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B—7 [Pt. I]

1946-47

NEW ZEALAND

ESTIMATES OF THE EXPENDITURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1947

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INDEX

1946-1947

Page Accident Insurance Account .. .. 332 Actuary's Branch .. .. .. 34 Additions to Open Lines .. .. .. 308 Administration and Management Debt Services .. .. .. ... 10 Agriculture .. ... .. 155 Agriculture— Miscellaneous Services .. .. 165 Payments under Statutes .. .. 167 Air Department.. .. .. .. 128 Amortization ... .. .. .. 10 Animal Research Division, Department of Agriculture .. .. .. 163 Apia Observatory .. .. 183 Army .. .. .. .. .. 124 Assistance towards Mining .. .. 186 Auckland Industrial Development Laboratories 182 Audit Department .. .. 49 Bananas, Export of, from Samoa .. .. 67 Bankruptcy .. .. .. .. 105 Broadcasting Account .. .. .. 338 Canberra, High Commissioner .. .. 29 Carriage of Mails by Railway .. .. 315 Catering Department (Legislative).. .. 18 Census and Statistics .. .. .. 95 Child Welfare .. .. .. .. 232 Civil Aviation .. .. .. .. ]32 Civil List .. .. .. .. 9 Conveyance of Inland Mails .. .. 314 Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails .. 312 Cook and other Islands .. .. .. 68 Coroners .. .. .. .. 106 Country Library Service .. .. .. 234 Criminal Prosecutions .. .. .. 107 Crown Law Office .. .. .. 112 Customs : Miscellaneous Services .. .. 43 Customs Offices and Services .. .. 41 Dairy Division, Department of Agriculture .. 160 Dairy Industry Account .. .. .. 333 Debt Repayment .. .. .. io Debt Services .. .. .. .. 10 Departmental: Public Works .. .. 137 Depreciation Fund, Post Office Account .. 315 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. 205 Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. 172 Dominion Observatory .. .. .. 174 Dominion Physical Laboratory .. .. ]77 Earthquake and War Damage Fund .. 246 Economic Information Service .. .. 39 Economic Stabilization Commission .. 38 Education Buildings .. .. .. 265 Education Department: Head Office .. 221 Education : Miscellaneous Services .. 236

Page Education of the Blind .. .. 231 Electoral .. .. .. 93 Electric Supply Account .. .. .. 247 Elementary Education .. .. .. 221 Emergency Benefits .. .. .. 279 Employment Promotion .. .. .. 100 Enforcement, Transport Department .. 192 Explosives Branch .. .. .. 58 Export Marketing .. .. .. 333 Export of Bananas from Samoa .. .. 67 External Affairs .. .. . . 25 Fields Division, Department of Agriculture 161 Fisheries .. .. .. 78 Flaxmilling .. .. .. 197 Forestry .. .. .. .. 289 Friendly Societies Department .. .. 244 General Assembly Library .. .. 16 General' Expenses, Legislative Departments.. 20 Geological Survey Branch .. .. 175 Government Accident Insurance Account .. 332 Government Actuary's Branch .. .. 34 Government Insurance Account .. .. 327 Hansard ~ .. .. 17 Harbours .. .. .. 73 Harbour Works and Lighthouses .. .. 266 Health, Department of .. .. .. 207 High Commissioner's Office, Canberra ■ .. 29 High Commissioner's Office, London .. 27 High Commissioner's Office, Ottawa .. 28 Higher Education .. .. .. 225 Highways .. .. .. 11 Horticulture Division, Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. 158 Hospital Benefits .. .. 281 House of Representatives .. .. 14 Housing Construction .. .. .. 262 Immigration .. .. .. .. 101 Industries and Commerce .. .. 195 Inquests .. .. .. .. 106 Inspection of Machinery .. .. .. 77 Insurance, Government Accident Account .. 332 Insurance, Government Life Account .. 327 Insurance, State Fire Account .. .. 330 Interest .. .. .. 10 Internal Affairs Department .. .. 53 Internal Affairs: Miscellaneous .. .. 59 Internal Marketing .. .. .. 336 Interpretation .. .. .. .. 5 Iron and Steel Industry Account .. .. 341 Irrigation Works, Maintenance of .. .. 142 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. 273 Island Territories, Department of .. .. 66 Justice and Prisons Department .. .. 104 Justice : Miscellaneous Services .. .. 108

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INDEX—continued

Page Labour Department .. . - 81 Land and Deeds Registry .. .. 48 Land and Income Tax Department .. 44 Land for Settlements .. .. .. 251 Lands and Survey Department .. .. 147 Lands and Survey : Miscellaneous Services.. 150 Lands Improvement: Lands, Miscellaneous 272 Law Drafting Office .. .. .. 15 Legislative Council .. .. .. 13 Legislative: General Expenses .. .. 20 Lighthouses .. .. .. .. 75 Lighthouses and Harbour Works .. .. 266 Linen-flax Development .. .. .. 275 Live-stock Division, Department of Agri- . culture .. .. .. .. 157 Loans Redemption Account .. .. 10 Magistrates' Courts .. .. .. 106 Magnetic Observatory .. .. 176 Main Highways Account .. .. 258 Maintenance of Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites .. .. .. .. 316 Maintenance of Public Buildings .. .. 139 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. 135 Maintenance of Public Works and Services : • Miscellaneous Services .. .. .. 143 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. 141 Maintenance of Irrigation Works .. .. 142 'Maintenance of Unopened Railway Lines . . 143 Maintenance of Telephone-exchange, Toll, Telegraph, and Wireless Systems .. 315 Marine Department .. .. .. 72 Material and Stores —Education .. .. 234 " Maui Pomare," N.Z.G.M.V. .. .. 69 Maternity Benefits .. .. .. 280 Meat Industry Account .. .. .. 333 Medical Benefits . . .. .. 281 Mental Hospitals .. .. 217 Mercantile Marine .. .. . - 76 Messengers and Office-cleaners .. .. 57 Meteorological Services .. .. 133 Milk-marketing Division .. .. 167 Mines Department .. .. 184 Mines: Miscellaneous Services .. .. 187 Ministers' Secretaries .. .. .. 57 Ministry of Works .. .. .. 135 Miscellaneous Services —- Agriculture .. .. .. 165 Customs .. .. .. 43 Education .. .. .. .. 236 Internal Affairs .. .. .. 59 Justice .. .. .. .. 108 Lands and Survey .. .. 150 Maintenance of Public Works and Services 143 Mines .. .. .. .. 187 Native .. .. .. 88 Police ... .. 117 Post and Telegraph .. .. 317 Scientific and Industrial Research .. 178 Treasury .. .. .. 35 Moscow Legation .. .. .. 31 Motor Services and Workshops .. .. 316 National Employment Service .. .. 99 National Film and Publicity Studios .. 23 1 *

Page National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. .. 244 National Service Department .. .. 97 Native Department .. .. .. 87 Native: Miscellaneous Services .. .. 88 Native Land Settlement .. .. .. 255 Native Schools .. .. .. .. 227 Native Trustee's Account .. .. 325 Naval Service .. .. .. ..118 N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare " .. .. 69 New Zealand Consulate, New York .. 31 New Zealand Legation, Moscow .. .. 31 New Zealand Legation, Washington .. 26 New Zealand Reparation Estates .. .. 67 New Zealand Standards Institute .. .. 199 Organization for National Development .. 145 Ottawa: High Commissioner .. .. .28 Patent Office .. .. .. .. 105 Payments on Guaranteed Loans .. ... 12 Payments under Statutes —- Department of Agriculture .. .. 167 Pensions and Annuities .. .. .. 241 Pensions, War and other .. .. 240 Permanent Appropriations .. .. 9 Pharmaceutical Benefits .. .. .. 281 Physical Instruction .. .. .. 228 Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services.. 143 Police .. .. .. .. .. 114 Police: Miscellaneous Services .. .. 117 Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites, Maintenance of .. .. 316 Post and Telegraph : Miscellaneous Services 317 Post and Telegraph Salaries .. .. 310 Post and Telegraph Working-expenses .. 310 Post Office Account .. .. 310 Post Primary Education .. .. .. 224 Primary Education .. .. .. 221 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 22 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 70 Prisons .. .. .. .. 109 Probation Branch (Prisons) .. .. 11l Protection of Fish and Oysters .. .. 78 Public Buildings, Roads, Irrigation Works, and Unopened Railwav Lines, Maintenance of .. .. .. .. .. 139 Public Buildings .. .. .. 264 Publicity .. .. .. 23 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. 51 Public Service Superannuation Fund Account 329 Public Trustee's Account.. .. .. 322 Public Works, Departmental .. .. 137 Railway Construction .. .. 261 Railways Department .. .. .. 293 Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines .. .. .. .. 308 Redemption of Debt .. .. .. 10 Registrar-General's Office .. .. 108 Rehabilitation .. .. .. 102 Repayment of Public Debt .. .. 10 Rescue Stations, Mines Department .. 185 Research Investigations .. .. 170 Roads, &c. .. .. .. .. 268

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INDEX—continued

Page Roading, Drainage, Improvement, &c., of Crown Lands under Section 17 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 .. .. 269 Roads, Maintenance and Repairs .. .. 141 Rural Development Division, Department of Agriculture .. .. .. 164 Samoan Estates.. .. .. 67 Scenery-preservation .. .. 154 School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites .. 229 Schools for the Deaf .. .. .. 231 Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of .. .. .. .. 169 Scientific and Industrial Research, Grants and Miscellaneous Services .. .. 178 Secondary Education .. .. .. 224 Small Farms Development .. .. 253 Social Security Fund — Administration Expenses and Emergency Benefits .. .. .. .. 278 Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits .. 280 Social Security—Contribution from Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 243 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control .. 270 Special Acts of the Legislature .. .. 11 Special Schools .. .. .. .. 232 Stabilization .. .. .. 38 Stamp Duties Department .. .. 46 Standards Institute .. .. 199

Page State Coal-mines Account .. .. 283 State Fire Insurance Account .. .. 330 State Forests Account .. .. .. 289 Subsidies, Stabilization .. .. 40 Summary .. .. .. .. 6 Sundry Products Account .. .. 333 Supplementary Benefits .. .. .. 282 Supreme Courts .. .. .. 106 Survey of Ships .. .. .. 77 Technical Instruction .. .. .. 224 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. 321 Tourist Resorts, Development of .. .. 205 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. 201 Traffic Engineering and Road Safety .. 193 Training of Teachers .. .. .. 226 Transport Department .. .. .. 189 Treasury Department .. .. .. 33 Treasury: Miscellaneous .. .. 35 Valuation .. .. .. 91 Vehicle Inspection .. .. .. 191 Vocational Guidance Centres .. .. 238 War and other Pensions .. .. .. 240 War Assets Realization Board .. .. 36 Wardens' Courts .. .. .. 106 Washington Legation .. .. 26 Westport Harbour .. .. .. 79 Working Railways Account .. .. 293

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INTERPRETATION In these estimates — (1) The item " Other Salaries" includes payments under statute or regulations covering—(a) Salaries not exceeding £B4O per annum in respect of the New Zealand Government Railways and £l,OOO per annum in respect of the Public Service and the Post and Telegraph Department: tfi) Cadets' lodging-allowances : (c) Allowances to married officers to provide a minimum salary : (d) Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209, Government Railways Regulations 85 and 86, and Post and Telegraph Regulations 63, 64, and 65: (e) Payment in lieu of accrued leave not taken. (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 rubbishremoval : (j) Purchase of typewriters : (k) 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 this interpretation and must be kept strictly within its limits.

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE _

1946-47

SUMMARY

© &D cS P-l Summary of Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund 1946-47. 1945-46. CONSOLIDATED FUND ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT Voted. | Expended. 9 Permanent Appropriations : — Civil List £ 102,311 • £ 99,428 £ 95,441 10 10 10 10 Debt Services, — Interest Repayment of Public Debt Transfer to Loans Redemption Account Administration and Management 17,928,164 4,048,499 200,000 225,000 18,252,976 3,914,184 25,000 230,000 18,584,434 3,914,184 50,000 247,760 Under Special Acts of the Legislature,— Highways Miscellaneous 22,401,663 22,422,160 22,796,378 11 11 2,498,000 384,587 2,126,000 348,235 2,319,130 807,232 2,882,587 2,474,235 3,126,362 Annual Appropriations :— Vote, Legislative 25,386,561 24,995,823 26,018,181 13 134,228 129,449 130,154 22 „ Prime Minister's Department 146,729 37,262 41,500 25 „ External Affairs 431,287 229,006 230,300 33 38 41 44 46 49 Finance, — Vote, Treasury „ Stabilization „ Customs „ Land and Income Tax „ Stamp Duties .. .: „ Audit 180,201 13,789,247 250,395 551,890 154,978 106,968 152,599 216,066 523,033 178,911 90,191 146,542 206,778 463,863 179,159 90,977 General Administration, — Vote, Public Service Commissioner's Office Internal Affairs „ Island Territories „ Printing and Stationery • „ Marine .. .. .. „ Labour „ Native „ Valuation .. .. • ,, Electoral „ Census and Statistics „ National Service „ National Employment Service .. „ Rehabilitation 15,033,679 1,160,800 1,087,319 51 53 66 70 72 81 87 91* 93 95 97 99 102 37,510 1,075,775 445,200 427,705 388,629 266,820 446,884 144,806 148,853 159,000 2,844 626,477 420,893 31,975 805,344 390,753 413,469 317,937 432,806 399,636 86,855 25,418 137,000 382,887 223,608 299,905 29,336 830,412 384,873 352,726 306,880 134,797 310,745 84,470 28,409 76,322 370,813 186,995 294,571 Laiv and Order,— Vote, Justice and Prisons .. ,, Crown Law .. „ Police 4,591,396 3,647,593 3,391,349 104 112 114 451,342 11,383 1,042,458 406,100 10,437 885,045 423,161 10,260 739,461 / 1,505,183 1,301,582 1,172,882

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

SUMMARY-continued

(a) Expenditure under these votes previously charged to War Expenses Account. (b) Now absorbed in vote " Maintenance of Public Works and Services."

1 Pn Summary of Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund and Separate 1946-47. 1945-46. Accounts—continued Voted. Expended. Annual Appropriations—continued £ £ £ 118 124 128 Defence, — Vote, Navy „ Army „ Air 1,199,920 2,861,650 3,832,995 (a) (a) (a) Maintenance, — Vote, Maintenance of Public Works and Services 7,894,565 135 5,063,300 4,044,137 4,218,910 145 147 155 169 184 189 195 :201 Development of Primary and Secondary Industries, — Vote, Organization for National Development .. „ Lands and Survey „ Agriculture .. „ Scientific and Industrial Research ,, Mines ,, Transport „ Industries and Commerce „ Tourist and Health Resorts (b) 779,834 1,760,749 664,760 130,595 185,879 656,331 363,110 14,258 665,736 1,557,951 456,240 130,670 133,155 1,131,088 296,856 14,913 602,885 1,495,063 416,131 95,493 135,593 1,193,615 308,522 4,541,258 4,385,954 4,262,215 207 217 .220 240 243 ;244 Social Services, — Vote, Health „ Mental Hospitals „ Education „ War and other Pensions „ Social Security „ National Provident and Friendly Societies 3,277,791 1,065,270 7,407,045 4,867,855 18,000,000 118,553 2,898,166 922,245 6,539,621 4,395,701 7,000,000 115,849 3,031,549 940,166 6,650,695 4,199,521 7,000,000 112,459 34,736,514 21,871,582 21,934,390 Services not provided for 172,299 74,078,139 36,807,365 36,641,318 TOTAL—ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT 99,464,700 61,803,188 62,659,499 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS • :246 Earthquake and War Damage Fund 14,300 12,600 11,908 247 Electric Supply Account 6,000,000 5,016,934 4,341,199 :251 253 .255 Land for Settlements Account — Vote, Land for Settlements „ Small Farms Development „ Native Land Settlement 73,285 5,858,700 1,250,000 169,245 3,628,700 1,366,500 47,850 3,168,723 929,027 Total—Land for Settlements Account 7,181,985 5,164,445 4,145,600 .258 Main Highways Account 3,500,000 2,090,000 2,187,018

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

SUMMARY-continued

(a) Now included in votes, " Industries and Commerce " and " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (b) Now taken over by Linen Flax Corporation.

© w> 3 Pn Summary of Services chargeable on the Separate Accounts and Accounts outside the Public Account —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. | Expended. Annual Appropriations—continued £ 400,000 7,833,000 800,000 1,250,000 40,000 350,000 450,000 (a) 700,000 (b) £ 211,000 5,590,000 780,000 1,205,000 47,350 210,000 200,000 57,540 640,670 536,917 £ 308,050 5,709,995 665,264 1,187,823 11,593 171,604 212,271 59,691 390,313 403,809 261 262 264 265 266 268 270 272 273 275 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS —continued Public Works Account— Vote, Railway Construction .. .. „ Housing Construction .. „ Public Buildings ,, Education Buildings ,, Lighthouses and Harbour-works .. ,, Roads, &c. „ Soil Conservation and Rivers Control ,, Lands Miscellaneous ,, Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage „ Linen Flax Development Total —Public Works Account 11,823,000 9,478,477 9,120,413 '278 280 Social Security Fund— Vote, Administration Expenses and Emergency Benefits „ Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits .. 850,565 5,806,000 839,226 5,372,000 843,546 5,564,315 Total —Social Security Fund 6,656,565 6,211,226 6,407,861 283 State Coal-mines Account 2,907,030 2,375,452 2,603,323 289 State Forests Account 1,157,300 1,254,369 857,866 293 308 Working Railways Account— Vote, Working Railways „ Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines Total —Working Railways Account 17,070,928 1,172,000 16.465,437 1,600,000 14,652,401 888,923 18,242,928 18,065,437 15,541,324 TOTAL—SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 57,483,108 49,668,940 45,216,512 310 321 ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT Post Office Account— Vote, Post and Telegraph Working-expenses ,, Telegraph Extension 7,208,363 1,069,600 6,610,539 650,000 6,184,843 416,427 Total—Post Office Account 8,277,963 7,260,539 6,601,270 322 325 327 329 330 332 333 336 338 341 Public Trustee's Account Native Trustee's Account Government Insurance Account Public Service Superannuation Fund Account State Fire Insurance Account Government Accident Insurance Account Marketing Department—Export Division Marketing Department—Internal Marketing Division Broadcasting Account Iron and Steel Industry Account 529,194 16,744 259,185 7,750 124,539 71,570 104,060 140,025 497,940 8,651 443,528 30,876 197,034 7,030 107,470 64,570 115,150 147,315 463,440 5,816 433,169 31,011 178,567 6,793 89,857. 60,387 107,488 126,328 382,141 5,256 TOTAL—OUTSIDE ACCOUNTS 10,037,621 8,842,768 8,022,267

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS

CIVIL LIST

(a) Includes £375 paid to Sir Cyril Newall, period Ist to 18th April, 1946 (inclusive). (b) M.L.C.s £375 per annum; M.P.s £5OO per annum, together with an expenses allowance of £250 per annum from 15th December, 1944.

1946-47. 1945-46. Estimated. ; Expended. Civil List Act, 1920 (Part I )— His Excellency the Governor-General — Salary Other charges His Excellency the Administrator of the Government — Salary Other charges £ (a) 4,501 (a) 4,070 410 410 £ } 7,500 £ 7,500 9,391 7,500 7,500 Civil List Act, 1920 (Part II), and Civil List Amendment Act, 1936 (Section 6 (1))— Establishment of the General Government — Salaries Other charges 18,860 2,400 18,060 2,600 } 20,777 21,260 20,660 20,777 Civil List Act, 1920 (Part III), (Section 16), and Finance Act (No. 3), 1944 (Section 25 (1))— Legislative Council — Speaker Chairman of Committees House of Representatives— Speaker Chairman of Committees 800 500 1,000 750 800 500 1,000 750 800 500 1,000 750 Finance Act (No. 3), 1944 (Section 25 (2)) — Allowance to Chairman of Committees, House of Representatives 150 150 150 Civil List Act, 1920 (Part III), (Section 17), and Finance Act (No. 3), 1944 (Section 24) — £ Honoraria of members of the Legislative Council 12,500 Honoraria of members of the House of Representatives .. .. .. 46,500 (6) 59,000 58,800 57,003 62,200 62,000 60,203 Civil List Act, 1920 (Part IV), (Section 22), and Finance Act, (No. 2), 1945 (Section 38)— Legislative Council— Clerk House of Representatives— Clerk Clerk-Assistant 875 875 710 875 875 518 875 875 546 2,460 2,268 2,296 Civil List Act, 1920 (Part V) — For Native Purposes 7,000 7,000 4,665 TOTAL—CIVIL LIST 102,311 99,428 95,441

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES TOR THE

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—continued

DEBT SERVICES

1946-47. 1945-46. •: - Estimated. Expended. Interest— • - Interest in New Zealand currency on loans domiciled in London .. .. .. Interest on loans domiciled in Australia . . Interest on loans domiciled in New Zealand Interest on floating debt £ 6,270,563 46,960 12,241,193* ■ - 550,000 £ 8,133,773 46,960 10,632,347 680,000 £ 7,045,511 46,960" 10,794,268 697,695 Total interestC&s, shown in detail in B-l [Pt. I] .. 19,108,716 19,493,080 \ '.Less Interest suspended in terms of agreement with Imperial Government 1,609,152 1,609,152 Interest on anticipated new issues 17,499,564 - 563,400 17,883,928 591,332 Less interest on anticipated redemptions during 1946-47 18,062,964 134,800 18,475,260 222,284 Total interest payable Debt Repayment— Repayment of the Public Debt Act, 1925 .. 17,928,164 4,048,499 18,252,976 3,914,184 1-8,584,434 3,914,184 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 135 (4)) — Amount transferred to Loans Redemption Account for redemption of Securities 200,000 25,000 50,000 New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Section 62) — Stamp duty on transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock .. .. .. " .. 10,000 5,000 703 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 Revenue Account of Consolidated Fund 140,000 150,000 172,791 New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 — Charges and expenses of management of New Zealand Government Securities 75,000 75,000 74,266 TOTAL—DEBT SERVICES 22,401,663 22,422,160 22,796,378

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—continued

{a) 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 £5OO received from that club, equal to 2\ per cent, of the gross totalizator-takings during the year. £ (6) Government Railway Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. 105,000 Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 95,000 £200,000

1945-46. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE • 1Q4.fi 17 <•> Estimated. Expended. OTHER SPECIAL ACTS £ £ £ HIGHWAYS Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), (Section 24), and Motor-spirits , Taxation Act, 1927 (Sections 6-10) — Disbursements under the Acts 2,498,000 2,126,000 2,319,130 ADVANCES TO OTHER GOVERNMENTS Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2), (Section 7) •• Cr. 101,080 MISCELLANEOUS Appropriation Act, 1925 (Section 15) — Payments to Imperial War Graves Commission 12,054 . , , , Appropriation Act, 1926 (Section 15) — Travelling-expenses of His Excellency the GovernorGeneral and staff in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1920 2,528 Sank of New Zealand Act, 1945 (Section 9) — Additional dividend payable to ordinary and " D " long term mortgage shareholders 7,000 29,333 Finance Act, 1930 (Section 53 (4) ) and Finance Act (No. 2), 1931 (Section 25 (2) (b) )— Land assurance claims admitted and paid through errors in definitions of boundaries . . 3 Finance Act (No. 3), 1934 (Section 8) — Interest on income-tax paid in advance 46,700 45,000 45,583 Finance Act (No. 2), 1935 (Section 17) — Refunds to racing clubs of proportion of totalizator duty ' (a) 52,000 35,000 47,097 Finance Act, 1940 (Section 11 (1) ) — Honoraria of members of War Cabinet and War Administration 3,510 2,088 Finance Act (No. 2), 1942 (Section 3) — Additional annual subsidies to Superannuation Funds .. 200,000 200,000 (b) 200,000 Finance Act (No. 2), 1943 (Section 24) — Superannuation allowance, retired Judge of Compensation Court 333 . , 333 Finance Act (No. 2), 1943 (Section 7) — Exemption from taxation to diplomatic and other representatives .. .. ... 50 33 Finance Act (No. 2), 1944 (Section 12) — Salary of Public Service Commissioner 1,650 1,575 1,568 Salaries of Assistant Public Service Commissioners 2,700 1,275 2,052 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 the Arbitration Court 4,500 4,000 3,989

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PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—continued

(а) 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. (б) Chief Justice, £2,500 per annum ; Judges, £2,250 per annum. (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. (d) 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. (e) 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 fees above the sum of £3,000 received for licenses issued for fishing or in respect of boats, &c., in Taupo waters during the preceding year. (/) The Act provides for the payment to the Ngaitahu Trust Board of an annual sum of £lO,OOO for a period of thirty years in settlement of all claims in respect of lands in the South Island referred to in parliamentary paper G.-5, 1921, under the heading " South Island Claims—Kemp's Purchase." (g) Official postage-stamps not exceeding £3 per month may be issued to any member of Parliament and £1 per month to members of the Legislative Council. (h) The Act provides for the payment to the Taranaki Maori Trust Board of an annual'sum of £5,000 as compensation for confiscation of certain Maori lands.

UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE —ctd. 1946-47. 1945-46. other special acts —continued Estimated. Expended. MISCELLANEOUS—continued £ Judicature Act, 1908 (Sections 12-14), and Judicature £ £ Amendment Act, 1920 (Section 2) — Superannuation allowances, retired Judges of the Supreme Court (a) 2,000 2,000 2,000 Judicature Amendment Act, 1920 (Section 3) — Salaries, Judges of the Supreme Court (6) 22,750 20,250 21,193 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) 2,500 5,000 2,671 Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909 (Section 13) — Deficiencies in principal and interest on debentures. guaranteed by the Government 500 Cr. 197 Native Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 51) — Annual payment on account of Arawa District Lakes .. (d) 6,000 6,000 6,000 Native Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 54) —•. Payment of annual sum to Tuwharetoa Trust Board (e) 3,000 3,000 3,000 Ngaitahu Claim Settlement Act, 1944 (Section 2) — Annual payment in respect of settlement of claim for £300,000 (/) 10,000 10,000 10,000 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 6) — Salary of Controller and Auditor-General 1,450 1,375 1,432 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 151), and Finance Act, 1940 (Section 14) — Free issue of official postage-stamps to members of both Houses .. .. ..... (g) 3,250 3,250 2,649 Taranaki Maori Claims Settlement Act, 1944 (Section 2) — Annual payment to Taranaki Maori Trust Board (h) 5,000 5,000 5,000 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 1944-45 .. 1,650 1,500 1,667 Total —Miscellaneous 384,587 348,235 390,022 TOTAL—OTHER SPECIAL ACTS 2,882,587 2,474,235 2,608,072

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS

Minister in Charge of Legislative Departments AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Legislative Departments. Summary

1946-47 • 1945-46. Salaries. 1 Other 1 Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—LEGISLATIVE £ £ £ £ i £ Subdivision— I.—Legislative Council II.—House of Representatives III.—Law Drafting Office IV.—General Assembly Library V. —Hansard VI.—Buildings, Grounds, and Catering Department VII.—General Expenses 2,704 19,098 5,360 6,941 6,743 25,760 395 3,492 190 1,920 10,050 2,738 48,837 3,099 22,590 5,550 8,861 16,793 28,498 48,837 2,592 22,572 5,405 8,902 14,444 27,744 47,790 2,708 24,097 5,042 8,222 11,990 27,579 50,516 Gross Total 66,606 67,622 134,228 129,449 130,154 Credits-in-aid (a) 2,484 3,160 NET TOTAL 66,606 67,622 134,228 126,965 126,994 VOTE—LEGISLATIVE 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number ol oiiicers : 1946-47, 143 ; 1945-46, 152) Voted. Expended.Subdivision No. I. —Legislative Council (Number of officers : 1946-47, 5 ; 1945-46, 5) Salaries — Second Clerk Assistant Shorthand-typist ... Chief Messenger : 1 (£408), 1 (£408, 1 month) Black Rod Non-permanents Messenger and Attendant to Mr. Speaker .. Extra Messengers Extra Clerk £ 535 , 306 442 25 351 865 180 £ 264 306 408 25 351 692 176 > > £ 2,365 2,704 2,222 2,365 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." £2,080. Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

1945-46. Y OTE —LEGISLATIVE —continued 1946-47. • Subdivision No. I.—Legislative Council — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses 50 50 36 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 190 190 180 Photographic shield 25 25 Printing and stationery 80 80 112 Uniforms for messengers 50 25 15 395 370 343 Total—Subdivision No. I 3,099 2,592 2,708 Subdivision No. II—House of Representatives (Number of officers : 1946-47, 29 ; 1945-46, 32) Salaries — Second Assistant and Reader 610 603 Serjeant-at-Arms, £450 450 320 Record Clerk, £400 (7 months); £435 (5 months) 415 336 Accounts Clerk 460 448 Assistant Accounts Clerk 413 361 Bill Clerk and Indexer 400 393 Secretary to Mr. Speaker 400 360 Committee Clerk and Annotator 400 393 Committee Clerk 325 321 Chief Messenger 445 483 Assistant Chief Messenger 1 400 402 Attendant to Mr. Speaker 360 351 Messenger, Clerk's Office 355 345 Shorthand-typist 275 251 Acting Clerk-Assistant (part year) 160 N ON-PERMANENTS Doorkeepers (£320) 4,160 3,099 Messenger (detailed to Chairman of Committees and special duties) 355 351 Attendant on Mr. Speaker 355 346

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YOTE-r-LEGISLATIVE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. II—House of Representatives— continued Voted. Expended. Salaries —continued Non-permanents—continued Extra Sessional Clerks Extra Sessional Messengers Extra Committee reporting £ 1,060 7,360 100 £ 1,227 8,395 100 £ | 20,509 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowance to Speaker, House of Representatives Allowance to Clerk, House of Representatives Bonus to sessional employees Compassionate grant to officer on retirement Interpreting and translating Office expenses Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Photographic shield Printing and stationery Retaining fee, Mr. T. D. H. Hall Lodging-allowance to officer Telephone exchange, Parliament Buildings (installation of) 19,098 19,045 20,509 100 100 2,000 52 25 20 600 25 450 120 100 100 2,000 25 20 550 35 450 90 107 50 100 96 1,964 25 18 ' 558 659 80 88 3,492 3,527 3,588 Total—Subdivision No. II 22,590 22,572 24,097 Subdivision No. Ill—Law Drafting Office (Number of officers : 1946-47, 6 ; 1945-46, 7) Salaries — Law Draftsman Assistant Law Draftsmen: 1 (£1,100), 1 (£950) .. Counsel to Law Drafting Office (£1,425, 3 months) .. 1,450 2,050 1,450 1,975 356 4,869 Assistant Law Draftsmen: 1 (£800), 1 (£660) Clerk 3,500 1,460 400 3,781 1,057 377 5,360 5,215 4,869

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V OTE —LEGISLATIVE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Law Drafting Office — continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery 75 85 30 75 85 30 77 87 9 190 190 173 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 5,550 5,405 5,042 Subdivision No. IV. —General Assembly Library (Number of officers : 1946-47, 20 ; 1945-46, 20) Salaries — Chief Librarian and Controller Dominion Archives First Assistant Reference Officer, (£510, 9 months) 8 Senior Assistants : 7 (£326-£418); 1 (£400, 3 months) 2 Attendants, 1 (£375); 1 (£335, 10 months) 1 Binder 3 Junior Assistants : 1 (£151, 5 months; £180, 7 months); 1 (£190, 10 months); 1 (£240, 1 month) 850 660 (a) 386 (a) 2,803 654 390 346 840 653 2,100 356 377 468 6,182 N ON-PERMANENTS 1 Binder's Assistant 1 Temporary Assistant (part year) 1 Attendant (£320, 4 months) 1 Assistant Binder 1 Senior Attendant, (£296, 6 months) 1 Special Assistant (£548, 9 months) 1 Senior Assistant 225 130 107 390 211 126 306 . 315 148 411 393 J 6,941 6,704 6,182 (a) Reference Officer is included with Senior Assistants for three months.

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

Y OTE —LEGISLATIVE —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. IV. —General Assembly Library—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Binding books Grant to Library Fund Office expenses Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Grant to officer carrying out library researchwork overseas 435 1,250 135 25 75 435 1,250 135 25 40 313 238 1,250 88 21 131 312 1,920 2,198 2,040 Total —Subdivision No. IV 8,861 8,902 8,222 Subdivision No. V.—Hansard (Number of officers : 1946-47, 12 ; 1945-46, 17) Salaries — Chief Hansard Reporter 7 Reporters: 1 (£710), 5 (£560), 1 (£510, 4 months, £535, 8 months) Supervisor Assistant Supervisor 2 Clerks : 1 (£330); 1 (£330, 3 months) .. Junior Reporter (£448, 11.months) 710 4,037 650 455 413 688 3,966 638 443 321 400 6,615 Non-permanents Hansard typists (during session only) : 5 (£275), (part year) Extra reporting 415 63 375 63 6,743 6,894 6,615 Other Charges for and incidental to — Printing of Hansard Sessional allowance to Hansard typists 10,000 50 7,500 50 5,325 50 10,050 7,550 5,375 Total —Subdivision No. V 16,793 14,444 11,990

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

VOTE—LEGISLATIVE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI. —Buildings, Grounds, and Catering Department (Number of officers : 1946-47, 71; 1945-46, 71) Buildings— £ ' £ £ Salaries — Maintenance Officer Electrician Plumber and officer in charge of heating Furnace Attendant (Assistant), (session only) 12 Night-watchmen : (£320) Charwomen : - 1 (£221), 20 (£170) Proportion of the salaries of the Manager, Head Waiter, Clerk, and Attendants engaged on duties in connection with the maintenance and upkeep of Parliament Buildings Extra Charwomen during session Relieving Charwomen Relieving Watchmen 385 385 385 234 3,840 3,621 3,251 1,417 510 320 388 388 388 250 3,667 3,601 3,206 1,408 510 306 [ 14,176 Grounds — 14,348 1.4, i 12 14,176 Salaries — Gardeners:: 1 (£375), 1 (£334), 3 (£327) 1,690 1,629 1,500 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowance to officer attending furnaces on non-working-days Upkeep of Parliament grounds 5 100 5 160 5 153 105 165 158 Catering Department— Salaries — Manager (also Officer in Charge, Parliament Buildings): (£540, £ 11 months; £575, 1 month) .. 542 Clerk and Assistant Manager, (£430, 11 months) .. .. .. 394 2 Cashiers: 1 (£335, 10 months); 1 (£335, 3 months) .. .. 363 1,795 1,794 1,658

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

VOTE—LEGISLATIVE —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. VI —Buildings, Grounds, and Catering Department —continued Voted. Expended. Catering Department—continued £ £ £ S al arie s—continued - £ Chef .... .. .. 485 Head Waiter .. .. .. 375 Head Storemen : (£360, 9 months ; £375,3 months) .. .. 364 Senior Barman .. .. 360 Barman .. .. .. 355 Attendants (£330 to £390) .. 2,649 5,887 N ON-PERMANENTS Extra Attendants (£320 to £340) .. 4,311 Relieving Attendant .. .. 330 10,528 Less amount chargeable under subheading " Buildings " .. 3,251 Extra Attendants, Manager's staff, during session .. .. 2,445 7,277 2,445 6,868 2,370 j> 9,416 J 9,722 9,238 9,416 Other Charges for and incidental to— Linen, glassware, china, plateware, towels, &c., for use of members in Catering Department and parliamentary buildings Lodging-allowance to officer in charge Maintenance of staff during session Office expenses Printing and stationery .. • .. Sessional allowance to Catering Department's staff during session 700 33 900 150 50 800 700 900 150 50 800 430 891 154 11 843 ' 2,633 2,600 2,329 12,355 11,838 11,745 Total —Subdivision No. VI 28,498 27,744 27,579

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VOTE—LEGISLATIVE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. VII. —General Expenses Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Allowance to Police Constables in attendance " during session .. .. ■ .. Allowance to the Leader of the Opposition .. Expenses incidental to rearrangement of accommodation, public functions, obsequies, &c. .. ... Expenses of Select Committees of the House sitting during the recess Furniture — £ Purchases .. .. .. 600 Maintenance and repairs .. 300 Hire of motor-cars for Speakers of both Houses and their wives Meals to Messengers, &c., on late-sitting nights and meal allowances Miscellaneous stores: brooms, brushware, soap, cleaning-material, matches, tools, coal-buckets, shovels, &c. Office equipment for Ministers' offices Office expenses Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees Passages of— Members of both Houses— £ Steamer .. .. .. 1,400 Service car .. .. 50 Members wives 50 187 100 350 900 25 200 450 50 6,200 10 1,450 320 50 900 6,825 24,800 1,600 50 187 100 10 900 25 150 450 723 6,030 10 j> 1,770 50 900 4,500 26,000 1,600 26 187 10$ 1,145 24 200 911 672 6,707 Steamer .. .. .. 300 Service car .. .. 20 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due deceased officers Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing of Statutes, Journals, Appendices, Bills, Order Papers, Standing Orders, Statutory Regulations, &c. .. Railway passes and concessions to members and ex-members of the Legislature, families, relations, &c., cost of .. Railway sleeping-berths — £ Members .. .. .. 1,250 Members' wives .. .. 350 1,672 30 918 6,941 24,969 1,433

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

(a) Air passages for members, £4; motor hire for leader of Opposition, £ll 7s. 7d.: total, £l5 7s. 7d. (b) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £2,080.

VOTE —LEGISLATIVE —continued 1946-47. Subdivision No. VII —General Expenses— continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ 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 400 400 m 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, and provision of telephones in Parliament Buildings during the session 1,400 1,150 1,475 Travelling-allowances and expenses of— Members travelling to and £ returning from Parliament .. 400 Speakers of both Houses during recess .. .. .. 20 Clerks of both Houses .. 200 Staff and messengers (including late-sitting nights) .. .. 220 840 840 659 Uniforms for messengers and nightwatchmen 200 400 473 Contingencies 30 45 (a) 15 Total —Subdivision No. VII 48,837 47,790 50,516 Gross Total 134,228 129,449 130,154 Credits-in-aid @) 2,484 3,160 NET TOTAL 134,228 126,965 126,994

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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT

Prime Minister AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Prime Minister's Department. Summary

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT Subdivision — I—Administration II—National Film and Publicity Studios .. £ 33,759 30,160 £ 27,910 54,900 £ 61,669 85,060 £ 37,262 £ 41,500 Gross Total 63,919 82,810 146,729 37,262 41,500 Credits-in-aid •• (a) 250 154 NET TOTAL 63,919 82,810 146,729 37,012 41,346 VOTE—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 159; 1945-46, 51) 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Administration £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,350 (Permanent Head), also Secretary of External Affairs 1 at £1,175 (Secretary to War Cabinet) Allowance to officer acting as Permanent Head Clerical Division 1,350 1,275 1,175 75 > 21,630 1 at £1,100 (Special Assistant) 1 at £1,050 (Assistant Secretary) 1,100 1,050 1,075 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." £15,100. Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,

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(a) Twenty-two of staff formerly included in War Expenses Account (Civil). (b) Mails carried by Service aircraft free of charge during previous years. (c) Number ofofficers, 27. Travelling-allowances, £lOB ; travelling-expenses, £577 ; oar hire, £9. (d) Previously included in vote "Tourist and Publicity."

VOTE—PRIME MINISTER'S 1946-47. 1945-46. DEPARTMENT—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No: I—Administration—contd. S alarie s—continued £ £ £ Other Salaries 84 (£100 to £1,000) (a) 30,259 17,602 J : r 33,759 21,202 21,630 Other Charges for and incidental to — Air mails, cost of carriage.! Office expenses Office fittings, furniture, and. requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) Printing and stationery Printing of information material, expenses in connection with Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers (6) 7,500 3,000 850 650 12,000 1,500 2,000 400 10 2,400 250 200 12,000 1,000 ' 150 10 50 2,992 294 376 13,617 1,897 '(c) 694 27,910 . 16,060 19,870 Total—Subdivision No. I 61,669 37,262 41,500 Subdivision No. II —National Film and Publicity Studios (d) Salaries — Other Salaries 73 (£95-£l,000) 30,160 Other Charges for and incidental to — BuildingsAlterations and additions to Maintenance and repairs of Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of Purchase of .. Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 10,500 1,000 1,500 2,500 900 800 650 600

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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Previously included in vote, " Tourist and Publicity." (b) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £15,100.

VOTE— PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. II—National Film and Voted. Expended. Publicity Studios—continued Other Charges fob and incidental to — continued — Plant and equipment— Maintenance of Purchase of .. Printing and stationery Production expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies £ 250 15,900 300 17,500 2,400 100 £ £ 54,900 •• Total —Subdivision No. II (a) 85,060 Gross Total 146,729 37,262 41,500 Credits-in-aid (&) 250 154 NET TOTAL 146,729 37,012 41,346

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Minister of External Affairs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of External Affairs. Summary

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended, VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS £ £ £ £ £ Gkoss Total 141,351 289,936 431,287 229,006 230,300 Credits-in-aid (a) 19,910 21,630 NET TOTAL 141,351 289,936 431,287 209,096 208,670 VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 1946-47. 1945-46. 218; Voted. Expended. 1945-46, 214) Salaries — Secretary (also Permanent Head, Prime Minister's Department, £1,350)*.. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — International Red Cross Committee: New Zealand's contribution to funds League of Nations — New Zealand's proportion of secretariat expenses (final contribution) New Zealand representation at International Conferences : travelling and other expenses of delegations United Nations Association of New Zealand : grant United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization : second annual contribution ( .. 2,500 22,184 15,150 350 13,363 20,638 20,414 *See under vote, "Prime Minister's Department." (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £18,850.

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued

1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd United Nations Organization : New Zealand's proportion of secretariat expensesWorking Capital Fund First annual contribution United Nations War Crimes Commission: New Zealand's proportion of expenses £ 77,226 66,415 633 £ £ 197,821 20,638 20,414 New Zealand Legation, Washington (Number of officers : 1946-47, 22 ; 1945-46, 22) Salaries— Minister Counsellor (£1,250, 6 months) First Secretary .. .. ... Arrears (30/6/44 to 31/3/45) at £75 per annum 2,000 625 1,075 2,000 1,075 57 26,302 Other Salaries 19 (£179 to £1,000) Location allowances 12,146 12,959 11,500 12,184 28,805 26,816 26,302 Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep of office, residence, and grounds Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of Purchase of .. Office equipment and furnishings for official residence Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls .. (a) Includes charges for air-mails previously 1,100 200 460 300 1,000 (a) 12,000 carried free 1 1,500 300 500 850 50 4,850 ay Service aircra 1,107 274 469 792 5,816 ft.

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VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. New Zealand Legation, Washington —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd Printing and stationery 800 950 362 Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 2,000 3,900 1,438 Subscriptions to various societies and associations 25 25 17 Travelling allowances and expenses 2,500 2,500 1,476 Travelling and other expenses on appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. 1,200 1,535 1,863 Contingencies 200 200 (a) 119 21,785 17,160 13,733 50,590 43,976 40,035 High Commissioner's Office, London i I (Number of officers : 1946-47, 164; 1945-46, 168) Salaries— High Commissioner 2,000 2,000 Official Secretary 1,130 1,130 Arears (30/6/44 to 31/3/45) at £75 per annum 57 Assistant Secretary and Finance Officer 1,025 1,025 Arrears (30/6/44 to 31/3/45) at £75 per annum 57 79,111 Other Salaries 161 (£78 to £1,000) 58,047 53,780 Consulting Engineer : honorarium.. 400 400 Medical Adviser : honorarium 50 50 Location allowances 16,871 16,374 79,523 74,873 79,111 (a) Official wreath, £3 2s. 2d.; transportation charg res, £115 16s. 2d. : total, £118 18s. 4d.

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Includes charges for air-mails previously carried free by Service aircraft. (b) Provision for expenses of staff on transfer, &c. (c) Official wreaths, £23 2s. 6d. ; transportation charges, £lO 135.; Christmas boxes, £7 Is. 3d.; translations, £1 2s. 2d. : total, £4l 18s. lid.

VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. High Commissioner's Office, London—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Motor-vehicles, maintenance of (part recoverable) 425 425 386 National Insurance Act, 1911, in respect of clerks employed in the High Commissioner's Office, contributions due under 400 400 374 Office expenses 2,235 2,235 2,430 Office fittings and requisites 500 500 406 Official entertainment, grants for 800 350 449 Overtime and meal allowances 250 250 230 Postages, telegrams, &c. (part recoverable) .. (a) 13,250 5,750 6,130 Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. 1,850 1,750 1,955 Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 500 300 460 Rent, rates, taxes, insurance, repairs, alterations, &c. (part recoverable) — Office premises 13,950 12,950 11,966 High Commissioner's residence 300 300 307 Subscriptions to various societies and associations 100 50 133 Travelling allowances and expenses 800 800 899 Travelling and other expenses on appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. (6) 2,000 Contingencies 50 25 "(c) 42 Air-raid precautions and war damage (part recoverable) 500 312 Grant to High Commissioner of balance due for passage to England 188 188 37,410 26,773 26,667 116,933 101,646 105,778 High Commissioner''s Office, Ottawa (Number of officers : 1946-47, 11 : 1945-46, 9) Salaries— High Commissioner 1,500 1,500 Other Salaries y 9,154 10 (£150 to £1,000) 4,577 3,594 Location allowances 3,025 3,025 - 9,102 8,119 9,154

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Overexpenditure due to accounts paid in previous financial year not coming to charge in New Zealand until 1945-46 financial year. 4jb) Official wreaths, £l4 10s. 9d.

VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. High Commissioner's Office, Ottawa —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep of office, residence, and grounds Maintenance of motor-vehicles Office equipment and furnishings for official residence .. \ .. Office expenses Official entertainment, grants for .. Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls Printing and stationery Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications Subscriptions to various societies and associations Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling and other expenses on appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. •Contingencies Overtime and meal allowances Rental of temporary residence of High Commissioner.. 1,250 300 400 400 800 2,500 150 200 5 1,000 500 25 7,450 . 200 4,600 200 800 1,500 125 300 5 1,000 50 25 25 74 (a) 10,761 267 4,527 319 673 1,449 154 157 3 1,600 311 (b)15 74 7,530 16,354 20,310 16,632 24,473 29,464 High Commissioner's Office, Canberra (Number of officers : 1946-47, 7 ; 1945-46, 7) Salaries — High Commissioner 1,500 1,500 Other Salaries 6 (£260 to £1,000) Location allowances 2,560 1,700 2,588 1,700 5,690 5,760 5,788 5,690

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Official wreaths, £l3 15s. 6d. ; transportation charges, £45 15s. : total, £59 10s. 6d. (b) This is a joint service maintained by the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Governments for translating and preparing digests of Russian newspapers, periodicals, books, &c. Payments are made annually, and New Zealand'sproportion, one-seventh of the total expenses for the year ended 30th June, 1946, is £1,600.

VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1Q4n-4fi 1946-47. High Commissioner's Office, Canberra—continued Voted, Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep £ £ £ of office, residence, and grounds 150 150 67 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of 300 200 141 Office equipment and furnishings for official residence 200 250 169 Office expenses 150 200 54 Official entertainment, grants for .. 800 800 495 Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls .. .. 800 800 582 Printing and stationery 100 100 44 Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 200 150 212 Rental of office and official residence 50 50 32' Subscriptions to various societies and associations 10 10 Travelling allowances and expenses 800 800 849' Travelling and other expenses on appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. 50 50 . „ Contingencies 50 25 (a) 60 Overtime and meal allowances 10 3,660 3,595 2,705 New Zealand Legation, Moscow 9,420 9,383 8,395 (Number of officers : 1946-4.7, 13 ; 1945-46, 8) Salaries — Minister 1,500 1,500 j Other Salaries y 19,662 1 12 (£160 to £1,000) 4,864 • 3,765 Location allowances 10,734 12,995 J 17,098 18,260 19,662 ■ flTTTT?!? llTT APPPG "PAT? A ATTi T\TnT"nU'"\TT A T rrA Vy 1 ±liL±\j vnAKbrJlib JJU1\ AJNJJ llNl/lUJiiN 1AL 1 (J British-American Co-operative Press Service : / New Zealand's proportion of expenses (b) 1,600 2,000 360' Foodstuffs and other commodities (part recoverable) .. 500 200 10

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued

{a) Amount provided is for furniture, fittings, and telephone installations in offices; also furniture and furnishings for residences of Minister and two secretaries. {b) Not expended as premises not available during 1945-46 financial year. <c) Transportation expenses, £4O lis. 2d. •(d) Salary provided in vote " Customs."

YOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. New Zealand Legation, Moscow —continued Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep of office, residences, and grounds Motor-vehicles, maintenance of 'Office equipment and furnishings for official residences >Office expenses •Official entertainment, grants for Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls •Printing and stationery Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications Rental of office and official residences :Subscriptions to various societies and associations 'Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling and other expenses on appointment transfer, furlough, &c. Contingencies 410 200 (a) 10,650 1,500 800 1,500 100 200 1,610 10 1,000 1,000 50 200 200 2,700 920 1,000 1,700 100 200 650 10 300 400 50 43 277 103 1,392 555 1,823 14 163 (6) 306 1,465 (c) 41 21,130 10,630 6,552 38,228 28,890 26,214 New Zealand Consulate, New York (Number of officers 1946-47, 1 ; 1945-46, 0) Salaries— Other Salaries 1 (£597) Location allowance of Consul (also Official Representative, Customs Department) .. 597 (d) 466 1,063

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. New Zealand Consulate, New York —continued Other Charges for and incidental to — £ 1 £ £ General expenses, including rent 600 1,663 Gross Total 431,287 229,006 230,300' Credits-in-aid (a) 19,910 21,630 NET TOTAL 431,287 209,096 208,670 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." £18,850. Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Minister of Finance AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingences, and Expenses of the Treasury Department. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £16,500. In the financial year 1945-46 expenditure under Subdivision IY, " War Assets Realization Board," was recovered from the War Expenses Account and treated as credits-in-aid. No recovery will be made this financial year. 2

1946-47 • 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—TREASURY £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Salaries 59,401 59,401 55,575 55,068 II—Government Actuary''s Branch 6,925 ' 6,925 6,600 6,477 III—Miscellaneous Services 43,279 43,279 39,208 36,542 IV—War Assets Realization Board 53,000 17,596 70,596 51,216 48,455 Gross Total 119,326 60,875 180,201 152,599 146,542 Credits-ik-aib (a) 77,021 72,755 NET TOTAL 119,326 60,875 180,201 75,578 73,787 VOTE — TREASURY 1 (Ufi_4.7 1945-46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 322 ; Voted. Expended. oit) Subdivision No. I —Salaries (Number of officers : 1946-47, 168 1945-46, 191) £ £ £ \ Salaries — Administrative Division *1 at £1,850 (Secretary, Receiver-General, Paymaster-General, also Financial adviser) * Also Chairman, Local Government Loans Board, am 1,850 i Deputy Cha 1,725 irman, Stores Cc >H itrol Board.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT—continued

VOTE —TREASURY —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Salaries —continued Voted. Expended. Salarie s—continued Administrative Division —ctd. 1 at £1,400 (Assistant Secretary) .. Allowance: £300 per annum (4 months) £ 1,400 100 £ 1,500 1,217 £ 1,325 1,075 £ 1 at £1,150 (Second Assistant Secretary) Allowance: £200 per annum (4 months) £ 1,150 67 Non-permanent *1 at £2,000 (Technical Adviser) 4,567 4,125 55,068 1,500 1,475 Clerical Division 1 at £1,050 (Finance Officer and Accountant) Allowance: £100 per annum (4 months) £ 1,050 34 1,084 975 Other Salaries 163 (£95 to £1,000) 52,250 49,000 Total—Subdivision No. I 59,401 55,575 55,068 Subdivision No. 11 —Government Actuary's Branch (Number of officers : 1946-47,14 ; 1945-46,16) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,250 (Government Actuary) 1,250 1,225 1 1 Other Salaries 13 (£130 to £1,000) 5,675 5,375 6,477 Total—Subdivision No. 11 (a) 6,925 6,600 6,477 * Also Commissioner of Works (see vote " division I, page 135). (a) Recoverable. : Main ten; mce of Put lie Works and Services, Sub-

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(a) Expenditure greater than anticipated. (b) Only a few small payments now to be made—all major claims have been met. (c) This expenditure was previously charged against various items in Subdivision 111. It has now been consolidated in one item for accounting convenience. (<d)" Mechanical equipment ordered and provided for in 1945-46 did not come to charge in that financial year. Further mechanical equipment and office furniture is on order and is provided for this year. (e) Part of this expenditure is now provided for under item " Expenses of Public Service Superannuation Office." (/) Expenditure less than anticipated. (g) Increase due to replenishing of stocks and additional printing required. 2*

1945-46. Y OTE —TREASURY —continued 1946-47. Voted. | Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Miscellaneous Services 4? i? £ Charges for and incidental to — x> X X Advances to Public Trustee for disbursements on account of Land Settlement Finance - ' Associations for protection of securities .. 10 10 Bank exchange, discount, and commission (part recoverable) 2,500 2,500 (a) 3,980 Cables (part recoverable) 1,250 1,500 1,121 Contribution to National Provident Fund .. 134 Earthquake damage : grants to local bodies and miscellaneous expenditure (6) 100 4,000 3,870 Expenses in connection with administration of frost, flood, earthquake, and fire relief, and miscellaneous loans, &c. 10 50 1 Expenses of — Government Actuary's Office (part recoverable) (c) 1,000 Public Service Superannuation Office (recoverable) (c) 3,000 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 2,500 100 225 Local Government Loans Board: fees, travelling allowances and expenses of members 230 130 175 Office expenses (part recoverable) 850 800 841 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites (d) 9,000 7,000 (d) 2,018 Overtime and meal allowances (part recoverable) 1,650 1,750 2,411 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) (e) 11,000 14,000 (/) 12,421 Printing and stationery (g) 8,000 4,850 (g)- 6,910 Refund of unclaimed moneys — Section 30, Public Revenues Act, 19*26 50 50 Section 96, Public Revenues Act, 1926 50 50 Unclaimed dividends, New Zealand Government securities 75 75 47 Miscellaneous 350 400 292

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Part of this expenditure is now provided for under item " Expenses of Government Actuary's Office." (б) Number of officers, 23. Travelling-allowances, £478 ; travelling-expenses, £212. (c) Reimbursement in respect of Reserve Bank notes aecidently burnt, £7 ss. (d) Increase in number of officers and expenditure is due to the expansion of the Board's operations. (e) Provision required for operating-expenses of two additional cars. (/) Expenditure authorized not brought to charge 1945-46 and purchase of one additional car for the Board's officers. (g) Certain expenditure not brought to charge in 1945-46. (A) Expenditure higher than anticipated. (i) Overexpenditure due to staff shortage.

1945-46. VOTE—TREASURY —continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Rent of offices (a) 800 1,275 1,356 Travelling-allowances, &c., and transfer expenses 700 400 (6) 690 Contingencies 20 20 (c)7 Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer 56 57 Ex gratia payment to Mrs. I. Ward in respect of bank-notes partially destroyed 40 40 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due < to deceased officer 52 48 Public Service Superannuation Board: expenses incidental to election of members (recoverable) .. 100 26 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 43,279 39,208 36,542 Subdiv. No. IV —War Assets Realization Board (Number of officers: 1946-47,140; 1945-46,107) Other Salaries— 140 (£140 to £1,000) (d) 53,000 35,000 34,671 Other Charges for and incidental to — Expenses of Board members 50 100 95 Motor-vehicles— Maintenance and repairs of (e) 1,650 1,300 1,320 Purchase of .. (/) 3,426 2,800 (/) 159 Office expenses 450 550 (9) 151 Office fittings and requisites— Purchases 1,280 2,100 2,123 Maintenance 500 750 (h) 980 Overtime and meal allowances 3,000 3,400 (i) 3,960

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{a) Increase due to expansion, of the Board's operations. (b) Expenditure higher than anticipated. (c) Number of officers, 33. Travelling-allowances, £458 ; travelling-expenses, £lO ; boat, train, bus, and tram fares, £246 ; motor-vehicle hire, £4l; mileage allowance, £l3 ; relieving-allowances, £284. {d) Contingencies : exchange on dishonoured cheques, £4 lis.; poundage on money-orders, 18s. lid.: total, £5 9s. lid. (e) Now included in Public Account as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £16,500. In the financial year 1945-46 expenditure under Subdivision IV, " War Assets Realization Board," was recovered from the War Expenses Account and treated as credits-in-aid. No recovery will be made this financial year.

VOTE —TREASURY—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdiv. No. IV. —War Assets Realization Board —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rent Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies .. .. .. (a) 3,360 (a) 1,800 580 50 (a) 1,400 50 2,000 1,200 666 100 1,200 50 (b) 2,528 1,312 80 18 (c) 1,052 (d) 6 17,596 16,216 13,784 Total —Subdivision No. IV 70,596 51,216 48,455 Gross Total 180,201 152,599 146,542 Credits-in-aid (e) 77,021 72,755 NET TOTAL 180,201 75,578 73,787 ■

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ECONOMIC STABILIZATION COMMISSION

Minister in Charge of Stabilization AN ESTIMATE of the sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Economic Stabilization Commission and the Economic Information Service, and miscellaneous subsidies. Summary

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—STABILIZATION Subdivision— I—Economic Stabilization Commission II—Economic Information Service III—Subsidies £ 10,845 4,827 £ 2,026 21,549 13,750,000 £ 12,871 26,376 13,750,000 £ £ TOTAL .. 15,672 13,773,575 13,789,247 1 I VOTE—STABILIZATION 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 37) Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Economic Stabilization Commission (Number of officers : 1946-47, 25) £ £ £ Salaries— Non-permanent 1 at £1,150 (Director) 1,150 Other Salaries 24 (£115 to £1,000) .. .. " 9,695 10,845

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(a) For stabilization and price control, Food and Rationing Controller, Internal Marketing Division, and electricity conservation. (b) Consumer News monthly publication and distribution, and " Consumer Time" weekly radio programme, £2,550; also special householder issue of Consumer News for food-saving campaign, £1,500.

