SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES OF THE EXPENDITURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1949

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1948 Session I, B-07-part02

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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES OF THE EXPENDITURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1949

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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49 REVISED BUDGETARY POSITION, 1948-49 Statement Showing Revised Budgetary Position after Providing for Supplementary Estimates, Savings on Expenditure Provided on Main Estimates Consequent upon Adjustment in the Exchange Rate, and Reductions in Amounts which were Provided on the Main Estimates and are not noav Required Receipts £ Receipts as per page 15 of the Budget .. .. .. .. .. 114,867,000 Add additional revenue to be received from income-tax .. .. .. 500,000 115,367,000 Less reduction in receipts consequent upon adjustment of exchange rate — £ Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,250,000 Departmental receipts .. .. .. .. 250,000 1,500,000 £113,867,000 Expenditure, £ Expenditure provided for on main estimates as per page 15 of the Budget .. .. 113,573,000 Add gross Consolidated Fund expenditure as per supplementary estimates* .. 2,366,252 115,939,252 Less— Saving on expenditure consequent upon adjustment of exchange £ rate* .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,845,950 Amounts provided on main estimates not required* .. 303,421 2,149,371 113,789,881 Estimated Surplus .. .. .. .. .. 77,119 £113,867,000 * These figures appear in the statement shown on page opposite.

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Statement Showing Details of Expenditure and Savings on Exchange, etc., in the Supplementary Estimates

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Vote or Account, <fcc. Gross Expenditure. Savin Exchange. .gs on Main Estimates.* Net Expenditure. Net Saving. CONSOLIDATED FUND £ £ £ £ £ Debt services 566,600 566,600 Vote — Legislative 1,789 100 1,689 Prime Minister's Department 9,500 9,500 External Affairs .. 17^461 25,500 8,039 Treasury 4,061 2,500 300 1,261 Stabilization 397,760 545,000 147,240 Customs 4,550 1,090 3,460 Land and Income Tax 87,500 5,500 82,000 Stamp Duties 3,980 3,980 Audit 370 370 Public Service Commission 3^000 3^000 Internal Affairs 168,409 3,180 2 j 666 162,563 Island Territories 46,726 4,100 42,626 Printing and Stationery 70,800 27,860 42,940 Marine 11,450 610 10,840 Labour and Employment 7,495 96,000 L000 89 j 505 Maori Affairs 787 ' 787 Valuation 3,970 3,970 Electoral 35,000 35,000 Census and Statistics 200 200 Rehabilitation 2,350 2,350 Justice and Prisons 19,100 i,ooo 2,250 15,850 Crown Law 900 900 Police 4,531 250 4,281 Navy 18,249 122,000 103j 751 Army 3,150 86,000 41,000 123,850 Air 113,974 145,000 172,450 203,476 Maintenance of Public Works and Services 327,156 135,000 192^156 Highways Maintenance .. 300,000 300,000 Lands and Survey 15,475 9 joOO 6,475 Forest Administration 40,550 850 2^000 37,700 Agriculture 16,438 7,900 8,538 Scientific and Industrial Research 46,285 9,900 545 35,840 Mines 1,900 380 1,520 Transport 11,648 1,500 10,148 Industries and Commerce 32,510 9,360 40,000 16,850 Tourist and Health Resorts 12,750 3,700 9,050 Health 283,304 17,050 266,254 Education 160,044 3,200 37^810 119,034 War and Other Pensions 91,000 5,950 3,400 81,650 Less net savings Net Total Expenditure, Consolidated Fund 2;366,252 1,845,950 303,421 1,486,062 1,269,181 1,269,181 216,881 * The amounts shown in this column represent savings on ex main estimates and not now required. 1* penditure already provided on the

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Statement Showing Details of Expenditure and Savings on Exchange, etc., in the Supplementary Estimates —continued

