerical Division (Secretary and staff), L £• • ' cos t-°f-living allowances, £312; telephones, postages, cleaning, lighting, &c., £1,400* ? °, e r^ lt i ur e and fittings, £300 ; printing and stationery, £200 ; rent, £1,300 ; travelling allowances and expenses', toSU : totaJ > p0,962, less amount chargeable to Waterfront Control Commission Funds, £B,292—net total, £12,670. (</) Fewer meetings held than anticipated. (h) Costs less than anticipated. (t) Expenditure not brought to charge 1944-45. (j) Increase in maintenance charges.

Number ofP "» onB - V OTE—LABOUR—continued 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 , ,, . , „ , , Subdivision No. I.—Labour—continued Voted. Expended. Other Salaries—continued £ £ £ Salaries of Conciliation Commissioners (Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925, Section 40)— £ 3 3 2 (£625); 1 (£575) 1,825 Arrears, 30/6/44-31/3/45 at £75 per annum .. 171 — 1,996 1,600 Allowances to Conciliation Commissioners acting as Wages Commissioners— _ __ 3 ( £5 0) • • • • • • .. .. .. 150 150 220 220 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public i Revenues Act, 1926— £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 150 | (a)83,094 70,210 68,695 — . Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to police and other officers acting as departmental agents .. .. .. .. .. 900 950 883 Bicycles— Purchase of .. .. .. .. ,, 15 15 Maintenance of and repairs to .. .. • 25 15 22 Building Committees, national and local: Expenses in connection therewith .. .. .. 500 2,000 (b) 498 Conciliation Councils under Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925— Fees to assessors .. 2,750 2,000 (c) 2,640 1 ravelling allowances and expenses of assessors and Conciliation Commissioners .. .. .. .. 2,750 2 750 2 744 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. 350 Compensation Court (Compensation Court Regulations 1940) : Travelling allowances and expenses, &c. .. 900 1,250 869 Court of Arbitration : Travelling allowances and expenses 1,500 2,000 (d) 1,367 Department of Justice: Services of officers of RegistrarGeneral's Branch .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 50 Emergency Disputes Committees under Strike and Lockout Emergency Regulations 1939 : Expenses in connection therewith .. .. .. .. .. 200 50 (e) 290 Ex gratia payment to A. Gorrie : Fair Rents Act rent reduction procedure .. .. .. .. 50 Grant to Waterfront Control Commission towards salaries and administration expenses .. .. .. (f) 12,670 11,870 11 870 Grants to next-of-kin of officers killed on active service .. 100 100 9 Industrial Emergency Council (Industrial Emergency Council Regulations 1939): Expenses in connection therewith .. .. .. .. 150 400 (g) 115 International Labour Conference: Travelling and other expenses of delegates .. .. .. .. 2,500 3,250 (h) 2,325 Motor-vehicles— Purchase of . 300 750 u\ 265 Maintenance of and repairs to .. .. .. 2,000 1,750 (j) 1 876 °® ce^P ellses J ••. . M00 1/210 1,242 Uttice fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 500 650 523 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 100 125 103

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued

(a) Additional printing required arising out of new legislation. (b) Some expenditure not brought to charge 1944-45. (e) Costs have increased as officers have been unable to obtain houses. (d) Number of officers, 89. Motor hire (mainly Post and Telegraph vehicles), £8(52 ; other travelling, £1,840. (e) Medical reports for Compensation Court, £9 9s. ; fidelity-guarantee-policy premium, £3 6s. lid. ; Weights and Measures Act purchases, £1 45.; State Fire charges, 10s.; custody of safe keys, 55.; Shops and Offices Act purchases, Bs. Bd.: total, £15 3s. 7d.

Number aaak of Persona. VOTE—LABOUR —continued 1945-46. ' 1945-461944-45 T _ , . . Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Labour—continued Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 75 109 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 3,250 3,000 3,190 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 4,000 2,000 (a) 4,262 Rent of office accommodation .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 (b) 4,492 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 1,000 650 (c) 1,539 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 2,750 2,500 (d) 2,702 Weights and Measures Act: Purchase of standard weights, measures, &c., and Inspector's testing-scales, &c. ,. 150 150 140 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 (e) 15 Apprentices Commissions set up under Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908 : Expenses in connection therewith .. .. 1,850 1,821 Ex gratia payment to W. V. Chick as compensation .... 70 70 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Law-costs .. .. .. .. 100 Sale of publications .. .. .. 200 Services to Government Statistician .. 90 Travelling - expenses (including motor - car expenses) .. .. .. - 1,000 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 150 1,540 46,010 46,530 46,046 Total—Subdivision No. 1.. .. .. 129,104 116,740 114,741 • X Subdivision No. II. —Immigration Charges for and incidental to — Administration and general expenses .. .. .. 10 10 Imperial and other Governments : Recoveries of passagemoney due to .. .. .. .. 80 50 82 Passage-money for immigrants nominated (part recoverable) 50 80 Portion of salaries and expenses in High Commissioner's Office, London .. .. .. .. .. 912 912 912 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Passages, nominated .. .. .. 25 Miscellaneous .. .. ... .. 10 35 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 1,052 1,052 994

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR —continued

(a) Provision mado for increase in subsidies to employing local authorities necessitated by general increase in wages. (b) Undercxpenditure due to greater reduction in number of unemployed than anticipated. „ . Other Estimated. Recovered. (C) Credits-in-aid- halaries - charges. 1944-45. 1944-45. £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. 150 1,540 1,690 1,665 1,601 „ II .. .. .. .... 35 35 60 32 „ 111 .. .. .. .... 50 50 150 1,719 150 1,625 1,775 1,875 3,352

Number ofPer60n8 - V OTE—LABOUR —continued 1945-46. 1 44 ~ 45 ' 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. HI. —Employment Promotion £ £ £ •Other Charges for and incidental to — Promotion of employment (including administration expenses, grants, subsidies, wages, and other expenses incidental to employment through employing authorities) (a)133,400 149,250 (b) 126,760 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ • Promotion of employment: Fares, &c. .. 50 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 133,400 149,250 126,760 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 263,556 267,042 242,495 Credits-in-aid (c) .. .. .. .. 1,775 1,875 3,352 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 261,781 265,167 239,143

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

NATIVE DEPARTMENT

Native Minister AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Native Department. Summary

(а) Increase due to return of officers from Armed Services and also to work attached to Native welfare and building. (б) Increased provision due partly to the general salary increase and partly to the engagement of additional staff arising out of the establishment of the new activities of building and welfare. (c) Commission not paid last year. (d) Two new appointments are being made to the Board.

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Native — £ £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. 131,000 254,936 385,936 387,415 340,339 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 29,292 4,708 34,000 22,000 9,753 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 101,708 250,228 351,936 365,415 330,586 NUmber IfMA AK of Persons. i945-46. ]944 ~ 45 " I945-4 6 |l944-45 VOTE-NATIVE " Voted . j £xpended . Salaries— £ £ £ Administrative Division 1 1 1 fit £1,275 (Under-Secretary, Native Trustee, and Chief Judge) 1,275 1,200 " Clerical Division 1 1 1 at £875 (Deputy Native Trustee) .. .. .. 875 800 Judges of Native Land Court 1 1 at £1,050 (Chief Judge) (See Administrative Division) .. 1,050 936 £ 6 6 6 at £950 .. .. .. .. .. 5,700 >- 106,966 Arrears 30tli June, 1944, to 31st March, 1945, at £75 per annum .. .. .. .. 283 5,983 4,800 OmTTTV~i> SAT AnTi?Q 359 329 359 (£95 to £840) .. .. 122,167 95,134 (a)367 338 Temporary clerical assistance (officers on loan from other Departments) .. .. .. .. .. 700 300 132,050 103,170 Less amount provided but not required .. .. 1,050 (6)131,000 103,170 106,966 Miscellaneous Services— Charges for and incidental to — Accommodation of workmen as provided for in Native Land Development Workers' Agreement, 1942 .. .. 500 500 Agent's commission .. .. .. .. .. (c) 30 20 Ahuwhenua Trophy : Expenses of presentation, &c. .. 100 100 60 Board of Native Affairs: Expenses of members and of District Committees .. .. .. .. (d) 75 40 57

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) This expenditure is under the control of the Department of Agriculture, by which Department the estimate is submitted. (b) This amount is paid to the Internal Affairs Department to cover the departmental announcements. (c) This item is to provide grants directed towards the preservation of Maori arts and the encouragement of memorials to deceased Maori soldiers. (d) With few replacements of worn-out motor-vehicles maintenance-costs are heavy. The item covers running-costs also. (e) To meet expenses in connection with reports and/or investigations by special advisers. (/) Increased provision to provide equipment arising principally out of the establishment of a departmental building organization. (g) Includes provision for expenditure previously charged to item " Contribution towards cost of New Zealand Gazette and printing Court and Board Panuis." (h) The Department has been hampered in its administration through the lack of an item to enable completion of roads in certain circumstances. (i) Some claims not received by 31st March. (j) To meet labour subsidies on marginal land being developed both for ordinary Maori settlement and settlement of discharged Maori ex-servicemen. Last year's estimate underspent through shortage of man-power and materials, but extra provision is made to meet possible expansion through the return of men from overseas. (k) More changes are anticipated through the return of officers from overseas. (I) Increased provision to cope with additional travelling arising out of the establishment of a building organization and a Maori welfare organization. (m) Number of officers, 150. Travelling-allowances, £7,121; travelling-expenses, £1,413; mileage-allowances, £3,227 ; car hire, £155.

Number of Persons. , 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE NATIVE continued Vote d. Expended. Miscellaneous Services—continued £ £ £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under Section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1928 .. .. .. (a) 8,000 8,000 8,000 Compassionate grants to widows or dependants of deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 300 294 Confiscated and other Native lands .. .. .. 5 5 Consolidation of Native lands — Administration expenses (including expenses of Native meetings) .. .. .. .. .. 500 600 127 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 Contribution towards cost of memorials to representative Maoris .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 Contribution towards cost of New Zealand Gazette .. (h) 200 200 200 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands : Wages and other expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. (a) 2,750 2,000 2,212 Fees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters' examination .. 5 5 Maori meeting-houses and halls, reconstruction and extension of .. .. ,. .. (c) 1,000 Maori Purposes Fund Board : Grant for administration expenses, equipment, &c. .. .. .. .. 375 375 375 Motor-vehicles— Maintenance and repairs of .. .. .. * .. (d) 5,000 3,300 5,476 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 2,500 3,781 Native housing and land-settlement: Special fees or expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. (e) 200 200 22 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,930 1,680 1,918 Office and field equipment, buildings, land, &c., purchase of (/) 1,000 300 184 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 1,800 1,800 1,556 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 240 235 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 6,800 6,423 6,819 Payment to Special Native Housing Fund, equivalent to one-third Native Trust Office profits paid to Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,121 2,962 2,962 Printing and stationery (including printing Panuis) .. (g) 2,200 1,800 2,234 Public Service Superannuation Fund: Native Trustee's contribution towards .. .. .. .. 65 65 63 Rehabilitation of Maori ex-servicemen: Expenses of conferences, &c. .. .. .. .. 25 50 8 Refund of fees paid in stamps to Maori Land Boards and to Native Land Courts .. .. .. .. 20 20 30 Rent .. .. ..' .. .. .. 1,700 2,000 1,654 Roads on Native land, legalization costs of .. .. (h) 50 Services of Lands and Survey Department for supervision of the South Island development schemes .. .. 500 850 (i) 250 Transfer to Land for Settlements Account .. .. (j)200,000 230,000 177,000 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. (k) 500 200 181 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. (I) 13,000 11,500 (m) 11,916

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Wreaths for funerals of prominent Maoris and others, £8 Bs.; fidelity-guarantee insurance premiums, £2 12s. lOd.; fire-insurance premiums, £9 7s. (id.; professional service of medical practitioner, 12s. 6d.; expenses to Wellington of the family of the late Lieutenant Ngarimu, V.C., £13 3s. 6d. ; rail faro (to be recovered), £1 13s. : total, £35 17s. 4d. (£>) Now provided for under " Permanent Appropriations " (see Taranaki Maori Claims Settlement Act, 1944, page 11). (c) Through inadvertence, the Native Trustee's contribution was not paid for 1944-45. Double provision is made this year. a , kri ., Other "i 6 / Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. charges. Total. 1944-45. 1914-45. £££ ' £ £ (d) Credits-in-aid— .. .. ..29,292 4,708 34,000 22,000 9,753 Totals .. .. .. .. 29,292 4,708 34,000 22,000 9,753

oS; VOTE NATIVE continued 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Miscellaneous Services—continued Voted Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued War-damage insurance on land-development and housing £ £ £ schemes, State's proportion of .. .. .. 200 400 173 Water supplied by Ohinemuri County to Native settlements on the banks of the Ohinemuri River .. .. 50 50 50 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 25 50 (a) 36 Compassionate grant to widow of late H. Taiporutu Mitchell, C.M.G 500 500 Compensation to Natives for Taranaki lands .. .. (b) 5,000 5,000 Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. 200 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 — Administration expenses —- Maori Land Boards— £ Salaries .. .. .. 8,062 Miscellaneous .. .. 458 Native TrusteeSalaries .. .. .. (c) 20,280 Miscellaneous .. .. (c) 4,120 Wi Pere Trust Estate : Salaries 300 Salary recoveries .. .. 500 Translations .. .. .. 150 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 130 34,000 254,936 284,245 233,373 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 385,936 387,415 340,339 Credits-in-aid (d) .. .. .. .. 34,000 22,000 | 9,753 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 351,936 365,415 330,586

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

VALUATION DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of the Valuation Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Valuation Department. Summary

(a) Increase due to additional staff and general increase in salaries; (I)) No Assessment Courts hold last year. (c) Increase due to work for Land Sales Committees. (id) Item overestimated. (e) Increase due to shortage of staff notwithstanding the increase in the number of officers.

1945-46. 1914-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —-Valuation — £ £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 42,867 37,105 79,972 58,151 58,824 Credits-IN-aid .. .. .. 1,000 9,130 10,130 12,355 10,333 NET TOTAL 41,867 27,975 69,842 45,796 48,491 Number of Persons. , 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-4611944-45 VOTE-VALUATION Voted. Expended" Salaries— Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,125 (Valuer-General) .. .. .. .. 1,125 1,050 Other Salaries • j- 35,677 119 101 119 (£90 to £725) .. .. .. .. / .. 41,742 34,071 J 120 102 , Estimated oredits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote). Salaries of officers on loan to other Depart- £ ments .. .. .. .. 1,000 (a) 42,867 35,121 35,677 Other Charges for and incidental to — Assessment and other Court expenses including remuneration of President of the Court .. .. .. .. (b) 450 450 42 Fees to valuers (part recoverable) .. .. .. (c) 24,000 10,750 12,703 Maps and tracings, schedules of land transactions, &c.— £ New maps .. .. .. .. 450 Maintenance .. .. .. .. 300 750 800 538 Motor-cars — Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 450 1,680 (d) 730 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 500 550 523 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 685 630 553 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 250 250 168 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. (e) 900 750 817 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department .. 1,150 1,050 1,133 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 550 300 420

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

VALUATION DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Increase due to arrears carried over from previous year. (b) Increase due to work for Land Sales Committees and revision. (c) Number of officers, 58. Mileage-allowance, £2,144; car hire, £326; travelling-allowances, £1,020; travellingexpenses, £447. H i- Other Estimated. Recovered Salaries. Charges. Total 1944-45. 1944-45. £ £ £ £ £ (d) Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 1,000 9,130 10,130 12,355 10,333

Number to ;. , K of Persons. 1945—46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE. VALUATION continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Removal of offices .. .. .. .. .. 150 50 4 Rent (o) 2,950 2,200 1,413 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 150 50 146 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. (b) 4,150 3,500 (c) 3,957 Valuation of Land Act, 1925, Section 47 : Acquisition of land under Section 4, Valuation of Land Amendment Act, 1933 .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 37,105 23,030 23,147 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Land-tax Department .. .. .. 8,950 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1926, Section 58 — Expenses of levying hospital rates in Sounds and Taupo Counties and in Waiheke Island .. .. .. 180 9,130 GROSS Total 79,972 58,151 58,824 Credits-in-aid (d) .. .. .. .. 10,130 12,355 10,333 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 69,842 45,796 48,491

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Electoral Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Electoral Department. Summary

(а) Increases due to omissions to claim last year. (б) To provide for cleansing of rolls. (c) Cost of this year's portion of post-census procedure.

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Electoral — £ £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 8,978 16,440 25,418 16,682 11,454 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 25 25 100 229 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 8,978 16,415 25,393 16,582 11,225 Number .... nf Pprnnns 1944—45. ot rersona. 1945-46. 1945-46 li)44-45 V01E ELECTORAL Voted. Expended. Salaries — Other Salaries . £ £ £ 18 19 18 (£100 to £590) .. .. .. .. .. 5,520 5,516 J Payment to other Departments: Officers' services as )■ 5,656 Registrars .. .. .-. .. .. («) 3,094 1,482 I Payment to Post and Telegraph officers acting as Registrars 364 364 J 8,978 7,362 5,656 Other Charges for and incidental to — By-elections, expenses of .. .. .. .. 1,000 500 1,485 General Election: Preparation of rolls .. .. .. (b) 10,000 1,000 12 Office expenses .. .. .. .. •. 120 150 42 Office furniture, fittings, requisites .. .. .. 100 100 77 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,150 1,150 1,145 Polling-booth equipment: Repairs and replacements .. 1,000 .. Printing and stationery .. .. .. • • 1 > 000 1,000 348 Registration of electors : Payment to Post Office .. («) 300 150 Rent and storage .. .. .. .. • • 700 500 714 Representation Commissions, expenses of .. (c) 1,000

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Number of officers, 3. Travelling-allowances, £13 10s. ; travelling-expenses, £8 J Bs. lid. ; car hire, lis. Id.

Number . _ ofPersons - 1945-46. 1945-46 1944-45 VOTE —ELECTORAL —continued Voted. Impended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Transfer of officers .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 1 Travelling allowances and expenses . . .. .. 50 50 (a) 23 Contingencies . . .. .. . . .. 10 10 Genera] Election — Expenses of taking .. .. .. .. .. 2,400 734 Expenses of officers overseas . . .. . . ■ ■ 500 32 Licensing Poll .. .. .. .. .. . • 600 189 Licensing Committee elections .. .. .. .. 1,200 996 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 25 16,440 9,320 5,798 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 25,418 16,682 11,454 Credits-in-aid 25 100 229 NET TOTAL 25,393 16,582 11,225

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DETAILS OP ESTIMATES FOR THE

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Census and Statistics AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Census and Statistics Department. Summary

(a) Increase due to additional staff required for census. (b) £2,400 not credited 1944-45, provided for in 1945-46. (c) Increase due partly to increased rates of pay, but mainly to additional staff required for census. (d) Including payments to enumeration staff, but not salaries of tabulating staff. (e) Replacement of obsolete Powers plant accounts for £25,000. (/) Overseas orders provided for but not proceeded with. Provision required to cover 1944-45 orders in addition to current year's requirements. (g) Vouchor for £153 not brought to charge 1944-45.

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Census and Statistics— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total 41,600 95,400 137,000 37,000 33.580 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 5,000 500 5,500 3,000 592 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 36,600 94,900 131,500 34,000 32,988 Number ofPersons - VOTE-CENSUS AND STATISTICS 1945-46. 1944-45. Voted. Salaries— ~~ " Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £925 (Government Statistician) .. .. .. 925 850 j Other Salaries y 20,148 247 77 247 (£95 to £840) •• .. .. .. .. 40,675 20,150 (a)248 78 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Salaries of officers on loan to other Depart- £ ments .. .. .. ..(6)5,000 (c) 41,600 21,000 20,148 Other Charges for and incidental to— ' Census _ •• •• (d) 55,000 1,000 600 Mechanical appliances:— Purchase of .. .. .. (e) 25,500 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. (f) 300 300 (f) 19 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. ' 525 475 426 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. 2,100 2,150 15^7 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,000 1,100 975 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,300 (g) 947

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Vouchers totalling £21G not brought to charge 1944-45. (b) £9 lis. 6d. Two new appointees, £5 lis. 6d., balance tram, &c., fares. (c) Supplies for emergency-precautions scheme purposes, £5 18s. lOd. _ . . (d) Mainly to Legislative Department. Otherwise sales of statistical publications are in the hands of the Printing and Stationery Department. _ , . other E ?aS a ,A Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. Charges. Total 1944-45 1944-45. £ £ £ £ £ (e) Credits-in-aid 5,000 500 5,500 592 (/) £2,400 not credited in 1944-45, provided for in 1945-46.

f" raber 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE-CENSUS AND STATISTICS- Voted. Upended. continued Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Rent of offices .. .. • • • ■ • • ' > "50 1.650 1,591 Statistical publications, preparation of .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 4,739 Statistics, collection of .. .. •• 2,900 2,950 (a) 2,593 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 100 50 (b) 9 Contingencies .. . . .. .. • • ■ • 25 25 (c) 6 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. . - 10 Sale of publications .. .. (d) 490 500 95,400 16,000 13,432 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. 137,000 37,000 33.580 Credits-IN-AID (e) .. .. .. .. 5,500 3,000 (/) 592 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 131,500 34,000 32,988

8.—7 [Pt. Ij

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

NATIONAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT

Minister of National Service AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the National Service Department. Summary

(a) Increase due to additional man-power activities. (b) Increase due to general increase in salary rates. (c) Overexpenditure due to additional appointments during the year. (d) Increase provides for 1944 45 commitments not brought to charge. (e) Increased provision necessary for a full year's motor-running expenses ; majority of vehicles purchased during 1944-45. (/) Expenditure heavier than anticipated owing to age of vehicles. (g) Provides for three vehicles purchased but not paid for during 1944-45. (h) Underexpenditure due to purchase-price of vehicles being less than anticipated. (t) Underexpenditure due to some accounts not coming to charge.

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —National Service — £ £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. 269,458 ! 132,320 401,778 357,100 •304,285 Credits-IN-AID 269,458 132,320 401,778 357,100 364,285 NET TOTAL __ I I Number ° f VOTE—NATIONAL SERVICE 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Salaries— ' Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,225 (Director of National Service) .. .. 1,225 1,150 Clerical Division 1 .. 1 at £925 (District Man-power Controller, Auckland) .. 925 Other Salaries 868 798 868 (£95-£840) .. .. .. .. .. 256,850 203,974 28 66 Salaries and allowances of officers on loan from other V 234,415 Departments .. .. .. .. .. 10,4-58 23,602 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 — £ Recoveries from vote, " Labour " .. 4,240 Recoveries front War Expenses Account .. 264,718 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 500 269,458 (a)898 865 (6)269,458 228,726 (c) 234,415 Other Charges for and incidental to — Fitting up accommodation .. .. .. .. (d) 9,400 6,500 (ri) 3,355 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of and repairs to .. (e) 5,050 2,500 (f) 3 ,557 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. .. (g) 600 6,000 (h) 3,127 Office equipment .. .. .. .. 4,250 4,290 (i) 3,068 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 4,790 4,480 4,955 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 35,000 35,000 38,413 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. ... ... .. 20 29 49

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

NATIONAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT —continued

(а) Additional postages and telephone services necessary owing to increase in man-power activities. (б) Increase provides for additional accommodation at Wellington and Whapgarei, and for outstanding claims. (c) Social Security Department, £4,000 ; Education Department, £3,500 ; Post and Telegraph Department, £250. (d) Number of officers, 202. Traveiling-allowance, £2,647 ; travelling-expenses, £1,771 ; mileage-allowance, £897 ; motor hire, £1,107. (e) Decrease due to reduction in work of Armed Forces Appeal Boards. (/) Increase due to appointment of one additional Member. (g) Decrease due to reduction in activities. (h) Repairs to private car damaged in collision with departmental car, £3 ; replacement of private bicycle which was stolen, £5: total, £8. Salaries Othor '1945-40'' Estimated. Recovered, baiaries. Charges. Total 1944-45. 1044-45. £££ ' £ £ (i) Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 269,458 132,320 401,778 357,100 364,285 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 269,458 132,320 401,778 357,100 364,285

Number of Persona. in ,_ 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE-NATIONAL SERVICE continued Voted . Expended . Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department .. '25,390 16,255 (a) 25,60S Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 5,500 5,500 5,336 Rent .. .. .. .. .. •• (6) 14,900 11,600 11,527 Services rendered by other Departments .. .. (c) 7,750 8,000 7,659 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 750 500 901 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. 6,000 5,900 (d) 6,422 Appeal Boards and Man-power Appeal Committees (includes travelling-expenses, members' fees, and other incidental expenses) (e) 11,500 19,700 (e) 14,298 Special Tribunal, alternative servicc (includes members' fees, travelling-expenses, and other incidental expenses) (/) 200 150 103 Women's War Service Auxiliary (includes rents, &c., and grants to cover incidental expenses) .. .. ■■([/) 1,200 1,950 (g) 1,484 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 (h) 8 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926— £ Recovery from vote " Labour " .. .. 2,110 Recovery from War Expenses Account . . 130,110 Other recoveries .. .. .. 100 132,320 132,320 128,374 129,870 GROSS Total 401,778 357,100 '364,285 Credits-in-aid (i) .. .. .. .. 401,778 357,100 364,285 NET TOTAL

8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT

Minister of Rehabilitation AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Rehabilitation Department. Summary

(a) Expansion in staff to cope with work as demobilization progresses. (b) Provision for expenditure committed but not brought to charge, 1944-46. (c) Provision for expenditure not brought to charge and additional cars for district officers for contact work. (d) Increasing staff requiring furniture and provision for furniture supplied but not brought to charge 1944-45. (e) Increase due to (1) purchase additional typewriters, (2) incidental expenditure (thirty-five full-time offices). (f) Larger office space for increased staffs (thirty-four District Offices now established). (g) Number of officers, 125. Motor hire, £1,884; mileage-allowances, £070; travelling-allowances, £1,839; travellingexpenses, £407.

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Rehabilitation— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL.. .. .. .. 133,571 84,963 218,534 154,656 142,156 Credits-IN-AID ...... .. 75 75 50 76 NET TOTAL.. .. .. .. 133,571 84,888 218,459 154,606 142,080 Number of Persons. 1 944-45. 1945-46. l945-4(i| 1944-45 . VOTE-REHABILITATION ~^ Salarie s— Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 .. 1 at £1,075 (Director), .. .. .. .. 1,075 584 Unclassified 2 2 2 at £875 (Permanent Members of Rehabilitation Board) .. 1,650 1,500 Clerical Division „„„ 1 .. 1 at £890 (Supervisor of Trade Training) .. .. 890 .. f Other Salaries 389 203 389 (£95 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 123,723 79,944 17 2 Salaries and allowances of officers on loan from other Departments .. .. .. .. .. 6,233 693 (a)410 207 (a)133,571 82,721 88,030 Other Charges tor and incidental to — Fitting up accommodation .. .. .. .. (b) 7,500 10,030 742 Motor-vehicles — • Maintenance of .. .. .. .. (c) 2,600 1,000 540 Purchase of .. .. .. .. --(c) 3,500 2,500 131 Office equipment .. .. .. .. .. (d) 10,000 3,100 1,963 Office expenses .. .. .. .. (e) 4,583 2,670 2,142 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 12,500 12,500 16,403 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 8,000 9,180 5,637 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 5,000 5.480 3,135 Rent (f) 11,900 7,020 4,472 Services rendered by other Departments .. .. 7,000 8,500 8,500 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 900 1,300 909 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. 6,000 4,150 (g) 4,860

8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Government contribution to work of League in connection with re-establishment of disabled ex-servicemen.

f N " mber 1914-45. of Persons. 1945-46. 1945-401944-45 - VOTE—REHABILITATION —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidential to —continued £ £ Grants to Disabled Servicemen's Re-establishment League («) 2,500 2,500 2.500 National Rehabilitation Council and Board (includes travelling allowance and expenses and other incidental expenses) 1,200 1,100 Rehabilitation Committees (includes travelling-expenses and other incidental expenses) .. .. .. •• 1,750 900 , Contingencies .. .. .. • • • • 30 Estimated Credits-in-aid under Section 51, Public Revenues Act, 1926 — £ Miscellaneous .. . . .. . • 75 84,963 71,935 54,126 GROSS Total 218,534 154,656 142,156 Credits-in-aid .. .. • • 75 50 76 NET TOTAL .. •• 218,459 154,606 142,080

8.—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS

Minister of Justice AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Allowances, and Expenses of the Department of Justice and Prisons. Summary

(a) No payment inado in 1914-45 ; two years provided for in 1945-40.

1945-46. 1944-45. . Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. I Vote —Justice and Prisons — £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Justice .. .. .. 151,680 66,955 218,635 197,197 199,603 II.—Prisons .. .. .. 92,700 90,090 182,790 174,668 179,627 GROSS Total .. .. .. 244,380 157,045 401,425 371,865 379,230 CREDITS-in-AID .. .. .. 6,395 105,640 112,035 112,300 111,969 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 237,985 51,405 289,390 259,565 267,261 Number ° f Per80 " 8- VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS 3945-46. " 15 ' 1945-46 1044-45 , T _ . . Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Justice / Head Office £ £ £ Salaries— Administrative Division I • 1 1 1 at £1,325 (Under-Secretary for Justice, Controller-General of Prisons, and Chief Probation Officer) .. .. 1,325 1,250 j I 5 999 Other Salaries ( 15 15 15 (£180 to £740) .. .. .. .. .. 5,575 5,155 J 16 16 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public — Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Cost copying inquest proceedings .. 20 Salaries .. .. .. .. 500 520 Total .. .. .. .. 6,900 6,405 5,999 Patent Office Other Salaries 16 12 16 (£95 to £790) .. .. .. .. .. 4,870 3,510 3,936 Other Charges for and incidental to — Annual fee, New Zealand's share as member of Copyright Union, Class IV .. .. (a) 280 140 Annual fee, New Zealand's share as member of the International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property (Patents), Class IV .. .. .. .. (a) 300 150 Maintenance and repairs .. .. .. .. 5 5 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. , 30 35 ' 21 Office fittings and requisites .. .. ,. .. 5 10 4 Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. .. 10 10 107

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

(a) Binding provided for was not done. (b) Now necessary to pay rent for office of Official Assignee, Wellington. (c) Number of officers, X. Travelling-allowances, £8. (d) Expenditure higher than estimated.

Number of Pprsnim 1 944—4f) _ VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued 1945-46. _ 1945-461944-45 Ar T . Voted. I Expended. subdivision No. 1. —Justice —continued I Patent Office —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Patent Office Journal, publication of .. .. .. 550 450 619 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department . . . . 135 150 119 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 250 630 (a) 290 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. .. 300 300 249 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 Payment in lieu of leave to widows or dependants of deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Sale of Journals, Acts, &c. .. .. 60 1,870 1,895 1,409 Total .. .. .. .. 6,740 5,405 5,345 Bankruptcy Other Salaries 9 10 9 (£130 to £690) .. .. .. .. .. 3,510 3,420 3,168 Other Charges for and incidental to — Investigation of fraudulent companies .. .. .. 100 200 114 Maintenance and repairs .. .. .. .. 5 5 27 Office expenses .. .. .. . . .. 75 100 101 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites .... 5 5 3 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 125 125 141 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 40 30 54 Remuneration to Deputy Assignees .. .. .. 40 100 Renewal of fidelity-guarantee premiums (recoverable) .. 5 5 2 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. (b) 90 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 5 5 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 20 25 (c) 8 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Fidelity-guarantee premiums .. .. 5 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 5 10 515 605 450 Total .. .. .. .. 4,025 4,025 3,618 Inquests Charges for and incidental to — Pees and expenses, Coroners, medical witnesses, and miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 3,500 (d) 4,154 Jurors, allowances to .. .. .. .. 60 60 71 Witnesses, allowances to and expenses of .. .. 300 300 263 Total .. .. .. .. 3,860 3,860 4,488

8.—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

(а) Cost of transfer .of officers higher than anticipated. (б) Number of officers, 20. Travelling-allowances, £2,409 ; travelling-expenses, £1,475 ; car hire, £66. (c) Number of officers, 93. Travelling-allowances, £1,275 ; travelling-expenses, £1,245 ; car hiro, £88 ; mileage-allowance, £1,199.

Number 1944-45. of Ppr80 " s - VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued 1945-46. \ 1Q45-4B1Q44-45 , Voted. Expended. _ Subdivision No. I. —Justice —continued j — Supreme, Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts £ £ £ Other Salaries 240 256 240 (£115 to £790) .. .. .. .. •• 87,830 78,800 Unclassified 4 Stipendiary Magistrates at £1,100 .. . ■ •• 4,400 4,000 [ g,o 21 Stipendiary Magistrates at £1,100 .. .. •• 23,100 19,900 f 1 Magistrate for Chatham Islands appointed under section 11 of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1928 .. .. • • 375 325 10 Associates to Judges at £230 .. •• •• 2,300 1,800 36 37 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. • • • • 150 150 276 293 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Electoral Department for services of Court £ officers .. .. •• 2,000 Proportion of fees under — Auctioneers Act, 1928 .. • • 450 Land Agents Act, 1921-22 .. .. 750 Salaries as Clerks, Licensing Committees .. 1,100 Miscellaneous .. .. .. • • 1 > 500 5,800 118,155 104,975 100,948 Other Charges for and incidental to — —— Allowances to — Chief Bailiffs acting as Maintenance Officers (19 officers) 375 290 328 Officers acting as Inspectors of Factories (4 officers) .. 120 120 126 Police Constables acting as Clerks of Courts .. .. 1,500 1,640 1,507 Allowance to Secretary, Rules Committee ■ • • • 60 60 60 Commuted allowance for typing notes of evidence : 10 Associates to Judges .. • • • • • • 1 > 000 900 866 Compassionate allowances to widows of deceased officers .. 100 100 449 Court of Review and Adjustment Commissions, expenses of 20 30 19 Domestic Proceedings Act, expenses under .. .. 40 40 40 Law Revision Committee, expenses of .. .. .. 100 .100 66 Mileage fees paid to Bailiffs (recoverable) .. •• 3,500 5,000 3,383 Office-cleaners .. .. -• •• 2,200 2,175 2,031 Payment in lieu of leave to widows or dependants of deceased officers .. .. • • • • • • 50 100 Pavment to estates of deceased officers in lieu of leave due 50 97 II / Rents .. .. .. • • • • • • 400 500 383 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. •• 2,000 2,000 (a) 3,176 Travelling allowances and expenses — Judges and Associates .. .. •• •• 4,000 3,250 (b) 3,950 Magistrates and Clerks .. .. •• •• 3,750 3,500 (c) 3,807 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Allowances to officers acting as Inspectors £ of Factories .. • • • • 120 Mileage fees .. .. • • • • 3,500 Miscellaneous .. .. •. • • 750 4,370 19,265 19,902 20,308 Total - 137,420 124,877 121,256

8.—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued

(a) Civil and criminal cases more costly than anticipated. (b) Re-opening of Roto Roa; increased subsidy to Salvation Army. (c) More printing of forms and purchase of stationery than estimated.

? umber 1944-45 of Persons. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Justice —continued £ £ £ Supreme, Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts —continued Criminal Prosecutions Charges foe and incidental to— Expenses in connection with the defence of prisoners under the Poor Prisoners' Defence Act, 1933 .. .. 200 200 202 Fees to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors, including payment to counsel for defence in special cases .. .. 3,000 2,500 (a) 3,691 Jurors, payment to, and expenses of, under the Juries Act, 1908 5,500 5,100 (a) 5,907 Witnesses, expenses of .. .. .. .. 4,500 3,600 (a) 5,071 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Refund of costs of prosecution .. .. 700 Total 13,200 11,400 14,871 Justice: Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Aliens Control Tribunal: Expenses and allowances y. 100 250 422 Annotation of Statutes .. .. •. • • 100 100 134 Expenses under — Juries Act, 1908 : Civil juries (part recoverable) .. 2,000 1,875 (a) 2,236 Reformatory Institutions Act, 1909 (part recoverable) .. 3,000 2,500 (b) 3,151 Grant in aid of Judges' Library, Wellington .. .. 140 130 105 Law books for Judges' Library .. • • • • 100 100 157 Maintenance of Court grounds and offices .. .. 1,000 700 1,106 Office expenses .. .. .. •• 3,990 3,740 3,972 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites .. .. 500 100 203 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 100 100 224 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 5,900 5,825 5,876 Printing and stationery .. .. ... .• 2,750 2,000 (c) 3,283 Proportion of cost of administering licensing laws in districts where the Counties Act is not in operation .... 5 5 4 Refund of fines and costs .. .. . • • ■ 10 10 225 Refund money lost Auckland Magistrates' Court.. .. 10 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. • • 5 5 86 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 250 10 211 Contingencies .. .. • • • • • • 10 20 Fire-Watching and E.P.S. expenses .. .. .. • • 65 64 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of-the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Jury fees .. .. .. •• 1,250 Refunds under Reformatory Institutions Act .. .. .. .. 50 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 100 1,400 Total 19,970 17,535 21,459

8.—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

(а) Claims for full year not received. (б) More printing done than was anticipated. (c) Payment for stamp lost, £2. (d) More material purchased than estimated.

Number of Persons. 1944-45 VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued 1945-46. ,1945-46,'1944-45 ~~ Expended, Subdivision No. I. —Justice—continued £ £ £ Registrar-General's Office Other Salaries 62 64 62 (£150 to £535) .. .. .. .. .. 18,245 15,185 15,391 Total Number of Officers Other Charges for and incidental to — (Justice). 379 395 Births, deaths, and marriages, registration of— Non-permanent officers .. .. .. .. 550 550 536 Post Office for services of Postmasters and other Government Departments .. .. .. .. 2,250 2,250 (a) 1,032 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. 10 10 Maintenance and repairs .. .. .. .. 10 20 33 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 350 350 426 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites .. .. .. 100 600 549 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 250 300 307 Payment in lieu of leave to widows or dependants of deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,200 1,1.50 1,307 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,200 900 (b) 1,424 Refund of registration and license fees .. .. .. 40 40 38 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,250 2,250 (a) 1,455 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 30 50 58 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 20 20 .9 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 (<•) 2 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.(see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 50 8,275 8,505 7,176 Total .. .. .. .. .. 26,520 23,690 22,567 Total —Subdivision No. I .. .. .. 218,635 197,197 199,603 Subdivision No. 11. —Prisons Other Salaries 283 300 283 (£180 to £790) 95,500 90,850 . y 88,658 Total Number Less proportion of salaries transferred to Probation Branch 2,800 2,800 I of Officers ''prisona" 1 '' Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public 662 695 Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries .. .. .. .. 75 92,700 88,050 88,658 Other Charges for and incidental to — Prisons and institutional upkeep— Burial of deceased prisoners .. ..... .. 10 10 27 Clothing, bedding, furniture, &c. .. .. .. 2,000 1,700 (d) 3.300 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. 50 50 84 Equipment and instructional work .. .. . 200 175 167 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. .. 6,250 5,500 6,638

8.—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

(a) Maintenance-cost higher than anticipated. (b) Shortage of staff compelled payment of overtime. (c) Law-costs £9 ; travelling-expenses of applicant for position, £2 : total, £11

Number 0f Persons. 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-40 1944-45 VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS continued Expended]"" « Subdivision No. II. —Prisons—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Prisons and institutional upkeep—continued Locality allowances .. .. .. .. .. 440 460 391 Maintenance of prison buildings .. .. .. 1,250 900 (a) 1,337 Medical expenses of officers injured during performance of duties .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 Medical treatment and medical comforts .. .. 400 500 420 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 25 25 49 Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. .. 7,500 5,000 (b) 7,747 Payment in lieu of leave to widows or dependants of deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 77 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,350 1,300 1,519 Photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. 150 175 120 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 300 250 319 Rations .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,000 14,000 12,525 Sanitary services, cleaning, and disinfectants .. .. 950 900 927 Uniform caps and accoutrements for officers .. .. 200 200 205 Vehicles, purchase and maintenance of, hire charges, &c. .. 3,500 4,500 3,977 Transport charges, travelling allowances and expenses —■ Conveyance of prisoners on release .. .. .. 1,000 900 1,103 Freight, cartage, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 50 50 58 Transfer of pi isoners .. .. .. .. 1,350 1,400 1,353 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers .. .. 550 500 544 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 200 200 621 Travelling-expenses of Prison Board Members .. .. 300 300 307 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 (c) 11 Cost of repairs to private car damaged in collision with departmental truck .. . . .. .. 10 51 51 Reparation for damage by escapees .. .. .. 10 17 17 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Deductions for use of residences .. .. 3,750 Miscellaneous institutional revenue .. 7,000 10,750 41,105 39,123 43,894 Aid to prisoners and dependants— Assistance to discharged prisoners .. .. .. 5 5 13 Grants to Prisoners' Aid and After-care Societies .. 200 200 200 Gratuities and earnings paid to prisoners on release .. 4,000 3,500 4,031 4,205 3,705 4,244 General prison industries, farms, works, <fcc.: Materials, equipment, rents, royalties, and other expenses in connection with— Block and pavement making .. .. ., .. 10 10 2 Bootmaking, boot repairs, and satchel repairs .. .. 5,500 6,500 5,282 Farms, gardens, &c. : Development and maintenance .. 18,500 18,000 17,402 Mail-bag repairs .. .. .. .. .. 600 200 1,075 Quarries and gravel-pits .. .. .. .. 5,000 4,000 4,625 Road-construction .. .. .. .. .. 6,500 5,500 6,812 Tailoring .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 5,500 4,215 Tobacco culture and manufacture .. .. .. 500 150 75 Miscellaneous industries, works, &c. .. .. .. 500 750 232

8.—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OP ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

„ . . Other Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. char g e s. ToW !»«-«• 1944-45. (a) Credite-in-aid—Subdivision No. I— £ £ £ £ £ Head Office .. .. .. 520 .. 520 80 173 Patents .. .. .. .. .... 60 CO 50 74 Bankruptcy.. .. .. .. .... 10 10 10 107 Courts .. .. .. .. .. 5,800 4,370 10,170 10,080 8,641 Criminal prosecutions .. .. .. .. 700 700 700 754 Miscellaneous services .. .. .. .. 1,400 1,400 1,450 1,69!) Registrar-General's Office .. .. .... 50 50 100 70 6,320 6,590 12,910 12,470 11,518 Credits-in-aid —Subdivision No. II — Prisons and institutional upkeep—• Salaries .. .. .. 75 .. 75 75 94 Deductions for use of buildings .. .. .. 3,750 3,750 3,750 3,859 Miscellaneous institutional .. .. .. 7,000 7,000 9,000 6,453 75 10,750 10,825 12,825 10,406 Industries — Block and paving-stones .. .. .... 50 50 5 60 Bootmaking .. .. .. .. .. 6,500 6,500 7,000 5,796 Farms and gardens .. .. .. .. 52,000 52,000 47,000 56,518 Mail-bag repairs .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,339 Quarries and gravel-pits .. .. .. .. 16,000 16,000 1.7,000 15,462 Road-construction .. .. .. .. 7,000 7,000 8,000- 6,083 Tailoring .. .. .. .. .. 1,750 1,750 2,500 1,667 Laundering and miscellaneous industries .. .. 2,500 2,500 3,000 2,120 88,300 88,300 87,005 90,045 75 99,050 99,125 99,830 100,451 Total credits-in-aid— Subdivision I 6,320 6,590 ■ 12,910 12,470 11,518 II .. .. .. .. 75 99,050 99,125 99,830 100,451 Total .. .. .. 6,395 105,640 112,035 112,300 111,969

Number VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued 1944-45 ofPersons - 1945-46. L ______ 194g_461944-45 Subdivision No. II. Prisons continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Block and pavement making .. .. 50 Bootmaking .. .. .. .. 6,500 Farms, gardens, &c. .. .. .. 52,000 Mail-bag repairs . . . . .. 2,500 Quarries and gravel-pits .. .. 16,000 Road-construction .. .. .. 7,000 Tailoring .. .. .. .. 1,750 Miscellaneous industries 2,500 88,300 41,610 40,610 39,720 86,920 83,438 87,858 179,620 171,488 176,516 Probation Branch— Charges for and incidental to— Administration expenses .. .. .. .. 3,000 3,000 2,956 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. • .. 150 160 141 Printing and stationery . . .. .. .. 20 20 14 3,170 3.180 3,111 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 182,790 174,668 179,627 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. 401,425 371,865 379,230 Credits-IN-AID (a) .. .. .. 112,035 112,300 111,969 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 289,390 J 259,565 267,261

B— 7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

CROWN LAW OFFICE

Minister in Charge of Crown Law Office AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Crown Law Office. Summary

(а) Number of officers, 4. Travelling-expenses, £53 6s. 9d.; taxi liire, lis. Gd. (б) Meal allowances.

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Crown Law— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 9,429 908 10,337 9,016 8,600 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 250 250 250 124 NET TOTAL 9,429 658 10,087 8,766 8,476 Number of Persons. 1945-46 1944-45. VOTE-CROWN LAW ' ] Expendpd . Salaries — £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,575 (Solicitor-General) .. .. .. 1,575 1,500 Professional Division £ *1 at £1,075 (Crown Solicitor) .. .. .. 1,075 2 at £1,025 (Crown Solicitors) .. .. 2,050 2 at £925 (Crown Solicitors) .. .. .. 1,850 V 7,784 1 at £840 (Crown Solicitor) .. .. .. 840 7 7 1 at £640 (Assistant Crown Solicitor) .. .. 640 6,455 5,930 Other Salaries 5 3 5 (£175 to £460) .. .. .. .. .. 1,399 719 13 11 9,429 8,149- 7,784 Other Charges for and incidental to — Annotation of Statutes .. .. .. .. 58 68 56 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 255 204 ]90 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 10 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 220 180 224 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 150 150 194 Purchase of Law Reports and Treatises and other publications .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 80 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 50 50 (a) 54 Contingencies .. .. .... .. 15 15 (b) 18 Expenses of removal of offices, and alterations and renovations incidental thereto .. .. .. .. .. 50 | * Also receives £00 per annum as Secretary, Rules Committee.