Y OTE—STABILIZATION—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I —Economic Stabilization Commission—continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Retaining fees Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies £ 65 150 50 500 130 351 750 30 £ £ 2,026 Total —Subdivision No. I 12,871 Subdivision No. 11—Economic Information Service (Number of officers, 1946-47, 12) Salaries— Other Salaries 12 (£141 to £1,000) 4,827 Charges for and incidental to — Advertising (press, radio, screen, &c.) Consumer services Newspapers and publications Office expenses Office fittings, furniture, and requisites Overtime and meal allowance Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies (a) 16,835 (b) 4,050 105 20 85 20 244 80 100 10 21,549 •• Total—Subdivision No. 11 26,376 ••

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ECONOMIC STABILIZATION COMMISSION—continued

VOTE—STABILIZATION—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. Ill —Subsidies Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — Subsidies in respect of — Shipping, transport, and incidental Coal production and distribution Primary production,* including timberproduction (part recoverable) Essential foodstuffs and clotting (part recoverable) Subsidy on wheat to maintain price of bread and economic return to growers Miscellaneous subsidies .. .. « .. £ 500,000 1,423,000 5,333,000 4,008,000 1,750,000 736,000 £ £ Total —Subdivision No. Ill 13,750,000 TOTAL 13,789,247

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT

Minister of Customs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Customs Department. Summary

{a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £34,000. (b) Increase in staff due to return of officers from military service. Strength of Department at Ist September, 1939, 542.

1946-47 . 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—CUSTOMS £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Customs Offices and Services II—Customs : Miscellaneous Services 211,847 31,575 6,973 243,422 6,973 209,002 7,064 200,387 6,391 Gross Total 211,847 38,548 250,395 216,066 206,778 CrEDITS-IN-ATD *v (a) 22,507 30,471 NET TOTAL 211,847 j 38,548 250,395 193,559 176,307 VOTE—CUSTOMS 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, (b) 516; Voted. Expended. iy45-4(j, 477) Subdivision No. I—Customs Offices and Services £ £ £ Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,450 (Comptroller) 1 at £1,200 (Assistant Comptroller) 1,450 1,200 1,425 1,175

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Increase due to return of officers from military service and to improved salary scales. (b) Includes two years' contribution to International Refugees Committee, £730. (c) Increase for provision of new furniture to replace deteriorated equipment and for returning staff. (d) Expenditure under this heading previously provided for in item " Office fittings and requisites." Increase for removal to new premises at Blenheim, New Plymouth, and Napier. (e) Proportion of expenditure now provided for in estimates of Department of External Affairs. (/) Increased use of stationery, &c., due to increased staff and return of conditions to normal. (g) Some anticipated transfers did not eventuate during 1945-46 financial year. {h) Number of officers, 62. Travelling-allowances, £846 ; fares and sundry travelling-expenses, £733 ; taxi and motor hire, £54 ; mileage allowance, £164.

VOTE —CUSTOMS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No A—Customs Offices and Services — continued Voted. Expended. Salaries —continued Other Salaries 514 (£125 to £1,000) Location allowances £ (a) 207,440 1,757 £ 173,595 1,757 £ I Y 174,561 J 211,847 177,952 174,561 Other Charges for and incidental to — Immigration Restriction Act: administrative expenses (part recoverable) Launch hire Office expenses Office equipment (furniture, machines, and appliances) Office fixtures, alterations and transfers to new premises Official Representative, London : travelling and general expenses Official Representative, New York : travelling and general expenses Overtime " and meal allowances (part recoverable) Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rent of offices Rewards in connection with the protection of the revenue and the detection of offences against the Customs Acts or the Immigration Restriction Acts Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Uniforms for officers Contingencies (6)' 1,000 250 , 1,500 (c) 1,250 (d) 750 350 (e) 600 11,000 6,000 (/) 2,500 1,750 750 1,500 1,900 450 25 450 250 1,550 525 350 1,200 13,000 6,000 1,750 1,600 750 1,500 1,650 450 25 150 211 1,265 220 76 956 11,271 4,889 1,813 1,469 760 (9)586 (h) 1,797 363 31,575 31,050 25,826 Total—Subdivision No. I 243,422 209,002 200,387

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Increased exports to the islands. (b) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £34,000.

1946-47. 1945-4®. VOTE—CUSTOMS—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II—Customs : Miscellaneous Services £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Customs Building, Wellington 500 500 459 Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments of an amount equivalent to the Customs duties, petrol and tire-tax collected in New Zealand on goods afterwards shipped to ..those islands {a) 5,883 4,185 4,185 Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement 350 700 163 Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave 180 due to deceased officers 150 200 Refund of duty and sales tax on chairs for invalids, and clothing, apparatus, and other articles for persons in poor circumstances 50 44 who cannot pay the duty 50 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 20 be approved 'by the Minister 20 Refund of duty and sales tax on wigs 20 50 Compassionate grants to widows and 911 dependants of deceased officers 910 Refund of deposit under the Immigration Restriction Acts which had previously been forfeited 400 400 Refund of part value of confiscated banknotes 49 49 Total —Subdivision No. II 6,973 7,064 6,391 Gross Total 250,395 216,066 206,778 Credits-in-aid (b) 22,507 30,471 NET TOTAL 250,395 193,559 176,307

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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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Land and Income Tax Department. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £2,000. Recovery from Social Security Fund of cost of collecting social-security tax now abolished. (b) Additional expenditure due to decentralization of Department. <(c) Underexpenditure due to partial completion only during the year of the decentralization scheme.

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—LAND AND INCOME TAX Gross Total Cbedits-in-aid NET TOTAL £ 329,665 £ 222,225 £ 551,890 (a) £ 523,033 134,200 £ 463,863 135,637 329,665 222,225 551,890 388,833 328,226 VOTE—LAND AND INCOME TAX (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 1,083 ; 1945-46, 990) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,350 (Commissioner) 1 at £1,100 (Deputy-Commissioner) Other Salaries 1,081 (£100 to £1,000) Temporary assistance Other Charges for and incidental to — Bank exchange, discount, and commission .. Compassionate grants to widows of-deceased officers Decentralization : expenses incidental thereto Expenses of Excess Profits Committee 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 1,350 1,100 327,115 100 £ 1,325 1,075 280,290 100 £ - 285,565 > (6)329,665 282,790 285,565 75 100 80,000 1,100 75 100 96,000 750 65 (c) 48,490 1,059

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LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Underexpenditure due to partial completion only during the year of the decentralization scheme. (b) Overexpenditure due to more prompt fulfilment of orders and rendering of accounts during the year. Increase in estimate due to need to replenish stocks depleted during war period. (c) Number of Inspectors, 35; Travelling allowances and expenses, £2,445 ; mileage-allowances, £205. (d) Sundries, 12s. 6d. (e) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £2,000. Recovery from Social Security Fund of cost of collecting social-security tax now abolished.

VOTE—LAND AND INCOME TAX— 1945-46. continued 1946-47. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. j Expended. continued Office equipment (furniture, fittings, and £ £ £ machines) 1,500 500 565 Office expenses 15,500 11,000 (a) 7,236 Overtime and meal allowances 20,000 30,000 (a) 20,780 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due 17 to deceased officers 200 200 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Depart45,375 ment 43,500 43,500 Printing and stationery (6) 30,200 16,000 (6) 18,019 Printing social security stamps 600 900 560 Refunds of revenue (received erroneously) 25 under special circumstances 100 100 Refunds of unclaimed moneys (Unclaimed Moneys Act, 1908, and Finance Act, 1932, 334 Part IV) .. 1,000 1,000 Rent and rates 15,000 13,000 (a) 9,530 Services rendered by Valuation Department: 8,422 valuation of land for tax purposes 10,000 8,950 Transfer and removal expenses 300 100 170 Travelling allowances and expenses 3,000 3,000 (c) 2,650 Contingencies 50 50 {d) 1 Compounded claim to adjustment under 15,000 15,000 section 20, Finance Act, 1938 Refund of incpme-tax in respect of a claim by the trustees of a deceased estate 18 : ' * 222,225 240,243 178,298 Gross Total 551,890 523,033 463,863 Credits-in-aid M 134,200 135,637 NET TOTAL 551,890 388,833 328,226

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT

Minister of Stamp Duties AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Stamp Duties Department. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Account as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £3OO. (b) Removals not yet completed.

1946—47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—STAMP DUTIES £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I-—Stamp Duties 53,875 18,183 72,058 109,616 108,400 II—Land and Deeds Registry 56,445 26,475 82,920 69,295 70,759 Gkoss Total 110,320 44,658 154,978 178,911 179,159 Credits-in-aid (a) 800 1,194 NET TOTAL 110,320 44,658 154,978 178,111 177,965 VOTE—STAMP DUTIES 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 274; 1945-46, 235) I Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—-Stamp Duties £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1946-47, 140 ; 1945-46, 114) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,250 (Commissioner of Stamp Duties and Secretary for Lands and Deeds) 1,250 1,225 1 Other Salaries 139 (£115 to £1,000) 52,625 39,413 I f J 42,389 53,875 | 40,638 42,389 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bondholders Incorporation Commission, expenses of (recoverable) Expenses of removal of offices and alterations and renovations incidental" thereto 25 (b) 850 50 800 13 (b) 330

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Urgent replacements and additions. (б) Balance not cleared prior to 31st March, 1946. (c) Cost of new dies and installation of new machine. (d) Transfers due to retirement of officers. (e) Number of officers, 9. Travelling-allowances, £32 ; travelling-expenses, £65. (/) Exchange on cheques, 25.; refund of mortgage fees, 65.: total, Bs.

VOTE—STAMP DUTIES —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Stamp Duties —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Interest on succession duty overpaid 200 200 67 Office equipment, fittings, and requisites, &c. (a) 850 470 276 Office expenses 1,750 1,450 1,502 Overtime and meal allowances 2,500 2,500 2,510 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 2,125 2,125 2,047 Printing and stationery 1,500 1,250 1,357 Refund of amusements-tax 5 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 Eefund of stamp duty on declaration of trust 18 Remission of interest on death duties on soldiers' estates 100 100 90 Rent of offices (6) 4,750 3,456 2,160 Stamp-production (printing) 2,000 2,000 1,649 Stamping machinery (c) 550 20 33 Transfer and removal expenses .. » {d) 500 50 270 Travelling expenses and allowances 200 125 (e) 97 Valuation fees 250 300 82 Contingencies 5 5 (/) 1 Ex gratia payment to Mr. B. L. M. Bell, Stamp Duties Department, Auckland 19 19 Grant of equivalent to death duties paid on estate of Ida Miles, deceased 25 25 Grant of equivalent to part of succession duty paid on estate of Samuel Gorman, deceased .. .. 12,450 12,450 Grant of equivalent to duty paid in England, on estate of Anne Marriott Thomson, deceased 88 88 Payment of fee and expenses in connection with investigation of methods of share valuations 62 62 Refunds of conveyance duty 4 4 Refund of duty on deed of revocation of power of attorney 1 1 Refunds of estate and succession duty 805 ; 805

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Claims outstanding at 31st March, 1946. (b) Recovered, £255. (c) Some rent outstanding at 31st March, 1946. (d) Number of officers, 6. Travelling-allowances, £l2 ; travelling-expenses, £25. (e) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £3OO.

\ VOTE—STAMP DUTIES—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Stamp Duties—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Refunds of racing revenue, patriotic race meetings .. .. £ £ 40,618 £ 40,073 18,183 68,978 66,011 Total—Subdivision No. I 72,058 109,616 108,400 Subdivision No. II —Land and Deeds Registry (Number of officers : 1946-47,134 ; 1945-46, 121) Salaries — Other Salaries 134 (£100 to £1,000) * .. 56,445 46,985 47,949 Other Charges for and incidental to — Department of Lands and Survey : Draughtsmen's work performed Fireproof fittings, shelving, &c. Office equipment, fittings, and requisites, &». Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rent Transfer and removal expenses Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies 15,000 950 400 1,270 500 500 1,000 6,250 500 100 5 13,500 425 185 995 350 475 500 5,550 300 25 5 14,079 (a) 265 1,103 (b) 811 480 830 (c) 4,864 341 (d) 37 - 26,475 22,310 22,810 Total —Subdivision No. II 82,920 69,295 70,759 Gross Total 154,978 178,911 179,159 Credits-in-aid (e) 800 1,194 NET TOTAL 154,978 178,1H 177,965

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AUDIT DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Audit Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Audit Department. Summary

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—AUDIT TOTAL .. £ 94,878 £ 12,090 £ 106,968 £ 90,191 £ 90,977 YOTE—AUDIT (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 231 ; 1945-46, 178) (a) Salaries — Clerical Division 1 (£1,050) (Deputy Controller and AuditorGeneral) Other Salaries 230 (£100 to £1,000) Location allowances Other Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement Office expenses Office furnishings, repairs, and alterations .. Overtime and meal allowances Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers (a) Increase due to members of the staff returning tc the war. 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 1,050 92,199 1,629 £ 1,000 75,126 1,355 £ > 79,164 94,878 77,481 79,164 10 10 350 500 2,000 10 ) the Depart) 10 10 170 200 3,750 10 nent since the 63 321 169 2,445 133 termination of

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AUDIT DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Number of officers, 63. Travelling-allowances, £4,473 ; travelling-expenses, £1,123. (b) Sundries, £l.

1945-46. Y OTE—AUDIT—continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 550 550 564 Printing and stationery 250 250 255 Eent 1,100 1,000' 1,102 Transfer and removal expenses 600 500 81 Transfer expenses of officers to and from overseas branches 900 250 620 Travelling allowances and expenses 5,800 5,800 {a) 5,596 Contingencies 10 10 (b)l Expenses of officer travelling overseas 200 463 12,090 12,710 11,813 TOTAL .. 106,968 90,191 1 90,977

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Public Service Commissioner's Office. Summary

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. YOTE—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE Okoss Total Ckedits-in-aid NET TOTAL £ 26,200 £ 11,310 £ 37,510 (a) £ 31,975 1,600 £ 29,336 2,146 26,200 11,310 37,510 30,375 27,190 VOTE—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 85; 1945-46, 68) Salaries— Other Salaries 85 (£95 to £1,000) Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising vacancies in the Public Service .. Appeal Board expenses — Allowance to members (2) Expenses connected with appeals : travel-ling-expenses, stationery, postage, &c. .. Examinations (recoverable) Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances i. Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Department; £1,500. 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 26,200 £ 25,000 £ 21,190 800 200 300 250 250 500 900 550 il Receipts." 200 200 100 200 145 300 1,200 500 Anticipated rei 803 200 157 283 197 382 1,407 553 jeipts, 1946-47,

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—continued

{a) The increase in this item is due to the proposed extension in courses and classes conducted for the benefit 'of ex-service personnel. Certain expenditure under this item has previously been met by the Rehabilitation Department. (6) Number of officers, 15. Travelling-allowances, £241 ; travelling-expenses, £18; boat, train, and motor fares, £2OB. (c) £2 2s. for medical services (recovered); sundries, 17s. Bd. : total, £2 19s. Bd. (d) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £1,500.

VOTE—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Printing and stationery Public Service Rehabilitation and Staff Training Scheme, expenses of .. Rent Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies £ 500 (a) 3,635 2,800 600 25 £ 400 500 2,605 600 25 £ 561 323 2,810 (b) 467 (c)3 11,310 6,975 8,146 Gross Total 37,510 31,975 29,336 Credits-in-aid (<Z) 1,600 2,146 NET TOTAL 37,510 30,375 27,190

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS *

Minister of Internal Affairs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of Internal Affairs. Summary

1946-47 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Head Office II—Ministers' Secretaries III—Messengers and Office-cleaners IV—Explosives Branch V—Miscellaneous Services 82,296 21,325 248,092 5,123 31,635 136,486 50 12,385 3,828 534,555 218,782 21,375 260,477 8,951 566,190 153,747 19,390 250,225 8,754 373,228 161,811 20,301 255,271 8,713 384,316 Gross Total 388,471 687,304 1,075,775 805,344 830,412 Credits-in-aid (a) 159,904 180,525 NET TOTAL 388,471 687,304 1,075,775 645,440 649,887 VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 1,272 ; 1945-46, 1,278) 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. | Expended. Subdivision No. I —Head Office £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1946-47, 215 ; 1945-46, 181) Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,200 (Under-Secretary) 1,200 1,125 1 N ON-PERMANENT 1 at £2,000 (9 months), (Editor-in-Chief, War History) 1,500 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." £164,110. Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,

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VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Head Office —continued £ £ £ Salaries—continued Other Salaries 213 (£10 to £1,000) 79,096 58,357 I Salaries of officers on loan from other Departj- 65,944 ments 500 410 82,296 59,892 65,944 Other Charges for and incidental to — Animals Protection and Game Act— Expenses in connection with administration of 100 60 81 Field investigations 250 . , Sanctuaries for game, acquisition of 20 20 Auctioneers' license fees: payment to local authorities (recoverable) 19,750 18,000 18,374 Cinematograph films — Advisory Committee expenses 15 15 Commission on exhibitors' annual license fees 85 85 79 Expenses in connection with the censorship, refund of appeal fees, &c. 550 450 550 Cinematograph Film Operators Licensing Board— Examiners' fees ... ... 100 125 92 Fees and expenses of members 25 25 13 General expenses 10 10 Printing 10 10 • • Commissions of Inquiry (part recoverable) .. 6,750 9,000 11,860 Deer, &c., destruction— Compensation 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 .. 200 200 50

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(а) Work not commenced last year. (б) Increase due to post-war intensification of activities.

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1945-46. 1946-47. Subdivision No. I—Head Office —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Deer, &c., destruction —continued Contribution to Westland County Council towards cost of track making and maintenance 788 788 (a) Expenses of (part recoverable) (6) 40,500 22,000 26,615 Fresh-water fisheries and game— Black shags, hawks, stoats, weasels, &c., destruction of (part recoverable) 850 300 405 Camping-grounds and access 20 20 363 Commission on sale of licenses 500 350 Expenses in connection with, including wages of workmen, purchase of land, erection of buildings, and maintenance of motor-vehicles (part recoverable) — Rotorua Acclimatization District 4,000 3,500 4,767 Southern Lakes Acclimatization District 2,500 2,000 1,107 Fines, penalties, and license fees payable to Tuwharetoa Trust Board under section 54 (2) of Native Purposes Act, 1931 332 107 107 Game farm, Rotorua, expenses in connection with (part recoverable) 700 700 901 Refund of fishing-license fees, camp-site V fees or rents as approved by the Minister 10 10 Native bush preservation and amenity planting — 10 Education and propaganda 10 National Advisory Committee expenses .. 10 10 New Zealand Council of Organizations for Relief Service Overseas: administration expenses and office equipment 250 1,535 " 1,754 Office expenses 1,750 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 400 400 340 Opossums — Expenses under Animals Protection and Game Act 50 800 699 Ranging : contribution towards 2,000 2,000 2,000 Refund of opossum-trappers' license fees as 2 approved by the Minister 5 5 Overtime and meal allowances 1,000 900 1,294 Patriotic Purposes Emergency Regulations 1939 : administration expenses, including 2,663 overtime, also office equipment 1,750 3,500 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 2,500 1,900 2,612

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Purchase not completed last year. (b) Number of officers, 41. Travelling-allowances, £970; travelling-expenses, £512; car hire, £ll7. (c) Includes war graves relating to Second World War, previously charged to War Expenses Account.

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Head Office —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Physical welfare and recreation — Area instructors, expenses in connection with 6,500 5,500 5,457 Accident compensation to cover voluntary leaders while engaged on behalf of Department in carrying out physicalwelfare activities (including medical expenses) 50 50 Expenses of National Council and of Committees set up under its control 50 50 General expenses 600 300 634 Grants and subsidies 25,000 10,000 3,295 Holdsworth bush camp : purchase and repairs 400 400 {a) Printing and stationery 2,000 1,250 2,038 Rent 266 245 257 Repairs to privately-owned vehicles damaged in collision with departmental motorvehicles (including incidental expenses) 100 100 20 Totalizators, expenses incidental to inspection of 1,200 800 1,108 Transfer expenses of officers 50 50 457 Travelling allowances and expenses 1,250 1,000 (ib) 1,599 War Funds Act, administration of.. 10 10 War graves and memorials— Battlefield memorials : France, Belgium, and Gallipoli, maintenance of.. 60 50 63 War graves (including those to be erected in provincial cemeteries) to Service personnel and others (including officers' wives and daughters, and men of the British and allied navies who were killed or died in connection with the Maori War), headstones and permanent work for, maintenance, renovation of, and expenses in connection therewith, also Maori War memorials (including maintenance) and funeral expenses of indigent Service personnel (part recoverable) .. (c) 8,500 4,500 3,602

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Previously charged against War Expenses Account. (b) Ex gratia payments in connection with fishing and shooting licenses, £lO 18s.

■ VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I —Head Office —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued War History and War Archives : administration expenses, office equipment and cost of conferences and overtime Contingencies Emergency Fire Service (includes travelling expenses and allowances, rents, postages, and other incidental expenses), (recoverable) Fresh-water fisheries and game— Motor-vehicles, purchase of River-pollution : costs of investigation .. £ (a) 2,650 10 £ 10 100 600 5 £ "(b) 11 65 533 136,486 93,855 95,867 Total—Subdivision No. I 218,782 153,747 161,811 Subdivision No. II—Ministers' Secretaries (Number of officers : 1946-47, 28 ; 1945-46, 29) Salaries— Other Salaries 28 (£350 to £1,000) Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments 19,605 1,720 18,189 1,151 1 J 20,248 21,325 19,340 20,248 Other Charges for and incidental to — Meal-allowances 50 50 53 Total —Subdivision No. II 21,375 19,390 20,301 Subdivision No. Ill —Messengers and Officecleaners (Number of officers : 1946-47, 936 ; 1945-46, 946) Salaries— Other Salaries 936 (£10 to £1,000), (part recoverable) Payment for Saturday, Sunday, holiday duty, and overtime (part recoverable).. 233,212 14,000 226,771 12,000 243,883

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(а) Offset by free accommodation granted by the Board to Government Departments. (б) Number of officers, 18. Travelling-allowances, £4l; travelling-expenses, £ll4. (c) Now included in next item, " Magazines, &c."

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. Ill—Messengers and Officecleaners —continued Voted. Expended. Salaries—continued O a O Other Salaries —continued X i X Salaries of staff employed in portion of Canterbury Provincial Buildings under control of Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board .. Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments {a) 200 680 200 884 248,092 239,855 243,883 Other Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate grants to widows or next-of-kin of deceased officers Compensation to employees injured on duty Medical attendance for messengers and office- . cleaners, &c., injured on duty Motor-cars, cycles, and accessories; maintenance of Office-cleaning (including upkeep of grounds outside main centres), (part recoverable) .. Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Uniforms and overcoats for messengers (part recoverable) Contingencies 150 700 15 400 9,000 115 100 200 1,700 5 100 15 400 8,000 100 50 200 1,500 5 186 2 411 8,595 116 188 (b) 155 1,735 12,385 10,370 11,388 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 260,477 250,225 255,271 Subdivision No. IV —Explosives Branch (Number of officers : 1946-47, 13 ; 1945-46, 14) i Salaries — Other Salaries 13 (£130 to £1,000) Payments to Marine Department for services of Magazine-keepers 5,123 (e) 5,360 75 y j 5,116 5,123 5,435 5,116

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VOTE-INTERNAL AFFAIRS '—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. IV—Explosives Branch—contd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Magazines: expenses in connection with. (recoverable) Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. Rent Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) Ex gratia payment to widow of deceased officer £ 1,900 150 200 225 100 353 900 £. 1,600 160 200 250 100 340 650 19 £ 1,796 114 216 223 71 353 (a) 805 19 3,828 3,319 3,597 Total—Subdivision No. IV 8,951 8,754 8,713 Subdivision No. V—Miscellaneous Services (Number of officers : 1946-47, 80 ; 1945-46, 108) Salaries (including Relieving Staff) — Other Salaries 80 (£150 to £1,000), (part recoverable) Salaries of staff of National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Board of Trustees (recoverable) Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments 24,465 6,510 660 30,859 4,663 607 36,642 31,635 36,129 36,642 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowance to Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg, Governor-General designate, to cover cost of transportation of family, staff, self, and effects from England Allowance to Marshal of The Royal Air Force, Sir Cyril Newall, retiring GovernorGeneral, to cover cost of transportation of family, staff, self, and effects to England 5,000 4,500 •" - (a) Number of officers, 8. Travelling-allowances, £313; travelling-expenses, £166; mileage-allowance, £269. car hire £57;

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VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. S\nnnmm qqnw /V/i \/——Ivli qppIInwprillQ tO IAjUxaj v VVo v\J/V 2.1 U, r JJUL voVtsvvWfv&i/'lwd /Jv/ (/frl/vO continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. American Museum of Natural History: £ £ £ purchase, assembly, and despatch of exhibits 25 25 Anzac Day Services, London : New Zealand's proportion of cost 20 10 24 Assistance to stranded New Zealanders (part recoverable) 1,500 810 848 Civil Aviation Conference, Wellington, 1946 : charges for transportation, accommodation, overtime for staff, &c. .. 700 Colonial appointments, Board of Selection : travelling-expenses of applicants in New Zealand and members of Board of Selection 10 10 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers 200 200 427 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants under the Public Service and Teachers' Super- . annuation Funds and Civil Service Act, 1908, and to other persons in receipt of retiring-allowances (part recoverable) 75,520 81,500 89,191 Dogs Registration Amendment Act, 1937, prevention of hydatids under (recoverable) 250 5,750 4,581 Emergency Precautions Scheme — Storage and handling charges on equipment pending disposal (a) 700 Subsidies to local authorities (a) 3,500 Entertaining visitors to the Dominion and official functions — Allowances to officers in connection with . . 140 50 133 Cost of 7,000 6,000 8,281 Ex gratia payment to ex-officer for special services 75 Exhibition of New Zealand art overseas 50 100 58 Exhibits for museums, railage on 15 10 14 Expenses of visit to Australia of Private Secretary to Minister of Transport 90 Fares and expenses on transfer of Finance Officer and family to London 1,500 , . Fares of Lady M. G. Rutherford from and to England 316 Fire Services — Equipment: purchase and transportation (a) 2,500 Registration of departmental fire units .. (a) 500 Standardization of equipment for protection I of Government property 350 1 (a) Previously charged to War Expenses Account,

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Previously charged to War Expenses Account. (b) Provision for drought relief in northern part of the North Island. (c) Offset to some extent by free accommodation granted by the Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board to Government Departments. (d) Being contribution towards cost of production and distribution of the Journal of the Parliaments of the Empire and Summary of Congressional Proceedings, U.S.A.

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1QA5_4fi. 1946-47. Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued • £ £ £ Fire Services—continued Subsidies for emergency fire-protection: Auckland and Wellington ... (a) 3,100 Subsidies to Fire Boards (Fire Brigades Act, 1926, section 26) v .. 4,630 4,550 4,584 Flood, fire, earthquake, &c., damage: grants in relief of, and miscellaneous expenditure (6) 29,500 6,500 7,015 Freight, insurance, &c., on effects of late Lord Galway 386 Fuel for Government offices, including Canterbury Provincial Buildings, Christchurch .. (c) 3,000 2,900 3,007 'Government Buildings: furnishings and fittings for retiring-rooms 50 100 56 'Government Buildings refreshment-rooms — Wellington : grant towards cost of relief attendant 78 78 78 Auckland : furnishings 32 Auckland: grant to tea-rooms committee 143 143 143 ■Grants in settlement of petitions 1,500 150 •Grants— Boys' Brigade 250 250 250 Boy Scouts' Association 1,000 600 600 Empire Parliamentary Association Girl Guides' Association (d) 437 437 250 500 500 500 Girls' Life Brigade 300 Institute of Public Administration : towards cost of publication 150 100 100 Local authorities, for entertainment of returned service personnel (a) 6,000 Malta War Memorial Hospital for Children 1,250. 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 50 17 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

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Purchase not completed last year. (b) Offset to some extent by free accommodation granted by the Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board to Government Departments. (c) Previously charged against War Expenses Account.

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —etd. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Grants—continued Rod and Gun Club, Southern Lakes District 100 100 Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals : rail passes for Inspectors .. South African War Veterans' Association : 450 450 39a rail fares of delegates to annual meeting 30 • 30 30 Swimming and life-saving societies United Fire Brigades' Association of New 400 400 400 Zealand — Towards expenses of administration and conference 500 750 750 Towards rail fares of delegates to conference and demonstration 750 500 500 War Funds Council, for South African veterans 250 250 250 Young Women's Christian Association, Christchurch : towards cost of purchasing and fitting out new hostel 5,000 '5,000 (a) Historical and other publications (part recoverable) 800 300 222 Historical and national reserves, buildings, and monuments : acquisition, construction, restoration, repairs, and maintenance (including travelling-expenses) 4,000 3,000 2,696 Light, power, and water for Government buildings and Canterbury Provincial Buildings, Christchurch (part recoverable) (b) 16,500 17,500 | 16,354 New Zealanders in enemy or enemy-occupied countries : sustenance and charges relative to evacuation, including advances for : necessities (part recoverable) (c) 3,000 New Zealand Gazette: cost of printing (part recoverable) 6,000 5,500 7,326 Overseas freights on patriotic goods (c) 2,100 Overtime and meal allowances 25 25 Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 150 250 347 Payment to Department of Island Territories : cost of free passages granted on N.Z.M.Y. " Maui Pomare " .. 50 50

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Previously charged against War Expenses Account. (b) Increased provision due to increase in Widows' Pensions.

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1 QAR_4.fi Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —ctd. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ ' £ Permanent Court of International Justice : expenses of visit overseas of Sir Michael Myers and Mr. C. C. Aikman 188 1,050 759 Personal effects of Ministers, transfer of 20 20 Polish evacuees : cost of maintenance and upkeep in New Zealand and transport and incidental expenses to and from New Zealand (part recoverable) (a)125,000 Post Office Account — Franked Government telegrams 700 1,000 1,000 Franked telephone communications 5,500 3,500 3,500 Ministerial and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries' telegraphic memoranda 2,100 3,800 t 3,800 Printing, stationery, and requisites, Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' offices 700 600 739 Publications for despatch to United States of America 50 50 Publications (including newspapers and books), Ministers' and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries' offices j . 550 450 539 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), (part recoverable) (b) 60,000 25,300 31,622 Contribution to: under provisions of Statutes Amendment Act, 1936, section 27 764 764 764 Regulations Act, 1936 : expenses of printing 2,427 regulations, &c. (recoverable) 2,250 1,900 Rental of offices occupied by High Commissioner for Australia in New Zealand (reciprocal) 696 800 647 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 19,600 20,235 20,148 Telegrams beyond the Dominion 500 1,250 742 Telephone services, Ministers and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 1,800 1,900 1,765

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Number of officers, 25. Travelling-allowances, £246 ; travelling-expenses, £2Ol. (b) Official wreaths, £6 35.; certificate under the Law Practitioners' Act, 1931 £5 ss. : total, £ll Bs.

1945-46. VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —ctd. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Transfer expenses of officers 20 20 15 Travelling allowances and expenses of — Ministers and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries (allowances only as authorized by tlie Civil List Act, 1920, and the Civil List Amendment Act, 1936) 2,750 2,750 2,575 Ministers and their wives and Parliamentary . Under-Secretaries : expenses 10,500 8,500 10,666 Private Secretaries to Ministers 6,250 5,500" 6,168 Ministerial staff 500 500 (a) 447 Members of the General Assembly (Finance Act, 1936, section 39) 50 100 15 Turnbull Library— Acquisition of South Pacific historical records and grant towards cost of investigations 95 Administration and travelling expenses and furnishings 700 700 783 Binding of books 300 300 Purchase of books and microfilm 800 600 571 Renovations and alterations to premises ... 200 400 242 Works of art, Maori antiquities, and scientific specimens : acquisition (including travelling and other incidental expenses in connection with investigations) 300 300 364 Contingencies 25 50 (b) 11 Compassionate grant to widow of Mr. J. W. • Munro, M.P. (deceased) 500 500 Conference of permanent fire-brigadesmen: 37 transportation costs of delegates 50 Emergency Regulations Act, 1939 : fees and other expenses of members of committees or other bodies appointed by regulations under the Act - . 10 Expenses incurred as a result of Government House, Auckland, being in use for patriotic purposes : additional to amount provided 135 under Civil List Act, 1920 300 Forestry fire-engine, equipment for same, and standardization of Rotorua fire-fighting equipment " • • 1,000 1,158

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services—ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Funeral expenses in England of late Tawera Moana Halbert Grant: New Zealand Council of Sport Makogai Leper Trust Post-war Aviation Conference, expenses incidental to .. Subsidy towards cost of road transport of timber to maintain building activities in Auckland and the Waikato during period of coal shortage 47 300 200 5,700 7,000 47 mo 200 5,405 5,461 534,555 337,099 347,674 Total —Subdivision No. V 566,190 373,228 384,316 Gross Total 1,075,775 805,344 830,412 Credits-in-aid (a) 159,904 180,525 NET TOTAL .. \ 1,075,775 645,440 649,887 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." £164,110. Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,

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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES

Minister of Island Territories AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Island Territories. Summary

1946-47. 1945-46. - Salaries. Other Charges., Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES Subdivision— I—Head Office II—New Zealand Reparation Estates III—Export of Bananas from Samoa IV—Cook and other Islands V—N.Z.G.M.V. "Maui Pomare" TOTAL .. £ 5,997 £ 3,627 161,856 94,750 113,970 65,000 £ 9,624 161,856 94,750 113,970 65,000 £ 9,066 157,166 88,000 72,021 64,500 £ 9,241 158,795 81,818 63,828 71,191 5,997 439,203 445,200 390,753 384,873 VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES (Total number of officers : 1946—4:7, 16 ; 1945-46, 16) Subdivision No. I—Head Office Salaries— Other Salaries 16 (£125 to £1,000) Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to Bureau of Tropical Diseases, London Cost of free ticket to Samoa (first prize in Public Service Committee's Victory Queen Carnival, 1941 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 5,997 £ 4,979 £ 5,150 333 34 292 125

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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued

(а) Number of officers, 5. Travelling-expenses, £34 ; purchase of tram concession tickets for office, £2. (б) Sundries, 6s. (c) Additional purchases to replenish stocks of stores depleted during war years.

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VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Head Office —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Office expenses Office premises, renovation, removal to, and alterations Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Travelling allowances and expenses Tropical clothing, purchase and maintenance of Contingencies £ 110 100 250 2,520 150 80 30 20 £ 110 260 300 2,520 150 30 405 20 £ 129 218' 236 2,707 275 (a) 36 364 (6)1 3,627 4,087 4,091 Total—Subdivision No. I * 9,624 9,066 9,241 Subdivision No. II—New Zealand Reparation Estates Salaries, Wages, Purchase op Stores, Maintenance of Plantations, and General Expenses (including capital expenditure) — Improvements Maintenance of plantations Overtime and meal allowances Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. .. Salaries and wages Stores and general expenses 10,593 45,747 250 308 4,641 100,317 20,058 45,216 191 3,722 87,979 10,106 45,910 307 4,967 (c) 97,505 Total —Subdivision No. II 161.,856 157,166 158,795 Subdivision No. Ill—Export of Bananas from Samoa Purchase of bananas, stores, and general expenses 94,750 88,000 81,818 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 94,750 88,000 81,818

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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued

(a) Number of students for 1946 increased from 13 to 27. (b) Profits from New Zealand Reparation Estates cover all subsidies to Western Samoa. (c) Present plant is obsolete for modern requirements. (d) Includes reconstruction of bridges, survey of reef passages, scheme for milk in schools, improvements Rarotongo Hospital, cost of operating T.B. Sanatorium, new quarters, and second cost-of-living allowance for staff. (e) Bringing all schools in Niue under control of Administration, also provision for purchase of x-ray, and medical equipment, scheme for milk in schools, balance of cost of dental clinic, and cost-of-living allowance for staff. (/) Provision for cost of taking census. (g) Scheme for provision of visual equipment and also inspection of schools commenced in January, 1946. Estimate is for full year's cost. (h) Health Service Scheme not yet fully expanded. No claims came to charge during 1945-46 financial year. (i) Total cost of visit approximately £l,lBO, of which £B3O was charged to vote " Internal Affairs," item " Cost of entertaining Visitors to New Zealand."

VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. IV —Cook and other Islands Voted. Expended. Subsidies, &c., to Cook and other Islands — £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Western Samoa — Government scholarships in New Zealand for students from Western Samoa Expenses of Administrator-Designate prior to taking up appointment Subsidy towards cost of road-development (on account) .. .. ... Cook Islands other than Niue — Government scholarships in New Zealand for students from Cook Islands Tuberculosis sanatorium at Rarotonga (balance of cost) Radio reconstruction (on account) Hospital at Aitutaki War pensions to ex-members and dependents, local defence forces Ordinary subsidy Niue Island — Taking over by Administration of mission schools Ordinary subsidy Tokelau Islands, reimbursement to Samoan Administration for expenditure incurred on behalf of .. Inspection of and equipment for islands schools South Pacific Health Service : contribution to cost of Inspectorate-General Visits — Samoan Faipule to New Zealand Samoan Fautua to New Zealand, 1945 (a) 6,340 250 (b) 3,000 1,260 3,100 (c) 10,300 3,000 400 (<?) 57,000 4,410 (e) 10,956 (/) 1,450 (9) 9,100 1,504 820 300 3,350 > 43,669 J. 8,524 1,000 1,000 5,100 ' 818 3,106 43,669 7,755 789 699 (h) ' (»') 31

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VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV. —Cook and other Islands —continued £ £ £ Subsidies, &c., to Cook and other Islands —contd. 'Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Visits —continued To Island Territories — Parliamentary Under - Secretary and party Mr. J. A. Gilmour, S.M. Health Officer New Zealand personnel to islands in 1945 Nassau Island (Northern Cook Group), purchase of Niue Fruit Account, advance to (recoverable) Visit of Prime Minister and party to islands Visit of Director of Education and Departmental Officers to islands Visit of Secretary of Labour and Chief Clerk, Labour Department, to islands .. Visit of Director-General of Health and departmental officers to islands 360 100 200 120 2,100 5,000 500 354 300 306 2,000 5,000 421 81 145 132 Total —Subdivision No. IV 113,970 72,021 63,828 Subdivision No. V—N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare " N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare Working-expenses, salaries, wages, &c. Additional generator (cost and installation).. 65,000 62,000 2,500 (a) 69,352 1,839 Total—Subdivision No. V 65,000 64,500 71,191 TOTAL .. 445,200 390,753 384,873 (a) Repairs heavier than anticipated.

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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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Printing and Stationery Department. Summary

(a) Underexpenditure due to supplies ordered not coming to hand before 31st March, 1946. (b) Includes provision for machinery already received and new machinery under order.

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—PRINTING AND STATIONERY £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL .. 165,000 262,705 427,705 413,469 352,726 VOTE—PRINTING AND STATIONERY 1946-47. | 1945-46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 463 ; 1945-46, 486) Voted. Expended. Salaries— Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 at £1,100 (Government Printer) 1,100 1,025 1 Other Salaries 1 157,318 462 (£100 to £1,000) 163,900 155,677 1 J 165,000 156,702 157,318 Other Charges for and incidental to — Department of External Affairs : proportion of rent and clerical work, High Com- - missioner's Office, London Department of Internal Affairs : proportion of cost of uniforms for Messengers and Night-watchmen Freight, cartage, insurance Machinery, plant, tools, and accessories Office expenses 425 35 19,500 (6) 20,000 5,490 425 | 35 20,000 11,765 5,210 425 34 {a) 12,245 9,648 5,425

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(a) Underexpenditure due to supplies ordered not coming to hand before 31st March, 1946. (b) Reward for suggestion, £5 ; expenses of officer taking up duties, £2 Is. 7d. ; sundries, £1 14s. 6d.: total, £8 16s. Id.

1945-46. VOTE—PRINTING AND STATIONERY— 1946-47. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ continued Overtime and meal allowances 17,000 17,000 18,378 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 150 95 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,530 1,720 1,211 Rent 3,100 3,500 3,374 Repairs to premises, &c. 4,000 5,500 4,500 Stationery, paper, &c., and office requisites .. 170,000 170,000 (a) 122,453 Stores, bookbinding-material, and printing- \ ink .. .. 20,000' 20,250 (a) 16,459 Transport expenses —night staff 500 Type and printing material 250 20 53 Type metal 750 500 300 Contingencies 25 50 (b)9 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers 642 799 262,705 256,767 195,408 TOTAL .. .. .. 427,705 413,469 352,726

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MARINE DEPARTMENT

Minister of Marine AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Marine Department. Summary

1946-47. 1945-46. ' Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MARINE £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Head Office II—Harbours III—Lighthouses IV—Mercantile Marine V—Inspection of Machinery VI—Fisheries VII—West fort Harbour .. 18,780 1,794 24,299 22,434 27,934 14,485 12,463 3,408 37,560 72,092 64,375 7,625 22,770 58,610 22,188. 39,354 96,391 86,809 35,559 37,255 71,073 17,045 60,955 92,648 37,990 32,882 23,522 52,895 16,783 40,438 103,070 39,307 31,828 23,480 51,974 Gboss Total 122,189 266,440 388,629 317, 937 306,88(1 CREDITS -IN -AID («) 39,870 74,932: NET TOTAL 122,189 266,440 388,629 278,067 231,948 VOTE—MARINE 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers : 194:6-47, 325 ; 1945-46, 302) Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. I—Head Office (Number of officers : 1946-47, 49 1945-46, 40) > Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,150 (Secretary) .. 1,150 1,075 1,07$ (a) Now included in Public Account as " Departmental Receipts." £89,934. Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,. \

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Work not yet put in hand. Ib) Number of officers, 8. Travelling-allowances, £116; rail and boat fares, £75 ; motor hire, £7. (c) Crane not yet delivered.

V OTE—MARINE —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Head Office —continued Voted. Expended. Salaries—continued Professional Division £ £ £ 1 fit £91 (also Engineer-in-Chief, Public Works Department, £1,450) 91 91 91 Other Salaries 47 (£132 to £1,000) 17,539 12,781 11,999 18,780 13,947 13,165 Other Charges for and incidental to — Additional lighting Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime, meal allowances, &c. Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rent Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 68 145 160 300 1,000 200 1,350 5 170 10 68 145 170 400 600 175 1,350 5 175 10 (a) 94 196 301 1,132 325 1,369 3 (b) 198 3,408 3,098 3,618 Total —Subdivision No. I 22,188 17,045 16,783 Subdivision No. 11—Harbours (Number of officers : 1946-47, 8 ; 1945-46, 7) Salaries — Other Salaries 8(£25 to £1,000) 1,794 1,779 1,838 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cargo-working gear, investigations connected with French Pass Wharf: Installation of crane.. Foreshores, expenses of supervision, protection, and maintenance of 5 275 300 5 275 300 (o) 320

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Being £15,000 approved for 1946-47, and £9,469 unexpended 1945-46. (b) Expenses of overhaul more than anticipated. (c) Number of officers, 4. Travelling-allowance, £2; rail and boat fares, £l2; motor-car allowance, £3. (d) Investigations not commenced during 1945-46.

* - -V ! 1946-47. 1945-48. VOTE —MARINE —continued Voted. Expended. / Subdivision No. II—Harbours—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — ' continued Golden Bay wharves : Investigating Committee (expenses of) 170 • • • • Grreymouth Harbour— Model: subsidy (£1 for £1) 110 1,000 890 Maintenance, repairs, and renewal of harbour equipment {a) 24,469 22,907 13,438 Repairs to dredging plant 3,161 25,590 22,429 Harbour maintenance (including upkeep of buoys, beacons, and harbour lights) 275 480 216 Ifokianga County Council: subsidy 250 250 250 "Launches : repairs and maintenance, &c. .. 350 300 (b) 660 Mokau Harbour access road, purchase of, &c. 75 # # Mokau Harbour Board : subsidy 100 100 100 Office expenses 15 15 12 Oamaru foreshore, survey of 20 50 30 Nuggets fishermen : Endless-rope installation 250 . . , , Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 65 65 55 Printing and stationery 10 10 u Prosecutions under Harbours Act 10 10 ,. Rent 30 20 27 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. 10 10 Travelling allowances and expenses 100 100 "(c) 17 West Coast harbours: report by British engineers 7,500 7,500 {d) 5 Contingencies 10 10 Beachlands wharf: grant for repairs . . 20 20 Kenepuru Sound: grant for repairs to wharves , . 55 , » Okarito Harbour : grant for opening bar .. , , 25 . t Picton Harbour : repairs to Harbourmaster's residence 25 64 Point Elizabeth: soundings 54 56 37,560 59,176 38,600 Total—Subdivision No. II 39,354 60,955 40,438

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Includes repairs to Pencarrow dwellings, £7ll. (b) Includes cost of truck, £250, for Waipapapa Point lighthouse; also truck, £250, for Cape Egmont lighthouse. (c) Includes £6,959 for reconditioning Stephens Island station, £1,350 for reconditioning Cape Palliser station, and £1,727 for reconditioning Portland Island station. (d) Includes expenditure incurred, but not brought to charge in previous financial years. (e) Number of officers, 4. Rail and boat fares, £5.

1945-46. VOTE —MARINE—continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Lighthouses £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1946-47, 68 ; 1945-46, 64) Salaries — Other Salaries 68 (£244 to £1,000) 21,899 19,838 14,804 Temporary Keepers' wages 2,400 4,500 7,560 24,299 24,338 22,364 Other Charges for and incidental to — Books, magazines, and newspapers 90 100 84 Fog-signals, maintenance of {a) 1,300 700 336 Fuel for lights : gas, kerosene, &c. 1,800 1,800 2,137 Horses, vehicles, and harness, purchase and maintenance of 280 350 204 Lighthouse tender, working-expenses of 38,000 40,000 36,249 Lightkeepers : compensation, &c., for loss of stores and effects, &c. 10 10 4 Medical examinations and expenses 100 50 99 Motor-vehicles, purchase and maintenance of; also accident costs (b) 800 200 494 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 150 150 147 Repairs and maintenance of lighthouses, dwellings, &c... (c) 23,727 19,250 (d) 34,931 Services for Meteorological Office (recoverable) 275 275 291 Stores, mails, &c., for lighthouses : transport and delivery charges, &c. 4,800 4,500 4,926 Telephone allowances (recoverable) 50 50 50 Transfer and removal expenses 550 500 634 Travelling allowances and expenses 150 150 (e) 5 Contingencies 10 10 Marine store : repairs to building 215 115 72,092 68,310 80,706 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 96,391 92,648 103,070

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

{a) Previously charged to War Expenses Account. (b) Includes cost of purchase and refitting G.S.S. " Wairoa." (c) Charts ordered from overseas not received. (d) Amounts not brought to charge. (e) " Almanacs " again being printed in one volume. (/) Work gradually tapering off.

TOTfc—MARINE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —Mercantile Marine (Number of officers : 1946-47, 44; £ £ £ 1945-46, 44) SalariesOther Salaries 44 (£182 to £1,000) 22,434 20,484 21,337 Other Charges for and incidental to — j . Barque " Pamir " : working-expenses (a) 47,270 i Bluff - Stewart Island ferry service 7,780 7,651 (b) 9,087 Charts (recoverable) 500 1,000 (c) 434 Chatham Island : shipping subsidy 390 400 260 Checking passenger traffic : overtime 800 800 831 Distressed seamen, maintenance and repatriation of .. 200 200 316 . Examinations, expenses connected with 300 300 339 Great Barrier Island : shipping subsidy 1,000 1,000 1,000 Imperial Shipping Committee, contribution to 160 100 (d) Merchant Navy badges, &c. (a) 30 ■ Motor-vehicles) purchase and maintenance of; also accident costs .. 100 100 25 " New Zealand Nautical Almanac " and preparation of tide-tables (part recoverable).. (e) 650 350 329 Office expenses 100 120 118 Office fittings and requisites 75 100 45 Overtime and meal allowances 1,000 1,500 1,028 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 700 775 605 Printing and stationery 200 250 203 Prosecutions under Shipping and Seamen Act 10 10 1 Refund of light dues under special circumstances 10 50 Refund of wages to deserters under special circumstances 10 10 10 Removal of offices 10 10 Rent 790 790 774 Saleable books and forms (recoverable) 300 150 303 School of Navigation : maintenance of equipment 275 200 344 Shipping Controller : allowance 200 Ship repairs costing service, expenses of (/) 350 650 920 Shipping and Seamen Act: miscellaneous expenses of administration 25 10 58

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Includes cost of Nautical Advisor's expenses to " Radar " Conference, London, £450. (&) Number of officers, 15. Travelling-allowances, £95 ; rail and boat fares, £95. (c) " Safety " posters not printed last year.

VOTE —MARINE —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. TV —Mercantile Marine — continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Shipping casualties : inquiries, &c. Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies .. Lake Moana : launch slipway Shipping Office, Wellington : renovations... 100 250 (a) 780 10 50 375 350 10 40 155 94 488 (b) 190 15 153 64,375 17,506 17,970 Total —Subdivision No. IV 86,809 37,990 39,307 Subdivision No. V —Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships 1 1 j (Number of'officers : 1946-47, 46 ; 1945-46, 45) SalariesOther Salaries 46 (£170 to £1,000) 27,934 25,137 24,311 Other Charges for and incidental to — Inquiries and technical investigations Motor-vehicles : purchase, maintenance, &c., and accident costs Office expenses .. .. Office fittings and requisites .. Overtime and meal allowances Post and Telegraph Department, payments to Printing and stationery, including " safety " posters Prosecutions under the Inspection of Machinery Act Removal of offices Rent 10 1,300 175 120 125 750 500 10 25 1,200 10 1,280 115 100 150 950 500 10 10 1,200 ' 1,283 246 126 71 692 (c) 296 2 31 1,225

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Number of officers, 38. Travelling-allowances, £1,390; rail and boat fares, £470 ,' motor hire, £397 ; motor-car allowance, £865. (5) Includes provision for forty-five part-time officers, £675. (c) Includes cost of Echo Finder for launch " Tawera," £6BO. (d) Includes running-costs of four launches supplied by Navy for fisheries patrol, £1,500; runningexpenses of new fisheries launch " Ikatere," £1,500, and purchase of launch " Clematis," £2,710. (e) Includes cost of car for Inspector of Fisheries, Dunedin, £2OO.

Y OTE—MARINE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V—Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships—continued £ £ £ f Other Charges for and incidental to—ctd. Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies Welding course for Inspectors 400 3,000 10 400 3,000 10 10 | 423 (a) 3,122 7,625 7,745 7,517 Total —Subdivision No. V 35,559 32,882 31,828 Subdivision No. VI—Fisheries (Number of officers: 1946-47,81; 1945-46,74) Salaries— Other Salaries 81 (£5 to £1,000) (6) 14,485 11,717 11,263 Other Charges for and incidental to — Barges,, purchase of Fisheries Act: miscellaneous expenses of administration Fisheries investigation Fresh-water fisheries research Launches, maintenance, working-expenses, and purchase of Motor-vehicles : purchase, maintenance, &c., and accident costs Office expenses 400 10 (c) 780 30 id) 6,590 (e) 450 50 800 10 100 20 1,400 200 50 400 5 94 1 763 192 43

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Extra planting, which had not been carried out in previous years owing to the war. (b) Extra printing on taking over licensing of fishermen from Bureau of Industry. (c) Additional prosecutions consequent on more efficient supervision. (d) Additional Inspectors appointed. (e) Number of officers, 20. Travelling-allowances, £621 ; rail and boat fares, £304 ; motor hire, £5 ; motor-car allowance, £75.

! . S L f ~ . ... . .' YQTE^MARINE^cwfeed 1946-47. 1945-46. . : - : Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI —Fisheries—continued " £ £ ' Other Charges for and incidental to—ctd. Office fittings and requisites and office repairs 100 100 163 Overtime and meal allowances 10 20 9 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 150 150 147 Picking and sale of oysters (recoverable) 5,500 5,000 5,924 Planting oysters (recoverable), (on account) .. (a) 6,000 1,000 992 Portobello Marine Fish Hatchery Board: grant .. .. 300 300 300 Printing and stationery (6) 200 50 170 Prosecutions under the Fisheries Act, 1908 .. (c) 150 40 161 Rent .. 250 275 249 Repairs and maintenance of buildings 50 50 . 65 Salmon fisheries, expenses in connection with 500 540 457 Toheroas: investigation, research, and protection, &c. 130 50 188 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. 10 10 9 Travelling allowances and expenses (d) 1,100 850 (e) 1,005 Contingencies 10 10 . . Whakapirau residence : removal from Pouto to Whakapirau 780 880 22,770 11,805 12,217 Total—Subdivision No. VI 37,255 23,522 23,480 Subdivision No. VII —Westport Harbour (Number of officers : 1946-47, 29 ; 1945-46, 28) Salaries— Other Salaries 29 (£213 to £1,000) 12,463 11,665 12,271

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Expenditure greater than anticipated. (б) Overhaul expenses of two dredges and hire of dredge " Mawhera " for addition dredging. (c) Expenditure for overhaul not brought to charge. (d) Previously allowed for in dredging. (e) Number of officers, 9. Travelling-allowances, £5O; rail and boat fares, £47 : motor-car allowance, £B. (/) Installation of a station at Westport, being one of the seven stations which are to be equipped to enable vessels fitted with wireless telephony to contact our stations. (g) Now included in Public Accounts as "Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £89,934.

Y OTE—MARINE —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. VII —Westport Harbour— continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Compensation for accidents Dredging Endowments, cost of administration of Harbour maintenance and working-expenses Launch, maintenance and working-expenses of Motor-vehicles : purchase and maintenance of .. Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Services for Meteorological Office (recoverable) Travelling allowances and expenses Wireless-telephony installation Contingencies £ 350 (6) 40,000 425 14,000 100 80 150 200 175 20 100 (/) 3,000 10 £ 100 35,000 400 5,000 100 75 150 150 125 20 100 10 £ (a) 1,598 (c) 22,198 400 (d) 14,677 37 72 193 207 186 30 (e) 105 58,610 41,230 39,703 Total —Subdivision No. VII 71,073 52,895 51,974 Gross Total 388,629 317,937 306,880 Credits-in-aid (9) 39,870 74,932 NET TOJAL 388,629 278,067 231,948

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YEAB ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

Minister of Labour AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of Labour. Summary

(a) Provision now made on vote "National Employment Service"; see page 101. (b) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £15,400.

1946-47 • 1945-46. Salaries. | Other 1 Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VQTE—LABOUR £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Labour 115,580 151,240 266,820 131,834 133,879 II—Immigration <«)' 972 918 Gboss Total 115,580 151,240 266,820 132,806 134,797 Credits-in-aid (b) 1,725 1,814 NET TOTAL 115,580 | 151,240 266,820 131,081 132,983

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued

(a) Return of officers from active service and additional appointments, including those of Bush Workers' Inspectors, Hygiene Inspectors, &c., together with provision for regrading, account for the increase. (b) The Judge will be engaged part time on the Waterfront Industry Commission as from Ist July, 1946.

- 1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—LABOUR Voted. Expended. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 291; 1945-46, 230) £ £ j £ Subdivision No. I —Labour ! Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,200 (Secretary) 1,200 1,200 a Other Salaries "v. 282 (£100 to £1,000) Compensation Court — Judge— 1 (£2,250) Court of Arbitration —- Nominated members (Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925, section 73) — 2 (£825) .. Registrar — 1 (£590) Stipendiary Magistrate — 1 (£1,100) Salaries of Conciliation Commissioners (Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925, section 40) — 2 (£650); 1 (£625) Allowances to Conciliation Commissioners acting as Wages Commissioners— 3 (£50) (o)106,715 (b) 2,250 1,650 590 1,100 1,925 150 76,529 2,000 1,650 647 1,100 1,996 150 84,514 115,580 85,272 ■ 84,514

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued

(a) Previously a charge to War Expenses Account (£12,000 recoverable). (b) Provision for increase in assessors' fees from £1 Is. to £1 7s. 6d. and travelling-expenses for assessors 12s. 6d. to 17s. 6d. per diem. (c) Increased provision to cover estimated increase in travelling. (d) Greater volume of work away from headquarters. Court absent from Wellington for extended periods.