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Vote or Account, <fcc. Gross Expenditure. Savings on Net Expenditure. Net Saving. Exchange. Main Estimates.* SEPARATE ACCOUNTS Earthquake and War Damage Fund Electric Supply Account Land for Settlements Account — Vote — Small Farms Development Maori Land Settlement Total, Land for Settlements Account Public Works Account— Vote — Railway Construction Housing Construction Public Buildings Education Buildings Roads, &c. Highways Construction Forest Development Christmas Island Phosphate Rights.. Total, Public Works Account .. Social Security Fund — Vote — Administration Expenses and Emergency Benefits.. Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits Total, Social Security Fund State Coal Mines Account Working Railways Account — Vote — Working Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines Total, Working Railways Account Total, Separate Accounts Less net savings Net Total Expenditure, Separate Accounts .. £ 250 £ £ £ 250 £ 9,266 232,500 1,145 224,379 25,000 26,500 25,000 26,500 51,500 51,500 200,000 2,294 45,000 150,000 49,200 1,500,000 14,700 100,000 30,000 i,566 9,200 200,000 100,000 45,000 150,000 10,000 1,500,000 13,972 100,000 2,046,494 144,700 10,766 2,005,000 113,972 1,457 250,000 760 697 250,000 251,457 760 250,697 926,432 80,000 846,432 400,500 16,000 523,800 170,000 123,300 154,000 416,500 693,800 277,300 3,650,399 1,203,260 11,911 3,102,379 667,151 2,435,228 667,151 * The amounts shown in this column represent savings on expenditure already provided on the main estimates and not now required.

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Statement Showing Details of Expenditure and Savings on Exchange, etc., in the Supplementary Estimates —continued

Summary

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Vote or Account, &c. Gross Expenditure. Savings on Net Expenditure. Net ' Saving. Exchange. Main Estimates.* ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT Post Office Account — Vote—Post and Telegraph Workingexpenses Telegraph Extension Total, Post Office Account Public Trustee's Account Government Insurance Account Government Superannuation Fund Account State Fire Insurance Account Marketing Department Broadcasting Account Total, Accounts outside Public Account . . Less net savings Net Total Expenditure, Accounts Outside the Public Accounts.. £ 328,355 64,400 £ 171,600 114,400 £ £ 156,755 £ 50,000 392,755 286,000 156,755 50,000 5,000 2,047 100 1,260 570 900 360 290 34,160 4,640 2,047 100 970 900 33590 401,732 321,710 164,512 84,490 84,490 80,022

— Gross Expenditure. Savings on Net Expenditure. Net Saving. Exchange. Main Estimates.* Consolidated Fund Separate Accounts Accounts outside the Public Account Less net savings Net Expenditure £ 2,366,252 3,650,399 401,732 £ 1,845,950 1,203,260 321,710 £ 303,421 11,911 £ 1,486,062 3,102,379 164,512 £ 1,269,181 667,151 84,490 6,418,383 3,370,920 315,332 4,752,953 2,020,822 2,020,822 2,732,131 * The amounts shown in this column represent savings on expenditure already provided in the main estimates and not now required.

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SUMMARY

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© p-t Summary of Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund CONSOLIDATED FUND ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT 1948-49. Main Estimates. Supplementary Estimates. Total. Permanent Appropriations :— Civil List £ 100,350 £ £ 100,350 10 io Debt Services, —• Interest .. .. • Transfers to Loans Redemption Account— New Zealand Loans Amendment Act, 1947— Section 11 (c).. Section 14 Administration and Management 17,320,845 670,000 4,513,156 263,879 Cr. 542,605 Cr. 23,995 16,778,240 670,000 4,513,156 239,884 22,767,880 Cr. 566,600 22,201,280 Under Special Acts of the Legislature,— Highways Superannuation Miscellaneous 210,000 2,530,000 218,100 210,000 2,530,000 218,100 2,958,100 2,958,100 Annual Appropriations : — Vote, Legislative 25,826,330 Cr. 566,600 25,259,730 11 163,989 1,689 - 165,678 13 „ Prime Minister's Department 234,245 Cr. 9,500 224,745 14 „ External Affairs 594,958 Gr. 8,039 586,919 16 19 21 23 24 26 Finance, —- Vote, Treasury „ Stabilization „ Customs „ Land and Income Tax „ Stamp Duties „ Audit 367,484 11,615,075 357,607 684,155 201,022 114,919 1,261 Cr. 147,240 3,460 82,000 3,980 Cr. 370 368,745 11,467,835 361,067 766,155 205,002 114,549 General Administration, — Vote, Public Service Commission „ Internal Affairs „ Island Territories „ Printing and Stationery „ Marine „ Labour and Employment „ Maori Affairs „ Valuation „ Electoral ,, Census and Statistics „ Rehabilitation 13,340,262 Cr. 56,909 13,283,353 27 28 33 36 37 39 41 42 43 44 45 81,125 1,348,126 632,054 735,445 518,644 1,712,140 601,788 208,868 20,168 82,800 382,800 3,000 162,563 42,626 42,940 10,840 Gr. 89,505 787 3,970 35,000 200 2,350 84,125 1,510,689 674,680 778,385 529,484 1,622,635 602,575 212,838 55,168 83,000 385,150 6,323,958 214,771 6,538,729