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

CROWN LAW OFFICE —continued

1 ' « !_ Estimated. Estimated. Recovered. 1945-46. 1944-45. 1944-45. (a) Credits-in-aid:— £ £ £ Other charges .. .. .. •• •• •• 250 250 124

Number in*A ax ofPersons. 1945-46. ' 1945-461944-45 VOTE CROWN LAW continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —• £ Office expenses .. .. .. 250 908 867 816 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 10,337 9,016 8,600 Credits-in-aid (a) .. 250 250 124 NET TOTAL 10,087 8,766 8,476

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

POLICE DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Police Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Police Department. Summary

(a) Also house allowance, £150 per annum. (b) Underexpendituro due to Police Force not being up to full authorized strength. 6

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Police— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I.—.Police 725,815 159,110 884,925 799,454 770,411 t> II. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. .. .. 703 703 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 725,815 159,110 884,925 800,157 771,114 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. •• 9,250 9,250 10,600 11,921 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 725,815 149,860 875,675 789,557 759,193 Number ] 944-45 of Persons. VOTE—POLICE 1945-46. _ " 1045-461944-45 ~ . . , T r „ , ■ V °ted. Kxpended. .... Subdivision No. I. —rolice Salaries — £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,075 (Commissioner) (a).. .. .. ..I 1,075 1,000 Other Salaries 9 9 9 (£90 to £790) 3,630 3,180 Police Officers 5 5 5 Superintendents (£700 to £720) .. .. .. 3,600 3,190 17 17 17 Inspectors (£620 to £660) .. .. .. 10,940 9,782 11 8 11 Sub-Inspectors (£550 to £575) .. .. .. 6,325 3,958 46 46 46 Senior Sergeants (£465 to £490) .. .. .. 21,995 19,355 138 138 138 Sergeants (£420 to £445) .. .. .. 60,560 54,420 1,413 1,413 1,413 Constables (£335 to £400) .. .. .. 485,900 423,066 12 12 12 Senior Detectives (£465 to £490) .. .. .. 5,7L0 5,002 40 40 40 Detective-Sergeants (£420 to £445) .. .. 17,505 15,457 j> 614,586 65 65 65 Detectives (£360 to £400) .. .. .. 24,370 21,373 35 35 35 Women police (£290 to £300) .. .. .. 10,250 9,100 1 1 1 Native Constable .. .. • ■ • • • • 240 208 2 2 2 District Constables (£135 to £265) 400 339 8 8 8 Matrons (£230 to £300) .. .. .. .. 2,400 1,540 . 15 15 15 Surgeons (£25 to £200) .. .. .. ■■ 1,015 1,015 Female searchers .. .. •• •• •• 150 124 1,818 1,815 Allowances for detective, clerical, and special duty .. 7,500 7,500 Allowance in lieu of overtime .. .. .. .. 39,000 36,000 Extra clerical assistance .. .. .. .. 250 200 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. 23,000 30,950 Allowances to officers .. .. •• 4,715 725,815 651,474 j (b) 614,586

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

POLICE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Overexpenditure due to increased costs. (b) Free quarters provided as follows : 16 valued at £100, 0 at £91, 28 at £78, 53 at £50, 400 at £39. (c) For replacement of cars worn out. (d) Includes £15,919 for allowances varying from £20 to £87 per annum to 274 officers for the use of their own motor-vehicles on police duty. (e) Requirements underestimated. (/) Overexpenditure due to replacement of retired officers and effect of housing difficulties on cost of transfers. (</) Increased expenditure due to increase in rates of travelling-allowance. (h) Includes £4,381 for mileage for officers' own vehicles used on duty. (i) Conveyance of police at funerals, £11 7s. Sd.; cost of civilian clothing, &c., damaged on police duty, £11 ss. 5d.; damage to private motor-car, £2 25.; cost of motor-wheel and battery stolen from private cars while in police custody, £8 14s. 6d.; cost of spectacles lost by detective on duty, £5 55.; repairs to typewriter accidentally damaged by police on duty £2 55.; sundries, £3 2s. Bd.: total, £44 2s. Id,

Number ofI ' ersons - VOTE—POLICE —continued, 1945-46; 1944-45. 1945-4ojl944-45 . . . Voted. Expended. I Subdivision No. I. —Police —continued Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Bicycle allowances: Purchase and upkeep of bicycles .. 1,600 1,500 1,616 Clothing (free issue), including repairs, allowance for making up uniforms, and boot allowance .. .. .. 15,000 12,000 (a) 15,102 Extradition expenses.. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Horse allowances, purchase, forage, bedding, shoeing, clipping, and grazing of horses, including compensation for loss of private horses .. .. .. .. 150 200 81 House allowances to officers and men unprovided with quarters .. .. .. .. .. .. (b) 46,000 48,000 44,543 Launches — Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 Maintenance and hire .. .. .. .. 1,000 750 669 Medical, dental, and veterinary services, medicines and medical stores, ambulance instruction and hire, and hospital charges for police disabled through duty .. 200 200 212 Motor-vehicles— Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. (c) 4,000 1,000 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. .. (d) 20,000 19,500 20,139 Office expenses ;. .. .. .. .. 8,500 7,750 8,674 Office fittings and requisites (including typewriter allowance), radio, and scientific equipment .. .. 1,500 1,000 1,578 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 20 300 Police examinations, expenses of .. .. .. 250 200 246 Police prosecutions and inquests, legal and medical advice, interpreting, payments for special services, and expenses of departmental inquiries (part recoverable) .. .. 4,000 5,000 3,615 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 16,500 16,500 16,001 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 5,000 4,000 (e) 5,588 Rations .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ; 000 1,000 904 Rent of stations, quarters, and paddocks, and rates on leasehold and acquired properties .. .. .. 4,500 4,500 4,655 Repairing, painting, and improving police premises .. 500 400 627 Rewards and expenses for the suppression of sly-grog selling and the introduction of liquor into prohibited districts, also for the detection of offences against the Dangerous Drugs Act and breaches of Revenue Acts .. .. 400 500 566 Rewards to members of the Force for meritorious conduct 50 50 23 Stores, supplies, accoutrements, saddlery, horse-covers, &c., and expenses incidental thereto .. .. .. 1,500 1,250 1,518 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 5,000 4,500 (f) 8,389 Travelling-expenses of police and transport of prisoners .. (g) 22,000 18,000 (/<) 20,735 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 (i) 44 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Clothing deductions, &c. .. .. 300 Payments for special services of police .. 6,000 Recoveries of— Costs of prosecutions .. .. 2,000 Travelling-expenses, &c. .. .. 350 Sick deductions .. .. .. 200 Subsidies from local bodies .. .. 166 Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. 234 9,250 159,110 147,980 155,825 Total—Subdivision No. 1 .. .. 884,925 799,454 770,411

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

POLICE DEPARTMENT —continued

" er 1944-45. of Persons. VOTE —POLICE —continued 1945-46. . 1945-461944-45 Voted - Expended. Subdivision No. II.—Miscellaneous Services £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Compensation to Constable R. C. Ross for injuries received on duty .. .. .. .. ■ ■ • • • • Compensation for goods destroyed or removed during police search at Koiterangi in October, 1941 .. .... 1° Damage caused by police motor-car in collision .. .... 54 Funeral expenses of officer who died as a result of injuries received in course of duty .. .. .. .. • • 32 o£ Grant to officer in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. .. 555 556 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. ■ ■ 703 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 884,925 800,157 771,114 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 9,250 10,600 11,921 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 875,675 789,557 759,193

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and other Expenses relative to Administration of Public Works, Maintenance of Public Buildings, Roads and Irrigation Works, Plant, Material, and Other Services. Summary

(a) Appropriated and expended last year under vote, " Ministry of Works " (pee page 162). (b) Appropriated and expended last year under vote, " Public Works—Departmental " (see page 1()Q). ( ) £777,77.3 now included in Public Accounts as " Miscellaneous receipts," [d) Number of officers, 11)44-45, 9 (see page 102).

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. I Vote—Maintenance of Public Works and £ £ £ £ £ Services — Subdivision I. —Ministry of Works .. 10,518 3,200 13,718 (a) (a) „ II. —Public Works Departmental 631,410 154,690 786,100 (b) (b) III.—Public Buildings .. 6,680 326,135 332,815 223,760 310 900 IV.—Roads .. .. .. .. 133,836 133,836 146,200 150,104 „ V.—Irrigation, Drainage, and River-protection and Improvement Works .. .. 160,628 160,628 170,880 143,596 „ VI.—Railway-lines .. .. .. 500 500 500 ' 12 ,, VII. —Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services .. .. 2,566.540 2,566,540 2,274,215 2,760,367 GROSS Total 648,608 3,345,529 3,994,137 2,815,555 3,364,979 Credits-in-aid 1,928,137 (c) 1,928,137 2,119,555 2,483,264 NET TOTAL 648,608 1,417,392 2,066,000 696,000 881/715 Number of Persons. 1Q44-— VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS 1945-46. 1945-46'l944-45 AND SERVICES Voted _ | Espeud(jd _ Subdivision No. I.—Ministry of Works £ f £ Salaries— Unclassified 1 at £1,475 (Commissioner of Works)* Professional Division £ 1 at £1,075 (Chief Engineering Inspector) .. 1,075 1 • • 1 at £875 (Engineering Inspector) (part year) .. 657 1,732 Clerical Division 1 • • 1 at £875 (Secretary) .. .. .. .. 875 General Division £ ! ■ ■ 1 at £925 (Chief Housing Inspector) .. .. 925 1 • • 1 at (£925 (Chief Building Inspector) .. .. 925 Arrears .. .. .. . . . . 11 1,861 Other Salaries 4 .. 4(£175 to £590) .. .. .. .. .. 1,209 Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments .. 4,841 9 W J 10,518 *See vote "Treasury."

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued

(a) Appropriated and expended last year under vote, "Ministry of Works" (see page 162). (It) Number of officers, 1944-45, 834 (see page 161). Decrease due to transfer to vote, " Electric Supply," of salaries of officers of Hydro-electric Branch (269), offset to some extent by officers returned from the Armed Forces, (c) Appropriated and expended last year under vote, "Public Works—Departmental" (see page 160;.

Number 1944 45 Of Persons. VOTE—MAINTENANCE O F PUBLIC WORKS 1945-46. ' AND SERVICES continued Voted. Expended. I __ Subdivision No. I. —Ministry of Works—continued Other Charges for and Incidental to — Office expenses , .. .. .. ■ • 200 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites .. .. .. 1,200 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department .. 700 Printing and stationery . . .. .. . . 100 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 900 Contingencies .. .. .. .. • • 100 3,200 Total —Subdivision No. I .. .. .. 13,718 (a) (a) Subdivision No. II. —Departmental Salaries— Administrative Division £ 1 .. 1 at £1,500 (Engineer-in-Chief, also Marine Engineer) 1,500 1 .. 1 at £1,325 (Under-Secretary) .. .. .. 1,325 2,825 Professional Division 1 .. 1 at £1,250 (First Assistant Engineer-in-Chief) .. 1,250 1 .. 1 at £1,250 (Government Architect) .. .. 1,250 1 .. ] at £1,150 (Second Assistant Engineer-in-Chief).. 1,150 3 .. 3 at £1,050 (District Engineers, Auckland, Welling-^ ton, and Canterbury) .. .. .. 3,150 4 . . 4 at £1,000 (Construction Engineer, Highways and Roads Engineer. Designing Engineer, and Assistant Government Architect) . . . . 4,000 4 .. 4 at £950 (Chief Mechanical Engineer; District Engineer, Waikato ; District Engineer, Hawke's Bay; District Engineer, Otago) .. .. 3,800 5 .. 5 at £925 (District Engineers) .. .. .. 4,625 4 . . 4 at £900 (Harbours Engineer, and District Architects at Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury) .. 3,600 8 .. 8 at £850 (Rivers and Drainage Engineer ; Resident Engineers (4); Assistant District Engineers at Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury) .. .. 6,800 29,625 Clerical Division 1 .. 1 at £975 (6 months), £1,025 (6 months), (Assistant Under-Secretary) .. .. 1,000 1,000 Other Salaries 702 .. 702 (£100-£840) .. .. .. .. .. 309,200 736 (b) Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance 434,010 776,660 Less amounts charged direct to other votes .. .. 145,250 631,410 (c) (c) Other Charges for and incidental to — Aerial surveys .. .. .. . • • ■ 2,000 Books, fees, &c., for students attending Canterbury and other colleges .. .. .. . • • • • 100 Compassionate grants to widows or next-of-kin of deceased officers .. .. .. • ■ • • • • 500 Contribution to Standards Institute, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research .. . . .. .. 220 Departmental aircraft, maintenance of .. .. .. 1,000 Fidelity-guarantee-policy premiums . . .. .. 200 Grants to officers of monetary equivalent of leave due on retirement .. .. . ■ • • • ■ 200

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued

(a) Appropriated and expended last year under vote, "Public Works—Departmental" (see page 160). (b) Increase due to payment for leave due to returned servicemen. (c) Increase in expenditure for year 1044-45 and increases in items for year 1045-46 accounted for by arrears of maintenance.

Number ° fPei ' S0 " 8, VOTE-MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-4 f>'1944-45 AND SERVICES—continued . Voted. Jixpended. Subdivision No. II.—Departmental— continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Law charges and legal expenses .. .. .. • 100 Meal-allowances and overtime .. .. .. 23,000 Payment of accident expenses, &c., not provided for under Workers' Compensation Act.. .. .. .. 100 Payments of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. i ,, _ _ 500 Postage and telegrams, telephone connections, and rent of private letter boxes and bags .. .. .. 27,000 Printing and stationery, lithographic works, plans, periodicals, advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. 20,000 Purchase of and repairs to instruments, office requisites, &c. 2,000 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers (including motor-hire, motor-mileage allowances, travellingallowances, and maintenance of motor-vehicles) .. 75,000 Work performed by High Commissioner's staff .. .. 1,620 Work performed by New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner, Sydney .. .. .. .. .. 150 Items not specified .. .. .. ,, .. 1,000 154,690 Total—SubdivisionNo.il .. .. .. 786,100 (a) (a) Subdivision No. III.—Public Buildings Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, Fittings, Furniture, Gardens, and Grounds— Other Charges for and incidental to — Accident compensation, sick-pay, holiday pay, and special leave to workmen .. .. .. .. .. (6)25,100 3,000 (b) 22,324 Compensation for accidents to privately owned vehicles .. 250 250 885 Government Buildings throughout the Dominion— Office requisites, fuel, light, power, water, cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services (£1,000 recover- „ able ) ■■ •• •• •• •• •• (c) 10,525 8,000 10,990 Courthouses .. .. .. .. .. (c) 19,258 6,000 5,065 Customhouses .. .. .. .. .. 271 500 108 Departmental Buildings .. .. .. .. (c) 63,957 45,000 (c) 70,692 Gaols •• ■■ •• •• •• .. 6,287 5,000 3,594 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. (c) 60,415 30,000 (c) 35,598 Police-stations (c) 51,497 20,000 (c) 40,201 Quarantine Stations .. .. .. .. 85 500 Other Government Buildings .. .. .. 11,611 6 000 2 972 Rents (£14,900), recoverable .. .. .. 23|684 26,446 Replacement works (transfer to Public Works Fund vote " Public Buildings") 10,000 10,000 10,000 Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington : Expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1920 : — Auckland— Fuel, light, water, and cleaning .. .. .. 240 50 93 Gardens, grounds, and outbuildings— Salaries— £ 4 5 Groundmen.. .. .. .. 1,280 Casual labour .. .. .. .. 50 Coke, coal, seeds, plants, implements, manures, &c. .. .. .. 10 Miscellaneous expenditure . . .. 10 1,350 1,490 1,458

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued

(a) Increase due to inclusion of votes " Ministry of Works " and " Public Works—Departmental," previously included in Public Works Aooount, and also to re-einployment of officers released from Armed ITorces.

Number 15 ofPcrson8 - VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS 1945-46. 1945^161944-45 AND SERVICES continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Public Buildings—continued £ £ £ Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, Fittings, Furniture, Gardens, and Grounds—continued Other Charges for and incidental to—continued Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington: Expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1920 —continued Auckland —continued Household furnishings, &c. .. .. .. 10 10 Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 525 500 432 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 10 20 Temporary accommodation and other miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 8 WellingtonFuel, light, water, cleaning, upkeep of laundry, &c. .. 1,500 1,500 1,379 Gardens, grounds, and outbuildings— Salaries— £ 8 7 Groundmen.. .. .. .. 2,750 Casual labour .. .. .. .. 200 Coke, coal, seeds, plants, implements, manures, &c. .. .. .. 100 Miscellaneous expenditure .. .. 50 3,100 2,570 2,258 Household furnishings, &c. .. .. .. 300 300 339 Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,500 2,548 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 150 150 1 Temporary accommodation and other miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Christchurch— Miscellaneous expenditure .. .. .. 100 100 Lyttelton Borough Council, for extra water supplied to Government Departments (part recoverable from other Departments) .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 100 Parliamentary Buildings .. .. .. .. 21,350 37,500 33,965 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 133 : Annual contribution to Fire Insurance Fund for reinstatement of Public Buildings destroyed by fire .. .. .. .. 10,000 10 10,000 Special and other rates on Government properties .. 6,185 5,000 6,489 Wages and expenses of staff workmen .. .. .. 495 1,000 476 Contingencies .. .. .. .. ■. 500 100 1 Supervision and administration (transfer to Public Works Account vote, "Departmental") .. .. .. .. 20,000 20,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Rents .. .. .. .. 14,900 Wages, <fec., of staff workmen .. .. 380 Miscellaneous items .. .. .. 1,100 16,380 Gardens and Grounds, General — 329,875 221,170 308,422 Salaries 8 8 Groundsmen .. .. .. .. •• 2,650 2,300 2,348 20 20 Total Number Other Charges for and incidental to — of Persons. Casual labour .. .. .. .. . • 50 50 6 (a)765 20 Coke, coal, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 Implements, manures, &c. .. .. . • •. 100 100 18 Seeds, plants, &c. .. .. .. .. •. 40 40 12 Miscellaneous expenditure .. .. .. .. 80 80 94 290 290 130 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 332,815 223,760 310,900 J I

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES— continued

(a) Includes amounts recoverable from War Expenses Account for repairs of military damage to county roads, &c.

Num ber of Persons. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-401944-45 AND SERVICES—continued — Voted. .Expended. £ J0 £ Subdivision No. IV.—Roads CHARGES FOR AND INCIDENTAL TO — Maintenance and repairs to roads 61,600 50,000 (a) 78 377 Maintenance of tourist roads, Rotorua County .. .. 1,500 1,000 585 Maintenance of Wanganui River services (contribution) .. 286 200 280 Restoration of roadworks, bridges, &o., damaged by floods 60,450 80 000 67 955 Surveys in connection with rehabilitation .. .. 10,000 15,'000 2 901 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. _ 8,600 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 133,836 146,200 150,104 . Subdivision No. V.—-Irrigation, Drainage, and Riverprotection and Improvement Works Charges for and incidental to— Irrigation works: Maintenance of dams, headworks, races, weirs, &c.— ' ' Central Otago .. .. _ _ 29,500 20,000 28 942 South Canterbury (Redcliffs, Levels, and other schemes) 4,750 3 000 ?'2W General investigations and surveys, &c. .. ,. 100 ' 10 Land clearing by heavy machinery (part recoverable) .. 12,350 20 000 23 319 Provision on farms of accommodation for workers .. 1,368 'l00 ' 825 River protection and improvement worksLake Ellesmere Outlet 300 600 New Plymouth Borough Council: Subsidy on sea-wall protection .. .. _ _ _ _ 3,000 10 750 ? 227 Removal of Tokaanu Township l 2j0 00 23,'000 1 378 Sand-dune reclamation . . .. .. 34,000 35,000 26,366 Wainou and Ohinemun nver-improvement (maintenance) 10,000 6 000 5 957 Iransfer to Public Works Account, vote, "Soil ConserSubsIdts- andRiVerSC ° ntr01 " 50 ' 00 ° 50 ' 000 50 > 000 Centennial memorial, Maketu Beach Grant towards cost of protecting wall 1;060 lm m ivaipara Harbour reclamation .. ., # 7qq Washdyke Lagoon Drainage Scheme .. 500 Works not specified ;; 1;000 ' lj000 " Q ' Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public J Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. __ 8,000 Total—Subdivision No. V .. .. 160,628 170,880 143,596 Subdivision No. VI—Railway-lines Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of unopened railway-lines, including wages of caretakers, materials, costs of operation of goods and passenger services, damages and compensation, hire of wagons, and all other charges— Miscellaneous works .. .. ,, _ _ 5 qq 5qq | Total—Subdivision No. VI .. .. 500 I 500 ~J2 1 1

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SUEVEY

Minister of Lands AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Lands and Survey. Summary

(a) Special purchase of mapping-paper for the fighting Services (part recoverable).

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Lands and Survey— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Administration .. .. 305,000 176,155 481,155 390,090 402,875 „ II.—Miscellaneous Services .. .. 88,963- 88,965 93,503 67,263 „ III.—Scenery Preservation, Bird Sanctuaries, National Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Domains .. 13,150 13,150 7,700 4,348 GROSS Total .. .. .. 305,000 278,270 583,270 491,293 474,486 CREDITS-in-AID .. .. .. 48,500 31,500 80,000 69,650 93,676 NET TOTAL 256,500 246,770 • 503,270 421,643 380 810 I Number of Persons. ... 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-46[ 1944-45 VOTE-LANDS AND SUEVEY ~^ Subdivision No. I.—Administration £ £ £ Salaries— Administrative Division 1 1 1 (£1,275) (Under-Secretary for Lands) .. .. .. 1,275 1,200 Professional Division 111 (£925) (Surveyor-General) .. .. .. .. 925 850 2 2 (£900) Superintendents of Land Development, Auckland and Te Kuiti .. .. .. . . .. 1,800 250,395 Clerical Division 2 2 2 (£925) (Assistant Under-Secretary for Lands and Departmental Solicitor) .. .. .. .. .. 1,850 1,479 Other Salaries 781 777 781 (£100 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 299,150 244,906 787 781 305,000 248,435 250,395 Other Charges for and incidental to— Arbitration costs, valuation of lands and special reports (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 1,100 1,000 1,052 Draughting-materials (part recoverable) .. .. 3,000 2,800 {a) 5,207 Education Reserves: Expenses of management (recoverable) 200 300 171

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) Number of officers, 44. Motor hire, £29 Bs. 9d.; motor-mileage allowances, £1,128 3s. lid.; travelling-expenses, £4,587 17s. 4d. ; travelling-allowances, £2,150 Is. 3d. (b) Provision for purchase of surplus maps from Army Department. (c) Provision for commitments carried forward, and purchase of yehicles and replacements during the financial year. (d) Provision for commitments carried forward, additional plan accommodation and fittings for new offices and extensions. (e) Overexpenditure resulting from staff promotions and transfers. (/) Number of officers, 98. Motor hire, £101 ss. lid.; motor-mileage allowances, £1,665 12s. 3d.; travelling-expenses, £3,116 os. lOd.; travelling-allowances, £2,826 Bs.

I - * Number I of Persons. 1944-45. 1945-46. _____ 1945-461944-45 VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued Voted Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Administration—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Inspection, management, &c., expenses of settlement, forest, and flax lands— Field Inspectors— £ Motor-hire .. .. - .. .. 100 Motor-mileage allowances .. .. 1,300 — - Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 5,000 Travelling-allowances .. .. .. 2,400 8,800 8,100 (a) 7,896 Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1910 : Rangers' salaries, travelling and other expenses (part recoverable) .. .. 80 80 81 Land Boards: Fees to members, and including expenses in lieu of fees .. .. .. .. .. 2,800 2,300 2,720 Land Sales Court and Committees : Remuneration and expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 73,000 55,000 65,143 Map printing (part recoverable) .. .. .. (6) 8,000 3,000 4,488 Motor-vehicies— £ Purchase .. .. .. .. 7,000 Maintenance .. .. .. 4,000 (c) 11,000 10,000 6,725 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 3,650 3,550 2,426 Office furniture and fittings— £ Purchase .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 Maintenance .. .. .. .. 500 (d) 4,000 1,900 939 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 2,000 4,000 2,939 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 7,300 5,400 7,031 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 3,300 3,000 2,705 Refunds of credits-in-aid received erroneously during preceding financial year .. .. .. .. 100 100 23 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,500 8,500 8,058 Statutes: Annotation .. .. .. .. 75 75 61 Surveying and draughting instruments— Surveyors' equipment, camp gear, &c.— £ Purchase .. .. .. .. 1,500 Maintenance .. .. .. .. 500 2,000 1,500 1,009 Surveys, &c.— £ Settlement and general surveys .. .. 20,000 Topographical (including expenses of Geographical Board) .. .. 6,000 Trigonometrical .. .. .. .. 1,000 Native land .. .. .. .. 200 27,200 23,500 24,351 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 1,000 500 (e) 1,449 Travelling allowances and expenses — £ Motor-hire .. .. .. .. 300 Motor-mileage allowances .. .. .. 1,700 Travelling-allowances .. .. .. 3,200 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 3,400 8,600 6,700 (/) 7,709 Calculating-machines, &c.— £ Purchase .. .. .. .. .. 300 Maintenance .. .. .. .. 100 400 300 275

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) Expenses of workmen attending funeral of fellow-worker, £8 14s. Bd.; compensation for land taken for access road, £6 10s.; payment towards cost of glass eye accidentally broken, £4 ; custody of packets, 155.; exchange on dishonoured eques, £1 12s, 7d, : total, £21 12s. 3d,

Number 1944-45 ° f sotls ' VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY —continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Administration —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 (a) 22 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Administration expenses of— £ Education Reserves .. .. .. 6,000 Hunter Soldiers' Assistance Trust Deposit Account .. .. .. .. 50 Land for Settlements Account — Development expenditure on Crown and settlement lands .. .. .. 600 Hutt Valley Settlement .. .. .. 120 Settlements .. .. .. .. 10,000 Education reserves .. .. .. 200 Marine Department for computation of tidetables 550 Miscellaneous credits representing charges for surveys, draughting work, &c., performed for other Departments, survey fees, search fees, &c. 20,870 Land and Deeds Department for services rendered .. .. .. 13,500 Managers'salaries : Development of blocks .. 25,000 76,890 176,155 141,655 152,480 Total —Subdivision No. /.. .. .. 481,155 390,090 402,875 Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services Charges for and Incidental to — Access road to Ahipara Gumfields : Maintenance... .. 50 50 Advances for protection of buildings on Crown leasehold properties .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 Aranui 1b Block: Rent .. .. .. .. 33 33 32 Commission on purchase of Native lands .. .. 10 10 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. 200 265 456 Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, and contingent expenses in connection with same .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 45 Contribution towards fencing land taken for access road, Whangape Survey District .. .. .. .. 57 270 213 Crown lands : Protecting, clearing, grassing, draining, &c. (general) (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 3,379 Destruction of rabbits on unoccupied Crown lands : Wages and other expenses .. .. .. .. 6,000 4,750 4,717 Destruction of noxious weeds on unoccupied Crown land .. 7,000 7,000 7,000 Drainage-works expenditure (part recoverable) — Hauraki Plains Drainage DistrictMaintenance of completed works .. .. .. 3,200 3,050 2,933 Central Outlet Drain: Widening .. .. .. 1,100 1,100 Ferry expenses .. .. .. .. .. 400 450 508 Constructing and carrying on works, acquisition of land for the more effective carrying-out of drainage operations, and compensation for works on private lands 7,500 7,500 6,611

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

ofPersona. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued 1944-45 1945-46. 1945-4ojl944-45 Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services—continued Voted Expended Charges fob and Incidental to —continued Drainage-works expenditure (part recoverable) —continued £ £ £ Kaitaia Drainage Area —- £ Maintenance of completed works .. .. 2,400 Purchase of plant .. .. .. 100 2,500 2,200 2,227 Enlarging main drains (on account, £1,600 ; expended £1,275) .. .. .. .. .. 325 518 193 Outlet to Waipapakauri (on account, £6,000 ; expended £4,693) .. .. .. .. .. 500 500 Stop-bank, Puckey's Drain (not recoverable) .. 350 350 Poukawa Drainage Area : Maintenance of completed works .. .. .. .. .. 400 400 344 Rangitaiki Drainage District— £ Maintenance of completed works .. .. 14,550 Purchase of plant .. .. .. 500 15,050 13,325 16,143 Orini Dredge Cut: Floodgate (on account, £5,229 ; expended, £4,026) .. .. .. .. 100 100 Willow-extermination, Rangitaiki River (on account, £1,600; expended, £1,282) .. .. .. 318 250 15 Swamp Land Drainage: General .. .. .. 100 100 Waihi Drainage Area— £ Maintenance of completed works .. .. 1,550 Purchase of plant .. .. .. 100 1,650 1,650 1,226 Main Drain improvement.. .. .. .. 600 600 Exchange of Crown lands for private lands (adjustments) 100 150 110 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Account: One-fourth of proceeds of sales, &c. payable to Harbour Board .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,100 1,947 Orakei Block, Auckland— £ Payment of commission on sales of land .. 30 Water rates and other incidental charges .. 80 110 90 119 Otamakapua Block: Rent .. .. .. ., 883 883 883 Payment for improvements effected .. .. .. 500 500 423 Payment of costs arising out of motor accidents, including administration .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 132 Payment of rents, &c., of properties leased from owners under small farms plan .. .. .. .. 500 600 456 Payment of sustenance to occupiers of small farms .. 10 10 Payment to dependants of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. 300 200 307 Rates to local authorities .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 834 Rates (drainage) on unoccupied Crown lands under— Hauraki Plains Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. 550 500 541 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910 .. .. 250 175 158 Swamp Drainage Act, 1915 .. .. .. 1,000 925 899 Reclamation of sand dune and dune areas and purchase of marram-grass (part recoverable) .. .. .. 800 770 1,052 Refunds of amounts credited in previous years to Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Account (abolished) .. .. 10 10 Repairs and alterations to buildings on Crown lands .. 500 500 86 Repairing stop-banks (part recoverable)— Hauraki West Drainage Board Area .. .. 3,200 3,700 3,518 Hauraki United Drainage Board .. .. .. 1,000 100 Stewart Island —Interest on £2,000, part purchase-money : Annual payment .. .. .. .. .. 128 128 125 Subsidies — Kawhia Harbour Board .. .. .. .. 250 250 250 Koromatua Outlet Drain —reconditioning .. .. 100 100 Wanaka-Minaret mail service .. .. ,. 20 20 20 Pipiriki-Retaruke mail service .. .. .. 286 287 286 Rangitaiki Land Drainage : Subsidy on maintenance rates (10s. for £1) .. .. .. .. 5,400 3,300 3,300 Rangitaiki Land Drainage : Subsidy on Rangitaiki River improvement (£3 for £1) .. .. .. .. 1,875 1,875 Tangowahine Settlement: Maintenance of drains (£1 for £1) 240 240 Thames Valley Drainage Board area: Awaiti pumping scheme (£1 for £1) .. .. 2,000 |

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(а) This is a subsidy provided from Consolidated Fund towards wages expenditure in the development of areas of marginal lands. Actual subsidy was £15,799, but £10,298 was available from previous transfers, leaving only £5,501 to be transferred last financial year. (б) Certain expenditure not brought to charge; provision also made for purchase of land for scenic reserves. ... . .. Salaries Other 'ru-.'-lr,''' Estimated. Recovered, (c) Credits-in-aid— Salaries. charges. itjtal 1944-45. 1944-45. £££ ' £ £ Subdivision 1.. .. .. .. 48,500 28,390 76,890 04,600 93,070 11.. .. .. .. .. 3,100 3,100 5,040 111.. .. .. .... 10 10 10 Totals .. .. .. 48,500 31,500 80,000 69,650 93,676

f N p mber 1944-45 °" a ' VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued 1945-46. ' 1945-461044—45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. 11. —Miscellaneous Services —continued Charges foe and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Transfer to Land for Settlements Account .. .. 10,000 22,000 (a) 5,501 Uneconomic holdings— £ Payment to outgoing lessees .. .. 1,000 Expenses " Selection Committee" .. .. 100 — 1,100 1,100 165 Value of settlement lands reserved for public purposes .. 10 10 Waitakaruru Stream Canal: Enlargement (on account, £5,000, part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 Payment to representative Natives .. .. .. ■. 109 109 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Drainage works expenditure .. .. 3,000 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 100 3,100 88,965 93,503 ,67,263 Total—Subdivision No. 11 .. .. 88,965 93,503 67,263 Subdivision No. 111.—Scenery Preservation, Bird Sanctuaries, National Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Domains Charges for and incidental to — Bird sanctuaries— £ Acquisition and improvements .. .. 50 Supervision, maintenance, plant, equipment, &e. 400 450 400 444 National Parks : General administration and grants to Park Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,250 650 1,014 Recreation grounds and domains — £ Acquisition (including access) .. .. 1,100 General administration and grants to Domain Boards .. .. .. .. 1,500 2,600 2,600 1,465 Scenic and historic reserves— Acquisition (including access) .. .. 4,000 General administration, maintenance charges, improvements and grants to Scenic Boards .. 3,000 (b) 7,000 3,000 785 Surveys, valuations, &c. .. .. .. .. 50 50 7 Waitangi Endowment: Planting, &c. .. .. 800 1,000 633 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 13,150 7,700 4,348 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 583,270 491,293 474,486 Credits-in-aid (c) .. .. .. .. 80,000 69,650 93,676 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 503,270 421,643 380,810

8.—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Minister of Agriculture AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of Agriculture. Summary

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Agriculture— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Head Office .. .. 69,410 73,720 143,130 105,412 114,639 II.—Live-stock Division .. 178,216 49,290 227,506 183,104 179,974 III.—Horticulture Division .. 35,847 38,190 74,037 64,948 61,567 IV.—Dairy Division .. .. 86,250 31,495 117,745 115,061 107,567 V.—Fields Division .. .. 65,795 56,070 121,865 92,138 97,411 „ VI. —Animal Research Division .. 51,737 78,575 130,312 99,953 96,333 ,, VII. —Rural Development Division 7,390 1,955 9,345 „ VIII. —Miscellaneotis Advances, Grants, Subsidies, &c. .. .. 589,725 589,725 558,130 564,788 „ IX. —Payments under Statutes .. .. 86,000 86,000 109,000 115,427 „ X. —Milk Marketing Division .. 4,580 4,120 8,700 GROSS Total 499,225 1,009,140 1,508,365 1,327,746 1,337,706 Cbedits-IN-aid .. .. .. 17,460 478,745 496,205 177,125 207,391 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 481,765 530,395 1,012,160 1,150,621 1,130,315 ~ == Number of Pprsnnq 1944-45. VOTE—AGRICULTURE 1945-46. 1945—4eJ 1944—45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Head Office £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division £ 1 at £1,375 (Director-General) ., .. 1,375 2 2 1 at £1,025 (Assistant Director-General) .. 1,025 2,400 2,250 1 ,, c I 56,155 Other Salaries ( 227 212 227 (£90 to £740) .. .. .. .. .. 67,010 51,242 j 229 214 Estimated eredits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Services to other Departments, &c. .. 900 69,410 53,492 56,155 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors : Repair costs of vehicles damaged in collisions with Government cars and incidental damage costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 12 Office alterations and renovations, and office equipment .. 5,000 1,750 3,011

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued

(a) Various aspects of primary-production have necessitated office alterations. Continuation of certain wartime activities coupled with reinstitution of normal operations demand renovations, additional equipment, and further alterations, (ft) Substantial paper-costs along with rising circulations. (c) Approximately 10 officers travelling. Allowances, £250; expenses, £155; motor-hire, £75; motor-mileage, £100, (d) Medical expenses, 10s. (id. 7

or N p".t., 4R 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—AGRICULTURE continue<4 Voted. 1 Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Head Office —continued Otheb Charges foe and incidental to —continued Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 980 (a) 1,514 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 7,500 11,000 11,037 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 8,000 6,020 7,739 Preparation and distribution of Journal of Agriculture (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. (6)35,000 17,500 (b) 20,020 Preparation and distribution of publications (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 2,750 2,645 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 3,000 2,500 2,782 Rents of offices .. .. .. .. .. 9,000 7,500 8,735 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 500 300 225 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,000 1,225 (c) 580 Visits to Australia : Expenses, &c., of officers .. .. 100 275 183 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 (d) 1 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Journal of Agriculture .. .. .. 10,000 Publications, &c. .. .. .. 1,850 11,850 73,720 51,920 58,484 Total —Subdivision No. I .. .. 143,130 105,412 114,639 Subdivision No. II.-Live-stock Division Salaries— Professional Division 1 1 1 (£910) (Director) 910 835 " Q \> 143 > 489 Other Salaries 389 378 389 (£170 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 177,306 142,304 390 379 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Recoveries from local bodies, &c. .. 2,000 j 178,216 143,139 143,489 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-cost and State Fire accidentindemnification costs .. .. .. .. 3,500 2,500 3,354 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 1,000 25 Cost of passages, Veterinary and Technical Officers, to New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 384

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(а) Supplies of strychnine ordered for 1944-45, but not paid for, are to hand; further supplies are on order for 1945-46. (б) Increase in overall allowance rate. (c) To aid the policy of increased pig-production. (d) Transfers previously held in abeyance through man-power and other wartime reasons. (e) Approximately 125 officers travelling. Allowances, £5,010; expenses, £2,709; motor hire, £1,480; motormileage, £6,020. (/) Madical expanse?, £1 lis. 6d. ; purchases for fiwl pillorum disease, Us. 2d.; expenses of student for Veterinary Bursary interview, £9 3s. 2d. : total, £11 ss. JOd.

Number of Persons. ,„. c 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-401944-45 VOTE—AGRICULTURE continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. II.—Livestock Division—continued Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Destruction of rabbits— On Crown lands (recoverable) .. .. .. 5,000 3,750 4,676 On Native lands (recoverable) .. .. .. 2,750 2,000 2,600 Rabbit-proof gates.. .. .. .. .. 25 25 20 Wages and general working-expenses, poison-mixing depots, purchase of material, &c.— Trading section (recoverable) .. .. .. 10,000 6,500 (a) 682 Non-trading section (part recoverable) .... 25 25 12 Diseases of live-stock— Control of cattle-tick, and provision for spraying or dipping and other incidental expenses .. .. 25 25 Disposal of condemned stock, costs incidental to .. 50 50 36 Purchase of material, and expenses connected with treatment and control of animal diseases (including approved compensation) .. .. .. .. .. 750 1,000 1,035 Inspection of dairies: Purchase of apparatus .. .. 20 10 10 Inspection and grading of meat, including overall allowance and purchase of equipment .. .. .. .. 2,350 1,950 (b) 1,690 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,750 1,650 1,816 Pig recording, purchase of apparatus, and expenditure in connection with demonstrations, &c. .. .. (c) 100 10 1 Poultry Experimental Station (Wallaceville) : Equipment and working-expenses (part recoverable) .. .. 2,000 1,500 1,783 Quarantine Station (Wellington), equipment and working expenses (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 400 300 89 Registration and licensing of stallions: Examination fees and living and locomotion expenses .. .. .. 25 25 13 Registration of stock remedies, expenses of .. 25 50 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 1,250 1,250 (d) 2,990 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 15,000 15,000 (e) 15,219 Veterinary Surgeons' Board, expenses of .. .. 50 100 17 Wool instruction: Purchases for demonstrations .. 150 200 122 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 25 25 (/) 11 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —- £ Destruction of rabbits (trading) .. .. 5,000 Destruction of rabbits— Department of Lands and Survey .. 5,000 Native Department .. .. .. 2,750 Farm areas .. .. .. .. 1,500 Quarantine Station .. .. .. 100 Sundry .. . .. .. 260 14,610 49,290 39,965 36,485 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 227,506 183,104 179,974

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) Being increased to ensuro a better coverage of outlying areas. (b) A horticulturist with a family has been chosen. (c) For assembly and training purposes. (d) Approximately 45 officers travelling. Allowances, £3,100; expenses, £1,200; motor hire, £7o0; motor-mileage, £1,583. (e) Engraving Loder Cup, 6s. Od.; railage on Loder Gup, 3s. 10<1.; total, 10s. 4d. rj* . " "" ' '

Number 1944-45. of Persons. ; VOTE—AGRICULTURE —continued 1945-46. . 1945-461944-45 Voted - Expended. Subdivision No. 111.—Horticulture Division £ £ £ Salaries — Professional Division 111 (£875) (Director) .. .. .. .. .. 875 800 28,426 Other' Salaries 71 73 71 (£130 to £790) 34,972 29,583 J 72 74 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Sundry services, &c. .. .. .. 1,000 35,847 30,383 28,426 Other Charges for and incidental to— Apiary Industry-Part-time Apiary Instructors .. .. .. 500 300 (a) 265 Purchase of beekeeping requisites, material for experiments, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 24 Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accidentindemnification costs .. .. .. .. 800 800 831 Purchase of .. .. .. .. . - 700 300 Fruit Industry — Abandoned orchards : Wages and expenses cutting-out 50 50 Cool-storage and horticultural experiments .... 30 30 1 Control of citrus canker : Wages and expenses, compensation, &c 500 1,000 . 251 Control of fireblight disease .. .. .. 10 10 Cost of passages for Technical Officers to New Zealand (b) 600 Frost-fighting, experiments : Expenditure connected with purchase, installation of plant, &c. .. .. 10 10 "on Fumigation and destruction of disease 1 fruit (recoverable) 100 150 60 Orchard requisites, &c. .. .. .. .. 125 50 Rural Field Cadetship, expenses incidental to .. .. (c) 500 Grant towards expenses of Advisory Committee re marketgardening 200 200 1 Horticultural Station, Te Kauwhata : Wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, grapes, equipment, maintenance of buildings, &c. (recoverable) .. .. 24,000 24,000 23,658 Office expenses .. .. .. .. ■ • 50 50 28 Payments to Post arid'Telegraph Department .. .. 1,135 935 845 Tobacco Industry : Material and apparatus for experiments 10 10 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 800 600 obi) Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) .. 8,000 6,000 (a) 6,066 Contingencies .. .. .. • • • ■ 20 20 (e) 1 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Te Kauwhata .. .. .. 25,000 Fumigation and destruction of fruit, &o. .. 285 25,285 38,190 34,565 33,141 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. ■■ 74,037 64,948 61,567 ( 1

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DETAILS OP ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(а) An exchange of officers on the same lines as in certain previous years. (б) Quantities of chemicals and equipment ordered in the earlier stages of the war period are now coming to hand. (c) Approximately 120 officers travelling. Allowances, £4,100; expenses, $3,450} motor hire, £150; motor-roileaae, £11,203. (d) Medical expenses, £3 13s, Gd,

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Number ° fPersons ' V OTE—AGRICULTURE—continued 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944—45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV. —Dairy Division £ £ £ Salaries— Professional Division 1 1 1 (£910) (Director) .. .. .. .. .. 910 835 Other Salaries > 79,145 198 196 198 (£115 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 84,215 83,121 Location allowances .. .. .. .. .. 1,125 1,050 199 197 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Recoveries from dairy-factory companies, &c. 13,500 86,250 85,006 79,145 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accidentindemnification costs .. .. .. .. 2,750 2,500 2,681 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 1,600 3,300 85 Certificate-of-record testing and official herd-testing of dairy cows (recoverable) .. ,. .. .. 700 350 364 Cost of passages and expenses to and from London, Inspectors of Dairy-produce .. .. .. .. (a) 450 10 Dairy-factory Managers Registration Board, expenses of .. 150 150 53 Dairy requisites and produce for experiments (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 22 Dairy Laboratory : Equipment, casual labour, &c. .. (h) 750 500 (b) 365 Grading of dairy-produce : Material and apparatus, rent, office requisites, stationery, postage, telephones, &c. (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,500 2,546 Grant from North Island Experimental Dairy School Endowment Eund to Massey Agricultural College for benefit of Dairy Research Institute (recoverable) .. 750 750 750 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 25 25 6 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,150 1,100 995 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 1,500 1,200 1,648 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) .. 19,000 17,500 (c) 18,903 Travelling-allowance, &c., special Committee for licensing factories .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 (d) 4 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Certificate-of-record testing and official herd- £ testing .. .. .. .. 5,500 Dairy-produce grading .. .. .. 27,500 North Island Dairy School Endowment .. 750 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 9,000 4-2,750 31,495 30,055 28,422 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 117,745 115,061 107,567

8.—7 [Pγ. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) To provide equipment and working-expenses on the area already acquired. \b) For projectors, films, &0., as aids in intensive agricultural instruction. (c) Approximately 110 officers travelling. Allowances, £3,750; expenses, £1,700; motor-hire, £1,050; motor-mileage, £2,175. (</) Medical expenses, £2 2s.

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Number of Persons. VOTE —AGRICULTURE—continued 1945-46. ~ 45, Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V.—Fields Division £ £ £ Salaries — Professional Division 1 1 1 (£875) (Director) .. .. .. .. 875 825 t , 55,331 Other Salaries ( 159 147 159 (£95 to £790) .. .. .. .. .. 64,920 52,043, j 160 148 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Sundry services, &c. .. .. .. 50 65,795 52,868 55,331 Other Charges for and incidental to— Agricultural investigations and research — Barley grading, expenses connected with .. .. 75 50 53 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Phormium research .. .. .. .. 20 5 15 Expenses of officer travelling overseas to study irrigation practices mainly .. .. .. .. 700 Field crops (including contract —growing, seed certification, &c.), (recoverable) .. .. .. 11,500 9 ,000 11,830 Field experiments .. .. .. .. .. 600 650 383 Laboratory and incidental expenses in relation to examination and chemical analysis of manures and other materials .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 1,200 1,091 Land-utilization expenses .. .. .. .. 250 50 Research Station, Hamilton : Soils and fertilizers .. («<) 10,700 Seed-testing (recoverable) 2,200 1,540 1,723 Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accidentindemnification costs .. .. .. .. 3,250 3,250 3,314 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 496 Experimental and instructional farms and areas — Flock House working-expenses, river protection and miscellaneous expenses (part recoverable) .. .. 10,000 9,000 8,965 Marton .. .. .. .. .. .. 400 300 421 Extension of instructional work in connection with rural industries.. .. .. .. .. .. (b) 500 100 95 New Zealand hemp industry: Grading (recoverable) .. 5 5 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 2,750 2,500 3,126 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 600 600 791 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 9,000 9,000 (c) 9,275 Young farmers' clubs .. .. .. .. 500 500 500 Contingencies .. .. •. • • • • 20 20 (d) 2 Equipment and expenses incidental to rural development and economics .. .. .. .. . • • • 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Farm areas .. .. .. 13,100 Field crops .. .. .. .. 20,000 Grading hemp.. .. .. . • 50 Seed-testing .. .. .. • • 5,000 Sundries .. .. .. . • 100 38,250 56,070 39,270 42,080 Total-Subdivision No. V .. .. 121,865 92,138 97,411

8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(а) To provide equipment and working-expenses on the area already acquired. (б) Laboratory activities previously carried out at Sydney Street, Wellington, have been transferred. Research work, particularly artificial insemination, is being continued on an expanding ba-sis. (c) Equipment and chemicals on order over the past few years coming to hand more freely. Research work is being expanded. ' (d) Approximately 32 officers travelling. Allowances, £850"; expenses, £870 ; motor hire, £75; motyr-mileage, £426. (e) In the past vaccines and vaccination costs have been borne by the Research Station, Wallaceville, to the extent of about £1,800. The work is being expanded. The value of the vaccine is recovered. The activity lends itself to separation from research. (/) Research officers proceeding overseas. (g) Medical expenses, 10s. 6d. (h) Absorbed m Ruakura Research Station as from about Ist April, 1945.