1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. V OTE—LABOUR —continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. I—Labour—continued Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to police and other officers acting as departmental agents 925 90Q 908 Auxiliary Workers' Training Scheme: final debits, adjustments, &c. 1,000 Bicycles — Purchase of .. 50 15 16 Maintenance of and repairs to .. 25 25 20 Building Committees, national and local: expenses in connection therewith 20 150 143 Cargo Control Committees' expenses (part recoverable) (a) 15,000 , . Conciliation Councils under Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 — Fees to assessors (6) 4,000 2,750 2,867 Travelling allowances and expenses of assessors and Conciliation Commissioners (ib) 5,000 3,250 3,383 Compensation Court (Compensation Court Regulations 1940): travelling allowances and expenses, &c. (c) 1,250 900 1,032 Court of Arbitration : travelling allowances and expenses (c) 1,850 1,500 (d) 2,512 of Justice : services of officers of Registrar-General's Branch 50 50 50 Emergency Disputes Committees under Strike and Lockout Emergency Regulations 1939 : expenses in connection therewith 200 200 426 Expenses in connection with conferences re disputes in industry 300 300 | 457

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued

1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE —LABOUR —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Labour—continued £ £ £ Other Charges foe and incidental to —ctd. \ Extended hours of work on the waterfront, cost of (a) 60,000 Grant to Hon. Justice 0'Regan on retirement 1,500 Grant to — Waterfront Control Commission towards salaries and administration expenses .. (b) 3,925 12,670 12,670 Waterfront Industry Commission towards salaries, fees, and administration expenses (c) 8,325 . . Immigratioif: passage-money due to Imperial and other Governments 30 80 35 International Labour Conference : travelling and other expenses of delegates (d) 8,000 2,500 (<?) 386 Motor-vehicles- — Purchase of .. .. .. ... (/) 9,000 300 173 Maintenance of and repairs to .. (9) 3,750 2,000 (h) 2,530' Repairs and incidental costs in connection with privately owned vehicle damaged in accident 25 22 22 Office expenses (part recoverable) 1,875 1,400 (i) 1,696 Office fittings and requisites (j) 1,500 500 536 Overtime and meal allowances 325 100 (Jc) 292 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) (I) 5,000 3,250 (m) 3,946 Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. (n) 5,000 4,000 (o) 4,696 Rent of office accommodation 4,700 5,000 4,809 Timber-workers, West Coast: ex gratia payment for wet time 315 Transfer and removal expenses 1,500 1,000 (p) 1,894 Transfer of Waterside Workers: cost of (a) 1,500 Travelling allowances and expenses (part (r) 3,228 recoverable) (q) 5,000 . 2,750 Weights and Measures Abt: purchase of standard weights, measures, &c., and Inspector's testing-scales, &c. (*) 250 150 36 Contingencies 50 50 it) 6 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers . . 350 338 Ex gratia payment to A. Gorrie—Fair Rents Act: rent reduction procedure 50 50 Grants to next-of-kin of officers killed on active service , , 100

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued

REMARKS

(а) Previously charged to War Expenses Account. (б) Waterfront Control Commission Emergency Regulations 1940 revoked as at 30th June, 1946. Expenditure to that date for Commissioners, Controllers, and other administrative salaries, travelling and office expenses—total, £5,997, less amount chargeable to Waterfront Control Commission Funds, £2,072 : net total, £3,925. . (c) Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946 operate as from Ist July, 1946. Fees and allowances for industry members of Commission, salaries for General Manager, Assistant General 'Manager, Branch Managers, and other administrative staff; travelling and office expenses —total, £14,545, less amount chargeable to Waterfront Industry Commission Funds, £6,220 : net total* £8,325. (d) Two Conferences this year. Costs of Conference in Paris not fully brought to charge last financial year. (e) Expenditure not brought to charge 1945-46. (/) Purchase of additional cars for Bush Workers' Inspectors, also replacement for certain old cars, at present held. (g) Increase provision for additional running and increased maintenance charges on older cars. (Ji) Increased maintenance charges. (i) Greater expenditure on general office supplies than anticipated. (j) Purchase of equipment for offices for Inspectors appointed under Bush Workers Act. Replacement and additions to equipment at existing offices. {k) Overtime worked greater than anticipated. (I) Increase owing to handling charges incurred re annual holiday cards. (m) Increase largely due to charges for work performed by Post and Telegraph Department re annual holiday cards. (n) Extra costs in printing Book of Awards, &c. (o) Additional printing arising out of new legislation, awards, &c. (p) Additional costs incurred owing to inability of officers on transfer to find housing accommodation. fq) Increased provision to meet expanding activities. (r) Number of officers, 117. Motor hire (mainly Post and Telegraph vehicles), £973; other travelling'expenses, £2,255. (s) Purchase of new equipment from overseas anticipated. (t) Fidelity guarantee policy premium, £2 10s. 7d.; custody of safe keys, £1 2s. 6d.; technical advice re dispute in cool stores, £2 2s. ; miscellaneous costs, 6d.: total, £5 15s. 7d.

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued

(a) Provision now made on vote "National Employment Service"; see page 101. (b) Now included in Public Accounts as "Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £15,400.

VOTE —LABOUR —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Labour —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to—ctd. Industrial Emergency Council (Industrial Emergency Council Regulations 1939): expenses in connection therewith Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers £ £ 150 100 £ 101 107 151,240 46,562 49,365 Total —Subdivision No. I 266,820 131,834 133,879 Subdivision No. II—Immigration Charges for and incidental to — Administration and general expenses Passage-money for immigrants nominated (part recoverable) Portion of salaries and expenses in High Commissioner's Office, London 10 50 912 6 912 Total —Subdivision No. II (a) 972 918 Gross Total 266,820 132,806 134,797 Credits-in-aid (b) 1,725 1,814 NET TOTAL 266,820 131,081 132,983

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

NATIVE DEPARTMENT

Native Minister AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Native Department. Summary

(а) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £21,850. (б) Increase due to the return of officers from Armed Services and also to expansion of activities in Native housing and welfare work.

. 1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—NATIVE Gboss Total Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. . . £ 166,875 £ 280,009 £ 446,884 (a) £ 399,636 34,000 £ 310,745 35,400 166,875 280,009 446,884 365,636 275,345 VOTE—NATIVE (Total number of officers : 1946-47, (b) 463 ; 1945-46, 411) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,350 (Under-Secretary and Native Trustee) Judges of Native Land Court 1 at £1,100 (Chief Judge) 6 at £1,000 Clerical Division Other Salaries — 455 (£95 to £1,000) Temporary clerical assistance (officers on loan from other Departments) 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 1,350 1,100 6,000 157,650 775 £ 1,275 642 6,283 133,225 700 £ > 147,475 166,875 142,125 147,475

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NATIVE DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Previously charged to War Expenses Account. (b) To relieve the inadequate supply of skilled Maori carpenters and other allied building tradesmen and to expedite housing for Maoris, the Department has to arrange for instruction of partly skilled and unskilled workmen. ... <c) This expenditure is under the control of the Department of Agriculture, by whom the estimate is submitted. (d) This amount is paid to the Internal Affairs Department to cover the cost of departmental announcements.

1945-46. VOTE^-NATIVE—continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Miscellaneous Services — £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Accommodation for Maori workers at Moerewa Freezing-works : maintenance {a) 500 Accommodation of workmen as provided for in Native Land Development Workers' Agreement, 1942 500 500 20 Agent's commission 20 30 Ahuwhenua Trophy : expenses of presenta56 tion, &c. 75 100 Board of Native Affairs : expenses of members and of District Committees 50 75 ■Carpentry and allied trade-training instruction (6) 3,000 (part recoverable) Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under 8,000 section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1928 .. (c) 8,000 8,000 Compassionate grants to widows or dependants 100 100 of deceased officers Compassionate grant to widow of officer 2,000 killed in motor accident Compassionate grant to officer for injury and 500 medical expenses re motor accident 5 Confiscated and other Native lands 5 Consolidation of Native lands — Administration expenses (including expenses 500 80 of Native meetings) 500 Valuation fees .. 5 5 Contribution towards cost of memorials to representative Maoris 50 5 Contribution towards cost of New Zealand 20 Gazette (d) 200 200 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands: wages and other expenses (c) 3,000 2,750 3,163 Fees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters' Examination 5 5 1 Maori meeting-houses and halls, reconstruction 1,000 and extension of ... 1,000 1,000

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NATIVE DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) The capital funds of the Board were seriously depleted during the period 1925-30 by making extensive grants for buildings for Maori secondary schools. These grants are being reimbursed, so that the Board will in future have a more adequate income to carry out its functions. (b) Replacements and renewal of worn vehicle parts continues to increase maintenance costs, Thisitem also covers running-costs. (c) The raising of the level of Lake Taupo has involved an extensive survey to determine the Native land affected, and for which compensation will be required. (d) The expansion of Native housing and welfare activities, and increased field activity in landdevelopment, has resulted in increased administration expenses. (e) The transfer of the cost of a house and section occupied by a departmental officer from Land for Settlements Account to this vote has resulted in the overexpending of this item.

1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—NATIVE —continued Voted. Expended. Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Maori Purposes Fund : grant to reimburse capital expended building Maori secondary schools (a) 13,000 Maori Purposes Fund Board : grant for ad375 ministration expenses, equipment, &c. 375 375 Motor-vehicles — Maintenance and repairs of (b) 7,500 5,000 8,462 Purchase of .. 5,000 5,000 3,892 Native housing and land-settlement: special fees or expenses (c) 200 200 423 Office expenses 2,250 1,930 {d) 2,530 Office and field equipment, buildings, land, (e) 2,270 &c., purchase of 1,800 1,000 Overtime and meal allowances 1,800 1,800 1,494 Payment for accumulated annual leave due to temporary workmen returned from military service 200 200 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due 100 84 to deceased officers 100 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 6,800 6,800 (d) 6,925 Payment to Special Native Housing Fund, equivalent to one-third Native Trust Office profits paid to Consolidated Fund 2,389 3,121 3,121 Printing and stationery (including printing {d) 2,945 Panuis) 2,200 2,200 Public Service Superannuation Fund, Native 5$ Trustee's contribution towards 65 65 Rehabilitation of Maori ex-servicemen: expenses of conferences, &c. 25 25 Refund of fees paid in stamps to Maori Land Boards and to Native Land Courts 20 20 5 Rent 2,000 2,000 {d) 2,465 Roads on Native land, legalization costs of .. 50 50 10

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NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) To provide subsidies on the bringing-in of marginal land. The anticipated increase in availability of Maori labour did not eventuate, owing to delay in repatriation of overseas servicemen. It is expected that land-development and housing activities will be extended in the current year. (б) With the return of officers from active service, inter-office transfers have been necessary. Further transfers will be necessary during the current year. (c) Number of officers, 188. Travelling-allowances, £7,790, travelling-expenses, £1,678 ; mileage allowance, £4,620 ; car hire, £l3l. (d) Provision for temporary assistance to Maoris in necessitous circumstances. (e) Wreath for funeral of a Maori rangatira, £3 35.; compensation to an officer injured in course of duty, £5; pegs for survey work, £1 Is. 2d.; fidelity-guarantee-insurance premiums, £3 55.; fares for Natives, £8 os. 4d. (/) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £21,850.

• VO r M- -NATIVE --.--co^turned 1946-47. 1945-46. MimMtMeons Serviictis^—continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued Services of Land and Survey Department for supervision of the South Island development schemes Transfer to Land for Settlements Account .. Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses War-damage insurance on land-development and housing schemes, State's proportion of Water supplied by Ohinemuri County to Native settlements on the banks of the Ohinemuri River Welfare work; temporary assistance in necessitous circumstances (part recoverable) Contingencies Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement £ 750 (a)200,000 500 13,000 200 50 (d) 200 25 £ 500 200,000 500 13,000 200 50 25 75 £ 637 (a) 100,000 (b) 627 (c) 14,219 250 50 ' \e) 20 73 280,009 257,511 163,270 Gross Total 446,884 399,636 310,745 Credits-in-aid (/) 34,000 35,400 NET TOTAL 446,884 365,636 275,345

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

VALUATION DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of the Valuation Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Valuation Department. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £10,612. (&) Increase due to additional staff, return of men from overseas, and general increase in salaries. (c) No Assessment Courts held last year. Courts have already commenced this year. (d) Increase due to revision of districts and increased volume of land-sales work.

1946-47, 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—VALUATION £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total 64,619 80,187 144,806 86,855 84,470 ■ Gredits-in-aid (a) 10,130 9,125 NET TOTAL J.' 64,619 80,187 144,806 76,725 75,345 VOTE—VALUATION (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 1946-47. 1945-46. 163 ; Voted. Expended. 1945-46, 129) Salaries — Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 at £1,200 (Valuer-General) 1,200 1,125 * Other Salaries * 45,650 162 (£90 to £840) 63,419 43,383 J (6) 64,619 44,508 45,650 Other Charges for and incidental to — Assessment and other Courts, "expenses of Fees to Valuers (part recoverable) . (c) 400 {d) 59,587 450 27,138 21 24,802,

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VALUATION DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Increased volume of work in revision of districts. (b) No cars procurable last year. (c) Includes amount provided last year not yet expended. (d) Increase to provide for installation of new lighting system. (e) Increased volume of work and shortage of staff. (f) Increase due to revision and replenishing of stocks. (g) Accounts not paid at 31st March, 1946. (h) Revision of districts. Additional expenditure will be incurred. \i) Number -of officers travelling, 60. Travelling-allowances, £1,448; travelling-expenses, £537; car hire, £302; mileage allowance, £2,424. (j) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £10,612.

VOTE —VALUATION —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Other Charges for Aifo incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Maps and tracings, schedules of land transactions, &c.— £ New maps .. .. .. 806 Maintenance .. .. .. 1,209 (a) 2,015 1,250 813 Motor-cars — Purchase of .. (b) 1,600 450 Maintenance of 900 500 634 Office expenses (c) 1,690 1,508 612 Office fittings and requisites (d) 900 250 349 Overtime and meal allowances 1,000 900 (e) 1,110 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 1,460 1,150 1,240 Printing and stationery (/)1,100 550 845 Removal of offices 2-75 250 (g) l Rent 3,520 3,631 3,390 Transfer and removal expenses 220 150 292 Travelling allowances and expenses (h) 5,500 4,150 {i) 4,711 Valuation of Land Act, 1925, section 47 : acquisition of land under section 4, Valuation of Land Amendment Act, 1933 10 10 Contingencies 10 10 80,187 42,347 38,820 Gross Total 144,806 86,855 84,470 Credits-in-aid (j) 10,130 9,125 NET TOTAL 144,806 76,725 75,345

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Electoral Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Electoral Department. Summary

1946-47. 1945 -46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—ELECTORAL £ £ £ £ £ ■ Gross Total 10,083 138,770 148,853 25 (4^ H- 1 00 28,409 Credits-in-aid (a) 25 126 NET TOTAL 10,083 138,770 148,853 25,393 28,283 VOTE—ELECTORAL (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 1£ 1946-47. 1945-46. 5; Voted. Expended. 1945-46, 18) Salaries — Other Salaries 18 (£180 to £1,000) Payment to other Departments: officers' services as Registrars Payment to Post and Telegraph officers acting as Registrars £ 6,495 2,860 728 £ 5,520 3,094 364 1 1 y £ 7,571 10,083 8,978 7,571 •Other Charges for and incidental to — By-elections, expenses of General Election— Expenses of taking Expenses of officers overseas Licensing Poll Preparation of rolls Licensing Committee elections 1,000 50,000 200 12,500 50,000 250 1,000 350 10,000 1,610 514 11,542 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." £2,800. Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,

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ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Number of offioers, 2. Travelling-allowances £25 ; travelling-expenses, £26. (b) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,. £2,800.

1945-46. 1946-47. Y OTE —ELECTORAL —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. New rolls, formation of: alteration of electoral £ £ £ boundaries 7,500 Office expenses 250 120 107 Office furniture, fittings, requisites 300 100 15 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 8,000 1,150 4,233 Polling-booth equipment: repairs and replacements 3,000 650 309 Printing and stationery 1,500 1,000 1,318 Registration of electors: payment to Post Office 150 300 150 Rent and storage 900 700' 794 Representation Commissions, expenses of .. 3,000 1,000 185 Transfer of officers ■ 10 10 10 Travelling allowances and expenses 200 50 (a) 51 Contingencies 10 10 138,770 16,440 20,838 Gross Total .. 148,853 25,418 28,409 Credits-in-aid (b) 25 126 NET TOTAL 148,853 25,393 28,283

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Census and Statistics Department. Summary

(а) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £5OO. (б) Increase due to additional staff required for tabulation of 1945 census results. {c) Increase due partly to increased rates of pay, but mainly to additional staff required for tabulation of 1945 census results. (d) £32,000 not brought to charge 1945-46 provided for in 1946-47. (e) Two claims for compensation for injuries incurred. Non-recurring item. <(/) £25,000 not brought to charge 1945-46 provided for in 1946-47.

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other | Charges. ! Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—CENSUS AND STATISTICS £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total 80,000 79,000 159,000 137,000 76,322 Credits-in-aid (a) 5,500 5,089 NET TOTAL 80,000 79,000 159,000 131. ,500 71,233 VOTE—CENSUS AND STATISTICS 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers :' 1946-47, 280 ; 1945-46, 248) (b) Voted. Expended. Salaries — Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 at £1,000 (Government Statistician) 1,000 925 Other Salaries 1 I 33,390 279 (£105 to £1,000) (c) 79,000 40,675 J 1 80,000 41,600 33,390 •Other Charges for and incidental to — Census Compensation for injuries incurred while engaged on census duties Mechanical appliances— Purchase of .. Maintenance of (d) 35,000 (e) 100 (/)27,000 500 55,000 25,500 300 {d) 26,212 (/) 369 156

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CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Overexpenditure due to additional staff engaged for overtime work on 1945 census tabulation only. (b) Three private motor-cars damaged. (c) Increase in rates of remuneration for sub-enumerators of agricultural statistics. (d) Increased expenditure required partly for new appointees, but mainly on account of increase in statistical field-work. (e) Three new appointees' travelling-expenses. (/) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,. £5OO.

VOTE—CENSUS AND STATISTICS— 1946-47. 1945-46. » continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ Office expenses 670 525 505 Overtime and meal allowances 2,100 2,100 (a) 4,417 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,000 1,000 867 Printing and stationery .. .. ... 1,300 1,300 1,333 Rent of offices 1,450 1,650 1,394 Repairs to private motor-cars damaged while engaged on census duties (6) 55 Statistical publications, preparation of 5,000 5,000 ' 4,509 Statistics, collection of (c) 4,300 2,900 3,158 Travelling allowances and expenses (d) 500 100 (e) 12. Contingencies 25 25 79,000 95,400 42,932 Gross Total 159,000 137,000 76,322 Credits-in-aid (/) 5,500 5,089 NET TOTAL 159,000 131,500 71,233

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

NATIONAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT

Minister of National Service AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the National Service Department. Summary

(а) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47* £lO. (б) Staff now included in vote " National Employment Service " ; see page 99. (c) National Service Department reorganized as National Employment Service and administration expenses are being met from vote " National Employment Service " (d) Salaries to 30th June, when Committees disbanded. (e) Provision of accommodation at Whangarei (£4,000) and New Plymouth (£1,000) not finalized. 4

1946-47. 1945-46, Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—NATIONAL SERVICE Gboss Total Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL £ 2,094 £ 750 £ 2,844 (a) £ 382,887 382,887 £ 370,813 370,813 2,094 750 2,844 VOTE—NATIONAL SERVICE (Total number of officers : 1946-47, (b); 1945-46, 913) Salaries — Administrative Division Director of National Service (also Director of Employment, £1,300) Clerical Division District Man-power Controller, Auckland .. Other Salaries 15 (£500-£675) .. Man-power Appeal Committees Salaries and allowances of officers on loan from other Departments Other Charges for and incidental to — Fitting up accommodation Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of and repairs to .. Purchase of .. 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ (e) (c) (o) (d) 2,094 (c) £ 817 925 232,835 8,375 10,458 £ > 265,017 2,094 253,410 265,017 (o) (o) (o) 15,182 5,050 600 (e) 6,838 4,696 331

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NATIONAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) The National Service Department has now been reorganized as the National Employment Service and administration expenses are being met from vote " National Employment Service." (б) Social Security Department, £4,000 ; Post and Telegraph Department, £206. (c) Number of officers, 187. Mileage allowance, £867 ; motor hire, £22 ; travelling allowances, £2,913 ; travelling-expenses, £421. (d) Repairs to private vehicles damaged in accidents with departmental vehicles. (e) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £lO.

1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—NATIONAL SERVICE—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ - £ Office equipment (a) 4,250 2,877 Office expenses (a) 4,790 4,188 Overtime and meal allowances (a) 28,000 27,281 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers (a) 20 6 Payments to tlie Post and Telegraph. Department (a) 25,390 21,228 Printing and stationery (a) 5,500 5,077 Rent (a) 14,900 12,581 Services rendered by other Departments (a) 5,125 (b) 4,206 Transfer and removal expenses (a) 750 460 Travelling expenses and allowances (a) 6,000 (c) 4,223 Appeal Boards and Man-power Appeal Committees (includes travelling-expenses, members' fees, and other incidental expenses) 500 10,500 9,820 Revision Authorities, military defaulters (including salaries and fees, travellingexpenses, members' fees, and other incidental expenses) 100 2,000 1,135 Special Tribunal, alternative service (includes members' fees, travelling-expenses, and other incidental expenses) 100 200 212 Women's War Service Auxiliary (includes rents, &c., and grants to cover incidental expenses) 50 1,200 625 Contingencies (a) 20 (d) 12 750 129,477 105,796 Gross Total 2,844 382,887 370,813 Credits-in-aid (e) 382,887 370,813 NET TOTAL 2,844

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

Minister of Employment AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the National Employment Service. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £139,743. Increase due to recoveries in respect of accommodation camps and hostels for workers. 4 *

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. j Voted. Expended. VOTE—NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Subdivision— I—Administration Expenses II —Employment Promotion III—Immigration £ 197,082 £ 68,033 355,400 5,962 i £ 265,115 355,400 5,962 £ 70,408 153,200 £ 70,408 116,587 Gross Total 197,082 429,395 626,477 223,608 186,995 Credits-in-aid (a) 8,230 4,975 NET TOTAL 197,082 429,395 626,477 215,378 182,020 1 VOTE —NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers: 1946-47, 561 ; 1945-46, 913 (National Service Department) Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. I —Administration Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,300 (Director of Employment also Director of National Service and Controller of Man-power) 1,300 408 408 Other Salaries 557 (£125 to £1,000) Salaries and allowances of officers on from other Departments (three) loan 194,208 1,574 197,082 408 408

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NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE—continued

(a) Provides for expenses of voluntary Advisory Committees representing employers and workers replacing Utilization Councils and Committees, expenses for which were met from War Expenses Account. (b) Includes £5,000 provided in last year's estimates but not yet expended on fitting up New Plymouth (£1,000) and Whangarei (£4,000) offices. (c) Transfer of staff necessary as a result of establishment of new Department. (d) Administration expenses for the year 1945-46 were met in the first instance from vote "National Service," which was reimbursed by vote "National Employment Service." (e) Expenditure for 1945-46 amounting to £370,813, met from vote " National Service." (/) Provides for establishment and operating-costs of accommodation camps and hostels for industrial workers.

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VOTE—NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I —Administration—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Employment Advisory Committees : allowances and expenses .. • .. Fitting-up accommodation Motor-vehicles— Maintenance of and repairs to .. Purchase of . . Repairs to private' vehicles damaged in accidents with departmental vehicles .. £ (a) 500 (b) 7,038 5,500 100 100 £ £ Office equipment Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rent Services rendered by other Departments Transfer and removal expenses Travelling-expenses Contingencies Administration expenses (including salaries and allowances, rent, office expenses, and other incidental expenses) 1,684 5,221 5,000 20 19,000 6,500 9,350 500 (c) 4,000 3,500 20 70,000 (d) 70,000 68,033 70,000 70,000 Total —Subdivision No. I (e)265,115 70,408 70,408 Subdivision No. II —Employment Promotion Charges for and incidental to — Accommodation for workers (partly recoverable) — Operating-costs Buildings : equipment and establishment costs (/)140,000 (/) 30,000

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NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE —continued

(a) Includes £lO,OOO for the establishment of hostels for accommodation and training of Home Aids* (b) Underexpenditure due to recruits for service not coming forward as quickly as anticipated. (c) Provides for an estimated increase in marginal or semi-fit workers and for the provision of subsidized employment for seasonal workers during the off season. (d) Underexpenditure due to claims not coming to charge before 31st March, 1946. (e) Includes £5OO for the provision of additional accommodation for domestic staff. (/) Administration transferred from Labour Department. For estimated and actual expenditure for 1945-46, see page 86. {g) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £139,743. Increase due to recoveries in respect of accommodation camps and hostels.

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VOTE—NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SEKVICE —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. II—Employment Promotion— Voted. Expended. continued Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Home Aid Service (includes wages of Aids, provision of accommodation and training facilities, and other incidental expenses) (partly recoverable) Promotion of employment (including grants, fares, separation and other allowances, travelling allowances and expenses, and other assistance to workers, grants, subsidies, wages, and other expenses incidental to employment through employing authorities) Public Service hostels (partly recoverable) — Operating-costs Buildings : equipment and establishment costs (a) 25,644 (c) 150,000 8,256 (e) 1,500 9,800 133,400 4,000 6,000 (b) 1,375 107,992 (d) 2,545 {d) 4,675 Total—Subdivision No. II 355,400 153,200 116,587 . Subdivision No. Ill —Immigration (f) Charges for and incidental to — Imperial and other Governments, recoveries of passage-money due to Passage-money for immigrants (partly recoverable) Portion of salaries and expenses in High Commissioner's Office, London 50 5,000 912 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 5,962 (/) (/) Gross Total 626,477 223,608 186,995 Credits-in-aid (9) 8,230 4,975 NET TOTAL 626,477 215,378 182,020

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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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Rehabilitation Department. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £5OO. (b) Increase in number of staff due to increased rehabilitation activities following the cessation of hostilities. (c) Increased provision due to increase in staff in 1946-47 and also to the fact that of the staff provided for on the 1945-46 estimates approximately half were employed for only part of the year. Includes the sum of £1,314 due to other Departments up to 31st March, 1946, in respect of staff transferred prior to that date. (d) Includes £905 due to other Departments in respect of the 1945-46 year.

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. | Other T , , Charges. | iotaL Voted. Expended. VOTE—REHABILITATION Gkoss Total Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL £ 299,743 £ 121,150 £ 420,893 (a) £ 299,905 75 £ 294,571 1,225 299,743 121,150 420,893 299,830 293,346 VOTE—REHABILITATION (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 884 ; 1945-46, 817)(6) Salaries — Administrative Division £ 1 at £1,200 (Director) .. .. 1,200 Arrears, 1/4/45 to 31/3/46 .. 100 Unclassified 3 at £825 (Permanent Members of Rehabilitation Board) Other Salaries 874 (£95 to £1,000) Salaries and allowances of six officers on loan from other Departments 1946-47. 1945 Voted. -46. Expended. £ 1,300 2,475 (c) 292,408 (d) 3,560 £ 1,075 2,338 180,083 6,233 £ > 199,788 299,743 189,729 199,788

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REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT—continued

{a) Cost of engaging eight architects to prepare standard designs of homes for ex-servicemen. (tb) Includes £7,405 not brought to charge in 1945-46. {c) Includes £747 not brought to charge in 1945-46. Id) Includes £8,717 not brought to charge in 1945-46. (e) Includes £341 not brought to charge in 1945-46. (/) Increase due to extra volume of rehabilitation work. (g) Increase due to extra volume of rehabilitation work. Includes £2,640 not brought to charge in 1945-46. (h) Increase due to opening up of additional offices during 1945-46 and to the necessity of providing for extra accommodation for additional staff at existing offices. (i) Includes £7,000 not brought to charge in 1945-46. (j) Transfer costs heavy as a result of housing shortage. (1c) Mileage allowance, £969 ; motor hires, £3,350 ; travelling-allowances, £3,018 ; travelling-expenses, £2,411. ) (I) £43 17s. 6d. refunded to State Advances Corporation in respect of amount wrongly collected by Rehabilitation Department in 1945-46. {m) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £5OO.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—REHABILITATION —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Architect's fees for preparing standard £ £ £ designs of homes for ex-servicemen {a) 1,260 Fitting up accommodation (b) 10,700 i3,650 ' 2,291 Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of 3,000 2,600 1,577 Purchase of .. (c) 2,750 3,500 762 ■Office equipment (d) 10,945 12,080 6,004 •Office expenses (e) 4,315 5,541 5,544 ■Overtime and meal allowances 15,000 25,325 • 31,681 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (/) 14,600 8,000 12,987 Printing and stationery (g) 10,250 8,200 6,686 Rent .. (h) 13,350 11,900 8,590 Services rendered by other Departments (i) 13,500 7,000 21 Transfer and removal expenses (j) 2,500 900 2,180 Travelling expenses and allowances (/)12,000 6,000 (k) 9,748 Grants to Disabled Servicemen's Re-establish-ment League 2,500 2,500 2,500 National Rehabilitation Council and Board (includes travelling allowance and expenses 2,218 and other incidental expenses) 2,200 1,200 Rehabilitation Committees (includes travelling1,950 expenses and other incidental expenses) (/) 2,250 1,750 ■Contingencies 30 30 {1)44 121,150 110,176 94,783 Gross Total 420,893 299,905 294,571 Credits-in-aid (m) 75 1,225 NET TOTAL 420,893 299,830 293,346

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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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Allowances, and Expenses of the Department of Justice and Prisons. Summary

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1946-47 . 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. I Expended. VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Justice 170,157 82,955 253,112 222,685 227,513 II—Prisons 105,400 92,830 198,230 183,415 195,648 Gkoss Total 275,557 175,785 451,342 406,100 423,161 Ceedits-in-aiD (a) 107,335 111,975 NET TOTAL 275,557 175,785 451,342 298,765 311,186 VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 697 ; 1 CkAK A a Voted • Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. I—Justice (Number of officers : 1946-47, 397 ; 1945-46, 390) Head Office Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,350 (Under-Secretary for Justice, Controller-General of Prisons, and Chief Probation Officer) Other Salaries 15 (£125 to £1,000) 1,350 6,809 1,325 5,575 } 7,439 Total 8,159 6,900 7,439 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Department £106,200. al Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,

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(a) Two years' subscription provided for, but only one year's subscription came to charge. (b) Office equipment provided for was not received. {c} Travelling-expenses of offices taking up duty, £3 9s. 7d. (d) Provision made for furniture required on taking over new premises.

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TOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued 194R-4A 1946-47. Subdivision No. I—Justice —continued Voted. Expended. •Salaries —continued £ £ £ Patent Office Other Salaries 17 (£125 to £1,000) 5,200 4,870 4,957 Other Charges for and incidental to — Annual fees — New Zealand's share as member of Copyright Union, Class IV 300 280 {a) 155 New Zealand's share as member of the International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property (Patents), Class IV 300 300 (a) 157 Maintenance and repairs 10 5 16 Office expenses 20 30 14 Office fittings and requisites 450 405 (b) 1 Overtime and meal allowances 50 10 26 Patent Office Journal, publication of 700 550 648 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 140 135 147 Printing and stationery 500 250 617 Rent of offices 300 300 258 Contingencies 5 5 (e)3 2,775 2,270 2,042 Total 7,975 7,140 6,999 Bankruptcy Other Salaries 7 (£125 to £1,000) 2,730 3,510 3,522 Other Charges for and incidental to — Investigation of fraudulent companies 150 100 221 Maintenance and repairs 5 5 1 Office expenses 75 75 53 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites (d) 100 5 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 125 125 118 Printing and stationery 40 40 35 Remuneration to Deputy Assignees 20 40 11

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(a) Provision made for rent of new premises at Christchurch and Auckland. (b) Number of officers, 1. Allowance, £lB ; expenses, £l7 ; car hire, £l.

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I.—Justice —continued Voted. Expended. Bankruptcy—continued Other Charges foe and incidental to —ctd. Renewal of fidelity-guarantee premiums (recoverable) Rent Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies £ 5 (a) 260 50 40 5 £ 5 90 5 20 5 £ 2 73 (b) 36 875 515 550 Total 3,605 4,025 4,072 Inquests Charges for and incidental to — Fees and expenses, Coroners, medical witnesses, and miscellaneous Jurors, allowances to Witnesses, allowances to and expenses of .. 4,150 60 300 3,500 60 300 4,111 44 242 Total 4,510 3,860 4,397 Supreme, Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts Other Salaries 251 (£125 to £1,000) 100,997 90,530 k Unclassified 26 Stipendiary Magistrates at £1,100 1 Magistrate for Chatham Islands appointed under section 11 of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1938 10 Associates to Judges at £250 Cost-of-living allowances 28,600 400 2,500 28,050 375 2,300 150 - 121,628 J Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to — Chief Bailiffs acting as Maintenance Officers (14 officers) Officers acting as Inspectors of Factories (5 officers) Police Constables acting as Clerks of Courts 132,497 121,405 121,628 300 185 1,550 375 120 1,500 349 137 1,510

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{a) Number of officers, 20. Allowances, £2,506 ; expenses, £1,352 ; car hire, £81; mileages, £lO. {b) Number of officers, 95. Allowances, £1,612 ; expenses, £1,277 ; car hire, £llO ; mileages, £1,338. (c) Provision made for increased rates of payment to Crown Solicitors, jurors, and witnesses. Amount provided for Crown Solicitors includes payment at the increased rate for the two criminal sessions immediately preceding the passing of the amending regulations.

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued1 CUfwtfi 1946-47. '■ Subdivision No. I—Justice—continued Voted. Expended. Supreme, Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts— continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Allowance to Secretary, Rules Committee .. 60 60 60 Commuted allowance for typing notes of evidence : 10 Associates to Judges 1,000 1,000 982 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers 100 500 425 Court of Review and Adjustment Commissions, expenses of .. 20 20 26 Domestic Proceedings Act, expenses under .. 40 40 31 Grant to Chief Justice in lieu of furlough due 1,250 Law Revision Committee, expenses of 100 100 64 Mileage fees paid to Bailiffs (recoverable) 4,000 3,500 3,565 Office-cleaners 2,500 2,200 2,256 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 90 100 182 Rents 400 400 405 Transfer and removal expenses 1,000 2,000 1,755 Travelling-allowances and expenses — Judges and Associates 4,125 4,000 (a) 3,949 Magistrates and Clerks 4,400 3,750 (b) 4,337 21,120 19,665 20,033 Total 153,617 141,070 141,661 Criminal Prosecutions Charges for and incidental to — Expenses in connection with the defence of prisoners under the Poor Prisoners' Defence Act, 1933 300 200 167 Fees to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors, including payment to counsel for defence in special cases 4,500 3,000 2,983 Jurors, payment to and expenses of, under the Juries Act, 1908 8,000 5,500 5,640 Witnesses, expenses of 6,000 4,500 4,825 Total (c) 18,800 13,200 13,615

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(a) Provision made for more extensive annotation. (b) Increased rate of payment to jurors. (c) More overtime necessary than anticipated. (d) Compensation paid to injured workman, £3 Bs. Id.

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1945-46. VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued 1946-47. Subdivision No. I —Justice —continued Voted. Expended. Justice: Miscellaneous Services £ £ £ Charges fob and incidental to — Annotation of statutes (a) 750 100 m Expenses under— Juries Act, 1908: Civil juries (part recoverable) (b) 3,000 2,000 2,223 Reformatory Institutions Act, 1909 (part recoverable) 2,500 3,000 2,401 Grant in aid of Judges' Library, Wellington.. 150 140 145 Law books for Judges' Library 100 100 Maintenance of Court grounds and offices .. 1,500 1,000 1,220 Office expenses 4,500 3,990 4,528 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 400 500 251 Overtime and meal allowances 200 100 (c) 432 Payments to Post and Telegraph. Department 5,800 5,900 6,131 Printing and stationery 3,000 2,750 3,075 Proportion of cost of administering licensing laws in districts where the Counties Act is not in operation 5 5 2 Purchase of property at Whangarei 1,850 Refund of fines and costs 30 10 52 Transfer and removal expenses 10 5 19 Travelling allowances and expenses 250 250 259 Contingencies 10 10 (,1)3 Aliens Control Tribunal: expenses and allowances 100 11 Refund of money lost, Auckland Magistrates' Court 10 6 Total 24,055 19,970 20,907 Registrar-General's Office Other Salaries 69 (£125 to £1,000) 21,571 18,245 17,886

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued 194fi-4.fi 1946-47. Subdivision No. I —Justice —continued Voted. Expended. Registrar General's Office —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Births, deaths, and marriages, registration of — Non-permanent officers (a) 800 550 516 Post Office, for services of Postmasters and other Government Departments 2,700 2,250 2,689 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers 10 10 Maintenance and repairs 20 10 21 Office expenses 300 350 197 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 100 100 27 Overtime and meal allowances 400 250 579 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 10 10 43 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,400 1,200 1,422 Printing and stationery 2,000 1,200 2,047 Refund of registration and license fees 35 40 28 Rents .. .. .. 3,000 2,250 2,963 Transfer and removal expenses 20 30 2 Travelling allowances and expenses 20 20 3 Contingencies 5 5 10,820 8,275 10,537 Total 32,391 26,520 28,423 Total —Subdivision No. I 253,112 222,685 227,513 Subdivision No. II —Prisons (Number of officers : 1946-47, 300 ; 1945-46, 283) Other Salaries 300 (£125 to £1,000) 108,200 95,500 101,732 Less proportion of salaries transferred to 2,800 Probation Branch 2,800 2,800 105,400 92,700 98,932 (a) Increased rate of payment fco Maori Reg istrars.

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(a) More overtime necessary because of shortage of staff. (b) Expenses of overseas visitor (recoverable), £7 10s.; medical examination of prison warder, £1 Is.; replacement of prisoners' damaged clothing, £2 13s. 6d.: total, £ll 4s. 6d.

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1945-4 fv VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued 1946-47. Subdivision No. II—Prisons —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Prisons and institutional upkeep — £ £ £ Burial of deceased prisoners 20 10 19 Clothing, bedding, furniture, &c. 2,500 2,175 2,613 Compassionate grants to dependants- of deceased officers 100 500 334 Equipment and instructional work 400 200 499 Fuel, light, power, and water 6,500 6,250 6,742 Locality allowances 440 440 403 Maintenance of prison buildings 1,650 1,250 1,662 Medical expenses of officers injured during 1 performance of duties 5 5 3 Medical treatment and medical comforts .. 525 400 538 Office fittings and requisites 40 25 40 Overtime and meal allowances 5,000 7,500 {a) 9,252 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 20 50 5 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,350 1,350 1,207 Photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 200 150 i 189 Printing and stationery 500 300 404 Rations 13,000 13,000 12,280 Sanitary services, cleaning, and disinfectants " 950 950 925 Uniform caps and accoutrements for officers 200 200 212 Vehicles, purchase and maintenance of, hire charges, &c. 4,000 3,500 3,410 Repairs to private vehicles damaged in collision with departmental vehicles 20 10 104 Reparation for damage by escapees 10 10 10 Transport charges, travelling allowances and expenses — Conveyance of prisoners on release 1,000 1,000 1,053 Freight, cartage, &c. (part recoverable) .. 60 50 67 Transfer of prisoners 1,400 1,350 1,477 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers 700 550 804 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. 600 200 481 Travelling-expenses of Prison Board members 300 300 248 Contingencies 5 5 (b) 11 41,495 41,730 44,992

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. II—Prisons —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Aid to prisoners and dependants — Assistance to discharged prisoners Grants to Prisoners' Aid and After-care Societies Gratuities and earnings paid to prisoners on release £ 10 200 4,000 £ 5 200 4,000 £ 20 200 4,065 4,210 4,205 4,285 General prison industries, farms, works, &c.: materials, equipment, rents, royalties, and other expenses in connection with — Block and pavement making Bootmaking, boot repairs, and satchel repairs Farms, gardens, &c.: development and maintenance .. .. Mail-bag repairs Quarries and gravel-pits Road-construction Tailoring Tobacco culture and manufacture Miscellaneous industries, works, &c. 50 6,500 21,000 700 4,000 7,000 4,000 .300 400 10 5,500 18,500 600 5,000 6,500 4,500 500 500 39 7,799 21,678 731 2,249 7,949 3,392 265 216 43,950 41,610 44,318 89,655 87,545 ■ 93,595 Probation Branch— Charges for and incidental to — Administration expenses Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery 195,055 180,245 192,527 3,000 125 50 3,000 150 20 2,952 90 79 3,175 3,170 3,121 Total —Subdivision No. II 198,230 183,415 195,648 Gross Total 451,342 406,100 423,161 Credits-in-aid (a) 107,335 111,975 NET TOTAL 451,342 298,765 311,186 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." £106,200. Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,

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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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Crown Law Office. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £250. (5) Also receives £BO per annum as Secretary, Rules Committee.

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1946-47 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—CROWN LAW £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total 10,430 953 11,383 10,437 10,260 Credits-in-aid (a) 250 419 NET TOTAL 10,430 953 11,383 10,187 9,841 VOTE—CROWN LAW 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 13 1945-46, 13) £ £ £ Salaries — 1 at £1,600 (Solicitor-General) 1,600 1,575 Professional Division c 1 at £1,150 (Crown Solicitor) (b) .. ] ,150 4 at £1,050 (Crown Solicitors) .. 4,200 5,350 4,235 > 9,271 Other Salaries 7 (£155 to £1,000) 3,480 3,719 10,430 9,529 9,271

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{a) Number of officers, 4. Travelling-expenses, £l7 9s. lOd.; taxi hire, £1 Is. sd. (b) Sundries, £l. (c) Now included in Public Accounts as "Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts. 1946-47, £250.

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VOTE—CROWN LAW—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Annotation of statutes 58 58 57 Office expenses 300 255 398 Overtime and meal allowances 15 10 22 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 220 220 206 Printing and stationery 150 150 167 Purchase of Law Reports and treatises and other publications 150 150 119 Travelling allowances and expenses 50 50 {a) 19 Contingencies 10 15 (6)1 953 908 989 Gross Total 11,383 10,437 10,260 Credits-in-aid (o) 250 419 NET TOTAL 11,383 10,187 9,841

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POLICE DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Police Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Police Department. Summary

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—POLICE Subdivision— I—Police II —Miscellaneous Services Gkoss Total Credits-IN-AID .. .. • NET TOTAL £ 812,853 £ 229,605 £ 1,042,458 £ 884,925 120 £ 739,313 ' 148 812,853 229,605 1,042,458 (a) 885,045 - 9,250 739,461 8,488 812,853 229,605 1,042,458 875,795 730,973 VOTE—POLICE (Total number of officers : 1946-47,1,742 ; 1945-46, 1,818) Subdivision No. I—Police Salaries — 1 at £1,300 (Commissioner) Other Salaries 14 $050 to £1,000) (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departments £5,950. 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 1,300 5,453 il Receipts." £ 1,075 3,630 Anticipated rec £ ;eipts, 1946-47,

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(a) Includes £77,230 expenditure outstanding at 31st March, 1946. (b) Underexpenditure due to Police Force not being up to full authorized strength; see also note (a). (c) Free quarters provided as follows : 16 valued at £lOO, 6at £9l, 32 at £7B, 55 at £5O, and 400 at £39. Increase due to increase in scale of house allowance. Includes £26,500 expenditure outstanding at 31st March, 1946.

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VOTE —POLICE —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Police—continued Voted. Expended. Salaries —continued £ £ £ Police Officers 4 Superintendents (£700 to £720) 2,880 3,600 19 Inspectors (£620 to £660) 12,180 10,940 10 Sub-Inspectors (£550 to £575) 5,750 6,325 50 Senior Sergeants (£465 to £490) 26,440 21,995 146 Sergeants (£420 to £445) 71,020 60,560 1,320 Constables (£335 to £400) 541,905 485,900 14 Senior Detectives (£465 to £490) 7,385 5,710 40 Detective-Sergeants (£420 to £445) 19,305 17,505 65 Detectives (£360 to £400) 26,875 24,370 > 595,426 35 Women police (£290 to £300) 11,430 10,250 1 District Constable (£135) 135 400 8 Matrons (£230 to £300) 2,260 2,400 15 Surgeons (£25 to £200) 1,015 1,015 Female searchers 150 150 Allowances for detective, clerical, and special duty 8,300 7,500 Allowance in lieu of overtime 43,290 39,000 Extra clerical assistance 250 250 Cost-of-living allowances 25,530 23,000 1 Native Constable 240 -> (a)812,853 725,815 (b) 59$,426 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycle allowances : purchase and upkeep of bicycles 2,030 1,600 1,269 Clothing (free issue), including repairs, making up uniforms, and boot allowance * 12,000 15,000 8,197 Extradition expenses 50 10 173 Horse allowances, purchase, forage, bedding, shoeing, clipping, and grazing of horses, including compensation for loss of private horses 150 150 97 House allowances to officers and men unprovided with quarters (c) 95,500 46,000 42,095

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(a) Increase to provide for overhaul of launches. (b) For replacement of cars worn out and purchase of additional cars. (c) Increase to provide for upkeep of additional cars. Includes £15,960 for allowances varying from £2O to £B7 to 272 officers for the use of thpir own motor-vehicles on duty, also £3,900 expenditure outstanding at 31st March, 1946. (d) To provide for radio equipment, and for furniture and equipment taken over from Army and Air Departments. (e) Includes provision for teletype equipment and additional telephone services.

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Y OTE —POLICE —continued lQ45_4.fi ' 1946-47. Subdivision No. I —Police—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Launches — Purchase of .. 100 100 Maintenance and hire (a) 2,500 1,000 1,253 Medical, dental, and veterinary services, medicines and medical stores, ambulance instruction and hire, and hospital charges for police disabled through duty 100 200 65 Motor-vehicles — Purchase of .. (b) 5,000 4,000 1,435 Maintenance of (c) 28,900 20,000 17,572 Office expenses 9,000 8,500 7,859 Office fittings and requisites (including typewriter allowance), radio, and scientific s equipment (d) 9,000 1,500 3,228 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 500 300 564 Police examinations, expenses of .. 250 250 268 Police prosecutions and inquests, legal and medical advice, interpreting, payments for special services, and expenses of departmental inquiries (part recoverable) 3,000 4,000 2,584 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (e) 18,500 16,500 16,768 Printing and stationery 6,000 5,000 6,129 Rations 1,000 1,000 734 Rent of stations, quarters, and paddocks, and rates on leasehold and acquired properties 4,700 4,500 4,683 Repairing, painting, and improving police premises 500 500 608 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 300 400 180 Rewards to members of the Force for meritorious conduct 50 50 23

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(a) Overexpenditure due to increased oost of transfers on account of housing difficulties. (b) Includes £5,118 for mileage for officers' own vehicles used on policy duty. (c) Conveyance of police at funerals, £2O 155.; civilian clothing, &c., damaged on police duty, £lB Is. 3d. ; damage to private motor-cars, £22 14s. 9d.; grants to police messes, £2O ; refund of value of bicycle sold in error, £7 12s. 6d.; sundries, £2 10s.: total, £9l 13s. 6d. (d) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £5,950.

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Y OTE—POLICE —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I —Police —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Stores, supplies, accoutrements, saddlery, horse-covers, &c., and expenses incidental thereto Transfer and removal expenses Travelling-expenses of police, transport of prisoners, and expenses of search parties Contingencies 1,500 6,900 22,000 75 1,500 5,000 22,000 50 1,158 (a) 8,442 (6) 18,412 (c)91 229,605 159,110 143,887 Total —Subdivision No. I 1,042,458 • 884,925 739,313 Subdivision No. II- —Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Expenses of representatives of New Zealand Police Force at Police Conference at Sydney, New South Wales 120 148 Total —Subdivision No. II 120 148 Gross Total 1,042,458 885,045 739,461 Credits-in-aid (d) 9,250 8,488 NET TOTAL 1,042,458 875,795 730,973

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NAVAL SERVICE

Minister of Defence AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Naval Service. Summary

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—NAVY Subdivision— I—Pay and Allowances II—Food and Clothing III—Stores and Equipment IV—Medical Services V—Land, Buildings, and Ships VI —Docking, Repairs, Maintenance, and Rent VII—Transport VIII—Miscellaneous Services £ 661,420 £ 146,950 113,750 1,700 1,100 155,975 10,850 108,175 £ 661,420 146,950 113,750 1,700 1,100 155,975 10,850 108,175 £ £ TOTAL .. 661,420 538,500 1,199,920 (a) VOTE—NAVY (Total number of personnel (Naval and Civil): 1946-47, 2,302) 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Pay and Allowances Pay and Allowances — £ £ £ Administrative (Number of officers : 1946-47, 14) 1 Commodore, R.N., at £2,750 (1st Naval Member, Naval Board, and Chief of the Naval Staff) 1 Captain, R.N., at £1,605 (2nd Naval Member, Naval Board) 1 Captain, R.N., at £1,553 (Naval Secretary and Member of Naval Board) 2,750 1,605 1,553 (a) Expenditure under this vote previously charged to War Expenses Account.

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Y 0 TE—N AYY —continued. 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Pay and Allowances— continued Voted. Expended. Pay and Allowances —continued £ £ £ Administrative —continued 1 Commander, R.N.Z.N., at £894 (Assistant Naval Secretary and Controller of Finance and Stores) 1 Commander, R.N.Z.N., at £812 (Staff Officer, Operations and Intelligence) 1 Commander, R.N. Z.N., at £894 (Naval Assistant, Personnel) 1 Commander, R.N.Z.N., at £812 (Staff Officer, Reserves) .. .. .. ... 1 Lieutenant-Commander, R.N., at £993 (Staff Officer, Torpedo and Anti-submarine) 1 Lieutenant-Commander, R.N., at £808 (Staff Officer, Communications) 1 Lieutenant, R.N.Z.N., at £730 (Assistant to Director of Naval Engineering) 4 Warrant Officers, R.N.Z.N. (£433 to £525) 894 812 894 812 993 808 730 1,957 13,808 Civil Staff (Number of officers : 1946-47, 502) Professional Division 1 at £1,375 (Constructor, H.M.N.Z. Dockyard) 1,375 Other Salaries 501 (£95 to £1,000) 152,500 153,875 Naval Personnel (Number of personnel: 1946-47, 1,786) Administrative 1 Captain, R.N., at £1,871 (Commanding Officer, H.M.N.Z.S. " Bellona ").. 1 Captain, R.N., at £1,791 (Naval Officer in Charge, Auckland) 1,871 1,791

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Y OTE —NAVY—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Pay and Allowances—ctd. Pay and Allowances —continued £ £ £ Naval Personnel —continued Administrative—continued 1 Commander (E), R.N., at £1,586 (Director of Naval Engineering and Engineer Manager, H.M.N.Z. Dockyard) .. 1 Commander (E), R.N., at £1,323 (Engineer Officer, H.M.N.Z.S. " Bellona ") 1 Surgeon Commander, R.N. Z.N., at £1,168 (Director of Naval Medical Services) 1 Commander, R.N. Z.N., at £986 (Commanding Officer, H.M.N.Z.S. " Philomel ") 1 Commander, R.N. Z.N., at £949 (Commanding Officer, H.M.N.Z.S. " Tamaki ") 1 Commander, R.N.Z.N., at £913 (Commander of the Yard H.M.N.Z. Dockyard) 1,586 1,323 1,168 986 949 913 i i •* 10,587 Other Pay and Allowances — 1,778 (£40 to £850) Deferred pay (payable to all New Zealand officers and to men in receipt of 1939 rates of pay) .. .. .. .. Leave allowance and compensation in lieu of provisions Lodging-allowance payable in lieu of quarters Personnel on courses overseas Refunds of national and social security tax .. Reserves instructors Reserve personnel under training Superannuation gratuities payable to personnel discharged 432,000 23,700 10,000 250 5,000 100 2,000 10,000 100 483,150 Total—Subdivision No. I 661,420

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V OTE —-NAVY-—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II—Food and Clothing Clothing purchases Kit upkeep allowance Officers' uniform allowances and clothing gratuities Victualling of personnel £ 40,000 33,340 3,610 70,000 £ £ Total —Subdivision No. II 146,950 Subdivision No. Ill—Stores and Equipment Coal .. .. • .. Hydrographic stores Implements and mess traps Medical stores Maintenance of torpedo reserves Naval armament stores Naval stores Oil fuel 10,000 250 3,000 500 5,000 50,000 40,000 5,000 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 113,750 Subdivision No. IV —Medical Services Dental treatment ashore Medical examination of recruits Medical treatment ashore 200 500 1,000 Total —Subdivision No. IV 1,700 Subdivision No. V —Land, Buildings, and Ships Purchase of land Miscellaneous buildings 100 1,000 Total—Subdivision No. V 1,100

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V OTE—NAVY—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. VI—Docking, Repairs, Maintenance and Rent Voted. Expended. Repairs to Ships and Establishments — H.M.N.Z.S. " Black Prince " H.M.N.Z.S. " Bellona " .. H.M.N.Z.S. " Philomel H.M.N.Z.S. " Tamaki" H.M.N.Z.S. " Tasman " Shelly Bay Base Alterations and additions to H.M.N. Z. ships Corvettes, minesweepers, and launches Dockyard buildings, plant, and stores Naval Armament Depot Departmental residences Waiouru W/T station Rents of land and buildings R.N.Z.N.V.R. buildings Maintenance and repair of motor-vehicles .. Transfer of Navy Office to new accommodation £ 20,000 20,000 6,000 6,000 1,000 2,000 . 10,000 15,100 45,000 8,000 3,000 3,000 4,125 10,000 2,000 750 £ £ Total—Subdivision No. VI 155,975 Subdivision No. VII —Transport and towage Air and steamer passages Travelling allowances and expenses Transfer and removal expenses 5,000 4,500 1,250 100 Total —Subdivision No. VII 10,850 Subdivision No. VIII—Miscellaneous Services Administration charge on account of allotment paid by Admiralty Assistance to Sea Cadets Compensation for injuries, &c. Damage to wharves and craft Electricity Entertainment, grant towards Interments Laundry National health insurance : contributions payable to Admiralty 500 500 50 100 20,000 250 50 2,500 625

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V OTE—N AY Y—continued Subdivision No. VIII —Miscellaneous Services —continued Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph. Department.. Pension contributions payable to Admiralty in respect of loan personnel Printing and stationery Refuse-collection Rebate to personnel on account of duty paid on uniforms Training and improvement funds Training fees of New Zealand personnel in establishments in the United Kingdom and Australia Widows' pensions : contributions payable to Admiralty .. Contingencies Amount required to cover cost of work done for Government Departments and other parties at H.M.N.Z. Dockyard Total —Subdivision No. VIII TOTAL .. 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 2,600 250 4,500 21,625 1,250 1,000 50 225 1,000 1,000 100 50,000 £ £ 108,175 1,199,920 (a) (a) Expenditure under this vote previously charged to War Expenses Account.

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Minister of Defence AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Expenses, and Contingencies of the Army. Summary

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. 'Expended. VOTE—ARMY Subdivision— I—Salaries, Pay, and Allowances II—Food and Clothing III —Stores and Equipment IV—Medical Services V—Land, Buildings, and Fortifications .. VI —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rents VII—Transport VIII—Miscellaneous Services £ 1,379,150 £ 460,000 530,000 30,000 49,000 240,000 91,000 82,500 £ 1,379,150 460,000 530,000 30,000 49,000 240,000 91,000 82,500 £ . £ TOTAL 1,379,150 1,482,500 2,861,650 ! (a) VOTE—ARMY 1946-47. 1945-46. Total number of personnel (Military and Civil): Voted. Expended. 1946-47, 706 Subdivision No. I —Salaries, Pay, and Allowances Salaries — £ £ £ Administrative Division 1 at £1,250 (Secretary) 1,250 Regular Force Lieut.-General: 1 at £1,377 7s. 6d. (6 months Major-General: 1 at £1,377 7s. 6d. Major-General: 1 at £1,218 5s. Brigadiers : 6 at £1,077 7s. 6d. Brigadiers: 3 at £1,068 5s. Colonels : 5 at £927 7s. 6d. €olonels : 4 at £918 5s. .. Colonels : 1 at £877 7s. 6d. Commissioned officers up to Lieut.-Colonels and other ranks 689 1,377 1,218 6,465 3,205 4,637 3,673 877 227,880 (ia) Expenditure under this vote previously charged to War Expenses Account.