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SUMMARY—continued

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8. cS PM Summary of Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued 1948^9. Main Estimates. Supplementary Estimates. Total. ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—continued £ £ £ Annual Appropriations—continued Law and Order, — 46 50 51 Vote, Justice and Prisons .. „ Crown Law .. „ Police 585,467 14,220 1,107,107 15,850 900 4,281 601,317 15,120 1,111,388 1,706,794 21,031 1,727,825 52 55 57 Defence, — Vote, Navy „ Army „ Air 2,474,455 3,092,550 6,099,566 Or. 103,751 Or. 123,850 Or. 203,476 2,370,704 2,968,700 5,896,090 11,666,571 Or. 431,077 11,235,494 Maintenance, — 63 66 Vote : Maintenance of Public Works and Services „ Highways Maintenance 6,570,836 3,661,089 192,156 300,000 6,762,992 3,961,089 10,231,925 492,156 10,724,081 67 70 72 77 87 88 90 93 Development of Primary and Secondary Industries, — Vote, Lands and Survey .. .. „ Forest Administration „ Agriculture .. „ Scientific and Industrial Research „ Mines „ Transport „ Industries and Commerce „ Tourist and Health Resorts 1,344,377 775,200 2,122,321 803,220 137,270 314,790 597,948 599,989 6,475 37,700 8,538 35,840 1,520 10,148 Or. 16,850 9,050 1,350,852 812,900 2,130,859 839,060 138,790 324,938 581,098 609,039 6,695,115 92,421 6,787,536 Social Services, — 95 99 108 Vote, Health „ Education „ War and other Pensions „ Social Security 7,503,822 9,456,484 4,829,160 15,000,000 266,254 119,034 81,650 7,770,076 9,575,518 4,910,810 15,000,000 36,789,466 466,938 37,256,404 87,747,283 783,481 88,530,764 TOTAL—ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT .. 113,573,613 216,881 113,790,494

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SUMMARY—continued

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1 Page. 1 Summary of Services chargeable on the Separate Accounts 1948-49. Main Estimates. Supplementary Estimates. 1 Totals. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS £ £ £ 109 Earthquake and War Damage Fund .. .. j 18,125 250 18,375 110 Electric Supply Account 7,750,000 Cr. 224,379 7,525,621 111 112 Land for Settlements Account— Vote, Land for Settlements „ Small Farms Development „ Maori Land Settlement 68,410 6,908,181 1,332,500 Gr. 25,000 Gr. 26,500 68,410 6,883,181 1,306,000 Total —Land for Settlements Account 8,309,091 Gr. 51,500 8,257,591 113 114 115 116 m iii 119 121 Public Works Account — Vote, Railway Construction „ Housing Construction ,, Public Buildings „ Education Buildings „ Lighthouses and Harbour-works .. „ Roads, &c. „ Soil Conservation and Rivers Control „ Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage „ Highways Construction .. „ Forest Development „ Christmas Island Phosphate Rights 180,000 8,024,926 1,600,000 1,295,000 25,000 415,000 450,000 370,000 1,750,000 1,802,400 200,000 Cr. 13,972 Gr. 100,000 100,000 45,000 150,000 10,000 1,500,000 380,000 8,010,954 1,500,000 1,395,000 25,000 460,000 450,000 370,000 1,900,000 1,812,400 1,500,000 Total—Public Works Account 15,912,326 1,891,028 17,803,354 122 124 Social Security Fund —• Vote, Administration Expenses and Emergency Benefits „ Medical, Hospital, &c,, Benefits 1,029,249 7,562,000 697 250,000 1,029,946 7,812,000 Total —-Social Security Fund 8,591,249 250,697 8,841,946 125 State Coal-mines Account 4,715,000 846,432 5,561,432 126 130 Working Railways Account— Vote, Working Railways „ Improvements and Additions to Open Lines 20,932,933 2,303,172 Gr. 123,300 Cr. 154,000 20,809,633 2,149,172 Total —-Working Railways Account 23,236,105 Gr. 277,300 22,958,805 TOTAL—SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 68,531,896 2,435,228 70,967,124