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Number of Persona. 1944-45. 1945—46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—AGRICULTURE—continued Votcd Expended. Subdivision No. VI.—Animal Research Division £ £ £ " Salaries— Professional Division 1 1 1 (£900) (Director) .. .. .. .. .. 900 825 Other Salaries ' ' f 143 116 143 (£100 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 50,837 42,428 J 144 117 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public —— Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Sundry services, &c. .. .. .. 5 51,737 43,253 38,560 Other Charges for and incidental to— — Bicycles and motors— Maintenance and running costs of, and State Fire accidentindemnification costs .. .. .. .. 250 200 252 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 700 550 355 Investigations— Animal health, including sheep mortality in Canterbury and at Kirwee Experimental Farm; also general diseases of stock, including purchase of stock, materials, sundries, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 3,510 3,100 2,661 Facial-eczema working-expenses incidental to investigations other than at Ruakura and Wallaceville laboratories and at Manutuke .. .. .. .. 50 3,050 951 Mamaku Experimental Farm : Wages and general workingexpenses, purchase of stock, buildings, and requirements incidental to cobalt experiments (part recoverable) .. 720 600 810 Manutuke Facial Eczema Experimental Farm : Wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, equipment, chemicals, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. (a) 2,670 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. . . 150 100 151 Research Station, Ruakura : All farm and general workingexpenses, &c., including facial-eczema requirements and allowances and expenses of Advisory Committee (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. (6) 42,155 30,500 32,722 Research Station, Wallaceville: All farm and laboratory general working-expenses, &c., including facial-eczema, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 13,000 10,350 (c) 12,469 Research Station, Wallaceville: Replacement of cottage 1,650 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 900 900 335 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 2,200 1,800 (d) 2,221 Vaccines and vaccinations : Purchase of vaccines arid payments for vaccinations, &c. (part recoverable) . . (e) 8,600 Visits overseas : Research officers .. .. . . (/) 2,000 .. i Contingencies .. .. .. .... 20 20 (g) 1 Chemical Laboratory : General working-expenses, including expenses of requirements incidental to facial-eczema, fish-oil, &c., laboratory work .. .. .. .. 5,530 (h) 4,845 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— -£ Stations and farms .. .. 10,750 Vaccines .. .. .. .. 5,500 :> u 16,250 78,575.'. 56,700 57,773 Total—Subdivision No. VI .. .. 130,312 99,953 96,333

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued

(а) Demands for information on the economic problems of farming were met from existing sections of the Department, but increasing demands clearly indicated intensified attention. This subdivision has been set up to provide tor this service. (б) It is doubtful whether the piggery will be established. *. (c) There is a deposit account from a levy on eggs and the vote is reimbursed from tins account. (d) There is an overlap in expenditure. Fourteen students increased to twenty-nine.

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Number 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. _____ I ,, VOTE —AGRICULTURE continued Voted. Expended. 1945-461944-45 r £ £ £ Subdivision No. VII.—Rural Development Division, (a) Salaries — Professional Division 1 1 (£900) (Director) .. .. • • • • • • 900 • • * I ; 11 ' § • - 1 Other Salaries I -■ 20 .. j 20 (£125 to £565) .. .. .. •• 6 ' 490 21 . . Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Sundry services, &c. .. .. • • 5 7,390 I . ' \. '■ ' • I ' 4 , t ' Other Charges for and Incidental to— Agricultural Development Committee: Expenses and incidentals to members and co-opted members . . 50 Farm - management and machinery: Expenses and incidentals for research and instruction .. .. 50 Grant to Kaikohe co-operative farm machinery pool .. 300 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. H° Rural sociology : Equipment, incidentals, and expenses for demonstrations, experiments, and general extension work 350 Transfer and removal expenses .. • • • • Travelling-allowances and expenses .. .. . ■ 1,000 Contingencies .. • • • • ■ • • • .20 1,955 .. | Total—Subdivision No. VII •• 9,345 1 : , , pl ; " • '■ '• ■ Subdivision No. VIII. —Miscellaneous Services : Advances, Grants, Guarantees, Subsidies, Sc. 4 Charges for and incidental to — Advance for co-operative piggery establishment .. .. (6) 100 6,000 .. Advances to pig industry (recoverable) .. .. •• 10,000 10,000 J,o~.4 Advances to poultry industry and for poultry research (recoverable) .. ■ • • ■ • • • ■ (c) 4,300 Blackberry, bonus for extermination of (£10,000), on account 5 o Bursaries and fares from and to New Zealand: Veterinary ? students at Sydney and United Kingdom (part recoverable) (d) 5,800 3,250 6,1W Compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act, and medical expenses of officers injured in course of duty 200 200 Departmental exhibits at shows and preparatory work, _&c. 500 500 415 Executive Commission of Agriculture : Salaries, travelling, and other expenses of the Commission .. .. 3,200 3,200 4,o7o

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) Expenditure depended on availability of an Inspector. (b) Sodium chlorate supplies are now available. S 0 " 4^6 for cause these items to fluctuate.

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Number ° fPerson8 - 1944-45 1 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—AGRICULTURE—continued — 1 Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. VIII.—Miscellaneous Services: Advances, Grants, Guarantees, Subsidies, <fcc.—continued Charges foe and incidental to —continued Expenses of members of the Council of Primary Production, and expenses incidental to control of Primary Industries 1,000 1,000 7/7 Expenses of members of Veterinary Services Committee and other expenses incidental thereto, &c. .. .. 50 100 188 | Grants— Dargaville Demonstration Farm .. .. .. 250 250 250 Institute of Horticulture .. .. .. , _ 200 100 100 Widows or dependants including equivalent to leave due to officers (deceased) .. .. .. , _ 200 500 84 Winton Experimental Farm .. .. .. 200 200 200 Linen flax : Advances to growers, also other development and manufacturing equipment and incidentals .. 10 10 2 Nassella tussock: Expenses incidental to inspection .. 1,000 1,000 (a) 335 Noxious weeds, eradication of, and expenses incidental thereto (partly recoverable) .. .. .. 28,000 30,000 (b) 2\l 735 Onion marketing: Expenses of Advisory Committee and / general costs relative to onion purchases .. .. 100 100 3(j Purchase of grass-seed and manure, freight, storage, blending, &c., regrassing flooded areas (part recoverable) .. 100 10,005 5 509 Rabbits, destruction of by way of grants to Rabbit Boards and to a Rabbit-skins Committee .. .. .. 15,000 15,000 15 706 Rail freight concessions on fodder and live-stock owing to feed shortage from drought or flood conditions : also free cartage for certain fodder .. .. .. 1,500 100 Railways— Carriage of lime for bona fide farmers .. .. 240,000 225,000 (c) 240 738 Portion of freight rates on fertilizers .. .. .. 180,000 150,000 (c) 161 153 Portion of freight rates on farm-produce .. .. 80,000 80,000 78 823 Refund of fees in connection with various Acts .. .. 10 10 Subsidies— Cow-testing organizations : Payment to Dairy Board in respect of herd-improvement plan .. .. .. 15,000 15,000 13 771 Destruction of kea .. .. ., ,, 500 ' 750 ' 242 Destruction of wild pigs and other incidental expenses .. 2,500 1,250 2 381 Grant: Visit of Professor J. Clunies Ross, of University of Sydney, (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 Town milk office : Office expenses, &c., and salaries, travel-ling-expenses, and other expenses of officers .. .. (d) 4,500 3,927 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Pig industry contribution .. .. 10,000 Poultry industry contribution .. .. 4,300 Flooded areas, &c. .. .. ,. 100 Lands Department: Noxious weeds .. 7,000 Native Department: Noxious weeds .. 8,000 Veterinary bursaries .. .. .. 3,850 Stabilization subsidy .. .. .. 294,000 327,250 Total Subdivision No. VIII .. .. 589,725 558,130 564,788

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued

(а) Now under Education Department. (б) Rates collected by Rabbit Boards govern this expenditure. The number of Boards operating is on the increase, (c) Provision for the administrative expenses of the Milk Marketing Division of the Marketing Department. qiinrioa other Estimated. Recovered. <d> Credits-in-aid-Subdivision I .. .. .. 000 11,850 12,750 9,055 11,400 II .. .. .. 2,000 14,610 16,610 14,560 13,757 111 .. .. .. 1,000 25,285 26,285 25,900 28,181 IV .. .. .. 13,500 42,750 56,250 51,250 60,143 V .. .. .. 50 38,250 38,300 34,350 41,399 VI .. .. .. 5 16,250 16,255 13,155 14,671 VII 5 .. 5 VIII 327,250 327,250 26,855 35,029 IX .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,500 2,000 2,811 Totals .. .. .. 17,460 478,745 496,205 177,125 207,391

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Number of p ers°ns. 1945-46. 1944 ~ 45 - 1945-461944-45 VOTE—AGRICULTURE continued Voted Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. IX. —Payments under Statutes Charges for and incidental to — Expenditure, including compensation for stock condemned under Stock Act, 1908 (part recoverable) .. .. 15,000 14,000 15,425 Expenditure, including compensation under Meat Act, 1939 21,000 21,000 19,324 Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908, Section 70: Subsidies to Rabbit Boards .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 41,000 (b) 47,678 Grant to New Zealand School of Agriculture .. .. (a) 33,000 33,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Stock Act .. .. .. .. 2,500 Total—Subdivision No. IX .. .. .. 86,000 109,000 115,427 Subdivision No. X—Milk Marketing Division Salaries— 12 .. 12 (£100 to £690) .. .. .. .. .. 4,580 Total Number OTHER CHARGES FOR AND INCIDENTAL TO — of Officers Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 400 ], 227 1,129 | Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 500 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 60 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 500 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 100 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 285 Services of consulting officers .. .. .. .. 500 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,750 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 25 4,120 Total—Subdivision No. X .. .. (c) 8,700 GROSS Total 1,508,365 1,327,746 1,337,706 Credits-in-aid (d) 496,205 177,125 207,391 NET TOTAL 1,012,160 1,150,621 1,130,315

8.—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

Minister in Charge of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Summary

(a) Provision now lnaclo for salaries of Soientifio Liaison Offioerfj and Technical Information Bureau under Subdivision VIII.

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. | Expended. Vote—Scientific and Industrial Research— £ £ £ £ £ A Subdivision I. —Head Office .. .. 15,533 3,057 18,590 20,292 21,344 „ II. —Research Investigations .. 95,231 90,298 191,529 148,535 142,224 „ III.- —Dominion Laboratory .. 30,807 15,895 40,702 35,369 39,107 „ IV. —Dominion Observatory .. 1,399 1,530 2,935 1,084 1,653 „ V. —Geological Survey .. 10,110 0,528 16,038 13,579 10,907 „ VI. —Magnetic Observatory .. 2,821 2,408 5,229 4,169 4,263 VII. —Dominion Physical Labora- 32,670 02,415 95,091 74,480 80,355 tory .. „ VIII.—Grants and Miscellaneous Services .. .. 6,970 30,742 37,712 26,214 24,538 GROSS Total 195,607 218,879 414,486 324,328 324,451 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 4,126 99,846 103,972 83,092 95,906 NET TOTAL .. 191,481 119,033 310,514 241,236 228,545 ' *.3 ' •: • ' ' Number of Persons. 1945-46 1944-45. 1945-461944-45, VOTE-SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ; £ £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Head Office \ Salaries— Administrative Division 1 1 1 at £1,325 (Secretary) .. .. .. .. 1,325 1,250 Other Salaries ' I 17,470 48 54 48 (£125 to £790) .. .. .. •• •• 14,208 14,467 Location allowances .. .. "... .. ... 1,226 __ 49 55 (a) 15,533 16,943 17,470

8.—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

(a) An additional member has been appointed to the Research Council. (b) Previously provided under " Furniture." '(c) Previously provided under " Office Accommodation and Expenses." (d) Number of officers, 15. Motor hire, £8 ; travelling-allowances, £201 ; travelling-expenses, £213 ; mileage-allowance, £45. '(e) Provision for mapping of coalfield areas, including work postponed from 1944-45. (/) Provision to meet cost of outstanding overseas orders now coming to charge. (</) Increased activity on research stations is anticipated. *

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of Persons. 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 VOTE-SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL V oted. Expended. RESEARCH—continued s £ £ £ Subdivision No. I. —Head Office —continued Other Charges for and incidental to— Advisory Council: Allowances and travelling-expenses .. (a) 900 750 793 Furniture and fittings, purchase of .. .. . ■ 150 300 283 Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of .. .. . . .. • • (6) 10 Office expenses. .. .. .. • • ■ • 326 410 310 Overtime and meal allowance .. ., .. .. 550 550 897 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 480 520 539 Permanent improvements, including buildings. &c. .. (c) 25 Printing and stationery .. .. .. • • 225 300 355 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 350 275 (d) 467 Wages .. .. .. .. .. • • 36 36 24 Contingencies .. .. .. ■ • • • 5 5 Fares to England of wife and child of Scientific Liaison Officer .. 203. 206 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,102 3,057 3,349 3,874 Total —Subdivision No. I .. .. .. 18,590 20,292 21,344 Subdivision II .—Research Investigations Salaries — Professional Division 1 1 I at £890 (Chief Executive Officer, Plant Research Bureau) 890 815 Non-permanents 2 2 2 at £975 (Chemist and Bacteriologist, Dairy Research I <yg qqc Institute) .. .. .. . ■ .. 1 > 950 1,800 Other Salaries 258 261 258 (£95 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 91,756 70,549 Location allowances .. .. .. .. .. 635 1,950 1 261 264 95,231 75,114 72,035 I Other Charges for and incidental to — Air mapping . .. .. .. (e) 825 487 (e) 41 Expenses of officers overseas .. .. .. .. ■ 1,770 1,045 1,705 Furniture and fittings, purchase of .. .. .. 1,108 420 773 Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of .. .. .. •• ■■ (/)19,434 15,450 12,854 Maintenance and operating expenses of laboratories, experimental areas, factories, &c. .. .. .. .. (g) 15,208 13,527 11,958

8.—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

(a) Provision for purchase of two additional trucks for experimental stations. (b) Underestimated. (c) Provision for seed-dryer, £1,420 ; glasshouses, £2,000 ; sheds, £1,500 ; fencing, drainage, &c., £2,000. (d) Provision for printing a large soil map of the North Island, which the Government Printer was unable to undertake in 1944-45, and for printing three soil survey bulletins. (e) Provision by the Manufacturing Research Committee for establishment of new industrial research associations. £1,000 was provided under " Unspecified Grants " in 1944 -45. f/) Number of officers, 159. Motor hire, £338; travelling-allowances, £3,100; travelling-expenses, £2,893; mileageallowance, £1,804. (g) Medical expenses of officer injured whilst on duty, £1 ; prize for essay on wool processing, £10; assessment charges, State Fire Insurance Office (motor accident), £5 : total, £10. (h) The collection of insect parasites overseas was not carried out. (i) The following are the research investigations included in .Subdivision ll— Estimated, IUW " 4S ' 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ £ Animal Research . . .. .. . . 053 .. 578 508 Building Research .. .. .. .. 9,504 .. 5,051 3,852 Casein Research .. .. .. .. 290 .. 438 012 Coal Survey.. .. .. .. .. 10,219 .. 7,357 5,977 Dairy Researoh .. .. .. .. 32,047 21,922 25,493 25,240 Fruit Research .. .. .. .. 9,805 2,255 0,151 5,708 Gas Storage of Fruit .. .. .. .. 099 .. 1,181 1,221 Geophysical Survey .. .. .. .. 5,342 2,550 3,303 3,751 Manufacturers' Research Committee .. .. 3,030 .. 3,000 144 Mineral Deficiencies .. . . .. .. 548 .. 483 461 Plant Chemistry . . .. .. .. 0,020 59 4,895 4,527 Plant Research Bureau .. .. .. 72,338 8,214 54,752 55,408 Plasties .. .. .. .. .. 1,620 .. 2,930 3,694 Radio Research .. .. .. .. 5 Leather Research Association .. .. .. 1,819 850 1,084 1,599 Tobacco Research Association .. .. .. 3,579 3,258 4,485 3,570 Wool Manufacturers' Research Association .. .. .. 1,670 1,752 Soil Survey .. .. .. .. .. 21,589 20 15,180 10,000 Wheat Research Institute .. .. .. 9,350 0,928 7,732 7,692 Research: General .. .. .. .. 2,400 2,441 1,500 436 £191,529 £48,503 £148,535 £142,224

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Number .. o f Persons. 1945-46. ~ ' I94S—4s! 1944—45 VOTE-SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL Voted. I Expended. I _ ___ RESEARCH—continued I . £ £ £ Subdivision No. II.—Research Investigations—continued Other Charges for and Incidental to —continued Motor-vehicles: Purchases, repairs, maintenance, license fees, and running-expenses .. .. .. (a) 2,470 1,455 1,828 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 5,149 5,026 5,046 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 920 560 (b) 1,148 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,580 1,275 1,482 Permanent improvements, including buildings, roading, fencing, &o. .. .. .. .. ..(c) 7,356 3,582 2,100 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 527 555 387 Printing of bulletins and maps .. .. .. (d) 3 ,610 1,600 (d) Rent and rates .. .. .. .. .. 2,070 1,741 1,470 Servicing industry and contributions to new research associations .. .. .. .. .. (e) 1,500 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 8,823 7,410 (f) 8,195 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,940 18,073 20,843 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 8 35 (g) 16 Compensation for injuries received by officer whilst on official duties .. .. .. .. .. • • 343 343 Insect parasites .. • .. .. .. .. • • 837 (A) Estimated credits-in-aid. under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Recoveries on account of research .. 48,503 96,298 73,421 70,189 Total —Subdivision No. II (i)191,529 148,535 142,224

8.—7 [PT. T]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

(а) Overexpenditure due to outstanding overseas orders now coming to charge and to increase in prices of imported goods. (б) Includes £140 carried forward from 1944-45. (c) Previously provided under " Printing and Stationery." (d) Increase due to cost of transfer of officers between branches. (e) Number of officers, 25. Motor hire, £11 ; travelling-allowances, £190 ; travelling-expenses, £383 ; mileage-allowance, £6. (/) Medical expenses of officer injured whilst on duty, £2 ; refund of cost of clothing damaged in course of duty, £2 : total, £4. (y) Provision is being made for purchase of seismic instruments (£875) from U.S.A. (A) Provision for rewiring electrical circuits, £100, and for maintenance of grounds, £45,

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Number 1 . of Persona „ 1944-45. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 RESEARCH continued Voted. Expended. [ Subdivision No. III. —Dominion Laboratory £ £ £ Salaries — Professional Division 1 1 1 at £975 (Dominion Analyst) .. .. .. 975 900 ~) Other Salaries f* 79 75 79 (£150 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 29,892 22,375 J 80 76 ' 30,867 23,275 23,581 Other Charges for and incidental to — —- — — Expenses of officers overseas .. .. . . .. 421 600 278 Furniture and fittings, purchase of .. . . . . 200 100 206 Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of _ ' .. 8,750 6,000 (a) 8,819 Maintenance and operating expenses of laboratories .. 600 400 385 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,100 2,623 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 1,262 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 400 400 434 Permanent improvements, including buildings, roading, fencing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 600 600 600 Printing and stationery .. .. .. . . (b) 340 220 182 Printing of bulletins and maps .. .. .. (c) 100 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. (d) 900 600 (e) 590 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 72 143 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 5 2 (/) 4 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Gas-testing .. .. .. .. 1,650 Main Highways Board .. .. .. 350 Post and Telegraph Department .. 100 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 820 2,920 15,895 12,094 15,526 Total —Subdivision No. II1 .. .. 46,762 35,369 39,107 Subdivision-No. IV. —Dominion Observatory Salaries — Other Salaries 5 5 5 (£170 to £535) .. .. .. .. .. 1,399 1,163 1,145 1,399 1,163 1,145 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to observers .. .. .. .. 50 40 48 Furniture and fittings, purchase of .. .. 10 10 1 Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of .. .. .. .. ..(g) 1,050 100 158 Maintenance and operating expenses of observatories .. (h) 190 145 66 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 70 60 92

7 [PT. I|

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

(a) Previously provided under " Printing and Stationery." (b) Provision to meet > cost of establishment of district geological offices and Thermal Regions Observatory. (c) Purchase and running expenses of two vehicles for district survey parties. (.d) Cost of establishment of Thermal Regions Observatory at Rotorua did not come to charge in 1944-45. (e) The work of printing bulletins was not able to be undertaken by the Government Printer during 1944-45. (/-) Rent of additional branch offices. • (;/) Number of officers, 14. Motor hire, £30; travelling-allowances,-£452 ; travelling-expenses, £380; mileage-allowances, £274. (h) Increased number of casual field assistants in district offices.

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Number 1944-45 of Persons. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1945-46. ■ : 1945-461944-45 RESEARCH continued Voted. Expended. . Subdivision No. IV.—Dominion Observatory—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. .. 55 55 60 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department . . .. 60 60 75 Printing and stationery . . .. . . .. 20 30 <S Printing of bulletins and maps .. .. .. (a) 10 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. • • 20 20 Contingencies .. .. .. .. ■ • 1 1 • • - Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —■ £ Miscellaneous .. .. • • 399 1,536 521 508 Total—SubdivisionNo.1V .. .. 2,935 1,684 1,653 Subdivision No. V. —Geological Survey Branch Salaries — Professional Division 111 at £900 (Director) . . .. . . . . .. 900 825 ~j Other Salaries V 8,167 21 18 21 (£215 to £740) .. .. .. .. .. 9,210 7,899 _ 22 19 " 10,110 8,724 8,167 __ Other Charges for and incidental to— Furniture and fittings, purchase of . . . . .. (b) 560 370 131 Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of .. .. .. •. • ■ (b) 775 530 147 Motor-vehicles : Purchase and running-expenses .. (c) 800 Office expenses .. . . . . . • • • (b) 610 495 286 Overtime and meal allowances . . .. .. 15 15 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 150 140 128 Permanent improvements, including buildings, roading, and fencing, &c. .. .. .. ■ ■ • • 500 500 (d) Printing and stationery .. .. .. ... 50 50 74 Printing of bulletins and maps .. .. .. 400 397 (e) ? 6 Rent and Rates .. .. .. •• (/) 367 277 214 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,200 .1,180 (g) 1,136 Wages .. ••• " (h) 1,100 900 608 Contingencies .. .. • • • • • • 1 1 j Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. • • 20 6,528 4,855 2,800 Total —Subdivision No. V .. .. 16,638 13,579 10,967

8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

(a) Provision for repairs to buildings, which are urgently required. (b) Cost of additions to building which are urgently required. (c) Charges for printing and stationery did not come to hand in 1944-45. (d) Provision for publication of magnetic data ; previously provided under " Printing and Stationery." (e) Number of officers, 5. Motor hire, £75 ; travelling-allowances, £350 ; travelling-expenses, £303 ; mileage-allowance, £75. (/) Provision to meet cost of outstanding overseas orders now coming to charge ; overexpenditure due to increased work for Munitions Controller (recoverable). (g) Provision for replacement of light van, now uneconomical to run. (h) Increased overtime required to cope with munitions programme (recoverable). ( i) Includes £240 carried forward from 1944-45. (j) Cost of printing new forms underestimated. (k) Includes £900 carried forward from: 1944-45. (I) Number of officers, 29. Motor hire, £46; mileage-allowance, £15; travelling-allowances, £418; travelling-expenses, £1,036. (to) Medical expenses of officers injured whilst on duty, £4; refund cost of clothing damaged in the course of duty, £4,

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Number VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1944-45 0fPelS0DS - RESEARCH—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI. —Magnetic Observatory Salaries — £ £ £ Other Salaries 11 11 11 (£78 to £690) 2,821 2,364 2,556 2,821 2,364 2,556 Other Charges for and incidental to — 1 ; Furniture ajid fittings, purchase of .. .. 50 50 8 Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 320 500 498 Maintenance and operating expenses of observatories .. (a) 324 150 119 Office expenses .. .. .. .. • • 80 80 88 Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. .. 10 10 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 55 55 49 Permanent improvements, including buildings, reading, fencing, &c. .. . . . . . • • • (b) 800 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 50 50 (c) 5 Printing of bulletins and maps .. .. .. (d) 30 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. • • 550 600 (e) 803 Wages .. . • • • • • 138 309 137 Contingencies .. .. .. • • • • 1 1 2,408 1,805 1,707 Total —Subdivision No. VI ■■ ■■ 5,229 4,169 4,263 Subdivision No. VII. —Dominion Physical Laboratory Salaries — Other Salaries 97 93 97 (£95 to £740) -32,676 26,491 26,086 32,676 26,491 26,086 Other Charges for and incidental to — t ; Furniture and fittings, purchase of .. .. 500 L, 105 1,348 Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and stores, purchase of (/)24,207 15,000 (f)18,582 Maintenance and operating expenses of laboratories, &c. .. 950 700 926 Motor-vehicles : Purchases, repairs, and maintenance (including fees and running-expenses) .. .. .. (g) 640 550 547 Office expenses .. .. .. •• •• 2,150 1,850 2,236 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 4,700 4,000 (h) 5,036 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 496 410 400 Printing and stationery .. .. .. . ■ M 540 200 (j) 493 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. (&) 2,900 2,000 (1) 1,515 Wages .. .. .. .. •• ■■ 25,322 21,500 22,508 Contingencies .. .. . ■ • • • ■ 10 10 M 8 Permanent improvements, including buildings, roading, fencing, &c. .. .. . • ■ • • • ■ • 670 670 Estimated, credits-in-aid. under Section 51 of Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. . ■ 50,091 62,415 47,995 54,269 Total —Subdivision No. VII ■■ ■■ 95,091 74,486 80,355

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

112

Number 1944-45 of Persons. 1945-46. ' 1945-461944-45 VOTE —SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL Voted I Expended . RESEARCH—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. VIII. —Grants and Miscellaneous Services Salaries — Other Salaries 15 .. 15 (£145 to £640) .. .. .. .. («) 4,872 (a) Location allowances. .. .. .. • •• 2,098 Total number ® > of persons. — 540 523 Other Charges for and Incidental to — Expenses of officers overseas .. .. . . ■ • 810 500 734 Furniture and fittings, purchase of .. . . .. (b) 210 150 (b) Grants to Imperial institutions — £ Cambridge Low Temperature Research Station . . 625 625 625 Empire Potato Scheme .. • • ■ • 410 410 410 Farnham House Laboratory .. .. ■ ■ 937 937 937 Imperial Agricultural Bureaux .. (c) 4,453 3,173 3,173 Imperial Institute .. .. .. ■ • 312 312 312 Leather Research Association, England 79 79 78 Wool Industries Research Association, Torridon .. (d) 62 250 249 — 6,878 Grants to research and allied institutions in New Zealand —■ Canterbury Agricultural College .. (e) 4,710 4,280 4.280 Carter Observatory (under section 19, Carter Observatory Act, 1938) .. .. . • 500 500 500 Cawthron Institute .. .. .. (e) 4,810 4,370 4,370 Industrial Psychology .. .. (e) 2,090 1,500 (f) 1,900 Massey Agricultural College .. .. (e) 4,273 3,883 3,883 Otago University . . .. • • ■ • • • 500 (g) 500 Royal Society of New Zealand (under section 7, Finance Act, 1925, and Royal Society of New Zealand Act, 1933) .. .. 750 750 750 Unspecified grants .. .. .. .. 500 1 : 500 (h) 24 New Zealand Woollen-mills Research Association, Inc. .. .. (i) 1,500 19,333 Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of .. .. • • • • • • 450 450 288 Neui Zealand Journal of Science and Technology .. .. (j) 2,300 1,600 (j) 1,200 Office expenses .. .. .. • • ■ • W 555 290 325 Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. . . (I) 50 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased • officers .. .. .. ■ • • • ■ • 50 50 Preparatory work in post-war developments .. .. 100 100 Printing of bulletins and maps .. .. .. (m) 150 Research scholarships .. .. .. • ■ 5 5 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. (I) 50 Contingencies .. .. . • • • • • 1 Estimated credits-in-a.id under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 937 30,742 26,214 24,538 Total —Subdivision No. VIII .. .. (») 37,712 26,214 24,538 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. 414,486 324,328 324,451 CREDHS-IN-aid (o) .. .. .. 103,972 83,092 95,906 NET TOTAL .. .. 310,514 241,236 228,545

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

(a) Previously provided under Subdivision I (Head Office). The cost of technical information and scientific liaison services has been extracted and included under this new subdivision. (b) Provision was made for purchase of a varityper and duplicator for the Information Bureau ; this did not come to charge in 1944-45. (c) The Imperial Agricultural Bureau, an inter-Imperial body, requires increased amounts from the contributing Dominions and the United Kingdom to meet extra wartime costs. (d) Responsibility for payment of a contribution of £187 previously made by the Department on its behalf is being assumed by the New Zealand Woollen Mills Research Association, Inc. (see (i) below). (e) Increase in research activities by institutions, and increase in salaries paid to university staffs. (/) Of this expenditure, £400 was provided from " Unspecified Grants." (g) A grant to Otago University in consideration of facilities provided to the Wool Manufacturers' Research Association (now payable by the Association (see (i) ). (h) Also £400 on account of " Industrial Psychology " (see (/) above). (») The Wool Manufacturers' Research Association, which was previously provided for under Subdivision 11, has been incorporated and is now financed by grants of equal amounts from the Government and the New Zealand Woollen Mill Owners' Association. (j) £700 carried forward from 1944-45. (k) Includes estimated cost of library improvements, £150; also expenses of Scientific Liaison Office, Washington, £120. (I) Previously provided under Subdivision I (Head Office). (m) Cost of printing bulletin, " Dairy Industry in New Zealand," previously provided under Head Office. (n) Subdivision VIII (Grants and Miscellaneous Services) has been formed by segregating the cost of Overseas Scientific Liaison Services, Technical Information Bureau, and grants to Imperial and other institutions, which were formerly provided for under Subdivision I (Head Office) and Subdivision II (Research Investigations). Estimated. Estimated. Iteeovered. (o) Credits-in-aid : — 1946-46, 1944-45. 1944-45. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,102 1,200 1,262 II .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,503 35,941 32,771 111 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,920 2,249 3,191 IV .. .. .. .. .. .. 399 187 I V .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 68 VI .. .. .. .. ••. .. .. .. 4 " VII !. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,091 43,495 58,609 VIII .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 937 —* — - 103,972 83,092 95,906

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MINES DEPAKTMENT

Minister of Mines AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Mines Department. Summary

114

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Mines —- £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Administration .. .. 21,800 .. 21,800 20,269 19,463 „ II.—Rescue-stations .. .. 2,125 12,350 14,475 15,647 6,776 „ III. —Assistance towards Mining 1,775 73,975 75,750 110,840 92',883 „ IV. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. 15,015 15,015 13,195 12,050 GROSS Total .. .. .. 25,700 101,340 127,040 159,951 131,172 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 5,320 24,980 30,300 25,385 33,587 NET TOTAL 20,380 76,360 96,740 134,566 97,585 Number ofPerson8 - VOTE—MINES 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 „ ... . . „ 7 ,, . . , Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Administration Salaries — £ £ £ Administrative Division 1 "1 1 at £1,250 (Under-Secretary) .. .. .. .. 1,250 950 Professional Division 1 1 1 at £875 (Inspecting Engineer) .. .. .. 875 800 |> 19,463 Other Salaries 48 48 48 (£95 to £790) .. .. .. .. .. 19,675 18,519 50 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,400 Total—Subdivision No. 1 .. .. 21,800 20,269 19,463 Subdivision No. II. —Rescue Stations General Division SalariesOther Salaries 4 4 4 (£498 to £578) 2,125 1,847 1,795 2,125 1,847 1,795

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

MINES DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Tlie erection of the Buller rescue-station was not commenced during 1944-45. (6) Number of officers, 2. Travelling-allowances, £122 : travelling-expenses, £56. (c) Includes levy for 1944-45 and 1945-46. \d) Overexpended due to extensive drilling programme. 8*

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Number 1944-45. of Persons. VOTE —MINES—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II. —Rescue Stations—continued I £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Capital charges — Erection of rescue-station buildings and acquisition of land— Buller •• 3,400 3,500 (a) 70 ohai :: :: :: • • 250 203 Equipment, purchase of (on account) — Ohai . .. •• 100 250 210 Rotowaro .. .. ••• •• •• 100 150 27 Dobson .. .. .. • • • ■ • • 100 150 27 Buller 2,.300 2,300 (a) Erection of residences for officers in charge .. .. 1,700 3,000 1,139 Rescue van, purchase of— Buller .. .. .. • • • ■ • • 600 600 (®) Operation and maintenance chargesFees and expenses to rescue-brigades .. .. .. 2,500 2,000 2,152 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 150 150 69 Maintenance of rescue and other equipment .. .. 750 ,850 550 Printing and stationery, postages, telephone rental and calls, &c., and general office expenses .. .. 200 200 124 Rescue-station vans : Maintenance and running expenses .. 150 100 133 Repairs and maintenance to stations and residences .. 100 .100 99 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 200 200 (b) 178 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Rescue-station levy .. .. •• (c)8,000 12,350 13,800 4,981 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 14,475 15,647 6,776 Subdivision No. Ill—Assistance towards Mining Salaries — Other Salaries 4 6 4 (£341 to £603) .. .. .. •• •• 1.775 2,155 1,924 Total Number 1,175 2,155 1,924 of Persons. 58 60 Other Charges for and incidental to — Diamond drills and equipment, purchase of .. .. 8,000 21,400 20,337 Diamond and other drills: Maintenance of equipment (partly recoverable) .. .. •• •• 3,000 1,250 (d) 3,180 Expenses of delegates, coal conferences, &c. .. •. 100 250 386 Extinguishing fires in coal-seams .. .. • • 25 25 .. Grants : Libraries in mining townships .. .. 50 100 40 Maintenance and construction of roads and works (partly recoverable) .. .. •• •• 7,500 12,650 5,151 Motor-vehicles: Maintenance and running expenses .. 250 100 225 Purchase of miners' tools and general stores (recoverable).. 1,000 10,000 8,619 Purchase of plant and machinery . . .. • • 100 100 Refunds of revenue due to Social Security Fund .. 10 10 .. Rents 50 50 34 Restoration of dredged lands (recoverable) .. .. 100 100

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MINES DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Number, of officers, 10. Travelling-allowances, £13 ; travelling-expenses, £37. (b) Overexpenditure due to number of meetings held and additional travelling required, (c) Expenditure on erection of house did not come to charge.

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Number of Persons. 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE MINES Continued v 0 te<l Expended. Subdivision No. III.—Assistance towards Mining— £ £ £ continued Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Search for and production of gold and other minerals — Subsidies, loans, and other forms of financial assistance to companies and individuals engaged in prospecting and/or mining for gold, coal, and other minerals, and assistance to £ cover flood damage (partly recoverable) .. 32,000 Surveys, prospecting, mining, and development work in selected areas (including wages and expenses of drilling crews) (partly recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 16,000 48,000 55,000 45,689 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 3,900 3,989 Social amenities in mining townships .. .. .. 1,200 3,100 1,957 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 100 100 (a) 50 Transportation expenses of National Check Inspector .. 90 50 73 Visit of Drill Superintendent to America .. .. 100 500 629 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Drilling-expenses .. .. .. 2,000 Prospecting and search for minerals .. 16,000 Restoration of dredged lands .. .. 750 Sale of tools and general stores to miners .. 1,000 Schools of Mines .. .. .. 50 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 800 20,600 73,975 108,685 90,959 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 75,750 110,840 92,883 Subdivision No. IV.—Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Aerial surveys of coal and gold fields .. .. .. 400 400 Coal-mines Council: Fees and expenses of members and incidentals .. .. .. .. .. 2,600 1,600 (b) 2,599 Collecting goldfields revenue (partly recoverable) .. 100 150 63 Erection of house for departmental officer and purchase of land .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,675 1,675 (c) Examinations, Mining and Coal-mines Acts .. .. 125 150 129 Instruments and apparatus .. .. .. .. 100 100 66 Motor-vehicles— Purchase of cars .. .. .. .. .. 600 600 Purchase of trucks .. .. .. .. 600 1,100 657 Maintenance and running costs .. .. .. 1,400 900 1,344 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 400 400 327 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 300 450 352 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 650 500 623 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department .. 2,100 1,450 2,088 Printing and stationery (partly recoverable) .. .. 500 300 517 Refunds of revenue under section 155 (3) of the Mining Act, 1926 (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 50 100 8 Rents (partly recoverable) .. .. .. .. 1,250 1,200 1,234

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

MINES DEPARTMENT —continued

(а) Number of officers, 20. Travelling-allowances, £1,093; travelling-expenses, £617; motor hire, £137 ; mileageallowances, £37. _ .... Other i/wr?!' Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. c^a _ 1945*46. 1944 _ 48 . 1M4 _ 45 . (б) Credits-in-aid £ £ £ * i'i.3o Subdivision ;; MOO m " ttt ' 20,600 20,600 20,000 31,698 IV .. 300 300 310 350 5,320 24,980 30,300 25,385 33,587

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Number 1944-45. of Persons. VOTE—MINES —continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 ,. . . „ TT , . „ c .. A Voted - Expended. Subdivision No. IV. —Miscellaneous Services —continued Charges for and incidental to—continued £ £ . ~ Transfer and removal expenses of staff .. .. • • Travelling allowances and expenses and mileage allowances (partly recoverable) _ ... 2,000 1,760 (a) 1,884 Visit of Electrical Inspector of Mines to Australia .. 50 150 Contingencies .. . . • • • • • • Fire-watching expenses and E.P.S. equipment .. . ■ • • 0 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Collecting goldfields revenue .. • • 10 Printing and stationery, publications, &c... 50 Refunds of revenue .. .. • • 50 Rents and miscellaneous .. • • 150 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 40 300 Total —Subdivision No. IV .. 15,015 13,195 12,050 GROSS TOTAL .. .. •• •• 127,040 159,941 131,172 Credits-IN-AID (6) .. .. •• •• 30,300 25,385 33,587 NET TOTAL .. .. •• •• 96,740 134,566 97,585

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

Minister of Transport AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Transport Department. Summary

(а) Expenses of Committees not as high as anticipated. (б) Item to meet the expenses of Committee of inquiry into competition between railways and coastal shipping.

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Transport— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I. —General Administration .. 22,433 19,587 42,020 40 960 37 875 „ II—Vehicle Inspection .. 15,010 5,165 20,175 17,211 17,502 III.—Enforcement .. .. 31,689 24,722 56,411 50,906 48,695 „ IV—Civil Engineering .. 603 660 1,263 1,700 1,379 „ V .—Safety Education and Pro pa- 2,700 2,800 5,500 4,099 3 858 ganda ' ' GROSS Total 72,435 52,934 125,369 114,876 109,309 Credits-IN-AID 8,723 8,620 17,343 24,022 26,073 NET TOTAL 63,712 44,314 108,026 90,854 83,236 Number dP " 01 "- 1945-46. mi ~ m - VOTE TRANSPORT | Expended. i ' Subdivision No. I.—General Administration £ £ £ Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,075 (Commissioner) .. .. .. .. 1,075 1,000 Other Salaries f 18,525 69 (£125 to £790) .. .. .. .. .. 21,358 17,525 I 69 63 I Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public 70 64 Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries .. .. .. .. 473 22,433 18,525 18,525 Other Charges for and incidental to— Appeals lodged by Department against Licensing Authoritydecisions .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 15 Expenses of Transport Control Committees .. .. 650 2,800 {a) 1,143 Fees and expenses of Committee of inquiry into competition between Railways and coastal shipping .. .. (b) 75 Grants to 4 Transport Licensing Authorities on account of ' extra work .. .. .. .. ., 200

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Increase due to alterations and extension of Head Office. (b) Vouchers for office accommodation not brought to charge. (c) Reviews of petrol licenses increased work on oil fuel section. (d) Sickness and shortage of stalf necessitated increased working of overtime. (e) Telephone rentals for 1944-45 not brought to charge. (/) Extension of office accommodation in Wellington and districts. (g) Meetings of Tribunal have not been as lengthy or as numerous as anticipated. (h) Zoning officer resigned early in 1945 ; work being carried on by existing staff. ({) Licensing Authority salaries increased. Additional expenses will be incurred by review of licenses. ( j) Increase to meet extra travelling consequent on reviews of licenses, 1944-45. (7c) Number of officers travelling, 21. Hires, £103; travelling-allowances, £759; fares, £413; transfer expenses, £88; mileageallowances, £30; travelling-expenses, £132. (I) Diplomatic privileges, £3; sundries, £1. Total £4.

119

Number 1944-45. ° f 1 ' ers01ia - VOTE—TRANSPORT —continued 1945-46. ' 1045-46jl944-45 Voted - Expended. Subdivision No. I. —General Administration —continued £ £ *■ Other Charges tor and incidental to —continued " L" plates for motor-cycles .. ., • • • • 93 50 48 Mechanical office appliances (purchase of) .. .. 5 •• " Office expenses .. .. _ 900 970 886 Office furniture, fittings, and requisites— Head Office («) *>000 300 281 District offices .. .. .. •• 00 ( ) Oil Fuel: Expenses of rationing .. .. • • 550 , ™ ,.i\ l ,oi Overtime and meal allowances .. .. •• 1,000 t\ \oqa Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. . . 4,000 4,400 (e) 6,<iM Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased offippr . . . . . . • • 3° 30 Printing and stationery .. .. .. • • 1 > 1,200 1,223 Rent of office accommodation — £ Auckland .. .. • • • ■ 250 Wellington .. .. •• •• 1,500 Dunedin .. .. .. • • • • 273 Rent of sub-office. J!L (/ ) 2,512 2,143 2,036 Salary and expenses of Goods Charges Tribunal .. .. 500 1,600 {g) 706 Salary and expenses of Zoning Officers .. .. • ■ (A) 50 1,000 Transport Licensing Act, 1931— Allowance to officers to cover additional expenditure while acting as No. 3 and No. 4 Licensing Authority.. 5 27 .. Allowances and expenses of Licensing Authorities .. (0 4,300 3,900 6,ml Conference of Licensing Authorities .. .. .. 30 20 .. Refunds of tees .. 250 357 Services of Registrar of Motor-vehicles .. .. 150 iuu Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers— £ Inspection of accounts, &c. .. .. • • 700 Other .. .. • • • • • • 600 Secretaries of Licensing Authorities and stenogI,I,he ™ —U) 1,750 1,600 (4)1,525 Contingencies .. . • ■ • • • • • ® Christchurch Milk Delivery Board, expenses of (recoverable) • • Fire-watching expenses Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Advertising .. .. • • ■ • 5 " L " plates for motor-cycles .. .. 40 Printing and stationery .. • • 200 245 19,587 22,435 19,350 Total—Subdivision No. I.. .. •. 42,020 40,960 31,875

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) In unpa e id dU6 t0 EXtra WOTk performed - Il,crease in 1945 - 46 cstimatc to cover telephone rentals for 1944-45 (b) Number of officers travelling, 30 Pares, £125; hires, £10; travelling-allowances, £683; mileage-allowances, £102transfer expenses, £17 ; travelling-expenses, £408. Increase due to necessity to pay mileage allowance in two cases where no departmental cars available. P y "" ea S e allowance in two 0l " four ° ars purchased 1944-45 unpaid and two additional cars purchased this year (d) Telephone rentals for 1944-45 unpaid. 8 ' '' ** '' £1,426; transfer expenses, £522;

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Number ° f PerS ° nS ' V OTE—TRANSPORT—continued 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 „ "7 Z 7"" Subdivision No. II.—Vehicle Inspection Votod - Expended. Salaries— Other Salaries £ £ £ 35 (£125 to £690) .. .. .. .. .. 15,010 12,086 12,546 Other Charges for and incidental to — 15,010 12,086 12 546 Motor-cars— 1 Running-expenses, maintenance, and repairs of .. 3,200 3,400 3 021 Purchase of . . .. .. ., ] 0 jq Payments to Post and Telegraph Department. .. .. 550 450 (a) 577 Purchase of equipment .. .. .. 100 50 74 Repairs to vehicles damaged in collision .. .. 100 * 100 Services of Public Works Department .. .. .. 5 5 Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers .. .. 1,200 1 100 (b) 1 344 Printing and stationery .. . .. ' 10 5,165 5,125 4,956 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 20,175 17,211 17,502 Subdivision No. III.—Enforcement Salaries— Other Salaries 77 83 77 (£125 to £615) 31 ,644 27,566 1 Superannuation subsidies .. .. .. .. 45 40 / Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Amounts received for services of officers £ controlling traffic : Salaries .. .. 8,250 „ 31,689 27,606 26,796 Other Charges for and incidental to — _ Pees for courses of instruction.. .. .. 2 10 1 Maintenance of equipment .. .. .. ,. 80 80 55 Offices expenses .. .. .. ,, _ _ 10 20 Motor-cars, purchase of .. .. .. .. (o) 1,700 900 ' 260 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. ..(d) 2,500 1,850 1 092 Purchase of— First-aid equipment .. .. .. ,, 25 25 22 Other equipment .. .. .. .. " 300 100 215 Uniforms .. 700 9 00 671 Kunmng-expenses, maintenance, and repairs of patrol-cars 16,500 16,500 16,488 Translation fees, witness, legal, and medical expenses .. 100 100 ' 84 Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers .. .. 2,800 2,800 (e) 3 011 Temporary assistance from local authorities .. .. 5 '5 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Amounts received for services of officers controlling traffic — £ Running-expenses, maintenance, and repairs of patrol-cars .. .. .. 8,250 Translation fees, witness and legal expenses 125 8,375 24,722 23,300 21,899 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 56,411 50,906 48,695 j

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Claim for 1944-45 unpaid. (b) Number of officers travelling, 1. Pares, £10 ; travelling-allowances, £14. (c) Extension of work necessitating increased travelling ; cars are old and maintenance high. (id) Charge for two projectors unpaid. (e) Extension of publicity on road safety. (/) Number of officers travelling, 4. Pares, £6; hires, £8; travelling-allowances, £354; travelling-expenses, £23. Other Estimated. Estimated. Recovered. (g) Credits-in-aid— Salarios - ohar S ea - 1944 - 45 ' Subdivision I .. .. .. .. 473 245 718 517 409 II .. .. .... .. .. 10 114 111 .. .. .. 8,250 8,375 16,625 23,490 25,550 „ IV .. .. 5 8,723 8,620 17,343 24,022 26,073

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Number .... of Persons. 1945-46. 1945-4011944-45 VOTE TRANSPORT continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV. —Civil Engineering £ £ £ Salaries— ft A T APTTTQ 2 3 2 (£215 to £690), (part year only) 603 1,030 1,022 603 1,030 1,022 Other Charges for and incidental to — Motor-vehicles accident statistics .. .. .. («) 600 600 300 Purchase of equipment .. .. .. .. 5 5 I Transport and maintenance of testing-equipment .. 5 5 Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers .. .. 50 50 (b) 24 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. ■ ■ 10 32 660 670 357 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 1,263 1,700 1,379 Subdivision No. V. —Safety Education Salaries — OttttfB SAT AT?TT?,Q 6 5 6 Officers (£215 to £690) .. 2,700 1,744 1,733 Total Number 2,700 1,744 1,733 of Officers. 190 188 Other Charges for and incidental to — Car-running expenses .. .. .. .. 1,000 800 (e) 1,005 Expenses of National Safety Council .. .. .. 50 5 3 Purchase of equipment .. .. .. .. ' 400 300 (d) 147 Safety education — Adult (e) 650 400 280 Children .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 450 299 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. 400 400 (f) 391 2,800 2,355 2,125 Total —Subdivision No. V .. .. 5,500 4,099 3,858 GROSS Total 125,369 114,876 109,309 Credits-in-aid (g) .. .. .. .. 17,343 24,022 26,073 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 108,026 90,854 83,236

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY

Minister of Industries and Commerce AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Industries and Commerce. Summary

(а) Increase due to increased salary scales. (б) Overexpenditure duo to staff increases on rationing control and supply matters.