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Y OTE —ARMY—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Salaries, Pay, and Allowances—continued £ £ £ —continued Pay and allowances : Interim Army 1,024,879 . . Other Salaries iCivil Staff £100-£1,000)— Clerical, General and non-permanents employees (pay) 100,000 3,000 Total—Subdivision No. I .. 1,379,150 Subdivision No. II—Food and Clothing Clothing, boots, &c. Foodstuffs, supplies, &c. Uniform allowances 225,000 225,000 10,000 Total—Subdivision No. 11 .. 460,000 Subdivision No. Ill —Stores and Equipment Tield and heavy gun ammunition ;Small-arms ammunition Medical and dental stores •Ordnance stores .. M.T. — Vehicles Spare parts A.S.C. supplies other than foodstuffs 100 100 10,000 400,000 500 15,000 104,300 i Total—Subdivision No. Ill 530,000 Subdivision No. IV —Medical Services Medical fees Medical treatment 5,000 25,000 Total —Subdivision No.IV .. 30,000

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1946-47. 1945-40. Y OTE —ARMY—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V—Land, Buildings, and Fortifications £ £ £ Fortifications Camps and stores Magazines (houses of magazine-keepers) . c Petrol storage Drill-halls and offices Miscellaneous 1,000 20,000 10,000 7,750 10,000 250 I Total —Subdivision No. V .. 49,000 Subdivision No. VI —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rents Maintenance of camps, magazines, and fortifications Maintenance of drill-halls, offices, &c. Repairs M.T. vehicles and equipment Repairs, ordnance stores, and equipment Rent of offices 160,000 10,000 15,000 5,000 50,000 Total—Subdivision No. VI 240,000 Subdivision No. VII —Transport Horses : purchase, maintenance, and hire License fees .. .. .. • Motor cars and cycles : hire and mileage Rail fares and freights Sea freights and charges Steamer fares Air fares and freights Tram and car fares Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances Travelling expenses 100 1,000 200 70,000 15,000 1,000 500 200 1,000 1,000 1,000 Total—Subdivision No. VII .. 91,000

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1945-46. Y OTE —ARMY—continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VIII—Miscellaneous Services £ £ £ Army Education and Welfare Services 5,000 'Compensation for accidents, sickness, &c. 2,000 •Compensation for damages to vehicles 1,000 Courts of inquiry and other legal costs 500 Compensation for loss of kit 100 Contribution towards Imperial pensions 250 Entertainment allowances 1,000 Exchange adjustments 100 Funeral .expenses 50 Grants to officers' clubs 600 Grants : regimental funds 1,000 Laundry 5,000 Libraries; purchase of books, &c. 200 Lighting, heating, and fuel 10,000 Marine and war risk insurance 100 Military education abroad 6,000 'Overtime and meal allowances 500 Postages, telegrams, and cables 15,000 Printing and stationery 10,000 Repatriation expenses 1,000 Scavenging, &c. 100 Telephone services 20,000 Water 3,000 Total—Subdivision No. VIII 82,500 TOTAL 2,861,650 (a) (a) Expenditure under this vote previously charged to War Expenses Account.

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AIR DEPARTMENT

Minister of Defence AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Air Department. Summary

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1946-47 . 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—AIR Subdivision-— I—Salaries, Pay, and Allowances II —Food and Clothing III —Stores and Equipment IV—Medical Services V —Land, Buildings, and Aerodromes .. VI —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rent VII —Transport VIII—Miscellaneous Services IX —Civil Aviation X—Meteorological Services £ 1,087,340 16,850 66,715 £ 139,000 533,500 5,000 244,500 46,700 154,450 86,100 1,284,340 168,500 £ 1,087,340 139,000 533,500 5,000' 244,500 46,700 154,450 86,100 1,301,190 235,215 £ £ TOTAL .. 1,170,905 2,662,090 3,832,995 (a) VOTE—AIR 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers and other ranks : 1946-47, 3,900) Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Salaries, Pay, and Allowances £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1946-47, 3,659) Salaries — Administrative Service Personnel 1 Air Marshal 2 Air Commodores (2 at £1,486) 5 Group Captains (3 at £1,236 ; 2 at £986).. 10 Wing Commanders (4 at £1,036 ; 5 at £982 ; 1 at £886) 2 Squadron Leaders (1 at £868 ; 1 at £918) 191 (£155 to £840) 1,486 2,972 5,680 9,940 1,786 79,857 (a) Expenditure under this vote previously charged to War Expenses Account.

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V OTE —AIR —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I. —Salaries, Pay, and A llowances —continued Voted. Expended. Salarie s—continued £ £ £ Administrative—continued Civil Personnel Administrative Division— 1 (£1,075) Air Secretary .. 1,075 Other Salaries — 158 (£125 to £1,000) 51,660 Other Service Pay and Allowances 2 Air Commodores (2 at £1,486) 2 Group Captains (2 at £1,236) 10 Wing Commanders (4 at £1,036 ; 5 at £982 ; . 1 at £886) 5 Squadron Leaders (2 at £918 ; 3 at £868) 3,270 (£155 to £840) 2,972 2,472 9,940 4,440 913,060 Total —Subdivision No. I 1,087,340 Subdivision No. II—Food and Clothing Charges for and incidental to — Purchase of clothing Purchase of boots and shoes Rations Repairs boots and shoes Uniform grants and upkeep allowances 8,000 1,500 123,000 2,000 4,500 Total —Subdivision No. II 139,000 Subdivision No. Ill—Stores and Equipment Charges for and incidental to — Aircraft spares FuelAviation Motor transport Furniture, bedding and barrack equipment Marine craft spares Miscellaneous stores Motor-vehicle spares 17,000 367,300 58,400 1,000 9,900 4,400 7,000

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(а) Post and Telegraph Department: telephones and teleprinters, £12,000 ; aerial erection, £1,300 : total, £13,300. Public Works Department: VHP installations, Wigram and Woodbourne, £1,200 : grand total, £14,500. (б) Maintenance of P.N.Z.A.F. aerodromes, buildings, &c. (see Subdivision IX for maintenance of civil aviation aerodromes, &c.).

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Y OTE —AIR —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. Ill—Stores and Equipment —continued 1 Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ OilsAviation Motor transport Paints and dopes Photographic and navigational stores Radio, teletype, stores Signal spares "Wireless spares Workshop equipment and spares 46,400 3,300 10,750 350 200 250 4,750 2,500 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 533,500 Subdivision No. IV —Medical Services Charges eor and incidental to — Hospital treatment and x-rays 5,000 Total—Subdivision No. IV 5,000 Subdivision No. V —Land, Buildings, and Aerodromes Charges for and incidental to — W/T installations Maintenance of aerodromes and buildings .. (а) 14,500 (б)230,000 .. Total —Subdivision No. V 244,500

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(a) Advertising, £250 ; books, &c., £3,750 ; maintenance of typewriters, £5O : total, £4,050. (b) Postages, £3,000; telephone rentals, tolls, &c., £33,500 ; maintenance of telephones, £lOO : total, £36,600.

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V OTE—AIR—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. VI —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rent Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — Furniture and barrack equipment Motor-vehicles Telecommunications : Fiji Repairs to aircraft by civil firms (recoverable) Rents and rates £ 2,000 2,000 1,000 33,500 8,200 £ £ Total—Subdivision No. VI 46,700 Subdivision No. VII —Transport Charges for and incidental to — Cartage and freight Registration and insurance : motor-vehicles Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses 40,000 1,200 3,000 110,250 Total —Subdivision No. VII 154,450 Subdivision No. VIII —Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — A.T.C. summer camps .. Educational services Fuel, light, and power Funeral expenses Laundry and dry-cleaning Miscellaneous expenses, A.T.C. Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Contingencies 2,000 50 20,000 300 12,000 750 (a) 4,050 1,000 250 (6) 36,600 9,000 100 Total —Subdivision No. VIII 86,100

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Y OTE—AIR—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IX —Civil Aviation £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1946-47, 49) Salaries — 16,850 tfci? uO XOttlJj Charges for and incidental to — Aeradio — (a) 400,000 Construction 84,500 Maintenance Aerodromes — (6)380,000 Construction 175,000 Maintenance 500 Accident investigations Accommodation— 70 Christchurch Branch 200 Milson Office 170 Examination expenses 75 Library Maintenance of buildings and base facilities, 5,000 Auckland Maintenance and operation — 750 Aircraft 1,000 Marine craft 500 Motor transport 250 Printing division 100 Maintenance of technical equipment New Zealand contribution to— 200 ICAN .. .. 5,675 PICAO 200 Occupation expenses, Milson 50 Office requisites 750 Operation of additional branch, aircraft 170 Overtime and meal allowances Payments made on behalf of National Airways Corporation (recoverable) — Purchase of shares, Union Airways, Ltd. 180,000 Salary, Chairman of Directors : 1 at £1,000 (part year only) 880 Travelling-expenses 800

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V OTE—AIR —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IX—Civil Aviation —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Payments to Post and Telegraph. Department Reconditioning of DH. 82 aircraft (recoverable) Subsidies and grants to civil airline operators— Tasman Empire Airways Air Travel (N.Z.), Ltd. (a) 22,500 4,000 17,500 3,500 1,284,340 Total —Subdivision No. IX 1,301,190 Subdivision No. X—Meteorological Services (Number of officers : 1946-47, 192) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,075 (Director of Meteorological Services) 1,075 Other Salaries 191 (£100 to £1,000) 65,640 .. , # 66,715 •• Charges for and incidental to — Building extension, Meteorological Office, Kelburn Maintenance of Pacific stations — Campbell Islands Suwarrow Meteorological equipment — Radiosonde Radar wind Instruments Balloons and hydrogen Miscellaneous 35,000 11,100 600 23,500 57,000 6,000 5,000 600 •• (a) Telephone rental charges : Lines, &c., £21,000; toll fees, £1,500 : total, £22,500.

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(a) Teletype machines: Rental and maintenance, £5,500; telegrams, £11,500 ; radio charges, £l,OOO tolls, £2,000 : total, £2O, 000. (b) Expenditure under this vote previously charged to War Expenses Account. Summary of Payments to be made to Post and Telegraph Department £ Subdivision V—Land, Buildings, and Aerodromes .. .. .. .. .. 13,300 Subdivision Vlll—Miscellaneous Services .. .. .. .. .. .. 36,600 Subdivision IX —Civil Aviation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,500 Subdivision X —Meteorological Services .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 £92,400

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE —AIR —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. X—Meteorological—continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Motor-vehicles — Purchase Maintenance Office requisites .. Overtime and shift allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Rentals Repairs to technical department 2,000 800 500 3,900 (a) 20,000 2,000 500 •• 168,500 Total—Subdivision No. X 235,215 TOTAL .. 3,832,995 (b)

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MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, Accident Compensation, and other Expenses relative to Administration of Public Works, Maintenance of Public Buildings, Roads and Irrigation Works, Plant, Material, and Other Services. Summary

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1946-47 . 1945-46. Salaries. Other | Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Ministry of Works II—Public Works Departmental III—Public Buildings IV—Roads V—Irrigation, Drainage, and River-protection and Improvement Works VI—Railway-lines VII—Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services 25,528 819,293 8,100 7,295 185,590 548,570 188,286 204,995 7,430 3,068,213 32,823 ■1,004,883 556,670 188,286 204,995 7,430 3,068,213 13,718 786,100 332,815 133,836 160,628 500 2,616,540 12,549 801,172 344,315 93,825 144,172 57 2,822,820 Gross Total 852,921 4,210,379 5,063,300 4,044,137 4,218,910 Ckedits-in-aid (a) 1,928,137 2,276,567 NET TOTAL 852,921 4,210,379 5,063,300 2,116,000 1,942,343 VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES (Total number of officers: 1946-47, 1,025: 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. 1945-46, 765) £ £ £ Subdivision No. I —Ministry of Works -N (Number of officers: 1946-47, 22; 1945-46, 9) Salaries — Unclassified 1 at £2,000 (Commissioner of Works)* 500 * See also vote " Treasury," page 34. (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." £2,017,980. Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,

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VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I —Ministry of Works — Voted. Expended. continued Salaries —continued £ £ £ Professional Division 1 at £1,500 (Assistant Commissioner of Works) 1 at £1,325 (Assistant Commissioner, Planning) 1 at £1,075 (Chief Engineering Inspector) . 1,500 1,325 1,075 1,075 4,400 1,075 Other Salaries 16 (£100 to £1,000) Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments 9,388 8,790 2,741 4,841 9,894 18,178 7,582 Temporary Staff 1 at £1,100 (Town-planning Officer) 1,100 General Division 1 at £925 (Chief Housing Inspector) 1 at £925 (Chief Building Inspector) 925 925 925 936 1,850 1,861 (a) 25,528 10,518 9,894 Other Charges for and Incidental to — Expenses of Regional Planning Councils Office expenses Office fittings, furniture, and requisites Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Travelling allowances and expenses Contribution to National Provident Eund .. Contingencies 2,500 1,200 1,200 1,000 250 1,000 45 100 200 1,200 700 100 900 100 46 981 864 110 646 8 7,295 3,200 2,655 Total—Subdivision No. I .. 32,823 13,718 12,54$ (a) Increase due to provision being made for staff t Development. aken over fr om Organizatior l for National

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VOTE —MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II —Departmental (Number of officers : 1946-47, 979 ; 1945-46, 736) £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,450 (Engineer-in-Chief, also Marine Engineer) 1 at £1,350 (Under-Secretary) 1,450 1,350 1,500 1,325 Professional Division 1 at £1,250 (First Assistant Engineer- £ in-Chief) .. .. .. 1,250 1 at £1,250 (Government Architect) 1,250 1 at £1,150 (Second Assistant Engineer-in-Chief) .. .. 1,150 6 District Engineers (3 at £1,100; 3 -at £1,000) .. .. .. 6,300 9,950 6,800 > 266,081 Clerical Division 1 at £1,025 (Assistant Under-Secretary) 1,025 1,000 Other Salaries 970 (£100-^1,000) 415,675 332,025 Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance 545,600 434,010 337,998 Less amounts charged direct to other votes 975,050 155,757 776,660 145,250 604,079 - 819,293 1 631,410 604,079

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC "WORKS AND SERVICES—continued v otea. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. II—Departmental—continued Other Charges for and incidental to — Aerial surveys 2,000 2,000 149 Books, fees, &c., for students attending Canterbury and other colleges 100 100 86 Compassionate grants to widows or next-of-kin of deceased officers 500 500 411 Contribution to Standards Institute, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 220 220 220 Departmental aircraft, maintenance of •3,000 1,000 2,698 Fidelity-guarantee-policy premiums 120 200 113 Films, equipment, and photographic expenses (recoverable £7,000) 9,500 Grants to officers of monetary equivalent of leave due on retirement 300 200 372 Law charges and legal expenses 100 100 33 Meal allowances and overtime 25,000 23,000 26,154 Payment of accident expenses, &c., not provided for under Workers' Compensation Act 100 100 87 Payments of monetary equivalent of leave N due to deceased officers 500 500 536 Postage and telegrams, telephone connections, and rent of private letter boxes and bags.. 30,000 27,000 27,149 Printing and stationery, lithographic works, plans, periodicals, advertising, &c. 35,000 20,000 29,550 Purchase of and repairs to instruments, mechanical office equipment, &c. 2,000 2,000 4,795 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers (including motor - hire, motormileage allowances, travelling allowances, and maintenance of motor-vehicles) 75,000 75,000 (a) 102,747 Work performed by High Commissioner's staff 1,000 1,620 1,619 Work performed by New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner, Sydney 150 150 150 Items not specified 1,000 1,000 224 185,590 154,690 197,093 Total —Subdivision No. II 1,004,883 786,100 801,172 (a) Overexpenditure due to transfer expenses in connection with I Departmental ret >rganization.

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VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC 1945-46 WORKS AND SERVICES —continued 1946-47. A l/TU jL\J m Subdivision No. Ill —Public Buildings Voted. Expended. (Number of officers : 1946-47, 24 ; i? £ i? 1945-46, 20) Xv £, 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 23,770 25,100 32,374 Compensation for accidents to privatelyowned vehicles 250 250 69 Government buildings throughout the Dominion— Courthouses 14,680 19,258 6,008 Customhouses 2,390 271 208 Departmental buildings 37,800 63,957 29,192 ■Gaols 6,700 6,287 4,447 Mental hospitals 54,035 60,415 47,698 Police-stations 38,195 51,497 27,065 Quarantine stations 250 85 Other Government buildings 12,030 11,611 1,541 Office requisites, fuel, light, power, water, cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services (£3,400 recoverable) 13,800 10,525 10,141 Rents (£34,770), recoverable 42,440 23,684 39,690 Replacement and non-productive works (transfer to Public Works Account) 250,000 10,000 100,000 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 250 240 247 Gardens, grounds, and outbuildings— £ Salaries : 4 groundsmen .. 1,200 Coke, coal, seeds, plants, implements, manures, &c. 100 Miscellaneous expenditure .. 300 1,600 1,350 1,337 Household furnishings, &c. 10 10 • ; ' Maintenance .. • 3,570 525 2,289 Telephone service (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 10 10

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC Voted. Expended. WORKS AND SERVICES—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. Ill —Public Buildings — continued Expenses incidental to the Maintenance 03? 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 Temporary accommodation and other miscellaneous expenses 10 10 Wellington— - Fuel, light, water, cleaning, upkeep of laundry, &c. 1,500 1,500 1,038 Gardens, grounds, and outbuildings— £ Salaries : 10 groundsmen .. 3,500 Casual labour .. .. 300 Coke, coal, seeds, plants, implements, manures, &c. 100 Miscellaneous expenditure .. 50 3,950 3,100 2,552 Household furnishings, &c. 1,250 300 37 Maintenance 6,000 1,000 1,231 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 100 150 127 Temporary accommodation and other miscellaneous expenses 10 10 Christchurch: miscellaneous expenditure 10 100 Lyttelton Borough Council, for extra water supplied to Government Departments (part recoverable from other Departments) 100 100 100 Parliamentary buildings 16,000 21,350 15,399 Public Revenues Act, 1926, section 133: annual contribution to Fire Insurance Fund for reinstatement of public buildings destroyed by fire 10,000 10,000 10,000

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(a) £9,450 recoverable. (b) £2o,77s,recovered from War Expenses Account as extraordinary damage due to military traffic. (c) Previously charged to War Expenses.

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VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. Ill—Public Buildings—ctd. Voted. Expended. Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, Fittings, Furniture, Gardens, and Grounds —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Special and other rates on Government properties Wages and expenses of staff workmen Contingencies {a) 11,735 100 500 6,185 495 500 8,579 27 3 Gardens and Grounds, General — 553,045 329,875 341,399 Salaries — 10 groundsmen 3,400 2,650 2,757 Other Charges for and incidental to — Casual labour Coke, coal, &c. Implements, manures, &c. Seeds, plants, &c. Miscellaneous expenditure 50 20 50 25 80 50 20 100 40 80 55 15 20 69 225 290 159 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 556,670 332,815 344,315 Subdivision No. IV—Roads Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance and repairs to roads Maintenance of tourist roads, Rotorua County Maintenance of Wanganui River services (contribution) Restoration of roadworks, bridges, &c., damaged by floods Surveys in connection with rehabilitation .. Extraordinary damage to roads and highways due to military traffic 42,000 1,000 286 70,000 5,000 (c) 70,000 61,600 1,500 286 60,450 10,000 (b) 43,817 984 358 45,935 2,731 Total—Subdivision No. IV 188,286 133,836 93,825

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC MvtwMi f! an WORKS AND SERVICES —continued v otea. liAUCllU CV_i # £ £ £ Subdivision No. V —Irrigation, Drainage, and River-protection and Improvement Works Charges for and incidental to — Irrigation works: maintenance of dams, headworks, races, weirs, feeCentral Otago 28,400 29,500 29,532 South. Canterbury (Redcliffs, Levels, and other schemes) 4,800 4,750 3,737 General investigations and surveys, &c. .. 100 100 . . Land clearing by heavy machinery (part recoverable) 35,500 12,350 {a) 18,389 Provision on farms of accommodation for workers (maintenance) 2,225 1,368 1,589 River-protection and improvement works — Lake Ellesmere Outlet 300 300 , New Plymouth Borough Council: subsidy on sea-wall protection . 6,320 3,000 Removal of Tokaanu Township 12,000 12,000 231 Sand-dune reclamation 45,945 34,000 33,200 Waihou and Ohinemuri river-improvement (maintenance) 11,000 10,000 6,662 Transfer to Public Works Account, vote " Soil Conservation and Rivers Control " 50,000 50,000 50,000 Ngahina wharf repairs 970 Subsidies — Geraldine Borough water-supply damage (£1 for £2) .. 130 . . . , Timaru Borough water-supply damage .. 2,145 . . Centennial memorial, Maketu Beach: grant towards cost of protecting wall 1,060 1,060 Kaipara Harbour reclamation 2,500 700 Washdyke Lagoon Drainage Scheme 600 500 100 Works not specified 1,000 1,000 732 Total —Subdivision N \ V 204,995 160,628 144,172 (a) Recoveries totalled £20,48! 3 including ai •rears.

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(a) Previously charged to War Expenses Account. (b) £615,035 recovered as a charge to other votes. (c) £279,361 recovered as a charge to other votes. (d) £24,779 recovered as a charge to other votes.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES —continued Voted. Expended. 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 7,430 500 57 Total —Subdivision No. VI 7,430 500 57 Subdivision No. VII —Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Demolition of air-raid shelters, &c. Engineers Registration Act, 1924 (cost of administration, including allowance to Registrar, and fees, &c., of members of the Registration Board), (£800 recoverable) .. Government stores : Marine and Air Insurance Fund Matakaoa County—Hicks Bay Wharf : repairs Plant, material, and services— Plant and spares — Purchases Plant operating Material and stores Buildings, &c., for Hospital Boards throughout New Zealand (all expenditure recoverable from Boards) Freight, cartage, and transport charges (recoverable) Quarries (acquisition and operation) Services and supplies for other Departments, &c. (recoverable) Public Works workshops (maintenance and working expenses), (recoverable) (a) 20,526 1,150 300 112 700,000 700,000 350,000 100 10,000 35,000 1,000,000 200,000 1,200 115 700,000 500,000 200,000 100 24,600 35,000 800,000 200,000 601 1 609,974 (6) 697,466 (c) 311,101 114 5,366 (d) 30,570 936,590 197,985

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(a) Provision now made in vote Electric Supply. See page 247. (b) Now included in Public Accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £2,017,980.

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VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES —continued' 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. VII —Plant, Material, Voted. Expended. and Miscellaneous Services —continued Charges foe and incidental to —continued Tramways expenses re inquiries, appointments to Appeal Board, &c. Works not specified Transit Housing Electrical Wiremen's Registration Act, 1925 (cost of administration, including fees of members of the Registration Board), (recoverable) Plant, material and services— Material and stores, No. 2 Account (Housing) Miscellaneous works and services £ 25 1,000 50,000 (a) £ 25 1,000 50,000 3,500 100,000 1,000 £ 39 925 3,453 28,635 Total—Subdivision No. VII 3,068,213 2,616,540 2,822,820 Gross Total 5,063,300 4,044,137 4,218,910 Credits-in-aid (&) 1,928,137 2,276,567 NET TOTAL 5,063,300 2,116,000 1,942,343

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Prime Minister AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Organization for National Development. Summary

145

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ■Gross Total Credits-in-aid .. .. NET TOTAL £ £ 1 £ £ 14,258. £ 14,913 171 (a) 14,258 14,742 1 VOTE—ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 0 ; 1945-46, 23) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,325 (Director) Temporary Staff 1 at £1,100 (Town and Regional Planner) .. Clerical Division 1 at £925 (Secretary) Other Salaries 20 (£120 to £840) Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments (a) Now absorbed in Ministry of 1946-47. 1945 46. Voted. Expended. £ £ 1,325 1,100 925 7,311 603 £ 11,889 11,264 11,889 Works: see page 135.

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1945-4.fi VOTE—ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONAL 1946-47. DEVELOPMENT —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Alterations to office accommodation 250 Committees, investigations, and inquiries, general expenses of 500 174 Office expenses 150 274 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 1,000 1,247 Overtime and meal allowances 200 153 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 250 314 Printing and stationery 200 392 Rent 134 166 Travelling allowances and expenses 300 304 Contingencies 10 •; 2,994 3,024 Gross Total 14,258 14,913 Credits-in-aid 171 NET TOTAL {a) 14,258 14,742 (a) Now absorbed in Ministry of Works : see page 135.

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY

Minister of Lands AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Lands and Survey. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as "Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £93,000. (h) Additional appointments of office staff, field staff, and farm-managers due to increased work in connection with settlement of discharged servicemen on the land.

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1946-47 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Administration 382,350 213,750 590,100 501, 655 512,822 II —Miscellaneous Services 111,934 111,934 100,751 79,167 III—Scenery Preservation, Bird Sanctuaries, National Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Domains 71,800 71,800 63,330 10,895 Gross Total 382,350 397,484 779,834 665,736 602,885 Ckedits-in-aid (a). 83,675 93,741 NET TOTAL 382,350 397,484 779,834 582,061 509,144 VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY 1946-47. 1945 -46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 995 (6) ; 1945-46, 860) Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Administration £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,300 (Under-Secretary for Lands) .. 1,300 1, 275

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) Provision for expenses of Revaluation Committees and Farm Advisory Committees. (b) Provision for purchase of new machines for Surveyors and district offices. (c) £750 for post-splitting on Maungaharuru Education Reserve, Hawke's Bay, charged to vote in error. To be adjusted in current financial year. (d) Number of officers, 53. Motor hire, £179 ; motor-mileage allowances. £l,OBB ; travelling-expenses, £6,495; travelling-allowances, £2,565.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Administration —continued £ £ £ Salaries —continued Professional Division p X 1 (£1,075), (Surveyor-General) .. 1,075 Arrears 1st April 1945, to 31st March, 1946 .. .. 150 1,225 925 > 329,989 Other Salaries 993 (£100 to £1,000) 379,825 313,800 382,350 316,000 329,989 Other Charges for and incidental to — Arbitration costs : valuation of lands and special reports (part recoverable) Calculating-machines, &c. — £ Purchase .. .. .. 2,500 Maintenance .. .. .. 100 Draughting-materials (part recoverable) Education reserves: expenses of management (recoverable) Inspection, management, &c., expenses of settlement, forest, and flax lands : Field Inspectors — £ Motor hire .. .. .. 200 Motor-mileage allowances .. 1,300 Travelling-expenses .. .. 7,500 Travelling-allowances .. .. 3,000 Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1910: Rangers' salaries, travelling * and other expenses (part recoverable) (а) 3,000 (б) 2,600 3,000 500 12,000 100 1,100 400 3,000 200 8,800 80 1,529 119 2,933 (c) 945 (d) 10,327 101

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) Provision for commitments carried forward and deferred renovation of offices and furniture. (5) Provision for purchase and replacement of technical equipment deferred during the war. (c) Provision for co-ordinating aerial surveys required by Lands and Survey Department for mapping and land settlement, by Public Works Department for works planning and regional development, by State Forest Service for forestry investigations, by Scientific and Industrial Research Department for geological, soil, and pasture investigations, and by the Mines Department for mining research. Recovery is made by a royalty charge on photographs sold to Departments and the general public.

149

1945-46. 1946-47. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Administration —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Lauds Boards : fees to members, and including expenses in lieu of fees 3,000 2,800 2,936 Land Sales Court and Committees: Remuneration and expenses 75,000 73,000 74,286 Map printing (part recoverable) 4,000 8,000 9,104 Motor-vehicles —• £ Purchase .. .. • • 10,000 Maintenance .. .. .. 3,500 13,500 15,500 12,707 Office expenses 3,650 3,650 3,341 Office furniture and fittings— £ Purchase .. .. • • 5,500 Maintenance .. .. . • 1*500 {a) 7,000 7,000 2,619 Overtime and meal allowances 2,000 4,000 3,473 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 9,000 7,300 8,818 Printing and stationery 4,000 3,300 4,968 Rent 9,000 8,500 8,312 Statutes : annotation 100 75 64 Surveying and draughting instruments : Surveyors' equipment, camp gear, &c. — £ Purchase .. .. .. 5,000 Maintenance .. .. .. 750 (6) 5,750 2,000 1,361 Surveys, &c. — Aerial photography (part recover- £ able) .. .. (c) 20,000 Settlement and general surveys .. 16,000 Topographical (including expenses of Geographical Board) .. 6,000 Trigonometrical .. .. 1,000 Native land .. .. • • 200 21,807 43,200 27,200

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

{a) Number of officers, 206. Motor hire, £235; motor-mileage allowances, £2,026; travellingexpenses, £4,733 ; travelling-allowances, £3,498. (6) Payment to Waikato-Maniapoto Maori Land Board of balance of purchase-price of Ngataipua No. 4 Block, £7 6s. Id. ; compensation for personal effects destroyed by fire in departmental truck, £4 195.; reward for returning canopy lost from departmental truck, £l, custody of packets, 155.; lease fee, £2 2s. ; exchange on dishonoured cheques, 6s. 2d. : total, £l6 Bs. 3d. (c) Work recently completed by Public Works Department—expenditure not yet come to charge. (d) Several works delayed due to shortage of labour and materials. (e) Underexpenditure due to shortage of labour and materials.

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VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued Subdivision No. I—Administration —continued. 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. P X? f? Transfer and removal expenses X 2,000 X 1,000 2,547 Travelling allowances and expenses — £ Motor hire .. .. .. 300 Motor-mileage allowances .. 2,000 Travelling-allowances .. .. 4,000 Travelling-expenses .. .. 5,000 11,300 8,600 {a) 10,492 Contingencies 50 50 (b) 16 Refunds of credits-in-aid received erroneously during preceding financial year 100 28 213,750 185,655 182,833 Total —Subdivision No. I 596,100 501,655 512,822 Subdivision No II.—Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to— .Access road to Ahipara Gumfields : maintenance (c) 1,000 1,000 Advances for protection of buildings on Crown leasehold properties 100 100 Aranui 1b Block : rent 32 33 32 Commission on purchase of Native lands .. 10 10 . . Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers 200 200 479 Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, and contingent expenses in connection with same 100 200 92 Crown lands : protecting, clearing, grassing, draining, &c. (general), (part recoverable) .. 3,650 5,000 (d) 2,188 Destruction of rabbits on unoccupied Crown lands : wages and other expenses 6,400 6,000 6,097 Destruction of noxious weeds on unoccupied Crown land 7,000 7,000 (e) 4,582

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) This water weed is choking the main waterways and impeding drainage. (b) Provision for purchase of drainage machinery for use on deferred maintenance work.

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VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services — continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Drainage - works expenditure (part recoverable) — Hauraki Plains Drainage District — Maintenance of completed works Central Outlet Drain : widening Clearing Poa aquatica from main canals and improved river channels (on account, £7,000; expended, nil), (part recoverable) Ferry expenses Constructing and carrying on works, acquisition of land for the more effective carrying-out of drainage operations, and compensation for works on private lands (part recoverable) Kaitaia Drainage Area— £ Maintenance of completed works 2,900 Purchase of plant .. .. 100 Enlarging main drains (on account, £7,500; expended, nil), (not recoverable) Outlet to Waipapakauri (on account, £6,000; expended, £4,693) Stop - bank, Puckey's Drain (not recoverable) * Whangatane spillway (not recoverable) Poukawa Drainage Area : maintenance of completed works Rangitaiki Drainage District — £ . Maintenance of completed works 14,550 Purchase of plant .. .. 500 3,200 1,100 (а) 2,500 650 10,250 3,000 1,875 1,220 350 272 450 15,050 100 182 (б)11,000 3,200 1,100 400 7,500 3,175 325 500 350 320 400 15,050 100 318 6,500, 2,901 436 7,911 2,568 323 47 430 15,928 136 2,775 Orini Dredge Cut: floodgate (on account, £5,229 ; expended, £4,026) Willow-extermination, Eangitaiki River (on account, £1,600 ; expended, £1,418) Swamp land drainage: general (recoverable) — £ Purchase of plant .. .. 7,000 Plant operating .. .. 4,000

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VOTE —LANDS AND SURVEY —continued 1945-46. • 1946-47. Subdivision No. II—Miscellaneous Services — Voted. Expended. continued Charges for and incidental to—continued £ £ £ Drainage - works expenditure (part recoverable) —continued Waihi Drainage Area — £ Maintenance of completed works 1,550 Purchase of plant . . .. 100 1,650 1,650 1,240 Main drain improvement (not recoveri able) (a) 2,206 600 Exchange of Crown lands for private lands (adjustments).. .. ■ .. 100 100 Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement 200 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Account: one-fourth of proceeds of sales, &c., payable to Harbour Board 2,000 2,000 1,879 Orakei Block, Auckland — Payment of commisions on sales £ of land .. .. .. 20 Water rates and other incidential charges .. .. .. 40 60 110 57 Otamakapua Block : rent 883 883 883 37 Payment for improvements effected 500 500 Payment of costs arising out of motor accidents, including administration 100 100 5 Payment of rents, &c., of properties leased 429 from owners under small-farms plan 500 500 Payment of sustenance to occupiers of small farms 10 10 Payment to dependants of monetary equi250 valent of leave due to deceased officers 100 300 Bates to local authorities 900 1,000 919 Bates (drainage) on unoccupied Crown lands under — Hauraki Plains Act, 1926 560 550 730 Bangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910 200 250 " 1,174 Swamp Drainage Act, 1915 1,200 1,000 Beclamation of sand-dune and dune areas and purchase of marram-grass (part recoverable) 800 800 573 (a) Subsidence of land following drainage operations necessitates the deepening of main drains.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY —continued

(a) £1 for £1 subsidy on £1,125 and £2,072 special grant on 518 acres of Crown land in Board's area, making approximately a £3 for £1 subsidy on Board's contribution. Included in £4,322 ia £1,125 payable to Department by the Board. (b) This is a subsidy from Consolidated Fund towards wages expenditure in the development of marginal lands.

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VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY —continued TQ45-4fi_ 1946-47. Subdivision No. II—Miscellaneous Services — continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Repairs and alterations to buildings on Crown lands 500 500 344 Repairing stop-banks (part recoverable) — Hauraki West Drainage Board Area 1,700 3,200 2,778 Hauraki United Drainage Board 1,900 1,000 450 Stewart Island—Interest" on £2,000, part purchase-money : annual payment 150 128 109 Subsidies— Kawhia Harbour Board 250 250 250 Koromatua Outlet Drain : reconditioning 100 100 Wanaka-Minaret mail-service 20 20 20 Pipiriki-Retaruke mail-service .. 286 286 286 Rangitaiki Land Drainage : subsidy on maintenance rates (10s. for £1) 5,821 6,950 6,186 Rangitaiki Land Drainage : subsidy on Rangitaiki River improvement (£3 for £1) 1,875 1,875 2,710 Tangowahine Settlement: maintenance of drains (£1 for £1) .. 240 240 Thames Valley Drainage Board Area: Awaiti pumping scheme (£3 for £1), (part recoverable) ■ (a) 4,322 2,000 Transfer to Land for Settlements Account .. (b)10,000 10,000 8,776 Uneconomic holdings— £ Payment to outgoing lessees .. 1,000 Expenses " Selection Committee " 100 1,100 1,100 266 Value of Settlement lands reserved for public purposes 10 10 Waitakaruru Stream Canal: enlargement (on account, £5,000, part recoverable) 2,000 2,000 Contribution towards fencing land taken for access road, Whangape Survey District .. Payment for settlers' improvements on 57 portion of holding acquired from Main Highway Board 1,769 1,769 Payment to outgoing lessee in respect of 122 improvements 122 Refunds of amounts credited in previous - . years to Discharged Soldiers' Settlement • Account (abolished) 10 •• Total—Subdivision No. II 111,934 100,751 79,167

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) Provision for acquisition of additional areas and grants to Park Boards. (b) Anticipated purchases deferred. (c) Previously provided for under '' Scenic and historic reserves." Provision also made for the purchase of stock to graze the open fire-break areas. (d) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £93,000.

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VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. HI-*—Scenery Preservation, Bird Voted. j Expended. Sanctuaries, National Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Domains P o Ci Charges foe and incidental to — X X £ Bird sanctuaries —- £ Acquisition and improvements .. 50 Supervision, maintenance, plant, equipment, &c. 700 750 630 399 National parks— £ Acquisition (including access) 5,000 General administration and grants to Park Boards 5,000 (a) 10,000 2,250 1,827 Recreation grounds and domains — £ Acquisition (including access) 47,000 General administration and grants to Domain Boards 3,500 50,500 52,600 (ib) 5,208 Scenic and historic reserves — £ Acquisition (including access) 4,000 General administration, maintenance charges, improvements, and grants to Scenic Boards .. 4,000 8,000 7,000 (b) 2,208 Surveys, valuations, &c. 50 50 32 Trounson Kauri Park, maintenance and protection of .. (c) 1,000 Waitangi Endowment: planting, &c. 1,500 800 1,222 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 71,800 63,330 10,896 Gross Total 779,834 665,736 ' 602,885 Credits-in-aid (d) 83,675 93,741 NET TOTAL 779,834 582,061 509,144

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Minister of Agriculture AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of Agriculture. Summary

155

1946-47 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—AGRICULTURE £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision — I—Head Office II —Live-stock Division III—Horticulture Division IV—Dairy Division V —Fields Division VI—Animal Research Division VII—Rural Development Division VIII—Miscellaneous Advances, Grants, Subsidies, dbc. IX —Payments under Statutes X —Milk Marketing Division .. 71,510 179,600 37,940 98,100 79,000 48,872 9,950 4,376 95,480 62,604 43,080 57,415 117,745 99,892 2,860 '146,190 111,000 495,135 166,990 242,204 81,020 155,515 196,745 148,764 12,810 146,190 111,000 499,511 150,718 233,173 74,797 122,137 127,920 132,677 10,070 590,727 91.732 24,000 139,951 224,557 70,539 126,200 127,766 121,331 7,813 575,486 93,426 7,994 Gkoss Total 529,348 1,231,401 1,760,749 1,557,951 1,495,063 Credits-in-aid {a) 498,805 427,600 NET TOTAL 529,348 1,231,401 1,760,749 1,059,146 1,067,463 ' VOTE—AGRICULTURE 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 1,300 ; 1945-46, 1,329) Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Head Office (Number of officers : 1946-47, 242 ; 1945-46, 249) £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,500 (Director-General) 1,500 l,; ! 375 - 1 at £1,100 (Assistant Director- £ General) .. .. .. 1,100 Allowance— 1 at £350 for 3 months .. 90 1,190 1,113 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." £969,175. Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued

(а) Reinstitution of normal operations demands renovations and alternations; also additions to equipment are required. (б) The expenditure has been strictly in keeping with current requirements. (e) Circulations continue to rise and paper costs are still high. (d) Expanding di stribution of bulletins. (e) Officers travelling frequently, 27. Allowances, £552 ; expenses, £316 ; motor hire, £76 ; motormileage, £ll5. (/) Cost of wreath, £2.

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VOTE —AGRICULTURE —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Head Office —continued £ £ £ Salaries —continued Other Salaries }■ 66,059 240 (£95 to £1,000) 68,820 72,010 71,510 74,498 66,059 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors : repair costs of vehicles damaged in collisions with Government cars and incidental damage costs Office alterations and renovations and office equipment Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Preparation and distribution of Journal of Agriculture (part recoverable) Publications and publicity (part recoverable) Printing and stationery Rents of offices Staff training, expenses incidental to Transfer and removal expenses Transfer officer and family to London Travelling allowances and expenses Visits overseas: expenses, &c., of officers Contingencies 100 {a) 7,500 2,500 7,000 8,000 (c) 46,000 {d) 7,000 3,500 10,000 150 1,200 760 1,250 500 20 100 5,500 1,500 7,500 8,000 35,000 5,000 3,000 9,000 500 1,000 100 20 134 4,814 (b) 2,407 7,419 7,166 34,095 3,992 3,236 9,170 345 (e) 1,059 53 (/) 2 95,480 76,220 73,892 Total—Subdivision No. I 166,990 150,718 139,951

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) Certain old cars should be replaced. In the meantime heavy upkeep costs are unavoidable. (b) There was delay in obtaining supplies of strychnine. Present stock position adequate.

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1945-46. VOTE—AGRICULTURE—continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. CY„ T 1' „„ "AT TT 7"* , TV,* ** subdivision JMo. 11 —Live-stock Division (Number of officers : 1946-47, 396 ; £ £ £ 1945-46, 420) Salaries — Other Salaries 396 (£170 to £1,000) 179,600 181,883 172,468 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accident-indemnification costs 4,500 3,500 (a) 4,515 Purchase of .. 6,300 3,000 3,045 Cost of passages, Veterinary and Technical Officers, to New Zealand 2,500 2,500 273 Destruction of noxious weeds : Cape tulip control 394 Destruction of rabbits — On Crown lands (recoverable) 5,000 5,000 4,300 On Native lands (recoverable) 2,750 2,750 2,832 Rabbit-proof gates 25 25 14 Wages and general working - expenses, poison-mixing depots, purchase of material, &c.— Trading section (recoverable) 2,000 10,000 (6) 11,308 Non-trading section (part recoverable) .. 25 25 3 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 100 50 32 Purchase of material, and expenses connected with treatment and control of animal diseases (including approved compensation) 1,000 750 736 Inspection of dairies : purchase of apparatus 20 20 10 Inspection and grading of meat, including overall allowance and purchase of equipment 2,350 2,350 2,345 Office expenses 20 20 26 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,850 1,750 1,809

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) The Wallaceville Station is being absorbed in the Poultry Demonstration Plant, Upper Hutt. (&) Many transfers will be necessary to adjust wartime arrangements. (c) Officers travelling frequently, 171. Allowances, £6,230 ; expenses, £2,582 ; motor hire, £2,962; motor-mileage, £5,450. (d) Accidental damage to telephone-lines, £3.

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VOTE—AGRICULTURE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. II—Live-stock Division —ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Pig recording, purchase of apparatus, and expenditure in connection with, demonstrations, &c. Poultry Demonstration Plant, Upper Hutt: equipment and working-expenses (part recoverable) Poultry Experimental Station (Wallaceville): equipment and working-expenses (part recoverable) Poultry industry: purchase of apparatus Preservation of curd (recoverable) Quarantine Station (Wellington): equipment and working-expenses (part recoverable).. Registration and licensing of stallions: examination fees and living and locomotion expenses Registration of stock remedies, expenses of Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Veterinary Surgeons' Board, expenses of .. Visits overseas : expenses, &c., of officers .. Wool instruction : purchases for demonstrations Contingencies £ 100 9,650 200 50 500 700 25 50 (b) 2,000 20,000 75 170 200 25 £ 100 2,000 500 400 25 25 1,250 15,000 50 150 25 £ 26 {a) 1,947 547 1 33 897 (c) 17,224 56 107 (d)3 62,604 51,290 52,089 Total —Subdivision No. II 242,204 233,173 224,557 Subdivision No. III. —Horticulture Division (Number of officers : 1946-47,83; 1945-46, 75) Salaries— Other Salaries 83 (£95 to £1,000) 37,940 36,607 34,865

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued

(a) Certain old cars should be replaced. In the meantime heavy upkeep costs are unavoidable. (b) Immediate action is necessary in the event of-any outbreaks of citrus canker. (c) Officers travelling frequently, 55. Allowances, £2,808 ; expenses, £1,328; motor hire, £1,637 ; motor-mileage, £1,670. d) Engraving Loder Cup, Bs. 5d.; wine acquired for comparative purposes, £2 15s. 3d.; expenses of four applicants for position of Horticulturist, £5 16s. 4d. : total, £9.

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Y OTE—AGRICULTURE —continued 1945--46. 1946-47. Subdivision No. Ill—Horticulture Division — continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Apiary industry— Part-time Apiary Instructors 500 500 432 Purchase of beekeeping requisites, material for experiments, &c. .. 50 50 28 Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accident-indemnification costs 1,500 800 (a) 1,570 Purchase of .. 1,200 700 455 Fruit industry— Abandoned orchards : wages and expenses cutting-out 50 50 Cool-storage and horticultural experiments 30 30 11 Control of citrus canker: wages and expenses, compensation, &c. (6) 500 500 38 Control of fireblight disease 10 10 Cost of passages of Technical Officers from overseas 400 600 537 Frost-fighting experiments: expenditure connected with purchase, installation of plant, &c. 10 10 Fumigation and destruction of diseased fruit (recoverable) 200 100 21 Orchard requisites, &c... 225 125 126 Rural field cadetship, expenses incidental to 300 500 60 Grant towards expenses of Advisory Committee re market-gardening 200 200 106 Horticultural Station, Te Kauwhata : wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, grapes, equipment, maintenance of buildings, &c. (recoverable) 27,400 24,000 23,008 Office expenses 50 50 21 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,135 1,135 1,110 Tobacco industry: material and apparatus for experiments 10 10 Transfer and removal expenses 800 800 699 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) 8,500 8,000 (c) 7,443 Contingencies 10 20 (d)9 43,080 38,190 35,674 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 81,020 74,797 70,539

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) Certain old oars should be replaced. In the meantime heavy upkeep costs are unavoidable. (b) Private cars will be replaced by departmental cars within the next three years at the rate of about twenty-five per annum. In addition, twenty-six other cars and light trucks are required, some in replacement of old cars, the remainder to be used in connection with substantial testing and instructional extensions.

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VOTE —AGRICULTURE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV. —Dairy Division £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1946-47, 221 ; 1945-46, 215) Salaries — Other Salaries 221 (£130 to £1,000) Location allowances 96,975 1,125 88,757 1,125 j- 92,542 98,100 89,882 92,542 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-costs and State Eire accident-indemnification costs Purchase of .. Certificate-of-record testing and official herdtesting of dairy cows (recoverable) Cost of passages and expenses to and from London, Inspectors of Dairy-produce Dairy-factory Managers Registration Board, expenses of Dairy requisites and produce for experiments (part recoverable) Dairy Laboratory : equipment, casual labour, &c. Grading of dairy-produce: material and apparatus, rent, office requisites, stationery, postage, telephones, &c. (recoverable) Grant from North Island Experimental Dairy School Endowment Fund to Massey Agricultural College for benefit of Dairy Research Institute (recoverable) Office expenses Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Transfer and removal expenses 5,000 (b) 17,450 1,000 2,000 100 220 850 3,000 700 25 1,500 1,500 | 2,750 2,360 700 450 150 100 750 2,500 750 25 1,150 1,500 {a) 3,822 2,0-38 49-3 30 43 517 2,210 700 12 1,141 1,013

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(a) Officers travelling, 136. Allowances, £4,797; expenses, £2,231 ; motor hire, £109; motormileage, £14,499. (b) Medical examinations of three milk-testers. (c) Both seed certification and contract growing of seed activities are steadily increasing. (d) Experimental work was curtailed during the war period. (e) Recent overseas investigations have emphasized that comprehensive experimental and research projects are vital factors in irrigation farming, and provision has been made accordingly. 6

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V OTE —AGRICULTURE —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —Dairy Division—continued £ X? £ (a) 21,636 " (b) 3 Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) Travelling allowance, &c., special Committee licensing factories Contingencies X 24,000 50 20 X 19,000 50 20 57,415 32,255 33,658 Total —Subdivision No, IV 155,515 122,137 126,200 Subdivision No. V —Fields Division (Number of officers : 1946-47, 190 ; 1945-46, 173) Salaries — Other Salaries 190 (£95 to £1„000) 79,000 69,550 68,273 Other Charges for and incidental to — Agricultural investigations and research — Barley grading, expenses connected with .. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: phormium research Expenses of officer travelling overseas to study irrigation practices mainly Field crops (including contract growing, seed certification, &c.), (recoverable) .. Field experiments Irrigation Research and Experimental Station, Canterbury: equipment, livestock, and general working-expenses .. 75 20 70 15,000 (d) 5,600 (e) 35,000 75 20 700 11,500 1,950 96 2 1,013 (c) 12,136 1,634

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(а) Except for minor "field" expenses, operations previously under this item will be absorbed in the item " Research Station, Hamilton." (б) Portion only of expenditure came to charge last financial year. Provision for arrears and further normal requirements made this year. (c) Additional equipment is required. (d) Officers travelling, 138. Allowances, £3,844; expenses, £1,834; motor hire £1,819; motormileage, £3,987.

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1945-46. Y OTE —AGRICULTURE —continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V —Fields Division —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Agricultural investigations and research —ctd. Laboratory and incidental expenses in relation to examination and chemical analysis of manures and other materials (a) 75 2,000 2,050 Land-utilization expenses 250 250 19 Research Station, Hamilton: soils and fertilizers 12,000 10,700 (b) 6.722 Seed-testing (recoverable) 4,000 2,200 2,635 Bicycles and motors — Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accident-indemnification costs 7,000 3,250 4,609 Purchase of .. 4,000 1,000 989 Experimental and instructional farms and areas—Flock House : working-expenses and miscellaneous expenses, including river protection (part recoverable) 12,000 10,000 12,029 Marton (c) 1,100 400 218 Extension of instructional work in connection with rural industries 3,000 500 160 New Zealand hemp industry: grading (recoverable) 5 5 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 2,700 2,750 ■2,016 Transfer and removal expenses 1,200 1,100 1,185 Travelling allowances and expenses 14,000 9,000 (d) 11,484 Young farmers' clubs 600 500 495 Contingencies 50 20 Fares and expenses of offieer transferred to London 450 1 117,745 58,370 59,493 Total—Subdivision No. V 196,745 127,920 127,766

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{a) Lincoln College is to be closely associated with operations under this item(b) General extensions of activities. 6 *

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1945-46. VOTE—AGRICULTURE—confmMecZ 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI —Animal Research Division (Number of officers : 1946-47, 133 ; £ £ £ 1945-46, 161) Salaries — Other Salaries 133 (£115 to £1,000) 48,872 53,240 48,388 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors— Maintenance and running-costs of, and State Fire accident-indemnification costs 250 250 77 Purchase of .. 1,500 700 . , Cost of passages, &c. : Technical Officers from overseas 2,000 Contribution to National Provident Fund for Nurses 12 12 11 Investigational (sheep) and research work, Lincoln College : management and incidental expenses; and rent of Kirwee Experimental Farm {a) 4,790 3,510 3,757 Mamaku Experimental Farm: wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock. buildings, and requirements incidental to cobalt experiments (part recoverable) 720 720 280 Manutuke Facial-eczema Experimental Farm: wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, equipment, chemicals, &c. (part recoverable) (,b) 3,000 2,670 2,246 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 150 150 118 Research Station, Ruakura : all farm and laboratory general working-expenses, &c., and allowances and expenses of Advisory Committee (part recoverable) (6) 49,690 42,155 44,851 Research Station, Wallaceville : all farm and laboratory general working-expenses, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. (ib) 19,160 13,850 U,6

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(a) Officers travelling frequently, 39. Allowances, £l,Oll ; expenses, £857 ; motor hire, £lB ; motormileage, £456. (b) Unavoidable carry-over of expenditure. It is expected that 150,000 to 200,000 calves will be vaccinated.

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V OTE —AGRICULTURE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. VI—Animal Research Division—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Research Station, Wallace ville : replacement of cottage Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Vaccines and vaccinations: purchase of vaccines and payments for vaccinations, &c. (part recoverable) Visits overseas : Research Officers Contingencies Investigation : facial - eczema workingexpenses incidental to investigations other than at Ruakura and Wallace ville laboratories and at Manutuke £ 1,800 100 2,200 {b) 12,500 .2,000 20 £ 1,650 900 2,200 8,600 2,000 20 50 £ 807 (a) 2,342 3,612 1,191 8 99,892 79,437 72,943 Total—Subdivision No. VI 148,764 132,677 121,331 Subdivision No. VII —Rural Development Division (Number of officers : 1946-47, 24 ; 1945-46, 24) Salaries — Other Salaries 24 (£175 to £1,000) 9,950 8,115 7,051 Other Charges for and incidental to — Agricultural Development Committee: expenses and incidentals to members and co-opted members Farm-management and machinery : expenses and incidentals for research and instruction Grant to Kaikohe Co-operative Farm machinery pool 50 50 300 50 50 300 31 300

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(a) Officers travelling 1-0. Allowances, £2OB ; expenses, £5B ; motor hire, £23 ; motor-mileage, £35. (b) Expenditure previously charged to War Expenses Account. (c) Resumption of this activity entails renovation of equipment and provision of appropriate exhibits _

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Y OTE —AGRICULTURE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. VII—Rural Development Division —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Payments to Post and Telegraph Depart- £ £ £ ment 120 110 10 Rural sociology: equipment, incidentals, and expenses for demonstrations, experiments, and general extension work 900 350 39 Transfer and removal expenses 150 75 58 Travelling allowances and expenses 1,270 1,000 {a) 324 Contingencies 20 20 2,860 1,955 762 Total—Subdivision No. VII 12,810 10,070 7,813 Subdivision No. VIII—Miscellaneous Services : Advances, Grants, Guarantees, Subsidies, <&c. Charges for and incidental to — Advances to pig industry (recoverable) 10,000 10,000 8,727 Advances to poultry industry and for research (recoverable) 5,000 4,300 82 Bursaries and fares from and to New Zealand : veterinary students at Sydney and United Kingdom (part recoverable) 8,500 5,800 5,357 Bursaries in preparation of veterinary students for Sydney 250 400 Change over to cheese (b) 450 Compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act, and medical expenses of officers injured in course of duty 200 200 9 Departmental exhibits at shows and preparatory work, &c. (c) 2,000 500 342 Executive Commission of Agriculture: salaries, travelling, and other expenses of the Commission 3,200 3,200 2,982 Expenses of members of the Council of Primary Production, and expenses incidental to control of primary industries 100 1,000 867 Expenses of members of Veterinary Services Committee and other expenses incidental thereto, &c. .. 25 50 . , Flax-production subsidy (b) 15,000

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(«) Expenditure previously charged to War Expenses Account. (&)'Now included in vote Stabilization. See page 40.

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1945-4R. VOTE—AGRICULTURE—continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VIII —Miscellaneous Services: Advances, Grants, Guarantees, Subsidies, dc. — £ £ £ continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Grants to District Councils of Primary Production (a) 1,000 Grants — ' Dargaville Demonstration Farm 500 250 25a Institute of Horticulture 200 200 20O Veterinary School, Sydney 3,000 Widows or dependants, including equivalent to leave due to officers (deceased) .. 200 200 724 Winton Experimental Farm 200 200 2QO Military defaulters' farm (a) 400 Nassella tussock: expenses incidental to C 7W ' / inspection .. .. 1,500 1,275 Noxious weeds, eradication of, and expenses incidental thereto (partly recoverable) 28,000 28,000 25,365 Onion marketing: expenses of Advisory Committee, &c. 100 100 97 Rabbits, destruction of, by way of grants to Rabbit Boards and to a Rabbit-skins Committee 12,000 15,000 6 ,883 Rail freight concessions on fodder and livestock owing to feed shortage from drought or flood conditions ; also free cartage for certain fodder 100 1,500 365 Railways — Carriage of lime for bona fide farmers (b) 240,000 228,361 Portion of freight rates on fertilizers (6) 180,000 192,048 Portion of freight rates on farm-produce .. (P) 80,000 83,647 Refund of fees in connection with various Acts 15 10 7 Serpentine development — North Island (a) 16,000 South Island (a) 1,800 Services' vegetable production (a) 14,500 Subsidies— Cow-testing organizations: payment to Dairy : Board in respect of herdimprovement plan 15,000 15,000 14.474 Destruction of kea 600 500 536 Destruction of wild pigs and other incidental expenses 5,500 2,500 2,590 Table Poultry Plant, Upper Hutt (a) 850

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VOTE—AGRICULTURE —continued 1 <UK-4.fi Subdivision No. VIII —Miscellaneous Services; 1946-47. Advances, Grants; Guarantees, Subsidies, &c.— Voted. Expended, continued. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Advance for co-operative piggery establishment 100 Blackberry, bonus for extermination of (£10,000), (on account) 5 Grants — Ex gratia compassionate grant to retired meat inspection officer 250 250 Ex gratia payment to meat inspection officer injured on duty 77 76 Linen flax : advances to growers, also other development and manufacturing equipment and incidentals 10 Purchase of grass-seed and manure, freight, storage, blending, &c., regrassing flooded areas (part recoverable) 100 Total—Subdivision No. VIII 146,190 590,727 575,486 Subdivision No. IX. —Payments under Statutes Charges for and incidental to — Expenditure, including compensation for stock condemned under Stock Act, 1908 (part recoverable) 20,000 15,000 14,586 > Expenditure, including compensation under Meat Act, 1939 23,000 21,000 23,498 Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, section 70: subsidies to Rabbit Boards (a) 68,000 55,000 54,615 Arrears of subsidies to Rabbit Boards 732 727 Total —Subdivision No. IX 111,000 91,732 93,426 Subdivision No. X —Milk Marketing Division (Number of officers : 1946-47, 11; 1945-46, 12) ! Salaries— Other Salaries 11(£100 to £1,000) 4,376 4,580 4,125 (a) Provision for payment of subsidies tc ) newly consti tuted Boards.

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(a) Expenditure necessary owing to fall in production of milk for town supply in certain areas owing to drought conditions. Additional costs incurred in obtaining supplies from further afield. (b) Expenditure necessary to convert existing building into a suitable receiving and distributing centre for raw milk. (c) Establishment of Milk Treatment Corporations. Proposal is to acquire existing concerns or build new treatihg-houses where necessary and hand to Milk Treatment Corporations to operate. It is estimated that at least 75 per cent, of the expenditure will be recoverable. (d) No claims received last financial year as local authorities were not sufficiently advanced in formation to operate under this scheme. (e) Officers travelling frequently, 9. Allowances, £l,OOO ; expenses, £4OO ; motor hire, £l4O. (/) Purchases : dried milk, £l4 6s. 9d.; cream, £3 lis. 9d. : total, £l7 18s. 6d. (g) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £969,175.

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VOTE—AGRICULTURE--continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. X —Milk Marketing Division— continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors : maintenance and run-ning-costs and State Fire accident-indemnifi-cation costs Bicycles and motors, purchase of .. Emergency Milk Supplies, cost of, in drought areas Milk Balancing Station at Hamilton, temporary establishment of Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Purchase and erection of treating houses : acquisition of vending interests and expenses incidental thereto (partly recoverable) .. Reimbursement to milk-vendors of amounts paid to local authorities by way of levy on milk Rent Services of consulting officers Travelling allowances and expenses (including members of milk councils) Contingencies £ 550 (a) 19,000 (b) 3,500 150 500 60 500 300 (c)450,250 (d) 17,700 350 500 1,750 25 £ 300 400 500 60 500 100 15,000 285 500 1,750 25 , £ . " 208 87 487 27 454 190 383 475 (e) 1,540 U) 18 • 495,135 19,420 3,869 Total —Subdivision No. X 499,511 24,000 7,994 Gross Total 1,760,749 1,557,951 1,495,063 Credits-in-aid (9) 498,805 427,600 NET TOTAL 1,760,749 1,059,146 1,067,463

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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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £158,063. (b) Increased to meet cost of establishment of Auckland District Office (£2,706), and of carrying out a preliminary survey of New Zealand wild life (£995).