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SUMMARY—continued

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03 bO «8 Ph Summary of Services chargeable on the Accounts outside the Public Account 1948-49. Main Estimates. Supplementary Estimates. Total. ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT £ £ £ 131 136 Post Office Account— Vote, Post and Telegraph Working-expenses „ Telegraph Extension 9,391,875 1,444,000 156,755 Or. 50,000 9,548,630 1,394,000 Total—Post Office Account 10,835,875 106,755 10,942,630 137 138 139 140 141 142 Public Trustee's Account Maori Trustee's Account Government Insurance Account Government Superannuation Fund Account State Fire Insurance Account Government Accident Insurance Account Marketing Department Broadcasting Account 535,778 18,207 290,405 34,480 169,000 128,120 235,409 1,010,700 Or. 900 4,640 2,047 100 970 Or. 33,590 534,878 18,207 295,045 36,527 169,100 128,120 236,379 977,110 TOTAL—ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT 13,257,974 80,022 13,337,996

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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49 PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS

DEBT SERVICES

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Interest and Management— Interest, administration, and management charges on loans domiciled overseas : saving on expenditure already provided on Main Estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange-rate £ Gr. 566,600 £ TOTAL Gr. 566,600

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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—LEGISLATIVE £ £ £ Subdivision II—House of Representatives „ III —-Law Drafting Office „ IV —General Assembly Library „ VI —Buildings, Gronnds, and Catering Department.. „ VII —General Expenses 50 340 250 ' Cr. 25 700 374 250 50 315 700 374 TOTAL .. 390 1,299 1,689 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—LEGISLATIVE Subdivision No. II.—House of Representatives Other Chargés for and incidental to — Printing and Stationery (additional) (a) 250 Total—Subdivision No. II 250 Subdivision No. III.—Law Drafting Office Salaries — Clerk : special allowance in lieu of overtime.. 50 Total —Subdivision No. III 50 Subdivision No. IV. —General Assembly Library Salaries — Senior Assistant (£325, 5 montlis) (b) 136 N ON-PERMANENT Temporary Assistant (£350, 7 montlis) (6) 204 340 (a) £600 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required to cover increased c< (b) New appointment. Dst of stationery.

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

(a) £l5O provided on main estimates. (b) £1,985 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required to cover increased expenditure due to late sittings of House of Representatives. (e) £750 provided on main estimates. (d) £4O provided on main estimates.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ l £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—LEGISLATIVE —continued Subdivision No. IV. —General Assembly Library— continued Other Charges for and incidental to — Printing and stationery (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (a) 75 Cr. 100 Tr\friJ M/TM A7V) TV Cr. 25 315 JL ULi.lv AJ U/ULllVvo lU/v li(J, I r . . Subdivision No. VI.—Buildings, Grounds, and Catering Department Catering Department— Other Charges for and incidental to — Overtime, meal, and shift allowance (additional) (b) 700 Total —Subdivision No. VI 700 Subdivision No. VII. —General Expenses Charges for and incidental to — Expenses of Select Committees of the House sitting during the recess (additional) Hire of motor-cars for Speakers of both Houses and their wives (additional) (c) 250 (d) 124 Total —Subdivision No. VII 374 TOTAL .. 1,689