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1945-46. j 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Industries and Commerce £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Industries and Commerce .. 249,496 857,407 1,106,903 847,327 825,649 „ 11. — New Zealand Standards Institute .. .. 11,577 5,425 17,002 12,454 12,298 GROSS Total 261,073 862,832 1,123,905 859,781 837,947 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. 115,500 55,290 170,790 161,890 193,020 NET TOTAL 145,573 807,542 953,115 697,891 644,927 ============== _ _ _ Number of Persons. r ,,. .. 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE-INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE Expended . Subdivision No. I. —Industries and Commerce £ £ £ Salaries— Administrative Division 1 1 1 at £1,125 (Secretary), (also allowance as Deputy Chairman, Wheat Committee, £200, recoverable), (Salary includes £562, charged to Department of Tourist and Publicity) 763 725 725 Unclassified 1 1 1 at £2,000 (Commissioner of Supply) .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 2,000 3 3 3 at £1,075 (officers appointed under War Emergency Regulations 1939, being officers on loan from other Departments) .. .. .. .. .. 3,225 3,000 3,000 Other Salaries 690 648 690 (£85 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. («)243,508 195,374 (b) 213,155 695 653 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Wheat Committee .. .. .. 500 Salaries of officers on Supply, &c. .. 115,000 115,500 249,496 201,099 218,880

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY—continued

(а) Recoverable from fees collected from licensed industries. (б) Increase of 4d. per bushel in rate of subsidy, decrease in credit balance available from previous year, and loss on importation of flour. (c) Amount to cover exhibitions in main centres. (d) Costs did not come to charge. Vehicles are used in connection with supply matters. (e) Expenditure previous year covered part year only. ( f) Overestimated. (g) Overexpenditure clue to increase in staff. Added provision for wages increases. (h) Main portion recoverable from War Expenses Account. (t) Additional accommodation. (j) Insurance fund covering loss from crop damage guarantee.

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Number of Persons. 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Industries and Commerce —continued Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising New Zealand made goods .. .. .._ 100 500 Bureau of Industry: Fees, travelling expenses and allowances ; fees for reports on industrial matters; also miscellaneous expenditure on licensed industries including law-costs, advertising, &c. (recoverable) .. .. (a) 500 500 406 Cost of sending trial shipments of produce overseas .. 50 50 Development of industries, experimental work in connection with, including purchase of equipment .. .. 250 1,000 43 Fishing industry : Expenses in connection with administration, licensing plan, travelling-expenses of Committee members, refund of fees, &c. (recoverable) .. .. (a) 1,200 1,100 1,184 Flax industry : Expenses in connection with research and development, including purchase of equipment, payment of wages, compensation to workmen, &c. .. .. 3,500 8,000 2,686 Gas Regulations: Expenses of administration (recoverable) 3,700 3,600 3,698 Grants — Imperial Economic Committee .. .. .. 225 225 220 Subsidy on wheat to maintain price of bread and economic return to growers .. .. .. (6)681,659 472,476 442,476 Estates of deceased officers equivalent to leave due at date of death .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 194 Industrial exhibitions .. .. .. (c) 2,000 1,250 1,803 Motion-picture industry: Expenses in connection with inquiries into issue of licenses, refund fees, &c. .. 50 50 8 Motor-vehicles— Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 1,800 1,800 (d) Maintenance of .. .. .. .. (e) 600 300 244 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 4,700 4,022 Office furniture, fittings, and other requisites .. .. 5,000 5,000 5,139 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 20,000 25,000 20,273 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 26,000 39,500 (f) 28,322 Pharmacy Industrial Plan: Administration of, fees, travelling - expenses of members of committee, office expenses, refund fees, advertising, &c. .. .. 1,800 1,500 (a) 1,781 Price Tribunal: Expenses in connection with, including wages, furniture and fittings, office rent, transfer expenses, travelling-expenses, &c. .. .. .. .. (g) 66,168 46,005 {g) 55,797 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 5,500 4,500 (h) 5,822 Railway passes issued to H.M. Trade Commissioners and other Government Trade Commissioners and representatives; Consuls and representatives of other countries.. .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 29 Rebate to wheatgrowers on account of superphosphate purchased .. .. ... .. .. 1,250 1,500 654 Rent of offices : Auckland, Ckristchurch, Dunedin, Wellington, Sydney, and Melbourne .. .. .. 18,387 16,670 (i) 18,386 Tobacco-growing industry : Guarantee of insurance fund. . (j) 100

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY—continued

(a) Number of officers travelling, 220. Travelling-allowances, £0,099 ; travelling-expenses, £4,786. Increase due to greater travelling by Rationing Control Officers. (b) Damage to clothing, £5; workers' compensation, £2 2s. Id.; wreaths, £7 17s. fid.; exchange on cheques, £1 4s. 9d.; professional services (linen flax), £10 3s. : total, £26 7s. 4d. (c) Overexpenditure due to staff increase. Increased provision to meet salary-scale increases. (id) Additional specifications printed. Provision this year required for publication of additional specifications. (e) Increase required to meet travelling-expenses of Committee members. (/) Number of officers travelling, 17. Travelling-allowances, £49 ; travelling-expenses, £292.

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Number of Persons. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE-INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE -continued Voled . Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Industries and Commerce —continued £ £ £ Other Charges foe and incidental to —continued Trade and Tourist Commissioner for New Zealand in Australia : Representation allowances and entertainingexpenses (also Tourist and Publicity, £217) .. .. 318 318 243 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 400 250 388 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 11,000 8,000 (a) 10,885 Travelling allowances and expenses of staff in Australia 1,000 1,000 906 Contingencies .. .. .. . ■ ■ • 50 50 (6) 26 Refund of residual levies received from pharmacy industry during period 1st April, 1938, to 30th November, 1941 1,134 1,134 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —- Bureau of Industry : Administrative costs, £ &c., recovered .. .. .. 7,500 Gas Regulations .. .. .. 3,800 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 2,000 Motor-vehicle maintenance .. .. 500 Cablegrams, postages, and toll calls .. 10,500 Travelling-expenses .. . . .. 5,000 Overtime .. .. .. .. 10,000 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 Sale of flax .. .. .. .. 3,000 Printing and stationery .. .. 3,000 53,300 857,407 646,228 606,769 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. 1,106,903 847,327 825,649 Subdivision No. II. —New Zealand Standards Institute Salaries — Other Salaries 36 28 1 36 (£85 to £665) .. .. .. .. .. (c) 11,577 7,879 (c) 8,607 Total Number 11,577 7,879 8,607 of Persons. ' 731 681 Other Charges for and incidental to — Grants and fees for reports, also purchase of material in connection therewith .. .. .. .. 250 250 4 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 300 315 223 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 650 650 647 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 450 400 444 Printing and stationery, office fittings, and requisites .. 1,250 1,250 870 Purchase of specifications and reports .. .. .. 900 150 (d) 297 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 865 1,250 865 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. (e) 750 300 (/) 341 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY—continued

Salaries other E i S q«-4R d ' Estimated. Recovered. Salaries Charges. Total 1944-45. 1044-45. (a) Credits-in-aid— £ £ £ £ e Subdivision I .. .. .. 115,500 53,300 108,800 160,500 191,500 II .. .. .. .. 1,990 1,990 1,390 1,520 Totals .. .. .. 115,500 55,290 170,790 161,890 193,020

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Number of Persons 1944 4o. 1 erso " 3 ' VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II. —New Zealand Standards Institute — continued £ £ £ • Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Contributions towards expenses — £ New Zealand Railways .. .. 420 Public Works Department .. .. 220 Post and Telegraph Department .. 50 Sales of specifications .. .. 1,250 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 50 1,990 5,425 4,575 3,691 Total-Subdivision No. II .. .. 17,002 12,454 12,298 GROSS Total 1,123,905 859,781 837,947 Credits-in-aid (a) .. .. .. .. 170,790 161,890 193,020 NET TOTAL .. .. 953,115 697,891 644,927

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY

Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Tourist and Publicity. Summary

126

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Tourist and Publicity — £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision 1. —Tourist and Publicity .. 69,506 186,087 255,593 210,988 250,010 „ II. —Development of Tourist Resorts .. 30,600 30,600 41,177 38,550 Gross Total 69,506 216,687 286,193 252,165 288,560 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 320 36,750 37,070 34,820 57,237 NET TOTAL .. 69,186 179,937 249,123 217,345 231,323 Number of Persons. 1944r-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE-TOURIST AND PUBLICITY Vote d. Subdivision No. I.—Tourist and Publicity £ £ £ Administrative Division 1 1 1 at £1,125 (General Manager), (also allowance as Deputy Chairman, Wheat Committee, £200, recoverable). £763 charged to vote, Industries and Commerce .. .. 562 525 Other Salaries 57 337 220 208 220 (£85 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 68,894 54,166 Special allowances to officers travelling with parties of 221 209 tourists .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Amounts deducted from salaries of em- £ ployees for board .. .. .. 250 Post and Telegraph Department .. 70 320 (a) 69,506 54,741 {b) 57,337 ■ | (a) Additional provision to meet salary increases, (i) Overexpenditure due to increase in staff.

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY—continued

(a) Overexpenditure duo to outstanding liabilities on purchase of film. Estimate this year includes provision for increased salary scales. The expenditure is recoverable from War Expenses Account in the case of war-film publicity, (ft) Overexpenditure due to repairs and purchases of equipment necessitated on assuming full control of hotel. Estimate for 1945-46 includes provision for increased wages scale. (c) Extra provision for maintenance which is now in arrears. (d) Increase arises out of passenger-booking work, and is recoverable. (e) Overexpended through unforeseen repairs and maintenance expenditure. (/) Overexpenditure due to increase in treatments supplied, and special work necessary through hot-water supply difficulties. Wages increases allowed for in new estimate. (;g) Provision made to cover higher wages payable.

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Number of Persons. irwr- in 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—TOURIST AND PUBLICITY continued Voted Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Tourist and Publicity —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising New Zealand overseas: Special publicity work in connection with (part recoverable) — £ Advertising in newspapers and periodicals .. 1,000 Advertising in United Kingdom (part recoverable) 2,000 Films, photographs, pictures, and window displays, &c., preparation of and equipment for, wages, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. -38,314 Polders, booklets, and posters .. .. 4,000 Miscellaneous publicity and general expenses .. 300 Special advertising and follow-up work in other countries, including payment of commission 200 (a) 45,814 37,500 («) 44,806 Bonuses and commissions to honorary agents .. .. 200 200 213 Trade and Tourist Commissioner for New Zealand in Australia : Representation allowance and entertainingexpenses (also Industries and Commerce, £318) .. 217 217 208 Glade House, Eglinton Valley, and Te Anau - Wakatipu - Milford Track: Maintenance, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c, .. .. 2,500 2,500 2,019 Government ticket orders, to establish a credit for payment of (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 100 100 Hermitage, Mount Cook, maintenance of, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c. .. 17,000 15,000 (b) 19,490 Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri : Maintenance of steamers { and jetties, including repairs, wages, purchase of stores, &c. 250 250 Maintenance of hostels, baths, or reserves at Little Barrier Island, Waiotapu, Te Puia, Morere, Tarawera, Pukaki, and Te Anau Tourist Tracks, and reserves vested in Department .. .. .. .. (c) 1,000 500 373 Minor agencies in New Zealand: Grants and expenses in connection therewith .. .. .. . , 150 150 64 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. 1,000 2,000 2,271 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,140 1,616 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 200 200 154 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 1,500 2,000 1,270 PassengM bookings : Payment of claims made by tourists for losses incurred while travelling in New Zealand 50 50 .. Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,700 4,500 (d) 5,613 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 850 800 827 Queenstown Reserves : Maintenance, improvements, music, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ., 250 180 (e) 592 Rents of offices (part recoverable) .. .. .. 4,059 4,300 3,187 Rotorua Baths: Wages, repairs, baths and treatments for visiting doctors, staff, &c., sundry expenses, and compensation to workmen .. .. .. .. 8,374 5,500 (f) 8,207 Rotorua electric system : Expenses in connection with the change-over from 110 volts to 230 volts system .. 500 1,000 134 Rotorua Sanatorium — Maintenance, including furniture, supplies, repairs, and compensation to workmen .. .. • • (<7) 7,100 6,500 6,600 Medical stores, drugs, and instruments .. .. 250 250 187

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY—continued

(а) Provision made to cover higher wages payable. (б) Overexpenditure covered by increased sale of electric energy. (c) Overexpenditure due to breakdown of water-supply, and undertaking arrears of maintenance. (d) Owing to improved supply position, outstanding orders came to hand. Stores on hand at end of year increased by £10,000 as against previous year. Custom duty became payable on electric equipment previously free of dutyIncreased stores available enabled arrears of maintenance to be undertaken. (e) Overexpenditure due to maintenance and repairs urgently necessary. (/) Overexpenditure due to repairs and maintenance not allowed for. (.g) Overexpenditure due to repairs and purchase of equipment necessitated on assuming ownership of hotel. (h) Overexpenditure due to increase in business, and urgent maintenance-work not provided for. (i) Wreath, £1 Is.; Worker's compensation, £6 10s.; Hotel license (Tokaanu), £10; total, £17 lis.

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JtSSL 1945-46. 19M 1945-461944-45 VOTE—TOURIST AND PUBLICITY continued Voted. I Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Tourist and Publicity—continued £ £ £ Other Charges foe and incidental to —continued Rotorua works (including Whakarewarewa) — Wages, repairs, sundry expenses, and compensation to workmen— Electric light and power system .. .. .. (a) 25,000 23,000 (b) 24,570 Reserves, gardens, parks, &c. .. .. .. (a) 3,000 2,000 2,738 Water-supply and sewerage .. .. .. 850 400 (c) 2,043 Wharves and beacons .. .. .. .. 25 25 Rotorua: Purchase of stores (including freight) .. 20,000 12,000 (d) 29,929 Subsidies : Coach, motor, and steamer services— Bluff - Stewart Island Steamer Service .. .. 200 200 200 Fairlie-Pukaki-Hermitage-Queenstown .. .. 650 650 488 Pipiriki-Retaruke River Service .. .. .. 285 285 215 Te Anau Hotel: Maintenance of, including furniture, repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c. .. .. .. (a) 6,000 4,000 (e) 5,227 Te Aroha Hot Springs : Maintenance of baths, gardens, music, furniture, and repairs .. .. .. (a) 1,950 1,400 (/) 1,773 Tokaanu Hotel: Maintenance (including furniture and repairs) and compensation to workmen .. .. (a) 14,750 14,000 (g) 15,460 Tongariro National Park— Chateau, huts, &c., maintenance of (including furniture, repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c.), (part recoverable) .. .. .. -. 500 1,000 10 Maintenance and improvements of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. .. • • • • • • ■. 100 100 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 150 150 114 Transfer and removal expenses of staff to and from Australia and the United Kingdom.. .. .. 150 50 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 400 350 363 Travelling allowances and expenses of staff in Australia and the United Kingdom .. .. .. .. 200 50 Waikaremoana : Maintenance of Lake House, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c. (a) 5,800 5,000 5,092 Waimangu Round-trips and Hostel: Wages, repairs, and sundry expenses .. .. .. .. .. 263 200 238 Waitomo Caves and Hostel: Maintenance (including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c.) (a) 6,700 5,500 (h) 6,364 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 (i) 18 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Photographs and films, sale of . . .. 34,000 Postages and toll calls . . .. .. 1,750 Refund of amount paid on ticket orders on behalf of other Departments .. 100 Rents recoverable .. .. .. 100 Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. 300 36,250 186,087 156,247 192,673 Total—Subdivision No. 1 .. .. 255,593 210,988 250,010

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY —continued

(a) Improvements required to staff quarters, heating system, &c., at Mount Cook. (b) Provision for certain extensions, and improvements at Mamaku and Ngongotaha. (c) Overexpenditure due to additional material becoming available through improved supply position. This enabled extensions urgently required to be carried out beyond those allowed for. (d) Credits-in-aid — _ , , Other Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. 1946-48. 1944 _ 45- 1944 _ 45 . £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. 320 36,250 36,570 34,570 44,147 II 500 500 250 13,090 Totals .. .. .. .. 320 36,750 37,070 34,820 57,237 (e) Ordinary revenue receipts, 1945-46, estimated at £151,000, leaving £98,123 not covered by credits-in-aid or revenue.

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f N " mber 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. lQ4/)_4fi lQ44_4fi _ . Voted. Expended. >lJii 46 VOTE—TOURIST AND PUBLICITY—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. II. —Development of Tourist Resorts Charges for and incidental to — Chateau Tongariro: Water-supply .. ... 150 150 New buildings and improvements at Mount Cook, Te Anau, Milford Sound, and Queenstown and other Tourist resorts administered by Department ,. .. .. (a) 10,000 6,000 Rotorua — Drainage works and water-supply: New connections, extensions, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 1,000 1,211 Electrical works, new connections, extensions, &c. .. (6) 18,000 9,000 (c) 13,562 Erection of buildings .. .. .. .. 250 250 Improvements to reserves .. .. .. .. 250 250 District roads and tracks .. .. .. .. 500 500 Works not specified .. .. .. .. 250 250 Tokaanu Hotel: Purchase of hotel, costs and expenses, and compensation .. .. .. .. .. •• 23,777 23,777 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end £ of vote) .. .. .. .. 500 Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. 30,600 41,177 38,550 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 286,193 252,165 288,560 Credits-in-aid (d) .. .. .. .. 37,070 34,820 57,237 NET TOTAL (e) .. .. .. .. 249,123 217,345 231,323

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OE HEALTH

Minister of Health AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Health. Summary

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I 1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. ■ Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Health— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 469,651 2,375,535 2,845,186 2,470,662 2,445,719 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. 68,550 188,000 256,550 318,980 283,168 NET TOTAL .. ... .. 401,101 2,187,535 2,588,636 2,151,682 2,162,551 Number 0fPerS0ns ' VOTE—HEALTH 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 SALARIES— V ° t0d - | Kx P e » deJ " Administrative Division £ £ f 1 1 1 at £1,500 (Director-General of Health) .. .. 1,500 1,400 " Professional Division Class Special— 1 at £1,400 (Deputy Director-General of Health) .. 1,400 1,150 4 (£1,300), (Director, Division of School Hygiene ; Director, Division of Hospitals ; Director, Division of Public Hygiene; Director, Division of Health Benefits) .. 5,200 4,600 1 (£1,275), (Inspector of Hospitals) (9 months) .. .. 957 5 (£1,250), (Medical Officers of Health, Auckland (2), Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunediti) .. .. 6,250 5,000 1 (£1,175), (Director, Division of Dental Hygiene) .. 1,175 950 5 (£1,100), (Medical Officers of Health, Whangarei, Hamilton, Gisborne, Palmerston North, and Invercargill) .. 5,500 5,000 1 (£1,075), (Research Officer, Dunedin) .. .. 1,075 1,000 1 (£1,025), (Deputy Director, Division of Dental Hygiene, 1,025 765 Wellington) 1 (£975), (Principal, Dental Training School, Wellington) 975 715 5 (£925), (Principal Dental Officers, Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin) .. .. 4,625 3,575 1 (£900), (Medical Officer of Health, Auckland) .. .. 900 1 (£875), (Nutritionist, Dunedin) .. .. .. 875 800 Arrears 1/4/44 to 31/3/45 —■ Director, Division of Dental Hygiene, Welling- £ ton . . . . . . . . .. 150 Deputy Director, Division of Dental Hygiene, Wellington .. .. .. .. 141 Principal, Dental Training School, Wellington . . 135 Principal Dental Officer, Auckland . . . . 47 Principal Dental Officer, Hamilton . . .. 47 Principal Dental Officer, Wellington . . .. 47 Principal Dental Officer, Christchurch ... .. 47 Principal Dental Officer, Dunedin . . .. 47 661 31 23 4 (£850), (Medical Officers) (Schools, Auckland, Napier, Wellington, and Dunedin) .. 3,400 2,910

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —continued

(a) Provision made for appointment of additional officers, but these positions were not filled- . . , 6 To cover living-out allowances at £95 per annum payable to a number of the nursing staff of the Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua, who are unable to be accommodated m the nurses home. (c) Provision for recovery from Social Security Fund of salaries of officers engaged in work incidental to the administration of Part 111 of the Act. , (d) To cover cost of medical examination of reservists not specifically provided for elsewhere. . (e) Special grants authorized under this heading so far amount to £129,844. Expenditure to date is £33,336. (f) Further expenditure authorized but not fully brought to charge. ... . , , , ir, (a) To cover cost of pamphlets, exhibits at agricultural and pastoral shows and other appropriate places, broadcasting, advertising in press and on screen throughout the Dominion, posters, films, &c. 9*

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Number 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. VOTE —HEALTH —continued Voted. Expended. 1945-461944-45 Salaries— continued £ £ £ Other Salaries I m m 845 912 845 (£90 to £840) .. .. .. •• •• 237,293 218,774 Unclassified (Non-perm anents) 2 (£1,275), (Medical Superintendent, Hanmer Hospital ; Medical Superintendent, Services Hos- £ pital, Rotorua) . . • • ■ • • • 2,550 1 (£1,300), (Director, Division of Tuberculosis) .. 1,300 1 (£1,075), (Balneologist, Rotorua) .. .. 1,075 3 (£975), (Medical Officers, Hanmer Hospital) .. 2,925 1 (£875), (Medical Officer, Services Hospital, Rotorua) .. .• ■• •• ■• 875 9 10 1 (£500), (Assistant Balneologist, Rotorua (part " " " " " — 9,225 9,100 Other Salaries 1,002 840 1,002 (£95 to £840) .. .. •• •• 147 ' 2 f Living-out allowance .. • ■ • ■ • • (") ' "0 980 - 1,888 1,786 . Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Amounts deducted from salaries of Institutional employees for board and £ lodging .. . • • • • • 1 > 550 Miscellaneous.. .. •• •• 2,000 Social Security Fund .. .. (c) 65,000 68,550 469,651 403,941 386,113 Other Charges for and incidental to — General Administration — ~o Civil Nursing Reserve .. • • ■ ■ • ■ W 100 6( - )0 Departmental contribution to National Provident Fund in respect of Nurses and Inspectors .. .. .. 6,500 2? 11 Dietitians training course (recoverable) .... 25 25 Disbursement of grant made by New Zealand Crippled Children's Society for establishment of travelling orthopaedic clinics for crippled children .. .. 250 250 Fees and expenses of Advisory Committees in connection with the administration of Part III of the Social Security Act, 1938 (recoverable) .. • • Compensation and expenses incurred in respect of injuries sustained by employees of Department .. .. 100 73 Grants to — Hospital Boards to cover payment of Christmas bonus to recipients of outdoor relief .. .. . . • • M00 1,000 1,048 Hospital Boards to cover capital cost of providing hospital accommodation for tuberculosis cases (on account) (e) 20,000 34,000 (f) 10,154 Pukeora Sanatorium Committee towards cost of mainten- • ance of Pukeora Sanatorium (part recoverable) .. 4,275 9,000 i,olo Health Education and Publicity (<7) 26,000 26,000 (f) 16,411

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(a) Provision for payment for hospital treatment afforded in Dominion to resident of Fiji. (b) Provision for payment of bursaries at the rate of £70 per annum, plus £40 per annum boarding-allowance, where students are required to live away from home. Bursaries are subject to the condition that the bursars will serve the State for a specified period. For full bursary over maximum period of five years the period of service is five years, otherwise the period is determined in relation to the actual amount of the bursary received. Provision made this year for 111 renewals and 66 new awards. (e) To cover cost of publications for distribution throughout the Dominion, radio and screen notices, and advertising. (d) Further expenditure authorized but not fully brought to charge. (e) Increase occasioned by high incidence of repairs to existing cars. (/) Includes provision for previous year's commitments. (f/) Substantial expenditure for previous period not wholly brought to charge. (h) Includes expenditure incurred in previous year but not brought to charge until 1944-45. (i) Subsidy representing half cost of duty footwear supplied under Ministry of Supply Nurses' Footwear Scheme. (j) It is anticipated that only 44,000 cases of apples will bo available for the current year. In 1944-45 approximately 104,000 cases were supplied. . (lc) The free issue of milk is now available to 235,701 school-children, as follows : pasteurized milk, 222,438; malted milk 8,234 ; milk for cocoa-making, 5,029. Increased provision for current year to meet adjustment in price paid to suppliers' and to allow for non school days. (I) Expenditure underestimated. Recoveries wero correspondingly increased. (m) Number of officers transferred during the year greater than anticipated. (n) Provision herein to meet travelling-expenses of Civil Nursing Reserve, £1,000. (o) Number of officers, 748. Travelling-allowances and meals, £5,171; motor hire, £350; motor-allowance, £1,892; rail and steamer fares, £5,080.

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Numbor of Persons. , 1944-45. VOTE—HEALTH—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. 0titer Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ General Administration—continued Hospital treatment of departmental officers who contracted illness whilst on duty .. .. .. .. 10 10 Hospital treatment of prohibited immigrants .. .. (a) 150 150 152 King George V Memorial Fund Board : Travelling and administration expenses .. .. .. .. 100 100 125 Medical Advertisements Act expenses .. .. .. 50 50 43 Medical Bursaries .. .. .. .. .. (6) 17,700 16,960 15,600 Nursing Recruitment Campaign expenses .. .. (c) 1,000 2,050 1,178 Motor-cars, motor-cycles, &c. — Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 16,200 (d) 7,316 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. ..(e) 25,000 20,000 (e) 23,570 Offices and buildings: Maintenance, alterations, and additions .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 6,500 4,305 Office expenses (part recoverable) .. .. ., 2,550 2,700 2,165 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 29,000 26,750 29,078 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 2,500 3,000 2,580 Organization of National Security: Fees of member of Medical Committee .. .. .. .. 15 18 9 Overtime and meal-allowances .. .. .. 3,000 3,500 3,071 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 66 Post-graduate Nurses' Hostel, Kensington Street (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 500 500 38S Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. .. 5,000 4,500 5,268 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. (/)22,000 13,000 (g) 8,237 Repairs to privately-owned motor-cars damaged in collision with departmental cars .. .. .. . . 100 100 45 Residence for medical practitioner at Katikati .. .. 100 150 43 Services rendered by the Justice Department .. .. 500 500 Steamer fares and expenses of Medical officers proceeding from overseas to take up duty .. .. .. 500 500 (h) 7,095 Stores and material .... .. .. .. 450 450 460 Subsidy towards cost of footwear for pupil nurses and dental nurse trainees .. .. .. .. (i) 4,250 4,250 (g) 1,757 Supply of apples to school-children .. .. .. (j) 16,500 39,000 39,077 Supply of milk to school-children, scheme for .. .. (X;)190,000 168,000 172,163 Supply of textiles and other equipment to Hospital Boards (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 20,000 (1) 43,977 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 1,000 500 (m.) 1,040 Transfer expenses and maintenance, New Zealand lepers at Makogai .. .. .. .. .. .. 475 400 475 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) .. (n) 12,500 11,000 (o) 12,493 Travelling concessions for tuberculosis patients and suspects 100 500 59

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(а) Provision herein for uniform allowanoe of Civil Nursing Reserve, £3,900. (б) Uniforms to be issued on loan to nurses in St. Helens Hospitals. The present allowance of £0 per annum will be discontinued. (c) Provision to meet commitments. (<f) Safe custody of keys, 10s. ; fidelity guarantee premiums, £1 Is. 7d. ; tuition on adding machine, £1. Is. ; lecture loes, Industrial Psychology, £4 45.; repairs electric-light pole, £3; travelling-expenses, £5 14s. 9d.: total £15 lis. 4d. (e) Includes provision for grant to Oawthron Institute towards cost of mosquito-control and identification of larva?, £400. (f) Overexpenditure duo to advances made to Hospitals Board under section 51 of Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act, (tj) Overexpenditure due to increased number of nurses sitting for the State examinations and also to additional fees payable to examiners and supervisors.

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Number 1944-45. Of Persona. VOTE —HEALTH —continued 1945-46. J 1945-461944-45 Voted - Expended. I Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ General Administration —continued Uniforms, allowances to nurses for .. .. (a) 5,460 5,000 5,946 Uniforms, purchase of, for nursing staff.. . . ■ • (&) 540 Visit to Dominion of Industrial Hygienist On loan from British Ministry of Labour: Expenses .. ( c ) 1,270 3,170 1,9001 Contingencies .. . ■ ■ • • • ■ • 25 25 (d) 16 Office accommodation —District Office, Wellington: Removal to Hotel Cecilbuilding .. .. •• 200 143 Westland Hospital Board : Grant of half-cost of maintenance (including salaries) of casualty stations at Bruce Bay and Jackson's Bay (maximum grant, £350) . • 200 201 428,345 447,581 425,753 Dangerous Drugs Act (part recoverable) — Other expenses .. .. • • • • • • 100 ' l>(> Dentists Act — r r Expenses (recoverable) .. • • • • • • 75 25 Health Act — Board of Health : Expenses (including fees to members) .. 75 75 49 Compensation payable under Health Act .... 5 5 o Disinfectants, purchase of (part recoverable) .. 10 10 9 Infectious diseases (part recoverable) .. .. ( e ) 1,000 1,000 1,107 Inspection of vessels (part recoverable) .. • • 550 500 559 Notification of infectious diseases .. .. .. 500 300 729 Sera, purchase of (recoverable) .. .. •• 34,500 38,900 31,630 Other expenses .. .. .. • • • • 50 10 91 Quarantine expenses .. . • • • • • 10 10 9 36,700 40,810 34,186 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act— Subsidies to Hospital Boards .. .. .. .. 1,575,000 1,269,000 (J)/,324,021 Subsidies to separate Institutions .. .. .. 200 500 200 1,575,200 1,269,500 1,324,224 Masseurs Registration Act— Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 200 200 172 Medical Practitioners Act— Expenses (part recoverable) .. .. .. • • 200 225 384 Nurses and Midwives Registration Act— Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 2,650 2,250 (g) 2,579 Opticians Act— Expenses (recoverable) .. .. • • • • 100 100 122

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(а) Ovoroxpenditure due to payments to North Canterbury Hospital Board in respect of public-health spocimens sent to laboratory from out-patients' dejrartment. (б) Increased provision this year on account of additional clinics to be established ; during the year 1944-45 fourteen new clinics were established. (c) Provision for the payment of bursaries at tho rate of £70 per annum, plus £40 per annum boarding-allowance where students are required to live away from home. Bursaries are subject to the conditions that the bursars will serve the State for a specified period. For full bursary over maximum period of four and one-half years the period of service required is five years, otherwise the period is determined in relation to the actual amount of bursary received. Provision this year for thirty-four renewals and twenty-seven new awards. (d) Provision to meet commitments for repairs and renovations to buildings. (r) It is anticipated that fifty new clinics will be established this year. (f) Number of officers travelling, 100. Travelling-allowances and meals, £823 ; motor hire, £106 ; motor allowance, £223 ; rail and steamer fares, £714. (g) Estimated expenditure not wholly brought to charge in 1944-45,

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Number of Persons. 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 tm 1, mTT • i Voted. Expended. VOTE—HEALTH—continued __ £ £ £ Other Charges foe and incidental to —continued Plumbers Registration Act— Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 450 400 478 Poisons Act— Expenses (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 50 50 20 Sale of Food and Drugs Act— Law-costs (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 50 50 36 Other expenses (including purchase of samples) .. .. 800 700 852 850 750 888 Social Hygiene Act— Expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 1,000 815 Treatment, &c., of indigent patients by medical practitioners 500 500 551 1,300 1,500 1,366 Bacteriological Laboratories— Contributions to Hospital Boards'laboratories .. .. 6,000 5,300 (a) 6,045 Laboratory expenses (part recoverable) .. .. 200 225 187 6,200 5,525 6,232 Dental Hygiene Administration— Dental clinics, expenses of .. .. .. .. (6)39,100 31,500 34,555 Dental bursaries .. .. .. .. .. (c) 6,000 5,740 5,259 Hostel for dental trainees, " Hunter House," Hobson Street, Wellington (part recoverable) .. .. ..(d) 6,500 5,000 4,736 Initial standard non-teclmical equipment of dental clinics (on account) .. .. .. .. (e) 2,520 760 409 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,875 1,750 (/) 1,866 55,995 44,750 46,825 Maori Hygiene Administration (part recoverable) — — Provision of and alterations and additions to cottages for District Nurses .. .. .. .. .. 5,500 6,400 5,584 General expenses (including rental of and furniture for cottages, and nurses equipment, &c.) .. .. 10,000 12,500 (g) 8,228 Maori sanitation (on account) .. .. .. .. 3,500 4,000 (g) 826 Maori water-supplies (on account) .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 (g) 251 Supply of medicines .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 4,682 Supply, erection, &c., portable hutments (on account) .. 5,000 6,000 (g) 867 31,000 35,900 20,438 Maternal Welfare Administration— Expenses (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 100 100 210 School Hygiene Administration— Other expenses (including equipment) .. .. .. 500 500 641

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —continued

(„\ Expenditure not brought to charge in 1044-45. Provision for two years payments for 1946-40. (b) Contribution towards cost of maintenance of specially selected children in health camps throughout the whole y®^ r - _ LI Provision to cover cost of equipment, repairs, renovations, and alterations to Alexandra Home authorized in 1044 40, also subsidy on the basis of £20 per trainee qualifying as a maternity nurse, and to meet deficiency in running of institution. ,nn a r Id) Expenditure authorized not wholly brought to charge in 1944 40. le\ Provision for cost of renovations to be carried out m IJ4o-40, i.I,IUU. , . - . (f) Provision for maintenance of nurses' convalescent home at Palmerston North. Cost recoverable from War Lxpenses Account. (ig) Includes provision for commitments brought forward, £6 } ooo.

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Number 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. VOTE—HEALTH —continued Voted. Expended. 1945-461944-45 Other Charges for and incidental to—continued £ £ Grants-in-aid — Children's Health Camps: Allocation of proceeds of I sale of Health stamps (recoverable) .. • • • • 22 '«*> Commandery in New Zealand of the Order of St. John .. Dominion Federation of Women's Institutes for work ]5(j amongst Maoris .. • • • • • • • • Health Camp Association for maintenance of specially Tiii ! i i (o) 5,000 y,ooo selected children . . • • • ■ " t„\ an 40 (a) Hospital Boards' Association of New Zealand .. ■ • 700 g g o.jj Medical research work 1 ' 6Q0 ' 6Q0 ' m Mount Magdala Asylum .. • • • • • • Relief of indigent persons .. •• • • •• „„ o« sur, "os if:<? Royal N.Z. Society for Health of Women and Children .. 29,500 28,845 ' i'j m Salvation Army .. •• •• •• •• , ,', m ' 9nn St. Mary's Homes, Otahuhu .. .. • • • • , , ,'. Q?1 Wellington Ladies'Christian Association .. •• ( c ) 6 b > 9 ' > ' « f)() Women's Division of N.Z. Farmers'Union .. •• " | I 74,620 76,605 53,049 Institutions under Control of Department — I Clearing Hospital (recoverable) .. .. J.QPQ Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua (recoverable) 15,000 10,000 12,939 St. Helens Hospitals- 5;Q0() - (;u Auckland .. .. ■ 4 8Q0 4,.9^7 J 11 *, 3,250 3,111 h"e,»,#i :: 3 - 200 2 - m Clearing Hospital (recoverable). - .. <«) «.<£> 3,000 Auckland Services Clearing Hospital (recoverable) .. i)UUJ CacciaBkch Nurses' Convalescent Home (recoverable) .. Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua (recoverable) .. 15,000 20,000 13,758 St. Helens Hospitals- 8j700 7,500 8,739 Auckland .. •• •• 7 7,500 7,648 Wellington .. •• •• 3,750 3,948 Chnstchurch .. .. •• •• • 3)500 3>466 Establishment charges (buildings, renewals, repairs, &c.) .. (ff) 10,000 10,000 (d) 3,129 160,900 139,800 | 141,972 — 1 2,375,535 2,066,721 , 2,059,606 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Administration expenses : Part III, Social £ Security Act . • • • .. 32,500 Aotea Soldiers'Clearing Hospital .. 6,000 Auckland Clearing Hospital .. 2,000 Caccia Birch Nurses' Convalescent Home .. 1,000 Civil List contributions towards Maori medical service •• •• •• 3,600 Civil Nursing Reserve .. ■ • • • 6,000

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(a) See note («), page 189. (b) Credits-in-aid— e i? dTotal. 1944-45. 1944-45. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68,*550 60,W Other charges .. .. .. .. .. . _ _ 188,000 260,430 222,504 Totals •• •• •• •• •• •• .. 256,550 318,980 283,168

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Number of Persons, i <)A4_AF, — VOTE—HEALTH—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 ~ * 7 . , ~ 7T~ Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Estimated eredits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)—continued Institutional Patients' Fees: Hanmer, £ Queen Mary Hospital .. (a) 10,000 Law-costs recovered in proceedings, &c. .. 50 Local bodies' contributions for sanitaryinspection services .. .. .. 16,000 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 4 t 000 Other institutional recoveries .. .. 2,000 Recoveries in connection with— Hostel for dental trainees, "Hunter House," Hobson Street, Wellington 5,500 Infectious disease prevention .. .. 50 Inspection of vessels .. .. .. 20 Nursing Services .. .. .. 20,000 Sale of Health stamps, Children's Health Camps .. .. .. .. 22,000 Sales of Acts, pamphlets, &c. .. .. 500 Sales of— Disinfectant and disinfection fees .. 25 Material used at plumbers' examinations 25 Sera .. .. .. .. 31,000 Textiles, &c. .. .. .. 11,500 Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua (a) 10,000 War Expenses Account: Grant to Pukeora Sanatorium Committee .. .. 4,230 188,000 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 2,845,186 2,470,662 2,445,719 Credits-in-aid (b) .. .. .. .. 256,550 318,980 283,168 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 2,588,636 2,151,682 2,162,551

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Mental Hospitals AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Mental Hospitals Department. Summary

(a) Contribution from Social Seoui'ity Fund now discontinued. See note (a), page 189. (b) Due to increases granted as from 30th June, 1944. (c) Overexpenditure due to improvement in salary scales as from Ist April, 1944.

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Mental Hospitals— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 532,780 371,717 904,497 776,157 827,128 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. 40,600 30,000 (a) 70,600 252,777 263,582 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 492,180 341,717 833,897 523,380 563,546 Number of Persons. 1944-45. 1945-46. 194o-46|l944-45 VOTE—MENTAL HOSPITALS Voted. Expended. Salaries— Administrative Division £ £ ! £ 1 1 1 at £1,500 (Director-General) .. .. .. 1,500 1,400 ~ Professional Division £ 1 at £1,400 (Deputy Director-General) .. .. 1,400 9 9 8 at £1,425 (Medical Superintendents) .. .. 11,400 12,800 10,850 Glass Special A— 9 at £1,200 (Assistant Medical Superintendents) 10,800 5 at £1,150 (Medical Officers) .. .. 5,750 1 at £1,000 (Medical Officer) .. .. 1,000 16 15 1 at £950 (Medical Officer) .. .. .. 950 18,500 13,500 I 46Qi296 Other Salaries 2,028 2,025 2,028 (£95 to £840) 499,980 410,573 Allowances to Medical Officers: House, fuel, and light .. .. 3,600 2,054 2,050 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Board of attendants and nurses .. .. 37,000 House, fuel, and light for medical officers 3,600 40,600 (6)532,780 439,923 (c) 460,296

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DETAILS OP ESTIMATES FOR THE

MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Increase necessary to meet normal increase in population. (J) The taking-over of the R.N.Z.A.F. station at Levin will necessitate extra expenditure. (c) The claims last year were not as high as anticipated. There is already a claim for £1,000 to be met this year. (d) Additional expenditure will bo necessary this year at Levin and Lake Alice. (e.) The new hospitals at Levin and Lake Alice will increase costs in this direction. (/) Overexpenditure is due to increased population, seasonal conditions, increased coal-consumption, and heavy cost of Diesel plant to take the place of Huka Falls plant. (g) Some supplies expected from overseas have not come to hand as early as expected. (li) Laying-out of grounds around new villas caused overexpenditure. (i) Increased expenditure will be necessary this year to replace very old machinery which is expensive to maintain. (j) Repairs on very old vehicles have been more costly than anticipated. (k) Several replacements will be necessary this year, and vehicles for new institutions will be required. (I) The reprinting of rule-books and the publication of hand-book for staff training will increase expenditure this year. (»«) Underexpenditure is reflected in overexpenditure of salaries duo to slight improvement in staffing position. Increased rates of pay will, however, require additional expenditure this year. (»t) The transfer of patients to Levin will increase expenditure. (o) The improvement in meals supplied to patients and staff has increased expenditure. (V) The irregularity of delivery of overseas supplies, together with increased stocks, caused an overexpenditure. This figure should be reduced this year, but some provision has to be made for new institutions. (q) The importation of''Shock Therapy" machines and the early delivery of overseas supplies caused overexpenditure.

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Number of Persons. .., _ . „ 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE MENTAL HOSPITALS—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Bacteriological research .. .. .. .. 500 275 533 Bedding and clothing .. .. .. .. (a) 48,200 47,000 47,810 Buildings, improvements, repairs, and replacements .. (6) 6,000 5,000 5,773 Compensation under Workers'Compensation Act .. 1,000 1,000 (c) 653 Contributions to National Provident Fund for nurses .. 140 140 101 Dental services .. .. .. ., .. 125 125 103 Farms, maintenance of (part recoverable) .. .. (d) 20,500 23,302 [d) 19,132 Fencing, draining, and roading .. .. .. 600 600 518 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. (e) 3,000 2,600 2,575 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning .. .. .. 58,000 50,000 [f) 57,114 Funerals, expenses of .. .. .. .. 900 900 841 Furniture and furnishings .. .. .. .. 4,000 5,000 (g) 3,317 Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of .. .. .. 800 500 (A) 716 Grants — In lieu of leave due to officers resigned or transferred to other Departments .. .. .. .. 10 10 To Auckland Hospital Auxiliary .. . . .. 50 25 To Christchurch Tramway Board .. .. .. 52 52 52 To widows or relatives of deceased officers .. .. 300 300 268 Laundry .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 3,000 2,702 Machinery, repairs, and stores .. .. (i) 3,500 1,500 2,020 Medical fees for certificates and consultations .. .. 2,800 2,800 2,772 Motor-vehicles— Maintenance of .. .. .. .. .. (j) 1,500 1,000 1,475 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. (k) 3,000 1,200 1,126 Nursing staff — Medallions for .. .. .. .. 25 25 27 Payment to ex-officers for illness contracted as a result of departmental service .. .. .. .. 50 48 35 Uniforms, purchase of .. .. .. .. 3,100 3,000 2,850 X-ray examinations .. .. .. .. 100 250 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. (I) 970 370 312 Overtime and meal-allowances .. .. .. (m)48,000 50,400 (m) 45,358 Patients, expenses connected with— Gratuities .. .. .. .. . . 300 300 239 " Patients' Friends" .. .. 100 50 Recreation .. .. .. .. .. 7,200 7,000 7,191 Transfer .. .. .. .. .. (n) 500 400 212 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 100 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 2,700 2,400 2,574 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,400 1,100 1,328 Rations .. .. .. .. .. .. (o) 130,000 109,098 (o) 127,521 Refund of maintenance-money overpaid .... 25 25 1 Rents and rates .. .. .*. .. .. 2,500 2,500 2,329 Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. (p) 8,500 6,500 (p) 16,257 Surgery and dispensary— Drugs and instruments .. .. .. .. 4,000 3,000 (q) 6,989 Wine, spirits, ale, and porter .. .. .. 20 20

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Number of officers, 77. Travelling-expenses, £1,096 10s. 6d. ; travelling-allowances, £467 14s. 6d.; motor allowances, £1,070 4s. sd. ; motor hire, £146 ss. sd. : total, £2,780 14s. lOd. Overexpenditure duo to increased scale of travellingallowances and further expansion of clinics. (b) Pees for post mortems, £13 2s. 6d. ; denture, clothing, and spectacle repairs, &0., £47 65.; safe-deposit fee, ss. ; music for staff entertainment, £4 2s. 6d.; damage to taxi by patient, £3 16s. 6d.; compensation for damage done by escaped patients, £14 18s.; compensation for patients' lost clothing, £8 9s. 6d.; expenses fighting fire at Wairakei, £50 : total, £142. „ . . Other Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. charges. Total 1944-45. 1944-45. £ £ £ £ £ (c) Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 40,600 30,000 70,600 252,777 263,582 (■(I) Contribution from Social Security Pund now discontinued. See note (a), page 189.