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. i Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH Subdivision — I—Head Office II—Research, Investigations III —Dominion Laboratory IV —Dominion Observatory V —Geological Survey VI—Magnetic Observatory VII—Dominion Physical Laboratory VIII —Grants and Miscellaneous Services IX —Auckland Industrial Development Laboratories X —Apia Observatory .. .. Gkoss Total I Ckedits-in-aid NET TOTAL £ 18,234 115,209 34,830 2,477 16,521 4,091 50,361 24,029 8,773 2,626 | £ 5,260 143,125 29,255 1,807 18,773 3,535 90,353 80,122 13,775 1,604 i £ 23,494 258,334 64,085 4,284 35,294 7,626 140,714 104,151 22,548 4,230 £ 18,590 209,797 50,762 3,135 16,743 5,229 93,642 44,076 14,266 £ 19,217 187,913 50,634 2,066 14,544 4,218 81,806 42,949 12,784 277,151 387,609 664,760 (a) 456,240 110,297 416,131 84,856 277,151 387,609 664,760 345,943 331,275 VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 743 ; 1945-46, 587) Subdivision No. I.—Head Office (Number of officers : 1946-47, 59 ; 1945-46, 49) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,400 (Secretary) Other Salaries 58 (£125 to £1,000) Location allowances 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 1,400 16,681 153 £ 1,325 14,208 £ 15,123 (b) 18,234 15,533 15,123

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(a) Expenses of Secretary's visits to the United Kingdom to attend Empire Scientific Conferences, and to the United States of America. (&) Underestimated. (e) Equipment required for wild-life survey. (d) Part cost of Auckland District office. (e) Number of officers, 8. Motor hire, £4; mileage-allowances, £25; travelling-allowances, £97 ; travelling-expenses, £5l. {/) Increased to meet cost of establishment of Auckland District Office (£2,706), and of carrying out a preliminary survey of New Zealand wild life (£995).

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VOTE—"SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIALRESEARCH—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. 1. —Head Office —continued Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. Advisory Council: allowances and travellingexpenses Expenses of officers overseas Furniture and fittings, purchase of Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of .. Motor-vehicles : repairs and running expenses Office expenses Overtime and meal,allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Permanent improvements, including buildings, &c. Printing and stationery Rent and rates Travelling allowances and expenses Wages Contingencies £ 900 (a) 1,140 300 (c) 135 (d) 40 510 615 540 25 265 (d) 155 485 (tf) 145 5 £ 900 150 10 326 550 480 25 225 350 36 | 5 £ 751 "(b) 474 1 '(b) 834 (b) 918 499 "(b) 440 "(e) 177 (Recoveries, £520) 5,260 3,057 ✓ | 4,094 Total —Subdivision No. I (/)23,494 18,590 19,217 Subdivision No. II—Research Investigations (Number of officers : 1946-47, 285 ; 1945-46, 284) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,100 (Chief Executive Officer, Plant Research Bureau) 1,100 890 Non-permanents 1 at £1,000 (Director of Building Research), (part year) 2 at £975 (Chemist and Bacteriologist, Dairy Research Institute) 750 1,950 333 1,950 j> 95,589 Other Salaries 281 (£95 to £1,000) Location allowances 111,595 96,497 635 115,209 100,305 95,589

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:(a) It proved impossible last year to make the proposed aerial surveys. ■(b) An officer of the Entomology Division stationed at Adelaide is investigating the possibility of securing parasites to attack the grass-grub, whilst two officers of the Agronomy Division, recently released from the Armed Services in England, are visiting overseas research stations before returning to New Zealand. <(c) Refund of portion of expenses incurred by Imperial Institute of Entomology for work on parasites of New Zealand insect pests. Last year £5OO was paid from Unauthorized Account. ■(d) Increase required to meet costs of equipping new research units —e.g., Atomic Physics Section, £4,000; Industrial Psychology Division, £150; Grasslands Sub-station at Gore, £1,660; Grass Grub Research, £1,100; Anti-biotics Unit (Plant Chemistry Laboratory), £4,100 — and to meet outstanding overseas orders expected to come to charge. <(e) Provision required for operating expenses of new research activities (see (d)). (J) Vehicles are required by the new fruit research orchard in Otago, the Plant Research Bureau, and the Soil Bureau. (g) Provision for temperature and humidity controlled rooms for Building Research, £700; worker's accommodation at Dairy Research Institute, £240 ; purchase of Stone Fruit Research Orchard in Otago, £3,450 (provided in 1945-46 but not used); improvements at Appleby Research Orchard, £265 ; installation of Industrial Psychology Division, £320 ; Grasslands Sub-stations, £3,600 ; glasshouses, &c., £2,100 ; implement-shed, Wheat Research Institute, £6OO. (h) Printing of Industrial Psychology Division's Bulletin, £240; monograph on grass-grub, £450 ; completion of North Island Soil Map, £2,200 ; a bulletin on soils of Whangarei County, £500; and the Wheat Review, £220. >(i) Rental of new experimental areas. (j) Provision by the Manufacturers' Research Committee for establishment of new research associations. {k) Number of officers, 170. Motor hire, £4OQ; mileage-allowances, £2,000; . travelling-allowances, £4,100; travelling-expenses, £3,395.

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1945-4R. RESEARCH—continued 1946-47. ■Subdivision No. II—Research Investigations—ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ ■ £ £ Air mapping 200 825 (a) Expenses of officers overseas (6) 1,240 2,585 2,348 Furniture and fittings, purchase of 1,475 1,258 1,181 Insect parasites (c) 900 Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of .. (d) 36,787 22,229 19,558 Maintenance and operating expenses of laboratories, experimental areas, factories, &c. (e) 26,302 15,958 19,328 Motor-vehicles: purchases, repairs, maintenance, license fees, and running-expenses (/) 2,920 5,220 2,010 Office expenses (e) 6,230 5,254 5,173 Overtime and meal allowances 645 995 636 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (e) 2,186 1,610 1,615 Permanent improvements, including buildings, roading, fencing, &c. (g) 14,612 12,956 (9) 3,300 , Printing and stationery 765 537s 904 Printing of bulletins and maps (Ji) 3,920 3,615 1,450 Rent and rates (i) 2,182 2,070 1,366 ■Servicing industry and contributions to new research associations (J) 3 > 700 1,500 17 Travelling allowances and expenses 11,580 8,898 (h) 9,895 Wages 27,466 23,940 23,516

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. II —Research Investigations—ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd Contingencies Cost of repairs to Post and Telegraph. Department's car damaged in accident Theft of petty cash from office of Soil Bureau £ 15 £ 13 24 5 £ 23 4 (Recoveries, £47,276) 143,125 109,492 92,324 Total —Subdivision No. II (a)258,334 209,797 187,913 Subdivision No. Ill:—Dominion Laboratory (Number of officers : 1946-47, 87 ; 1945-46, 80) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at (£975), (Dominion Analyst) 975 '975 1 L / Other Salaries 86 (£180 to £1,000) 33,855 29,892 29,989 (6) 34,830 30,867 29,989 Other Charges for and incidental to — Expenses of officers overseas Furniture and fittings, purchase of Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of .. Maintenance and operating expenses of laboratories Motor vehicles : purchase, repairs, and running expenses Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Permanent improvements, including buildings, roading, fencing, &c. Printing and stationery Printing of bulletins and maps Travelling allowances and expenses Wages Contingencies (c) 500 (d) 1,000 (e) 15,000 1,400 (ft) 850 3,000 500 400 (i) 5,000 350 50 1,200 5 421 200 8,750 600 2,500 1,000 400 4,600 340 100 900 79 5 (c) 101 288 (/) U,876 (9)2,394 3,147 639 353 (i) 305 457 3 (j) 1,079 3 (Recoveries, £3,200) 29,255 19,895 20,645 Total—Subdivision No. Ill (6) 64,085 50,762 50,634

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REMARKS

(а) Subdivision No. II includes the following research investigations : 1946-47 1945-46 Estimated. Estimated Voted. Expended. Recoveries. Recoveries. £ £ £ £ £ Animal Research .. .. .. 688 .. 653 663 Atomic Physics .. .. .. 9,000 Building Research .. .. .. 7,988 .. 9,504 6,636 4 Casein Research .. .. .. .. .. 296 294 Ceramics and Potteries Research 1,000 * .. Association Coal Survey .. .. .. * * 15,859 9,313 17 Dairy Research Institute .. .. 39,053 28,206 33,347 32,880 22,938 Food Investigations (Fats Research 5,242 .. 3,784 2,405 15 Laboratory) Fruit Research (including Gas Storage) 18,813 2,587 16,464 10,297 3,094 Geophysical Survey .. .. t f 5,342 3,813 1,766 Industrial Psychology Division .. 3,172 500 % | Leather Research Association .. 2,232 1,126 1,819 1,902 1,101 Manufacturers' Research Committee 5,780 .. 3,030 1,404 Mineral Deficiencies Research .. 560 .. 548 542 Plant Chemistry Laboratory .. .. 18,076 .. 7,460 10,572 60 Plant Research Bureau .. .. 94,028 5,580 72,762 68,632 7,483 Plastics Research .. .. .. § § 1,626 750 Radio Research .. .. .. 3,669 .. 5 Research General ' .. .. 2,500 250 2,400 1,757 2,185 Soil Bureau .. .. .. 31,879 1,000 21,969 24,165 177 Tobacco Research Association .. 3,804 2,627 \ 3,579 3,197 2,785 Wheat Research Institute .. .. 10,850 5,400 '9,350 8,691 7,515 £258,334 £47,276 £209,797 £187,913 £49,140 * Included in Subdivisions 111 and V. t Included in Subdivision V. t Included in Subdivision VIII. § Included in Subdivisions 111 and VII. (б) Provision now made under this subdivision for laboratory expenses of the Coal Survey (£3,000), previously provided for under Subdivision 11. (c) Expenditure did not come to charge in 1945-46. (d) Provision made for furnishing additional temporary accommodation being provided. (e) Equipment required for important projects being undertaken—e.g., paint research, £3,000; fruit-juice investigations, £2,300; tests on building materials, £1,000; fuel technology, £950. (/) Some long-outstanding overseas orders came to charge in 1945-46. (g) Underestimated. The cost of upkeep of the present unsuitable premises is very high. (h) Provision for purchase and running costs of a motor-vehicle for the Wellington Laboratory. (i) Cost of accommodation, which was not available in 1945-46. (j) Number of officers, 35. Motor hire, £2O; mileage-allowances, £10; travelling-allowances, £375; travelling-expenses, £674.

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(а) Allowances paid to seismographic observers hare been increased. (б) Seismographs ordered from the United States of America- did not come to charge in 1945-46. (c) Cost of rewiring electrical circuits did not come to charge in 1945-46. (d) For construction of an office partition. (e) Number of officers, 1. Travelling-expenses, £l.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV.—Dominion Observatory (Number of officers : 1946-47, 6 ; 1945-46, 5) £ £ J i £ Salaries— Other Salaries 6 (£178 to £1,000) 2,477 1,399 1,599 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to observers Furniture and fittings, purchase of Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of Maintenance and operating expenses of observatories Office expenses .. .. Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Po'st and Telegraph Department Permanent improvements, including buildings, roading, fencing, &c. Printing and stationery Printing of bulletins and maps Travelling allowances.and expenses Contingencies {a) 120 25 766 555 70 55 50 (d) 25 20 100 20 1 50 10 1,050 390 70 55 60 20 10 20 1 I 50 4 (b) 90 (c)86 85 65 58 9 19 (e) 1 (Recoveries, £224) 1,807 1,736 467 Total —Subdivision No. IV 4,284 3,135 2,066

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(a) Provision now made for field-work of Coal Survey and for Geophysical Survey, previously provided under Subdivision II (total expenditure, £18,000). (b) " Air mapping " was previously provided for under Subdivision 11. (c) Cost of drill truck being built for Coal Survey by Dominion Physical Laboratory, £2,750 ; repairs and running costs of Geophysical trucks, £1,200; purchase of new vehicles and runningcosts, £1,200. (d) Provision for cost of printing Geological Bulletins now being undertaken by the Government Printer. (e) Number of officers, 16. Motor hire, £4O; mileage-allowances, £350; travelling-allowances, £491; travelling-expenses, £532.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. V.—Geological Survey Number of officers : 1946-47, 38 ; 1945-46, 22) I 4 ✓ Salaries — Other Salaries 38 (£90 to £1,000) {a) 16,521 10,110 10,311 Other charges for and incidental to — Air mapping Furniture and fittings, purchase of Honorarium of retired Director Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of .. Motor - vehicles : purchase and runningexpenses Office expenses .. J Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Permanent improvements, including buildings, roading, and fencing, &c. Printing and stationery Printing of bulletins and maps Rent and rates Travelling allowances and expenses Wages Contingencies (6) 2,900 350 250 (a) 3,000 (c) 5,150 (a) 935 5 175 10 70 (d) 700 (a) 427 (a) 1,800 (a) 3,000 1 560 105 775 800 610 15 150 500 50 400 367 1,200 1,100 1 259 326 41 503 7 157 468 195 332 220 (e) 1,413 312 (Recoveries, £2,600) 18,773 6,633 4,233 Total —Subdivision No. V (a) 35,294 16,743 14,544

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

(a) The Director proposes to visit the Apia Observatory to make magnetic inter-comparisons. (b) A seismograph and magnetic balance are required. Instruments not procurable during 1945-46. (c) Repairs to main observatory and Amberley Sub-station are required. (d) Running-costs of vehicle on loan to the Observatory. (e) Cost of extensions to Observatory did not come to charge in 1945-46. (/) Number of officers, 5. Motor hire, £65; mileage-allowances, £7O; travelling-allowances, £3OO ; travelling-expenses, £265.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL "17 _ j. _ J Expended. RESEARCH —continued V otecL Subdivision No. VI —Magnetic Observatory (Number of officers : 1946-47, 12 ; 1945-46, 11) Salaries — £ £ £ Other Salaries 12 (£78 to £1,000) 4,091 2,821 3,057 Other Charges for and incidental to — Expenses of officers overseas (a) 75 Furniture and fittings, purchase of 150 50 2 Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of .. (b) 520 320 13 Maintenance and operating expenses of observatories (c) 550 324 166 Motor-vehicles, repairs and running expenses (d) 80 Office expenses 150 80 110 Overtime and meal allowances 20 10 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 55 55 33 Permanent improvements, including buildings, roading, fencing, &c. .. (e) 900 800 (e) Printing and stationery 100 50 44 Printing of bulletins and maps 30 30 1 Travelling allowances and expenses 750 550 (/) 700 Wages 150 138 92 Contingencies 5 1 3,535 2,408 1,161 Total—Subdivision No. VI 7,626 5,229 4,218

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{a) Increase accounted for mainly by following new projects. Radio meteorological investigation" in Canterbury, £23,000 (£ll,OOO recoverable from United Kingdom Government); production of micro-wave height finders for Meteorological Office, £21,000 (all recoverable). {b) Cost of sending an officer to study methods in use in Standards Laboratories in England, United States of America, and Australia. (c) Overseas orders have been slow in coming to charge. Provision has been made in 1946-47 to meet outstanding claims. (d) Replacement of old truck, £400; alterations and running-costs of eleven trucks engaged on Canterbury project, £2,675. (e) Underspent owing to cessation of munitions programme. {f) Purchase of and alterations to buildings for housing Canterbury project. (g) Number of officers, 40. Motor hire, £6O; mileage-allowances, £2O; travelling-allowances, £763 ; travelling-expenses, £1,583.

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued 1946-47. Subdivision No. VII —Dominion Physical Voted. Expended. Laboratory (Number of officers : 1946-47, 152 ; £ £ £ 1945-46, 97) Salaries — Other Salaries 152 (£95 to £1,000) {a) 50,361 32,676 33,493 Other Charges for and incidental to — V Expenses of officers overseas (6) 1,200 Furniture and fittings, purchase of 1,580 500 731 Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and stores, purchase of (a) 55,808 25,407 (c) 18,088 Maintenance and operating expenses of laboratories, &c. .. (a) 2,550 950 1,944 Motor-vehicles : purchase, repairs, and maintenance (including fees and runningexpenses) {d) 3,475 640 407 Office expenses 2,780 2,150 2,776 Overtime and meal allowances 1,800 4,700 (e) 2,780 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 450 496 442 Permanent improvements, including buildings, roading, fencing, &c. (/) 7,900 400 276 Printing and stationery 500 540 837 Travelling allowances and expenses 2,400 2,900 (g) 2,426 Wages 9,900 22,273 (e) 17,606 Contingencies 10 10 (Recoveries, £71,150) 90,353 60,966 48,313 Total —Subdivision No. VII (a)140,714 93,642 . (e) 81,806

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1945-48. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1946-47. RESEARCH —continued Voted. J Expended. Subdivision No. VIII—Grants and £ 1 £ £ Miscellaneous Services o<~ (Number of officers: 1946-47,69 ; 1945-46,15) Salaries — Other Salaries 69 (£175 to £1,000) 22,149 4,872 V 6 RRfi Location allowances 1,880 2,098 r* U , OOlr {a) 24,029 6,970' 6,886 Other Charges for and incidental to — Expenses of two delegates to Empire Scientific Conference (half recoverable) (6) 600 . . Expenses of officers overseas (c) 1,750 810 "1,062 Furniture and fittings, purchase of (a) 325 210 79 Grants to Imperial institutions — Cambridge Low-temperature Research Station (half recoverable) 625 625 625 Empire Potato Scheme 410 410 i 410 Farnham House Laboratory 937 937 938 Imperial Agricultural Bureaux 4,438 4,453 4,438 Imperial Institute 312 312 312 Wool Industries Research Association, Torridon 62 62 62 Leather Research Association, England 79 78 Grants to research and allied institutions — Canterbury Agricultural College 6,805 6,805 6,805 Carter Observatory (under section 19, Carter Observatory Act, 1938) 750 625 625 Cawthron Institute (£275 recoverable) 4,635 6,565 6,017 Industrial Psychology 700 2,985 2,200 Massey Agricultural College 5,642 5,642 5,642 New Zealand Woollen Mills Research Association, Inc. 1,500 1,500 1,385

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bemarks

\ (a) This Subdivision now includes provision for running expenses of three War Research Branches previously met from War Expenses Account, and for establishment of a Biometrics Section. Details are : 1945-46. Estimated, Recoveries, 1946-47. 1946-47. Estimated. Expended. Recovered. £ £ £ £ £ Grants .. .. .. .. 28,366 587 32,250 30,857 413 Biometric Section .. .. .. 2,485 .. Information Bureau .. .. 6,597 250 6,265 7,182 454 Research Scholarships .. .. 1,800 .. 5 . .. Miscellaneous .. .. .. 600 300 275 119 53 Scientific Liaison Services .. .. 5,105 .. 5,281 4,761 Defence Development Section .. 21,100 21,000 1 Radio Development Laboratory .. 9,726 2,000 I lonosphere Research Section .. .. 7,372 .. V Under War Expenses Account. Miscellaneous war projects (carryover of expenditure from 1945-46) .. .. 21,000 .. J £104,151 £24,137 £44,076 £42,949 £920 {b) Expenses of two delegates to Empire Scientific Conference in London. {c) Expenses of Scientific Liaison Officers in London, Washington, and Melbourne, £1,250; and of return of two engineers who have been engaged upon war research in London, £5OO.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL Voted. Expended. RESEARCH—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. VIII —Grants and Miscellaneous Services —continued Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Grants to research and allied institutions —continued Royal Society of New Zealand(under section 7, Finance Act, 1925, and Royal Society of New Zealand Act, 1933) 750 750 750 Unspecified grants 800 500 600 Instruments, apparatus, equipment, laboratory, and workshop stores, purchase of .. 32,525 450 27 Maintenance and operating expenses of laboratories, observatories, experimental areas, &c. 1,225 Motor - vehicles : purchase, repairs and running expenses 590 New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology 2,000 2,300 2,616 Office expenses 1,340 555 643 Overtime and meal allowances 225 50 26 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 465 Permanent improvements, including buildings, roading, fencing, &c. .. (a) 1,900 Printing and stationery .. .. . .-v 175 Printing of bulletins and maps 200 150 453 Removal expenses of Radio Development Laboratory .. .. .. (b) 350 Rent and rates 1,730 . . Research scolarships (c) 1,800 5 Travelling allowances and expenses 705 50 (d) 151 Wages 3,850 Contingencies 1 1 Fare to England of fiancee of Agricultural specialist 125 119 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 50 Preparatory w'ork in post-war developments 100 yXVtJUU V j 80,122 37,106 36,063 Total —Subdivision No. VIII e) 104,151 44,076 42,949

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REMARKS

(a) Expenses of establishment of lonosphere Recording Stations. (&) The Radio Development Laboratory has had to vacate premises previously used and move to new ones. (c) Provision now made for granting six National Research Scholarships, each of £3OO per annum. During the war none have been awarded. (d) Number of officers, 4. Motor hire, £5 ; travelling-allowances, £B7 ; travelling-expenses, £59. (e) This Subdivision now includes provision for running expenses of three War Research Branches previously met from War Expenses Account, and for establishment of a Biometrics Section. Details are : 1945-46. Estimated, Recoveries, Estimated. Expended. Recovered. 1946-47. 1946-47. £ £ £ £ £ Grants .. .. .. .. 28,366 587 32,250 30,887 413 Biometric Section .. .. .. 2,485 Information Bureau .. .. .. 6,597 250 6,265 7,182 454 Research Scholarships .. .. 1,800 .. 5 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 600 300 275 119 53 Scientific Liaison Services .. .. 5,105 .. 5,281 4,761 Defence Development Section .. .. 21,100 21,0001 Radio Development Laboratory .. 9,726 2,000 lonosphere Research Section .. .. 7,372 .. VUnder War Expenses Account. Miscellaneous war projects (carryover of | expenditure from 1945-46) .. 21,000 .. J £104,151 £24,137 £44,076 £42,949 £920

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(а) Provision made in 1945-46 for six months' operations only. (б) Includes £3,500 commitments outstanding from 1945-46. (c) Provision made for purchase of a light car. (d) Only a portion of the cost of installation of the Branch came to charge in 1945-46. (e) Rent of new premises did not come to charge in 1945-46. (/) Number of officers, 8. Motor hire, £10; mileage-allowance, £2O; travelling-allowances, £107; travelling expenses, £43.

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1946-47. 1945-46. R E SEARCH —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IX—Auckland Industrial Development Laboratories £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1946-47,23; 1945-46,24) \ SalariesOther Salaries 23 (£125 to £1,000) (a) 8,773 3,800 4,727 Other Charges for and incidental to — Furniture and fittings, purchase of Instruments, apparatus, equipment, laboratory and workshop stores, purchase of Maintenance and operating expenses of laboratories, workshops, &c., including rent of machines Motor-vehicles : purchase, repairs, and run-ning-expenses Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Printing of bulletins and maps Removal and installation expenses Rent and rates Travelling allowances and expenses Wages .. .. Contingencies .. .. .. ' (Recoveries, £8,000) 500 (b) 8,550 350 (c) 560 465 80 187 140 10 (d) 750 810 300 1,063 10 500 • 5,515 450 350 496 400 145 200 1,200 250 250 700 10 597 3,783 27 67 244 26 65 71 1,053 (e)7 (/) 180 1,937 13,775 10,466 8,057 Total —Subdivision No. IX (a) 22,548 14,266 12,784

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued

(a) The Apia Observatory, which has during the war been controlled and financed by the Air Department, has now reverted to this Department's control. (b) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts for 1946-47, £158,063. 1945-46. Estimated. Recovered. (c) Credits-in-aid, 1945-46 £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,102 570 Subdivision II .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,203 49,140 Subdivision 111 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,920 2,506 Subdivision IV .. .. .. .. .. .. 399 187 Subdivision V .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 64 Subdivision VI .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Subdivision VII .. .. .. .. ..50,091 27,733 Subdivision VIII .. .. .. .. ..1,062 920 Subdivision IX .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,500 3,733 £110,297 £84,856

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. X—Apia Observatory {a) (Number of officers: 1946-47,12; 1945-46,0) Voted. Expended. £ £ £ SalariesOther Salaries 12 (£36 to £1,000) .. .. v . Location allowances 2,326 300 1 Other Charges for and incidental to — Furniture and fittings, purchase of Instruments, apparatus, equipment, laboratory and workshop stores, purchase of .. Maintenance and operating expenses of observatory Motor - vehicles : purchase, repairs and running-expenses Office expenses Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies (Recoveries, £956) 2,626 50 710 305 150 110 60 15 200 4 1,604 I Total —Subdivision No. X (a) 4,230 (a) (a) Gross Total 664,760 456,240 416,131 Credits-in-aid (b) (c) 110,297 (c) 84,856 NET TOTAL 664,760 345,943 331,275

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MINES DEPARTMENT

Minister of Mines AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Mines Department. Summary

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. * Other Charges. Total. Voted. j Expended. VOTE—MINES £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision — I—Administration II—Rescue-stations III—Assistance towards Mining IV—Miscellaneous Services 23,720 2,200 1,320 12,500 74,300 16,555 23,720 14,700 75,620 16,555 22,670 14,475 77,610 15,915 22,242 6,996 53,094 13,161 Gross Total 27,240 103,355 130,595 130,670 95,493 Credits-in-aid (a) 30,300 27,842 NET TOTAL 27,240 103,355 130,595 100,370 67,651 VOTE—MINES | 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 58 ; Voted. Expended. 1945-46, 61) £ £ £ Subdivision No. I —Administration (Number of officers, 1946-47, 51 ; 1945-46, 53) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,300 (Under-Secretary) 1,300 1,250 1 Other Salaries 50 (£115 to £1,000) 22,420 j 21,420 I 22,242 Total —Subdivision No. I 23,720 22,670 22,242 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departments £28,500. il Receipts." 1 Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,

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MINES DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Work not completed during year. (b) Provision for erection of sub at Mangapehi. (c) Number of officers, 1. Travelling-allowances, £72; travelling-expenses, £4O.

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VOTE—MINES—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. II —Rescue-stations (Number of officers : 1946-47, 4 ; 1945-46, 4) Voted. Expended. £ £ £ • General Division Salaries — Other Salaries 4 (£460 to £1,000) 2,200 2,125 1,895 2,200 2,125 1,895 Other Charges for and incidental to — Capital charges — Erection of rescue-station buildings and acquisition of land — Buller Mangapehi Equipment, purchase of (on account) — Ohai Rotowaro Dobson Buller Mangapehi 3,400 (b) 200 150 150 150 2,000 (6) 450 3,400 100 100 100 2,300' {a) 44 273 155 78 325 Erection of residences for officers in charge Rescue van, purchase of: Buller Operation and maintenance charges— Fees and expenses to rescue-brigades Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. Maintenance of rescue and other equipment Printing and stationery, postages, telephone rental and calls, &c., and general office expenses Rescue-station vans: maintenance and running expenses Repairs and maintenance to stations and residences Travelling allowances and expenses 1,800 200 2,600 100 600 200 200 100 200 1,700 600 2,500 150 750 200 150 100 200 {a) 244 418 2,360 49 486 144 198 215 (c) 112 12,500 12,350 5,101 v Total—Subdivision No. II 14,700 14,475 6,996 I

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MINES DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Provision for filling in of abandoned mine-shafts which may present danger. (b) Previously provided out of War Expense*. Account.

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Y OTE—MINES —continued 1945-46. 1946-47. Subdivision No. Ill —Assistance towards Mining (Number of officers : 1946-47, 3 ; Voted. I Expended. 1945-46, 4) £ £ £ .Salaries— Other Salaries 3(£330 to £1, 000) .1,320 1,775 1,475 1,320 1,775 1,475 ■Other Charges for and incidental to — Diamond and other drills and equipment, purchase of .. 6,500 8,000 1,797 Diamond and other drills : maintenance of equipment (partly recoverable) 2,500 3,000 1,850 Expenses of delegates, coal conferences, &c... 300 400 259 Extinguishing fires in coal-seams 25 25 Filling in old mine-shafts (a) 50 Glenorchy scheelite-mining (b) 500 Grants : libraries in mining townships 50 50 25 Maintenance and construction of roads and works (partly recoverable) 7,500 7,500 4,603 Motor-vehicles : maintenance and running expenses 650 350 603 Purchase of miners' tools and general stores (recoverable) .. .. .. ... 200 1,000 138 Purchase of plant and machinery 100 100 Refunds of revenue due to Social Security Fund 10 10 Bents 250 50 Restoration of dredged lands (recoverable) .. 100 100 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) .. .. 16,500 48,500 48,000 35,791

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MINES DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Number of officers, 4. Travelling-allowances, £77 ; travelling-expenses* £155. (б) Provision for replacements of cars for Inspectors of Mines.

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VOTE —MINES —continued 1946-47. / 1945-46. Subdivision No. III. —Assistance towards Mining —continued Voted. 1 Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Schools of Mines Social amenities in mining townships Travelling allowances and expenses Transportation expenses of National Check Inspector Visit of Drill Superintendent to America .. Grant to Thames Borough Council towards cost of filling in old mine-shaft £ 4,500 2,200 250 90 25 £ 4,600 2,200 200 90 100 60 £ 4,191 1,973 {a) 232 51 5 101 74,300 75,835 51,619 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 75,620 77,610 53,094 Subdivision No. IV —Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Aerial surveys of coal and goldfields Coal-mines Council: fees and expenses of members and incidentals Collecting goldfields revenue (partly recoverable) Erection of house for departmental officer and purchase of land Examinations, Mining and Coal-mines Acts .. Instruments and apparatus Motor-vehicles — Purchase of cars Purchase of trucks Maintenance and running costs Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery (partly recoverable) Refunds of revenue under section 155 (3) of the Mining Act, 1926 (recoverable) Rents (partly recoverable) Transfer and removal expenses of staff 400 3,300 100 1,500 250 100 (b) 1,830 500 1,400 510 300 500 1,500 800 50 1,250 100 400 3,100 100 1,675 125 100 600 800 1.400 400 300 650 2.100 700 50 1,250 100 3,281 78 171 202 279 1,120 1,242 506 186 424 1,457 788 4 1,241 15

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MINES DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Number of officers, 27. Travelling-allowances, £1,262 ; travelling-expenses, £650 ; motor hire, £203. (b) Clearing blackberries and fern, £3. (c) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £28,500.

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VOTE —MINES —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. IV —Miscellaneous Services —continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued Travelling allowances and expenses and mileage allowances (partly recoverable) .. Contingencies Visit of Electrical Inspector of Mines to Australia £ 2,150 15 £ 2,000 15 50 £ (a) 2,115 (b)3 49 Total —Subdivision No. IV 16,555 15,915 13,161 Gross Total 130,595 130,670 95,493 Credits-in-aid (c) 30,300 27,842 NET TOTAL 130,595 100,370 67,651

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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

Minister of Transport AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Transport Department. Summary

{a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47' £25,000. {b) Increase due to resumption of pre-war activities.

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—TRANSPORT Subdivision— I—General Administration £ 31,282 £ 24,045 £ 55,327 £ 45,088 £ 45,137 II—Vehicle Inspection 19,055 7,555 26,610 20,678 21,741 III—Enforcement 43,483 43,605 87,088 58,411 61,649 IV —Traffic Engineering and Road Safety .. 4,594 12,260 16,854 8,978 7,066 Gross Total 98,414 87,465 185,879 133,155 135,593 Credits-in-aid (a) 17,343 21,263 NET TOTAL 98,414 87,465 185,879 115,812 114,330 VOTE—TRANSPORT 1946-47. 1945-46. (lotal number ol officers : 1946-4/, 248 ; 1945-46, 200) Voted • Expended. Subdivision No. I —General Administration £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1946-47, 91 ; 1945-46, 77) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,150 (Commissioner) Other Salaries 90 (£125 to £1,000) 1,150 (b) 30,132 1,075 23,644 1 J 25,277 \ 31,282 24,719 25,277

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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Life of Committees was longer than anticipated. (b) To cover travelling and other expenses hearing oral appeals. (c) Volume of work to be handled larger than anticipated. (d) Replenishment of stocks following heavy demand. (e) Increased provision to cover replacement of typewriters. (/) Provision for taking over new offices and additional furniture for extension of work. (g) Alterations, &c., to new offices. (k) Heavy volume of work to be handled, renewals of licenses, &c., necessitated more overtime than anticipated. (?) Increased provision to cover new telephone system when new offices taken over. (j) Reprinting of forms and printing of new forms.

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Y OTE —TRANSPORT —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—General Administration— continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Auckland vehicular ferry service inquiry .. 50 Appeals lodged by Department against - Licensing Authority decisions 12 20 Diplomatic privileges 30 10 17 Expenses of Transport Control Committees .. 100 650 {a) 846 Expenses of Transport Appeal Authority .. (6) 300 Fees and expenses of Committee of inquiry into competition between Railways and coastal shipping 25 75 (c) 255 " L " plates for motor-cycles (recoverable) .. (d) 300 93 92 Mechanical office appliances, purchase of 250 5 35 Office expenses (e) 1,300 900 1,113 Office furniture, fittings, and requisites — Head Office <■/) 3,000 1,000 753 District offices (g) 2,000 900 258 Oil Fuel: expenses of rationing 150 550 545 Overtime and meal allowances .. 500 1,000 (h) 1,610 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department {i) 4,000 4,000 3,426 Printing and stationery (j) 2,500 1,250 1,774 Rent of office accommodation— £ Auckland .. .. .. 317 Christchurch .. .. .. 320 Wellington .. .. .. 455 Dunedin .. .. .. 274 . Rent of sub-offices .. .. 647 2,013 2,579 2,082 Salary and expenses of Goods Charges Tribunal 700 500 871 Transport Licensing Act, 1931— Allowances and expenses of Licensing Authorities 4,300 4,300 4,085 Conference of Licensing Authorities 25 30 14 Refunds of fees 400 300 | 480 Services of Registrar of Motor-vehicles 260 150 1 258

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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Number of officers travelling, 26. Fares, £322; hires, £67; travelling-allowances, £801; travellingexpenses, £39 ; mileage allowances, £l5. (б) Fee for vehicle valuation, £3 ; legal expenses, transport appeal, £42; expenses Land Transport Advisory Committee, £2 ; legal fees, prosecution under Motor-vehicles Act, £7: total £54. <c) Grant incorporated in general increase in salaries. (d) Increased provision to handle heavy vehicle-rebuilding programme in road transport industry and large increase in the number of vehicles to be inspected.

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VOTE—TRANSPORT—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. | Expended. Subdivision No. I —-General Administration — continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers — £ Inspection of accounts, &c. .. 700 Other .. .. .. 650 Secretaries of Licensing Authorities and stenographers .. 450 1,800 1,750 (a) 1,244 Contingencies 30 17 (b) 54 Fire-watching expenses 5 Orants to four Transport Licensing Authorities on account of extra work 200 (c) Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officer 30 19 Salary and expenses of Zoning Officers 50 20 Transport Licensing Act, 1931 : allowance to officers to cover additional expenditure while acting as No. 3 and No. 4 Licensing Authority 5 9 24,045 20,369 19,860 Total—Subdivision No. I 55,327 45,088 45,137 Subdivision No. II —Vehicle Inspection / (Number of officers : 1946-47, 42 ; 1945-46, 37) Salaries — Other Salaries 42 (£125 to £1,000) .. .. * .. (d) 19,055 15,393 15,275

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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Number of cars increased. Vehicles old, requiring heavy maintenance. (b) Number of officers travelling, 34, Fares, £93 ; hires, £6 ; travelling-expenses, £171; travellingallowances, £1,184 ; mileage allowances, £250 ; transfer-expenses, £9l. (c) Traffic control taken over in more boroughs. Provision for additional staff for drivers' license register. Part recoverable. (d) Purchase of new cars and charges for cars purchased 1945-46 unpaid. (e) To cover cost of uniform equipment for new Inspectors. (/) Number of cars operated increased and mileage per vehicle increased.

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1945-46. VOTE —TRANSPORT —continued 1946-47. - Subdivision No. 11—Vehicle Inspection—ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Motor-cars— Running-expenses, maintenance, and repairs of {a) 4,600 3,200 3,918 Purchase of .. 10 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 500 550 470 Purchase of equipment 250 100 181 Repairs to vehicles damaged in collision 200 220 102 Services of Public Works Department 5 5 Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers .. 2,000 1,200 (b) 1,795 7,555 5,285 6,466 Total —Subdivision No. II 26,610 20,678 21,741 Subdivision No. Ill —Enforcement (Number of officers : 1946-47, 104 ; 1945-46, 77) Salaries — Other Salaries 104 (£125 to £1,000) (c) 43,483 31,644 32,680 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to National Provident Fund.. 60 45 45 Maintenance of equipment 200 80 160 Office expenses 350 10 305 Motor-cars, purchase of .. (d) 13,275 1,700 857 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 2,600 2,500 2,423 Purchase of— First-aid equipment 85 25 21 Other equipment 700 300 665 Uniforms (e) 1,200 700 1,036 Running-expenses, maintenance, and repairs of patrol-cars (part recoverable) (/)22,000 18,500 20,536

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT —continued

(а) Number of officers travelling, 80. Fares, £209; travelling-allowances, £1,611 ; travellingexpenses, £635 r* transfer expenses, £353. (б) Increased provision to handle road accident statistics and increase in road safety work. (c) An extensive safety compaign as recommended by National Road Safety Council is necessitated by return to normal conditions and increased traffic flow. 7

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Y OTE —TRANSPORT —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Enforcement —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Translation fees, witness, legal, and medical expenses Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers .. Temporary assistance from local authorities Fees for courses of instruction 130 3,000 5 100 2,800 5 2 113 {a) 2,808 43,605 26,767 28,969 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 87,088 58,411 61,649 i Subdivision No. IV—Traffic Engineering and Road Safety (Number of officers : 1946-47, 11 ; 1945-46, 9) Salaries — Other Salaries 11 (£125 to £1,000) (6) 4,594 3,568 3,412 Other Charges for and incidental to — I Car-running expenses Expenses of National Safety Council Motor-vehicle accident statistics Purchase of equipment Safety education— Adult Child 1,200 30 600 200 (c) 8,250 (c) 1,500 1,000 I 50 600 | 405 2,150 1 750 I 1,072 6 300 389 973 498

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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Number of officers travelling, 7. Fares, £62; hires, £1; travelling-allowances, £337 ; travellingexpenses, £l6. (б) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £25,000.

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VOTE —TRANSPORT —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —Traffic Engineering and Road Safety—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Transfer and maintenance of testing equipment Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers .. 10 470 5 450 (a) 416 12,260 5,410 3,654 Total—Subdivision No. IV 16,854 8,978 7,066 Gross Total 185,879 133,155 135,593 Credits-in-aid (&) 17,343 21,263 NET TOTAL 185,879 115,812 114,330

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE

Minister of Industries and Commerce AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Industries and Commerce. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £19,690. (b) Part year only. Previously part was paid from vote " Department of Tourist and Health Resorts." (c) Part year only. 7*

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1946-47 . 1945-46. Salaries. I Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Industries and Commerce 225,437 402,914 628,351 1,110,676 1,175,435 II—New Zealand Standards Institute 16,736 11,244 27,980 20,412 18,180 Gross Total 242,173 414,158 656,331 1,131,088 1,193,615 Credits-in-aid (a) 170,790 195,076 NET TOTAL 242,173 414,158 656,331 960,298 998,539 VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 498 ; 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. 1945-46, 733) £ £ £ Subdivision No. I—Industries and Commerce (Number of officers : 1946-47, 449 1945-46, 697) 5 Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,450 (Secretary) 1 at £1,175 (Director of Commerce Division) 1 at £1,175 (Director of Manufacturing Industries Division) 1,450 1,175 1,175 (b) ] ,078 (c) 429 (c) 429

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued

(a) Part year only. (b) Location allowances payable to officers stationed in London, Sydney, Melbourne, Bombay, Washington, and Ottawa. (c) Entertaining and representation allowances paid to representatives stationed in London, Sydney, Melbourne, Bombay, Washington, and Ottawa. (d) Recoverable from fees collected from licensed industries. (e) Additional provision to meet expansion in activities.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Industries and Commerce— continued £ £ £ • Salaries —continued Administrative Division—continued 1 at £1,000 (Advisory and Research £ Officer) .. .. .. 1,000 Arrears (1 month) .. .. 84' J—» o co 1 at £2,000 (Commissioner of Supply) 2,000 2,000 2 at £1,075 (officers appointed under War Emergency Regulations 1939, being officers on loan from other Departments part year) (a) 315 3,225 > 23.1,444 Other Salaries 442 (£85 to £1,000) Location allowances Allowances to officers 205,336 (6) 11,075 (c) 1,827 243,508 225,437 250,669 231,444 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising New-Zealand-made goods 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) .. Cost of sending trial shipments of produce overseas Development of industries, experimental work in connection with, including purchase of equipment Fishing industry : expense in connection with administration, licensing plan, travellingexpenses of Committee members, refund of fees, &c. (recoverable) 100 {d) 700 50 (e) 1,000 200 100 500 50 250 1,200 690 180 953

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued

(a) Additional provision to meet cost of development of Moutoa Estate, previously charged to Public Works Account. See page 272. (b) Previously expenditure on food control and rationing was charged to War Expenses Account. (c) Increased contribution required on account of expansion of activities. (d) Contribution towards agency engaged in settlement of reparations. (e) Now included in vote—Stabilization. See page 40. (f) Overexpenditure due to loss on importation of Australian wheat. (g) Winding-up expenses, recoverable from Linen Flax Corporation. (h) Overexpenditure due to major repairs necessary on old vehicles. (i) Provision required to meet winding-up expenses of Committee, previously charged to War Expenses Account. (j) Guide to New Zealand manufacturers. Not printed during war years. (k) Includes office cleaning, previously included in " Rent of offices." Increased rate approved by Price Tribunal as from Ist April, 1944. Arrears due, £2,500.

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VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— 1 Q4.Fi_4.fi continued 1946-47. lt/U ±u. Subdivision No. I—Industries and Commerce — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ . £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Flax industry: expenses in connection with. research and development, including purchase of equipment, payment of wages, compensation to workmen, &c. (a) 58,500 3,500 3,555 Food control and rationing, expenses in connection with, including wages, furniture and fittings, office rent, printing and stationery, travelling - expenses, transfer expenses, &c. (6)138,294: Gas regulations : expenses of administration (recoverable) 3,900 3,700 3,847 Grants — Imperial Economic Committee (c) 1,100 225 220 Inter-Allied Reparations Agency {d) 1,760 Subsidy on wheat to maintain price of bread and economic return to growers (e) 681,659 (/) 788,659 Estates of deceased officers equivalent to leave due at date of death 50 200 307 Industrial exhibitions 2,000 2,000 1,349 Linen flax development (recoverable) (g) 5,000 Motion-picture industry: expenses in connection with inquiries into issue of licenses, refund fees, &c. 50 50 17 Motor-vehicles — Purchase of .. .. .. 1,600 1,800 1,146 Maintenance of 600 600 (h) 899 National garment control (i) 100 New Zealand Manufacturers Directory, printing of (part recoverable) (i) 6,000 Office expenses (k) 7,500 *4,500 "2,776

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued

(а) Overexpenditure due to liabilities from previous years. (б) Recoverable from fees collected from licensed industry. (c) Increased provision to cover wages of additional staff. (d) Rent of Sydney and Melbourne offices now included in item " Trade Offices, overseas." Office cleaning now included in item " office expenses." (e) The machinery for this work arrived later than anticipated. Expenditure approved for 1945-46 will come to charge this financial year. (/) Now included under item " Salaries and allowances to officers." (g) Maintenance of Trade Offices in London, Sydney, Melbourne, Washington, Ottawa, and Bombay. With the exception of Sydney and Melbourne offices and certain expenditure in the London office, these expenses were previously charged to War Expenses Account.

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VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Industries and Commerce — Voted. Expended. continued Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Office furniture, fittings, and other requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Pharmacy Industrial Plan, administration of : fees, travelling-expenses of members of committee, office expenses, refund fees, advertising, &c. Price Tribunal, expenses in connection with, including wages, furniture and fittings, office rent, transfer expenses, travellingexpenses, &c. Printing and stationery Railway passes issued to ELM. Trade Commissioners and other Government Trade Commissioners and representatives ; Consuls and representatives of other countries Rebate to wheatgrowers on account of superphosphate purchased Rent of offices: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington Sugar-beet industry, experimental work in connection with, including purchase of equipment Tobacco-growing industry: guarantee of insurance fund Trade and Tourist Commissioner for New Zealand in Australia : representation allowances and entertaining-expenses (also Tourist and Publicity, £217) Trade Offices, overseas, maintenance of, including rent of offices, travelling-expenses, cables, telephones, and tolls, postages, office furniture and fittings, agency fees, &c. . 1,500 6,000 14,000 (6) 1,800 (c) 82,015 4,000 100 1,000 (d) 11,415 (e) 2,600 100 (/) (g) 42,330 5,000 20,000 26,000 1,800 66,168 5,500 100 1,250 18-, 387 2,600 100 318 (a) 5,626 14,185 19,463 1,659 67,825 3,834 27 632 16,254 228

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued

(a) Owing to the cessation of Ministry of Supply work, the transfer of a number of officers from and to the United States of America and Canada will be necessary. (b) Now included in item " Trade Offices, overseas." (c) Official wreaths, £9 ; damage to clothing, £6 ; insurance, £3 : total, £lB. (d) Additional staff were employed part-time only during previous year. (e) Overexpenditure due to increased staff. (/) Includes £l6O liability from previous year.

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VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Industries and Commerce— Voted. Expended. continued Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling allowances and expenses of staff in Australia Contingencies (a) 3,000 4,500' (b) 50 400 11,000 1,000 50 197 8,888 557 (c) 18 402,914 860,007 943,991 Total—Subdivision No. I .. 628,351 1,110,676 1,175,435 Subdivision No. II—New Zealand Standards Institute (Number of officers : 1946-47, 49 ; 1945-46, 36) Salaries — Other Salaries 49 (£85 to £1,000) (d) 16,736 11,577 (e) 12,341 16,736 11,577 12,341 Other Charges for and incidental to — Grants and fees for reports, also purcliase of material in connection therewith Grant: contribution to United Nations Standards Co-ordination Committee Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances 250 (/) 320 300 500 250 160 300 650 7 309 564

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued

(a) Includes £951 liability from previous year. (b) Includes liability of £5lB from previous year. (c) Additional office accommodation required. (d) To obtain data for purpose of standardizing an adequate range of basic measurements. Amount provided for previous year was for part year only but did not come to charge. (e) Overexpenditure due to Committee members being drawn from other parts of New Zealand. (/) Expenses of two delegates to London Conference did not come to charge in previous year. (g) Purchase of capsules for Standards Specifications, lis. 6d. (k) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £19,690.

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VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. II—New Zealand Standards Voted. Expended. Institute —continued Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery, office fittings, and requisites Publicity in connection with standardization and the use of the Standard Mark Purchase of specifications and reports Rent Survey of children's feet for standardizing footwear, expenses in connection with, including wages and travelling-expenses, &c. Travelling-expenses Travelling allowances and expenses of delegates to the Empire Standards Conference Contingencies 500 1,000 (a) 3,000 (b) 900 (c) 1,000 (d) 1,500 1,250 (/) 714 10 450 1,250 2,000 900 865 500 750 750 10 462 868 1,049 482 800 (e) 1,261 36 (9) 1 11,244 8,835 5,839 Total —Subdivision No. II 27,98^0 20,412 18,180 Gross Total 656,331 1,131,088 1,193,615 Credits-in-aid (h) 170,790 195,076 NET TOTAL 656,331 960,298 998,539

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS

Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Estimated receipts, 1946-47, £8,500. This is in addition to Tourist and Health Resorts receipts, £175,000. (b) Salary of General Manager previously charged partly to vote " Industries and Commerce." (c) Increase due to additional staff required to meet expansion in business. (d) Overexpenditure due to increase in staff.

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS Subdivision— I—Tourist and Health Resorts 11—Development of Tourist and Health Resorts Gross Total Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL £ 93,776 £ 219,834 49,500 £ 313,610 49,500 £ 262,256 34,600 £ 277,397 31,125 93,776 269,334 363,110 \ (a) 296,856 37,070 308,522 50,282 258,240 93,776 269,334 363,110 259,786 VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 275 ; 1945-46, 221) Subdivision No. I.—Tourist and Health Resorts Administrative Division 1 at £1,150 (General Manager), (also allowance as Deputy Chairman, Wheat Committee, £200, recoverable) Other Salaries 274 (£85 to £1,000) Special allowances to officers travelling with parties of tourists 1946-47. 1945-48. Voted. Expended. £ (6) 1,350 (c) 92,376 50 £ 767 68,894 50 £ 767 (d) 76,449 93,776 69,711 77,216

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued

(a) Advertising travel within New Zealand. (b) Overexpenditure covered by increased credits-in-aid. (c) To enable arrangement of tourist displays at exhibitions. (d) Additional provision to cover repairs to Milford Track. (e) Grant to enable hostel to be reopened. (/) Overexpenditure covered by increased revenue.

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VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS 1946-47. 1945-46. —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Tourist and Health Resorts —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental toAdvertising in newspapers and other publications, and broadcasting (within New Zealand) {a) 1,000 Advertising New Zealand overseas : special publicity work in connection with (part recoverable) : — Advertising in newspapers and £ periodicals 3,000 Advertising in United Kingdom (part recoverable) 3,000 Background publicity in United Kingdom 3,500 Films, photographs, pictures, and window displays, &c. 3,000 Folders, booklets, and posters .. 7,500 Miscellaneous publicity and general expenses 5,000 Special advertising and follow-up work in other countries, including payment of commission .. 1,000 9A nnn AK Q1 A fh\ AR VQ(i AO,uuu 40,014 {0) 40, / i/U Bonuses and commissions to honorary agents 200 200 188 Exhibitions, participation in (c) 1,500 Glade House, Eglinton Valley, and Te AnauWakatipu - Milford Track : maintenance, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c. (d) 5,500 2,500 2,534 Government ticket orders, to establish a credit for payment of (recoverable) 100 100 Grant: Egmont National Park Board (e) 1,000 Hermitage, Mount Cook, maintenance of, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c. 21,717 17,000 (/) 21,020 Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri: maintenance of steamers and jetties, including repairs, wages, purchase of stores, &c. .. 250 250

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued

(a) Replacement of worn-out vehicles. (b) Additional provision to meet liabilities from previous year and increased cost of office-cleaning. (c) To provide for alterations to Tourist Bureaux at Wellington, Ckristchurch, and Dunedin. (d) Overexpenditure due to increased business at Tourist Bureaux. (e) Additional provision to meet office rental at Sydney and Melbourne. (/) Additional provision to cover major building repairs. (g) Overexpenditure due to increase in number of staff and in rates of pay. ( h) Overexpenditure due to increased wages paid, and to furniture replacements.

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VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS — continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Tourist and Health Resorts —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. 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 Minor agencies in New Zealand : grants and expenses in connection therewith Motor-vehicles, purchase of Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Passenger bookings : payment of claims made by tourists for losses incurred while travelling in New Zealand Payments to estates of equivalent of leave due to deceased officers Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) Printing and stationery Queenstown Reserves : maintenance, improvements, &c. Rents of offices (part recoverable) Rotorua Baths : wages, repairs, baths and treatments for visiting doctors, staff, &c., sundry expenses, and compensation to workmen Rotorua electric system: expenses in connection with the change-over from 110 volts to 230 volts system Rotorua Sanatorium— Maintenance, including furniture, supplies, repairs, and compensation to workmen .. Medical stores, drugs, and instruments 1,000 150 (a) 2,500 (b) 3,082 (c) 2,000 2,500 50 50 7,826 1,500 250 (e) 8,594 (/) H 3 850 500 8,200 275 1,000 150 1,000 2,000 600 1,500 50 150 5,700 850 250 4,967 8,374 500 7,100 250 507 69 1,152 2,219 422 (d) 2,485 (d) 7,626 (d) 1,349 169 4,263 (9) 10J35 48 (h) 8,958 263

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued

(a) Overexpenditure due to arrears of maintenance. (b) Supplies did not come to hand to extent anticipated. (c) Increased business expected. Additional expenditure will be covered by increased revenue. (d) Overexpenditure covered by increased revenue. (e) Additional provision to meet major drainage repairs. (/) Overexpenditure due to increased wages paid. (g) Additional provision to meet running-expenses of Chateau when reopened. (h) Additional provision to meet cost of transfer expenses of officers sent to Australia. (i) Overexpenditure due to increased business at Tourist Bureaux. Number of officers,*6l. Travellingallowances, £175; travelling-expenses, £644.

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VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS 1946-47. 1945-46. —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Tourist and Health Resorts —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Rotorua works (including Whakarewarewa) — 1 Wages, repairs, sundry expenses, and compensation to workmen— Electric light and power system 25,000 25,000 23,584 Reserves, gardens, parks, &c. 4,000 3,000 (a) 3,855 Water-supply and sewerage 1,675 850 (a) 1,658 Wharves and beacons 25 25 20 Rotorua : purchase of stores (including freight) 25,000 25,000 (b) 18,308 Subsidies : motor and steamer services— Bluff - Stewart Island steamer service .. 200 200 200 Fairlie-Pukaki-Hermitage-Queenstown .. 325 650 650 Pipiriki-Retaruke river service 285 285 286 Te Anau Hotel: maintenance of, including furniture, repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c. (c) 8,000 6,000 (d) 6,823 Te Aroha Hot Springs : maintenance of baths, gardens, music, furniture, and repairs (e) 2,800 1,950 (/) 2,278 Tokaanu Hotel: maintenance (including furniture and repairs) and compensation to workmen 16,150 14,750 1 {a) 16,237 Tongariro National Park— Chateau, huts, &c., maintenance of (including furniture, repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c.) (9) 10,000 500 7 Maintenance and improvements of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. .. C9) 500 100 Transfer and removal expenses 300 150 145 Transfer and removal expenses of staff to and from overseas offices (h) 500 150 14 Travelling allowances and expenses 805 400 (i) 819 Travelling allowances and expenses of staff in overseas offices 200 200 . .

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued

(a) Overexpenditure covered by increased revenue. (b) Additional provision to meet increased business expected. (c) Damage to clothing, £4 55.; assistance rendered at fire, £5 55.; damage to fruit-trees, £2 10s. : total, £l2. (d) New water-supply required on reopening Chateau. (e) For erection of staff cottages at Mount Cook, Rotorua, and other resorts. (/) To enable new roads and tracks to be constructed.

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1946-47. 1945^6. VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—-Tourists and Health Resorts —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Waikaremoana : maintenance of Lake House, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c. Waimangu Round-trips and Hostel: wages, repairs, and sundry expenses Waitomo Caves and Hostel: maintenance (including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c.) Contingencies Trade and Tourist Commissioner for New Zealand in Australia : representation allowance and entertaining-expenses (also Industries and Commerce, £318) 5,800 775 (6) 9,850 50 5,800 263 6,700 50 217 5,277 (a) 771 (a) 8,822 (c) 12 218 219,834 192,545 200,181 Total—Subdivision No. I 313,610 262,256 277,397 Subdivision No. II —Development of Tourist and Health Resorts Charges for and incidental to — Chateau Tongariro : water-supply Housing construction for staff at tourist resorts New buildings and improvements at Mount Cook, Te Anau, Milford Sound, and Queenstown and other tourist resorts administered 'by Department New tourist roads and tracks : construction and grants towards (d) 4,000 (e) 5,000 10,000 (/)1,000 150 10,000 6,728

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued

(a) Over expenditure due to increased number of new connections and extensions. (&) Overexpenditure due to expansion to present system. (c) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Estimated receipts, 1946-47, £8,500. This is in addition to Tourist and Health Resorts receipts, £175,000.

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VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. II —Development of Tourist Voted. Expended. and Health Resorts —continued Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Rotoraa— Baths : new liot water supply scheme .. Drainage works and water-supply : new connections, extensions, &c. .. .. Electrical works, new connections, extensions, &c. Erection of buildings Improvements to reserves District roads and tracks Works not specified 4,000 2,000 22,250 250 250 500 250 4,000 1,200 18,000 250 250 500 250 {a) 2,002 (b) 22,358 37 Total —Subdivision No. II 49,500 34,600 31,125 Gross Total 363,110 296,856 308,522 Credits-in-aid (c) 37,070 50,282 NET TOTAL 363,110 259,786 258,240

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Minister of Health AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Health. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £180,190. Recoveries from Social Security Fund and War Expenses Account, estimated at £135,500, abolished as from Ist April, l>Ho.