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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT £ £ £ Subdivision II.—National Film Unit „ III.—National Publicity Studios Cr. 9,000 Cr. 500 Cr. 9,000 Cr. 500 TOTAL .. Cr. 9,500 Cr. 9,500 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT Subdivision No. II.—National Film TJnit Other Chargés for and incidental to — Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 9,000 Total—Subdivision No. II Cr. 9,000 Subdivision No. III.—National Publicity Studios Other Chargés for and incidental to — Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 500 Total —Subdivision No. III Cr. 500 TOTAL .. Cr. 9,500

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

(а) New Zealand's contribution to the Working Capital Fund and first annual budget of the South Pacific Commission is 15 per cent, of the total amount in each case. (б) The budget of the World Health Organization amounts to $4,800,000 for the period Ist September, 1948, to 31st December, 1948. It provides for repayment of $2,150,000 advanced by United Nations to the Interim Commission. New Zealand's contribution is based on 60 units in a total of 12,607 units.

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— Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS £ Cr. £ 8,039 £ Cr. 8,039 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. Other Charges for and incidental to — South Pacific Commission : New Zealand's contribution to first annual budget (a) — Working Capital Fund Annual contribution World Health Organization : New Zealand's proportion of expenses : Annual contribution 6,000 5,451 (6) 5,847 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 17,298 Cr. 5,250 12,048 New Zealand Legation, Washington • Other Charges for and incidental to — Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 3,250 Cr. 3,250

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

__J I I (a) Part-cost of fitting specially allocated stalls in Westminster Abbey in joint commemoration of the war dead of the dominions.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT— VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued High Commissioner's Office, London Other Charges for and incidental to —- High Commissioners' stalls, Westminster Abbey : New Zealand's proportion of cost.. Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate {a) 163 Cr. 10,000 Cr. 9,837 High Commissioner's Office, Ottawa Other Charges for and incidental to— Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 1,700 Cr. 1,700 High Commissioner's Office, Canberra Other Charges for and incidental to— Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Or. 900 Cr. 900 New Zealand Legation, Moscow Other Charges for and incidental to— Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 2,000 Cr. 2,000 Office of the Permanent New Zealand Delegation to United Nations, and New Zealand Consulate General, New York —Joint Office Other Charges for and incidental to — Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 2,400 Cr. 2,400 TOTAL .. 00 s*i o

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT

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-— Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE—TREASURY Subdivision I.—Treasury „ IV.—Government Superannuation Board .. • „ V. —Stores Control Board „ VI. —War Assets Realization Board TOTAL .. £ 75 600 £ Cr. 2,161 2,047 Cr. 200 900 £ Cr. 2,086 2,047 400 900 675 586 1,261 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—TREASURY Subdivision No. I. —Treasury Salaries — Administrative Division Allowance (Second Assistant Secretary) 50 Clerical Division Allowance (Finance Officer and Accountant) 25 75 Other Charges for and incidental to — Ex gratia payment to relative in respect of estate bequeathed to Consolidated Fund.. Grant to officer engaged in special duties in the United Kingdom Refund of unclaimed moneys : miscellaneous (additional) 14 125 {a) 200 339 (a) £350 provided on main estimates.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) £3,000 provided on main estimates. Owing to staff not being available, it will be necessary to 'work considerably more overtime than was originally anticipated. (b) £8,360 provided on main estimates. (c) £5O provided on main estimates. Extra overtime worked during transfer of office to new accommodation. (d) £6OO provided on main estimates. Provision for increase in mail-matter handled.

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. For Serviees ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. YOTE —TRE ASUR Y —continued Subdivision No. I.—Treasury—continued Other Chargés for and incidental to —continued Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 2,500 Total —Subdivision No. I Cr. 2,161 Cr. 2,086 Subdivision No. IV. —Government Superannuation Board Other Chargés for and incidental to — Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer Overtime and meal allowances (additional).. Total —Subdivision Ao. IV 47 (a) 2,000 2,047 Subdivision No. V. —Stores Control Board Salaries — Other Salaries 3 (£300 to £425), (7 months) (additional) .. (b) 600 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Overtime and meal allowances (additional) .. Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department (additional) (c) 50 (d) 50 1 Less amount provided on main estimates not required : Rent of offices 100 300 Total—Subdivision No. V Cr. 200 400