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Number _ of Persons - 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—MENTAL HOSPITALS—continued, Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 1,000 J, 000 744 Travelling allowances and expenses and escort of patients 2,800 '2,000 (a) 2,781 Treatment and maintenance in general hospitals— Patients .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ 150 100 150 Staff 150 50 132 Contingencies .. .. .. .. • ■ 100 50 (b) 142 Compensation for loss of patient's property in Seacliff fire .. 50 Fire-watching expenses .. .. .. .. •• 5 Misappropriation by departmental employee .. .... 64 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Fees for maintenance of patients .. 5,000 Sale of farm-produce, live-stock, &c. .. 18,000 Stores, board, &c. (repaid by staff) .. 1,000 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 6,000 30,000 371,717 336,234 366,832 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 904,497 776,157 827,128 Credits-in-aid (c) .. .. .. .. {d) 70,600 252,777 263,582 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 833,897 523,380 563,546

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPAKTMENT OF EDUCATION

Minister of Education AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of Education. Summary

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1945-46. 1944-45. — ; I — j ' ~ " [ — Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Education — £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Head Office .. .. 50,000 1,730 51,730 43,675 45,178 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES Subdivision II.—Primary Education .. 65,475 3,392,930 3,458,405 2,868,962 2,919,022 III.—Post-primary Education 34,450 1,260,460 1,294,910 1,021,613 1,056,570 IV.—Higher Education .. .. 288,365 288,365 194,474 185,222 V.—Training of Teachers .. .. 315,620 315,620 254,980 260,088 VI.—Native Schools .. 163,370 48,350 211,720 190,213 181,273 „ VII. —Physical Instruction .. 12,250 10,747 22,997 18,360 16,595 VIII. —School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites .. .. .. 298,150 298,150 257,035 252,221 275,545 \ 5,614,622 5,890,167 4,805,637 4,870,991 SOCIAL AGENCIES Subdivision IX. —Education of the Blind .. .. 1,430 1,430 6,420 556 X.—School for the Deaf .. 12,000 7,025 19,025 15,750 17,213 XI.—,Special Schools .. 16,500 10,655 27,155 27,964 24,361 XII.—Child Welfare .. .. 65,000 206,940 271,940 239,805 226,641 93,500 j 226,050 319,550 289,939 268,771 MISCELLANEOUS Subdivision XIII.—Material and Stores .. 1,150 200 1,350 855 2,133 XIV.—Country Library Service.. 9,850 21,800 31,650 22,882 21,223 XV.—Miscellaneous Services .. .. ! 157,915 157,915 122,288 119,715 „ XVI. — Vocational Guidance Centres 20,500 6,580 27,080 24,475 19,496 31,500 186,495 217,995 170,500 162,567 Gross Total 450,545 6,028,897 6,479,442 5,309,751 5,347,507 Credits-IN-aid .. .. .. 3,910 189,650 193,560 287,803 279,936 NET TOTAL 446,635 5,839,247 6,285,882 5,021,948 5,067,571 Number 1944-45 Of Persons. VOTE—EDUCATION 1945-46. * 1945-461944-45 „ , ,, , ,. a: Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. 1. —Head Office J Salaries — Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,425 (Director of Education) .. .. .. 1,425 1,350 Professional Division 1 1 1 at £1,075 (Assistant Director of Education) .. .. 1,075 1,000 1 1 at £800 (Architect) .. .. .. .. .. 800 V 43,501 Clerical Division 1 .. 1 at £875 (Secretary) .. .. .. .. .. 875 («) 460 Other Salaries 138 136 .138 (£100 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 46,625 38,385 141 139 * 50,000 41,995 43,501 (a) Seven months only.

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Number of officers, 17. Travelling-allowances, £093 16s. 11(1. ; travelling-expenses, £397 13s. ; motor hire, £95 12s. 3d. ; mileage-allowance, £1 14s. 4d. (b) Mainly additional staffing Correspondence School. (c) Additional staff and general increase in salaries. (d) Provision for increased costs (increased rates).

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Number of Persons. VOTE—EDUCATION—continued 1945-46. 1944 45 " 1945-461944-45 Voted. I Expended. Subdivision No. 1. —Head Office —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department . . 500 600 488 Transfer and ren.oval expenses .. .. .. 20 20 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,200 1,050 (a) 1,189 Contingencies .. .. .. . . . . 10 10 Estimated ere lits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —• Teachers' Superannuation Fund : Payment £ for services rendered .. .. 900 Salaries .. .. .. .. 2,000 Sundries .. .. .. .. 10 2,910 1,730 1,680 1,677 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. 51,730 43,675 45,178 Subdivision No. 11. —Primary Education Salaries— Professional Division 1 1 1 at £950 (Chief Inspector of Primary Schools) .. .. 950 875 5 4 ! 5 at £890 (Senior Inspectors), (1 for 5 months) .. .. 3,930 3,260 I at £815 (arrears) .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Educational Division j 1 I 1 at £890 (Head Teacher, Correspondence School) .. 890 815 r0 nn0 > oo,Uoo Other Salaries (6)194 176 194 (£100 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. (c) 84,705 66,970 201 182 90,475 71,982 Less charged to " Post-primary" .. .. .. 25,000 16,000 65,475 55,982 58,068 Other Charges for and incidental to — Books, &c., in necessitous cases .. .. .. 400 1,000 302 Conveyance of school-children, instructors, and teachers, and allowances for board of children who have to live away from home to attend school (including running and maintenance costs of departmental buses and other incidental costs) — Board of children .. .. .. .. .. 8,500 12,100 6,828 School-children by rail .. .. .. .. 9,500 9,000 9,580 School-children by road, ferry, &c. .. .. .. (fi!)300,000 234,800 262,144 Manual Instructors .. .. .. .. 10,000 8,250 9,333 Correspondence School, including books, stationery, £ postage, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 8,000 Less portion charged to " Post-primary " .. 5,000 3,000 2,500 3,018

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Proposals not being proceeded with at present. (b) Increased provision to cover recent salary increases to Boards' staffs. (c) Greater provision to cover increased costs. {d) Additional provision to meet recent increases in salary. (e) Requirements for development of arts and crafts work ; material now moro readily available. (/) Cost of issue of new arithmetic and English text-books now coming to hand. (g) Provides for expansion of service. (h) Full issue restored from Ist February, 1945. (i) Larger anticipated expenditure as a result of termination of war appointments. (j) Number of officers, 77. Travelling-allowances, £5,013 18s. Od. ; travelling-expenses, £1,553 9s, lid.; motor hire, £500 13s, 2d.; mileage-allowance, £1,131 Bs. 7d,

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• Number of Persons. Aa 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE-ED(JOATION continued V 0ted . Expended. ~ Subdivision No. II. —Primary Education —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes — Boys'and girls'agricultural clubs .. .. .. 1,050 920 974 Establishment and maintenance of kindergartens and nurseries .. .. .. .. .. 10 2,000 (a) General administrative purposes .. .. .. (6) 52,000 44,000 43,858 Incidental expenses of School Committees (cleaning, disinfecting, &c.) .. .. .. .. •• (c)198,000 174,000 175,866 Inspection: Extra clerical assistance, typing, &c. .. 530 400 400 Teachers' salaries (including expenses of relieving teachers) also grants to widows of deceased teachers under Regulation 28 ; also payments to estates of deceased soldier teachers in lieu of £ leave .. .. .. .. 2,618,000 Less value of residences supplied 43,000 (<Z) 2,575,000 2,139,700 2,162,358 Manual instruction — Salaries (i)lll,000 88,000 101,211 Material ... (e) 34,000 25,000 17,896 Incidentals .. .. .. .. . • 33,000 25,000 27,367 Preparation of school text-books (on account) .. .. (/) 14,000 12,000 5,454 School and class libraries: Purchase of books and equipment ; administration and distribution expenses, also grants to Education Boards .. .. .. .. ifj) 22,000 18,000 18,380 School Inspectors : Office requisites, telephones, advertising, & c . 130 100 127 School Journal: Printing, material, apparatus, royalties, postages, &c. .. .. •• •• •• (A) 8,500 6,500 5,347 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 300 300 292 Transfer of teachers .. .. .. .. (i) 3,500 1,500 2,020 Travelling allowances an<J expenses .. .. .. 8,500 7,900 (j) 8,199 Contingencies .. .. .. • ■ • • 10 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —■ £ Salaries .. . • • • • ■ 500 Credit under section 30 (2) of the Education Reserves Act, 1928 .. .. .. 100,000 Recovery on account of sale and hire of books, &c., Correspondence School, &c., and fees for special examination .. 3,000 School and Class Libraries: Subscriptions 1,500 Sale of spinning-wheels, looms, &c. .. 250 Sundries .. .. .. ■. 200 105,450 3,392,930 2,812,980 2,860,954 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 3,458,405 2,868,962 2,919,022

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued

(a) Amount transferred last year underestimated ; £21,000 incurred. (ft) Increased allowance of 2s. 6d. per week for whole year ; 10 per cent, increase in rolls. (c) Increased costs, increased rolls duo to raising of school age, additional services due to rail curtailments, See. (d) Additional capitation owing to increase in rolls and provision for payment of recent salary increases to Boards' staffs. (e) Incidentals based on teachers' salaries ; recent increases reflected in these figures, (f) Goods to value of estimato ordered but not yet to hand. (g) Includes provision for recent salary increases.

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Number 1944-45. of Persona. 1945-46. 1945-46 1944-45 VOTE —EDUCATION —continued V ° t0d ' Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. Ill .-Post-primary Education Salaries — Professional Division 111 at £950 (Superintendent, Technical Education) .. 950 875 1 1 at £875 (arrears) .. .. .. • • • • • • 203 10 10 10 (£690 to £840) .. .. •• •• 8 >500 7,290 12 * 29,696 Other Salaries Transferred from Subdivision II (Correspondence School).. (a) 25,000 16,000 34,450 24,368 29,696 Other Charges for and incidental to — Books, &c., in necessitous cases .. .. • • 650 500 653 Conveyance of school-children, and allowances for board of children who have to live away from home to attend Board of children .. .. .. .• •• (&) 63,500 50,250 49,342 School-children by rail .. •• •• •• 15,000 13,000 15,059 School-children by road, ferry, &c. .. .. (c) 34,000 28,800 30,301 Correspondence School: Transferred from " Primary Education" 5,000 4,000 4,000 Grant to —- Marlborough High School (Marlborough High School Act, 1899) 400 400 400 Reefton School of Mines for services rendered by the school to the Secondary Department of the District High School .. • • ■ • • • • • 100 100 100 Incidental expenses (including Intermediate Departments) — Secondary Schools .. •• •• •• (d) 56,000 49,200 50,054 Technical Schools .. .. .. ■ ■ ( e ) 70,000 54,760 o8,106 Combined Schools .. .. .. • • l e ) 18,000 13,140 15,406 Manual and science instruction in Secondary and District High Schools: Capitation .. .. .. •• 12,000 11,000 11,056 Materials for art and handwork .. .. .. 4,000 4,000 {J) Salaries and allowances of teachers, student teachers (including Intermediate Departments) and travellingexpenses of itinerant instructors and student teachers ; also grants to widows of deceased teachers under regulations and payments to estates of deceased soldier teachers in lieu of leave — District High Schools .. .. •• (.9)162,750 125,500 126,789 Secondary Schools .. . ■ •• (.9)370,000 310,135 315,205 Technical Schools .. .. .. •• •• (<7)350,000 256,300 2/4,032 Combined Schools .. .. .. •• •• (.9) 88,000 62,700 67,228 School and class libraries — Secondary Schools .. .. ' • • • ■ 2,500 2,500 2,02^ Technical Schools .. .. .. • • • ■ 500 800 294

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Demands not as large as anticipated. (b) Number of officors, 13. Travelling-allowances, £1,356 13s. Id.: travislling-oxpenses, £520 12s. 3d.; motor hire, £56 9s. 2d. (c) Expenses re interview for position, £5 3s. Id. ; attache cases, £3 10s. : total, £8 13s. Id. (d) Additional provision for expansion of service. (e) Provides for recent increase in salaries of College staffs ; grant to Auckland and Otago Universities for Lectureships in Geography ; grant to Victoria University College for Chair of Public Administration ; grant to Canterbury University College for Lectureship in Electronics. 'Transferred from vote, " Agriculture." Grant increased from £33,000 to £45,000 from Ist January, 1945.

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Number of Persons. VOTE—EDUCATION—continued 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. III.—Post-primary Education—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Secondary school bursaries .. .. .. .. 6,000 8,200 (d) 4,835 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 50 50 37 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 2,000 1,900 (b) 1,940 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 (c) 9 Estimated credits-in-aid under Sectiou 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Endowment revenue : Akaroa and Hold- £ tika High Schools .. .. .. 500 Sundries .. .. .. .. 100 600 1,260,460 997,245 1,026,874 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 1,294,910 1,021,613 1,056,570 Subdivision No. IV.—Higher Education Charges for and incidental to— Adult education (including grants for Workers' Educational Association purposes) .. .. .. .. (d) 17,000 12,000 12,000 Grant to University of New Zealand for general purposes .. 15,000 14,000 11,960 Grants to University Colleges— For general purposes — £ Auckland University College .. (e) 33,470 Victoria College .. .. .. (e) 36,470 Canterbury College .. .. (e) 26,870 University of Otago .. .. (e) 50,685 School of Engineering, Auckland University College (e) 3,400 New Zealand School of Agriculture (/) 51,800 — 202,695 117,924 110,421 For scholarships —■ Agricultural bursaries .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 1,470 Architectural bursaries .. .. .. .. 300 280 240 Art bursaries .. .. .. .. .. - 800 800 795 " Sir George Grey" (Science) .. .. .. 200 200 50 Engineering bursaries .. ... .. .. 1,500 1,500 1,310 Home Science bursaries .. .. .. .. 4,200 4,200 4,089 Public Service Scholarships .. .. .. 10 10 Science bursaries .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,050 604 University National Scholarships .. .. .. 4,000 4,000 3,624 University National bursaries .. .. .. 38,000 35,000 37,159 Otago Medical School: Grants for clinical teachers at the Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch hospitals .. 1,650 1,500 1,500 Contingencies . . .. .. . . . . 10 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Refund of University fees .. .. 10 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 288,365 194,474 185,222

8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Increase in students' allowances. (b) Increased demand for art and craft materials. (c) Increased salaries and also additional staffing. (d) Includes special grant of £1,000 to each training collego for equipment of library. (e) Provides for recent salary increases. (/) Certain liabilities outstanding ; depleted stocks to bo replenished. (g) Intended to assist private schools to provide bettor amenities for practical courses in woodwork, metalwork, &c; expenditure hold up owing to building difficulties. 10

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Number of Persons. 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—EDUCATION—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V. —Training of Teachers £ £ £ Charges fob and incidental to — Training Colleges — Allowances and advances to students and transport expenses .. .. .. .. .. (a)242,000 200,000 204,263 Apparatus and material .. .. .. (b) 1,400 750 660 Fees for medical examination of applicants .. .. 10 10 8 Salaries of staffs of training colleges and of practising schools (in excess of usual staffs at public schools), also officers attached to training colleges for museum work, and travelling-expenses; also grants to widows of deceased teachers .. .. .. .. (c) 54,500 42,000 43,456 Incidental expenses, libraries, special instruction, &c. .. (d) 9,000 5,460 4,228 Students'University College and other fees .. .. 6,500 5,500 6,461 Training of teachers (other than students of Training Colleges); refresher classes and conferences, including travelling expenses and allowances of instructors and teachers ; also expenses of teachers on approved visits to other schools .. .. .. .. .. 2,200 1,250 1,012 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Recoveries on account of students' university £ college fees .. .. .. 20 Sundries .. .. .. .. 10 30 Total—Subdivision No. V .. .. 315,620 254,986 260,088 Subdivision No. VI—-Native Schools Salaries — 527 509 Salaries and travelling-expenses of teachers of village schools ; expenses of relieving teachers, &c., and payments to estates of deceased soldier teachers in lieu of leave ; also grants £ to widows of deceased teachers .. (e) 167,450 Less value of residences .. .. .. 6,500 160,950 142,974 Other Salaries I. 243 979 3 3 3(£790 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 2,420 2,269 J 530 512 163,370 145,243 143,979 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, translation fees, fuel, planting, sanitation, water, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 800 800 625 Books, apparatus, and other school requisites .. .. 3,000 3,000 ' (f) 1,457 Conveyance by road, ferry, &c., and board of children .. 22,000 18,200 19,768 Grants-in-aid to private schools for Maori children .. 4,500 7,000 (g) 902

8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Little of last year's orders to hand. (b) Number of officers, 3. Travelling-allowances, £383 16s. 7d.; travelling-expenses, £235 15s. 2d.; motor hire, £162 19s. 9d.; mileage-allowance, £9 Is. sd. (c) Legal expenses, 16s. Bd. (d) Provides for liability of £2,500 and future developments. (e) Number of officers, 32. Travelling-allowances, £1,057 Bs. lOd.; travelling-expenses, £741 15s, 6d.; motor hire, £221 10s. Id.; mileage-allowance, £81 13s. 7d. (/) Telephone, Auckland Branch, £11 14s. 9d.; mounting maps, £1; total, £12 14s. 9d.

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Number of PerEons ' 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—EDUCATION—continued Voted Expended. Subdivision No. VI.—Native Schools—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Higher Education, Scholarships, &c. .. .. .. 12,000 10,700 11,096 Manual instruction (including equipment and material, instructors, and scholarships) .. .. .. 3,000 2,800 (a) 864 Iient of store, including light, cleaning, rates, &c. .. 190 165 189 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 2,000 1,350 1,600 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 850 870 (b) 792 Contingencies . . .. . . . . . . 10 10 (c) 1 Purchase of food and clothing for children attending Te Hapua Native School .. .. .. .. .. 75 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries .. .. .. .. 50 Recoveries on account of scholarships, &c. 500 Tauranga Educational Endowment Reserves Act, 1896 (rents, &c., from reserves) .. 300 Sundries .. .. .. .. 75 925 48,350 44,970 37,294 Total—Subdivision No. VI .. .. 211,720 190,213 181,273 Subdivision No. VII.—Physical Instruction Salabies— Other Salaries 33 31 33 (£220 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 12,250 11,470 10,865 12,250 11,470 10,865 Other Charges for and incidental to — Equipment, apparatus, and material — Purchase.. .. .. .. .. .. (d) 7,200 4,500 \ , Maintenance and repairs .. .. .. .. 500 500 J ' Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 12 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 100 50 4 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 2,750 1,680 (e) 2,102 Uniform allowance to Instructors .. .. .. 175 150 123 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 (/) 13 10,747 6,890 5,730 Total—Subdivision No. VII .. .. 22,997 18,360 16,595

8.—7 [FT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(а) Large commitments not yet to charge. (б) Provision for purchase of drinking-utensils. (c) Large commitments from previous years; also includes provision for science equipment. (d) Advertising sale of old school residence, £4 ss. 10*

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Number . of Persona 1944—45. 01 KusonB - 1945-46. __ 1945-46ll944-45 VOTE FiDUCA flON continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. VIII.—School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites Charges foe and incidental to — Alterations, &c., to school buildings to diminish danger from earthquakes and earthquake repairs .. .. 10,000 15,000 {a) 3,557 Equipment for supply of milk to children in Native schools (b) 500 '250 254 General maintenance of school buildings, hostels, residences, and outbuildings (including small additions, alterations, removals, renewal, furniture, equipment, fencing, storm damage, maintenance of grounds, water charges, and including also grants to Education and other Boards for such purposes) — Public schools and training colleges .. .. .. 181,000 161,000 163,195 Secondary schools .. .. .. .. .. 5,500 4,000 3,266 Technical schools .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 4,000 4,709 Native schools .. .. .. .. .. 7,000 7,000 6,578 School for the Deaf .. .. .. .. 3,000 5,000 2,197 Special schools .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 2,580 Institutions established under Child Welfare Act, 1925 .. 4,000 3,000 4,114 Grants for rebuilding, replacing, and furnishing of schools destroyed by fire, and for rent of and alterations to temporary premises during rebuilding (part recoverable) 8,000 10,000 7,930 Grants for improvements in approaches to schools (including cost of culverts, bridges, jetties, &c.) ; and also for protective works outside school grounds .. .. 150 200 128 Grants towards cost of swimming-baths not on school grounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 200 Grants for fire-protection work outside school grounds .. 50 100 Improvements to school grounds (including grants to Education and other Boards, payments to Government Departments and contractors) .. .. .. 27,000 15,000 26,195 Maintenance and costs of disposal of buildings not used for school purposes .. .. .. .. 1,250 500 1 > '">44 Rents of buildings and sites for school purposes (including hostels)— Public schools and training colleges .. .. .. 4,500 5,000 4,272 Secondary schools .. .. .. .. .. 500 500 468 Manual and Technical schools .. .. .. 900 1,000 869 Native sohools .. .. .. .. .. 200 220 172 Sites, buildings, furniture, equipment, &c., and other minor capital works— Public schools and training colleges .. .. .. (c) 23,700 15,000 10,310 Secondary schools .. .. .. .. .. (c) 9,000 2,000 6,078 Technical schools .. .. .. .. •• 2,000 1,500 1,510 Native schools .. .• -• •• •• 3,500 3,500 2,029 Valuation, survey fees, and legal expenses .. .. 300 1,000 247 Contingencies .. .. • • • ■ .. 50 50 [d) 4 Compensation in respect of destruction by fire of privatelyowned property at Rowallan, Southland, while being used for school purposes .. .. .. .. . • 15 15 Estimated eredits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Fire Insurance Fund .. .. .. 5,000 Sundries .. .. .. .. 600 5,600 Total—Subdivision No. VIII .. .. 298,150 257,035 252,221

8.—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Small deficit on last year's operations not yet to charge ; amount required from year to year problematical. (b) Refund of maintenance payments, £8 18s. Bd. (c) Number of officers, 17. Travelling-allowances, £37 lis. id.; travelling-expenses, £131 4s. lid.; motor hire, £10 25.; mileage-allowance, £2 (is. ; inmates, £634 2s. 2d. (d) Refund of maintenance payments, £67 14s. 3d.

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Number of Persons. , „ 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE EDUCATION continued Voted Expended. Subdivision No. IX. —Education of the Blind £ £ £ Charges foe and incidental to — Grants to New Zealand Institute for the Blind for— General purposes .. .. .. .. .. 800 5,800 (a) Buildings .. .. .. . . . . 10 10 Grant to trustees for maintenance of Government pupils .. 550 550 524 Refund of maintenance payments . . . . .. 10 Special instruction (woodwork, &c.), and secondary education of pupils .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Transport expenses of Government pupils .. .. 40 40 23 Contingencies .. .. ... .. .. 10 10 (b) 9 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —■ £ Fees .. .. .. .. .. 225 Total—Subdivision No. IX .. .. 1,430 6,420 556 Subdivision No. X. —School for the Deaf Salaries— Other Salaries 55 50 55 (£120 to £753) .. .. .. .. .. 12,000 11,420 10,645 12,000 11,420 10,645 Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 25 10 23 Maintenance of institution (including provisions, clothing, equipment, stock, and implements) .. .. .. 6,000 3,500 5,553 Refund of maintenance payments . . .. . . 50 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. . . 100 50 109 Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of children) .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 750 (c) 815 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 20 (d) 68 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Deductions from salary for board and £ lodging .. .. .. .. 900 Pees for maintenance, &c. .. .. 2,500 Salaries .. .. .. .. 10 3,410 7,025 4,330 6,568 Total—Subdivision No. X .. .. 19,025 15,750 17,213

8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(а) Number of officers, 6. Travelling-allowances, £12 17s. lOd.; travelling-expenses, £8 3s. lid.; motor hire, 4s. ; mileageallowance, £12 10s. 6d. ; inmates, £463 18s. Bd. (б) Refund of maintenance payments, £12 Bs. (c) Liabilities for 1944-45, £20,000. (d) Provision for increased costs.

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Number 1944 45 ° f ' >( ' rson8 ' VOTE—EDUCATION —continued 1945-46. " 1045-461944-45 Voted. J Expended. Subdivision No. XI.—Special Schools £ £ £ Salaries— Other Salaries 62 65 62 (£125 to £603) .. .. .. .. .. 16,500 16,224 14,675 16,500 16,224 14,675 Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 15 10 13 Maintenance of institutions (including provisions, clothing, equipment, stock, farm expenses, legal expenses, &c.) .. 10,000 11,000 9,156 Refund of maintenance payments .. . . . . 10 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. . ■ 20 20 7 Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of children) .. .. .. .. .. • • 600 700 (a) 498 Contingencies .. .. .. .. ■ ■ 10 10 (b) 12 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Deductions from salary for board and £ lodging .. .. .. .. 1,500 Maintenance fees, sale of produce, &c. .. 1,600 3,100 10,655 11,740 9,686 Total—Subdivision No. XI .. .. .. 27,155 27,964 24,361 Subdivision No. XII. —Child Welfare Salaries and Wages— Receiving Homes, &c., and Child Welfare Centres— Salaries — O r nn?T? Si A T A'rtttq 237 232 237 (£100 to £578) .. .. .. .. .. 65,000 62,085 57,820 65,000 62,085 57,820 Other Charges for and incidental to — Boarding-out of children, maintenance of infants in foster homes, and upkeep of orphans (part recoverable) .. 110,000 100,000 (c) 80,043 Department of Justice : Payment for services rendered by the Registrar-General's Branch .. .. .. 20 20 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 55 Maintenance of — Inmates in Government institutions and of children committed to the care or under the supervision of the State (including general upkeep of the institution, stock, and work on land; medical attendance, clothing, funeral expenses, and other expenses of children placed in foster homes or at service ; and grants for recreation of inmates (part recoverable) .. .. (d) 58,000 45,000 54,417

8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Number of officers, 81. Travelling-allowances, £1,424 2s. 9d.; travelling-expenses, £1,915 9s. Bd. ; motor hire, £4,008 7s. 7d. ; mileage-allowance, £1,410 os. Bd.; inmates, £2,259 Is. 4d. (b) Advertising vacancies, £24 os. 7d. ; expenses of interview for position, £1 2s. ; replacement of clothing damaged during course of official duties, £14 13s. lid.; cartage on Post Office Savings-bank pass-boots, 14s. 5d.: total, £40 10s. lid.

150

Number ° f Person8 ' VOTE —EDUCATION—continued 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. XII.—Child Welfare —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Maintenance of—continued Inmates in private institutions : Capitation, refunds of maintenance payments, &c. (part recoverable) .. 7,000 6,500 7,057 National Provident Fund : Departmental contribution in respect of Child Welfare Officers .. .. 20 10 19 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 600 500 j 534 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,650 1,550 J 1,535 Refund of —- Inmates' earnings (part recoverable) .. .. .. 100 250 64 Maintenance payments .. .. .. .. 350 250 350 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 2,700 j 2,753 Special assistance to large families .. .. .. 13,000 12,000 j 9,848 Transfer and removal expenses .. . .. 500 250 563 Travelling allowances and expenses, including relievingallowances .. .. .. .. .. 12,000 8,140 (a) 11,017 Wages of inmates employed on farm-work, &c. .. .. 550 400 525 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 (b) 41 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 ofjthe Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Deductions from salary for board and £ lodging .. .. .. .. 2,600 Maintenance fees, sale of produce, recoveries from service inmates .. .. 35,800 British children .. .. .. 4,000 Sundries .. .. .. .. 150 42,550 206,940 177,720 168,821 Total —Subdivision No. XII .. .. 271,940 239,805 226,641 Subdivision No. XIII.—Material and Stores Salaries— Other Salaries 3 4 3 (£316 to £448) .. .. .. .. .. 1,150 1,205 950 1,150 1,205 950 Other Charges for and incidental to — Material and stores— Purchase and manufacture .. .. .. .. 10,000 10,000 8,888 Store and factory (rent, lighting, cleaning, &c.), cartage, &c., also purchase and renewal of plant, &c. .. 200 150 394 10,200 10,150 9,282 Less issues to other items of this vote .. .. 10,000 10,500 8,099 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues A«t, 1926, (see end of vote) — £ Sales of goods, &c. .. .. .. 100 200 Cr. 350 1,183 Total—Subdivision No. XIII .. .. 1,350 855 2,133 i

8.—7 [FT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued

(а) Provision for staffing new library school and branch of Country Library Service in Chrietohurch. (б) Provision for extension of services. (c) Proposal to establish a school for training library staff. (d) Provision to cover commitments from last year and purchase of vehicle. (c) Furniture and equipment for additional promises Christchurch and Wellington. (0 Provides for rent of Christchurch offices in addition to usual commitments. (a) Number of officers, 13. Travelling-allowances, £417 10s. 7d. ; travelling-expenses, £47 16s. 9d.; motor hire, £4 4s. 9d. (h) Refund subscriptions, lis. ; extermination of rats, £3 Is.; transfer expenses, £3 10s. Bd. : total, £7 2s. Bd. (i) Claim for 1944-45 not yet to hand.

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Number 1944-45. Of Persona. VOTE—EDUCATION —continued 1945-46. ; ' 1045-461944-45 Votod - Expended. Subdivision No. XIV. —Country Library Service £ £ £ SalariesOther Salaries (a) 52 37 52 (£100 to £753) .. .. .. .. •• 12,320 8,332 7,443 Less transferred to Subdivision II .. .. .. 2,470 1,200 9,850 7,132 7,443 Other Charges for and incidental to— Books, and other publications, purchase of .. ... (6)14,000 11,250 9,940 Binding of books, material and costs .. .. •• 1,000 1,250 427 Library school, Wellington : Allowances to students (part year) •• (?) 600 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. • • (d) 900 400 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of and repairs to : Purchase of fuel and oil .. .. • • • • ■ • 700 600 399 New Zealand Library Association Book Resources Committee : Expenses of delegates attending meetings .. 50 50 38 Office expenses .. .. .. • • • • 950 650 690 Office and library equipment, furniture and fittings .. (e) 2,000 800 435 Overtime and meal allowances .. • • • • 30 30 100 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 520 400 554 Printing and stationery .. .. • • • • 400 250 400 Processing microfilm record of National Union catalogue .. 50 50 Rent of offices .. .. •• •• (/) 1,000 300 320 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 600 500 (g) 4W Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 1° •• Contingencies .. .. • • • • • • 20 20 (h) 7 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries .. .. • • • • 450 Subscriptions from libraries and groups .. 1,750 Sundries .. .. • • ■ • 100 2,300 22,830 16,550 13,780 Less transferred to Subdivision II .. .. .. 1,030 800 21,800 15,750 13,780 Total —Subdivision No. XIV .. .. .. 31,650 22,882 21,223 Subdivision No. XV. —Miscellaneous Servioes Charges for and incidental to — Accidents to departmental officers, school-children, teachers, and training-college students: Grants for medical and legal expenses, scholarships, and compensation .. 700 2,000 644 Compensation and cost of providing alternative accommotion for tenants of premises taken over by Government under Emergency Regulations 1941 .. .. .. 850 850 (i) 21

8.—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-continued

(a) Full issue restored from Ist February, 1945. (b) Biennial grading this year. (c) New kindergartens and additional trainees ; includes also provision for recent salary increases. (d) Grant to ensure continuation of work of New Zealand Council for Educational Besearch. (e) To enable Waitangi Trust Board to provide accommodation facilities for travelling school parties. (/) To replace worn-out typewriters and machines requisitioned for military purposes, &c. (y) Liabilities amounting to £13,926 in regard to 1944-45.

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Number of Persons. 1944 45. » 1945-46. 1945-401944-45 VOTE EDUCATION continued Voted . lixpended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. XV.—Miscellaneous Services—continued Charges fok and incidental to —continued Conferences of Education Authorities and Committees, &c. : Cost of investigations, reports, &c. .. .. .. 1,000 2,000 1,7,53 Education Gazette (part recoverable) .. .. .. (a) 2,500 1,500 1,956 Examinations : Teachers', School Certificate, Technological, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 9,000 9,000 9,261 Exhibits of school-work : Preparing and forwarding .. 60 60 21 Grading and registration of teachers (including advertising, travelling, legal, and other expenses in connection with appeals re grading, certificates, dismissal, &c., and cost of inquiries) .. .. ., .. .. (b) 450 50 162 Grants — In aid of free kindergartens for infants under school age, — Capitation, allowances to students, &c. .. .. (c) 25,000 12,000 16,011 Towards cost of buildings. . .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 1,500 To widows and estates of deceased officers equivalent to leave due .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 226 Towards provision of hot meals for sub-normal schoolchildren .. .. .. .. .. 45 35 35 To Department of Scientific and Industrial Research towards cost of expenses of Timber Protection Research Committee .. .. .. . .. 10 50 To pre-school education centre, Dunedin .. .. 330 300 225 To New Zealand Council for Educational Research .. (d) 3,000 200 200 To Waitangi Trust Board to provide accommodation for travelling school parties .. .. .. .. (e) 200 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,700 750 2,583 Office furniture, fittings, and removal of offices .. .. 3,000 2,000 3 073 Overtime (including allowances in lieu thereof) and meal allowances .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,000 2,4:05 Payment, including legal expenses, for damages to motorvehicles other than departmental vehicles, and damage to property .. .. .. .. .. 300 10 246 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 6,000 5,000 6 106 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 800 750 750 Purchase of typewriters for school purposes .. .. (/) 3,000 Purchase of motor-buses, motor-cars, and motor-cycles .. (g) 25,000 15,000 4 584 Purchase of projectors, radio sets, gramophones, records, pianos, and other special equipment for schools (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 2,535 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 1,500 1,373 Salaries of teachers from overseas on exchange in New Zealand (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 10 10 School journeys for special purposes .. .. .. 50 200 15 Special assistance to deserving students in cases of hardship 1,500 1,250 1,589 Special grant for swimming instruction .. .. 560 560 560 Storage and despatch of stores and stationery .. .. 100 100 96 Subsidy to Teachers' Superannuation Fund (Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927) — £ Annual subsidy .. .. .. .. 43,000 Increased allowances to widows and children .. 6,200 49,200 49,000 49,181

15. -7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(а) Replacement of films and additional film strips to meet requirements of increased number of school projectors. (б) Pull staffing not proceeded with 1044-45 ; only 51 officers appointed. Expansion of work calls for appointment of further 15 officers this year. (c) Previously provided under Subdivision XV. (d) Now centre at Wanganui, and extension of premises other centres. (e) Transfer of two married men and four women contemplated. (/) Number of officers, 27. Travelling-allowances, £509 17s. lOd. ; travelling-expenses, £566 14s. Bd.; motor hiro, £82 17s. 7d.; mileage-allowance, £23 12s. 3d. (g) Advertising, £4 12s. ; making testing-apparatus, £7 175.; rent of room, £1 10s.; subscription to Vocational Guidanco Association, £1 Is. : total, £15.

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Number , _ AT Pfirorina lJ/xx ' VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. XV.—Miscellaneous Memoes—continued £ £ £ Charges fob and incidental to —continued . Superannuation contributions of teachers on active service, 1914-19 .. *.. .. .. .. 50 50 33 Teaching aids— Museum exhibits, material, and expenses .. .. 300 300 287 Payment to National Broadcasting Service for half cost of fees, and also other costs incidental to educational broadcasts .. . T .. .. .. 250 250 23 Visual education: Equipment, &c. .. .. .. (a) 5,000 2,500 2,380 War bursaries .. .. .. .. . • 10,000 8,000 9,120 Contingencies . . .. .. . . . • 50 50 Grants— To Mrs. C. M. Findlay, ex Principal, Girls' Home, Burwood .. 250 250 To widows of deceased officers .. .. .. • • 486 484 Compassionate grant to W. Russell, who met with an accident while engaged on voluntary work on schoolgrounds .. .. .. .. .. • • 20 20 Imprest-money unaccounted for, Child Welfare Office, Whangarei .. . . .. .. . • ■ ■ 7 ? Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Examination fees, &c. .. .. .. 15,000 Recoveries on account of— Radios, &c., for schools .. .. 2,000 Salaries, exchange teachers .. .. 10 Sundries .. .. .. . • 600 Recovery on account of deserving students 240 17,850 Total—Subdivision No. XV .. .. 157,915 122,288 119,715 Subdivision XVI.—Vocational Guidance Centres Salaries — Other Salaries (6) 66 76 66 (£100-£703) .. .. .. .. .. 20,500 20,225 15,125 Total Number 20,500 20,225 15,125 of Persons. Other CHARGES FOR AND INCIDENTAL TO — 1,391 1,340 Office expenses .. .. .. . ■ • • 270 250 243 Office furniture fittings, equipment, &c., and removal of offices .. .. .. • • • • (o) 1 > 000 .. Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 100 400 149 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 900 540 963 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 150 150 148 Rent of offices .. .. .. ■■ ..(d) 2,500 2,000 1,667 Transfer expenses and expenses of officers taking up duty. . (e) 250 100 _ 3 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,400 800 (j) 1,183 Contingencies .. .. .. ■ • • • 10 10 (g) 15

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

„ . . Otlier Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. o torge ß . 1^ 6 ' 1944-45. 1044-45. (a) Credits-in-aid— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. 2,900 10 2,910 3,000 4,365 II .. .. 500 104,950 105,450 190,800 191,076 111 .. .... 600 600 550 650 IV ........ 10 10 10 1 V ........ 30 30 60 22 „ VI .. ..50 875 925 925 1,316 VII .. .... .. . - •• 233 „ VIII .. .. .. .. 5,600 5,600 9,800 7,397 IX .. .... 225 225 300 231 X .. .. 10 3,400 3,410 2,600 2,328 XI .. .. .. 3,100 3,100 3,155 1,813 XII .. .. 42,550 42,550 44,600 42,443 XIII ........ 100 100 25 199 XIV .. .. .. 450 1,850 2,300 2,243 2,892 XV .. .. .. 17,850 17,850 15,760 20,428 XVI .. .. .. .. 8,500 8,500 13,975 4,542 Totals .. .. .. 3,910 189,650 193,560 287,803 279,936

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Number lr ... ofFerBona - 1945-46. 1945-4011944-45 VOTE EDUCATION continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision XVI. —Vocational Guidance Centres—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued, Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — National Service and Rehabilitation Depart- £ ments : Payment for services .. .. 8,500 6,580 4,250 4,371 Total-Subdivision No. XVI .. .. 27,080 24,475 19,496 GROSS Total 6,479,442 5,309,751 5,347,507 Credits-in-aid (a) .. .. .. .. 193,560 287,803 279,936 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 6,285,882 5,021,948 5,067,571

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 194

SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Social Security AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Pension Payments, Contingencies, and Expenses of War Pensions, etc. Summary

(а) An additional full-time and 15 part-time Medical Officers have been appointed to supervise the treatment of ex-servicemen. (б) Increase due to greatly increased number of war pensioners.

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1945-46. 1944-45. . Salaries. | Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. . _ Vote—War and other Pensions— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Salaries .. .. 12,973 .. 12,973 8,200 7,872 „ II. —Administration Expenses .. .. 72,410 72,410 59,410 61,209 III.—Pensions and Annuities .. .. 4,202,400 4,202,400 3,740,100 3,765,813 IV.—Other Charges .. .. 78,160 78,160 60,870 72,330 GROSS Total 12,973 4,352,970 4,365,943 3,868,580 3,907,224 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 100 97,010 97,110 39,110 66,889 NET TOTAL 12,873 4,255,960 4,268,833 3,829,470 3,840,335 on"™. VOTE-WAR AND OTHER PENSIONS 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Subdivision No. I.—Salaries SALARIES— Voted. Expended. Non-permanents £ ' 1 at £1,325 (Principal Medical Officer) .. .. 1,325 £ £ £ 2 at £1,225 (Medical Members, War Pensions Boards), (1 for 1 year, 1 for 8 months) .. 2,041 1 at £1,225 (Medical Officer) .. .. .. 1,225 1 at£l,175 (Chairman, War Pensions Appeal Board) 1,175 2 at £975 (Chairman, War Pensions Boards) .. 1,950 2 at £800 (Members, War Pensions Boards) .. 1,600 4 at £500 (Medical Officers) .. .. .. 2,000 2 at £200 (Medical Officers), (1 for 11 months, 1 for 9 months) .. .. .. ,. 333 7 at £150 (Medical Officers), (11 months) .. 962 4 at £100 (Medical Officers), (1 for I year, 3 for 9 months) .. .. .. .. 325 27 11 1 at £50 (Medical Officer), (9 months) .. .. 37 . (o)12,973 8,200 7,872 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. £100 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. 12,973 8,200 7,872 Subdivision No. II.—Administration Expenses Charges for and incidental to— Administration by Social Security Department— £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 Other expenses .. .. .. .. 20,000 (6)60,000 50,000 50,000 IraveUing allowances and expenses: Departmental officers 400 400 347 War Pensions Appeal Board expenses .. .. .. 12,000 9,000 10,862 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 ' 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Miscellaneous .. .. ,. .. 10 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 72,410 59,410 61,209

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DETAILS OP ESTIMATES FOR THE

SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT—continued

„ , , Other ®i B Ss a Ja* - Estimated. Reoovered. (a) Credits-in-aid— Salaries. Charges. Total 1044-45. 1944-45. £££ ' £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. 100 .. 100 100 n .. .. .. .... 10 10 10 111 .. .. .... 95,000 95,000 38,000 64,720 IV .. .. .. .... 2,000 2,000 1,000 2,169 100 97,010 97,110 39,110 66,889

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N umber 1944 45 Of Persons. VOTE—WAR AND OTHER PENSIONS —continued 1945-46. ' 1045-461&44 -45 . . . . . Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. III.—Pensions and Annuities Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Allowances to evacuees from other countries .. .. 30,000 30,000 27,940 Pensions and allowances to disabled ex-members of New Zealand Contingents to South African War and dependants of deceased members thereof .. .. 3,400 2,900 3,243 Pensions to ex-members of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 3,200 3,940 Pensions to members of Emergency Reserve Corps .. 1,400 1,200 J, 228 Pensions under Civil Service Act, 1908 .. .. .. 1,400 1,100 1,471 Police pensions .. .. .. .. .. 2,900 2,900 3,113 Present War pensions and allowances including pensions in respect of accidents to members of armed forces .. 1,850,000 1,500,000 1,407,460 Special annuities .. .. .. .. .. 7,700 7,700 7,865 War pensions and allowances to members of the Mercantile Marine and their dependants .. .. .. 2,000 1,000 1,652 War veterans'allowances .. .. .. .. 250,000 220,000 242,501 1914-18 War pensions and allowances .. .. .. 2,030,000 1,950,000 2,046,004 War injuries to civilians pensions .. .. .. 100 100 20 Exchange on war pensions paid overseas .. .. 20,000 20,000 19,376 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Refunds and recoveries of pensions .. 65,000 Recoveries of allowances to evacuees .. 30,000 95,000 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 4,202,400 3,740,100 3,765,813 Subdivision No. IV.—Other Charges Charges for and incidental to — Loading on life-insurance premiums on account of impaired health occasioned by war service .. .. .. 160 170 157 Medical fees .. .. .. .. .. 22,000 12,000 20,783 Medical treatment, burial expenses, and expenses incidental thereto: Ex-members of New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, ex-members of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces, and South African War veterans .. .. 45,000 40,000 42,946 Railway concessions to disabled ex-servicemen .. .. 5,000 5,500 3,233 Travelling allowances and expenses : Pensioners .. 6,000 3,200 5,211 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 2,000 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 78,160 60,870 72,330 GROSS Total 4,365,943 3,868,580 3,907,224 CREDITS-IN-aid (a) .. .. .. .. 97,110 39,110 66,889 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 4,268,833 3,829,470 3,840,335

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Social Security AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Contingencies, and Expenses of Social Security. Summary

157

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Social Security— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. .. 7,000,000 7,000,000- 4,500,000 4,500,000 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. 7,000,000 7,000,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 I Number ... of Persons. 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—SOCIAL SECURITY Voted> Expended. Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Contribution to Social Security Fund .. .. .. 7,000,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 GROSS Totajj .. .. .. .. 7,000,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. ,. 7,000,000 4,500,000 4,500,000

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of National Provident and Friendly Societies Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the National Provident and Friendly Societies Department. Summary

(a) Increase due to salary increases. (b) Superannuation for canvassing-agents. (c) Increase due to release of staff,

158

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote — National Provident and Friendly £ £ £ £ £ Societies— Gross Total 15,109 99,390 114,499 111,844 109,124 Credits-in-AID ........ 10 10 10 24 NET TOTAL 15,109 99,380 114,489 111,834 109,100 Num ber ofPerson8 - 1945-46. 1944-45. I94fi-46jl 944-45 VOTE—NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND VotCd - Impended. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 1 at £850 (Superintendent and Registrar) .. .. .. 850 Other Salaries y 11,859 52 51 52 (£100 to £790) .. .. .. .. !. 15,109 12,654 52 52 13,504 Less amount provided but not required .. .. .. 850 (a) 15,109 12,654 11,859 Other Charges for and incidental to— Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 575 725 639 Canvassing-agents' retiring-allowances . . . . . . (b) 200 Commission, allowances, and agency expenses .. .. 5,150 5,200 4,775 Fees for certificates of birth, &c. .. .. .. 50 50 50 Maternity claims: Approved friendly societies .... 10 20 6 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. (c) 500 300 (c) 648 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department .. 1,010 1,080 971 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 400 400 408 Removal of offices .. .. .. .. .. 80 200 181 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 350 176 Services rendered by other Departments— Government Actuary's Office .. .. .. 3,000 3,800 2,726

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Subsidy higher on account of increased contributions to the fund during the calendar year 1944. (Ij) Number of officers, 5. Travelling-allowances, £05 16s. 7d.; travelling-expenses, £34 Is. 9d.; taxi and motor hire, £1 10s. 4d. (c) Advertising cancellations, &c., Friendly Societies Act, £5 15s. lid.; sundries, £1 12s. 6d.; medical fees, £2 25.: total, £9 10s. sd. f Other Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. Charges. 1945-46 1044-45. 1944-45. ,„££ ' £ £ (d) Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 10 24

159

"" J Number of Persons. 1944-45. 1945-46. l!Ud , fi VOTE—NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND " ~ 7 194.>-46 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES—continued _ Voted ' I, " I)ended - Other Charges for and incidental to—continued £ £ £ State subsidy to National Provident Fund .. .. (a) 88,050 86,900 86,573 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 150 150 (b) 102 Contingencies .. .. .. .. . 15 15 (c) 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10 99,390 99,190 97,265 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 114,499 111,844 109,124 Credits-in-aid (d) .. .. .. 10 10 24 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 114,489 111,834 109,100

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Amount that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Charges, and Contingencies of Public Works, Departmental Summary

160

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Public Works, Departmental— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. .. ... •• •• 690,373 728,254 Cbbdits-in-AID .. .. .. • • ■■ 559,873 591,845 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. (a) 130,500 136,409 , N ,T hcr 1944-45. oi rersona. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE —PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL Voted. Salaries — Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 1 at £1,400 (also Marine Engineer) .. .. .. •• 1,400 1 1 at £1,250 .. .. .. . ■ • • • \ | ; 400 Arrears 6 months at £300 .. .. .. .. J Professional Division 1 1 at £1,250.. .. .. .. •• •• i' 250 1 1 at £1,100.. .. .. .. ■■ •• M°° 1 1 at £1,100 .. .. .. ■ • • ■ • ■ \ j jg3 . Arrears 4 months at £250 . . .. .. 5 1 1 at £1,050.. .. .. .. ■■ •• 1,050 2 2 at £950 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 1,900 1 1 at £950 .. .■ .. •• • • • ■ \ 991 Arrears 5 months at £100 .. .. .. ■ ■ S 2 2 at £900 .. . .. .. .. •• 1.800 12 12 at £850 .. . . .. . .. 10,200 1 1 at £850 .. .. .. .. .. • • \ 873 Arrears 2 months at £135 .. .. .. .. f 1 1 at £850 .. .. .. .. . ■ .. \ 918 Arrears 6 months at £135 .. .. . - .. j 1 1 at £850 .. .. .. .. . • ,. \ 858 Arrears 2 months at £50 .. .. .. .. j 1 1 at £850 .. .. .. .. . • ■ • \ 8fi7 Arrears 1J months at £135 .. .. .. .. J 1 1 at £850 .. .. .. .. . ■ ■. ■ \ 856 Arrears 1| months at £50 .. .. .. .. J 1 1 at £850 .. .. .. .. . • • • \ g93 Arrears 6 months at £85 .. .. .. .. J 1 1 at £800 .. • ■ 800 (a) Now included in Consolidated Fund —vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services," Subdivision II (see page 85).