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—HEALTH £ £ £ £ £ Gboss Total 526,866 2,750,925 3,277,791 2,898,166 3,031,549 Credits-in-aid (a) 276,550 339,160 NET TOTAL 526,866 2,750,925 3,277,791 2,621,616 2,692,389 VOTE—HEALTH (Total number of officers: 1946-47, 1,830; 1945-46, 1,895) 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Salaries — Administrative Division ' 1 at £1,550 (Director-General of Health) £ 1,550 £ 1,500 £ Professional Division Class Special — 1 at £1,500 (Deputy Director-General of Health) 4 (£1,450), (Director, Division of School Hygiene ; Director, Division of Hospitals : Director, Division of Public Hygiene ; Director, Division of Health Benefits) .. 1 (£1,450), (Director of Maternal and Infant Welfare) 5 (£1,250), (Medical Officers of Health, Auckland (2), Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin 1 (£1,175), (Director, Division of Dental Hygiene) 5 (£1,100), (Medical Officers of Health, Whangarei, Hamilton, Gisborne, Palmerston North, and Invercargill) 2 (£1,100), (Medical Officers of Health, New Plymouth and Nelson), (9 months) 1,500 5,800 1,450 6,250 1,175 5,500 1,650 1,400 5,200 650 6,250 1,175 5,500

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(a) Subject to deduction of £l5O per annum for house, fuel, and light. (b) Also receives free house, fuel, and light. (c) Decrease in number of Civil Nursing Reserve from 300 to 100. (d) To cover living-out allowance at £95 per annum payable to a number of the nursing staff of the Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua, who are unable to be accommodated in the nurses' home. (e) To cover cost of medical examination of Reservists. (/) Provision herein for two dietetic bursaries of £lOO each at Otago University.

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Y OTE —HEALTH—continued 1945-46. 1946-47. Salarie s—continued Voted. Expended. Professional Division —continued Class Special —continued £ £ £ 1 (£1,075), (Research Officer, Dunedin) .. 1,075 1,075 1 (£1,025), (Deputy Director, Division of Dental Hygiene, Wellington) 1,025 1,025 Other Salaries 984 (£95 to £1,000) 285,198 250,686 Unclassified (Non-permanents) 1 (£1,425), (Psychiatrist, Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer (a)), (9 months) 1,068 2 (£1,275), (Medical Superintendent, Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer (b); Medical Superintendent, Services Hospital, Rotorua) .. 2,550 2,550 1 (£1,300), (Director, Division of Tuberculosis) 1,300 1,300 * 469,451 1 (£1,300), (Balneologist, Rotorua), (9 months) 975 1 (£1,075), (Balneologist, Rotorua) 1,075 1,075 3 (£975), (Medical Officers, Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer) 2,925 2,982 1 (£950), (Assistant Psychiatrist, Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer), (9 months) 713 1 (£875), (Medical Officer, Services Hospital, Rotorua) 875 875 1 (£500), (Assistant Balneologist, Rotorua (part time)) .. 500 500 Other Salaries (c) 813 (£90 to £1,000) 201,952 188,088 Living-out allowance (d) 760 760 526,866 472,591 469,451 Other Charges for and incidental to — General Administration — Civil Nursing Reserve (e) 50 100 19 Departmental contribution to National Provident Fund in respect of Nurses and Inspectors 7,000 6,500 6,694 Dietitians training course (part recoverable) (/) 225 25 10

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(a) Special grants authorized under this heading amount to £130,888. Expenditure to date is £43,610. (b) Further expenditure authorized but not fully brought to charge provided for this financial year. (c) Grants are being made in cases where the Hospital Board levy for 1946-47 is relatively high. (d) 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. (e) Patient discharged in June, 1945. (/) Provision for payment of bursaries at the rate of £7O per annum, plus £4O per annum boardingallowance 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 130 renewals and 51 new awards. (g) To cover cost of publications for distribution throughout the Dominion, radio and screen notices, and advertising.

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Y OTE —HEALTH —continued 1945-46. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. General Administration —continued Disbursement of grant made by New Zealand Crippled Children's Society for establish- £ £ £ ment of travelling orthopsedic clinics for crippled children 250 250 138 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 2,800 Fees and expenses of Advisory Committees in connection with the administration of Part III of the Social Security Act, 1938 50 50 Compensation and expenses incurred in respect of injuries sustained by employees of Department 100 100 71 Grants to — Hospital Boards to cover payment of Christmas bonus to recipients of outdoor relief 500 1,000 612 Hospital Boards to cover capital cost of providing hospital accommodation for tuberculosis cases (on account) (a) 20,000 20,000 (b) 10,274 Local authorities in special areas in easement of Hospital Board levies (c) 30,000 Otago Hospital Board towards cost of construction of new physio-therapy block 20,000 Wellington Hospital Board towards cost of providing additional maternity accommodation 18,000 Health education and publicity (d) 26,000 26,000 24,264 Hospital treatment of departmental officers who contracted illness whilst on duty 50 10 63 Hospital treatment of prohibited immigrant 10 150 (e) 66 King George V Memorial Fund Board: travelling and administration expenses 100 100 102 Medical Advertisements Act expenses 50 50 14 Medical bursaries (/)20,300 17,700 16,721 Nursing Recruitment Campaign expenses .. (9) 1,000 1,000 (b) 6-58

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(a) Further expenditure authorized but not fully brought to charge, provided for this financial year. (b) Increased expenditure occasioned by high incidence of repairs to existing cars. (c) Increased provision to cover cost of new calculating-machine and equipment for additional staff. (d) Overexpenditure occasioned by repairs and renovations of building. (e) Increased provision for forms required for further benefits under Social Security Act. (/) Provision herein for rental previously charged to War Expenses Account (Seaview store, £5,100, two years). Expenditure in previous year included liabilities from earlier period. (gr) Provision for expenditure previously charged to War Expenses Account. (h) Includes expenditure for 1944-45 not previously brought to charge. (i) Scheme discontinued 31st March, 1946. Provision this year for commitments only. (j) Contribution towards losses incurred in inaugural term of scheme at Rongotai College, 1945, and to provide an advance in respect of equipment required. (k) 44,481 cases of apples were distributed last year, and provision is made this year for approximately the same quantity at ss. per case.

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1945-46. VOTE—HEALTH —continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ General Administration —continued Motor-cars, motor-cycles, &c. — Purchase of .. .. 15,000 10,000 {a) 7,102 Maintenance of 30,000 25,000 (b) 29,002 Offices and buildings : Maintenance, alterations, and additions 4,000 2,500 4,621 Office expenses (part recoverable) 3,900 2,550 2,291 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) 31,500 29,000 31,575 Office fittings and requisites (c) 3,000 2,500 2,850 Overtime and meal allowances 2,400 3,000 2,373 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .100 200 58 Post-graduate Nurses' Hostel, Kensington Street (part recoverable) 500 500 (d) 653 Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. (e) 7,000 5,000 6,770 Rent (/)19,100 22,000 21,214 Repairs to privately owned vehicles and other property damaged in collision with departmental cars 100 100 125 Reserve stocks of drugs, medical supplies, &c. (part recoverable) (g) 80,000 Services rendered by the Justice Department 250 500 "(h) 821 Steamer fares and expenses of medical officers proceeding from overseas to take up duty 500 500 23 Stores and material 400 450 182 Subsidy towards cost of footwear for pupil nurses and dental nurse trainees (t) 500 5,495 5,398 Subsidy towards expenses of School Lunch. Scheme (j) 100 . . Supply of apples to school-children (Jc) 11,250 i6,500 16,679

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(а) The free issue of milk is now available to schools with a total roll number of 235,94=1 as follows : pasteurized milk, 222,678 ; malted milk, 8,234 ; milk for cocoa-making, 5,029. (б) Provision to meet commitments incurred in previous financial year. (c) Provision herein to meet travelling-expenses of Civil Nursing Reserve, £5OO. (d) Number of officers, 718. Travelling-allowances and meals, £5,667; motor hire, £628; motor allowance, £1,640 ; rail and steamer fares, £4,642. (e) Provision herein for uniform allowances of Civil Nursing Reserve, £1,150. (/) Safe custody of keys, 10s.; fidelity-guarantee premium, £2 17s. 3d.; compensation for damaged clothing, £5; fee for professional services, £8 Bs.; repairs to verandah damaged by motorcar, £6 ss. : total, £23 os. 3d. (g) Item not required, as fees charged for Service patients are now based upon actual maintenance cost, which includes loan charges previously paid under this item. (h) National Medical Committee has now ceased to function.

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1945-48. Y OTE—HEALTH—continued 1946-47. Other Charges for and incidental to —conVoted. Expended. tinued £ £ £ General Administration—continued » Supply of milk to school-children, scheme for (a)215,700 220,300 205,160 Supply of textiles and other equipment to Hospital Boards (recoverable) (6) 3,000 15,000 16,884 Transfer .and removal expenses 1,000 1,000 1,197 Transfer expenses and maintenance, New Zealand lepers at Makogai 500 475 482 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) (c) 12,500 12,500 (d) 12,577 Travelling concessions for tuberculosis patients and suspects 500 100 465 Uniforms, allowances to nurses for (e) 5,500 5,460 4,208 Uniforms, purchase of, for nursing staff 650 540 659 Visit to Dominion of Industrial Hygienist on loan from British Ministry of Labour: expenses (6) 100 1,270 841 Contingencies 75 25 (/) 23 Laying of foundation stone, St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch : expenses 85 29 Grant to Hawera Hospital Board for x-ray work 1,100 1,950 Grant to Pukeora Sanatorium Committee towards cost of maintenance of Pukeora Sanatorium (part recoverable) (9) 4,275 2,237 Organization of National Security : fees of member of Medical Committee (h) 15 9 Residence for medical practitioner at Katikati 100 7 * 595,610 461,075 438,171 Dangerous Drugs Act (part recoverable) — Other expenses 75 100 58 .

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(а) Includes provision for grant up to £4OO to Cawthron Institute to cover cost of mosquito control and identification of larvae, and additional provision for extensive Diphtheria Immunization Campaign. (б) Expenditure underestimated. Recoveries were correspondingly increased. (c) Overexpenditure mainly due to advances made to Hospital Boards under section 54 of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1926. (d) Includes cost of printing Medical Register, £l4O. (e) Overexpenditure due to increased number of nurses sitting for the State examinations, and corresponding increase .in fees payable to examiners and supervisors. (/) Overexpenditure due to increased cost of materials and number of candidates sitting for examination.

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V OTE—HEALTH —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Dentists Act— Expenses (recoverable) Voted. Expended. £ 100 £ 75 £ 106 Health Act— Board of Health : expenses (including fees to members) Compensation payable under Health. Act Disinfectants, purchase of (part recoverable) Infectious diseases (part recoverable) Inspection of vessels (part recoverable) Notification of infectious diseases Sera, purchase of (recoverable) Other expenses Quarantine expenses 75 5 30 (a) 3,000 550 750 50,000 50 20 75 5 10 1,000 -550 500 34,500 50 10 57 30 1,048 544 818 (b) 51,394 25 49 54,480 36,700 53,965 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act— Subsidies to Hospital Boards Subsidies to separate institutions 1,725,000 400 1,575,000 200 (c) 1,714,779 400 1,725,400 1,575,200 1,715,179 Masseurs Registration Act — Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) 200 200 122 Medical Practitioners Act — Expenses (part recoverable) 200 200 (d) 386 Nurses and Midwives Registration Act — Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) 2,850 2,650 (e) 2,894 Opticians Act — Expenses (recoverable) 200 100 185 Plumbers Registration Act — Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) 600 450 (/) 551

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(a) Includes cost of sample bottles, £159. (b) Reduced provision owing to operation of benefits under Social Security Act. (c) Increased provision this year on account of 71 additional clinics to be established; during the year 1945-46, 63 new clinics were established. Provision also for cost of initial standard nontechnical equipment previously shown separately, cleaning-costs £1,760, and night-watchman services £l,OOO. (d) Insufficient provision to cover total cost of overseas purchases £19,331, also cleaning services £3,437, for which the Department was not previously charged. (e) Provision for the payment of bursaries at the rate of £7O per annum, plus £4O per annum boardingallowance 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 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 50 renewals and 24 new awards. {/) Provision herein for repairs and renovation of buildings, reconditioning of furniture, and restoration of tennis-courts.

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Y OTE —HEALTH —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Poisons Act— Expenses (part recoverable) 50 50 15 Sale of Food and Drugs Act— Law-costs (part recoverable) Other expenses (including purchase of samples) 100 800 50 800 179 (a) 951 900 850 1,130 Social Hygiene Act — Expenses Treatment, &c., of indigent patients by medical practitioners 500 500 800 500 428 482 1,000 1,300 910 Bacteriological Laboratories — Contributions to Hospital Boards' laboratories Laboratory expenses (part recoverable) (b) 2,000 200 6,000 200 5,889 322 2,200 6,200 6,211 Dental Hygiene Administration — Dental clinics, expenses of Dental bursaries .. Hostel for dental trainees, " Hunter House," Hobson St., Wellington (part recoverable) (c) 65,000 (e) 7,750 (/) 8,500 41,400 6,000 6,500 (d) 56,264 6,967 6,779

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —continued

(а) Provision for full year's running-expenses. (б) Number of officers travelling, 100. Travelling-allowances and meals, £1,151; motor hire, £200; motor allowances, £260 ; rail and steamer fares, £438. (c) Provision now included in item " Dental clinics, expenses of." (d) Expenditure authorized not wholly brought to charge in 1945-46. (e) Hutments supplied for tuberculosis cases. (/) Overexpenditure occasioned by printing of special forms and obstetrical case books. ( g) Grant in lieu of rates on Department's property in Hanmer Township. (h) Also includes grant for 1944-45.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—HEALTH —continued Voted. J Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Dental Hygiene Administration —continued Hostel for dental trainees, Kelburn (part recoverable) Travelling allowances and expenses Initial standard non-technical equipment of dental clinics (on account) """" o 01 o o o o 2,000 1,875 2,520 2,587 (6) 2,049 (d) 940 Maori Hygiene Administration (part recoverable) — Maintenance and removal of portable hutments Maori sanitation Maori water-supplies Supply of medicines Supply, erection, &c., portable hutments Provision of and alterations and additions to cottages for District Nurses General expenses (including rental of and furniture for cottages, and nurses' equipment, &c.) 87,750 60,295 75,586 (e) 500 3,000 2,000 6,000 4,500 13,000 10,000 3,500 2,000 5,000 5,000 13,100 10,000 ''3,285 (d) 763 6,417 (d) 1,330 (d) 1,970 8,618 Maternal Welfare Administration — Expenses (part recoverable) 39,000 38,600 22,383 250 100 (/) 572 School Hygiene Administration— Other expenses (including equipment) 700 500 887 Grants-in-aid — Amuri County Council Commandery in New Zealand of the Order of St. John Dominion Federation of Women's Institutes, for work amongst Maoris (g) 200 200 150 200 300 200 (k) 300

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(а) Includes grant for 1944-45 and 1945-46. (б) Grant towards running costs of " Childhaven Home," Auckland. (c) Includes provision for increased subsidy on nurses' salaries by £l5 per annum as from Ist October, 1946, and £1,500 grant towards cost of three mobile units, also £535 grant for Departmental work performed by Plunket Nurses. (d) Overexpenditure due to subsidy on nurses' salaries being increased by £22 per annum as from Ist October, 1945. (e) Provision for subsidy on the basis of £2O per trainee qualifying as a maternity nurse; to cover cost of new high-pressure sterilizer, £364; and to meet deficiency in running of institution. Expenditure in 1945—£6 included cost of repairs, renovations, and alterations. (/) Disbursements of proceeds of sale of Health stamps will in future be made through " Deposits Account—Promotion of Health Fund." (g) The use of health camps exclusively for specially selected children is not deemed to be necessary, and in future these children will be catered for by their being admitted to camps in the normal way. The health camps were in operation for a period of seven months during 1945-46. (h) Grant now provided from Social Security Fund —Supplementary Benefits. (i) Institution closed in February, 1946. Provision for commitments. (j) Insufficient provision to allow for payment of arrears of wages (£400), and for additional trainees.

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V OTE —HEALTH —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Voted. Expended. Grants-in-aid—continued £ £ £ Hospital Boards' Association of New Zealand Medical research work Mount Magdala Asylum New Zealand Council of Christian Women .. Relief of indigent persons Royal New Zealand Society for Health of Women and Children Salvation Army St. Mary's Homes, Otahuhu Wellington Ladies' Christian Association Children's health camps : allocation of proceeds of sale of Health Stamps (recoverable) Health Camp Associations, for maintenance of specially selected children Women's Division of New Zealand Farmers' Union 40 17,000 600 (6) 300 100 (c) 39,300 1,120 200 (e) 1,400 (/) (9) (h) 80 13,150 600 100 30,460 1,240 400 6,300 22,000 5,000 200 (a) 80 11,393 600 (d) 31,613 1,238 (a) 400 (e) 5,744 22,124 1,661 117 60,610 80,030 75,470 Institutions under Control of Department— Wages— Aotea Soldiers' Clearing Hospital Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua (part recoverable) St. Helens Hospitals— Auckland Wellington Christchurch Invercargill (t) 100 45,000 15,000 7,200 5,500 3,500 3,200 2,000 40,000 15,000 6,000 5,300 3,500 3,200 1,457 39,662 13,264 U) 7,607 5,424 3,353 2,943

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

(a) Institution closed in February, 1946. Provision for commitments. (b) The home was available for reception of nurses in May, 1946. (c) Expenditure authorized not wholly brought to charge in 1945-46. (d) Overexpenditure due partly to increased number of days stay of patients. (e) Overexpenditure due partly to cost of maintenance repairs for previous years coming to charge in 1945-46. (/) Overexpenditure partly due to purchase of new furniture for nursing and household staff'. (g) Provision herein for commitments, £5,000. (h) Institution closed in November, 1944. (i) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £180,190. Recoveries from Social Security Fund and War Expenses Account, estimated at £135,500, abolished as from Ist April, 1946.

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Y OTE —HE ATLH—continued 1946-47. i 1945-46. Other Charges for and incidental to —conVoted. Expended. tinued Institutions under Control of Department —ctd. £ £ £ Maintenance — Aotea Soldiers' Clearing Hospital Caccia Birch Nurses' Convalescent Home Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer Services Convalescent Hospital, Rotorua (part recoverable) St. Helens Hospitals — Auckland Wellington .. .. Christchurch Invercargill Establishment charges (buildings, renewals, repairs, &c.) Maintenance: Auckland Services Clearing Hospital (recoverable) (a) 100 (ib) 4,000 35,000 20,000 8,700 8,750 4,200 3,500 (g) 15,000 (h) 4,000 1,000 30,000 15,000 8,700 7,700 4,000 3,500 10,000 2,000 3,215 (c) 340 (d) 34,177 (e) 20,804 8,649 (/) 8,751 4,211 3,444 10,016 178,750 160,900 167,317 2,750,925 2,425,575 2,562,098 Gross Total 3,277,791 2,898,166 3,031,549 Credits-in-aid 0 276,550 339,160 NET TOTAL 3,277,791 2,621,616 2,692,389

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Mental Hospitals AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Mental Hospitals Department. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £B6, 650. (b) Increase due to improvement in salary scales, and increase in staff.

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. J Expended. VOTE—MENTAL HOSPITALS Gross Total Gredits-in-aid NET TOTAL £ 616,771 £ 448,499 £ 1,065,270 (a) £ 922,245 73,725 £ 940,166 76,358 616,771 448,499 1,065,270 848,520 863,808 VOTE—MENTAL HOSPITALS (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 2,227 ; 1945-46, 2,135) Salaries Administrative Division 1 at £1,550 (Director-General) Professional Division £ 1 at £1,500 (Deputy Director-General) 1,500 8 at £1,425 (Medical Superintendents) 11,400 1 at £1,350 (Director of Clinical Services) .. .. .. 1,350 1946-47. 1945-46, Voted. Expended. £ 1,550 14,250 14,250 586,721 £ 1,500 12,800/ 6,750 524,805 £ > 529,110 Class Special A — 9 at £1,200 (Assistant Medical £ Superintendents) .. .. 10,800 3 at £1,150 (Medical Officers) .. 3,450 Other Salaries 2,204 (£125 to £1,000) (ib) 616,771 545,855 529,110

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Increased costs and early delivery of overseas supplies has increased expenditure. General improvement in patients' clothing and increased population will .necessitate increased expenditure this year. {6) Three cases of compensation will have to be settled during the current year. (c) A general improvement in furniture and furnishings, increased costs, and delivery of indent supplies earlier than expected has increased expenditure. (d) No expenditure last year owing to late appointment of officer. Provision for full year now necessary. (e) Underexpenditure due to inability to purchase necessary machinery.

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1945-46. VOTE—MENTAL HOSPITALS —continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Other Charges eor and incidental to — £ £ £ Bacteriological research 550 500 522 Bedding and clothing (a) 64,000 48,200 (a) 61,971 Buildings, improvements, repairs, and replacements 7,500' 6,000 6,962 Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act (6) 2,500 1,000 1,000 Contributions to National Provident Fund for / nurses 170 140 163 Dental services 400 125 370 Expenses of Director-General visiting United Kingdom 200 400 226 Farms, maintenance of (part recoverable) .. 21,000 20,650 20,680 Fencing, draining, and roading 800 600 789 Freight, cartage, and transport charges 3,000 3,000 3,094 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning 60,000 58,000 58,823 Funerals, expenses of 1,000 900 1,007 Furniture and furnishings (c) 7,100 4,300 (c) 7,123 Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of 700 800 505 Grants — In lieu of leave due to officers resigned or transferred to other Departments 10 10 To Auckland Hospital Auxiliary 25 50 To Christchurch Tramway Board 104 52 To University of Otago 650 325 '(d) To widows or relatives of deceased officers 300 300 231 Laundry 3,000 3,000 2,512 Machinery, repairs, and stores 3,600 3,500 (e) 2,059 Medical fees for certificates and consultations 3,300 2,800 3,269 Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of 2,000 1,500 1,797 Purchase of .. 5,000 4,000 3,270 Nursing staff — Medallions for 25 25 15 Payment to ex-officers for illness contracted as a result of departmental service 50 50 26 Uniforms, purchase of 4,500 3,900 4,311 X-ray examinations 100 100 5 Office expenses 1,400 1,170 575

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Increased expenditure due to increased salary scales, and consequent increased rates of overtime payable. (b) Improvement in staff and patients' meals has been responsible for overexpenditure, and provision has to be made this year for increase in patient population. (c) The anticipated reduction in expenditure was offset by increased costs and the delivery of indent supplies earlier than expected. (d) Improved methods of treatment and increased costs will require increased expenditure this year. (e) Number of officers, 78. Travelling-expenses, £1,083; travelling-allowances, £659; motorallowances, £1,052 ; motor hire, £24. {/) Fees for post mortems, £22 19s. 4d.; denture, clothing, and spectacle repairs, &c., £69 os. 4d.; safe-deposit fee, 55.; music for staff entertainment, £6 ; fee for lecturing occupational therapy trainees, £3 ; payment to Public Trustee re estate of A. L. Herbert, £7 10s. : total, £lOB 14s. Bd. (g) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £86,650.

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1945-46. VOTE—MENTAL HOSPITALS —continued 1946-47. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Overtime and meal allowances (a) 65,000 48,000 47,831 Patients, expenses connected with — Gratuities 300 300 218 " Patients' Friends " .. 50 100 100 Recreation - 8,200 7,300 7,973 Transfer 500 500 392 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 50 87 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 2,900 2,750 2,812 Printing and stationery 2,000 1,400 1,820 Rations 147,000 130,000 (b) 141,677 Refund of maintenance-money overpaid 25 25 Rents and rates 2,700 2,500 2,597 Stores 12,000 8,500 (c) 14,185 Surgery and dispensary — Drugs and instruments (d) 7,500 4,800 5,478 Wine, spirits, ale, and porter 20 20 Transfer and removal expenses 1,000 1,000 920 Travelling allowances and expenses and escort of patients 2,900 2,800 (e) 2,818 Travelling-expenses from England to New Zealand of medical officers and occupational therapists .. .. .. 3,000 548 569 Treatment and maintenance in general hospitals — 105 Patients 120 150 Staff 100 150 60 Contingencies 100 100 (/) 109 448,499 376,390 411,056 Gross Total 1,065,270 922,245 940,166 Credits-in-aid (9) 73,725 76,358 1 NET TOTAL 1,065,270 848,520 863,808

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Minister of Education AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of Education. Summary

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. c Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—EDUCATION Subdivision— I —Head Office Educational Agencies Stibdivision— II—Primary Education III —Post-primary Education IV—Higher Education V —Training of Teachers VI —Native Schools VII—Physical Instruction VIII—School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites Social Agencies Subdivision— IX —Education of the Blind X—School for the Deaf XI —Special Schools XII—Child Welfare Miscellaneous Subdivision— XIII—Material and Stores XIV—Country Library Service XV —Miscellaneous Services XVI—Vocational Guidance Centres Gross Total Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL £ ■57,625 £ 1,610 £ 59,235 £ 52,630 £ 52,839 75,500 46,635 186,000 17,900 3,703,670 1,443,390 334,350 368,420 50,800 16,675 404,410 3,779,170 1,490,025 334,350 368,420 236,800 34,575 404,410 3,436,350 1,302,973 299,710 315,620 211,720 23,297 298,160 3.441.348 1.386.349 296,968 324,076 218,585 25,765 334,705 326,035 6,321,715 6,647,750 5,887,830 6,027,796 15,000 17,100 84,500 5,970 8,650 10,555 223,020 5,970 23,650 27,655 307,520 5,847 19,025 27,155 284,490 5,819 21,290 25,430 266,999 116,600 248,195 364,795 336,517 319,538 795 20,000 21,200 200 34,790 252,570 5,710 995 54,790 252,570 26,910 1,350 33,175 201,039 27,080 Cr. 1,128 41,462 187,549 22,639 41,995 293,270 335,265 262,644 250,522 542,255 ■■ 6,864,790 •• 7,407,045 (a) 6,539,621 190,935 6,650,695 190,072 542,255 6,864,790 17,407,045 6,348,686 6,460,623 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47. £171,750. .

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued

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VOTE—EDUCATION 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 1,567 ; 1945-46,1,424) Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Head Office £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1946-47, 163 ; 1945-46, 148) Salaries — Administrative Division -> 1 at £1,500 (Director of Education) 1,500 1,425 Professional Division 1 at £1,150 (Assistant Director of Education) 1,150 1,075 > 51,230 Other Salaries 161 (£125 to £1,000) 54,975 48,400 .57,625 50,900 51,230 Other Charges for and incidental to — Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 500 100 1,000 10 500 20 1,200 10 479 262 861 (a) 7 1,610 1,730 1,609 Total —Subdivision No. I 59,235 52,630 52,839 Subdivision No. II. —Primary Education (Number of officers : 1946-47, 219 ; 1945-46, 202) Salaries— Other Salaries 218 (£125 to £1,000) 104,610 90,030 (a) Costs of interviews, £7 8s. 3d.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Expenditure underestimated. (b) Continuous expansion of services mainly as a result of consolidations and higher leaving age; also increased running-costs. (c) New basis of payment to Education Boards (includes provision for payment of recent Tribunal increases to Board's staffs and cost-of-living allowances).

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Y OTE —EDUCATION —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II. —Primary Education — continued £ £ £ Salaries —continued Educational Division 1 at £890 (Head Teacher, Correspondence School) 890 890 70,920 Less charged to " Post-primary " 105,500 30,000 90,920 25,000 75,500 65,920 70,920 Other Charges for and incidental to — Books, &c., in necessitous cases 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 School-children by rail School-children by road, ferry, &c. Manual Instructors Correspondence School, including books, stationery, postage, &c. £ (part recoverable) .. .. 9,000 Less portion charged to " Postprimary " .. .. .. 6,000 Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes — Boys' and girls' agricultural clubs Establishment and maintenance of kindergartens and nurseries General administrative purposes 500 12,000 10,000 (6)400,000 10,000 3,000 1,250 10 (c) 61,200 400 8,500 9,500 300,000 10,000 3,000 1,050 10 52,000 769 (a) 12,003 10,343 (ib) 329,081 8,020 3,824 1,002 "51,749

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(а) New basis of distribution to Education Boards (includes provision for absorption of cost-of-living allowance). (б) Bulk of expenditure now included in Board's general Administration grant. (c) Includes provision for 200 additional assistants (new staffing schedule). Also provides for 100 supernumeraries (returned servicemen now on Rehabilitation), general scale increments, &c. (d) Underestimated. (e) Increased provision on account of extension of scheme to smaller centres. Materials ordered last year still to come to charge. (/) Many transfers effected in Inspectorate. (g) Expenses of interview, £7 4s. 3d.

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1945-46. VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1946-47. Subdivision No. II.—Primary Education— Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes—continued Incidental expenses of School Committees (cleaning, disinfecting, &c.) (a)251,500 198,000 197,622 Inspection: extra clerical assistance, typing, &c. (6) 50 530 530 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 .. 2,767,500 Less value of residences supplied 42,500 (c) 2,725,000 2,575,000 2,531,098 Manual instruction— Salaries 120,000 111,000 {d) 126,153 Material (e) 38,500 34,000 28,291 Incidentals 36,000 33,000 30,396 School and class libraries : purchase of books and equipment; administration and distribution expenses, also grants to Education Boards 22,000 22,000 27,783 School Inspectors: office requisites, telephones, advertising, &c. 150 130 150 Transfer and removal expenses 500 300 {f) 1,301 Transfer of teachers 2,000 3,500 1,348 Travelling allowances and expenses 10,000 8,500 8,958 Contingencies 10 10 (9) t 3,703,670 3,370,430 3,370,428 Total —Subdivision No. II 3,779,170 3,436,350 3,441,348

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued

(а) Smaller demand anticipated and item underestimated. (б) Incidental expenses of post-primary schools now based on lump-sum payment to Boards, plus a percentage of salaries. (c) With the exception of intermediate departments of secondary schools, this item is now covered by the incidentals grant.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE —EDUCATION —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. III. —Post-primary Education £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1946-47, 28 ; 1945-46, 26) Salaries — Other Salaries 28 at (£125 to £1,000) Transferred from Subdivision II (Correspondence School) 16,635 30,000 10,888 25,000 1 )- J 38,535 46,635 35,888 38,535 Other Charges for and incidental to — Books, &c., in necessitous cases Conveyance of school-children, and allowances for board of children who have to live away from home to attend s'chool— Board of children School-children by rail School-children by road, ferry, &c. Correspondence School: transferred from " Primary Education " Grant to — Marlborough High School (Marlborough High School Act, 1899) Reefton School of Mines for services rendered by the school to the secondary department of the district high school.. Incidental expenses (including intermediate departments) —- Secondary schools Technical schools Combined schools Manual and science instruction in secondary and district high schools : capitation .. 1,000 67,000 15,000 42,000 6,000 400 100 (6) 93,900 (6) 87,000 [b) 19,650 (c) 1,000 650 63,500 15,000 34,000 5,000 400 100 61,000 70,000 18,000 12,000 {a) 1,244 66,176 15,694 35,150 5,000 400 100 60,902 75,625 18,384 13,017

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Certain district high schools now created technical schools. (b) Items underestimated as a result of changing salary scales, improved staffing, accrued leave payments to servicemen, and increased rolls. (c) Scheme not fully developed last year. (d) Increased grant £5,000, plus provision for a further increase of £3,000 per annum as from Ist October, 1946 ; also covers Tribunal increase, £1,500. 8

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V OTE —EDUCATION —continued » | 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. III. —Post-primary Education —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Materials for art and handwork (recoverable) Salaries and allowances of teachers, student teachers (including intermediate departments), and travelling - expenses 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 Secondary schools Technical schools Combined schools School and class libraries Secondary-school bursaries Technical Correspondence School, including payments to authors and part time instructors, printing, stationery, postages, books, &c. Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies £ 4,000 (a)167,930 426,000 399,500 89,500 4,000 9,000 (c) 8,000 200 2,200 10 £ 4,000 162,750 370,000 350,000 88,000 3,000 6,000 1,625 50 2,000 10 £ 1,377 (6) 181,094 (b) 409,984 (b) 364,063 86,594 2,832 7,993 (c) 65 274 1,846 1,443,390 1,267,085 1,347,814 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 1,490,025 1,302,973 1,386,349 Subdivision No. IV. —Higher Education Charges for and incidental to — Adult education (including grants for Workers' Educational Association purposes) Grant to University of New Zealand for general purposes (d) 25,000 15,860 17,000 15,860 17,000 14,460

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(а) University demands not yet finalized. Additional provision will be required in supplementary estimates. (б) Annual grant increased from £51,800 to £63,000 to cover cost of general administration and cost-of-living allowance. (c) Bursary allowance of £2O, in addition to maximum payment of fees, £2O, to be paid to holders of High School Certificates not holding any other bursary or scholarship. (d) Provides for this year's bursaries in addition to those current from previous years. (e) Includes provision for soldier students in addition to normal increase. Minimum adult wage also affects position.

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VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1Q4-5_4fi. 1946-47. Subdivision No. IV. —Higher Education —ctd. Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Grants to University colleges— For general purposes — £ Auckland University College (a) 39,000 Victoria College .. .. {a) 39,000 Canterbury College .. (a) 27,000 University of Otago .. (a) 61,000 New Zealand School of Agriculture .. .. (b) 63,000 229,000 213,180 208,385 For scholarships — Agricultural bursaries 2,100 2,000 1,775 Architectural bursaries 300 300 280 Art bursaries 900 800 879 " Sir George Grey " (science) 200 200 200 Engineering bursaries 1,600 1,500 1,575 Higher school certificate bursaries (on account) (c) 400 Home science bursaries 4,200 4,200 "4,020 Public Service scholarships 10 10 Science bursaries (d) 2,500 1,000 "l,534 University national scholarships . 4,620 4,000 3,199 University national bursaries 46,000 38,000 42,061 Otago Medical School: grants for clinical teachers at the Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch hospitals 1,650 1,650 1,600 Contingencies 10 10 Total —Subdivision No. IV 334,350 299,710 296,968 Subdivision No. V.—Training of Teachers Charges for and incidental to — Training colleges — Allowances and advances to students and transport expenses (e)287,200 242,000 251,310 Apparatus and material 1,650 1,400 920 Fees for medical examination of applicants 10 10

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued

(a) Fewer students than anticipated attended training college. (b) Includes provision for two Instructors in Maori arts and crafts. 8 *

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VOTE—EDUCATION —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. - Subdivision No. V.—Training of Teachers —ctd. Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Training colleges—continued • 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 Incidental expenses, libraries, special instruction, &c. Students' University college and other fees 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.. .. Contingencies 61,550 9,000 5,000 4,000 10 54,500 .9,000 6,500 2,200 10 57,834 8,887 {a) 3,673 1,452 Totals-Subdivision No. V 368,420 315,620 324,076 Subdivision No. VI —Native Schools . (Number of officers: 1946-47, 567 ; 1945-46, 530) Salaries — Salaries and travelling-expenses of teachers of village schools ; ex : - penses of relieving teachers, &c., and payments to estates of deceased soldier teachers in lieu of „ leave ; also grants to widows of £ deceased teachers .. .. 189,700 Less value of residences .. 6,700 (6)183,000 3,000 160,950 2,420 j> 178,068 Other Salaries 4 (£790 to £1,000) 186,000 163,370 178,068

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Scholarships increased from £35 to £55 for boys and £5O for girls. (b) Cost of interview, £5 2s. 4d(c) More equipment now becoming available to meet requirements, and needs of schools increasing.

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1945-46. VOTE—EDUCATION—continued 1946-47. Subdivision No. VI. —Native Schools—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Books, apparatus, and other school requisites 3,000 3,000 2,981 Conveyance by road, ferry, &c., and board of children 20,500 22,000 18,519 Fuel, planting, sanitation, water, advertising, translation fees, &c. 800 800 771 Grants-in-aid to private schools for Maori children 4,000 4,500 2,406 Higher education, scholarships, &c. (a) 16,000 12,000 10,263 Manual instruction (including equipment and material, instructors, and scholarships) ,. 3,000 3,000 2,247 Rent of store, including light, cleaning, rates, &c. 190 190 151 Transfer and removal expenses 2,500 2,000 2,490 Travelling allowances and expenses 800 850 684 Contingencies 10 10 (b)5 . 50,800 48,350 40,517 Total —Subdivision No. VI 236,800 211,720 218,585 Subdivision No. VII. —Physical Instruction (Number of officers : 1946-47,38; 1945-46,33) Salaries — Other Salaries 38 (£220 to £1,000) 17,900 12,250 14,583 Other Charges for and incidental to — Equipment, apparatus, and material— Purchase (c) 12,000 7,200 L S OVQ Maintenance and repairs 500 500 f O } O Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 15 12 15 Physical education displays (travellingexpenses, hire of halls, &c.) 300 300 105

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

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VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1946-47. 1946-46. Subdivision No. VII. —Physical Instruction —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Uniform allowance to Instructors Contingencies 100 3,500 250 10 100 2,750 175 10 72 2,602 110 16,675 11,047 11,182 Total—Subdivision No. VII 34,575 23,297 25,765 Subdivision No. VIII —School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites Oharges for and incidental to — Alterations, &c., to school buildings to diminish danger from earthquakes, and earthquake repairs Equipment for supply of milk to children in Native schools 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 Secondary schools Technical schools Native schools Schools for the Deaf Special schools Institutions established under Child Welfare Act, 1925 .. 3,000 500 231,000 5,000 4,000 7,000 4,000 {a) 6,000 4,000 10,000 500 181,000 5,500 4,000 7,000 3,000 2,000 4,000 2,199 366 233,804 1,679 3,213 8,098 562 1,055 3,640 (a) Large anticipated expenditure on painting and on renovations.

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(а) Increase necessary to meet grants for replacement works on school playgrounds, the cost of which would not normally be a charge against an Education Board's Maintenance Account. (б) It will be necessary to provide for special equipment this year for science, music, and arts and crafts courses.

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V OTE—EDUCATION —continued 194-fv-4.fi 1946-47. Subdivision No. VIII —School Buildings, Voted. Expended. Furniture, and Sites —continued Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Grants for rebuilding, replacing, and furnishing of schools destroyed by fire, and for rent of and alterations to temporary premises during rebuilding (part recoverable) 10,000 8,000 9,392 Grants for improvements in approaches to schools (including cost of culverts, bridges, jetties, &c.); and also for protective works outside school-grounds 150 150 109 Grants towards cost of swimming-baths not on school-grounds 200 50 298 Grants for fire-protection work outside schoolgrounds 50 50 Grants to fire brigades in recognition of services at school fires 10 10 4 Grant to Auckland Technical School Board : refund proceeds sale of land purchased - from Board funds .. 1,350 Improvements to school-grounds (including grants to Education and other Boards, payments to Government, Departments and contractors) (a) 40,000 27,000 26,916 Maintenance and costs of disposal of buildings not used for school purposes 1,400 1,250 1,300 Purchase of equipment suitable for school use from surplus war assets 20,000 Rents of buildings and sites for school purposes (including hostels) — Public schools and training colleges 6,000 4,500 5,210 Secondary schools ... .. 500 500 94 Manual and technical schools 1,050 900 631 Native schools 200 200 172 Sites, buildings, furniture, equipment, &c., and other minor capital works — Public schools and training colleges (b) 40,850 23,700 26,232 Secondary schools 10,000 9,000 3,844 Technical schools 4,600 2,000 3,043 Native schools 3,000 3,500 2,280 Valuation, survey fees, and legal expenses .. 500 300 564 Contingencies 50 50 Total—Subdivision No. VIII 404,410 298,160 334,705

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

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VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1945-46. Subdivision No. IX —Education of the Blind 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — • £ £ £ Grants to New Zealand Institute for the Blind for — General purposes 2,350 2,227 2,350 Land and Buildings 3,000 3^000 3,000 Grant to trustees for maintenance .of Government pupils .. .. 550 550 469 Refund of maintenance payments .. 10 10 Special instruction (woodwork, &c.), and secondary education of pupils 10 10 Transport expenses of Government pupils .. 40 40 Contingencies 10 10 Totalr—Subdivision No. IX 5,970 • 5,847 5,819 Subdivision No. X—Schools for the Deaf - {Number of officers : 1946-47, 60 ; 1945-46, 55) Salaries— Other Salaries 60 (£125 to £1,000) 15,000 12,000 13,451 Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses 50 -• 25 41 Maintenance of institutions (including provisions, clothing, equipment, stock, and implements) .. 7,500 6,000 6,980 Refund of maintenance payments 150 50 133 Transfer and removal expenses 100 100 Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of children) ■ 700 800 685 Travelling expenses of officer taking up appointment 100 Contingencies 50 50 ' 8,650 7,025 7,839 Total—Subdivision No. X .. ■ 23,650 19,025 21,290

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

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VOTE EDUCATION continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. XI. —Special Schools (Number of officers : 1946-47, 62 ; 1945-46, 62) £ £ £ Salaries— \ • Other Salaries • 62 (£125 to £1,000) 17,100 16,500 16,206 Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses Maintenance of institutions (including provisions, clothing, equipment, stock, farm expenses, legal expenses, &c.) Refund of maintenance payments Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of children) Contingencies 15 10,000 10 20 500 10 15 10,000 10 20 600 10 10 8,889 11 1 313 10,555 10,655 9,224 Total —Subdivision No. XI 27,655 27,155 25,430 Subdivision No. XII. —Child Welfare (Number of officers : 1946-47, 273 ; 1945-46, 237) Salaries and Wages— Receiving Homes, dc., and Child Welfare Centres — SalariesOther Salaries 273 (£120 to £1,000) 84,500 65,000 71,674

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) The effects of the increased boarding-out rate (increase, September, 1945) will be more fully felt this year. (b) Costs for maintenance of children in institutions is increasing. (c) Increased rentals payable at Christchurch, Dunedin, and Greymouth, and probability of increases in Wellington, Auckland, and New Plymouth. {d) Wreaths. £2 Is.

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VOTE—EDUCATION —continued 1946-47. Voted. j Expended. Subdivision No. XII. —Child Welfare —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Boarding-out of children, maintenance of infants in foster homes, and upkeep of orphans (part recoverable) (a)122,000 122,000 104,165 Department of Justice : payment for services rendered by the Registrar-General's Branch 20 20 40 Legal expenses 100 100 36 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) (6) 63,000 58,000 57,331 Inmates in private institutions : capitation, refunds of maintenance payments, &c., (part recoverable) 8,500 7,550 7,259 National Provident Fund : departmental contribution in respect of Child Welfare Officers 50 20 43 Office expenses 750 600 704 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,650 1,650 1,573 Refund of — Inmates' earnings (part recoverable) 100 100 46 Maintenance payments 350 350 288 Rent of offices (c) 3,400 3,000 2,889 Special assistance to large families 10,000 13,000 10,388 Transfer and removal expenses 500 500 442 . Travelling allowances and expenses, including relieving-allowances 12,000 12,000 9,578 Wages of inmates employed on farm-work, &c. 550 550 541 Contingencies 50 50 id) 2 223,020 219,490 195,325 Total —Subdivision No. XII 307,520 284,490 266,999

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Institute's factory closed during the year; necessary to purchase more clothing in open market this year at prices in excess of cost of manufacture. (b) Includes nineteen officers additional to approved staff required to cover Palmerston North and Auckland as distributing centres and for National Library Centre.

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VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. XIII.—Material and Stores £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1946-47, 2 ; 1945-46, 3) : Salaries — Other Salaries • 2 (£345 to £1,000) .. 795 1,150 1,056 Other Charges for and incidental to — Material and stores — Purchase and manufacture Store and factory (rent, lighting, cleaning, . &c.), cartage, &c., also purchase and renewal of plant, &c. .. (a) 10,000 200 10,000 200 (a) 5,659 68 • 10,200 10,200 5,727 Less issues to other items of this vote 10,000 10,000 7,911 200 200 Cr. 2,184 Total —Subdivision No. XIII' 995 1,350 1 Cr. 1,128 Subdivision No. XIV —Country Library Service I (Number of officers: 1946-47, 95 (b); 1945-46,62) . Salaries — Other Salaries 95 (£120 to £1,000) Less transferred to Subdivision II 22,750 2,750 13,325 2,470 > J 11,373 20,000 10,855 1 11,373

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued

{a) Large quantities of books ex A.E.W.S. taken over by the Library. (b) Much binding work held up during war period owing to lack of labour and materials. Ic) Total estimated cost, £9OO ; further charges to come to hand. (d) Provision for full .year : thirty students at approved scale. (e) Provides for cost of equipment Palmerston North, Auckland, and Library School, Wellington. {/) Provision for rent of Branch offices at Palmerston North, Auckland, Christchurch and Nelson. (g) Refund cost of lost books, £4 Is. 4d.; subscription to New Zealand Library Association, £3 ; cost of interviews, £6 2s. ; rations for cat, £1 9s. 6d. : total, £l4 12s. lOd.

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VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1945-48. 1946-47. Subdivision No. XIV —Country Library Voted. Expended. Service—continued £ p £ Other Charges for and incidental to — t j Books and other publications, purchase of 17,000 14,000 (a) 21,379 Binding of books ; material and costs 1,500 1,000 (b) 462 Grant to New Zealand Library Association towards cost of Children's Book Week 20 20 Library Fellowship in United States of America including tuition fees, transport, expenses, and bursary 650 500 (c) 256 Library school, Wellington : allowances to students (including travelling expenses of students and visiting lecturers) (d) 5,500 600 746 Motor-vehicles — Purchase of .. 900 900 1,060 Maintenance of and repairs to : purchase of fuel and oil 900 700 547 New Zealand Library Association Book \ Resources Committee : expenses of delegates attending meetings 50 50 16 Office expenses 1,200 950 960 Office and library equipment, furniture, and fittings (e) 3,500 2,000 1,861 Overtime and meal allowances 50 30 38 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 750 520 766 Printing.and stationery 650 400 393 Processing microfilm record of National Union Catalogue 50 50 Bent of offices (/) 2,200 1,000 967 Travelling allowances and expenses 900 600 588 Transfer and removal expenses 50 10 35 Contingencies 20 20 (9) 15 35,890 23,350 30,089 Less transferred to Subdivision II 1,100 1,030 34,790 22,320 30,089 Total —Subdivision No. XIV 54,790 33,175 41,462

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued

(а) Includes cost of Consultative Committee in regard to teachers' salaries. (б) Expense of delegates not yet to charge. . . . (c) This item represents an amalgamation of items formerly shown under various subdivisions. Increased provision on account of increased size of journal and to cover much greater number of text-books now coming to hand. Also issue of post-primary bulletin, booklets on Geology and Vocational Guidance, and book on trees and shrubs of New Zealand.

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YOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. XV —Miscellaneous Services £ £ £ Charges fob. and incidental to — Accidents to departmental officers, schoolchildren, teachers, and training-college students: grants for medical and legal expenses, scholarships, and compensation Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act, including expenses Conferences of Education authorities and Committees, &c.: cost of investigations, reports, &c. .. • • Examinations : Teachers', School Certificate, special bursaries, Technological, &c. (part recoverable) Exhibits of school-work: preparing and forwarding .. • • • • Expenses of delegates to United Nations Conference also of departmental officers and teachers travelling overseas General publications — Education Gazette, School Journal, text-books, bulletins, &c.: printing material, apparatus, royalties, postage, contributions, &c. (part recoverable) 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) 550 50 {a) 1,000 9,500 100 (6) 1,500 (c) 40,550 400 700 1,014 1,000 9,000 60 1,500 25,475 450 542 1,014 2-3-3 8,462 28 24,983 365 Grants — Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer In aid of free kindergartens for infants under school age — Capitation, allowances, &c. Towards cost of buildings To widows and estates of deceased officers equivalent to leave due 420 27,000 3,000 200 25,000 2,000 200 20,211 2,079 118

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Previously provided out of War Expenses Account. (b) Item underestimated. (c) Large number of typewriters on order but not yet to hand. (d) To cover outstanding liabilities for body construction and additional purchases.

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VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. XV —Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Grants —continued Towards provision of hot meals for subnormal school-children 85 45 To Department of Scientific and Industrial Research towards cost of expenses of Timber Protection Research Committee 10 10 To pre-school education centre, Dunedin .. 335 330 248 To New Zealand Council for Educational Research 3,000 3,000 3,000 To Waitangi Trust Board to provide accommodation for travelling school parties .. 100 200 200 Nursery school, Taranaki St.: salaries and expenses (a) 700 Office expenses 2,000 1,850 " 1,840 Office furniture, fittings, and removal of offices 5,000 3,800 3,688 Overtime (including allowances in lieu thereof) and meal allowances 3,000 2,500 3,248 Payment, including legal expenses, for damages to motor-vehicles other than departmental vehicles, and damage to property 300 300 134 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 6,000 6,000 5,358 Printing and stationery 3,500 800 (b) 3,607 Publicity 1,500 1,500 1,334 Purchase of typewriters for school purposes 3,000 3,000 (c) 68 Purchase of motor-buses, motor-cars, and motor-cycles (d) 25,000 25,000 14,575 Purchase of projectors, radio sets, gramophones, records, pianos, and other special equipment for schools (recoverable) 3,000 2,000 3,145 Rent of offices and maintenance of grounds 1,200 1,385 1,059 Salaries of teachers from overseas on exchange in New Zealand (recoverable) 10 10 School journeys for special purposes 200 50 Special assistance to deserving students in cases of hardship 1,300 1,500 1,213 Special grant for swimming instruction 560 560 560 Storage and despatch of stores and stationery 150 100 127

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Widows' allowances increased from £3l to £52 per annum under the Superannuation Amendment Act, 1945. (b) War bursaries increased from £5 to £25 per annum. (c) Provision for Kindergarten staffs overlooked in estimates for 1945-46. (d) Expenditure under this item now included in grants to Education Boards for administrative purposes and to Post-primary School Boards for incidental purposes.

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VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1946-47. "1945-46. Subdivision No. XV—Miscellaneous Services Voted. Expended. —continued Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Subsidy to Teachers' Superannuation Fund (Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927) — £ Annual subsidy .. .. 43,000 Increased allowances to widows and children .. (a) 17,500 An AQ oaa AQ Qf)1 ou,ouu it-J, iJUJL Superannuation contributions of teachers on active service, 1914-19 50 50 Teaching aids — Museum exhibits, material, and expenses .. 300 300 248 Payment to National Broadcasting Service for half cost of fees, and also other costs incidental to educational broadcasts 450 250 26 Visual education : equipment, &c., also purchase of films, film strips, and gramophone records for National Film Library 7,000 5,000 5,785 War bursaries (6) 40,000 10,000 9,131 Contingencies 50 50 Compensation and cost of providing alternative accommodation for tenants of premises taken over by Government under Emergency Eegulations 1941 850 842 Grants for salary and wage increases to staffs of educational authorities (d) 15,000 (c) 20,177 Total —Subdivision No. XV 252,570 201,039 187,549 Subdivision No. XVI—Vocational Guidance Centres (Number of officers : 1946-47,60; 1945-46,66) Salaries — " Other Salaries 60 (£120-£1,000) 21,200 20,500 18,146

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Costs of interviews, £1 12s. 6d. (&) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £171,750.

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VOTE—EDUCATION—continued 1945-4fi. 1946-47. Subdivision No. XVI —Vocational Guidance Centres —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Office expenses 300 270 232 Office furniture, fittings, equipment, &c., and removal of offices 600 1,000 407 Overtime and meal allowances 100 100 75 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 800 900 736 Printing and stationery 300 150 290 Rent of offices 2,000 2,500 1,605 Transfer expenses and expenses of officers taking up duty 200 250 8 Travelling allowances and expenses 1,400 1,400 1,138 Contingencies 10 10 (a) 2 5,710 6,580 4,493 Total—Subdivision No. XVI 26,910 27,080 22,639 Gross Total 7,407,045 6,539,621 6,650,695 Credits-in-aid .. , (b) 190,935 190,072 NET TOTAL 7,407,045 6,348,686 6,460,623

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SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT

Minister of Defence AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Pension Payments, Contingencies, and Expenses of War Pensions, etc. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47 £41,260. (b) Adjustment with Service pay less than anticipated.

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1946-47 . 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—WAR AND OTHER PENSIONS £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision — I—Salaries 13,675 13,675 . 12,973 11,510 II —Administration Expenses 85,810 85,810 72,410 72,118 III—Pensions and Annuities 4,653,570 4,653,570 4,232,158 4,013,471 IV—Other Charges 114,800 114,800 78,160 102,422 Gross Total 13,675 4,854,180 4,867,855 4,395,701 4,199,521 Credits-in-aid (a) 97,110 (b) 26,888 NET TOTAL 13,675 4,854,180 4,867,855 4,298.591 4,172,633 VOTE—WAR AND OTHER PENSIONS 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 28 ; Voted. Expended. 1945-46, 27) £ £ £ Subdivision No. I—Salaries Salaries — N ON-PERMANENTS War Pensions Boards — 2 at £975 (Chairmen) 1,950 1,950 2 at £1,225 (Medical Members) .. 2,450 2,041 2 at £775 (Members) . . 1,550 1, 600 War Pensions Appeal Board— 1 1 at £1,175 (Chairman) 1,175 1, 175

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SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Increase due to continued increase in number of war pensions. (b) Interpreter's fee, £lO ; legal expenses, £2 : total, £l2.

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VOTE—WAR AND OTHER PENSIONS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I —Salaries —continued Voted. Expended. Salaries —continued e £ i? Non-permanents—continued Medical Officers — 1 at £1,325 (Principal Medical Officer) 1 at £1,225 (Medical Officer in charge of Treatment) .. ___.. 4 at £500 (part time) 2 at £200 (part time) 7 at £150 (part time) 5 at £100 (part time) 1 at £50 (part time) X 1,325 1,225 2,000 400 1,050 500 50 X 1,325 1,225 2,000 333 962 325 37 X 11,510 Total—Subdivision No. I 13,675 12,973 11,510 Subdivision No. II—Administration Expenses Charges for and incidental to — Administration by Social Security Department— £ Salaries .. .. .. 50,000 Other expenses .. 25,000 (a) 75,000 800 10,000 10 60,000 400 12,000 10 60,000 699 11,407 (b) 12 'Travelling allowances and expenses : departmental officers War Pensions Appeal Board expenses •Contingencies Total—Subdivision No. II 85,810 72,4:10 72,118 Subdivision No. Ill—Pensions and Annuities Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to evacuees from other countries Pensions and allowances to disabled exmembers of New Zealand Contingents to South African War and dependants of deceased members thereof Tensions to ex-members of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces Pensions to members of Emergency Reserve Corps Pensions under Civil Service Act, 1908 Police pensions 2,000 3,600 3,850 1,300 1,600 3,300 30,000 3,400 3,500 1,400 1,400 2,900 31,978 3,556 3,833 1,351 1,260 3,304

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VOTE—WAR AND OTHER PENSIONS— continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. Ill—Pensions and Annuities Voted. Expended. —continued Charges for and incidental to —continued 1939-45 War pensions and allowances including pensions in respect of accidents to members of armed forces 1914-18 War pensions and allowances War pensions and allowances to members of the Mercantile Marine and their dependants War veterans' allowances War injuries to civilian pensioners.. Exchange on war pensions paid overseas Special annuities £ 2,240,000 2,050,000 2,900 310,000 20 25,000 10,000 £ 1,850,000 2,030,000 2,000 279,000 100 20,000 8,458 £ 1,669,057 2,000,975 1,949 275,952 20 12,298 ' 7,938 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 4,653,570 4,232,158 4,013,471 Subdivision No. IV —Other Charges Charges for and incidental to — Loading on life-insurance premiums on account of impaired health occasioned by war service Medical fees Medical treatment, burial expenses, and expenses incidental thereto : ex-members of New Zealand Expeditionary Eorces, exmembers of New Zealand Defence and Naval Eorces, and South African War veterans .. Railway concessions to disabled ex-servicemen Travelling allowances and expenses : pensioners 300 35,000 65,000 6,000 8,500 160 22,000 45,000 5,000 6,000 154 31,066 58,302 4,986 7,914 Total —Subdivision No. IV 114,800 78,160 102,422 Gross Total .. 4,867,855 4,395,701 4,199,521 Credits-in-aid (a) 97,110 26,888 NET TOTAL .. 1,867,855 4,298,591 4,172,633 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." £41,260. Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Social Security AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Contingencies and Expenses of Social Security. Summary

243

1946-47 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—SOCIAL SECURITY £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL i 18,000,000 18,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—SOCIAL SECURITY Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to Social Security Fund £ 18,000,000 £ 7,000,000 £ 7,000,000 TOTAL 18,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000

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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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the National Provident and Friendly Societies Department. Summary

244

1946—47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES— Gboss Total Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL £ 15,188 £ 103,365 £ 118,553 (a) £ 115,849 10 £ 112,459 11 15,188 103,365 118,553 115,839 112,448 VOTE —NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 52 ; 1945-46, 53) Salaries — 52 (£100 to £1,000) 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 15,188 £ 15,759 £ 12,781 (a) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £10.

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(а) Increase due to provision of extra lighting in Head Office. (б) Increase in allowances. (c) Subsidy higher on account of increased contributions to the Fund during the calendar year 1945. (d) Number of officers, 5. Travelling-allowances, £l2B ; travelling-expenses, £5O; taxi and motor hire, £l4 ; sundries, £4. (e) Advertising cancellations, &c., Friendly Societies Act, £4 7s. Bd.; sundries, £3 6s. 5d.; medical fees, £2 2s. : total, £9 16s. Id. (/) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £lO.