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL —continued

(a) Overexpendituro due to accidont to aircraft. ... (b) Overexpendituro due to a greater amount of travelling than was anticipated. TT , , ~ , , (c) Contingencies : Testing of welders, £9 Os. 4d. ; tests on welding of rolled-steel joints, £12 9s. 6d. ; Hydro-electric test room equipment, £47 19s. lid.; refund of supervision (othor Departments), £3,391 17s. 4d.; Contracts Adjustment Commission, £31 10s.; town planning, £42 os. 7d. ; total, £3,534 17s. Bd. _ n (d) Now included in Consolidated Fund—vote, "Maintenance of Public Works and Services , Subdivision II (see page 85). 11

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Number 1944-45 of VOTE—PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL— continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 . Voted. Expended. Salaries —continued Clerical Division £ £ £ 1 1 at £850 (6 months), £900 (6 months) .. .. .. 559,071 Arrears 6 months at £135 .. .. .. ■ ■ / Other Salaries 803 803 (£70 to £765) .. .. .. . • ■■ •• 263,182 Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance .. 507,769 834 " .. 800,233 Less amount charged direct to other votes .. .. .. 296,000 504,233 Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 .. .. .. •• •• 2 . 000 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. ■■ •• 50,000 Equipment and other allowances, including lodging and any special allowances .. .. . ■ • • • • 6,000 __ 562,233 559,071 Other Charges for and incidental to— Aerial surveys .. .. • • • • • • • ■ 100 47 Books, fees, &c., for students attending Canterbury and other colleges .. .. • ■ • • • ■ ■ • 100 Compassionate grants to widows or next-of-kin of deceased officers .. .. ■ ■ • • ■ • • • • • 500 606 Contribution to Electrical Research Association .. .. . • 250 Contribution to Standards Institute, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. . • • ■ ■ • 220 220 Departmental aircraft, maintenance of .. .. .. 1,000 (a) ",17* Fidelity-guarantee-policy premiums .. .. ■. • • 200 loo Grants to officers of monetary equivalent of leave due on retirement . . • ■ • ■ • • • • • • 100 • • Law charges and legal expenses .. .. . ■ • • 100 loO Meal-allowances and overtime .. .. .. zo,UUU .ci, coo Payment of accident expenses, &c., not provided for nnder Workers' Compensation Act .. • • • • • ■ 50 Payments of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. • ■ ■ ■ _ • • • ■ • • 500 Postage and telegrams, telephone connections, and rent of ( private letter boxes and bags .. .. •• •• 30,000 27,148 Printing and stationery, "lithographic works, plans, periodicals, advertising, &c. .. • • i' vst Purchase of and repairs to instruments, office requisites, &c. .. 2,000 o,obi Retaining fee to medical adviser .. .. .. • • J5 Subscription to British Standards Institution .. _.. • • Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers (including motor-hire, motor-mileage allowances, travellingallowances, and maintenance of motor-vehicles) .. 50,000 (b) 89,bb9 Work performed by High Commissioner's staff .. .. •• 1,620 l,blJ Work performed by New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner, Sydney .. .. ■ • • • • • 300 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote .. .. . • • • • ■ 1,000 (c) 6,b 128,140 169,183 GROSS TOTAL .. •• •• 690,373 728,254 Credits-IN-AID .. •• •• •• 559,873 591,845 NET TOTAL .. .. .. •• W 130,500 136,409

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Ministry of Works. Summary

(a) Now included in Consolidated Fund. See vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services Subdivision I (see page 84).

162

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Ministry of Works— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. 7923 5>005 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. ,. > _ 40 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. ( a ) 7j923 4956 Number VOTE—MINISTRY OF WORKS 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-40,1944-45 _ v „. , 7. 7T~ I SALARIES— Voted - impended. Professional Division £ £ £ 1 at £1,000 (part year), (Chief Engineering Inspector) .. .. 632 ~ Clerical Division 1 at £800 (part year), (Secretary) .. .. .. .. 527 General Division 1 at £850 (part year), (Chief Housing Inspector) .. .. .. 537 >. 2,367 Other Salaries 5 (£145 to £665), (part year) .. .. .. .. .. 1,470 5 Salary of officer on loan from another Department .. .. 715 1 Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 .. .. .. ,. t . _ _ _ _ 295 9 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. ., .. 47 Other Charges for and incidental to — .. 4,223 2 367 Books, maps, newspapers, photographs, and other publica- ' tions • • • • • • ■ • • • 100 93 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites .. .. .. .. 1 ; 200 1 103 Postage, telegrams, and rent of box .. .. .. .. ' 80 4 Printing and stationery .. .. .. ,, ,, 100 12 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. ,, .. \ 220 609 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. .. 900 791 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote) .. .. .. ,. .. 100 26 3,700 2,638 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. .. 7 ;9 2 3 s,005 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. _ 49 NET TOTAL ( a ) 7j923 4)956

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Expenses of Railway Construction. Summary

163

1945—46. 1944-45. Unopened Sections. Estimated Estimated Total ex- 1,-yHin^u. Amount Amount > (/1 Cost of Work ponded to " t required to voted. Expended, when 31 Marc , ™ be voted. authorized. 1945. complete. I — Vote—Railway Construction — £ £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. .. •• 251,000 391,000 310,992 0,365,101 8,650,800 781,872 Amount required fob Current Year .. .. 211,000 391,000 310,992 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. • • («) 26,500 52,967 NET TOTAL .. .. • • ..211,000 364,500 258,025 6,365,161 8,650,800 781,872 1945-46. 1944-45. Unopened Sections. Estimated liattmatod Amnnnt rS'oTworic expended Estimated Date Gross Ex- Credlts-iii- A ™?' I i lt Expended. 0 wl !en to SI March to Hallway VOTE —RAILWAY CONSTRUC- penditure. aid. votert - authorized.* 1915 complete, authorized. TION (INCLUDING LAND AND MATERIALS, HOLIDAY PAY, ETC., AND £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ SALARIES, OR WAGES) Paeroa-Pokeno .. .. 11,000 .. 2,000 2,470 1,070,000 272,273 781,872 1918 Taneatua-Opotiki .. .. 1,000 .. 1,000 1 East Coast Main Trunk (Gis-borne-Napier)— Gisbo rne-W a.ikokopu .. 9,000 .. 17,000 7,985 1,488,375+2,824,718 Automatic-signalling installation .. .. .. .. 20,000 .. .. •• Westport-Inangahua— Te Kuha-Inangahua .. 1,000 .. 5,000 13,925 830,0301,307,274 .. 1904, 1911 Automatic-signalling installation .. • ■ 1,000 .. 9,000 South Island Main Trunk (Picton-W aipara)— Wharanui-Parnassus .. 200,000 .. 330,000 285,002 2,535,750 3,538,830 .. 1911,1915, 1926 Automatic-signalling installation .. .. 25,000 .. 3,000 Land claims (including land taken for ballast-pits and quarries, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities).. .. 2,000 .. 2,000 Cr. 192 Surveys (new lines of railways) 1,000 .. 1,000 .. .. Dargaville Branoh .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,795 441,000f 047,705 Total .. .. .. 251,000 .. 391,000 310,992 0,305,101 8,050,800 781,872 Amount required for CURRENT YEAR .. 211,000 .. 391,000 310,992 CEEDITS-IN-aid .. .. 26,500 52,967 NET TOTAL .. .. 211,000 (a) 364,500 25?,025 6,365,161 8,650,800 781,872 •Includes administration chargos and loan charges. t Estimated before permanent line survey made. (a) £25,000 now included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts." 11*

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the cost of Housing Construction (including House Construction, Land Purchase, Land Servicing, Rates when payable, Roading, Drainage, Sewerage, and Water-supply, Salaries or Wages, Holiday Pay, Compensation and Contingent Expenses for Accidents to Employees, and all other Expenses incidental thereto). Summary

(a) £570,000 now included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts." (b) £8,153 charged to administration expenses last year. (c) £0,042 charged to administration expenses last year.

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Housing Construction— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total.. .. .. .. 203,475 5,893,235 6,096,710 6,022,819 4,684,243 Amount required for Current Year 203,475 5,386,525 5,590,000 5,663,276 4,684,243 Credits IN-AID .. .. (a) 163,276 253,300 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 203,475 5,386,525 5,590,000 5,500,000 4,430,943 Number of Persons. . 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE-HOUSING CONSTRUCTION . Voted. | Expended. Salaries— Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,250 (Director of Housing Construction) .. .. 1,250 1,000 " Professional Division 1 ■ ■ 1 at £1,000 (Assistant Director of Housing Con- £ struction) .. .. .. .. 1,000 1 1 1 at £975 (Town Planner) .. ... .. 975 900 1 ■ • I at £900 (Chief Architect) .. .. .. 900 4 .. 4 at £850 (Engineer, Head Office ; Chief Inspector; District Supervisors, Auckland and Wellington) 3,400 7 5 7 (£535 to £840) .. .. .. .. 4,265 2,780 145,606 10,540 Clerical Division Other Salaries 82 54 82 (£100 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 31,175 24,560 97 61 Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance 160,510 99,436 203,475 128,676 145,606 Other Charges for and incidental to — Additional costs incurred as a result of transferring men to Wellington for brick manufacturing .. .. 1,235 House construction .. .. .. .. ..4,505,000 4,480,000 3,677,999 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 45,000 72,225 Land purchase, servicing, and site development .. .. 1,220,000 1,324,000 736,074 Office expenses .. .. .. .. ,. 45,300 Office furniture, fittings, and equipment .. .. 1,500 2*000 1,741 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 9,000 (h) (b) Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department .. 5,700 (e) (c)

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Now included in " Office expenses." ». (b) £570,000 now included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts.

165

Number 1944-45 of Persons. 1945 _ 46 . 1944 " 40 - 1945-461944-45 VOTE-HOUSING Voted" fended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Purchase of motor-vehicles .. .. • • • ■ > 500 1,000 Contingencies .. •• 1,000 kn Administration-expenses .. .. •• ( a ) 36,000 50,564 Compensation to F. W. Barr to cover loss . . .. • • 12 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. •• 100 Plant and machinery.. .. •• •• •• ' o 7 Restoration of damage caused by cyclone at Westport .. • • 31 61 5,893,235 5,894,143 4,538,837 Gross Total .. .. •• •• 6,096,710 6,022,819 4,684,243 Amount required for Current Year .. 5,590,000 5,663,276 4,684,243 Credits-IN-AID (6) 163,276 253,300 NET TOTAL .. .. 5,590,000 5,500,000 4,430,943

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DETAILS OP ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Expenses of Public Buildings (including Purchase of Properties, Sites, Furniture, Fittings, and Fencing; Rebuilding and Additions and Alterations to Buildings Furniture, and Implements; Water-supply, Drainage, &c.; and Salaries or Wages). Summary

(a) £30,000 included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts." (b) Accounted for by recovery from vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services," of £33,180 9s. 6d. previously charged to vote, " Public Buildings," and £10,000 to cover maintenance items.

166

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Public Buildings— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total.. .. .. .. .. 1,186,500 1,186,500 570,000 459,802 Amount required for Current Year .. .. 780,000 780,000 570,000 459,802 Credits-in-aid .. («) 5)000 50)196 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 780,000 780,000 565,000 409,606 VOTE—PUBLIC BUILDINGS 1945-46. 1944-45. Voted. Expended. Public Buildings, etc. — £ £ £ General .. .. .. .. .. .. 307,000 200,000 148,961 Prison buildings and works .. .. .. .. 21,800 60,000 48,100 Police stations .. .. .. .. .. 65,400 20,000 26,535 Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. 252,400 100,000 175,613 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. 445,200 150,000 37,939 Healtli and hospital institutions .. .. .. 94,700 30,000 20,834 Courthouses .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 1,820 Gross Total .. .. .. ..1,186,500 570,000 459,802 Amount required for Current Year .. 780,000 570,000 459,802 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. («) 5,000 (6) 50,196 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 780,000 565,000 409,606

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Education AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Expenses of Education Buildings (including Rebuilding, Remodelling, Alterations, and Additions; Cost of Furniture, Fittings, Machinery, and Equipment; Purchase of and Improvements to Properties, and Cost of Fencing; Advances for the Purchase of Properties and Furniture: Preparation and Improvement of Sites and Access thereto; Water-supply, Drainage, &c.; Cost of Erection of and Equipment for Dental Clinics, Construction of Swimming-baths, and Protective Equipment; Salaries, Fees, and Wages; other Items incidental to the above). Summary

(a) £3,000 now included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts.

167

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Education Buildings— £ £ £ Gross Total 1,205,000 1,205,000 505,000 477,393 (a) 5,000 3,605 Credits-in-aid .. • • • ■ • • • • ' ' NET TOTAL .. •• 1,205,000 1,205,000 500,000 473,788 Number 1944 45. of Persons. 1945-46. — VOTE —EDUCATION BUILDINGS Voted. Expended. 1945-461944-45 »-<»o Public schools .. 400,000 100,000 63,919 Techntcafsctools " - 400,000 20,000 12,255 :. '.ooo J.ooo. m University colleges and agricultural colleges .. .. 430.000 50 000 MktU«on B :: :: :: :: «:«» ».«» SES£STd-:: :: :: :: :: _JS»_ jS "j* GROSS Total \ .. •• . .. 2,316,600 628,000 477,393 Amounts required for Current Year .. 1,205,000 505,000 477,393 Credits-in-aid .. •• •• •• ( a ) 5,000 3,605 NET TOTAL ..1,205,000 500,000 473,788

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Costs and Expenses of Lighthouses and Harbour Works. Summary

(a) £500 now included in public accounts as'' Miscellaneous Receipts."

168

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Lighthouses and Harbour Works— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I—Lighthouses .. .. .. 23,350 23,350 27,000 8,361 II.—Harbour Works .. .. .. 27,910 27,910 1,810 626 GROSS Total .. 51,260 51,260 28,810 8,987 Amounts required foe Current Yeae .. .. 47,350 47,350 28,810 8,987 Credits-in-aid . . . . . . . . . . („) 310 851 NET TOTAL ! 47,350 J 47,350 28,500 8,136 1945-46. ]944 " 45 - VOTE—LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOUR WORKS Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Lighthouses Charges for and incidental to — Cape Campbell (access road and water-supply) .. .. 2,350 Cape Reinga (lightkeeper's dwelling) .. .. .. 4,100 1,800 948 Farewell Spit (access road) .. .. .. .. 1,600 Karori Rock (geological survey) (on account) .. .. 1,000 Manukau South Heads (dwelling) .. .. .. 2,400 Moeraki Lighthouse (dwelling) .. .. .. 500 Picton (sheds for battery) .. .. .. .. 150 Portland Island (cottages, and wireless) (on account) .. 1,000 8,500 Radio direction-finding beacons and electrification of lights 10,000 15,000 6,141 Works not specified .. .. .. .. .. 250 1,000 1,272 Jackson's Bay (automatic light) .. .. .. 600 Puysegur Point Lighthouse (beacon) .. .. .. .. 100 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. .. 23,350 27,000 8,361

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT—continued

{a) £500 now included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

169

1944-45 VOTE—LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOUR 1945-46. WORKS continued ~ Voted _ Expended . Subdivision No. II.—Harbour Works £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Houhora Wharf .. .. .. .. .. 60 60 Mokau Harbour (wharf construction) .. .. .. 1,150 1,300 2 Sumner Lifeboat Harbour (on account).. .. .. 1,000 Westhaven Inlet (new wharf) .. .. .. .. 5,500 250 7 Westport Harbour Improvements (on account) .. 20,000 Works not specified .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 617 Total—SubdivisionNo.il .. .. 27,910 1,810 626 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 51,260 28,810 8,987 Amount required for Current Year .. 47,350 28,810 8,987 Credits-in-AID .. .. .. .. («) 310 851 NET TOTAL 47,350 28,500 8,136

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Cost of Roads, etc. (including Construction, Improvement, &c., of Settlement Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works, including Salaries or Wages, Holiday Pay, Compensation, and Contingent Expenses for Accidents to Employees, Charges for Plant, &c., Supervision, and all other Expenses). Summary

(a) £10,000 now included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

170

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Roads, &c. — £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total.. .. .. .. .. 294,100 294,100 230,700 128,276 Amount required foe Current Year .. .. 160,000 160,000 205,700 128,276 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. (a) 5,700 10,959 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 160,000 160,000 200,000 117,317 , n ., . 1944-45. 1945-46. VOTE-ROADS, ETC. Voted . Expended : £ £ £ Whangarei Road District .. .. .. •• 18,750 30,000 14,266 Auckland Road District .. .. •• •• 18,750 10,000 10,771 Tauranga Road District .. .. •• 12,600 3,000 677 Gisborne Road District .. .. .. 12,190 5,000 5,125 Taumarunui Road District .. .. .. .. 86,020 4,000 6,040 Stratford Road District .. .. .. 11,200 2,500 2,043 Napier Road District .. .. .. • • • • 5,440 3,000 124 Wellington Road District .. .. .. •• 3,750 15,000 9,729 Nelson Road District .. .. .. •• 4,730 8,000 1,779 Greymoutli Road District .. .. .. .. 56,250 80,000 65,257 Christchurcli Road District .. .. .. .. 24,750 1,000 610 Dunedin Road District .. .. .. .. .. 4,610 2,000 1,000 Invercargill Road District .. .. .. .. 9,860 4,000 4,078 General — Access to outlying districts .. .. .. .. 1,000 2,000 Advertising tenders, &c., and other initial expenses not fairly chargeable to a specific item .. .. .. 100 100 Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, and contingent expenses in connection with same .. .. .. • • • • 1,000 2,000 222 Engineering surveys .. .. .. . • • • 1,000 1,000 1,052 Flood-damage prevention and restoration generally .. 1,000 5,000 648 Roading, drainage, improvement, &c., of Crown land under section 17 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 20,000 51,000 3,648 Supervision .. .. •• •• 1,000 2,000 1,197 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, gravelpits, protective works, tramways, horse-paddocks, &c. .. 100 100 10 GROSS Total 294,100 230,700 128,276 Amount required for Current Year .. 160,000 205,700 128,276 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. •. (a) 5,700 10,959 NET TOTAL .. .. 160,000 200,000 117,317

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to cover General Administration, Publicity and Education, Research and Experimental Work, Initial Expenses of Catchment Boards, Investigations, Surveys and Construction of Flood and Erosion Control Works, and all Expenses incidental to Soil Conservation and Rivers Control. Summary

(a) £60,500 included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

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1945-46. 1944-45. Estimated Amount T7 , _ required to VotetL Expended, be voted. Vote—Soil Conservation and Rivers Control— £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 263,500 105,000 101,846 Amounts required for Current Year .. .. .. .. 200,000 105,000 101 846 Credits-in-aid (a) 55,000 61,049 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. 200,000 50,000 40,797 1945-46. 19M - 45 ' VOTE—SOIL CONSERVATION AND RIVERS CONTROL Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Administration .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 3,098 Flood and erosion control works .. .. .. 185,000 15,000 15,709 Initial expenses of Catchment Boards and advances to local authorities .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,000 5,000 7,447 Investigation and surveys .. .. .. .. 10,000 2,000 6,505 Publicity and educational work .. .. .. .. 2,000 1,000 833 Research and experimental work, including purchase of areas 5,000 5,000 10 Soil conservation districts, including investigations and initial expenses arising out of constitution .. .. .. 500 1,000 19 Soil conservation reserves: Acquisition and fencing .. 20,000 10,000 2,200 Travelling-expenses and fees of Council .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 971 Works not specified .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 65,054 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 263,500 105,000 101,846 Amount required for Current Year .. 200,000 105,000 101,846 Credits-in-aid .. . .. .. (a) 55,000 61,049 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 200,000 j 50,000 40,797

8.—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Cost of Lands, Miscellaneous. Summary

(a) £200 included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

172

1945-46. 1941-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Lands, Miscellaneous — £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. .. •• 49,040 49,040 68,800 44,458 Amount required for Current Year .. .. 44,040 44,040 68,800 44,458 Credits-in-aid .. .. • • • • • • (a) 200 140 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 44,040 44,040 68,600 44,318 1944-45. 1945-46. VOTE—LANDS, MISCELLANEOUS Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Whangarei District .. .. .. •• •• 1,210 4,000 3,396 Auckland District .. .. .. •• •• 530 4,000 2,564 Tauranga District .. .. .. • • ■ • 650 350 Cr. 10 Wellington District .. .. .. • • • • 250 Christchurch District .. .. .. •• •• 3,900 100 432 Gisborne District .. .. .. • • • • • • 250 Taumarunui District .. .. .. • • • ■ • • 100 General— Flaxmilling industry (rehabilitation plan) : Research and developmental work, &c. .. .. .. •• 42,000 59,000 38,076 Works not specified .. .. .. •• 500 1,000 GROSS Total .. .. .. •• 49,040 68,800 44,458 Amount required for Current Year .. 44,040 68,800 44,458 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. . • («) 200 140 NET TOTAL .. .. - - • • 44,040 68,600 44,318

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Costs and Expenses of Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage. Summary

(a) £80,000 now included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

173

1945-46. 1944-45 Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage — £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total.. .. .. .. .. 740,670 740,670 543,600 539,543 Amount required for Current Year .. .. 640,670 640,670 543,600 539,543 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. (a) 43,600 210,148 NET TOTAL .. 640,670 640,670 500,000 329,395 , 1944-45. VOTE—IRRIGATION, WATER-SUPPLY, AND 1945-46. DRAIN AG L Voted. Expended. Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage (agricultural and mining districts), including cost of surveys, preliminary investiga- £ £ £ tions, and all other expenses— Canterbury— Ash burton (irrigation scheme) .. .. .. 87,000 63,000 55,472 Ashburton-Hinds drainage (on account) .. .. 25,000 5,000 1,352 Canterbury District (investigation) .. .. .. 4,200 3,000 1,321 Downs (water-supply scheme) .. .. .. 15,000 3,000 2,932 Lake Heron Development . . .. . . . . 25,000 Mayfield-Hinds (irrigation scheme) .. .. .. 200,000 50,000 22,195 Rakaia Irrigation Scheme .. .. .. .. 1,500 Rangitata Diversion Race .. .. .. .. 120,000 365,000 372,948 Valetta Irrigation Scheme .. .. .. .. 10,000 3,000 Workshops, Temuka (recoverable) .. .. .. 80,000 45,000 82,578 Washdyke Lagoon Drainage .. .. .. .1,170 500 Thames—• Thames Borough Council water-supply: Mangarehu intake (on account) .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 Olago Central— Arrow River : Erection of raceman's cottage .. .. 1,500 Galloway Irrigation Scheme.. .. .. .. 5,600 Ida Valley— Irrigation scheme . . .. . . .. 25,000 Erection of racemen's cottages (2) .. .. .. 2,700 Omakau Scheme (extensions at Blackstone Hill) .. .. 100 General— General surveys, investigations, &c. .. .. .. 1,000 500 191 Wellington City water-supply .. .. .. 130,000 Works not specified .. .. .. .. 1,000 500 554 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 740,670 543,600 539,543 Amount required for Current Year .. 640,670 543,600 539,543 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. (a) 43,600 210,148 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 640,670 500,000 329,395

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister for Industries and Commerce AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of Linen-flax Development. Summary

(a) £382,035 now included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

174

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Linen-flax Development— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total.. .. .. .. 33,101 503,816 536,917 704,315 493,473 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. (a) 566,915 584,202 NET TOTAL .. .. 33,101 503,816 536,917 137,400 Gr. 90,729 194M6 1944-45. 1945-401944-45 VOTE-LINEN-FLAX DEVELOPMENT VoW. | &p5ndrf . Salaries and General Administration (Salaries and Higher-duty Allowances, Travelling-allowances £ £ £ WITHIN AND BEYOND New ZEALAND), COMPENSATION TO Employees, and Contingencies, Research, Insurance, and other Expenses incidental to the Administration of the Linen-flax Industry in New Zealand— Salaries — Professional Division 1 1 1 at £840 (Director) .. .. .. .. .. 840 765 765 Other Salaries 84 91 84 (£130 to £715) 32,261 30,704 28,682 85 92 33,101 31,469 29,447 Other Administration Charges— Compensation to employees .. .. .. .. 4,000 4,000 2,584 Growers' Central Advisory Committee expenses .. .. 125 Linen-flax research .. .. .. .. .. 3,640 5,500 4,047 Office equipment, purchase of.. .. .. .. 50 50 4 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,225 1,430 1,360 Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. .. 3,000 2,000 2,205 Photographic equipment .. .. .. .. 150 150 Postages, cables, and telegrams .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 803 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 400 400 370 Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,320 15,000 24,060 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 200 400 219 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 2,500 2,500 1,676 29,610 32,430 37,328

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

LINEN-FLAX DEVELOPMENT—continued

(a) £382,035 now included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

175

Number of Persons. 1944-45. 1945-46. ,945-461944-45 VOTE-LINEN-FLAX DEVELOPMENT—continued ~ Salaries and General Administration, etc. —continued Erection and operation of factories ; (erection of buildings; £ £ .£ installation of tanks; roading; purchase of plant and machinery ; motor-vehicles ; tools, &c. ; purchase, harvesting (including subsidy to growers' insurance fund and minimum guarantee), and processing of crops; maintenance and protection of factories and equipment; lease of land and collateral activities)— Blenheim .. .. .. .. .. 23,755 28,548 18,930 Seddon .. ... .. .. .. .. 725 19,401 811 Waikuku.. .. .. .. .. .. 50 2,286 680 Oxford 10,077 21,232 18,997 Leeston .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 19,678 7,721 Methven .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,012 49,986 ' 35,989 Geraldine.. .. .. .. .. .. 34,725 48,337 34,544 Fairlie .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,307 42,558 35,503 Washdyke .. .. .. .. .. 46,4-51 74,041 52,569 Washdyke by-products .. .. .. .. 12,045 24,327 12,479 Makikihi.. .. .. .. .. .. 35,333 60,371 39,568 Balclutha.. .. .. .. .. .. 32,468 35,473 24,445 Clydevale.. .. .. .. .. .. 29,440 34,597 24,806 Tapanui .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,566 43,207 27,301 Gore .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,470 26,568 19,388 Winton .. .. .. .. .. .. 43,104 46,670 30,618 Woodlands .. .. .. .. .. 21,228 22,621 15,414 Otautau .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,594 36,003 22,277 Timaru Workshop .. .. .. .. .. 6,796 4,502 4,658 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 474,206 64-0,416 426,698 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. 536,917 704,315 493,473 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. ( a ) 566,915 584,202 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 536,917j 137,400 Or. 90,729

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

EARTHQUAKE AND WAR DAMAGE FUND

Minister of Finance AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Earthquake and War Damage Commission. Summary

(a) Number of officers, 1. Travelling-allowances, £35 lis. 7cl. ; travelling-expenses, £4 Bs. sd.

176

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Earthquake and War Damage — £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 2,200 9,800 12,000 13,075 10,364 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL 2,200 9,800 12,000 13,075 10,364 Number ° f Persons. 1945 _ 46 . 1944 " 45 " 1945-46ji944-45 VOTE EARTHQUAKE AND WAR DAMAGE Sal aries— Other Salaries £ £ £ 7 8 7 (£95 to £535) .. .. .. .. .. 2,200 2,750 1,899 Charges for and incidental to — Discount to insurance offices .. .. .. .. 8,000 8,000 7,412 Fees of members of Commission .. .. .. 325 175 125 Office equipment .. .. .. .. .. 50 100 2 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 125 235 121 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 50 250 12 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. . . 150 200 121 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 200 250 159 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 215 150 Survey of buildings .. .. .. .. .. 500 550 323 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 200 200 (a) 40 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 Expenses in connection with assessments of losses and incidentals .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 9,800 10,325 8,465 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 12,000 13,075 10,364 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 12,000 13,075 10,364

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Charges of Electric Supply (including New Works and Working-expenses and Maintenance, Salaries, Travelling-expenses, Audit Fees, Exchange on Remittances Abroad, Compensation for Accidents to Workmen and Motor-vehicles, &c., and all other Expenses). Summary

{a) £150,000 included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts." (b) Previously provided for under vote, " Public Works —Departmental." 12

177

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Electric Supply— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 268,795 5,495,045 5,763,840 4,575,510 3,595,319 Amount required for Current Year 268,795 4,731,205 5,000,000 4,355,510 3,595,319 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. (a) 100,010 114,509 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 268,795 4,731,205 5,000,000 4,255,500 3,480,810 Number "* Pe '' 90 " 8 - VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY 1945-46. 19-11-45. 1945-461944—45 Voted. Expended. Salaries —• ■ Professional Division £ £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,450 (Chief Electrical Engineer) .. .. 1,450 1 .. 1 at £1,150 (Assistant Chief Electrical Engineer) .. 1,150 2 2 2 at £1,000 (District Electrical Engineers, Hamilton and Christchurch) .. .. .. .. 2,000 1 1 1 at £950 (Inspecting Electrical Engineer).. .. 950 4 4 4 at £925 (District Electrical Engineers) .. .. 3,700 1 .. I at £900 (Designing Engineer) (Electrical) .. 900 10,150 .. Other Salaries 267 269 267 (£90 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 123,036 ■ Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assist277 277 ance .. .. .. .. .. .. 135,609 (b) 268,795 Other Charges for and incidental to — North Island Scheme— New works and purchases of materials for stock— £ £ Auckland .. .. .. 80,580 Hamilton .. .. .. 845,000 Karapiro .. .. .. 1,000,000 Maraetai .. .. .. 297,000 Taupo Control .. .. 17,500 Napier .. .. .. 500,000 Kaitawa .. .. .. 500,000 Waikaremoana Lower Development 5,000 Palinerston North .. 230,700 3,475,780 Working-expenses and maintenance— North Island scheme .. .. .. 980,020 4,455,800 3,700,000 2,674,171

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Includes contribution towards supply authorities subsidy of thermostatic control (electric water heating), (£1 for £1, with a maximum of £2). (b) £150,000 included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

178

1944-45. 1945-46. __ VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Otheb Charges for and incidental to —continued South Island Scheme — New works and purchases of materials for stock — - £ £ Nelson .. .. .. 115,000 Christchurcli .. .. .. 243,000 Highbank .. .. .. 60,000 Lake Tekapo .. .. .. 200,000 Invercargill .. .. .. 70,000 688,000 Working-expenses and maintenance— South Island scheme .. .. .. 316,500 1,004,500 . 850,000 908,710 Donation to National Patriotic Fund .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 5,000 Ex qratia payment by way of compassionate grant to Maria Warren • ■ . • • ■ ■ 500 500 General expenses not chargeable to any particular work .. (a) 15,000 15,000 6,113 Providing meals for overseas and other special visitors .. 10 10 Refund of expenses incurred by members of the Electrical Regulations Advisory Committee .. .. .. 235 Surveys and investigations of other schemes .. .. 14,000 5,000 1,325 5,495,045 4,575,510 3,595,319 GROSS Total 5,763,840 4,575,510 3,595,319 Amount required for Current Year .. .. 5,000,000 4,355,510 3,595,319 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. (b) 100,010 114,509 NET TOTAL 5,000,000 4,255,500 3,480,810

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT

Minister of Lands AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Land for Settlements Account. Summary

(a) £200 now included in public accounts as " Departmental Receipts." (b) Further acquisitions anticipated during the year. (c) Reduction due to transfer of blocks to Small Farms Account for ultimate settlement by discharged servicemen. 1.2*

179

1945-46. 1944-45. I ~ I Salaries. I Other Charges. Total. Voted. ! Expended. , ' I | J Vote —Land for Settlements— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 1,075 168,170 169,245 186,600 183,332 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. (a) 200 268 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 1,075 168,170 169,245 186,400 183,064 Number °f Persons. 1945-46 1944-45. 1945—4oj 1944-45, VOTE-LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ' Voted. | Expended. Salaries— £ £ £ Professional Division 1 1 1 at £1,075 (Land Purchase Inspector) .. .. .. 1,075 1,000 1,005 Other Charges for and incidental to — Accident compensation, &c. .. .. .. .. 30 200 159 Acquisition of lands and interests therein — £ Freehold lands .. .. .. .. 90,000 Native lands .. .. .. .. 500 Other lands .. .. .. .. 3,000 (b) 93,500 13,500 2,260 Administration expenses — Development expenditure, &c. .. .. 600 Hutt Valley Settlement .. .. .. 120 Settlements .. .. .. .. 10,000 10,720 13,100 13,178 Advances for development of occupied lands, &c. 9,000 10,000 8,231 Advances for protection of buildings on Land for Settlements leasehold properties .. .. .. .. 500 500 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 250 250 Contributions to the Consolidated Fund from interest and rent receipts resulting from development expenditure on Crown lands, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 Development operations— £ Chattels .. .. .. .. 2,000 Development wages .. .. .. 4,000 Materials and services .. .. .. 6,000 (c) 12,000 17,000 22,186 Farming operations — Live-stock .. .. .. .. 10,000 Seasonal expenditure . . .. . . 5,000 Seasonal wages .. .. .. .. 5,000 (c) 20,000 82,000 97,980

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Compensation for loss of dog accidentally poisoned. (b) £200 now included in public accounts as " Departmental Receipts."

180

Number ofPersons - VOTE—LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS—continued 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 Voted FynpnHpH Other Charges for and incidental to—continued p Grants to County Councils for maintenance of county roads £ £ £ serving lands being farmed by the Department .. 150 2,500 1,089 Improvements to and protection, &c., of settlement lands (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 7,000 7,000 751 Lodgments on account of capital values of leases — £ Interest on .. .. .. .. 800 Refunds of . . .. .. .. 1,000 1,800 1,300 694 Payments for improvements to outgoing lessees .. .. 3,000 3,000 1,441 Preliminary expenses, inspections, &c. .. .. .. 50 50 38 Refunds of credits-in-aid received erroneously in previous financial year .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Transfer from Hutt Valley Settlement receipts (Finance Act, 1932, Section 11) .. .. .. .. 10,000 35,000 34,000 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 100 100 45 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 (a) 5 Telephone services .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 20 168,170 185,600 182,327 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. 169,245 186,600 183,332 Cbedits-IN AID .. .. .. .. (b) 200 268 NET TOTAL .. ... .. .. 169,245 186,400 183,064

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT

Minister of Lands AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Wages, Contingencies, and Expenses of Small Farms Development. Summary

i i : (a) £450,000 now included in public accounts as "Departmental receipts." (b) Fee for special report on farm buildings, Kawai Block. (c) Increase in vote necessary for rehabilitation of discharged servicemen on farms.

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Small Farms Development — £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total.. .. •• •• 3,628,700 3,628,700 1,717,000 1,389,821 Credits-in-aid .. •• •• (®) 447,000 351,190 NET TOTAL .. •• 3,628,700 3,628,700 1,270,000 1,038,631 1944-45. 1945-46. VOTE—SMALL FARMS DEVELOPMENT Vole d. Expended. " Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Acquisition of land and interests therein .. .. 2,000,000 800,000 787,977 Advances to small farm occupiers .. .. •• 48,000 48,000 46,097 Advances under share-milking agreements .. .. 100 100 .. Compensation for injuries .. •• •• 1,500 1,000 4/1S 50,000 65,000 25,367 Development wages .. •• 120,000 78,000 Materials and services .. •• •• •• 500,000 263,000 104,619 Farming operations—• ' ■ Live-stock .. •• •• •• •• 500,000 Seasonal expenditure .. •• •• 200,000 .. .. Seasonal wages .. •• •• •• • 200,000 120,000 89,916 Grants to County Councils for maintenance of roads serving „ . <07 blocks being farmed by the Department .. .. 7,000 3,600 2,857 Payment for accumulated military leave .. .. 100 200 Payment of settler's equity in improvements .. .. 500 500 .. Payment to Anderson Trust Board .. .. .. 250 . 300 606 Store buildings and plant " 9 . Travelling-expenses and other administration charges .. 100 iUU Water-supply installation, drainage schemes, &c., expenses incidental to 1.000 • 1,000 605 Contingencies .. .. .. •• •• 280 178 Seasonal expenditure and live-stock .. .. .. 336,000 4SU,oio GROSS Total 3,628,700 1,717,000 1,389,821 Credits-IN-AID .. .. •• ( a ) 447,000 | 351,190 NET TOTAL .. •• (c) 3,628,700 1,270,000 1,038,631 I

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT

Native Minister AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Wages and Expenses of the Native Department on the Settlement and Development of Native Land and Land leased to or occupied by Natives, and on Native Housing. Summary

(a) £983,000 now included in public accounts as "Receipts." (b) As materials and labour become available, development work will be pushed ahead.

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■■ ~ ' : —— _a 1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Native Land Settlement— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total 1,366,500 1,366,500 1,038,000 839,545 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. .. (a) 782,000 846,416 NET TOTAL 1,366,500 1,366,500 256,000 Cr. 6,871 Number of Persons. VOTE—NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-401944-4,5 . Voted . Native Land Development Schemes— £ £ £ Acquisition of land or leasehold .. .. .. 50,000 80,000 39,328 Advances to occupiers of farms .. .. .. 150,000 150,000 144,792 Advances under share-milking and other agreements .. 1,000 1,000 568 Aerial surveys .. .. .. ,. .. 100 400 Development expenditure on land .. .. .. 100,000 70,000 61,294 Equipment and chattels for blocks being developed .. 5,000 6,000 4' 009 Ex gratia payments in lieu of rates on non-rateable lands .. 500 350 Horticultural development— Advances to occupiers of land .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 Establishment of nurseries and instructional gardens .. 3,000 3,000 12 Live-stock for blocks being developed .. .. .. 125,000 100,000 121,040 Payments out of the proceeds of farming operations to persons owning an interest in or engaged on development schemes and interest credited to unit accounts .. 20,000 20,000 18,050 Eecoupment of interest to Consolidated Fund .. .. 95,000 80,000 93,100 Seasonal expenditure on blocks being farmed .. .. 80,000 60,000 75,870 Store buildings and plant .. .. .. ,. 200 200 ' 23 Wages— Labour subsidies .. .. .. .. .. 180,000 215,000 141,486 Charged to schemes .. .. .. .. 60,000 80,000 33,172 Seasonal .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 45,000 47,270 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 200 50 (6)932,000 913,000 780,014 Development op Natives' Lands not included in Development Schemes— Advances for horticultural development, including instruction in horticulture .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 Advances to Natives under section 48, Native Land Amendment Act, 1936 .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 10,000 * Labour subsidies .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 15,000 19,752 30,000 30,000 19,752

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT —continued

g} bS SS ISm. .-u.«- —«— --ilsl^issisitf^P^ timber, &c. ( . , „ (d) £983,000 included in public accounts as Keceipts.

183

Number 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. VOTE—NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT—continued Voted. Expended. 1915-4(51944-45 £ £ £ Native Housing— . . Advances to Natives under the Native Housing Act, 1J.35, and its amendments .. • • • • • • J ' jo Advances for purchase of tools of trade.. •• •• 20 000 10 000 • 2 334 Erection of houses .. 3 ' 000 '350 Purchase of houses and sites • • • • • • 9 . nm Eepairs to houses i?UUU ? (a)274,500 45,000 39,613 Special Maori Repatriation Assistance— Loans and/or advances for acquisition of- " m Businesses, > m Furniture 2,000 2,000 Tools .. •• •• •• Other measures (6)50,000 50,000 166 Sundry Bulk Building Expenditure adjustable with other Items of Vote (Part Recoverable) Building materials, &c., purchase of (iucluding freight and other charges) . •• X ' y ' WU Storage charges, including purchase or erection of storesheds, workshops, &c., and wages and expenses an'nnn Wages incidental to erection of cottages and other buildings JU'A Contingencies .. • • • • • • " ' ___ 280,000 Less adjustable with other items of the vote .. • • 200,000 - (c) 80,000 Gaoss Total 1,366,500" 1,038,000 Cbkdits-in-aid W 782.000 846,416 NET TOTAL .. •• •• •• 1>366,500 256,000 Gr. 6,871

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Costs and Expenses of Main Highways (including Construction, Reconstruction, Improvement, Maintenance, Renewal, and Repair, &c., of Main Highways, including Hire and Purchase of Machinery and Plant or other Equipment, and all other Expenses, including Administration, Supervision, Travelling-expenses, Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen, Exchange on Remittances Abroad, and Contingencies). Summary

(a) £150,000 included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

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1945-46. 1944-45. Total ISxpendlture Estimated „. , Amount Amount Exnended 194R required to voted. expended. 1J45. be voted. Vote—Main Highways— £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,401,000 2,088,000 1,872,760 16,642,454 Amount required for Current Yeah .. .. ■ .. 2,090,000 1,888,000 1,872,769 Credits-in-AID .. .. .. .. .. .. (a) 88,000 216,956 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,090,000 1,800,000 1,655,813 16,642,454 £ £ £ £ VOTE—MAIN HIGHWAYS Charges for and incidental to — construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, repair, ETC., OF MAIN HIGHWAYS — Construction, Reconstruction, and Improvement, <hc.— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) .. .. .. 50,000 15,000 0,506 1,306,722 Noi 2 Highway District (Auckland South) .. .. .. 70,000 40,000 47,355 2,578,475 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) .. .. .. .. 11,000 8,000 5,925 843,761 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. .. .. 1,000 3,000 .. 605,295 No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) .. .. .. 10,000 7,000 9,300 742,343 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. .. 2,000 10,000 7,744 676,569 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. .. .. 500 2,000 1,067 857,670 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) .. .. .. .. 2,000 9,000 3,649 899,930 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. .. .. 15,000 19,000 6,462 1,230,940 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. .. .. 3,000 708 354,009 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. .. .. 1,500 5,000 5,416 936,494 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. .. .. 25,000 8,000 8,434 976,529 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 7,558 321,209 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. .. .. 14,000 5,000 1,057 712,095 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. .. .. 500 10,000 6,717 543,956 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) .. .. .. 1,000 8,000 685 856,048 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. .. .. .. 1,000 4,000 705 664,659 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. .. .. 1,000 8,000 1,939 1,009,288 Elimination of level railway-crossings .. .. .. .. 13,000 1,000 3,780 526,462 224,500 170,000 125,007 16,642,454 Renewal— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) .. .. .. 100,000 87,000 54,123 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) .. .. .. 20,000 45,000 7,790 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) .. .. .. .. 3,000 15,000 626 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. .. . , 4,000 12,000 169 No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) .. .. .. 22,000 45,000 5,731 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. .. 2,000 15,000 259 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. .. .. 3,000 24,000 97 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) .. .. .. .. 35,000 38,000 10,406 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. .. . . 18,000 22,500 37,637 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. .. .. 19,000 16,000 12,816 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. .. .. 11,000 30,000 5,205 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. .. .. 15,000 15,000 12,729 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. .. .. 15,000 15,000 988 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. .. .. 10,000 6,000 8,787 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. .. .. 12,000 22,000 3,162 No. .16 Highway District (Otago Central) .. .. .. 5,000 11,000 163 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South).. .. .. .. 2,000 2,500 611 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. ... .. 12,000 9,000 3,857 308,000 430,000 165,156

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued

N.B.—ln addition to the amounts included above, the following estimated amounts required for the services mentioned will be expended under special Aots without further appropriation£ Abolition of toll-gates (Taranaki, Hawera, and Eltham County Councils), (Finance Act, 1925, section 20 (2) (a)) .. 1,500 Advances to local authorities (Main Highways Amendment Act, 1926, section 2) .. .. .. .. 15,000 Hutt Road annual charges (Wellington City Council), (Hutt Road Act, 1939 (section 6)) .. .. .. 12,318 Subsidies to looal authorities (Financo Aot, 1931 (No. 3); Appropriation Act, 1916, seotion 9; and Munioipal Corporations Act, 1933, seotion 71) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 215,000 f243,818 (a) £150,000 included in public acoounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

185

1945-46. 1944-45. Total Bx- —— • pendlture Estimated , Amount Amount „ . , ioaI required to voted. Expendod. 1945 be voted. £ £ £ £ VOTE—MAIN HIGHWAYS—continued Charges foe and incidental to —continued CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, etc., of main highways—continued Maintenance, Repair, &c.— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) .. .. .. 100,000 98,000 105,473 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) .. .. .. 220,000 160,000 208,378 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) .. .. .. .. 134,500 122,000 129,324 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. .. .. 58,000 80,000 58,144 No. 5 Highway District (Hawkes'Bay) .. .. .. 90,000 70,000 69,198 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. .. 70,000 65,000 60,440 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. .. .. 86,000 52,000 57,411 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) .. .. .. .. 120,000 60,000 90,192 No. 9 Highway District (Wollington West) .. .. .. 102,000 93,000 104,976 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. .. .. 62,000 42,000 40,637 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. .. .. 85,000 70,000 80,096 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. .. .. 103,000 90,000 96,841 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. .. .. 36,000 39,000 34,746 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. .. .. 74,000 37,000 44,072 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. .. .. 53,000 37,000 33,339 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) .. .. .. 65,000 44,000 50,851 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) ... .. .. 47,000 35,000 42,271 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. .. .. 72,000 56,000 49,860 Mood damage and contingencies .. .. .. .. 150,000 150,000 118,486 1,727,500 1,400,000 1,474,735 General— Administration and general expenses .. .. .. .. 70,000 60,000 65,887 Plant (purchase of) .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 1,000 13,037 110,000 61,000 78,924 Interest on loans recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. 1,000 1,000 Post and Telegraph Department: Cost of collection of motor-registration fees and payment on account of transfers .. .. .. 30,000 26,000 28,947 31,000 27,000 28,947 Gross Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,401,000 2,088,000 1,872,769 16,642,454 Amount required for Current Year .. .. .. 2,090,000 1,888,000 1,872,769 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. .. (a) 88,000 216,956 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,090,000 1,800,000 1,655,813 16,642,454 I

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

SOCIAL SECURITY FUND

Minister in Charge op Social Security

AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Emergency Benefit Payments, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Social Security Department. Summary

(а) £71,000 now included in public accounts as "Miscellaneous Receipts." (б) Includes cost of annexe, Head Office, £10,000, and alterations to premises acquired at New Plymouth, £2,400. (c) Provision made for purchase of three additional cars. (d) Provision made for purchase of additional Powers-Samas machines at cost of £2,000.