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VOTE—NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND 1946-47. 1945-46. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Office expenses .. (a) 925 575 641 Canvassing-agents' retiring-allowances 200 200 61 Commission, allowances, and agency expenses 5,500 5,150 (6) 5,420 Fees for certificates of birth, &c. .. 50 50 50 Overtime and meal allowances 600 500 533 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 980 1,010 884 Printing and stationery 500 400 488 Removal of offices 200 580 375 Rent 450 400 303 Services rendered by other Departments: Government Actuary's Office 3,000 3,000 . 2,686 State subsidy to National Provident Fund .. (c) 90,750 88,050 88,031 Travelling allowances and expenses 200 150 (d) 196 Contingencies 10 15 (e) 10 Maternity claims : approved friendly societies 10 103,365 100,090 99,678 Gross Total 118,553 115,849 112,459 Credits-in-aid (/) 10 11 NET TOTAL 118,553 115,839 112,448

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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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Earthquake and War Damage Commission. Summary

(a) Increased provision to allow for anticipated increase in premium income during financial 3'ear. (b) Visit for the purpose of exploring the earthquake-reinsurance market. (c) Underexpenditure due to time available by officers conducting the survey being restricted by other duties. (d) One officer. Travelling-allowance, £129 15s. 4d.; travelling-expenses, £2l 18s. 4d.; taxi hire, 12s. 6d.

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—EARTHQUAKE AND WAR DAMAGE £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL 2,300 12,000 14,300 12,600 11,908 VOTE—EARTHQUAKE AND WAR DAMAGE (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 1946-47. 1945-46. 7; Voted. Expended. 1945-46, 7) Salaries — Other Salaries £ £ £ 7 (£125 to £1,000) 2,300 2, 200 2,035 Charges for and incidental to — Discount to insurance offices Expenses of Deputy Chairman's visit overseas Fees of members of Commission Office equipment Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rent Survey of buildings Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies (a) 9,500 (b) 700 325 25 125 25 125 200 175 500 250 50 8,500 325 50 125 50 150 300 150 500 200 50 8,577 305 12 97 89 250 150 (c) 241 (d) 152 12,000 10,400 9,873 TOTAL .. 14,300 12,600 11,908

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, 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 Motorvehicles, &c., and all other Expenses). Summary

247

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—ELECTRIO SUPPLY Total .. .. AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR £ 253,359 £ 6,650,560 £ 6,903,919 £ 5,780,774 £ 4,341,199 253,359 5,748,641 6,000,000 5,016,934 4,341,199 VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 350 ; 1945-46, 280) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,600 (General Manager) Professional Division 1 at £1,250 (Chief Electrical Engineer) 1 at £1,200 (Chief Civil Engineer) 1 at £1,050 (Operating and Maintenance Engineer) 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended, £ Moo 1,250 1,200 1,050 £ 1,450 313 300 263 £ > 215,883 5,100 2,326

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VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries —continued Voted. Expended. Other Salaries £ £ £ 346 (£100-£1,000) Extra engineering, clerical, draughting and office assistance 152,831 95,428 132,449 135,609 253,359 270,384 215,883 Other Charges for and incidental to — North Island Scheme — New works and purchases of plant, motorvehicles and materials for stock— I £ £ Auckland .. 400,000 Hamilton .. 450,000 Karapiro .. 1,300,000 Maraetai .. 1,000,000 Napier .. 430,000 Kaitawa .. 400,000 Palmerston N. 500,000 4,480,000 Working-expenses and maintenance, North Island Scheme .. .. 970,000 1 5,450,000 4,455,800 3,325,845 South Island Scheme — New works and purchases of plant, motorvehicles and materials for stock — £ £ Nelson .. 130,000 Cobb River .. 100,000 Christchurch .. 220,000 Lake Tekapo .. 200,000 Invercargill .. 125,000 775,000 Working expenses and maintenance, South Island Scheme 330,000 1,105,000 1,004,500 777,457

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ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Previously provided for under vote " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (b) Expended under vote " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (c) Levy of one four-hundredth of gross revenue from sales of electrical energy for year 1945-46 (section 16, subsection (1) and (2) of Part II of Electricity Act, 1945). (d) Recoverable from Rural Electrical Reticulation Fund.

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VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY— continued 1945-46. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Books, fees, &c., for students attending Canterbury and other colleges 50 (a) (a) Compassionate grants to widows or next-of-kin of deceased officers 100 100 . , Compensation for accidents to workmen and motor-vehicles 150 Contributions and subscriptions to Standards Institutes 250 (a) (a) Contribution to Electrical Research Association 250 Electrical Wiremen's Registration Act, 1925 : cost of administration, including fees of members of the Registration Board (part recoverable) 5,000 (a) (a) Ex gratia payment by way of compassionate grant to Maria "Warren.. 500 500 Grants to officers of monetary equivalent of leave due on retirement .100 (a) (a) Meal allowances and overtime 1,000 500 1,122 Office expenses 2,000 560 771 Office requisites, furniture, fittings, equip63 ment, &c. 2,000 1,000 Payments of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 (a) (a) Payments to the Post and Telegraph Depart(b) ment 5,000 2,000 Printing and stationery, lithographic works, (b) plans, &c. 5,000 4,500 Providing meals for overseas and other special visitors 10 10 Purchase of, and repairs to, instruments, testing equipment, &c. 1,000 (a) {a) Refund of expenses incurred by members of the Electrical Regulations Advisory 233 Committee 50 235 Rent of offices and stores 500 , . Rural Electrical Reticulation — Levy (c) 6,900 Administration costs and expenses (recoverable) (<2) 100 "8 ,113 Surveys and investigations of other schemes 50,000 14,000

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* YOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY-^continued 1946-47., 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to— continued Thermostatic control: contribution to supply authorities .. .. Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers (including motor hire, motormileage allowances, travelling-allowances, &c.) Work performed by New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner, Sydney, and High Commissioner, London Items not specified Ex gratia payments to employees at Highbank Power-station for loss sustained through floods Donation to National Patriotic Fund £ 9,500 5,000 500 500 £ 15,000 5,000 500 1,000 185 5,000 £ 6,478 (a) (a) 49 185 5,000 6,650,560 5,510,390 4,125,316 Total .. .. .. 6,903,919 5,780,774 4,341,199 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 6,000,000 5,016,934 4,341,199 (a) Expended under vote Maintenance of Public Works and Services.' >9

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT

Minister of Lands AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Land for Settlements Account. Summary

251

1946-47. 1945-46. \ Salaries. | c^r^s. i j Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS £ 1 £ £ 1 £ ! £ TOTAL 1,075 ; 72,210 _J 73,285 169,245 j 47,850 ___ 1 VOTE—LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 1 ; 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. 1945-46, 1) Salaries — £ £ £ Professional Division 1 at £1,075 (Land Purchase Inspector) 1,075 1,075 1,066 Other Charges , for and incidental to — Accident compensation, &c. Acquisition of lands and interests therein— £ Freehold lands .. .. 5,000 Native lands .. .. .. 500 Other lands .. .. .. 3,000 30 8,500 13,120 10,000 500 30 93,500 | J 10,720 | 9,000 1 500 1 78 (a) 2,742 10, no 9,196 Administration expensesDevelopment expenditure, &c. .. 3,000 Hutt Valley Settlement .. 120 Settlements .. .. .. 10,000 Advances for development of occupied lands, &c Advances for protection of buildings on Land for Settlements leasehold properties (a) Anticipated purchases made from vote ' ' Small Farms Development " ; see page 253.

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LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—continued

(а) Expenditure reduced as anticipated purchases were made from vote " Small Farms Development " ; see page 253. (б) Under section 11 of the Finance Act, 1932, proceeds of sales of land are now payable to the Railways Department towards meeting the cost of the Petone-Waterloo Railway.

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VOTE—LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS— 1045-46. continued 1946-47. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Audit fees 250 250 250 Development operations— £ Chattels .. .. .. 1,000 Development wages .. .. 1,000 Materials and services .. .. 2,000 4,000 12,000 (a) 2,531 Farming operations — Live-stock .. • .. .. 2,000 Seasonal expenditure .. .. 3,000 Seasonal wages .. .. 3,000 8,000 20,000 (a) 6,834 Grants to County Councils for maintenance of comity roads serving lands being farmed by the Department 150 150 77 Improvements to and protection, &e., of settlement lands (part recoverable) 6,000 7,000 1,092 Lodgments on account of capital values of leases — £ Interest on .. .. 1,000 Refunds of .. .. 500 1 50ft 1 8ftft 761 X 5 0\J\J JL 5 OVA/ i UJL Payments for improvements to outgoing lessees 5,000 3,000 2,674 Preliminary expenses, inspections, &c. 50 50 . . Transfer to Railways Department of Hutt Valley Settlement receipts (b) 15,000 10,000 10,000 Travelling allowances and expenses 100 100 109 Contingencies 10 10 Contributions to the Consolidated Fund from interest and rent receipts resulting from development expenditure on Crown lands, 1 &c. 50 Refunds of credits-in-aid received erroneously in previous financial year 10 72,210 168,170 46,784 TOTAL .. 73,285 169,245 47,850

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT

Minister of Lands AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Wages, Contingencies, and Expenses of Small Farms Development. Summary

253

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—SMALL FARMS DEVELOPMENT £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL .. _ 5,858,700 5,858,700 («) 3,628,700 3,168,723 VOTE—SMALL FARMS DEVELOPMENT 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. ! Expended. Charges for and incidental to — Acquisition of land and interests therein (a) Advances to small farm occupiers Advances under share-milking agreements .. Compensation for injuries Development operations — Chattels Development wages Materials and services .. (a) Farming operations — Live-stock Seasonal expenditure Seasonal wages •Grants to County Councils for maintenance of roads serving blocks being farmed by the Department Payment for accumulated military leave Payment of settler's equity in improvements Payment to Anderson Trust Account £ 3,000,000 48,000 100 1,500 (a)200,000 120,000 1,000,000 (a)800,000 (a)350,000 (a)320,000 15,000 100 500 250 £ 2,000,000 48,000 100 1,500 50,000 120,000 500,000 500,000 200,000 200,000 7,000 100 500 250 £ 1,777,636 49,413 919 118,822 70,995 334,604 466,191 177,825 160,710 9,109 250 (a) Increased provision necessary for rehabilitation of discharged servicemen on l farms.

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LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Refund of prize-money for live-stock exhibited at agricultural and pastoral show, £1 19s. (b) Increase in vote necessary for rehabilitation of discharged servicemen on farms.

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1Q4-5-4R. VOTE—SMALL FARMS DEVELOPMENT— 1946-47. continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Store buildings and plant 100 100 Travelling-expenses and other administration charges 100 100 9 Water-supply installation, drainage schemes, &c., expenses incidental to 3,000 1,000 2,238 Contingencies 50 50 (a) 2 TOTAL .. 5,858,700 3,628,700 3,168,723 (b)

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT

Native Minister AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, 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

255

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL .. 1,250,000 1,250,000 1,366,500 929,027 VOTE—NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. j Expended. Native Land Development Schemes — £ £ £ Acquisition of land or leasehold Advances to occupiers of farms Advances under share-milking and other agreements Aerial surveys Development expenditure on land Equipment and chattels for blocks being developed Ex gratia payments in lieu of rates on nonrateable lands Horticultural development— Advances to occupiers of land Establishment of nurseries and instructional gardens 30,000 165,000 1,000 100 57,000 4,500 300 200 200 50,000 150,000 1,000 100 100,000 5,000 500 2,000 3,000 i 24,053 158,076 771 "42,558 3,230 215

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LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT —continued

(a) For appropriated and actual expenditure for 1945-46 see items below. (b) Cost of water connection, Papatoetoe Town Board, £9 18s. lid. (recovered). (c) As material and labour become available development work will be pushed ahead. (d) This item formerly provided for labour subsidies on housing construction in addition to subsidies for development works on privately owned Native lands. The full labour costs of housingconstruction will now be charged to the appropriate item under the heading " Sundry bulk building expenditure." (e) The Department's building organization continues to expand. This item also provides for housing loans to returned Maori ex-servicemen at rehabilitation concessional rates of interest.

256

1945-46. VOTE—NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT— 1946-47. continued Voted. Expended. Native Land Development Schemes —contd. £ £ £ Live-stock for blocks being developed 195,000 125,000 179,007 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 39,500 20,000 36,036 Recoupment of interest to Consolidated Fund 70,000 95,000 67,14$ Seasonal expenditure on blocks being farmed 70,000 80,000 68,433: Store buildings and plant 6,000 200 8 Wages— Development (a) 206,000 Farming-operations (a) 80,000 Contingencies 200 200 (6) W Wages— Labour subsidies 180,000 104,902 Charged to schemes 60,000 31,982 Seasonal 60,000 79,276-' (c) 925,000 932,000 796,700 Development of Natives' Lands not included in Development Schemes— Advances for horticultural development, including instruction in horticulture 1,000 5,000 71 Advances to Natives under section 48, Native Land Amendment Act, 1936 4,000 5,000 3,914 Labour subsidies (d) 10,000 20,000 22,60& 15,000 30,000 26,590 N~ A TTVTF "FTmTQTMT 1 liAllVJlj llUUcllMbr Advances to Natives under the Native Housing Act, 1935, and its amendments 172,000 250,000 33.302' Advances for purchase of tools of trade .. 500 500 7 Erection of houses 5,000 20,000 Qr. 1,41$ Purchases of houses and sites 1,500 3,000 Repairs to houses 1,000 1,000 (e) 180,000 274,500 31,896

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LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Expenditure did not come up to expectations. Now that the 28th (Maori) Battalion has been repatriated, it is anticipated that the amount provided will be sufficient to meet all claims for assistance. (b) Royalty on pumice, £1 14s. 6d. ; premium on builders' risk insurance, £1 10s. sd. : total, £3 4s. lid. (recoverable). (c) All building-costs will be charged to this item in the first instance, and as the work is completed the costs will be transferred to other items of the vote. The cost of buildings erected on Maori Land Board and Native Trust securities (including the Special Native Housing Fund) will be recovered in cash. There will remain in the item each 31st March, the cost of work in progress, including store-sheds, builders' equipment, stocks of timber, &c.

257

VOTE—NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT— 1946-47. 1945-46. continued Voted. Expended. Special Maori Rehabilitation Assistance— £ £ £ Loans and/or advances for acquisition of— Businesses, &c. Furniture Tools Other measures 5,000 23,000 1,000 1,000 5,000 40,000 3,000 2,000 1,198 1,869 67 400 (a) 30.000 50,000 3,534 Sundry Bulk Building Expenditure adjustable with other Items of Vote (Part Recoverable) — Building materials, &c., purchase of (including freight and other charges) Storage charges, including purchase or erection of store-sheds, workshops, &c., and wages and expenses Wages incidental to erection of cottages and other buildings Contingencies ... 219,900 30,000 75,000 100 179,000 10,000 90,000 1,000 54,001 3,336 13,967 (6)3 i Less chargeable to other items of the vote.. (c)325,000 225,000 280,000 200,000 71,307 100,000 80,000 71,307 TOTAL .. 1,250,000 1,366,500 929,027

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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, 1947, 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

258

1945-46. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MAIN HIGHWAYS £ £ £ Total 4,000,000 2,401,000 2,187,018 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 3,500,000 2,090,000 2,187,018 1 VOTE—MAIN HIGHWAYS £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to— CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, ETC., OP MAIN HIGHWAYS Construction, Reconstruction, and Improvement, die.— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) No. 6 Highway District (King-country) No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) 177,000 200,000 97,000 41,550 70,060 55,000 80,600 80,000 118,000 50,000 93,950 85,000 52,000 40,000 50,000 70,000 11,000 1,000 10,000 2,000 500 2,000 15,000 1,000 1,500 25,000 5,000 14,000 38,513 ■54,158 5,245 66 19,393 4,144 1,174 5,929 11,743 450 9,619 14,029 3,225 3,600

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MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued

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1945-46. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ VOTE—MAIN HIGHWAYS—continued Charges fob and incidental to—continued CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, repair, etc., of main highways—continued Construction, Reconstruction, and Improvement, <&c.—ctd. No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) 10,000 500 2,671 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) 45,000 1,000 1,153 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) 105,000 1,000 550 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) 43,000 1,000 1,777 Elimination of level railway-crossings 44,840 13,000 2,160 1,488,000 224,500 179,599 Renewal— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) 125,000 100,000 93,978 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) 35,000 20,000 7,703 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) 10,000 3,000 78 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) 2,000 4,000 No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) 65,000 22,000 "8,369 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) 10,000 2,000 821 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) 10,000 3,000 2,158 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) 85,000 35,000 42,986 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) 10,000 18,000 13,181 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) 19,000. 19,000 7,934 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) 20,000 11,000 3,813 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) 25,000 15,000 9,722 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) 29,000 15,000 19,071 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) 5,000 10,000 9,635 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) 15,000 12,000 6,103 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) 11,000 5,000 3,650 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) . 4,000 2,000 1,446 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) 20,000 12,000 1,326 500,000 308,000 231,974 Maintenance, Repair, die.— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) ( .. 115,000 100,000 108,595 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) 227,000 220,000 256,265 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) 134,000 134,500 128,481 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. 66,000 .58,000 62,249 . . No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) 80,000 90,000 76,431 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) 71,000 70,000 67,994 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) 88,000 86,000 86,050 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) 97,000 120,000 92,273 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) 110,000 102,000 118,533 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) 46,000 62,000 45,922 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. 80,000 85,000 77,039 . No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) 115,000 103,000 113,401 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) 54,000 36,000 47,626

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N.B.—ln addition to the amounts included above, the following estimated amounts required for the services mentioned will be expended under special Acts without further appropriation : Abolition of toll-gates (Taranaki, Hawera, and Eltham County Councils), (Finance £ Act, 1925, section 20 (2) (a) ) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,510 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)) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,715 Subsidies to local authorities (Finance Act, 1931 (No. 3); Appropriation Act, 1916, section 9 ; and Municipal Corporations Act, 1933, Section 71) .. .. 225,000 £256,225

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1945-46. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MAIN HIGHWAYS—continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to—continued CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, repair, etc., op main highways—continued Maintenance, Repair, &c.—continued No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) No. 18 Highway District (Southland) Flood damage and contingencies 48,000 46,000 62,000 51,000 68,000 192,000 74,000 53,000 65,000. 47,000 72,000 150,000 47,269 40,038 58,771 47,685 65,777 114,261 1,750,000 1,727,500 1,654,660 General— Administration and general expenses Plant, purchase of 174,000 56,000 y 70,000 40,000 7&,116 18,746 230,000 110,000 90,862 Interest on loans recouped to the Consolidated Fund Post and Telegraph Department: cost of collection of motor-registration fees and payment on account of transfers 1,000 31,000 1,000 30,000 29,923 262,000 141,000 120,785 Total 4", 000,000 2,401,000 2,187,018 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR.. 3,500,000 2,090,000 2,187,018

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Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Expenses of Railway Construction (including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen). Summary

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1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. VOTE—RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION Total AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR £ 448,000 £ 251,000 £ 308,050 400,000 211,000 308,050 VOTE—RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING LAND AND MATERIALS, HOLIDAY PAY, ETC., AND SALARIES, OR WAGES) Paeroa-Pokeno Taneatua-Opotiki South Island Main Trunk (Picton-Waipara)— Wharanui-Parnassus Automatic-signalling installation Rimutaka Tunnel deviation Morningside Tunnel Land claims (including land taken for ballastpits and quarries, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities) Surveys (new lines of railways) East Coast Main Trunk (Gisborne-Napier): Gisborne-Waikokopu W estport-Inangahua —- Te Kuha-Inangahua Automatic-signalling installation Total AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 1946-47. 1945-46. Estimated Gross Expenditure. Amount voted. Expended. £ 150,000 1,000 200,000 25,000 50,000 10,000 2,000 10,000 £ 11,000 1,000 200,000 25,000 2,000 1,000 9,000 1,000 1,000 £ 1,947 288,446 763 5,974 2,120 8,800 448,000 251,000 308,050 400,000 211,000 308,050

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Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the cost of Housing Construction (including House Construction, Land Purchase, Land Servicing, Rates when payable, Roading, Drainage, Sewerage, and Watersupply, Salaries or Wages, Holiday Pay, Compensation and Contingent Expenses for Accidents to Employees, and all other Expenses incidental thereto). Summary

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t 1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—HOUSING CONSTRUCTION Total AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR £ 243,000 £ 7,590,000 £ 7,833,000 £ 6,096,710 £ 5,709,995 243,000 7,590,000 7,833,000 5,590,000 5,709,995' VOTE—HOUSING CONSTRUCTION (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 158 ; - 1945-46, 97) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,250 (Director of Housing Construction) Other Salaries 157 (£100 to £1,000) Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 1,250 62,250 179,500 £ 1,250 41,715 160,510 £ > 201,255 (a)243,000 203,475 201,25& (a) Increase attributable to resumption of ex-servicemen, and to the employment of additional staff necessary to cope with the augmented housing programme.

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{a) Reduction was effected through the adoption of a system of adjusting loan liability on a monthly basis, and also by acceleration of the rate at which units were completed and handed over for rental purposes. ■(b) Expenses of operating marshalling-yards for the realization of stocks of war assets on behalf of the War Assets Realization Board, previously chargeable to War Expenses Account. (c) Increase necessary to provide for the augmented programme laid down for the year. (d) Increase necessitated through extension of district office premises following decentralization. <(e) It is proposed to acquire plant which was unprocurable last year for the purpose of engineering and land-servicing work. , >(/) It will be necessary to purchase additional trucks and cars in order to cope with the extended programme and to replace obsolete vehicles.

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VOTE —HOUSING CONSTRUCTION — 1945-46. continued 1946-47. Salaries—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Ex gratia payment to — Mr. R. G. Hamerton in respect of loss of horse injured through collision with departmental car 25 Mr. A. Lewin on account of rates on land subject to notice of intention to take .. 2 Mr. S. V. Middleton for damage to taxi.. 4 House-construction 6,000,000 4,505,000 4,673,914 Interest 75,000 100,000 (a) 50,178 Land purchase, servicing, and site development 1,400,000 1,220,000 696,025 Marshalling-yard expenses (6) 1,800 •Office expenses (c) 80,000 45,300 62,828 Office furniture, fittings, and equipment {d) 6,000 1,500 {d) 9,180 Overtime and meal allowances 5,000 9,000 5,006 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 7,000 5,700 6,923 Plant and machinery (e) 5,850 Purchase of motor-vehicles (/)9,050 4,500 3,454 •Contingencies 269 1,000 Additional costs incurred as a result of transferring men to Wellington for brickmanufacturing 1,235 1,232 • 7,590,000 5,893,235 5,508,740 Total 7,833,000 6,096,710 5,709,995 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 7,833,000 5,590,000 5,709,995

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Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, 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, and including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen). Summary

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1945-46. 1946-47 Voted. Expended. VOTE—PUBLIC BUILDINGS £ £ £ Total 1,760,770 1,186,500 665,264 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 800,000 780,000 665,264 1946-47. 1945-45. VOTE—PUBLIC BUILDINGS Voted Expended. Public Buildings, etc.— £ £ £ General Courthouses .. Prison buildings and works Police stations .. , Postal and Telegraph Mental hospitals Health and hospital institutions 412,650 100 100 105,545 216,390 792,300 233,685 307,000 21,800 65,400 252,400 445,200 94,700 269,563 ''2,367 22,265 137,027 209,321 24,721 Total 1,760,770 1,186,500 665,264 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 800,000 780,000 665,264

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Minister of Education AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, 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, and including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen). Summary

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1945-46. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. VOTE—EDUCATION BUILDINGS Total £ 3,801,000 £ 2,316,600 £ 1,187,823 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 1,250,000 1,205,000 1,187,823 VOTE—EDUCATION BUILDINGS 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Education Buildings, etc. — Public schools Secondary schools Technical schools Training colleges University colleges and agricultural colleges Native schools welfare institutions Special schools School for the Deaf Massey Agricultural College: purchase of additional land £ 1,568,000 637,000 451,000 12,000 1,008,000 75,000 28,000 2,000 4,000 16,000 £ 963,000 400,000 400,000 7,000 414,000 65,000 43,000 2,000 6,600 16,000 £ 528,240 166,270 313,001 26,855 121,961 26,261 4,899 336 (a) Total 3,801,000 2,316,600 1,187,823 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 1,250,000 1,205,000 1,187,823 (a) Acquisition of land for which provision was made last financial year not yet finalized.

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Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Costs and Expenses of Lighthouses and Harbour-works (including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen). Summary

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1945-46. 1946-47. Voted. Expended, VOTE—LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOUR-WORKS £ £ £ Subdivision — I—Lighthouses . . 20,930 23,350 7,729 II—Harbour-works 28,460 27,910 3,864 Total 49,390 51,260 11,593 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 40,000 47,350 11,593 YOTE—LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOURWORKS 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I —Lighthouses Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidnetal to — £ £ £ Cape Reinga (lightkeeper's dwelling) Cape Reinga (fencing of reserve) Cape Brett Lighthouse (water-supply) Cape Saunders Lighthouse (concrete wall and fence) Farewell Spit (access road) Karori Rock (geological survey), (on account) Manukau South Heads (dwelling) Picton (sheds for battery) Portland Island (cottages, and wireless), (on account) .. .. 2,710 395 1,310 565 1,600 1,000 2,400 150 300 4,100 i, 600 1,000 2,400 150 1,000 1,689 1,576

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VOTE—LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOURW ORKS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Lighthouses —continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ , Radio direction-finding beacons and electrification of lights Works not specified Cape Campbell (access road and water-supply) Moeraki Lighthouse (dwelling) 10,000 500 10,000 250 2,350 500 2,100 876 1,345 143 Total —Subdivision No. I .. 20,930 23,350 7,729 Subdivision No. II—Harbour-works Charges for and incidental to — Havelock Harbour (deepening channel to wharf) Houhora Wharf Mokau Harbour (wharf-construction) Porirua Harbour (survey) Sumner Lifeboat Harbour (on account) Westha'ven Inlet (new wharf) Westport Harbour improvements (on account) Works not specified 400 60 1,100 200 1,000 5,500 20,000 200 60 1,150 1,000 5,500 20,000 200 38 11 458 3,357 Total —Subdivision No. II 28,460 27,910 3,864 Total 49,390 51,260 11,593 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 40,000 47,350 11,593

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Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, 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

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1945 -46. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. VOTE—ROADS. ETC. £ £ £ Total 585,030 25)4,] 00 171,604 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 350,000 210,000 171,604-1945-46. VOTE—ROADS, ETC. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Whangarei Road District 34,425 18,750 20,028 Auckland Road District 25,590 18,750 8,461 Hamilton Road District 47,500 Tauranga Road District 32,010 12,600 13,175 Gisborne Road District 57,780 12,190 8,142 Taumarunui Road District 61,800 86,020 11,589 Stratford Road District 16,900 11,200 3,232 Napier Road District 9,105 5,440 2,378 Wellington Road District 59,820 3,750 8,095 Nelson Road District 7,160 4,' 730 1,486 Greymouth Road District .. 88,815 56,250 59,409 Christchurcli Road District 31,500 24,750 25 Dunedin Road District 13,155 4,610 946 Invercargill Road District 20,270 9,860 3,629

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1945-46. 1946-47. VOTE—ROADS, ETC.—continued Voted. Expended. General — £ £ £ Access to outlying districts 1,000 1,000 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 1,000 309 Engineering surveys 1,000 1,000 1,395 Roading, drainage, improvement, &c., of Crown land under section 17 of the Land Laws Ameridment Act, 1927 75,000 20,000 28,826 Supervision 1,000 1,000 479 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horse-paddocks, &c. 100 100 Flood-damage prevention and restoration generally 1,000 Total 585,030 294,100 171,604 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 350,000 210,000 171,604

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Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to cover General Administration, Publicity and Education, Research and Experimental Work, Initial Expenses of Catchment Boards, Investigations, Loans to Local Authorities, Surveys and Construction of Flood and Erosion Control Works, and all Expenses incidental to Soil Conservation and Rivers Control, including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen. Summary

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1945-46. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. VOTE—SOIL CONSERVATION AND RIVERS CONTROL £ £ £ TotaXi .. .. 478,500 263,500 212,271 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 450,000 200,000 212,271 VOTE—SOIL CONSERVATION AND RIVERS CONTROL 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Administration Flood and erosion control works Initial expenses of Catchment Boards and loans to local authorities .. s .. Investigation and surveys Junior Soil-conservators (training) Publicity and educational work Research and experimental work, including purchase of areas Soil conservation districts, including investigations and initial expenses arising out of constitution £ 33,000 350,000 50,000 5,000 2,500 6,000 10,000 1,000 £ 5,000 185,000 35,000 10,000 '2,000 5,000 500 £ 8,753 157,530 29,260 3,741 "2,418 109 5

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VOTE—SOIL CONSERVATION AND RIVERS CONTROL —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Soil conservation, reserves: acquisition and fencing Travelling-expenses and fees of Council 20,000 1,000 20,000 1,000 9,942 513 Total 478,500 263,500 212,271 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 450,000 200,000 212,271

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Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Cost of Lands, Miscellaneous, including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen. Summary

(а) Now included in Consolidated Fund, vote " Maintenance of Public Works and Services," Subdivision V (see page 142). (б) Now included in Consolidated Fund, vote " Industries and Commerce," Subdivision I (see page 197).

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1945-46. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. VOTE—LANDS, MISCELLANEOUS £ £ £ Total 62,540 59,691 AMOUNT REQUIRED EOR CURRENT YEAR 57,540 59,691 1945-46. 1946-47. VOTE—LANDS, MISCELLANEOUS Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Whangarei District I 1,210 765 Auckland District | 530 163 Tauranga District (a) H 650 836 Wellington District 250 Christ church District 3,900 89 General— Flaxmilling industry (rehabilitation plan): research and developmental work, &c. (&) 55,500 57,852 Works not specified (a) 500 Cr. 14 Total 62,540 59,691 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 57,540 59,691

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Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Costs and Expenses of Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage (including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen) Summary

(a) £91,117 recovered as a charge against other votes. (b) Transferred to vote " Soil Conservation and Rivers Control."

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1945-46. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. TOTE—IRRIGATION, WATER-SUPPLY, AND DRAINAGE £ £ £ Total 873,400 740. ,670 390,313 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 700,000 640,670 390,313 1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—IRRIGATION, WATER-SUPPLY, AND DRAINAGE Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage (agricultural and mining districts), including costs of surveys, preliminary investigations, and all other expenses — Canterbury — • Ashburton (irrigation scheme) .. Ashburton-Hinds drainage (on account) .. Canterbury District (investigation) Downs (water-supply scheme) Lake Heron (development) Mayfield-Hinds (irrigation scheme) Rakaia (irrigation scheme) Rangitata (diversion race) Valetta (irrigation scheme) Workshops, Temuka (recoverable) Wash dyke Lagoon (drainage) 35,000 (а) 6,000 36,000 20,000 250,000 5,000 60,000 40,000 100,000 (б) 87,000 25,000 4,200 15,000 25,000 200,000 1,500 120,000 10,000 80,000 1,170 50,856 96 2,090 7,652 38,146 104,755 (a) 136,687

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VOTE—IRRIGATION, WATER-SUPPLY, AND DRAINAGE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage (agricultural and mining districts), including costs of surveys, preliminary investigations, and all other expenses —continued Voted. | Expended. £ £ £ Thames— Thames Borough Council water-supply: Mangarehu intake (on account) 10,000 5,000 5,256 Otago Central — Arrow River : erection of raceman's cottage Galloway (irrigation scheme) Ida Valley— Irrigation scheme Erection of racemen's cottages (2) Manioto (irrigation scheme) Upper Clutha (irrigation scheme) 1,450 5,250 25,000 2,700 50,000 25,000 1,500 5,600 25,000 2,700 50 350 387 General— General surveys, investigations, &c. Wellington City water-supply Works not specified 1,000 200,000 1,000 1,000 130,000 1,000 1,175 41,944 869 Total 873,400 740,670 390,313 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 700,000 640,670 390,313

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Minister for Industries and Commerce AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of Linen-flax Development. Summary

275

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—LINEN-FLAX DEVELOPMENT £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL •• (a) 536,917 403,809 VOTE—LINEN-FLAX DEVELOPMENT (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 0 ; 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. 1945-46, 85) £ £ £ Salaries and General Administration (Salaries and Higher-duty Allowances, Travelling - allowances within and beyond New Zealand), Compensation to Employees, and Contingencies, Kesearch, Insurance, and other Expenses incidental to the Administration op the Linen-flax Industry in New Zealand — Salaries— Professional Division 1 at £840 (Director) 840 840 Other Salaries 84 (£130 to £715) 32,261 28,988 33,101 29,828 (a) Now taken over by the Lim en Flax Corp oration.

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~\ 1945-46. VOTE—LINEN-FLAX DEVELOPMENT— 1946-47. continued Voted. Expended. Salaries and General Administration, etc. —continued £ £ £ Other Administration Charges— Compensation to employees 4,000 1,732 Growers' Central Advisory Committee expenses 125 82 Linen-flax research 3,640 2,730 Office equipment, purchase of .. 50 3 Office expenses 1,225 939 Overtime and meal allowances 3,000 2,546 Photographic equipment 150 Postages, cables, and telegrams 1,000 638 Printing and stationery 400 201 Stores 13,320 6,945 Transfer and removal expenses 200 209 Travelling allowances and expenses 2,500 1,413 29,610 17,438 Erection and operation of factories (erection 1 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 17,863 Seddon 725 2,611 Waikuku 50 196 Oxford 10,077 10,186 Leeston 50 364 Methven 40,012 38,318 Geraldine 34,725 ■ 30,890 Fairlie 46,307 36,864 Washdyke .. .. .. 46,451 40,762 Washdyke by-products 12,045 1,953 Makikihi 35,333 24,123 Balclutha 32,468 23,648

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VOTE—LINEN-FLAX DEVELOPMENT— 194-5—4-fi continued 1946-47. Salaries and General Administration, Voted. Expended. etc. —continued £ £ £ Erection and operation of factories, &c. — continued Clydevale 29,440 20,18a Tapariui 32,566 23,598 Gore 27,470 -19,027 Winton 37,872 23,668 Woodlands 21,228 14,941 Otautau 31,594 18,218 Timaru Workshop 6,796 3,943 Winton Factory: Purchase of land for erection and operation of factory 5,232 5,190 Contingencies 10 TOTAL 474,206 356,543 (a) 536,917 403,809 (a) Now taken over by the Linen Flax Corporation.

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SOCIAL SECURITY FUND

Minister in Charge of Social Security AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Emergency Benefit Payments, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Social Security Department. Summary

278

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES AND EMERGENCY BENEFITS Subdivision— I—Administration Expenses II—Emergency Benefits .. TOTAL .. £ 471,871 £ 258,694 120,000 £ 730,565 120,000 £ 714,226 125,000 £ 721,587 121,959 471,871 378,694 850,565 839,226 843,546 VOTE—ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES AND EMERGENCY BENEFITS (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 1,335 (a); 1945-46, 1,325) Subdivision No. I —Administration Expenses Salaries — Administration Division 1 at £1,600 (Chairman of Commission) 1 at £1,250 (Commissioner) 1 at £1,025 (7 months), £1,075 (5 months), (Director) .. .. .. ... Other Salaries 1,332 (£90 to £1,000) (a) Additional staff for administrc 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 1,600 1,250 1,046 467,975 £ 1,575 521 1,075 330,410 £ > 351,309 471,871 333,581 351,309 ition of family ' benefits.

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(a) Alterations to buildings to provide accommodation for additional staff. (b) Purchase of additional Powers-Samas accounting machines (£12,000), and office furniture for increased staff. Provision also madefor items supplied but not brought to charge last financial year. (c) Additional work consequent upon payment of additional family benefits. (d) Cost of additional family-benefit payments made by the Post Office. (e) Increase consequent upon family-benefits payments. (/) Number of officers, 180. Mileage-allowance, £147; travelling-allowances, travelling-expenses, and fares, £2,577-; motor-car hire, Post and Telegraph Department, £163 ; taxi hire, £56. (g) Legal expenses, £80; rewards, £2O ; sundries, £27. (h) These transfers abolished as from Ist April, 194.6.

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VOTE —ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES AND EMERGENCY BENEFITS —continued 1946-47. 1945-4®. Subdivision No. I —Administration Expenses— Voted. Expended. i continued Other Charges for and incidental to — Demolition of air raid shelters at Grreymouth Fees for certificates of age Maintenance and additions, offices and buildings Medical-examination fees Monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers Motor-vehicles, maintenance and purchase of Office expenses Office furniture and equipment Overtime Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rent of offices Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses — Officers Beneficiaries Contingencies Damages payable to officer in connection with car accident Services to other Departments— Health Department Land and Income Tax Department Justice Department £ 44 50 (а) 25,000 2,100 200 4,000 5,900 (б) 26,850 (c) 50,000 (i)110,000 (e) 16,500 9,750 3,000 5,000 200 100 (A) (h) (h) £ 85 10 19,000 2,500 100 3,500 5,800 14,000 12,000 68,000 9,800 9,800 1,400 3,500 200 100 650 97,500 132,000 700 £ 22 14,433 2,055 284 2,429 5,571 (b) 4,036 16,831 67,552 11,383 10,228 1,755 (/) 2,943 186 (9) 127 650 97,500 132,000 293 258,694 380,645 370,278 Total—Subdivision No. I .. 730,565 714,226 721,587 Subdivision No. II—Emergency Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Emergency benefits 120,000 125,000 121,959 Total —Subdivision No. II 120,000 125,000 " 121,959 TOTAL .. 850,565 839,226 843,546

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SOCIAL SECURITY FUND

Minister of Health AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Contingencies and Expenses of the Medical, Hospital, etc., Benefits. Summary

280

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. 1 Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., BENEFITS £ £ £ £ £ ■Subdivision— I—Maternity Benefits 621,000 621,000 554,000 600,209 II—Medical Benefits 1,496,000 1,496,000 1,324,000 1,427,309 III—Hospital Benefits 2,195,000 2,195,000 2,188,000 2,173,460 IV—Pharmaceutical Benefits 1,206,000 1,206,000 1,026,000 1,133,366 V—Supplementary Benefits 288,000 288,000 280,000 229,971 TOTAL .. 5,806,000 5,806,000 5,372,000 5,564,315 VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., BENEFITS 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Maternity Benefits Voted. Expended. "Charges for and incidental to — Public hospital fees Private hospital fees Medical practitioners' fees Mileage fees : medical practitioners Obstetrical nurses' fees and expenses £ 165,000 230,000 210,000 5,000 11,000 £ 144,000 212,000 180,000 6,000' 12,000 £ 160,870 222,669 201,633 4,572 10,465 Total—Subdivision No. I 621,000 554,000 600,209

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VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., 1946-47. 1945-46. BENEFITS —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II —Medical Benefits £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Capitation fees General medical services Special arrangements under section 82, Social . Security Act Mileage fees : medical practitioners Purchase of sites and erection, renovation, and maintenance of residences for medical officers under section 26, Social Security Amendment Act, 1943 (on account) Remuneration allowances and expenses of medical practitioners in areas other than those covered by section 82, Social Security Act 35,500 1,350,000 30,000 70,000 9,000 1,500 45,000 1,180,000 30,000 60,000 6,000 3,000 38,084 1,291,448 27,495 68,965 1,317 Total —Subdivision No. II 1,496,000 1,324,000 1,427,309 Subdivision No. Ill —Hospital Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Treatment in public hospitals Out-patient treatment Treatment in private hospitals Treatment in approved institutions 1,780,000 100,000 270,000 45,000 1,775,000 95,000 260,000 58,000 1,767,874 98,972 264,865 41,749 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 2,195,000 2,188,000 2,173,460 Subdivision No. IV —Pharmaceutical Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Drugs, &c., supplied by— Chemists Medical practitioners Institutions 1,150,000 6,000 50,000 980,000 6,000 40,000 1,082,342 6,030 44,994 Total —Subdivision No. IV 1,206,000 1,026,000 1,133,366

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VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., BENEFITS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V —Supplementary Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Dental services Domestic assistance Kadiological services Laboratory services Massage services Nursing services Specialists' services £ 20,000 2,000 140,000 25,000 38,000 60,000 3,000 £ 30,000 5,000 130,000 15,000 35,000 60,000 5,000 £ 456 132,806 "35,569 58,880 2,260 Total—Subdivision No. V 288,000 280,000 229,971 TOTAL .. 5,806,000 5,372,000 5,564,315

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT

Minister of Mines AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of State Coal-mines. Summary

(а) Staff additions consequent upon acquisition of new collieries during 1945-46. (б) Increase due to acquisition of collieries. (c) Provision for sawmill to cut timber for Blackball Mine. (d) Provision for opening up new colliery in Reefton district.

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—STATE COAL MINES £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL .. 58,840 2,848,190 2,907,030 2,375,452 2,603,323 1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 138 ; 1945-46, 130) Salaries — Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Other Salaries 138 (£100 to £1,000) (a) 58,840 52,353 50,530 Other Charges for and incidental to — Acquisition of land for housing Coal supplied free to mine-managers, &c. Coal supplied at reduced rates to workmen at the mines Collieries — Development and other capital expenditure — Blackball Colliery— Mine buildings Mine sawmill Purchase and installation of plant. &c. Dobson Colliery — Mine buildings Purchase and installation of plant, &c. Garvey's Creek Colliery— Access road and installation of plant, &C-. 500 (6) 2,500 (6) 18,500 2,000 (c) 6,000 15,000 300 20,000 (d) 20,000 250 1,300 14,000 1,100 6,000 350 6,000 450 2,010 17,686 501 ' 6,184 98 3,099

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(a) Additional provision for developing underlying seam. (b) Pull expenditure did not come to charge in 1945-46. {c) Provision for new colliery. (d) Additional buildings required at colliery. •(e) Provision for normal mine development and additional plant, maohinery, and buildings.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ continued Collieries —continued Development and other capital expendi- . ture —continued Liverpool Colliery— Boring in colliery and underground development (a) 25,000 5,000 294 Electrification and purchase of new plant 20,000 20,000 (b) 14,115 Strengthening viaduct (on account) .. 500 500 Mangapehi Colliery — Development and purchase and installation of plant 7,500 7,500 (b) 3,987 Drainage and sewerage scheme at Benneydale Township 500 3,500 52 Erection and furnishing of single men's hostel 50 50 65 Formation and metalling of roads at Benneydale Township and Colliery 5,000 7,000 (b) 1,385 Hall and mine buildings 1,000 2,500 2,166 Purchase of land 2,500 2,500 (b) Keservoir and water-supply at Benneydale Township 100 2,000 2 Morley Colliery: expenses of opening up and developing (c) 20,000 Mossbank Colliery — Mine buildings (d) 1,200 250 34 Purchase and installation of plant, &c. 2,000 2,000 2,044 Stockton Colliery — Mine buildings 11,250 20.000 (b) 4,086 Purchase and installation of plant, &c. 10,000 10,000 (b) 5,115 Strongman Colliery: further development, purchase and installation of \ plant and machinery, and purchase of land and erection of buildings (e) 20,000 10,000 7,795

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{a) Full expenditure did not come to charge in 1945-46. (b) Additional buildings required at colliery. (c) Provision for normal mine development and additional plant, machinery, and buildings. (d) Provision for new buildings at Wallsend Collery. (e) Provision for an access road to the No. 3a Extended Mine at Wilton Colliery. (f) Expenditure varies with output and is affected by increased wages and rising costs. (g) Provision for wages, &c., at new colliery being aequired. (h) Provision for wages, &c., at new colliery being opened up.

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VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Voted. Expended. Collieries —continued £ £ £ Development and other capital expenditure—continued Tatu Colliery — Development, electrification, purchase, and installation of plant Mine buildings Road access Siding and backshunt (Mangaparo) .. Wairaki Colliery —- Mine buildings Purchase and installation of plant, &c. Wallsend Colliery— Mine buildings Purchase and installation of plant, &c. Wilton Colliery — Access road to No. 3a Extended Mine Mine buildings Purchase and installation of plant, &c. Coal-winning, maintenance, and trading expenses—Blackball Colliery Burke's Creek Colliery Dobson Colliery Garvey's Creek Colliery James Colliery Liverpool Colliery Macdonald Colliery Mangapehi Colliery Mossbank Colliery Opencast coal-mining : purchase of land, plant, equipment, and development and operating expenses Seddonville Colliery Stockton Colliery Strongman Colliery .. , .. Tatu Colliery 5,000 2,500 100 1,000 (b) 4,000 (c) 18,000 (d) 500 10,000 (e)10,850 5,000 7,000 110,000 (g) 20,000 164,000 (h) 30,000 100 245,000 20 72,500 32,500 500,000 10 270,000 200,000 65,000 5,000 2,500 100 1,000 500 5,000 8,000 1,000 4,000 95,000 135,000 1,500 225,000 20 75,000 30,000 375,000 10 200,000 210,000 55,000 5,723 (a) 55 (a) 35 1,130 3,538 (a)" 4,432 153 4,983 {f) 107,792 (/) 122,598 '(f) 231 (f) 239,410 if) 70,587 {f) 31,116 {f) 552,999 (f)260,937 {f)192,724 (f) 60,860

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(a) Expenditure varies with output and is affected by increased wages and rising costs. (b) To replace old and worn-out furniture. (<;) Working-expenses of depot opened up at Auckland. Prior to 1946 charged to Wellington Depot. (d) Grants to local bodies for repairs to roads and streets damaged by cartage of coal. (e) Grants to local bodies to offset loss of revenue consequent upon acquisition of collieries by Government.

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1945—46. VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES —continued 1946-47. Other Charges' for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued Collieries —continued £ £ £ Coal-winning, maintenance, and trading expenses—continued Wairaki Colliery 75,000 75,000 (a) 72,931 Wallsend Colliery 100,000 100,000 (a) 93,348 Wilton Colliery 140,000 85,000 (a) 140,289 Stores (all collieries) 200,000 160,000 (a) 175,622 Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation Acts 35,000 30,000 28,762 Cost-of-living bonus to superannuitants and increased pensions to widows and children 81 81 81 Deposits on contracts (recoverable) 100 100 Depot — Capital expenditure — Christchurch Depot — New garages and yard buildings 150 150 Paving of yard 250 250 ' * Wellington Depot— • l Office furniture (b) 120 Maintenance, purchase of stocks, and trading expenses — Auckland Depot (c) 45,000 Christchurch Depot 35,000 35,000 "28,273 Wanganui Depot 500 600 23 Wellington Depot 130,000 150,000 165,083 Fares and expenses of miners to take up employment (recoverable) 50 50 4 Financial assistance to co-operative parties working on State coal reserve (recoverable) 5,000 1,000 1,657 Grants and subsidies — Brunner Borough Council: road and street maintenance {d) 2,000 2,000 Buller County Council: grant in lieu of rates, Stockton Colliery '(e) 1,500 Grant to the widow of the late R. R. Smith, clerk, Dobson Mine 119 Grey County Council: grant in lieu of rates, Blackball Colliery (e) 520 500 520 Huntly Borough Council: road and street maintenance (d) 400

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STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Grants to local bodies for repairs to roads and streets damaged by cartage of coal. (b) Grants to local bodies to offset loss of revenue consequent upon acquisition of collieries by Government. (c) Normal replacements for depot retail trade, &c., and 15 cwt. truck for new colliery at Burke's Creek.

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194Fi-4.fi VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES—continued 1946-47. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Grants and subsidies—icontinued \ Kaitangta Borough Council: road and street maintenance (a) 100 Ohura County Council: road-maintenance (a) 430 430 411 Raglan County Council: grant in lieu of rates, Wilton Colliery (b) 400 Runanga Borough Council— Road and street maintenance (a) 200 200 150 Street lighting 115 115 114 Waitomo County Council: road-main-tenance (a) 200 200 200 Harbour rates and royalty 22,500 20,000 20,454 Housing — Advances to workmen and officials for erection and purchase of dwellings 7,500 15,000 4,980 Erection of departmental dwellings and hutments .. .. 20,000 20,000 14,551 Purchase of .residence and additions thereto for departmental officer 500 500 5 Loan to enable purchase of bus for conveyance of workmen 7,500 4,500 6,621 Office expenses 2,000 2,050 1,510 Overtime and meal allowances 3,750 3,500 3,718 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 3,000 1,750 2,878 Printing and stationery and publications, &c. 1,000 750 826 Prospecting and boring on Smoke-oh Creek area at Blackball 100 1,000 Prospecting and boring on State coal reserve 6,500 6,500 9,290 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. .. .. 200 200 189 Purchase of— Motor-car (Christchurch Depot) (c) 560 Motor-car (Tatu) 300 300 Motor-car (Wellington Depot) Motor-trucks (Burke's Creek) (c) 560 (c) 300 Motor-trucks (Christchurch Depot) (c) 1,500 650 Motor-trucks (Stockton) 7,750 10,000 6,403 Motor-trucks (Wellington Depot) (c) 1,100 Motor-trucks (Wilton) 300 2,500 383

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288

VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES—continued Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Refund, Mines Department, part expenses, Runanga School of Mines Rents, rates, and repairs on leasehold property for office in Greymouth (partly recoverable) Social amenities at State mines Transfer and removal expenses of officers Travelling allowances and expenses and mileage allowances Visit of officials to Australia in connection with mechanization Contingencies Collieries : development and other capital expenditure—Mossbank Colliery: purchase of colliery (part payment) Stockton Colliery: road access to Fly Creek Mine Wallsend Colliery: purchase of colliery (balance of) Depot — Capital expenditure— Wellington depot—installation of bowser Grant to the widow of the late A. Smith, Manager of Liverpool Colliery Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officer Purchase of — Motor-car (Mangapehi) Motor-truck (Dobson) Motor-trucks (Mangapehi) Rents, renovations, &c„, at Auckland office.. Visit of engineer to United States of America to purchase shovels for open-cast mining .. Wangaloa Coalfield, purchase of .. TOTAL .. 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 45 100 2,000 750 1,300 350 10 £ 45 100 2,000 500 1,200 10 1,000 15,000 1,500 150 1,000 38 170 350 ! 2,500 350 380 16,500 £ 45 54 94S 641 (a) 1,248 1,001 18,999 1,624 246 1,000 66 ■324 194 129 16,532 2,848,190 2,323,099 2,552,793 2,907,030 2,375,452 2,603,323 1 v (a) Number of officers, 45. Travelling-allowances, £538 ; travelling-expenses, £397 ; motor hire, £313.

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT

Commissioner of State Forests AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the State Forest Service. Summary

289

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—STATE FOREST SERVICE £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Salaries and General Administration .. 167,500 213,500 381,000 316,569 287,471 II—General Forestry 549,500 549,500 590,1 m 436,718 III—Utilization and Industrial 226,800 226,800 347 ,000 133,677 TOTAL 167,500 989,800 1,157,300 1,254,369 857,866 VOTE—STATE FOREST SERVICE (Total number of officers : 1946-47. (a) 485 : 1946-47. 1945-46. 1945-46, 348) Voted. Expended. Subdivision No I.—Salaries and General Administration (Development and Management of State Forests, Provisional State- Forests, including Extraction of Timber for Sale, Plant, Buildings, Roading, &c., Silvicultural Surveys, Forest Research, Compensation to Employees and Contingencies, Acquisition of Land and Timber, Grants and Subsidies to Local Bodies, and Miscellaneous) — £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,200 (Director and Secretary) Other Salaries 484 (£125 to £1,000) 1,200 166,300 1,075 132,425 -> -> 1 r 137,984 167,500 133,500 137,984 (a) Increase in professional, clerical, and field sta 10 ff; alsc ) trainees to c< ope with expand ling activities

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(a) Negotiations for some areas not finalized during 1945-46. (b) Provides for part cost of Training Centre, Hostel, and Experimental station at Rotorua. (c) Expenditure equals £1 lis. 9d. per cent, on wages (£1 19s. sd. per cent, for 1944-45). (d) Heavy expenditure during February and March, 1946, in Taupo District. (e) Anticipated expenditure on aerial surveys did not come to charge. (/) Additional on account of Training Centres at Rotorua and Tapanui. (g) Only general administrative vehicles included in tbis Subdivision. (h) One anticipated claim disallowed in 1945-46. (i) Statutory allocation of forest revenue to local bodies within whose boundaries timber was cut. Owing to labour shortages, local bodies have not claimed revenue as it became due.

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1945-46. VOTE—STATE FOREST SERVICE —continued 1946-47. Subdivision No. I. —Salaries and General Voted. | Expended. Administration, &c. —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — •w Acquisition of land and timber for forestry purposes {a) 60,000 60,000 {a) 30,098 Buildings— Erection or purchase of (b) 30,450 17,120 15,000 Maintenance of 350 380 129 Compensation to employees and dependants 7,500 6,500 (c) 5,549 Contributions to research, associations 150 195 197 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants and increased pensions to widows and children .. 400 380 377 Field, office, and experimental equipment: tools, furniture, instruments, tents &c. — Purchase Of .. 6,550 6,000 4,850 Maintenance of 850 700 799 Fire-fighting wages, expenses, &c. 3,320 1,970 {d) 7,795 Forest atlas 2,500 3,450 (e) 1,354 Forest investigation and staff training (/) 4,500 1,500 2,913 Forest reconnaissance, policing, supervision, timber-cruising, &c. 19,400 11,500 13,546 Grants to officers and others for suggestions and inventions 50 50 Motor-vehicles (g)— Maintenance of 6,720 4,000 5,201 Purchase of .. 11,000 8,500 578 Office expenses .. .. .. 6,600 5,250 5,734 Overtime and meal allowances 5,800 6,400 6,147 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers and workmen 60 400 (Ji) 114 Payment of special rates 80 60 67 Payment to local authorities under section 17, Finance Act, 1924 23,200 24,300 (i) 17,114 Payment to other Departments for services rendered 500 500 412 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 5,450 4,900 4,866 Printing and stationery 2,300 1,350 1,793 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution 1,000 900 952

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STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Number of officers travelling, 231. Motor hire, £7O ; mileage-allowances, £63 ; travelling expenses and allowances, £7,554. (b) Wreaths (3), £6 9s. 6d.; spectacles required for workman attending a special course, £2 7s. 6d.; miscellaneous small amounts, £1 Os. 7d. : total, £9 17s. 7d. (c) Expenditure 1945-46 less than estimated as the anticipated influx of man-power did not materialize 10*

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YOTE—STATE FOREST SERVICE —continued Subdivision No. I. —Salaries and General 1946-47. Administration, &c. —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —contd. 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) 250 1,500 1,585 Roads, tracks, telephone-lines, forest improvements, making and maintenance of 1,000 . , Special reconnaissance of kauri regeneration on private land 25 25 Transfer and removal expenses 1,800 1,200 1,389 Travelling allowances and expenses 8,100 7,000 {a) 7,687 Visits overseas: expenses, &c., of departmental officers 1,000 5,000 4,901 Work for other Departments and local bodies (recoverable) 2,500 1,850 2,182 Contingencies 20 25 (b) 10 Grants towards cost of replacement of personal effects destroyed by fire 75 60 Repairs to private car damaged in collision with, departmental vehicle 8 8 Loss of official moneys 6 6 213,500 183,069 149,487 Total—Subdivision No. I 381,000 316,569 287,471 Subdivision No. II.—General Forestry ; Building, Tree-planting, Maintenance and Protection of Forests, Extraction of Timber for Sale, Roading, Operation of Nurseries, Compensation to Employees, and Collateral Activities Charges for and incidental to — Forestry projects within — Auckland Conservancy 93,000 108,300 73,873 Rotorua Conservancy 260,000 254,800 208,276 Wellington Conservancy 34,000 53,500 27,034 Nelson Conservancy 28,000 30,100 22,210 Westland Conservancy 7,000 8,600 4,097 Canterbury Conservancy 75,000 75,000 59,604 Southland Conservancy 52,000 60,000 40,956 Tree-seed operations 500 500 668 Total —Subdivision No. II 549,500 590,800 (c) 436,718

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(а) Additional to provide for increased timber-production. (б) Anticipated expenditure did not come to charge in time for inclusion in 1945-46 accounts. (c) Plant on order, but costs did not come to charge. (d) No expenditure was incurred under this item as purchases were made through the War Assets Realization Board, and not through State Forests Account as anticipated.

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VOTE—STATE FOREST SERVICE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. III. —Utilization and Industrial; Purchase of Wood-working, Creosoting, Paperpulping, 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 — Rotorua Conservancy— Sawmilling and creosoting Pulp and paper-making, including trial tests and consultants' fees and expenses (on account) Canterbury Conservancy— Logging, creosoting, and firewood operations Sawmilling Southland ConservancyLogging, creosoting, and sawmilling .. Purchase of equipment for the timber industry (recoverable) (a)183,000 25,000 2,000 15,000 1,800 151,000 25,000 2,000 15,000 4,000 150,000 130,018 (ib) 184 1,432 (c) 2,043 (d) Total —Subdivision No. Ill 226,800 347,000 133,677 TOTAL .. 1,157,300 1,254,369 857,866

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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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of Working Railways. Summary

293

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total, Voted. ] j Expended. 1 VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS Subdivision— £ £ £ £ £ I —General Charges .. 124,755 270,130 394,8< S5 315,313 322,785 II —Maintenance Branch 1,534,167 1,013,120 2,547,287 2,398,905 2,524,485 III —Signals and Electrical Branch 235,722 153,897 389,619 352,000 375,499 IV —Locomotive Branch (Maintenance of Rolling-stock) 1,543,120 1,605,610 3,148,730 3,036,231 3,055,303 V —Locomotive Transportation 1,534,700 1,196,475 2,731,175 2,543,740 2,627,868 VI—Traffic Transportation 3,580,901 \ 284,023 3,864,924 3,545,935 3,618,584 VII —Subsidiary Services 759,043 1,403,754 2,162,797 1,670,512 1,835,120 VIII —Contributions to Reserves, dkc. Cr. 1,908,189 Cr 1,908,189 Cr. 1,752,699 Cr. 2,167,749 IX—Expenditure from Reserves, &c. 749,024 976,976 1,726,000 1,378,000 876,570 X—Stores and Sawmills 212,209 Cr. 141,009 71,200 240,500 300,374 XI —Miscellaneous 833,894 1,108,606 1,942,500 2,737,000 1,283,562 TOTAL .. 11,107,535 5,963,393 17,070,928 16,465,437 14,652,401 1945-46. VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS 1946-47. 3,504 Miles. .(Total number of officers —1946-47 : First 3,528 Miles. TT.l.J Division, 4,750; Second Division, 21,250. Voted. Expended. 1945-46: First Division, 4,374; Second Division, 19,955) • £ £ £ Subdivision No. I — General Charges Head Office Salaries— General Management— 1 at £1,750 (General Manager) . 1,750 1,675 1,675

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1946-47. 1945-46, 3,504 Miles. VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —General 0harges —continued £ £ £ Head Office —continued Salaries—continued General Management—continued 1 at £1,400 (Assistant General Manager) 1 at £1,100 (Staff Superintendent and Chief Legal Adviser) Other salaries (£95 to £840), including allowances to members under the regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1926, and under principal orders issued by the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal ; 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 Office building expenses, stationery, £ printing .. .. .. 9,300 Inter-State Railway Conference .. 100 Legal expenses, advertising, supply of periodicals, and miscellaneous .. 5,500 Telephone subscriptions .. ,. 185 Travelling expenses and allowances .. 4,000 Travelling expenses and Chairman's fee (Appeal Board) .. .. .. 1,000 Travelling-expenses and fees (Government Railways Industrial Tribunal) 1,100 1,400 1,100 47,724 21,185 1,375 1,075 39,596 22,245 1,375 1,075 41,630 21,050 Less transfers to other sections .. 4 73,159 13,099 65,966 12,500 66,805 12,695 60,060 53,466 54,110

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1946-47. 1945-46. ' 3,504 Miles. VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —General Charges —continued £ £ £ Chief Accountant's Office Salaries — 1 at £1,100 (Chief Accountant) Other salaries (£95 to £840) i? 1,100 54,818 1,025 48,734 1,025 51,343 X€ost of ticket-printing .. .. 3,000 Office building expenses, audit fee, stores, and stationery .. .. 10,250 Telephone subscriptions .. .. 50 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 2,500 15,800 17,130 15,915 Less amounts provided for under other sections 71,718 24,997 66,889 24,600 68,283 25,175 46,721 42,289 43,108 Training School ■Other salaries (£95-£740) 3,646 2,158 2,243 Stationery and miscellaneous 700 400 420 4,346 2,558 2,663 Miscellaneous General Charges •Government Railways Superannuation Fund subsidy .. Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Government Railways Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children 200,000 92,000 170,000 60,000 170,000 65,696

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/ 1946-47. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —General Charges —continued £ £ £ Miscellaneous General Charges—continued Allowance to annuitants, Government Railways Superannuation Fund, as provided for in section 27 of the Statutes Amendment Act, 1936, and section 31 of tlie Superannuation Amendment Act, 1945 Compassionate allowances Departmental buildings — Wages of Messengers, Cleaners, and £ Night-watchmen .. .. 14,380 Maintenance of buildings, plant, furniture, and fittings .. .. 12,000 Water, lights and power .. .. 10,250 5,000 2,500 3,000 2,500 3,255 5,241 Postages and freight on £ hampers .. .. 4,350 Less provided for under the various sections .. 3,500 850 37,480 33,937 35,075 Salaries chargeable against the year 1946-47 paid on or before 31st March, 1946 Allowances to and expenses of members of the Railways Department travelling abroad on official business Grants to officers on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave in terms of regulations Grants to widows or dependants equivalent to leave due to deceased officers Printing Staff Instruction-books Ex gratia payments Donation to National Patriotic Fund Grants to members employed in training overseas 50 3,000 800 100 1,000 100 200 50 100 1,000 100 100 100 2,500 100 20 ' 2,500 226 Less amounts provided under the various sections 342,230 58,472 273,487 56,487 282,013 59,109 283,758 217,000 222,904 Total —Subdivision No. I 394,885 315,313 322,785

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1946-47. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued £ £ £ Subdivisions Nos. II to YII—Branch Expenditure Working-expenses of sections, including salaries and wages ; allowances to members under regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1926, and under principal orders issued by the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal; 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 — Subdivision No. II—Maintenance Branch General Expenses Salaries — 1 at £1,350 (Chief Engineer) 1,350 1,275 1,275 1 at £1,050 (Assistant Chief Engineer) 1,050 1,000 1,000 2 at £1,000 (Inspecting Engineers) 2,000 1,950 1,950 1 at £1,000 (Designing Engineer) .. i? 1,000 925 925 x> 1 at £875 (Engineer, Special Duties) 875 Arrears (5 months at £85) .. 35 Other salaries (£95 to £840) 910 15,439 12,985 12,603

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. j uyi/yi : .« 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivisions Nos. II to VII—Branch Expenditure—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. II—Maintenance Branch —ctd. General Expenses— continued Office building expenses, stores, and £ stationery .. .. .. 3,680 Telephone subscriptions .. .. 120 Traveliing expenses and allowances .. 1,750 5,550 3,865 4,899 Less transfers to other sections 27,299 3,099 22,000 2,000 22,652 2,413 24,200 20,000 20,239 Maintenance of Way and Works Salaries — 6 District Engineers (3 at £1,000; 3 at £950) 5,850 5,088 5,088 3 at £850 (Resident Engineers) 2,550 Section — North Island Main Line and £ Branches .. .. .. 1,514,453 South Island Main Line and Branches .. .. .. 992,101 Nelson .. .. .. 15,014 2,524,118 2,380,037 2,506,882 Less transfers to other sections 2,529,968 6,881 2,385,125 6,220 2,511,970 7,724 2,523,087 2,378,905 2,504,246 Total —Subdivision No. II 2,547,287 2;398,905 2,524,485

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1946-47. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 3,528 MUes. Voted. Expended. Subdivisions Nos. II to VII —Branch Expenditure—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. Ill —Signals and Electrical Branch General Expenses Salaries — 1 at £1,100 (Chief [Signal and Electrical Engineer) 1 at £900 (Assistant Chief Signal and Electrical Engineer) 1,100 900 1,050 657 1,050 657 1 at £875 (Electrical Engineer) 1 at £875 (Communications Engineer) Other salaries (£95 to £840) 875 875 18,798 657 657 14,045 657 657 18,500 Office building expenses, stores, £ stationery, and miscellaneous .. 14,420 Telephone subscriptions .. .. 80 Travelling expenses and allowances 900 15,400 7,820 15,208 Less transfers to other sections 37,948 6,698 24,886 5,850 36,729 4,996 31,250 19,036 31,733 Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances Salaries — 2 at £875 (District Signal and Electrical Engineers) 1,750 1,314 1,314

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1946-47. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivisions Nos. II to YII—Branch Expenditure—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. Ill—Signals and Electrical Branch—continued Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances—continued Section — £ North. Island Main Line and Branches 217,658 South Island Main Line and Branches .. .. .. 138,759 Nelson .. .. .. 240 356,657 331,650 342,452 Less transfers to other sections 358,407 38 332,964 343,766 358,369 332,964 343,766 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 389,619 352,000 375,499 Subdivision No. IV —Locomotive Branch (Maintenance of Rolling-stock) General Expenses Salaries — 1 at £1,350 (Chief Mechanical Engineer 1 at £1,050 (Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer) 1 at £1,000 (Workshops Superintendent) 1 at £1,000 (Designing Engineer) 1 at £1,000 (Inspecting and Test Engineer) .. Other salaries (£95 to £840) 1,350 1,050 - 1,000 1,000 1.000 36.047 1,275 1,000 925 925 925 28.960 1,275 1,000 925 925 925 30,058

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. Subdivisions Nos. II to YII—Branch Expenditure—continued 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —Locomotive Branch (Maintenance of Rolling-stock) —continued £ £ £ General Expenses—continued Office building expenses, stores, £ stationery, and miscellaneous .. 50,015 Telephone subscriptions .. .. 80 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 4,000 54,095 30,210 44,071 Less transfers to other sections 95,542 9,572 64,220 11,000 79,179 8,151 85,970 , 53,220 71,028 Maintenance op Rolling-stock Section — North Island Main Line and £ Branches .. .. 1,844,665 South Island Main Line and Branches .. .. .. 1,211,017 Nelson .. .. .. 7,078 3,062,760 2,983,011 2,984,275 Total —Subdivision No. IV 3,148,730 3,036,231 3,055,303 Subdivision No. V —Locomotive Transportation Salaries — 4 Locomotive Engineers (3 at £1,000: 1 at £950) 3,950 3,700 3,700 Section — North Island Main Line and £ Branches .. .. .. 1,823,371 South Island Main Line and Branches .. .. .. 897,890 Nelson .. .. .. 6,370 2,727,631 2,540,040 2,624,168 Less transfers to other sections 2,731,581 406 2,543,740 2,627,868 Total—Subdivision No. V 2,731,175 2,543,740 2,627,868

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. Subdivisions Nos. II to YII—Branch 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. Expenditure—continued Subdivision No. VI —Traffic Branch £ £ £ General Expenses \ Salaries — 1 at £1,100 (Transportation Superintendent) 1 at £1,000 (Relieving and Inspecting District Traffic Manager) 1 at £900 (Commercial Manager) Other salaries (£95 to £840) 1,100 1,000 900 14,534 1,075 463 875 13,052 1,075 463 875 14,880 Printing, advertising, stores, stationery, £ and miscellaneous .. .. 7,800 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 1,800 9,600 24,800 9,665 24,600 9,975 25,175 Transfers from other sections Less transfers to other sections 51,934 238 49,730 52,443 51,696 49,730 , 52,443 Traffic Transportation Expenses Salaries — 5 District Traffic Managers (3 at £1,000: 2 at £950) 1 at £950 (District Traffic Manager, special duties) 4,900 950 4,625 925 4,625 925 Section — North. Island Main Line and £ Branches .. .. .. 2,248,733 South Island Main Line and Branches .. .. 1,550,910 Nelson .. .. .. 8,253 3,807,896 3,490,335 3,560,315

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. Subdivisions Nos. II to YII —Branch Expenditure—continued 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI —Traffic Branch —continued ! £ £ £ Traffic Transportation Expenses—ctd. Section —continued f. Money stolen at stations Claims on single packages in excess of amount limited by statute ' 10 400 20 300 20 256 Less transfers to other sections 3,814,156 928 3,496,205 3,566,141 3,813,228 . 3,496,205 3,566,141 Total—Subdivision No. VI 3,864,924 3,545,935 3,618,584 Total —Subdivisions Nos. I to VI .. 13,076,620 12,192,124 12,524,524 Subdivision No. VII —Subsidiary Services Lake Wakatipu Steamers Salaries, wages, and expenses (£95 to £ £590) .. .. .. .. 10,072 Coal, stores, and other charges • .. 5,535 15,607 14,719 19,527 Refreshment Service 1 at £900 (Comptroller) 900 893 893 Other salaries (£95 to £690) Wages, stores, provisions, and miscellaneous .. 10,087 323,337 6,757 320,550 6,546 331,687 Less transfers to other sections 334,324 137 328,200 339,126 334,187 328,200 339,126

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. Subdivisions Nos. II to YII—Branch Expenditure—continued 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VII—Subsidiary Services —ctd. £ £ £ Bookstalls, Departmental Other salaries (£95 to £690) Wages, supplies, and miscellaneous 2,950 173,421 2,700 187,200 2,662 177,141 176,371 189,900 179,803 Advertising Service 1 at £875 (Publicity and Outdoor Advertising Manager) Other salaries (£95 to £590) Wages and miscellaneous 875 2,387 32,305 2,946 27,694 "2,982 29,776 Departmental Dwellings Maintenance, repairs, and renewals 35,567 30,640 32,758 266,137 247,100 270,998 Buildings occupied by Refreshment Service, Road Services, etc. Maintenance, repairs, and renewals 38,731 29,993 33,821 Road Services : Passenger and Goods 1 at £1,000 (Superintendent) 1,000 925 925 £ Maintenance and operation .. 1,263,162 Heavy-traffic and other license fees 32,100 Court costs and legal expenses in connection with accidents involving road services vehicles in circumstances not admissible against drivers .. .. 100 1,295,362 829,035 958,162 Less transfers to other sections 1,296,362 165 829,960 959,087 1,296,197 829,960 959,087 Total —Subdivision No. VII 2,162,797 1,670,512 1,835,120 Total—Subdivisions Nos. I to VII 15,239,417 13,862,636 14,359,644

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VIII—Contributions to Reserves, &c. £ £ £ (Contributions are included as expenditure in Subdivisions I to VII) Contributions to Renewals, Depreciation, Insurance and Equalization Accounts (disbursements in respect of which are included in Subdivision No. IX), and internal adjustments of interest and rent .. .. Cr. 1,908,189 CV.1,752,699 Cr. 2,167,749 Total—Subdivision No. VIII Cr. 1,908,189 CV.1,752,699 Cr.2,167,749 Subdivision No. IX—Expenditure from Reserves, &c. General Reserve— Amount _ required for deferred maintenance work .. .. 235,000 Track Renewals Reserve Account — Amount required for renewal of rails, sleepers, and fastenings 400,000 280,000 219,786 Depreciation Reserve Account — Amount required for improvements and additions to open lines .'. 1,000,000 1,000,000 559,227 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. .. 91,000 98,000 97,557 Total —Subdivision No. IX 1,726,000 1,378,000 876,570

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1946-47. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. YOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. X—Stores and Sawmills Stores Branch . • j 1 at £1,000 (Comptroller of Stores) 1,000 975 975 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 4,805,743 Less estimated credits for stores to be issued, provided for in other votes and items 4,760,000 45,743 249,025 313,207 Less transfers to other sections 46,743 143 250,000 314,182 46,600 250,000 314,182 Railways Sawmills Production of timber, expenses of working mills, including salaries, wages, repairs, transport charges, royalties, workers' compensation for £ accidents, and contingencies .. 70,600 Less estimated credits .. .. 46,000 24,600 Cr. 9,500 Cr. 13,808 No. X 71,200 240,500 300,374

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. 3,528 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. XI —Miscellaneous £ £ £ Payments on account of Railway Sick Benefit Fund 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 50,000 935,500 50,000 1,630,000 48,629 627,933 Capital expenditure charged in first instance to vote " Working Railways," and subsequently transferred to vote " Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines " 957,000 1,057,000 607,000 Total—Subdivision No. XI 1,942,500 2,737,000 1,283,562 TOTAL 17,070,928 16,465,437 14,652,401

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1945-46. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. VOTE—IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES £ £ £ TOTAL 1,172,000 1,600,000 888,923 VOTE—IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS 1946 -47. l 1945-46. TO OPEN LINES Voted. Expended. Christchurch : new station and rearrangement of yard and terminal facilities in connection therewith Marton : rearrangement of station-yard New Plymouth : additional accommodation .. Palmerston North deviation Papakura-Horotiu duplication Sawyer's Bay - St. Leonard's duplication S.I.M.T. : Picton-Wharanui and ParnassusWaipara automatic signalling and communicatipns Turakina-Okoia deviation Wellington : new goods office Wellington - Upper Hutt: duplication and electrification Westport - Te Kuha and Inangahua-Stillwater automatic signalling and communications .. Grade easement and duplications Road motor services: purchase of motor services, vehicles, and equipment £ 32,000 15,000 6,000 1,000 1,000 25,000 30,000 260,632 44,000 140,000 4,000 23,000 682,745 £ 85,000 20,200 2,000 20,000 342,960 87,000 200,000 7,000 5,000 222,824 £ 38,506 "4,461 Cr. 19,034 2,105 24,117 123,197 20,777 46,255 18',368 1,134 123,891

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1945-46. VOTE—IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS 1946-47. TO OPEN LINES—continued Voted. Expended. General — £ £ £ Dwellings .. .. .. 95,505 72,300 31,41$ Overbridges 10,000 2,000 Rail-car sheds .. .. 6,420 5,500 ' 4,971 Rolling-stock (locomotives, cars, and wagons) 813,598 890,945 490,608 Station rearrangements and siding alterations 132,491 92,116 45,060 Workshops, buildings, and plant, locomotive, car, and wagon depot plant (improvements) 236,864 ' 298,266 100,291 Bridges 80,000 80,000 57,237 Automatic signalling 60,500 50,330 33,429 Communication circuits and apparatus 96,833 77,235 42,465 Services and works not specified 281,461 285,742 217,435 Mechanical equipment 54,265 101,000 51,462 Gross Total 3,132,314 2,947,418 1,448,150 Amount required for Current Year 2,172,000 2,600,000 .1,448,150 Less amount to be provided out of the Working Railways Depreciation Fund 1,000,000 1,000,000 559,227 TOTAL .. 1,172,000 1,600,000 888,923

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1946-47. 1945-46. 4 Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. j Expended. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES Subdivision— I—Postal and Telegraph Salaries IT-—Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails .. III—Conveyance of Inland Mails IV—Carriage of Mails by Railway V—Maintenance of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph and Wireless Systems VI—Depreciation Fund VII —Motor Services and Workshops VIII—Maintenance of Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites IX—Miscellaneous Services Gboss Total Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL £ 3,972,735 £ 245,550 204,000 133,000 457,000 200,000 453,450 111,000 1,431,628 £ 3,972,735 245,550 204,000 133,000 457,000 200,000 453,450 111,000 1,431,628 £ 2,975,658 207,550 201,300 143,000 487,500 200,000 346,000 105,000 1,944,531 £ 2,835,733 179,652 193,602 134,157 504,031 60,000 216,828 109,937 1,950,903 3,972,735 3,235,628 7,208,363 (a) 6,610,539 420,450 6,184,843 427,732 3,972,735 3,235,628 7,208,363 6,190,089 5,757,111 VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 11,094 ; 1945-46, 7,619) Subdivision No. I —Postal and Telegraph Salaries Salaries — Administration £ 1 at £1,650 (Director-General) .. 1,650 2 at £1,400 (Chief Engineer ; Deputy Director-General) .. .. 2,800 (a) Now included in Post Office accounts as " Departmen £505,850. 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ tal Receipts." £ Anticipated re £ ceipts, 1946-47,

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH W ORKIN G-EXPEN SES —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I —Postal and Telegraph \ u.e<i. 1 . . \; e.ided. 1 Salaries —continued Salaries —continued £ £ £ Administration —continued 3 at £1,100 (Deputy Chief Engineer ; 2nd Deputy Director - General; £ Director of Accounts) .. .. 3,300 7 at £1,000 (Superintending Engineers (3) ; Divisional Directors (4)) .. 7,000 2 at £975 (Superintending Engineer; Chief Inspector, G.P.O.) .. 1,950 4 at £950 (Chief Postmasters, Auckland and Wellington; District Engineers, Wellington and Auckland) .. .. .. 3,800 20,500 19,025 Allowances for performing higher duties — 1 at £300 (3rd to 30th April, 1945, £ inclusive) .. .. 23 1 at £100 (3rd to 30th April, 1945, inclusive) .. .. 8 1 at £250 (9th February, to 17th March, 1946, inclusive) .. .. .. 25 1 at £300 (9th February to 17th March, 1946, inclusive) .. .. .. 30 1 at £100 (9th February to 17th March, 1946, inclusive) .. .. .. 10 1 at £50 (9th February to 17th March, 1946, inclusive) .. .. 5 101 545 Other Salaries 11,075 (£130 to £1,000) Salaries of officers paid prior to 31st March in respect of periods during next financial year Salaries of officers resuming after absence with the Armed Forces 4,107,209 2,500 133,175 2,693,338 1,500 360,000 4,263,485 3,074,408

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(a) To provide for return of servicemen to duty, new salary scale, regrading of positions and additional appointments to permanent staff. The return of officers from service has resulted in the displacement of a number of temporary employees, %nd a saving of approximately £478,000 in Subdivision IX can therefore be offset against the increase shown above.

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH W ORKIN Gr-EXPENSES—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. I—Postal and Telegraph Voted. Expended. Salaries—continued Salaries—continued £ . £ £ Other Salaries—continued Less salaries provided but not now required — Amount unexpended owing to increments being payable for periods of less than twelve £ months .. .. .. 29,000 Amount unexpended owing to: (1) special leave without pay; (2) sick-leave without pay .. 15,000 Amount to be expended on telegraph and telephone construction works, to be charged to vote " Telegraph Extension" and " Depreciation Fund " .. 350,000 394,000 215,000 - 2,835,733 3,869,485 2,859,408 Contribution to Railways Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices Non-classified officers, including country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary (number 1,465) 6,250 97,000 6,250 110,000 103,250 116,250 Total—Subdivision No. I .. (a) 3,972,735 2,975,658 2,835,733 Subdivision No. II—Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails Charges for and incidental to —- Overseas services— North American overland and Atlantic transit —- Canada United States of America 100 5,000 100 5,000 100 , 5,000

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(a) To provide for the carriage of civilian mails by R.N.Z.A.F. aircraft to Fiji, Tonga, &c. (part recoverable). \b) Overexpenditure due to the payment during 1945-46 of claims relating to the previous financial year. (c) Reduction due to the diversion of mails to the Empire Air Service. (d) Volume of transit mail decreasing. (e) Increase to cover resumption by Pan-American Airways of the Trans-Pacific Air Service. (/) Mainly for outstanding payments. Only small amount of mail now received. (g) Only small amount of mail now despatched by air in Australia.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH W ORKIN G-EXPENSES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II —Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails —continued £ £ £ i Charges for and incidental to —continued Overseas services—continued Great Britain and other countries, land and sea transit Payments to shipping companies Payment for carriage of mails by R.N.Z.A.F. in Pacific Payments for carriage of mails by Empire Air-mail Scheme Subsidy to Empire Air-mail Scheme Payments to other Administrations for carriage of mails by air Payment on behalf of other Administrations (recoverable) Payments for carriage of mails by trans-Pacific Air Service Payment for carriage of mails from Base Postoffice, Middle East, conveyed by Empire Air Service Payment for carriage of mails from Base Postoffice, Middle East, conveyed by TransTasman Air Service (part recoverable) Payment to Australia for conveyance of Empire air-mails from New Zealand in transit in Australia Payment to Australia for conveyance of Forces' air-mails from Middle East for New Zealand in transit in Australia 10,000 20,000 (a) 2,500 35,000 18,750 (c) 7,500 (d) 500 (e) 15,000 (/) 2,0Q0 (/) 2,000 (g) 1,000 (/) 1,000 14,000 20,000 35,000 18,750 16,000 1,500 10,000 10,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 4,830 13,560 (b) 44,634 (b) 23,911 13,821 2,108 10,000 13,749 5,000 2,481 9,030 120,350 175,350 148,224

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(a) Volume of inland air-mail traffic rapidly increasing. (b) Parcel-post expenses previously included in Subdivision No. IX, Miscellaneous Services. (c) Previously included in Wellington district. (d) Previously included in Auckland district. (e) Increase due to re-letting of contracts and extension of services.

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES —continued Subdivision No. 11 —Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails —continued Charges for and incidental to—continued Coastal and Inland Air Services— Payments to shipping companies Carriage of mails by inland air services 1946-47. 194 Voted. 5-46. Expended. £ 15,000 (a) 30,000 £ 12,000 20,000 £ 11,909 19,379 45,000 32,000 31,288 Landing, shipping, and miscellaneous 200 200 140 Parcel-post expenses (6) 80,000 80,200 200 140 Total—Subdivision No. II 245,550 207,550 179,652 Subdivision No. Ill —Conveyance of Inland Mails Charges for and incidental to — Auckland 18,500 29,200 25,088 Blenheim 3,500 3,500 3,296 Christchurch 22,000 19,800 20,879 Dunedin :. 12,000 11,700 11,381 Gisborne 6,000 . 5,900 5,901 Greymouth 4,100 4,100 3,783 Hamilton 23,100 23,100 22,162 Invercargill 15,600 15,600 14,214 Masterton (c) 8,000 7,798 Napier 7,600 7,600 7,232 Nelson 10,500 10,500 9,809 New Plymouth 8,000 8,000 7,477 Oamaru 3,200 3,100 3,030 Palmerston North 13,200 13,200 12,943 Thames 10,000 9,900 9,902 Timaru 8,700 8,700 8,226 Wanganui 10,000 10,000 9,644 Wellington 4,000 11,400 3,761 Westport 1,000 1,000 1,004 Whangarei (d) .. 10,000 5,072 New services, &c. (all districts) 5,000 5,000 1,000 Total—Subdivision No. Ill (e) 204,000 201,300 193,602

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(a) Increased amount required for the employment of additional temporary employees to overtake arrears of maintenance work, urgent extensions to the toll network, and to provide facilities for waiting applicants for telephone service. (b) Radio requirements now reverting to normal. In previous years large supplies of radio material were required for manufacture of radio equipment for Armed Forces.

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VOTE POST AND TELEGRAPH 1946-47. 1945-46. WORKING-EXPENSES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV—Carriage of Mails by Railway £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Carriage of mails by N railway— Ordinary mails .. . * Special trains and trucks 98,000 35,000 98,000 45,000 97,928 36,229 Total —Subdivision No. IV 133,000 143,000 134,157 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 Camp allowances Extra labour Material for repairs, including freight and other charges Miscellaneous Purchase of radio material (part recoverable) 10,000 {a) 25,000 (a) 250,000 250,000 12,000 (b) 60,000 20,000 12,500 85,000 220,000 10,000 150,000 3,033 7,271 95,763 233,832 12,690 151,442 Less amount to be expended on telegraph and telephone construction works and " Depreciation Fund " 607,000 (a) 150,000 497,500 10,000 504,031 Total —Subdivision No. V 457,000 487,500 504,031 Subdivision No. VI —Depreciation Fund Charges for and incidental to— Renewal and replacement of departmental assets 200,000 200,000 60,000 Total —Subdivision No. VI 200,000 200,000 60,000

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1945-46. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1946-47. WORKING-EXPENSES—continued Voted. Expended. 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 3,900 4,000 3,709 Purchase of— Motor-vehicles and bicycles (a) 309,550 195,000 49,847 Motor accessories 29,000 25,000 28,886 Motor .spirits and oils 65,000 65,000 77,856 Registration of vehicles and third-party-risk insurance 5,000 5,000 4,315 Repairs and hire 18,000 15,000 17,814 Wages of temporary mechanics, chauffeurs, &c. 14,000 19,000 13,332 Miscellaneous 3,500 3,500 2,811 Workshops— Material 25,000 20,000 24,915 Wages of temporary mechanics, &c. 30,000 30,000 29,305 Miscellaneous 500 500 38 503,450 382,000 252,828 Less amount to be expended on telegraph and telephone construction works and " Depreciation Fund " 50,000 36,000 36,000 Total —-Subdivision No. VII 453,450 346,000 216,828 Subdivision No. VIII —Maintenance of Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites Charges for and incidental to — Improvement and maintenance of sites, and inspections, reports, and valuations of properties 1,500 1,000 1,531 Maintenance of Post and Telegraph buildings 75,000 65,000 73,775 Purchase of material for repairs 12,000 12,000 11,779 Furniture and fittings — Purchase of .. 20,000 25,000 20,406 Repairs to 2,500 2,000 2,446 Total —Subdivision No. VIII 111,000 105,000 109,937 (a) To provide for additional motor-vehicles and replacen lents of existi ng units. The a mount provided in 1945-46 was not fully expended owing to motor-vehicles not coming to hand.

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(a) Now included in item " Purchase of Radio Material," Subdivision No. V. (b) Cost of plates ordered for motor-vehicle relicensing during 1946-47.

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YOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1 Q4.K_4.fi W ORKIN G-EXPEN SES —continued 1946-47. Subdivision No. IX—Miscellaneous Services Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to— £ £ £ • Allowances — Calculation of savings-bank interest 500 400 402 Tellers' risk .. 4,700 4,700 3,428 5,200 5,100 3,830 Casli deficiencies — '' Forged bank-note accepted at Dargaville 1 1 Deficiency in money-order cash at Kohukohu 1 1 Loss of cash, through the destruction by fire of the Mitimiti Post and Telephone Office 6 6 Loss of remittance at Whakatane 6 6 Loss of cash at Palmerston North 35 35 Loss of cash at Christchurch 41 41 Loss of moneys at New Zealand Divisional Field Post-offices through the acceptance of counterfeit notes 11 11 Loss of cash through burglaries at Glen Afton, Hunua, Moerewa, and Ngaio 194 194 Theft of cash deposits held on behalf of private - telephone - line owners by Opononi Post-office 18 18 313 313 Office-management expenses — Bank exchange 700 700 762 Contribution towards expenses of departmental refreshment-rooms 600 600 530 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pension to widows and children 30,000 28,355 28,355 Cost of radio development (recoverable) .. (a) 3,000 308 Customs duties and sales tax 75,000 110,000 44,025 Home savings-boxes, purchase of 6,000 6,000 724 High Commissioner's Office : clerical work, printing, stationery, postages, bills of lading, rent, &c. 1,013 1,013 1,013 Mail-bags and parcel receptacles, purchase and repair of 10,000 10,000 8,402 Motor-plates in connection with registration of motor-vehicles (recoverable) (6) 23,500 2,500 3,246 Motor-vehicle licensing labels and waterproof licenae-holders 100 2,550 2,268

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(а) Payment of contribution for two years-. (б) Total cost estimated at £30,000, of which Great Britain contributes 70 per cent., the remaining 30 per cent, being shared equally among the Dominions concerned, India, and Southern Rhodesia. (c) Decrease due to displacement of temporary employees by men returning from war service. \d) Now included in Subdivision No. 11, Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails. (e) Now included in " Purchase of Radio material," Subdivision No. Y.

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. IX—Miscellaneous Services —continued Voted. Expended. Charges foe and incidental to —continued Office-management expenses —continued New Zealand's share of the cost of International Postal and Telegraph Bureaux, Berne New Zealand's contribution towards expenditure of Commonwealth Communications Council Office expenses Postal receiving-boxes, supply of Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution Rent and leases of buildings and land for Post and Telegraph purposes Stamps, postal notes, and documents of value, production of Stationery, printing, and binding Temporary officers : Postmen, Messengers, Exchange Attendants, and general £ 1,000 (b) 1,875 94,550 100 30,000 30,000 25,000 95,000 (c) 442,000 £ 1,000 94,150 100 30,000 31,500 30,000 95,000 831,000 £ (a) 2,316 "90,948 50 30,344 26,871 16,223 89,997 919,618 Less amount of Customs duty to be expended on material used on telegraph and telephone construction works 866,438 30,000 1,277,468 35,000 1,266,000 23,961 836,438 1,242,468 1,242,039 Overtime and meal allowances 420,000 427,000 456,690 Uniform allowances 1,700 1,000 1,560 Parcel-post expenses (d) 90,000 78,975 ; Provision of equipment for aeradio services (recoverable) (e) 15,000 24,810 Sundry charges — Awards to officers for suggestions Compassionate grants to widows and dependants of deceased officers 100 3,000 50 2,600 85 4,049

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH % 1MK-4-R. WORKING-EXPENSE S —continued 1946-47. Subdivision No. IX—Miscellaneous Services Voted. Expended. —continued Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Sundry charges —continued 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 1,115 Compensation and expenses incurred in respect of injuries sustained by em1,840 ployees of Department 2,100 2,100 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. 200 200 206 Expenses in connection with Post and Telegraph Board of Appeal 200 200 140 Expenses incidental to official opening of departmental premises and inauguration 29 of new services 70 75 Expenses incurred as a result of accidents 1,000 1,000 1,085 Expenses of officers travelling overseas on 3,782 official business (part recoverable) 2,000 2,000 Grant, Public Service Women's Club (Inc.), towards wages of staff 150 150 150 Grants to widows and dependants of de2,031 ceased officers equivalent to leave due .. 2,000 2,000 Gratuities to non-classified officers in recognition of long and faithful service as postmasters 200 150 217 New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner, Sydney: proportion of office 50 expenses 50 50 Photographic work in connection with the 1,178 airgraph mail system 2,000 Purchase of postage-stamps from other 500 Administrations for sale to the public .. 500 500 Salaries, fees, and allowances to members of Tribunal and assessors appointed under section 10 of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1944 100 100 Social Security Department: grants to retired officers to bring superannuation 20 50 allowances up to £52 per annum 4

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(а) Cost of renewing sleepers and fastenings, private railway siding, Wanganui, £4 Bs. 4d.; gratuitypaid for services rendered as Matron of Molesworth Hostel, £ll Bs. 7d.; grant in recognition of assistance given in quelling outbreak of fire at Postmaster's residence, Lyttelton, £1 Is.; payment of reward for finding and returning spare wheel and tire lost from Hillman car, P. &T. 1021, £1; payment of reward for action in recovering telephone equipment from burning premises, £1 10s.; payment for salvaging telephone-pole endangered by high seas, £1; compensation for tools stolen from personal effects stored at Post and Telegraph stores, Newmarket, £8 15s. 6d.; grant to Kaikohe Volunteer Fire Brigade Social Fund for services rendered in preventing spread of fire, £10; grant to three persons as mark of appreciation of their services in assisting to quell an outbreak of fire at Ferry Road Post-office, £7 45.; donation to Social Fund of Hikurangi Fire Brigade in appreciation of services in extinquishing fire menacing departmental telegraph-line, £2 25.: total, £4B 9s. sd. (б) Now included in Post Office Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £505, 850.

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH W ORKIN G-EXPENSES —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. IX—Miscellaneous Services —continued Voted. Uxpeoded. Charges for and incidental to—continued Sundry charges—continued Compensation payable consequent upon the cancellation of the Matawai-Motuhora-Motu mail service contract Donation to the National Patriotic Fund Board £ £ 25 5,000 £ 25 5,000 12,940 19,500 21,536 Inspection of offices Railway travelling post-offices allowances Relieving-expenses Removal expenses Travelling expenses, allowances, and fares 5,000 1,500 7,000 20,000 25,000 5,500 1,500 7,000 15,000 30,000 7,912 1,402 8,073 16,018 23,655 Typewriters and mechanical appliances, purchase of 58,500 59,000 57,060 41,700 40,000 7,734 Uniform clothing 25,000 - 25,000 19,149 Contingencies Refunds of revenue paid in excess or in error 150 30,000 150 20,000 (a) 48 37,159 30,150 20,150 37,207 Total —Subdivision No. IX 1,431,628 1,944,531 1,950,903 Gross Total 7,208,363 6,610,539 6,184,843 Credits-in-aid (b) 420,450 427,732 NET TOTAL 7,208,363 6,190,089 5,757,111

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT

Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Wages, Contingencies, and Expenses of Telegraph Extension. Summary

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321

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other ' Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—TELEGRAPH EXTENSION £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total 1,069,600 1,069,600 650,000 416,427 Credits-i jST-aid <«> 225,000 230,114 NET TOTAL 1,069,600 1,069,600 425,000 186,313 VOTE—TELEGRAPH EXTENSION 1946-47. 1945-46. Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. New telegraph and toll lines, submarine cables, telephone-exchange installations, including automatic equipment, telephoneexchange connections, and radio equipment — Material and freight Less estimated value of material to be used for maintenance purposes and chargeable to vote " Post and Telegraph Working-expenses " £ 812,600 300,000 £ 450,000 £ 208,600 Labour and miscellaneous . . 512,600 557,000 200,000 207,827 Gross Total 1,069,600 650,000 416,427 Credits-in-aid (a) 225,000 230,114 NET TOTAL 1,069,600 425,000 186,313 (a) Now shown as a reduction of item " Material and freight."

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

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, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Public Trust Office. Summary

322

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL .. 401,514 127,680 529,194 443,528 433,169 Chargeable on the Public Trustee's Account 1946-47. 1945-40. Voted. Expended. VOTE—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 1,021 ; 1945-46, 960) £ £ £ Salaries — Unclassified X 1 at £1,600 (Public Trustee) .. 1,600 2 at £1,200 (Assistant Public Trustees) 2,400 4,000 3,925 Professional Division Class Special — ► 347,489 1 at £1,050 (Solicitor to the Public Trust Office) 1,050 1,025

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PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT —continued

(a) Increase due to return of staff from war service and to increases in salaries consequent on regrading. (b) 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. (c) Estimated amount of income-tax payable on profits for year ended 31st March, 1946.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE —continued Voted. Expended. Salaries—continued Clerical Division £ £ £ Other Salaries 1,017 (£95 to £1,000) 396,464 332,677 J (a)401,514 337,627 347,489 Other Charges for and incidental to — Alterations, repairs, running-expenses, and maintenance of premises, motor-vehicles, &c. 12,250 10,130 0,238 Capital expenditure : additions, improve26,750 19,700 (b) 7,944 ments, and acquisition of new premises .. Commission to agents other than permanent 5,147 officers 5,500 4,550 Compassionate grants to dependants of de100 100 83 ceased officers Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased 666 pensions to widows and children 620 666 Department of Internal Affairs on account of — Proportion of salaries of officers in High Commissioner's office and proportion of 1,575 rent 1,575 1,575 "Wages of Custodians, Messengers, Charwomen, &c. 12,500 11,200 10,766 Exchange on remittances to and from London and Sydney 100 100 Grants on retirement of agents and permanent 200 officers 300 300 Income-tax (c) 11,000 Land-tax 2,400 2,350 2,701 Membership subscriptions to Chambers of 10 10 12 Commerce Office expenses 18,225 17,570 16,447 Overtime and meal allowances 3,000 8,000 4,162 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 10,150 9,600 9,563 Printing and stationery 5,500 5,000 5,454

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PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT —continued

(а) Number of officers, 163. Travelling-allowances, £1,989; travelling-expenses, £2,130; taxi hire, £4O ; motor-car mileage allowances, £77. (б) Valuation fees, £l2; damage to officer's clothing, £5 ; miscellaneous, £3 : total, £2O.

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VOTE—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution Rates Rent .. .. Section 43, Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913 : losses to estates made good by office Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 3,050 1,100 2,800 200 6,000 4,500 50 3,000 900 2,400 200 4,000 4,500 50 3,019 971 £,515 39 3,922 (a) 4,236 (b) 20 127,680 105,901 85,680 TOTAL 529,194 443,528 433,169

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NATIVE TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT

Native Minister AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Native Trustee's Account. Summary

325

1946-47 . 1945-46. Salaries. | Other j Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—NATIVE TRUST OFFICE £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL .. 10,140 6,604 16,744 30,876 31,011 1946-47. 1945-46. Chargeable on the Native Trustee's Account Voted. Expended. VOTE—NATIVE TRUST OFFICE £ £ £ Salaries — Contribution to vote, " Native," towards salaries of officers 10,140 20*280 {a) 20,280 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to vote, " Native," towards administration expenses of the Native Trustee's Account Losses to estates made good by office Payment to Consolidated Fund of one-third of profits of the Native Trust Office for Special Native Housing Fund purposes .. 2,060 * 5 2,389 4.120 5 3.121 (a) 4,120 3,121 (a) Double provision was made to cover non-payment the previous year.

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326

1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—NATIVE TRUST OFFICE— continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Rates and other expenses on foreclosed properties Section 11, Finance Act, 1933 : protection, preservation, improvement, management, &c., of properties (including expenses incidental to carrying on farming business), and advances to mortgagors War damage insurance premiums on mortgage securities and farm buildings Donation to National patriotic Fund Grant to tlie Ngarimu V.C. and 28th (Maori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund £ 100 2,000 50 £ 100 2,000 50 200 1,000 £ 43 2,206 41 200 1,000 6,604 10,596 10,731 TOTAL .. 16,744 30,876 31,011

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Government Insurance Account. Summary

327

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—GOVERNMENT INSURANCE £ 1 £ £ £ £ TOTAL .. 59,000 200,185 259,185 197,034 178,587 Chargeable on the Government Insurance 1946-47. 1945-46. Account Voted. Expended, VOTE-GOVERNMENT INSURANCE (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 166 ; 1945-46, 135) Salaries — £ £ £ Administrative Division 1 at £1,300 (Commissioner) Other Salaries 165 (£100 to £1,000) 1,300 57,700 1,250 52,563 > 48,127 59,000 53,813 48,127 Other Charges for and incidental to —- Bank exchange and agency fees Canvassing agents' retiring-allowances Canvassing agents' travelling-expenses Commission (including canvassers' allowances) Contribution to expenses of Committee to conduct researches in respect of timber protection Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children 150 2,650 50 100,000 50 400 150 2,400 50 85,000 50 366 75 2,307 "81,322 366

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GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Approximately £6,000 to be recovered from tenants on account of cleaning charges. (b) Number of officers, 33. Taxi and motor hire, £9 ; mileage, £230 ; other expenses and allowances, £5BO. (c) Address inquiries, 45.; transfer fee, 55.; cost of wreath, £1 ss. : total, £1 14s.

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VOTE—GOVERNMENT INSURANCE— 1945-46. continued 1946-47. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued Fee foj Mr. A. E. Allison's services as member £ £ £ of Government Insurance Board 105 105 105 Fees for certificates of death, &c. .. 130 100 96 Grants to officers on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave 150 " 200 70 License fees 300 300 300 Mechanical equipment — Purchase of 2,500 Maintenance of 200 Motor-vehicles— Purchase of .. 10,640 Maintenance of 500 Office expenses 12,950 11,800 10,554 Office furniture, fittings, and requisites 2,000 1,000 1,000 ■ Office premises—capital expenditure : land, buildings, alterations, additions, and incidental expenses 18,360 2,000 566 Overtime and meal allowances .. 5,250 5,000 5,130 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 100 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department ' 4,300 4,200 "3,799 Printing and stationery 2,250 2,000 2,126 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution 450 450 381 Rates and other expenses on foreclosed properties 500 500 308 Rent 9,100 8,350 9,142 Repairs, &c., to buildings 11,000 3,300 1,606 Services rendered by— Department of Internal Affairs (a) 10,400 10,600 6,684 Treasury (Actuarial Branch) 4,000 4,000 3,351 Transfer and removal expenses 600 400 282 Travelling allowances and expenses 1,000 700 (b) 819 Valuation fees .. .. 50 50 49 Contingencies 50 50 {c)2 200,185 143,221 130,440 TOTAL .. 259,185 197,034 178,567

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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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Public Service Superannuation Fund Account. Summary

329

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. j Other | Charges. I Total. Voted. | Expended. VOTE—PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND OFFICE £ £ ' £ 4 £ £ TOTAL .. .. .. .. 4,400 3,350 7,750 7,030 6,793 Chargeable on the Public Service 1946-47. 1945-46. Superannuation Fund Account Voted. Expended. VOTE—PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND OFFICE £ £ £ Salaries— Contribution to vote " Treasury," to < salaries of officers cover 4,400 4,230 4,138 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to vote " Treasury" to cover administration expenses of Public Service Superannuation Fund 3,350 2,800 2,655 TOTAL .. 7,750 7,030 6,793

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

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, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the State Fire Insurance Account. Summary

330

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. | Other Charges. Total. 1 Voted. | 1 Expended. VOTE—STATE FIRE INSURANCE £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL .. 102,013 22,526 124,539 107,470 89,857 Chargeable on the State Fire Insurance Account 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. VOTE—STATE FIRE INSURANCE (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 288 ; 1945-46, 263) £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,300 (General Manager) 1,300 1,225 1 | Other Salaries 85,559 287 (£90 to £1,000) 100,713 81,725 J 102,013 82,950 85,559

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331

1945-46. VOTE—STATE FIRE INSURANCE— 1946-47. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Cost-of-living bonus to annuitant, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children 186 186 186 Fees for unofficial members of Board 50 50 35 Grants to officers on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave 15 15 Grants to widows and dependants of deceased officers, equivalent to leave due 50 50 Office premises—capital expenditure : land, buildings, alterations, additions, repayment of mortgages, and incidental expenses 20,000 20,000 (a) 300 Overtime and meal allowances 1,400 1,400 1,052 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution 725 719 725 Contingencies 100 100 Donation to National Patriotic Fund 2,000 2,000 22,526 24,520 4,298 TOTAL 124,539 107,470 89,857 (a) Finalization of arrangements to proceed with erection of office premises at Tauranga and Whangarei held up.

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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, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Government Accident Insurance Account. Summary

332

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE TOTAL .. £ £ £ £ £ 71,570 71,570 64,570 60,387 Chargeable on the Government Accident Insurance Account VOTE—GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE Charges for and incidental to — Commission Office expenses Printing and stationery Provision for payments to State Fire Office under section 24 of the Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 Third-party-risk-pool expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies .. .. \.. TOTAL 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 13,000 500 800 56,000 1,200 20 50 £ 11,000 500, 800 51,000 1,200 20 50 £ 10,707 278 507 47,951 944 71,570 64,570 60,387

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

EXPOET DIVISION, MARKETING DEPARTMENT

Minister of Marketing AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Export Division, Marketing Department. Summary

333

1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. | Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—EXPERT MARKETING £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL .. 37,700 66,360 104,060 (a) 115,150 107,488 YOTE—EXPORT MARKETING 1946-47. 1945-46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 79 ; 1945-46, 88) Voted. 1 1 Expended. Salaries — Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 at £1,575 (Director) 1,575 1,575 -> Professional and Clerical Divisions N ON-PERMANENTS AND New Zealand 1 at £975 (Secretary) 1 at £875 (Shipping officer) £ 975 875 1,850 4,000 1,850 4,900 London £ 1 at £2,000 (Manager) .. .. 2,000 1 at £1,500 (Assistant manager) .. 1,500 1 at £1,400 (Manager, Fruit Sales Division), (part year only) .. 500 > 37,922 Other Salaries New Zealand 60 (£140 to £1 i 000) 22,285 23,875 (a) Reduced provision due to the functions of the Department in connection with the purchase and sale of wool having been taken over by the Wool Disposal Commission.

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EXPORT DIVISION, MARKETING DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Provision made for two years' payments of income-tax : charges not to hand in 1945-46. (б) Overexpenditure due to increased amount of overtime worked. (c) Reduced provision due to purchase and sale of wool now being undertaken by Wool Disposal Commission. (d) Number of officers, 12. Travelling-allowance, £149; travelling• expense?, £111; motor hire and taxis, £l4 ; mileage allowance, £5O ; expenses of London staff, £729. (e) Pig Marketing Regulations revoked December, 1945.

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VOTE—EXPORT MARKETING —continued 1Q4-Fi_4.fi 1946-47. Salaries —continued Voted. Expended. Other Salaries —continued £ £ £ London 13 (£80 to £1,000) 5,935 5,150 Location allowances 3,630 3,140 39,275 Less amount provided but not required .. 1,575 Chargeable to — £ Dairy Industry Account .. 25,900 Meat Industry Account .. 7,600 Sundry Products Account .. 4,200 37,700 J 37,700 40,490 37,922 Other Charges for and incidental to — Agency expenses (Lyttelton) 225 225 225 Cables 600' 600 656 Entertainment expenses, gratuities, &c., incurred by London office 140 140 135 Income-tax on salaries of London staff (excluding war taxation) (a) 6,500 3,000 (a) .. Meal allowances and overtime 400 600 (b) 1,023 Office expenses 1,500 1,500 1,495 Office furniture, fittings, and repairs 400 700 653 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 50 50 12 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department (c) 3,600 7,300 6,215 Printing and stationery 700 700 965 Public Service Superannuation Fund 400 400 264 Rent (c) 2,700 3,200 • 3,654 Shipping inspection 100 100 34 Subscriptions and donations 25 25 3 Travelling allowances and expenses (c) 1,000 1,600 {d) 1,053 Contingencies 20 20 Marketing Advisory Committees : expenses and allowances of delegates and members and incidental charges .. .. j (e) 1,000 500

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EXPORT DIVISION, MARKETING DEPARTMENT—continued

Estimated. Voted. Expended. . . , 1946-47. 1945-46. 1945-46. (a) Chargeable to — £ £ £ Dairy Industry Account .. .. .. .. 39,760 31,250 • 30,124 Meat Industry Account .. .. .. .. 50,100 50,800 49,634 Wool Industry Account .. .. .. ~ .. 12,200 8,785 Sundry Products Account .. .. .. 14.200 20,900 18,945 £104,060 £115,150 £107,488

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VOTE—EXPORT MARKETING—continued Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Chargeable to — £ Dairy Industry Account .. 13,860 Meat Industry Account .. 2,500 Sundry Products Account .. 2,000 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Meat Industry Account—New Zealand Meatproducers Board : payment under the Meat Export Control Act (Partial Suspension) Regulations 1940 Sundry Products Account: New Zealand Sheepskin Controller, expenses of TOTAL 18,360 21,160 16,887 40,000 8,000 40,000 13,500 40,000 12,679 48,000 53,500 52,679 66,360 74,660 69,566 (a)104,060 (a) 115,150 (a) 107,488

B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

INTERNAL MARKETING DIVISION—MARKETING DEPARTMENT

Minister of Marketing AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Internal Marketing Division, Marketing Department. Summary

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other ! Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—INTERNAL MARKETING £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL .. 77,960 62,065 140,025 147,315 126,328 1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—INTERNAL MARKETING Voted. Expended. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 233 ; 1945-46, 240) £ £ £ Salaries — 1 at £1,050 (Director) •• 1,050 914 >1 N ON-PERMANENTS 1 at £890 (Dairy Produce Officer) 1 at £875 (Supervisor of Local Fruits) 1 at £50 (allowance to Dairy Produce Officer for special duties) 890 875 890 875 50 85,567 Other Salaries 230 (£95 to £1,000) •• 75,145 78,346 77,960 81,075 85,567

B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

INTERNAL MARKETING DIVISION—MARKETING DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) These two amounts represent the total appropriation required for the Government to acquire a 50 per cent, shareholding in Farm Products Co-operative, Wellington, Ltd., the new company formed to acquire the business formerly conducted by Combined Distributors, Ltd. (b) Number of officers, 72. Motor hire, £540; mileage allowances, £1,210; travelling-allowances, £2,541; travelling-expenses, £1,726. (c) Cessation of hostilities rendered the proposed work unnecessary.

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1945-4R. VOTE—INTERNAL MARKETING— 1946-47. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Alterations and improvements to buildings .. 2,000 1,000 405 Assistance from National Egg Pool to poultry industry 2,000 2,000 1,038 Entertainment expenses 25 20 24 Expenses and allowances of officers travelling overseas .. .. 200 500 158 Expenses of conference on container charges 35 20 21 Expenses of Fruit Marketing Council election 10 Furniture and fittings, purchase of 1,500 1,500 1,509 General expenses, repairs, &c. 3,000 3,000 3,101 Marketing Advisory Committees : expenses and allowances of delegates and members and incidental charges 2,000 1,500 1,897 Motor expenses 2,000 3,500 1,822 Motor-vehicles, bicycles, &c., purchase of .. 5,000 1,500 244 Office expenses 4,500 4,500 3,235 Office machines, purchase of 4,000 4,000 201 Overtime and meal allowances .. 2,000 2,500 3,477 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 50 50 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 11,000 9,500 10,027 Plant and machinery, purchase of 5,000 5,000 1,121 Printing and stationery 3,500 3,500 3,080 Purchase of shares in— Combined Distributors, Ltd. (a) 65 Farm Products Co-operative, Wellington, Ltd (a) 1,000 . , Rent and rates 5,000 5,000 2,224 Subsidy to Public Service Superannuation Fund 180 175 179 Transfer and removal expenses 500 150 656 Travelling allowances and expenses 7,500 7,500 {b) 6,017 Additional cool - store and packing - staff accommodation 9,500 (o) Compensation to employee injured on duty .. 250 250 Honorarium payable to technical adviser .. 75 75 62,065 66,240 40,761 TOTAL 140,025 147,315 126,328

B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of Broadcasting AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries and Expenses in connection with the Administration of the Broadcasting Act, 1936. Summary

(a) Contains provision to meet full year's costs of increased staff complement representing in the main return of personnel from military service. (b) Includes expenses in connection with New Zealand Listener (total expenses, £44,535).

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1946-47. 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—BROADCASTING £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL 205,000 292,940 497,940 463,440 382,141 1946-47. 1945-46, Chargeable to the Broadcasting Account Voted. Expended. VOTE—BROADCASTING (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 603 ; 1945-46, 481) £ £ £ Salaries — Unclassified 1 at £1,825 (Director) 1,825 1,825 A Non-permanent 1 at £975 (Chief Engineer) 975 s183,491 Other Salaries 602 (£108 to £1,000) .. (a)203,175 179,700 (6)205,000 182,500 183,491

B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT—continued

{a) 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 a preliminary step in developing coverage. (6) Includes expenses in connection with New Zealand Listener (total expenses, £44,535). (c) Includes expenses of Director and Chief Engineer attending Empire Broadcasting Conference in London, Engineer's visit to Australia in connection with purchase of short-wave equipment, and Chief Engineer's visit to Suva (recovered, £6O). (d) Examination costs of technicians required to qualify for Wiremen's Certificate in conformity with Electrical Wiremen's Registration Regulations 1940. (e) Additional provision required to rebuild stocks to adequate working margin. (/) Includes provision for fitting out new premises to overcome present inadequate accommodation. (g) Includes provision for partial restoration of adequate stationery stocks and proposal to enlarge Listener as soon as paper position permits.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTTT, "RPn ABf 1 ARTTNTfl nrwitiwrupJ VUl lu DilUAiJuAO 11 IN VJ OO/tivrtllttl/ Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Capital expenditure on land, buildings, and transmitters and technical equipment {a) 60,000 60,000 12,306 Commission (6) 41,000 38,000 40,244 Compensatory payments to artists for pre- - paration of sessions which are cancelled .. 50 50 62 Contribution to Public Service Superannuation Fund (6) 1,150 1,150 912 Contribution to Radio Research Committee .. 500 250 Entertainment expenses (b) 350 300 322 Expenses in relation to welfare of the fighting Forces, including broadcasting units with Forces overseas 10,000 12,500 7,131 Expenses of officers' visits overseas 150 750 (c) 830 Fees for technical trainees 250 50 (d) 264 Increased pensions to widows and children of superannuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund 65 65 65 Literary and artistic contributions and illustrations and prizes for and expenses of competitions (6) 1,850 1,500 1,344 Newsprint stocks and storage charges (b) (e) 14,600 10,000 8,996 Office expenses (6) 25,000 22,750 22,051 Office and studio equipment, fittings, and requisites, including typewriters and mechanical office equipment .. (b) (/)10,000 10,000 2,074 Overtime and meal allowances (b) 6,000 6,000 6,972 Payments for the operation of stations under contracts 1,000 1,000 1,000 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due deceased officers 50 50 ' 34 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (6) 10,000 8,250 9,256 Power 12,500 11,500 10,727 Printing and stationery .. .. (b) [g) 15,000 12,500 12,626

B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Includes expenses in connection with New Zealand Listener (total expenses, £44,535). (b) Increased provision necessary to maintain worn out but at present irreplaceable equipment. (c) Number of officers, 108. Travelling-expenses, £936; travelling-allowances, £667; motor-car allowances, £383 ; motor-car hire, £393. (d) Medical expenses of staff injured whilst on official duties.

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1945-46. V OTE —BROADCASTING —continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Publishing and distribution charges (a) 2,150 2,000 1,829 Rent and rates (a) 17,000 17,000 14,938 Repairs and maintenance of buildings, roads, fences, grounds, office and studio fixtures, &c., and transmitting and technical equipment (including valve and other replacements) .. .. .. (a) (6) 60,000 60,000 38,718 Subsidies to " B " stations 225 225 225 Transfer and removal expenses (a) 1,500 1,000 1,339 Travelling allowances and expenses (a) 2,500 2,000 (c) 2,379 Contingencies (a) 50 50 (,1)6 Donation to National Patriotic Fund 2,000 2,000 292,940 280,940 198,650 TOTAL .. 497 940 463,440 382,141 1

B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

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, 1947, to defray Expenses of the State Iron and Steel Department. Summary

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1946-47. 1945-46. » Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY £ £ £ £ £ TOTAL 1,717 6,934 8,651 5,816 5,256 Chargeable to the Iron and Steel Industry Account VOTE—IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY (Total number of officers : 1946-47,3 ; 1945-46, 3) Salaries — £ 1 at £1,175 (Commissioner) .. 1,175 Arrears .. .. .. 12 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. £ 1,187 180 350 £ 1,075 1,075 346 £ 1 at £1,075 (Secretary), (2 months) .. Other Salaries 1 at £350 >- 2,634 1,717 2,496 2,634

B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Expenses in connection with taking of evidence in England and provision for Compensation Court hearing. (b) Special expenditure in connection with storm damage to wharf at Onekaka. (c) Expenditure in connection with survey of ironsands by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research not yet charged.

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 946.

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VOTE—IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY 1946-47. 1945-46. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Court expenses (a) 5,585 1,500 2,061 Office expenses 30 31 30 Office furniture and fittings 5 5 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 50 30 25 Printing and stationery 5 5 3 Reconditioning works at Onekaka (6) 700 700 498 Rent 39 39 Survey and other preliminary work (c) 500 1,000 Travelling allowances and expenses 20 10 5 TOTAL 6,934 3,320 2,622 8,651 5,816 1 5,256

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