186

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges, j Total. Voted. | Expended. Vote —Administration Expenses and Emer- £ £ £ £ £ gency Benefits— Subdivision I. —Administration Expenses .. 323,060 359,910 682,970 604,587 595,880 „ II.—Emergency Benefits .. .. 125,000 125,000 125,000 107,645 GROSS Total 323,060 484,910 807,970 729,587 703,525 Oredits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. (a) 62,900 63,913 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 323,060 484,910 807,970 666,687 639,612 f N p mber 1944-45 oi rersons. VOTE—ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES AND 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 EMERGENCY BENEFITS Voted . | Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Administration Expenses £ £ £ Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,575 (Commissioner) .. .. .. .. 1,575 1,500 2 2 1 at £1,075 (Director) .. .. .. .. 1,075 1,000 _ L 273,391 Other Salaries 1,134 1,145 1,134 (£95 to £840) .. .. 320,410 286,447 _ 1,136 1,147 323,060 288,947 273,391 — Other Charges for and incidental to — Fees for certificates of age .. .. .. .. 10 10 14 Maintenance and additions, offices and buildings .. (6)17,000 2,000 953 Medical-examination fees .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,300 2,430 Monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. 100 200 85 Motor-vehicles : Maintenance and purchase of .. .. (c) 3,500 2,000 2,240 Office furniture and equipment .. .. .. (d) 4,000 2,000 1,914 Overtime 7,000 12,000 14,908 Printing and stationery .. .. .. •• 6,800 4,500 6,777 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 5,800 5,030 6,190 ' Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 68,000 62,600 65,555

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

SOCIAL SECURITY FUND—continued

(a) Increase due to recent salary increases. (b) Number of officers, 179. Mileage allowance, £143 ; travelling-allowances, £1,752 ; travelling-expenses, £1,291; motor car hire, Post and Telegraph Department, £251 ; taxi hire, £23. (c) Legal costs, £20 ; sundry, £11; translation fees, £6. ~. „ _. 4 . Estimated. Recovered. (a) Gredits-in-aid— 1944-45. 1944-45. £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. .. .. 01,900 62,102 „ II .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,811 62,900 63,913 (©) £71,000 now included in public aocounts as "Miscellaneous Beceipts."

187

Number of Persons. „ 1944-45. 1945-46. jn 4fi _4 fi ima_ak VOTE—ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES AND v „. , ,, . ~ 1945-461944-45 EMERGENCY BENEFITS—continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Administration Expenses—continued Other Charges for and incidental to—continued Rent of offices .. .. .. .. .. 9,800 11,000 8,381 Services of otter Departments— Health Department .. .. .. .. (a) 97,500 87,500 87,500 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. («)132,000 120,000 120,000 Justice Department .. .. .. 700 500 660 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 1,400 700 1,231 Travelling allowances and expenses — Officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 3,000 (6) 3,460 Beneficiaries .. .. . . .. .. 200 200 154 Contingencies .. .. ... .. .. 100 100 (c) 37 359,910 315,640 322,489 Total Subdivision No. 1 .. .. .. 682,970 604,587 595,880 Subdivision No. II.—Emergency Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Emergency benefits .. .. .. .. 125,000 125,000 107,645 Total —Subdivision No. II . . .. 125,000 125,000 107,645 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 807,970 729,587 703,525 Credits-in-aid (d) (e) 62,900 63,913 NET TOTAL .. 807,970 666,687 639,612 I

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

SOCIAL SECURITY FUND

Minister of Health AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Contingencies and Expenses of the Medical, Hospital, etc., Benefits. Summary

(a) £63,000 now included in public acoounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts." (b) Contribution now abolished. See note (o), page 189.

188

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Maternity Benefits .. .. 539,000 539,000 555,000 530,734 II.—Medical Benefits .. .. 1,324,000 1,324,000 1,180,000 1,287,023 III.—Hospital Benefits .. .. 2,103,000 2,103,000 2,200,000 2,330,700 „ IV. —Pharmaceutical Benefits .. .. 946,000 946,000 756,000 980,237 „ V.—Supplementary Benefits .. .. 280,000 280,000 182,000 170,035 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 5,192,000 5,192,000 4,873,000 5,298,729 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. (a) 20,000 64,015 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 5,192,000 5,192,000 4,853,000 5,234,714 Number ° f IVrs °" 8, VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., 1945-46. 1944-4o. 1945-461944-45 BENEFITS Vote(J _ Expended. Subdivision No. 1.—Maternity Benefits £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Public hospital fees .. .. .. .. .. 144,000 120,000 133,946 Private hospital fees .. .. .. .. .. 212,000 235,000 210,675 Medical practitioners'fees .. .. .. .. 165,000 165,000 158,409 Mileage fees—medical practitioners .. .. .. 6,000 7,000 5,647 Obstetrical nurses'fees and expenses .. .. .. 12,000 16,000 11,117 Contribution to Consolidated Fund : Value of discontinued maintenance fees (St. Helens Hospital) .. .. (b) 12,000 10,940 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. 539,000 555,000 530,734 Subdivision No. II. —Medical Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Capitation fees .. .. .. .. .. 45,000 50,000 42,400 General medical services .. .. .. .. 1,180,000 1,030,000 1,161,326 Special arrangements under section 82, Social Security Act .. 30,000 40,000 23,855 Mileage fees: Medical practitioners .. .. .. 60,000 60,000 59,442 Purchase of sites and erection of residences for medical officers appointed under section 82, Social Security Act (on account) .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 Remuneration allowances and expenses of medical practitioners in areas other than those covered by section 82, Social Security Act .. .. .. .. 3,000 Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. 1,324,000 1,180,000 1,287,023 f

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

SOCIAL SECURITY FUND—continued

(a) It has been tho practice in the past to pay out of the Social Security Fund to the Consolidated Fund the value of rcduccd or discontinued maintenance fees at various Government institutions -viz., mental hospitals, Rotorua Sanatorium and Services Convalescent Hospital, the St. Helens Hospital, and the Queen Mary Hospital at Hanmer. This in effect meant transferring back to the Consolidated Fund moneys which came from that fund in the first instance. These transfers now serve no useful purpose and they have accordingly been abolished this year. ... ~ Estimated. Itecovered. (b) Credits-in-aid— 1944-45. 1944-45. £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. 300 „ II .. .. .. .. 200 ~ HI •• .. .. .. 19,000 64,012 „ IV .. .. .. .. 300 „ V .. .. .. 200 3 20,000 04,015 (c) £63,000 now included in publio accounts as "Miscellaneous Receipts."

189

Number of Persons. 1944-45 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., 7~, Z J"— 1945 461944-45 BENEFITS —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ f Subdivision No. III.—Hospital Benefits Charges for and incidental to— Treatment in public hospitals .. .. .. .... 1,700,000 1,600,000 1,689,233 Out-patient treatment .. .. .. .. 85,000 76,000 83,412 Treatment in private hospitals .. .. .. 260,000 240,000 259,489 Treatment in approved institutions .. .. .. 58,000 45,000 56,504 Contribution to Consolidated Fund— Rotorua Service Convalescent Hospital .. .. (a) ") Value of discontinued maintenance fees (mental hospitals) (a) [_ 9 „„ „. 0 Value of reduced maintenance fees (Queen Mary Hospital) (a) f ' . ' Value of reduced maintenance fees (Rotorua Sanatorium) (a) J Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 2,103,000 2,200,000 2,330,700 Subdivision No. IV.—Pharmaceutical Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Drugs, &c., supplied by— Chemists.. .. .. .. .. .. 900,000 710,000 933,490 Medical practitioners .. .. .. .. 6,000 7,000 6,231 Institutions .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 39,000 40,516 Total —Subdivision No. IV .. .. 94-6,000 756,000 980,237 Subdivision No. V.—Supplementary Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Dental services .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 Domestic assistance .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 .. v Radiological services .. .. .. .. 130,000 100,000 128,842 Laboratory services .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 15,000 Massage services .. .. .. .. .. 35,000 27,000 32,152 Nursing services .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 30,000 7,717 Specialists'services .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 10,000 1,324 Total—Subdivision No. V .. .. 280,000 182,000 170,035 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 5,192,000 4,873,000 5,298,729 Credits-in-aid (6) .. .. .. .. (c) 20,000 64,015 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 5,192,000 4,853,000 5,234,714

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT

Minister of Mines AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of State Coal-mines. Summary

(a) Staff additions consequent upon acquisition of collieries during 1944-45. (b) Increase brought about by acquisition of collieries. (c) Anticipated expenditure on motors, &c., did not come to charge.

190

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—State Coal-mines— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 49,400 2,220,731 2,270,131 2,433,590 2,026,965 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. 49,400 2,220,731 2,270,131 2,433,590 2,026,965 N am ber of Persons. 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-46] 1944-45 VOTE-STATE COAL-MINES ~~ Expended . £ £ £ Salaries — Professional Division 111 at £900 (Superintendent, State Coal-mines) .. .. 900 825 Other Salaries r 37,258 118 102 118 (£108 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 48,500 38,280 J 119 103 (a) 49,400 39,105 37,258 Other Charges for and incidental to — Acquisition of land for housing .. .. .. 250 100 234 Coal supplied free to mine-managers, &c. .. .. 1,300 1,700 1,239 Coal supplied at reduced rates to workmen at the mines .. (6) 14,000 8,250 (b) 12,773 CollieriesDevelopment and other capital expenditure— Blackball Colliery— Mine buildings .. .. .. .. 1,100 Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 6,000 2,000 4,568 Dobson CollieryMine buildings .. .. .. .. 350 Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 6,000 6,000 6,828 Liverpool Colliery— Boring in colliery and underground development .. 5,000 5,000 5,368 Electrification and purchase of new plant .. 20,000 14,000 (c) 1,801 Strengthening viaduct (on account) .. .. 500 500 168 Mangapehi Colliery — Drainage and sewerage scheme at Benneydale Township .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 9,000 4,395 Formation and metalling of roads at Benneydale Township and Colliery .. .. .. 7,000 850 93 Hall and mine buildings .. .. .. 2,500 11,000 9,387 Reservoir and water-supply at Benneydale Township 2,000 2,000 6

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT—continued

191

Number of Persons. 1944—45. . VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to—continued £ £ £ Collieries—continued Development and other capital expenditure—continued Mangapehi Colliery.—continued Development and purchase and installation of plant 7.500 10,000 8,970 Erection and furnishing of single men's hostel .. 50 100 43 Purchase of land .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,500 319 Mossbank Colliery— Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 1,000 1,000 186 Mine buildings .. .. .. .. 250 Stockton Colliery— Mine buildings .. .. ., .. 20,000 Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 10,000 1,500 4,197 Strongman Colliery: Further development, purchase and installation of plant and machinery, and purchase of land and erection of buildings.. .. .. 10,000 12,000 9,107 Tatu Colliery— Mine buildings .. . . .. .. 2,500 3,000 321 Development, electrification, purchase, and installation of plant .. .. .. .. 5,000 25,000 9,482 Road access .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 Siding and backshunt (Mangaparo) .. .. 1,000 1,000 Wairaki Colliery— Mine buildings .. .. .. 500 Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 5,000 Wallsend CollieryPurchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 8,000 7,500 6,528 Purchase of colliery (balance of) .. .. 1,500 55,500 53 739 Wilton Colliery— Mine buildings .. .. .. .. 1,000 Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 4,000 1,000 277 Coal-winning, maintenance, and trading expensesBlackball Colliery .. .. .. .. 95,000 69,000 83,265 Dobson Colliery .. .. .. .. 135,000 121,000 127,126 James Colliery .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 7,500 8,110 Liverpool Colliery .. .. .. .. 225,000 221,000 188,278 Macdonald Colliery .. .. .. .. 20 20 5 Mangapehi Colliery .. .. .. .. 75,000 69,000 61,110 Mossbank Colliery .. .. .. .. 30,000 12,500 9,584 Opencast coal-mining : Purchase of land, plant, equipment, and development and operating expenses .. 325,000 250,000 202,342 Seddonville Colliery .. .. .. .. 10 10 Stockton Colliery .. .. .. .. 200,000 200,000 145,714 Strongman Colliery .. .. .. .. 210,000 205,000 177,902 Tatu Colliery .. .. .. .. .. 55,000 51,500 43,013 Wairaki Colliery.. . . .. . . . . 75 5 000 Wallsend Colliery .. .. .. .. 100,000 115,000 87,001 Wilton Colliery .. .. .. .. .. 85,000 65,000 25,922 Stores (all collieries) .. .. .. .. 160,000 150,000 132,343 Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation A cts .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 29,000 21,552 Cost-of-living bonus to superannuitants and increased pensions to widows and children .. .. ., 81 Deposits on contracts (recoverable) .. .. .. 100 100 Depot — Capital expenditure— Christchurch DepotNew garages and yard buildings .. .. 150 50 Paving of yard .. .. .. .. 250 250 Wellington Depot— Installation of bowser .. .. .. .. 150 250 63 Maintenance, purchase of stocks, and trading expenses— Christchurch Depot .. .. .. .. 35,000 50,000 30,926 Wanganui Depot .. .. .. .. 600 50 5 Wellington Depot .. .. .. .. 150,000 215,000 148,075 Fares and expenses of miners to take up employment (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 3 Financial assistance to co-operative parties working on State Coal Reserve (recoverable) .. .. 1,000 1,250 902

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(a) Number of officers, 24. Travelling-allowances, £305 ; travelling-expenses, £256; motor hire, £3; mileage-allowance, £443 : total, £1,067.

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„ N " mber 1911 15 01 Person3 - VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES—continued 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. | Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Grants and subsidies — £ £ £ Brunner Borough Council — Road and street maintenance .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 2,050 Grey County Council — Grant in lieu of rates, Blackball Colliery .. .. 500 500 520 Ohura County Council road-maintenance .. .. 430 430 422 Waitomo County Council road-maintenance .. .. 200 400 200 Runanga Borough Council — Street lighting .. .. .. .. .. 115 115 114 Road and street maintenance .. .. .. 200 200 150 Harbour rates and royalty .. .. .. .. 20,000 22,000 16,498 Housing — Advances to workmen and officials for erection and purchase of dwellings .. .. .. .. 15,000 15,000 5,800 Erection of departmental dwellings and hutments .. 20,000 25,000 25,579 Purchase of residence and additions thereto for departmental officer .. .. .. .. .. 500 450 350 Loan to enable purchase of bus for conveyance of workmen 1,000 4,250 2,767 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,750 1,150 1,363 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 2,500 2,000 2,063 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department .. 1,750 1,300 1,444 Printing and stationery and publications, &c. .. .. 750 450 601 Prospecting and boring on State coal reserve .. .. 2,000 2,000 988 Prospecting and boring on Smoke-oh Creek area at Blackball 1,000 4,000 1,407 Public Service Superannuation Eund contribution .. 200 150 198 Purchase of— Motor-car (Mangapehi) .. .. .. .. 170 350 161 Motor-car (Tatu) .. .. .. .. .. 300 300 Motor-trucks (Mangapehi) .. .. .. .. 2,500 750 256 Motor-truck (Dobson) .. .. .. .. 350 350 184 Motor-trucks (Stockton) .. .. .. .. 2,500 250 Motor-trucks (Wilton) .. .. .. .. 2,500 1,500 Refund, Mines Department, part expenses, Runanga School of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 45 45 Rents, rates, and repairs on leasehold property for office in Greymouth (partly recoverable) .. .. .. 100 50 22 Rents, renovations, &c., at Auckland Office .. .. 350 Social amenities at State mines .. .. .. 2,000 1,450 1,820 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 500 500 242 Travelling allowances and expenses and mileage allowances 1,200 750 (a) 1,067 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Collieries —- Development and other capital expenditureLiverpool Colliery: Mine buildings (surgery) .. .. 300 84 Stockton Colliery: Purchase of colliery .. .. .. 200,000 198,685 Wilton Colliery: Purchase of colliery .. .. .. 86,500 85,085 Tatu Colliery: Purchase of land in Ohura .. .... 50 12 Depots — Capital expenditure —Wellington depot: Fencing and paving new yard .. .. .. .. • • 150 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officer .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 55 52 Purchase of— Motor-trucks (Christchurch Depot) .. .. .. .. 1,250 775 Motor-trucks (Wellington Depot) .. .. .. .. 1 >000 897 Motor-truck (Greymouth) .. .. .. .. .. 350 665 Motor-truck (Tatu) .. .. .. .. • • 650 572 Motor-truck (Blackball) .. .. .. .. .. 350 257 Settlement of claim by widow of late T. R. Hatchard, Clerk, State Coal-mines, Ohura, on behalf of herself and children .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 3,042 2,220,731 2,394,485 1,989,707 GROSS Total 2,270,131 2,433,590 2,026,965 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 2,270,131 2,433,590 2,026,965

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH., 1946

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT

Commissioner of State Forests AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the State Forest Service. Summary

(a) Increase due mainly to the appointment of technical trainees, 13

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —State Forest Service — £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Salaries and General Administration .. 129,500 141,360 270,860 213,855 208,386 II.—General Forestry .. .. 515,500 515,500 389,900 382,706 „ III. —Utilization and Industrial .. 177,000 1.77,000 123,500 125,931 GROSS Total .. .. .. 129,500 833,860 963,360 727,255 717,023 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. 129,500 833,860 963,360 727,255 717,023 Number 1r ,. , of Persons. 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-40- l~944-45 VOTE-STATE FOREST SERVICE ~ Voted. | Expended. Subdivision I. —Salaries and General Administration (Develop- £ £ £ ment and Management of State Forests, Provisional State Forests, including Extraction of Timber for Sale, Plant, Buildings, Roading, &c.,Silvicultural Surveys, Forest Research, Compensation to limpiloyees and Contingencies, Acquisition of Land and Timber, Grants and Subsidies to Local Bodies, and Miscellaneous) — Salaries — Administrative Division 1 1 1 at £1,075 (Director and Secretary) .. .. .. 1,075 1,000 Professional Division 1 1 1 at £875 (Chief Inspector) .. .. .. .. 875 800 > 100,610 Other Salaries 320 295 320 (£95 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 127,550 97,200 J (a) 322 297 129,500 99,000 100,610

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(a) Purchases of land as suitablo blocks for State afforestation become available to ensure that rehabilitation schemes may proceed immediately when required. Underexpenditure 1944-45 due to negotiations for some areas not being finalized before the end of the financial year. (b) Establishment of district offices and rangers' dwellings at Mamaku, Tokaanu, Te Kuiti, and Reeftoa (on account). (c) Total wages paid £292,483 ; compensation paid, £5,774, or £1 19s. sd. per cent., an increase of 2s. 4d. per cent, over 1944-45, due mainly to the moro hazardous work now being undertaken. (d) Increases due to general improvement of equipment and working-conditions of cruising parties. (e) Increased firo-prevention work in indigenous forests. (/) This item covors only general administrative vehicles. Vehicles required for specific forest projects are provided for undor Subdivision 11. (g) Increase to provido for replacement of worn-out vehicles and the equipment of additional field parties. (h) Required on account of extra duties in connection with wartime emergency activities. (i) Increase required to cover claims now in sight. (j) Statutory allocation of forest revenue to local bodies within whose boundaries timber was cut. Owing to labour shortages, local bodios have not claimed revenue as it has become due. (k) Audit fees payable to Audit Department. (/) Item underestimated. (m) Revival of an old item to provide for refunds of overcharges. (n) Moro transfers of staff than was anticipated. ( ) Number of officers travelling, 144. Motor hire, £354; miloage-allowinco, £185; travelling allowances and expenses, £5,563. (p) Items did not come to charge during 1944-45. (q) Exchange, £17 ; fidelity guarantee, £1 ; medical attention, £1 : total, £19, (?) Now provided for under Subdivision 11.

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Number VOTE—STATE FOREST SERVICE—continued 1944-45 of Persons. 1945-46. J94fi - j61944-45 Subdivision No. I.—Salaries and General Administration, &c.- Voted. Expended. —continued Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Acquisition of land and timber for forestry purposes .. (a) 50,000 55,000 38,957 Buildings — Erection or purchase of .. .. .. ..(b) 3,120 1,000 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 380 100 95 Compensation to employees .. .. .. .. 6,500 4,000 (c) 5,774 Contributions to research associations .. .. .. 75 60 72 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, and increased pensions to widows and children .. .. .. .. 380 100 105 Field, office, and experimental equipment: Tools, furniture, instruments, tents, &c.- — Purchase of .. .. .. .. ..(d) 5,000 1,150 3,268 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 700 450 382 Fire-fighting wages, expenses, &c. .. .. ..(e) 3,220 1,000 268 Forest atlas .. .. .. .. .. 450 300 459 Forest Investigation and Staff Training .. .. 1,500 1,500 53.1 Forest reconnaissance, policing, supervision, timbercruising, &c .. .. .. 8,500 5,000 6,336 Grants to officers and others for suggestions and inventions 50 50 Motor-vehicles (/) — Maintenance of .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 2,000 4,707 Purchase of .. .. .. .. (g) 3,750 2,000 3,630 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 5,250 3,950 4,580 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 5,400 7,000 (h) 7,622 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers and workmen .. .. .. .. (i) 400 95 90 Payment of special rates .. .. .. .. 60 25 48 Payment to local authorities under section 17 of Finance Act, 1924 (j) 18,300 15,000 12,799 Payment to other Departments for services rendered .. (k) 500 500 479 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 4,900 3,500 (I) 4,790 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,350 350 (l) 1,068 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. 900 850 783 Refund to Lands for Settlement Account: Yearly rent on Sections 28-30, Block VIII, Otanewainuku Survey District 75 75 74 Refunds of revenue (unmillable timber).. .. .. (m) 1,500 Special reconnaissance of kauri regeneration on private land 25 25 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 1,200 500 (n) 1,514 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 7,000 4,000 (o) 6,102 Visits overseas : Expenses, &c., of departmental officers .. 5,000 4,000 (p) 1,854 Work for other Departments and local bodies (recoverable) 1,850 1,200 1,350 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 25 20 (q) 19 Ex gratia payment in respect of parcel lost in mail .. .. 5 5 Roads, tracks, telephone-lines, forest improvements, making and maintenance of .. .. .. .. ( r ) 50 15 141,360 | 114,855 107,776 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. 270,860 j 213,855 208,386 I i {

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STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT —continued

(a) Increase provides mainly for buildings, costs of establishment in now areas, &c., which are essontial preparatory works to enable rehabilitation schemes to proceed when required. (b) Now provided for in Subdivision 11. t (c) Increase to covor increased ratos of wages, increased production, and extensions to the Waipa mill. (d) Increases on account of increased wages rates and of increased production. 13*

195

Number 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. J.. VOTE —STATE FOREST SERVICE continued Voted. I Expended. ]94;>-4o 1944-45 ! r Subdivision II. —General Forestry; Building, Tree-planting, £ £ £ Maintenance and Protection of Forests, Extraction of Timber for Sale, lioading, Operation of Nurseries, Compensation to Employees, and Collateral Activities Charges foe and incidental to — Forestry proiects within— _ Auckland Gonscrvanoy .. .. ■. • ■ 84,000 65,100 43,698 Rotorua Conservancy .. .. 267,000 223,100 "" ' i't°, Wellington Conservancy .. .. .. 29,000 20,700 12,344 Nelson Conservancy .. .. .. •• 24,000 12,900 13,339 Westland Conservancy .. .. .. •• 5,000 1,800 3,244 Canterbury Conservancy .. .. .. .. 54,000 38.200 42,361 Southland Conservancy .. .. .. 52,000 27,600 34,0211 Tree-seed operations .. .. .. .. • • 500 Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. (®)515,500 389,900 382,706 Subdivision III.—Utilization and Industrial; Purchase of Wood-working, Creosoting, Paper-pulping, Logging, and Transport Plant and Machinery, Land and Timber, Erection of Buildings, Payment of Working-expenses (including Wages, Supplies, Repairs, Transport Charges, Tramway Construction, Stumpages, Workers' Compensation for Accidents, and Contingencies ) — Charges for and incidental to— Utilization works within — Auckland Conservancy: Logging and sawmilling .. (J>) 1,000 Rotorua Conservancy — Sawmilling .. .. .. •• \(c) 161,000 110,000 8 120,879 Creosoting .. • • • • ■ • J Pulp and paper-making including trial tests and consultants'fees and expenses (on account) .. .. 10,000 10,000 67 Canterbury Conservancy— Logging and creosoting \ (cl) 2,000 1,500 (d) 2,177 Firewood operations .. .. .. J Southland Conservancy — Logging and creosoting \(rf) 4.000 1,000 (d) 2,808 Sawmilling .. . . • • • • J Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 177,000 123,500 125,931 Gross Total .. .. .. •• •• 963,360 727,255 717,023 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. •• 963,360 727,255 717,023

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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT

Minister of Railways AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of Working Railways. Summary

(a) £2,713,000 now included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

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1945-46. 1944-45. t — , Sa Wages nd Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Working Railways— £ ' £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 9,487,627 6,976,874 16,464,501 13,845,770 14,589,037 Credits-in-AID .. .. .. .. .. (a) 1,074,480 1,803,062 NET TOTAL 9,487,627 6,976,874 16,464,501 12,771,290 12,785,975 Number 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. 1945—46] 1944 —45 VOTE-WORKING RAILWAYS 3,504 Miles. ~ Expendecl General Charges— First Division £ £ £ 4,200 14,214 Head Office Salaries — Second Division General Management-— 19,800119,788 1 at £1,675 (General Manager) .. .. .. 1,675 1,600 1 at £1,375 (Assistant General Manager) .. .. 1,375 1,300 > 3,934 Totals 1 at £1,075 (Staff Superintendent and Cliief Legal Adviser) 1,075 1,034 I 24,000 24,002 Other salaries (£95 to £790) .. .. .. .. 38,496 31'600 32,588 Allowances to members under the regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1926; allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations ; expenses in connection with sittings of Wages Boards, Inquiry Boards, Staff Tribunals, and Royal Commissions; and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the £ other items of the vote .. .. .. 1,100 Office building expenses, stationery, printing ., 9,410 Inter-State Railway Conference .. .. 100 Legal expenses, advertising, supply of periodicals, and miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 8,050 Telephone subscriptions .. .. .. 185 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. 2,400 Travelling-expenses and Chairman's fee (Appeal Board) .. .. .. .. .. 1,950 Travelling-expenses (Government Railways; Superannuation Fund Board) .. .. .. 100 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 50 23,345 14,570 26,931 65,966 50,104 63,453 Less transfer's to other sections .. .. 12,500 11,400 11,084 53,466 38,704 52,369

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WORKING RAILWAYS—continued

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1944-45, ofCson, 1945 " 46 - 3,504 Miles. 1945-461944-45 VOTE-WORKING RAILWAYS continued 3.504 Miles. — Elpended . General Charges—continued £ £ £ Chief Accountant's Ojjice $(tldTXCS 1 at £1,025 (Chief Accountant) .. .. •• 1,025 950 950 Other salaries (£95 to £790) 48,734 39,306 42,086 " £ Cost of ticket printing .. .. . • 5,500 Office building expenses, audit fee, stores, and stationery .. .. .. .. 9,280 Telephone subscriptions .. .. .. 50 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 2,200 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 100 17,130 19,714 17,561 66,889 59,970 60,597 Less amounts provided for under other sections .. 24,600 23,036 23,884 42,289 36,934 36,713 Training School Other salaries (£95-£690) .. .. .. .. 2,158 1,206 1,196 Stationery and miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 400 400 327 2,558 | 1,606 1,523 Miscellaneous General Charges Allowances to be paid to members of the First and Second Divisions in excess of the maximum rates of pay set forth in the Schedules to the Government Railways Act, 1926, for special £ work performed in the course of their duty.. 2,001 Less provided for under the various sections 2,000 1 1 Compassionate allowances .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,000 2,933 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Government Railways Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 68,000 68,510 Allowance to annuitants, Government Railways Superannuation Fund, as provided for in section 27 of the Statutes Amendment Apt, 1936 .. .. .. 3,000 3,000 2,864 Departmental buildings — Wages of messengers, cleaners, and night-watch- £ men 12,836 Maintenance of buildings, plant, furniture, and fittings .. .. .. .. 10,000 Water, light, and power .. .. .. 10,250 £ Postages and freight on hampers .. 4,350 Less provided for under the various sections .. .. .. 3,500 850 33,936 27,530 32,623 Salaries chargeable against the year 1945-46 paid on or before 31st March, 1945 .. .. .. .. 50 50 80 Government Railways Superannuation Fund subsidy .. 170,000 170,000 170,000 Grants to members of the Railways Department travelling abroad on official business .. .. .. . • 100 100 45 Grants to officers on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave in terms of regulations .. .. . • 1,000 900 400 Grants to widows or dependants equivalent to leave due to deceased officers .. .. . • • • • • 100 100

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Number 1944-45. °f Persons. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. 1945 40 1944-45 VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 3,504 Miles. ~ 7 : 1940-41> J Mil 10 , Voted. Expended. General Charges—continued £ £ £ Miscellaneous General Charges—continued Printing Staff Instruction-books .. .. .. 100 100 2 624 Ex gratia payments .. . . . . .. .. 100 100 Donation to National Patriotic Fund .. .. .. 2,500 2,500 2 500 Grants to members employed in training overseas .. 100 200 32 National saving-bonds issued to staff in payment for holiday leave accrued to 31st December, 1941, and not granted .. .. 100 273,487 274,681 282,611 Less amounts provided under the various sections .. 56,487 50,531 57 240 __..,aainna ■=—a'«'i'"n ■»"— 217,000 224,150 225,371 Total, General Charges .. .. .. .. 315,313 301,394 315,976 Branch Expen diture — Working-expenses of Sections — Including salaries and wages ; allowances to members by regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1926 ; medical fees ; general repairs and miscellaneous services ; supplies of stores, provisions, stationery, water, and material; advertising ; compensation for accidents, personal injuries received, loss of property by fire, earthquake, or other cause, damage to or loss of goods ; freights on goods lost or destroyed ; postages, telegrams, telephones, maintenance of wires; payments under the Workers' Compensation Acts; payments in connection with works outside railway boundaries in which Department has beneficial interest; compassionate allowances ; allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations ; also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote — , I Maintenance Branch— General Expenses Salaries— 1 at £1,275 (Chief Engineer) .. .. .. .. 1,275 1,200 1 at £1,000 (Assistant Chief Engineer) .. .. .. 1,000 925 I 2 at £975 (Inspecting Engineers) .. .. .. 1,950 1,346 f 4,300 1 at £925 (Designing Engineer) .. .. .. 925 '829 J Other salaries (£95 to £840) .. .. .. .. 12,985 10,462 11 470 £ Office building expenses, stores, and stationery .. 3,095 Telephone subscriptions .. .. .. 120 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. 600 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 50 3,865 3,140 4,596 22,000 17,902 20,366 Less transfers to other sections .. .. .. 2,000 1,800 1,638 20,000 16,102 18,728

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WORKING RAILWAYS—continued

199

• 1944-45. Number 1945-46. o K 04 M ;] es of Persons. " 3 ' JU l iVUIe8 ' K VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 3,504 Miles. Expended. 194o-40 1944-45 r Branch Expenditure—continued £ t * Working-expenses of Sections —continued Maintenance Branch —continued Maintenance of Way and Works — Salaries — _ . , mn 5 at £925 (District Engineers) .. •• •• 4,62j 4,000 Section— £ North Island Main Line and Branches 1,442,380 South Island Main Line and Branches 872,363 Nelson .. .. •• •• 14,649 Pioton • • • • 44,425 2,373,817 1,999,163 2,106,553 Total, Maintenance of Way and Works .. •• 2,398,442 2,019,265 2,129,281 Signals and Electrical Branch — General Expenses Salaries — K n7( . 1 at £1,050 (Chief Signal and Electrical Engineer) .. 1,050 975 J<D 1 at £875 (Assistant Chief Signal and Electrical Engineer), (9 months) ■ • ■ • • ■ • ■ • • 1 at £875 (Electrical Engineer), (9 months) .. ■ • 657 1 at £875 (Communications Engineer), (9 months) .. 657 2 at £875 (District Signal and Electrical Engineers), (9 months) 1,314 1 at £875 (Designing Engineer) (9 months) .. .. 657 .. Other salaries (£95 to £840) 13,388 14,475 14,490 Office building expenses, stores, stationery, and £ miscellaneous .. • • • • • • ® > Telephone subscriptions .. • • • • 70 Travelling expenses and allowances .. • • 800 Contingencies 26,200 19,930 22,673 Less transfers to other sections .. •• •• 5,850 5,180 4,875 20,350 14,750 17,798 Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances Section — North Island Main Line and Branches .. 212,191 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 115,114 Nelson .. • • • • • • • • Pipf nn • - • • ■ '1.11/ 331,650 281,771 298,833 Total, Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances 352,000 296,521 316,631 Locomotive Branch— General Expenses Salaries — 1 at £1,275 (Chief Mechanical Engineer) .. •• M75 <o r 1 at £1,000 (Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer) .. i ,000 .)2j 1 at £925 (Workshops Superintendent) .. •• •• 925 850 > 1 at £925 (Designing Engineer) .. ■■ . '925 ©00 1 at £925 (Inspecting and Test Engineer) .. .. 925 J Other salaries (£95 to £840) 41,960 41,430 37,444

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Number 1944.-4.5 of Persons. 1 Q4.K_.4ft °* VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 3,504 Miles. 1945-461944-45 3,504 Miles. ' ; Branch Expenditure—continued voted. Expended. Working-expenses of Sections—continued £ £ £ Locomotive Branch—continued : General Expenses—continued " Office building expenses, stores, stationery, and £ miscellaneous _ ' ..23,600 1 .telephone subscriptions .. .. .. HQ Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 2 800 Contingencies .. .. ., _ _ ' 50 J j .. ." 77 2 S 1;1° %% 77 220 73 709 ■ '// Less transfers to other sections .. .. .. 24 ,'000 25,190 22 022 I 53,220 48,609 49,067 Working-expenses of Sections— Maintenance of Rolling-stoclc— Section— £ North Island Main Line and Branches 1,831,688 South Island Main Line and Branches 1 136 646 kelson •• •• .. .. ' 5'410 Pict0n 9) 267 2,983,011 2,663,489 2,642,756 Total, Maintenance of Rolling-stock .. .. 3,036,231 2,712,098 2,691,823 Locomotive Transportation— 1 Salaries— 4 at £925 (Locomotive Engineers) .. .. .. 3 )700 2 ,934 2,934 I ' ' Section— £ North Island Main Line and Branches 1,704,070 South Island Main Line and Branches ' 809 140 Nelson.. •• •• •• .. 6,' 960 Plcton v •• •• .. 19,870 2,540,040 2,429,615 2,360,369 Total, Locomotive Transportation .. ..2,543,740 2,432,549 2,363,303 Traffic Branch— General Expenses Salaries— i»•«» | Otlier salaries (£95 to£840) .. .. !! 13 jg Jg ™ Printing, advertising, stores, stationery, and £ miscellaneous .. ,. , _ 7 915 Travelling allowances and expenses .. Contingencies .. .. tt '' 'jqq Transfers from other sections — 24 9 g £•£ 49,267 40,891 43,909

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WORKING RAILWAYS—continued

201

Number 1945-46 1944 of Persons. 4D - 3,504 Miles. 1945-46jl944-45 VOTE WORKING RAILWAYS continued 3,504 Miles. ~Expended. Branch Expenditure—continued £ £ £ Working-expenses of Sections— Traffic Transportation Expenses— Salaries— 6 at £925 (District Traffic Managers) .. .. 5,550 4,452 4,452 Section— £ North. Island Main Line and Branches 2,006,248 South Island Main Line and Branches 1,447,510 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 6,880 Picton .. .. .. .. .. 29,697 3,490,335 3,116,628 3,158,446 Claims on single packages in excess of amount limited by statute .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 300 1,012 Total, Traffic Transportation .. .. .. 3,545,452 3,162,271 3,207,819 ... — — Total, Railway Operating .. .. .. 12,191,178 10,924,098 11,024,833 Subsidiary Services— Lake Wakatipu Steamers— £ Salaries, wages, and expenses (£95 to £590) .. 8,989 Coal, stores, and other charges .. .. 5,730 14,719 15,120 13,246 Refreshment Service— Comptroller: £875 .. .. .. .. 875 Arrears, 6 months .. .. .. 18 893 Other salaries (£95 to £690) .. .. .. .. 6,757 5,800 6,280 Wages, stores, provisions, and contingencies .. .. 320,550 308,300 305,450 I 328,200 314,100 311,730 Bookstalls, Departmental— Other salaries (£95 to £690) .. .. .. .. 2,700 2,600 2,089 Wages, supplies, and contingencies .. .. .. 187,200 169,410 183,303 189,900 172,010 185,392 Advertising Service— Other salaries (£95 to £790) .. .. .. .. 2,946 2,920 2,630 Wages and contingencies .. .. .. .. 27,694 24,590 26,481 30,640 27,510 29,111 Departmental Dwellings— Maintenance, repairs, and renewals .. .. .. 247,100 217,475 234,050 Buildings occupied by refreshment service, road services, &c. — Maintenance, repairs, and renewals .. .. .. 29,993 29,678 30,424

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WORKING RAILWAYS—continued

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Nnmhar 1944—45. Jt£L 1945-46. 3j50d Mi]es> 1945-46X944-46 VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS continued 3,504 Miles. Expended. Subsidiary Services—continued £ £ £ Road Services : Passenger and Goods— 1 at £925 (Superintendent) .. .. .. .. 925 26 26 £ Maintenance and operation .. .. .. 806,035 Heavy-traffic and other license fees .. .. 23,000 829,035 592,050 717,121 829,960 592,076 717,147 Total, Subsidiary Services .. .. ..1,670,512 1,367,969 1,521,100 Total—General Charges, Working-expenses, and Subsidiary Services .. .. .. 13,861,690 12,292,067 12,545,933 Less contributions to renewals, depreciation, insurance, and equalization accounts, disbursements in respect of which are included in other sections, and internal adjustments of interest and rent.. .. 0.1,752,699 Cr. 1,561,897 Cr.l,608,024 12,108,991 10,730,170 10,937,909 Track Renewals Reserve Account— Amount required for renewal of rails, sleepers, and fastenings 280,000 255,000 250,342 Depreciation Reserve Account— Amount required for improvements and additions to open lines .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 1,498,000 1,085,981 Insurance and Equalization Account— Disbursements on account of property destroyed or damaged by fire or accident, upkeep of fire brigades, workers' compensation for accidents, slips, floods, and accidents, &c. 98,000 98,000 91,540 1,378,000 1,851,000 1,427,863 Stores Branch— £ 1 at £975 (Comptroller of Stores) .. .. 975 Purchase of stores and material and store expenses, including salaries, wages, cartage, freights, proportion of cost of High Commissioner's Office, miscellaneous services, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies .. .. .. .. 5,349,025 5,350,000 Less estimated credits for stores to be issued, provided for in other votes and items .. .. .. .. 5,100,000 250,000 208,000 526,739 Railways Sawmills— Production of timber, expenses of working mills, including salaries, wages, repairs, transport charges, royalties, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies .. .. 36,500 Less estimated credits .. .. .. 46,000 Cr, 9,500 Cr. 18,500 Cr. 16,554 Total, Stores Branch.. .. .. .. 240,500 189,500 510,185

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

WORKING RAILWAYS —continued

L 1 Estimated. Recovered. ,x r« j-J. • . i 1944-45. 1944-45. (а) Credits-ln-aia— & & General charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 ,500 2,362 Maintenance of ways and works .. .. .. .. 1,000 2 281 Maintenance of signals and electrical equipment .. .. .. .. *200 86 Maintenance of rolling-stock, &c. .. .. .. .. .. . . 700 ] 217 Locomotive transportation .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 500 1 071 Traffic transportation .. .. .. . . .. ~ ~ 0 000 0 918 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. .. .. ~ ~ 5 Refreshment service .. ~ .. . . .. ~ .. 100 ' 140 Departmental bookstalls .. . . .. , . .. ~ ~ 10 Advertising service .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 10 21 Departmental dwollings . . .. .. .. .. .. .. ' 400 764 Buildings occupied by refreshment service, road services, &c. . . .. .. 5 17 Road passenger and goods services .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,766 Renewals and Depreciation Account .. .. .. . . .. .. j 000 1 430 Workshops housing scheme .. .. .. .. . . ~ .. 50 ' 6 Railway Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 40,000 32 772 Material, &c., for departmental and other accounts .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 1,586',578 Capital expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 164,633 Totals •• •• •• ■■ .. .. 1,074,480 1,803,062 (б) £2,713,000 included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

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Number 1944-45. ofPersona - 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. 1945-461044-45 VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 3,504 Miles. Voted. Expended. Miscellaneous— ' £ £ £ Money stolen at stations .. .. .. .. 10 5 Payments on account of Railway Sick Benefit Fund .. 50,000 55,000 49,135 Amount required to cover cost of material and work done for Government Departments, local bodies, and other parties, and for purchase of material for Munitions Department for which miscellaneous receipts are recorded .. 1,630,000 1,000,000 1,499,312 Capital expenditure charged in first instance to vote " Working Railways," and subsequently transferred to vote " Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lin es" .. .. .. .. .. 1,057,000 20,000 164,633 Advances on account of purchase of houses for employees in connection with workshops reorganization scheme and expenses incidental thereto .. .. .. .. .. 95 Total, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 2,737,010 1,075,100 1,713,080 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 16,464,501 13,845,770 14,589,037 Cbedits-in-aid (a) .. .. .. .. (b) 1,074,480 1,803,062 NET TOTAL .. .. 16,464,501 12,771,290 12,785,975

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT

Minister of Railways AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Contingencies and Expenses of Railways: Improvements and Additions to Open Lines. Summary

(a) £15,000 included in public accounts as 44 Miscellaneous Receipts."

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1944-45. Estimated Total Expen- E ! t J^ ate t d 1 n Afi Cost of diture to 1940-40. Work when 31st March, Expended. authorized 1945. t0 *g!£ e , . . Vote—Improvements and Additions to Open Lines — £ £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. .. .. 1,600,000 347,060 334,863 17,237,297 | 8,840,848 8,402,700 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. ( a ) 20,000 8,805 NET TOTAL.. .. .. .. 1,600,000 j 327,660 326,058 17,237,297 8,840,848 8,402,700 Votf. —Improvements and Additions to Open Lines— £ £ £ £ £ £ Christchurch : New station and rearrangement of yard and terminal facilities in connection therewith .. .. 85,000 120,000 57,842 1,028,213 308,804 719,500 Papakura-Horotiu duplication .. .. .. 2,000 1,000 2,859 1,157,000 650,321 506,700 Turakina-Okoia deviation .. .. .. .. 342,960 238,000 136,232 1,039,231 676,278 363,000 Road motor services : Purchase of motor services, vehicles, and equipment .. .. .. .. .. 222,824 236,562 164,633 466,955 210,483 256,500 Hutt Valley Railway extension .. .. .. 200,000 155,160 33,042 388,700 33,637 355,000 General— 'Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. .. 72,300 31,600 23,604- .541,125 437,684 103,500 Overbridges .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 5,000 .. 200,000 147,334 53,000 Rail-ear sheds .. .. .. .. .. 5,500 23,015 15,687 27,500 22,419 5,500 Rolling-stock (locomotives, cars, and wagons) .. .. 890,945 1,002,040 520,320 8,357,916 4,958,489 3,400,000 Station rearrangements and siding alterations .. .. 92,116 84,343 21,415 328,987 108,853 220,000 Workshops, buildings, and plant, locomotive, car, and wagon depot plant (improvements) .. .. .. 298,266 353,157 167,633 549,381 234,325 315,000 Bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. 80,000 80,000 68,200 354,530 243,127 111,500 Automatic signalling .. .. .. .. 50,330 59,275 37,783 383,355 65,582 318,000 Communication circuits and apparatus .. .. 77,235 109,229 37,247 212,657 81,097 131,500 Services and works not specified .. .. .. 285,742 268,785 154,514 1,113,247 516,006 599,000 Mechanical equipment .. .. .. .. 101,000 Grade easements and duplications .. .. .. 5,000 7,000 S.I.M.T. —Picton-Wharanui and Parnassus-Waipara automatic signalling and communications .. .. .. 20,000 .. .. ... Weatport-Te Kuha and Inangahua-Stillwater automatic signalling and communications .. .. .. 7,000 Wellington, new goods office .. .. .. .. 87,000 36,000 1,804 87,000 1,804 87,000 New Plymouth : Additional accommodation .. .. 20,200 Palmerston North deviation .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 633 1,002,500 144,545 858,000 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 2,947,418 2,811,666 1,443,448 17,237,297 8,840,848 8,402,700 Amount required for Current Year .. 2,600,000 1,845,660 Less amount to be provided out of the Working Railways Depreciation Fund 1,000,000 1,498,000 1,108,585 Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 334,863 Amount required for Current Year .. 1,600,000 347,660 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. (a) 20,000 8,805 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 1,600,000 327,660 326,058 17,237,297 8,840,848 8,402,700

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT

Postmaster-General AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Post and Telegraph Department. Summary

203

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. i Vote —Post and Telegraph Working-expenses— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries 2,815,432 .. 2,815,432 2,078,395 2,142,660 ,, II—Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails.. .. .. .. 202,550 202,550 144,800 147,082 „ III.—Conveyance of Inland Mails .. 201,300 201,300 183,000 186,925 „ IV. —Carriage of Mails by Railway .. 143,000 143,000 143,000 138,531 ,, V. —Maintenance of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph and Wireless Systems .. .. 455,000 455,000 637,500 500,255 „ VI.—Depreciation Fund .. .. 200,000 200,000 200,000 50,000 „ VII. —Motor Services and Workshops .. 266,000 266,000 267,400 147,255 ,, VIII.—Maintenance of Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites .. 105,000 105,000 90,000 101,559 „ IX. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. 1,939,993 1,939,993 1,783,241 1,919,286 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 2,815,432 3,512,843 6,328,275 5,527,336 5,333,553 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 225,000 195,450 420,450 538,800 371,905 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 2,590,432 3,317,393 5,907,825 4,988,536 4,961,648 s 1 I . .« / l. Number of P "' sons - VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1945-46. 1944-45. ,cm, WORKING-EXPENSES ~r~ A 7 77" 1945-4& 1044-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries £ £ £ Administration Salaries— £ 1 at £1,575 (Director-General) .. .. .. 1,575 2 at £1,325 (Chief Engineer; Deputy DirectorGeneral) .. .. .. .. .. 2,650 3 at £1,025 (Deputy Chief Engineer ; 2nd Deputy Director-General; Director of Accounts) .. 3,075 7 at £925 (Superintending Engineers (3) ; Divisional Directors (4) ) .. .. .. .. 6,475 19 17 6 at £875 (Chief Postmasters, Auckland and Wellington ; District Engineers, Wellington and Auck-, land: Superintending Engineer, G.P.O; Chief Inspector, G.P.O.) .. .. .. .. 5,250 19,025 16,000 " Allowances for performing higher duties— 1 at £100 (3 months) .. .. .. 25 1 at £50 (3 months) .. .. .. 13 1 at £300 (5 months) .. .. . . 125 1 at £100 (5 months) .. .. .. 42 1 at £50 (5 months) .. .. .. 21 1 at £400 (2 months) .. .. .. 67 1 at £100 (2 months) .. .. .. 17 1 at £50 (2 months) .. .. .. 9 319 799

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Now included in " Other Salaries." (b) Increase due to general improvement in salary rates and to the return of additional officers from service in the Forces. (c) Reduction due to the diversion of certain mails to the Empire service.

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Number of* Ppi'Rnni 1 f)4-4—4f) VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- 1945-46. 1945-46'] 944-45 EXPENSES continued y 0 ted. Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries —continued £ £ £ Salaries—continued Other Salaries 7,600 6,942 7,600 (£115 to £840) .. 2,693,338 2,129,696 New positions, telegraphists, cadets, messengers, and 7,619 6,959 training cadets .. .. .. .. .. (a) 12,000 Salaries of officers paid prior to 31st March in respect of periods during next financial year .. .. .. 1,500 2,500 Salaries of officers resuming after absence with the Armed Forces .. .. .. .. .. .. 200,000 2,914,182 2,160,995 Less salaries provided but not now required— —— ; Amount unexpended owing to increments being £ payable for periods of less than twelve months 25,000 Amount unexpended owing to : (1) Special leave without pay ; (2) sick leave without pay .. 10,000 Amount to be expended on Telegraph and Telephone construction works, to be charged to vote " Telegraph Extension " and " Depreciation Fund " .. .. .. ...180,000 215,000 181,000 l 2,142,660 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Post Office Savings-bank management ex- £ penses .. .. .. .. 150,000 Recoveries from other Departments .. 75,000 225,000 2,699,182 1,979,995 Contribution to Railways Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices .. .. .. .. 6,250 6,200 Non-classified officers, including country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary (number, 1,527).. .. 110,000 92,000 Payment to officers in lieu of retiring leave .. .. .. 200 116,250 98,400 'J Total—Subdivision No. I.. .. (6) 2,815,432 2,078,395 2,142,660 Subdivision No. II.—Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails Charges for and incidental to — Overseas' Services— North American overland and Atlantic transit— Canada.. .. .. .. 100 100 100 United States of America .. .. .. 5,000 3,000 3,000 Great Britain and other countries, land and sea transit .. 10,000 12,500 8,960 Payments to shipping companies .. .. .. 20,000 20,000 17,452 Payments for carriage of mails by Empire Air-mail Scheme 35,000 10.] 000 25 \ 366 Subsidy to Empire Air-mail Scheme .. .. .. 18,750 5,500 13,589 Payments to other Administrations for carriage of mails by air .. .. .. .. .. ( c ) 15,000 31,000 16,630 Payment on behalf of other Administrations (recoverable) 1,500 1,000 2,768 Payments for carriage of mails by trans-Pacific Air Service. 10,000 16,000 16,000

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Volume of mail increasing rapidly. (ft) To provide for the carriage of mails between Sydnoy and Perth, (c) Increase duo to reletting of contracts and to increased costs.

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Number of Persons 194 1 —40. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- 1945-46. 1045-461944-45 EXPENSES Continued, Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II. —Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails —continued £ £ £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued Overseas services—continued Payment for carriage of mails from Base Post-office, Middle East, conveyed by Empire Air Service .. .. (a) 10,000 2,000 1,983 Payment for carriage of mails from Base Post-office, Middle East, conveyed by Trans-Tasman Air Service (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. (a) 10,000 4,000 3,000 Payment to Australia for conveyance of Empire air-mails from New Zealand in transit in Australia . . . . (b) 20,000 Payment to Australia for conveyance of Forces' air-mails from Middle East for New Zealand in transit in Australia (6)15,000 170,350 105,100 108,848 Coastal and Inland Air Services— ; Payments to shipping companies .. .. .. 12,000 12,000 13,258 Carriage of mails by inland air services .. .. 20,000 27,500 24,796 32,000 39,500 38,054 Landing, shipping, and miscellaneous .. .. .. 200 200 180 Estimated crcdits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Receipts from other Administrations .. 1,500 Total—Subdivision No. 11 .. .. 202,550 144,800 147,082 Subdivision No. III. —Conveyance of Inland Mails Charges for and incidental to— Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,200 26,000 27,061 Blenheim .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 4,800 3,232 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 19,800 16,500 18,301 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,700 10,700 10,859 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,900 5,500 5,489 Grey mouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,100 3,700 3,838 Hamilton .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,100 19,800 21,411 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. 15,600 12,000 14,470 Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,600 9,200 7,055 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,500 9,800 9,772 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 7,300 7,360 Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,100 4,000 2,862 PalmerstoYi North .. .. .. .. .. 13,200 11,300 12,260 Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,900 8,800 9,130 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. 8,700 7,800 8,090 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 9,000 9,282 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,400 10,000 10,603 Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,800 850 New services, &c. (all districts) .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 5,000 Estimated crodits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Subsidies by Government Departments for £ mail services .. .. .. 1,750 Subsidies by settlers .. .. ., 8§0 2,600 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. (c)201,300 183,000 186,925

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

206

Number qaaak of l ' ( ' rso " 3 - VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- 1945-46. ' 1945-461944-45 EXPENSES—Continued Voted. Expended. = . Subdivision No. IV.—Carriage of Mails by Railway £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Carriage of mails by railway— Ordinary mails .. .. .. .. .. 98,000 98,000 97,343 Special trains and trucks .. .. .. .. 45,000 45,000 41,188 Total-Subdivision No. IV .. .. 143,000 143,000 138,531 Subdivision No. V.—Maintenance of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph and Wireless Systems Charges for and incidental to— Maintenance of telegraph and toll lines, wireless, and telephone exchange systems, also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the subdivision — Cable repairs, including hire of cable steamer .. .. 20,000 20,000 647 Camp allowances .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 7,500 2,435 Extra labour .. .. .. .. .. 75,000 50,000 48,345 Material for repairs, including freight and other charges 200,000 160,000 162,855 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 10,000 9,336 Purchase of radio material (part recoverable) .. .. 150,000 200,000 215,741 Communications: Labour and miscellaneous.. .. .. 200,000 60,896 465,000 647,500 500,255 Less amount to be expended on telegraph and telephone construction works and " Depreciation Fund " 10,000 10,000 Total—Subdivision No. V .. .. 455,000 637,500 500,255 Subdivision No. VI.—Depreciation Fund Charges for and incidental to — Renewal and replacement of departmental assets .. 200,000 200,000 50,000 Total—Subdivision No. VI .. .. 200,000 200,000 50,000 Subdivision No. VII.—-Motor Services and Workshops ' Charges for and incidental to — Motor services, &c.— Allowance to officers using their own bicycles, and to motor-cycle riders .. .. .. .. 4,000 4,900 3,914 Purchase of —• Motor-vehicles and bicycles .. .. .. 120,000 121,500 8,279 Motor accessories .. .. .. .. 25,000 30,000 18,100 Motor spirits and oils .. .. .. .. 60,000 55,000 67,912 Registration of vehicles and third-party-risk insurance .. 5,000 4,500 4,344 Repairs and hire .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 9,500 14,426 Wages of temporary mechanics, chauffeurs, &c. .. 19,000 16,000 14,117 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 3,500 2,406 Workshops— Material .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 22,000 19,780 Wages of temporary mechanics, &c. .. .. .. 30,000 30,000 23,718 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 500 500 259 302,q00 297,400 177,255 Less amount to be expended on telegraph and telephone construction works and " Depreciation Fund " .. 36,000 30,000 30,000 j Total—Subdivision No. VII .. .. 266,000 267,400 147,255

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT —continued

(a) Increase to cover outstanding claims and the cost of new issues. 14

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Number 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE-POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- Expended. - EXPENSES —continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. VIII. —Maintenance of Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites Charges fob and incidental to — Improvement and maintenance of sites, and inspections, reports, and valuations of properties .. .. .. 1 > 000 1,000 1,255 Maintenance of Post and Telegraph buildings .. .. 65,000 50,000 65,214 Purchase of material for repairs .. .. 12,000 12,000 10,314 Furniture and fittings— Purchase of 25,000 25,000 22,885 Repairs to .. .. .. •• •• 2,000 2,000 1,891 Total—Subdivision No. VIII .. .. 105,000 90,000 101,559 Subdivision No. IX. — Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Allowances — Calculation of Savings-bank interest .. .. .. 400 10 350 Tellers'risk .. .. •• •• 4,700 4,700 4,160 5,100 4,710 4,510 Cash deficiencies — Duplicate payment of military allotment warrant at French Pass .. .. .. • • • • • • 3 3 Loss of stamps at Auckland.. .. .. .. • • 90 90 Loss of cash at Wellesley Street .. .. .. • • 15 15 Loss of cash remittance from Auckland to Albany .... 1 1 Loss of cash in transit between Lorneville and Invercargill .. 12 12 Loss of cash through theft at Makuri.. .. .. .. 26 26 Loss of cash through burglaries at Albany, Hinuera, Kaikohe, Mount Albert, Northcote, Ohau, and Penrose .. .. 511 511 ,658 658 Office-management expenses— Bank exchange.. .. •• •• •• "00 700 688 Contribution towards expenses of departmental refreshmentrooms .. .. .. •• •• 600 556 531 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children 28,355 13,500 7,234 Cost of radio development (recoverable) .. •• 3,000 2,000 4,510 Customs duties and sales tax .. .. .. 110,000 100,000 204,386 Home savings-boxes, purchase of .. .. •• 6,000 High Commissioner's Office: Clerical work, printing, stationery, postages, bills of lading, rent, &c. .. 1,013 1,013 1,215 Mail-bags and parcel receptacles, purchase and repair of 10,000 9,500 15,110 Motor-plates in connection with registration of motorvehicles (recoverable) .. .. • • • • 2,500 3,400 1,996 Motor-vehicle licensing labels and waterproof licenseholders .. .. .. •• 2,550 2,300 2,732 New Zealand's share of the cost of International Postal and Telegraph Bureaux, Berne .. .. .. 1 > 000 1,000 965 Office expenses .. .. .. •• •• 94,150 80,850 82,679 Postal receiving-boxes, supply of .. .. .. 100 100 53 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. 30,000 30,000 29,542 Rent and leases of buildings and land for Post and Telegraph purposes .. .. .. .. 22,000 18,800 20,854 Stamps, postal notes, and documents of value, production of. («) 30,000 24,000 11,049 Stationery, printing, and binding .. .. .. 75,000 55,000 68,803

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Increase due to new accounting procedure in settlements with other Administrations. (J) Airgraph traffic diminishing due to increased use of air-mail letter-cards.

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Number ln<l . AK r 194:4:—4:0. of reraona. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 EXPENSES continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IX. —Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Office-management expenses—continued Temporary officers: Postmen, messengers, exchange attendants, and general .. .. .. .. 891,000 835,000 859,843 1,307,968 1,177,719 1,312,190 Less amount of Customs duty to be expended on material used on telegraph and telephone construction works .. .. .. .. .. 35,000 30,000 66,116 1,272,968 1,147,719 1,246,074 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 400,000 400,000 432,413 Uniform allowances .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 3,000 941 Parcel-post expenses .. .. .. .. (a) 88,000 65,000 83,981 Provision of equipment for acradio services (recoverable) 15,000 20,000 15,142 Sundry charges — Awards to officers for suggestions .. .. .. 50 50 32 Compensation payable under section 25 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1928, and ex gratia payments in respect of loss of, or damage to, articles, letters, packets, and parcels while in the custody of the Post and Telegraph Department .. .. .. .. • • 1,200 1,200 908 Compensation and expenses incurred in respect of injuries sustained by employees of Department .. .. 2,100 2,250 1,207 Contribution towards expenses of New Zealand Standards Institute .. .. .. • • • • 50 50 50 Exchange and income-tax on superannuation, New Zealand's representative on Advisory Committee of Cables and Wireless, Ltd 200 230 191 Expenses in connection with Post and Telegraph Board of Appeal .. .. • • • • ■ • 200 200 92 Expenses incidental to official opening of departmental premises and inauguration of new services .. .. 75 75 33 Expenses incurred as a result of accidents .. .. 1,000 1,000 683 Expenses of officers travelling overseas on official business (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 4,000 2,000 4,000 Grant, Public Service Women's Club (Inc.), towards wages of staff .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 150 Grants to widows and dependants of deceased officers equivalent to leave due .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 1,879 Gratuities to non-classified officers in recognition of long and faithful service as postmasters .. .. 150 150 100 New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner, Sydney: Proportion of office expenses .. .. .. 50 50 50 Pensions Department: Grants to retired officers to bring superannuation allowances up to £52 per annum .. 50 50 20 Photographic work in connection with the airgraph mail system.. .. .. .. .._ .. (6)2,000 20,000 10,312 Purchase of postage-stamps from other Administrations for sale to the public .. .. .. .. 500 500 Compassionate grant to the widow of the late Thomas Paton, Divisional Director, General Post Office .. .. 1,500 1,500 Donation to the National Patriotic Fund .. .. .. 5,000 5,000

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

(а) Increase to cover purchase of ledger-posting machines for P. 0.5.8. (б) Compensation for damage to portion of pea crop along right-of-way leading to radio location link hut, £7 ; payment for services rendered in coaching mechanic in maintenance of Powers-Samas machines, £12 125.; special valuation of property, Dunedin, £1 Is.; making valuation of leasehold block at Greymouth, £3 35.; gratuities paid to Matrons and Assistant Matrons of departmental hostel (Berkeley House), £30 19s. 5d.; reward for saving telephone from destruction by fire, 10s.; inspecting and reporting on six sites for Postmasters' residences in Dunedin district, £12 12s. ; valuation of house property, Tay Street, Invercargill, £2 25.; inspections and valuations on five properties under consideration for purchase for departmental residences, £10 10s.; valuation of two properties in Dunedin, £2 25.; donation to Wellington Fire Brigade Recreation Club in recognition of good work rendered at fire in Post and Telegraph Workshops on Ist November, 1944, £10; valuation and report on section for Postmaster's residence at Addington, £1 lis. 6d.; inspecting and reporting on two sites in Christchurch, £4 4s. : total, £98 6s. lid. „ . . Other H ?M d - Estimated. Recovered, (c) Credits-in-aid— Salaries. Charges. Total. 1941-45. 1944-45. Subdivision I .. .. 225,1)00 f. 225,000 156,000 186,373 II .. .. .. .. 1,500 1,500 1,000 2,251 111 .. .. .. .. 2,600 2,600 2,100 2,260 V .. .. .. .. .. .. 200,000 IX .. .. 191,350 191,350 179,700 181,021 Totals .. .. 225,000 195,450 420,450 538,800 371,905

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f N p mber 1944-45 01 VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 EXPENSES continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IX.—Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Sundry charges—continued Funeral expenses of the late — Thomas Paton, Divisional Director, General Post Office • • 25 25 A. E. Roberts, Temporary Messenger, Wellington .. ■ • 24 24 13,775 36,504 26,256 Travelling-expenses, &c.— Inspection of offices .. .. .. .. 5,500 3,500 3,373 Railway travelling post-offices allowances .. .. 1,500 1,500 1,339 Relieving-expenses.. .. ... .. .. 7,000 5,700 6,388 Removal expenses .. .. .. .. 15,000 20,000 15,896 Travelling expenses, allowances, and fares .. .. 30,000 30,000 23,385 59,000 60,700 50,381 Typewriters and mechanical appliances, purchase of .. (a) 40,000 11,700 12,926 Uniform clothing .. ... .. .. .. 25,000 18,000 17,676 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 (b) 98 Refunds of revenue paid in excess or in error .. .. 20,000 15,000 28,230 Refunds of radio dealers' license fees in accordance with clause 8 of Radio Amendment Regulations (1943), No. 2 .. 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Aeradio equipment purchased on behalf of £ other Departments .. .. .. 15,000 Expenses of officers travelling overseas on official business .. .. .. 250 Radio development .. 4,500 Refunds of revenue .. .. .. 20,000 Sale of home-saving boxes .. .. 6,000 Savings-bank management expenses .. 145,600 191,350 20,150 15,250 28,328 Total-Subdivision No. IX .. .. 1,939,993 1,783,241 1,919,286 GROSS TOTAL 6,328,275 5,527,336 5,333,553 Credits-IN-AID (c) .. .. .. .. 420,450 538,800 371,905 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 5,907,825 4,988,536 4,961,648

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT

Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Wages, Contingencies, and Expenses of Telegraph Extension. Summary

212

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Telegraph. Extension — £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total . • 650,000 650,000 550,000 409,818 Credits-In-AID .. 225,000 225,000 200,000 175,570 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 425,000 425,000 350,000 234,248 Number 1944-45 of Persons. 1945-46. ' 1945-461944-45 VOTE-TELEGRAPH EXTENSION Voted . Expended . Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ New telegraph and toll lines, submarine cables, telephoneexchange installations, including automatic equipment, telephone-exchange connections, and radio equipment — Material and freight .. .. .. .. 450,000 400,000 260,634 Labour and miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 200,000 150,000 149,184 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. £225,000 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 650,000 550,000 409,818 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 225,000 200,000 175,570 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 425,000 350,000 234,248

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of Public Trust Office AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Public Trust Office. Summary

(a) £10,000 now included in accounts as " Receipts." 15

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. ' Expended. Vote—Public Trust Office— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 337,627 105,901 443,528 424,544 378,281 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. (a) 12,608 11,608 NET TOTAL 337,627 105,901 443,528 411,936 366,673 I Number of Persons. _ 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Chargeable on the Public Trustee's Account Voted Expended . VOTE—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE £ £ £ Salaries— Unclassified £ 1 at £1,575 (Public Trustee) .. .. .. 1,575 3 3 2 at £1,175 (Assistant Public Trustees) .. .. 2,350 3,925 3,700 " Professional Division Class Special — £ 1 1 at £1,025 (Solicitor to the Public Trust Office) 1,025 2 i 1 at £875 (Assistant Solicitor to the Public Trust Office) 875 1,900 950 Clerical Division Class Special— £ 1 at £975 (District Public Trustee, Wellington) .. 975 1 at £975 (Controller, Estates Division) .. 975 1 at £975 (Chief Accountant) .. .. 975 > 290,609 1 at £925 (District Public Trustee, Christchurch).. 925 1 at £925 (District Public Trustee, Dunedin) .. 925 1 at £925 (District Public Trustee, Auckland) . . 925 1 at £925 (Controller, Mortgage and Administrative Division) .. .. .. .. .. 925 1 at £875 (District Public Trustee, Hamilton) .. 875 I at £875 (Chief Inspector) .. .. .. 875 10 10 1 at £875 (Assistant Controller, Estates Division) 875 9,250 8,500 Other Salaries 945 983 945 (£95 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 322,552 288,959 960 997 337,627 302,109 290,609

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Owing to building restrictions it was not possible to carry out some of the contemplated additions to premises, but it is proposed to proceed this year if conditions permit. (b) Number of officers, 150. Travelling-allowances, £2,060; travelling-expenses, £1,147; taxi hire, £34; motor-car-mileage allowances, £67. (c) Actuarial fee, £2 ; miscellaneous, £7 : total, £9. (d) When the 1944-45 estimates were prepared the amount of income-tax payable could not be accurately estimated, and provision was made for approximately the same amount as was paid in the preceding year. Estimated. Recovered. 1944-45. 1944-45. £ £ (e) Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,608 11,608 (/) £10,001) now included in accounts as "Rooeipts."

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T , ~ " 1 " / Number of Persons. 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-4fil944-45 VOTE-PUBLIC TRUST " Voted . Expended . 1 Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Additions, improvements, repairs, running expenses, and maintenance of premises, motor-vehicles, &c. .. .. 10,130 9,721 6,977 Capital expenditure: Additions, improvements, and acquisition of new premises .. .. .. 19,700 11,700 (a) 4,415 Commission to agents other than permanent officers .. 4,550 4,200 4,806 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers .. 100 100 703 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children .. .. .. .. .. .. 666 230 252 Department of Internal Affairs on account of — Proportion of salaries of officers in High Commissioner's office and proportion of rent .. .. .. 1,575 1,575 1,575 Wages of custodians, messengers, charwomen, &c. .. 11,200 10,000 10,990 Exchange on remittances to and from London and Sydney 100 100 Grants on retirement of agents and permanent officers . . 300 300 136 Land-tax 2,350 4,000 3,810 Membership subscriptions to Chambers of Commerce .. 10 10 12 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 17,570 19,546 16,928 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 8,000 10,000 8,019 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 9,600 9,900 9,109 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 3,711 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. 3,000 3,000 3,065 Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. 900 900 812 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,400 2,400 2,269 Section 43, Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913 : Losses to estates made good by office .. .. 200 1,200 936 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 4,000 4,000 3,835 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. • .. 4,500 4,500 (b) 3,908 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 (c) 9 Income-tax .. .. . . 20,000 (d) 1,395 .105,901 122,435 87,672 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 443,528 424,544 378,281 Credjts-in-aid (e) .. .. .. .. (/) 12,608 11,608 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 443,528 411,936 366,673 1 ■ _ _L

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

NATIVE TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT

Native Minister AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Native Trustee's Account. Summary

(a) Through inadvertence, payment was not made for 1944-43. Double provision is made this year. 15*

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. I' Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Native Trust Office — £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. •• 20,280 9,596 29,876 18,793 5,025 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. 20,280 9,596 29,876 18,793 5,025 Number AK of Per80Ils - 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Chargeable on the Native Trustees Account Voted. Expended. VOTE—NATIVE TRUST OFFICE £ £ £ Salaries — Contribution to vote, " Native," towards salaries of officers 20,280 10,140 (a) Other Charges for and incidental to— Contribution to vote, " Native," towards administration expenses of the Native Trustee's Account .. .. 4,120 2,060 (a) Donation to National Patriotic Fund . . . . . . 200 200 , 200 Losses to estates made good by office .. .. .. 5 381 381 Payment to Consolidated Fund of one-third of profits of the Native Trust Office for Special Native Housing Fund purposes .. .. .. .. •• •• 3,121 2,962 2,962 Rates and other expenses on foreclosed properties .. 100 Section 11, Finance Act, 1933 : Protection, preservation, improvement, management, &c., of properties (including expenses incidental to carrying on farming business), and advances to mortgagors .. .. .. 2,000 3,000 1,469 War damage insurance premiums on mortgage securities and farm buildings .. .. .. .. 50 50 13 9,596 8,653 5,025 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 29,876 18,793 5,025 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. •• 29,876 18,793 5,025

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of Government Life Insurance Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Government Insurance Account. Summary

(a) £850 now included in accounts as " Receipts."

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. ' , ' I Vote —Government Insurance — £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 48,813 128,221 177,034 157,675 154,290 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. (a) 900 996 NET TOTAL 48,813 128,221 177,034 156,775 153,294 Number of Persons. j 945 _ 4 g 1944 45. 1946-461944-45 Chargeable on the Government Insurance Account Vou . d . | Expended. VOTE—GOVERNMENT INSURANCE £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 1 1 at £1,250 (Commissioner) .. .. .. .. 1,250 1,150 Clerical Division 1 1 1 at £925 (Deputy Commissioner and Secretary) .. 925 850 W 39,603 Other Salaries 133 133 133 (£100 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 46,638 38,350 135 135 , 48,813 40,350 [ 39,603 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bank exchange and agency fees .. .. .. 150 150 ■, 130 Canvassing agents' retiring-allowances .. .. 2,400 2,400 ! 2,036 Canvassing agents' travelling-expenses .. .. .. 50 50 1 Commission (including canvassers'allowances) .. .. 70,000 50,000 65,557 Contribution to expenses of Committee to conduct researches in respect of timber protection .. .. 50 50 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children .. .. .. .. .. .. 366 200 193 Fee for Mr. A. E. Allison's services as member of Government Insurance Board .. .. .. .. 105 105 105 Fees for certificates of death, &c. .. .. .. 100 90 113 Grants to officers on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave .. .. .. .. .. ., 200 200 Grants to widows and dependants of officers (deceased), equivalent to leave due .. .. .. .. 100 50 49

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT—continued

(а) Number of officers, 35. Taxi and motor hire, £8 ; mileage, £137 ; other expenses and allowances, £301. (б) Address inquiries, 45.; search fee, 35.; transfer fee, ss. (c) £850 included in accounts as " Receipts."

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f N " mber 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE —GOVERNMENT INSURANCE continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ License fees 300 300 300 SS expenses 11,800 10,000 9,173 Office furniture, fittings, and requisites .. 1,000 1,000 om Office premises—Capital expenditure : Land, buildings, alterations, additions, and incidental expenses .. 2,000 16,000 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. •• 5,000 4,500 4,414 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department . . .. 4,200 4,200 6, o.)0 Printing and stationery .. .. •• •• 2 '?m ?09 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. '• )( ' 4<x> Rates and other expenses on foreclosed properties .. 500 oOO 644 Rent .. .. •• •• •• 8 > 350 8 ' 000 7 > 8SH Repairs, &c., to buildings .. .. •• 3,300 2,000 3,055 Services rendered by — Department of Internal Affairs .. •• 10,600 y'fof Treasury (Actuarial Branch) •• •• 4,000 4,000 ?Jr Transfer and removal expenses .. . • • • 400 400 ™ Travelling allowances and expenses . . • • • • 700 600 (a) 44b Valuation fees .. •• •• M Contingencies .. • • • ■ • • • • ''' Emergency precautions provision, including fire-watching service 128,221 117,325 114,687 GROSS TOTAL .. .. •• ■■ 177,034 157,675 154,190 Credits-IN-AID . ■ • • • • • • ( c ) 900 996 NET TOTAL .. .. •• •• 177,034 156,775 153,294

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of Public Service (Superannuation Fund Office AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Public Service Superannuation Fund Account. Summary

(a) £50 included in accounts as " Receipts."

216

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges, j Total. Voted. I Expended. Vote—Public Service Superannuation Fund £ £ £ £ ,. Office— GROSS Total 4,000 2,800 6,800 6,165 5,701 Credits-in-aid | {a) 50 58 NET TOTAL 4,000 1 2,800 6,115 ~ 5,643 Num ber ofPerson9 ' in ,- , Q 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945—4611944—45 Chargeable on the Public Service Superannuation Fund " ~~ I Account Voted ' Expended. [ VOTE—PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION £ £ £ FUND OFFICE I Salaries— Contribution to vote " Treasury " to cover salaries of officers 4,000 3,125 3 125 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to vote " Treasury " to cover administration expenses of Public Service Superannuation Fund .. 2,800 3,040 2,576 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 6,800 6,165 5,701 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. .. 50 58 NET TOTAL 6,800 6,115 5,643

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of State Fire Insurance Office AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the State Fire Insurance Account. Summary

: n \ i-*i-> 500 included in departmental accounts as "Receipts. . (b) Finalization of arrangements to proceed with erection of office premises at lauranga and Whangarei held up-

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—State Fire Insurance— £ £ I £ £ £ GROSS Total 82,950 24,520 107,470 92,705 73,505 CREDITS-IN-aid _• .. I (q) 30,500 33,935 NET TOTAL 82,950 24,520 107,470 62,205 39,570 Number 1944-45. of Persons. Chargeable on the State Fire Insurance Account 1945-46. .. Voted. Expended. ]045-461944-45 VOTE—STATE FIRE INSURANCE ! c, £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 1 1 at £1,225 (General Manager).. .. •• 1,225- 1,250 Clerical Division £ 1 at £950 (Deputy General Manager) .... 950 2 2 1 at £875 (Secretary) .. • • • • 875 1 g25 1 675 f Other Salaries 260 265 260 (£90 to £840) .. • • ■ • ■ • • • 79,900 66,743 J _ 263~ 268~ 82,950 69,668 70,285 ' Other Charges for and incidental to— Cost-of-living bonus to annuitant, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and , ...... 18b 126 lob Donation to National Patriotic Fund .. . • 2,000 2,000 2,000 Fees for unofficial members of Board .. .... - )U Grants to officers on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of ieave .. •• „ • ■ l! ' Grants to widows and dependants 01 deceased orncers, equivalent to leave due .. •• •• •• '' ' 0 Office premises : Capital expenditure — Land, buildings, alterations, additions, ,,payment of mortgage., and incidental expenses ■ ■ • • • • • ■ > v ' Overtime and meal allowances • • • • ■ > • ■ „ „ Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. < l ■ /N i • lUv 1 vu • • Contingencies • • • • • • • • 24,520 23,037 3,220 Gross Total 92,705 73,505 Credits-IN-AID (?) 30,500 33,935 NE1T TOTAL .. • • • • 107,470 62,205 39,570

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of Government Accident Insurance Office AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Government Accident Insurance Account. Summary

218

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. | Other Charges. | Total. Voted. j Expended. Vote—Government Accident Insurance— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total 64;570 64)57Q 6Q m Credits-in-aid ...... i»U NET TOTAL .... «<1 E.H n CA rrj n co AO o4,570 52,920 SO,814 Number Chargeable on the Government Accident Insurance 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-461944-45 Account " j Voted. Expended. VOTE—GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT ~ INSURANCE £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Commission 11;000 n m Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 500 390 ' Printing and stationery .. .. .. §00 700 Provision for payments to State Fire Office under Section 24 of the Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 .. 51,000 40,000 39 848 Third-party-risk-pool expenses .. .. .. 1,200 800 ' ' 992 Travelling allowances and expenses » .. .. 20 20 Contingencies .. .. .. . _ _ 50 Allowances to officers under Public Scrvice Regulations 24a and 209 .. .. .. ., .. _ _ Gross Total .. .. 64,570 52,970 50,814 Credits-in-aid .. .. ,, 50 NET TOTAL ' •• •• 64,570 52,920 5M14

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

EXPORT DIVISION, MARKETING DEPARTMENT

Minister of Marketing AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Export Division, Marketing Department. Summary

219

1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges, i Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Export Marketing— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 40,490 74,660 115,150 101,710 99,496 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL 40,400 74,660 115,150 101,710 99,496 Number of Persons. 1944—45. VOTE—EXPORT MARKETING 1945-40. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. I Salaries Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 1 | 1 at £1,575 (Director) .. .. .. .. 1,575 1,500 Professional and Clerical Divisions anb Non-permanbnts New Zealand £ 1 i 1 1 at £975 (Secretary) .. .. .. 975 1 1 1 at £875 (Shipping officer) . . . . . . 875 1,850 1,700 London £ 1 ! 1 1 at £2,000 (Manager) .. .. .. 2,000 1 1 1 at £1,500 (Assistant manager) .. .. 1,500 1 1 1 at £1,400 (Manager, Fruit Sales Division) .. 1,400 4,900 4,900 Other Salaries New Zealand 68 76 68 (£130 to £790) .. .. .. .. .. 23,875 21,600 V 36,367 London 14 11 14 (£80 to £700) .. .. .. .. .. 5,150 4,300 Location allowances .. .. .. .. 3,140 2,500 88 93 • Chargeable to — £ Dairy Industry Account .. .. .. 21,850 Meat Industry Account .. . . .. 7,200 Wool Industry Account .. .. .. 7,200 Sundry Products Account .. .. .. 4,240 40,490 40,490 36,500 36,367

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

EXPORT DIVISION, MARKETING DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Number of officers, 15. Travelling-allowance, £229 ; travelling-expenses, £253 ? motor hire and taxis, £15 ; mileageallowance, £50; expenses of London staff, £1,100. # Estimated. Voted. Expended. 1945-46. 1944-45. 1944-45. (b) Chargeable to— £ £ £ Dairy Industry Account . . . . . . . . • • ... 81,250 30,300 29,232 Meat Industry Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,800 40,500 39,938 Wool Industry Account . . . . .. . . . • • • 12,200 11,710 11,302 Sundry Products Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,900 19,200 19,024 115,150 101,710 99,496

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Number .... of Persons. 1945- 46. 1945-46j 1944-45 VOTE—EXPORT MARKETING- continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ t £ Agency expenses (Lyttelton) .. . • - ■ • 225 225 225 Cables _ .. ... 600 600 595 Entertainment expenses, gratuities, &c., incurred by London office .. .. ■ ■ • • ■ ■ 140 110 135 Income-tax on salaries of London staff (excluding war taxation) .. .. •• •• 3,000 2,500 2,986 Marketing Advisory Committees : Expenses and allowances of delegates and members and incidental charges .. 1,000 1,200 1,000 Meal allowance and overtime .. . • • • • • 600 700 599 Office expenses .. .. • . ■ ■ ■ • 1 > 500 1 > 550 1,104 Office furniture fittings, and repairs . . . . ■ ■ 700 500 673 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. • • ■ • • • 50 50 13 Payments to the-Post and Telegraph Department .. 7,300 6,900 6,614 Printing and stationery .. .. • • • • 700 1 > 200 757 Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. 400 400 347 Rent .. .. . ... ... .. .. 3,200 3,200 2,679 Repairs and renovations to London premises . . .. ■ • 1,000 912 Shipping inspection .. .. .. • • ■ • 100 100 29 Subscriptions and donations .. .. .. • • 25 25 3 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .1,600 1,400 (a) 1,653 Contingencies .. .. • • • • • ■ 20 50 Chargeable to— £ Dairy Industry Account .. . . . . 9,500 Meat Industry Account .. .. .. 3,600 Wool Industry Account .. .. .. 5,000 Sundry Products Account .. .. .. 3,060 21,160 ; — 21,160 21,710 20,324 Meat Industry Account— New Zealand Meat-producers Board : Payment under the Meat Export Control Act (Partial Suspension) Regulations 1940 .. .. .. .. 40,000 30,000 30,000 Sundry Products Account— New Zealand Sheepskin Controller, expenses of .. 13,500 13,500 12,805 53,500 43,500 42,805 74,660 65,210 63,129 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 115,150 101,710 99,496 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL (6)115,150 (6)101,710 (6)99,496

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Y ijAH ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

INTERNAL MARKETING DIVISION—MARKETING DEPARTMENT

Minister of Marketing AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Internal Marketing Division, Marketing Department. Summary

(a) £4,500 now included in accounts as " Receipts."

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. j Expended. Vote—Internal Marketing— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 81,075 56,490 137,565 106,552 114,640 Oredits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. (a) 4,500 3,877 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 81,075 56,490 137,565 102,052 110,763 Number 1944-45 of Persons. 1945-46, j945-461944-45 VOTE-INTERNAL MARKETING ~^~T Salaries— £ £ £ £ 1 .. 1 at £975 (Director), (part year) .. .. 764 1 1 at £690 (Acting-Director), (part year).. .. 150 914 615 j' Non-permanents 1 1 1 at £890 (Dairy Produce Officer) .. .. .. 890 815 j 1 1 1 at £875 (Supervisor of Local Fruits) .. .. .. 875 800 1 at £50 (Allowance to Dairy Produce Officer for special > 59,492 duties) .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Other Salaries 287 200 237 (£90 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 78,346 57,002 I 240 203 81,075 59,232 59,492 Other Charges for and incidental to — Alterations and improvements to buildings .. .. 1,000 250 j 119 Assistance from National Egg Pool to Poultry Industry .. 2,000 1,000 1,258 Entertainment expenses .. .. .. .. 20 Expenses and allowances of officers travelling overseas .. 500 500 313 Expenses of conference on container charges .. .. 20 .. I Furniture and fittings, purchase of .. .. .. 1,500 700 2,377 General expenses, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 3,000 2,000 2,853 Honorarium payable to technical adviser .. .. 75 300 300 Marketing Advisory Committees : Expenses and allowances of delegates and members and incidental charges .. 1,500 1,500 1,269 Motor expenses .. .. .. .. •• 3,500 1,500 | 2,874 Motor-vehicles, bicycles, &c., purchase of .. .. 1,500 500 688 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 4,500 4,350 3,709 Office machines, purchase of .. .. .. . . 4,000 1,250 1,277

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

INTERNAL MARKETING DIVISION—MARKETING DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Number of officers, 75. Motor hire, £285 ; m i loa.go-all o wan ces, £851 , travelling-allowances, £3,094 ; travelling-expenses, £3,112. (б) £4,500 included in a»counts as " Reoeipts."

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f N p mber 1944-45. 0fPer8ons - 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 . , Voted. Expended. VOTE—INTERNAL MARKETING —continued ___ Other Charges for an:d incidental to —continued £ £ £ Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. .. 2,500 750 2,734 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. ■. .. 50 50 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 9,500 8,750 9,235 Plant and machinery, purchase of .. .. .. 5,000 10,000 0,388 Printing and stationery .. .. .. •. 3,500 1,500 3,644 Rent and rates .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 5,463 Subsidy to Public Service Superannuation Fund .. 175 175 161 Transfer and removal expenses . . • ■ . . 150 150 51 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 7,500 7,000 (a) 7,342 Expenses of Vegetable Marketing Conference .. .... 25 23 Ex yratia payment to vegetable-grower on account of loss through inability to contract .. .. .. • • 70 70 56,490 47,320 55,148 GROSS TOTAL 137,565 106,552 114,640 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. •. (6) 4,500 3,877 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 137,565 102,052 110,763

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of Broadcasting AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries and Expenses in connection with the Administration of the Broadcasting Act, 1936. Summary

(а) Additional provision made to meet general increase in salaries throughout the Public Service. (б) Includes expenses in connection with New Zealand Listener. (c) Includes expenses of Director and Chief Engineer attending Empire Broadcasting Conference in London. (d) £41,500 included in accounts as " Receipts."

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1945-46. 1944-45. i i Salaries. | Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. i Vote —Broadcasting— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 182,500 280,940 *463,440 391,620 352,307 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. (d) 41,450 41,766 NET TOTAL 182,500 280,940 463,440 350,170 310,541 __J J Number 1n .. . _ of Pprsmifl -/-v, 1944:—45. Chargeable to the Broadcasting Account 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. VOTE—BROADCASTING £ £ £ Salaries — Unclassified 1 1 1 at £1,825 (Director) .. .. .. .. 1,825 1,750 1 1 1 at £925 (Assistant Director) .. .. .. .. 925 862 I 150,413 Non-permanent 1 1 1 at £975 (Chief Engineer) .. .. .. .. 975 900 Other Salaries 478 508 478 (£138 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 178,775 156,688 481 511 (a)182,500 160,200 150,413 Other Charges for and incidental to — Broadcasting unit with New Zealand Expeditionary Forces 2,500 2,500 2,361 Commission (6) 38,000 35,800 35,592 Contribution to Radio Research Committee .. .. 250 250 Compensatory payments to artists for preparation of sessions which are cancelled .. .. .. .. 50 10 4 Contribution to Public Service Superannuation Fund .. (b) 1,150 1,150 1,015 Entertainment expenses .. .. .. .. 300 300 263 Expenses in relation to welfare of the fighting forces .. 10,000 20,000 7,215 Expenses of officers' visits overseas .. .. .. (c) 750 150 8 Donation to National Patriotic Fund .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 2,000 Fees for technical trainees .. .. .. .. 50 50 32 Increased pensions to widows and children of superannuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. 65 50 65

B. —7 [ FT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Includes expenses in connection with the New Zealand Listener. (b) Additional provision required to rebuild stocks to adequate working margin. (c) Includes provision for fitting out now premises to overcome present inadequate accommodation. (<Q Overexpenditure due to additional overtime necessary in maintaining worn-out and at present implacable equipment, release of skilled staff for service overseas, and changing rates of payment for overtime. (e) Includes expenditure not brought to charge in 1944-45 accounts. (/) Includes provision for partial restoration of adequate stationery stocks and proposal to enlarge Listener as soon as paper position permits. (g) Includes expenditure not brought to charge in 1944-45 accounts. (h) Increased provision necessary to maintain worn-out but at present irreplacable equipment. (*) Transfers necessary to enable readjustments of staff consequent upon return of officers from military service. (j) 'Number of officers, 74. Travelling-expenses, £761; travelling-allowances, £486; motor-car allowances, £166; motor-car hire, £92. (k) Includes provision for importing and installing short-wave units, balance due on housing programme for accommodation of married officers at transmitting-stations, and expenditure on sites, &c., as preliminary step in development of coverage. (I) Sundries, £4. (m) £41,500 now included in accounts as " Receipts."

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Number , „, , of Persons. 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 Voted. Expended. VOTE—BROADCASTING—continued L £• £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to—continued Literary and artistic contributions and illustrations and prizes for and expenses of competitions .. ., (a) 1,500 1,500 7, 066 Power .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,500 13,000 10,765 Newsprint stocks and storage charges {Listener) .. .. (b) 10,000 8,500 6,174 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. (a) 22,750 22,410 20,127 Office and studio equipment, fittings and requisites, including typewriters and mechanical office equipment .. (c) 10,000 2,000 896 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. («) 6,000 3,500 (d) 4,559 Payments for the operation of stations under contracts .. 1,000 1,100 97■ 9 > Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 140 51 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. . («)(e)8,250 7,200 6,501 Printing and stationery, including printing of Listener . . (/) 12,500 11,000 10,420 Publishing and distribution charges .. .. .. (a) 2,000 2,000 835 Rent and rates .. .. .. .. .. (g) 17,000 17,000 14,347 Repairs and maintenance of buildings, roads, fences, grounds, office and studio fixtures, &c., and transmitting and technical equipment (including valve and other replacements) .. .. .. .. .. (h) 60,000 42,000 54,447^ Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. (i) 1,000 500 65 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. (a) 2,000 2,000 (j) 1,579 Subsidies to " B" stations .. .. .. .. 225 210 225 Capital expenditure on land, buildings, and transmitters and technical equipment .. .. .. .. (A;) 60,000 35,000 20,266 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 (I) 4 Compassionate allowances to widows of deceased officers . . . . 50 39 280,940 231,420 201,894 GROSS TOTAL .. .. ,. .. 463,440 391,620 352,307 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. (to) 41,450 41,766 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 463,440 350,170 310,541

8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of State Iron and Steel Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray Expenses of the State Iron and Steel Department. Summary

(a) £3,500 includod in accounts as " Receipts."

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington,—l94s

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. ( | 1 Vote —Iron and Steel Industry— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 2,496 2,970 5,466 3,312 2,851 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. (a) 2,900 3,944 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 2,496 I 2,970 5,466 412 Or. 1,093 Number of Persons 1944-45. na - 1945-46. 1945-46]1944—45 Chargeable to the Iron and Steel Industry Account Voted Expe nded. I __ _J £ £ £ VOTE—IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY Salaries — Other Salaries 1 1 1 at £1,075 (Commissioner) .. .. .. .. 1,075 1,000 1 1 1 at £1,075 (Secretary) .. .. .. .. 1,075 1,000 y 2,381 I I 1 at £346 .. '.. .. .. .. .. 346 331 J 3 3 2,496 2,331 2,381 Other Charges for and incidental to — Court expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 100 20 Office expenses .. . . .. . . .. 31 65 30 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 5 5 6 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. . . 30 80 20 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 5 5 7 Reconditioning works at Onekaka .. .. .. 350 600 387 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 26 Survey and other preliminary work .. .. .. 1,000 20 Travelling allowances and expenses ., .. .. 10 30 Contingencies .. ..... .. . . .. 50 2,970 981 I 470 ■ Gross Total .. .. .. .. 5,466 3,312 2,851 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. 2,900 3,944 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 5,466 412 Or. 1,093

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