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT —continued

(а) £6OO provided on main estimates. (б) £3OO provided on main estimates. Provision for overtime of a section of Board's officers not provided on main estimates. (c) £7OO provided on main estimates.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE —TREASURY—continued Subdivision No. VI. —War Assets Realization Board Other Charges for and incidental to — Office fittings and requisites: purchases (additional) Overtime and meal allowances (additional) .. Printing and stationery (additional) (a) 100 (b) 600 (c) 200 Total—Subdivision No. VI 900 TOTAL 1,261

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ECONOMIC STABILIZATION COMMISSION

(a) Salary is paid by the Marketing Department and part is recovered from vote " Stabilization." (b) £1,200 provided on main estimates. (c) £2OO provided on main estimates. (d) £6O provided on main estimates.

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. YOTE —ST ABILIZ ATION— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Economic Stdbilization Commission .. ,, III. —Subsidies 700 1,060 Cr. 149,000 1,760 Cr. 149,000 TOTAL .. 700 Cr. 147,940 Cr. 147,240 For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fiind—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY KEVENUE ACCOUNT —dd. YOTE—STABILIZATION Subdivision No. I. —Economic Stabilization Commission Salaries — Clerical Division 1 at £1,425 (Director), (also Director of Marketing), (part salary) .. .. (a) 700 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Expenses of officers travelling overseas (additional) Office fittings and requisites (additional) Overtime and meal allowances (additional) .. (&) 900 (c) 100 {d) 60 Total —Subdivision No. I 1,060 1,760

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ECONOMIC STABILIZATION COMMISSION—continued

(а) £600,000 provided on main estimates. (б) £3,282,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required on account of adjustment in guaranteed prices for season commencing Ist August, 1948. (c) Exchange savings are allocated as follows : £ Subsidy on chartered vessels .. .. .. .. .. .. 137,000 Clothing (including local market wool) .. .. .. .. 160,000 Subsidy on wheat, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 248,000 Or. £545,000

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE —STABILIZATION —continued Subdivision No. III. —Subsidies Charges for and incidental to— Subsidies in respect of— Shipping, transport, and incidental: Railways working loss (additional) .. (< Essential foodstuffs and clothing : dairyproduce (including butter, cheese, milk, and eggs), (additional) .. .. (i a) 246,000 b) 150,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate .. .. (c) 396,000 0.545,000 ' Total —Subdivision No. Ill Cr. 149,000 TOTAL .. Cr. 147,240

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT

(а) Extra provision required to meet expenses consequent on re-establlshment of position of Assistant Official Representative, London. Amounts provided on main estimat es, £625 and £5OO respectively. (б) Provision for purchase of motor-vehicle for Auckland. (c) £3,900 provided on main estimates. Increased amount required owing to printing requirements being heavier than anticipated.

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— 1 Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. YOTE —CUSTOMS— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Customs Offices and Services „ II.—Customs Miscellaneous Services Cr. 320 3,260 520 2,940 520 TOTAL .. Cr. 320 3,780 3,460 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—CUSTOMS Subdivision No. I.—Customs Offices and Services Salaries— Other Salaries Location allowances (additional) .. Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (a) 180 Cr. 500 Cr. 320 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Expenses of officers transferred overseas (additional) Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of Purchase of .. Official Representative, London : Travelling and general expenses (additional) Printing and stationery (additional) (a) 1,200 (b) 200 (b) 700 {a) 250 (c) 1,500 3,850

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) £3O provided 011 main estimates. Additional provision for (i) £lB4 for the refund of Duty and Såles Tax not refunded within the statutory period of three years ; (ii) £B6 for the refund of Duty and såles tax on racing boats imported by or for Rowing Clubs ; (iii) £250 for refund of Duty and Såles Tax on sacramental vessels and other articles (not including clerical vestments, emblems, or insignia for personal wear) imported for use in Churches for religious purposes.

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For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE —CUSTOMS —continued Subdivision No. 1. —Customs Offices and Services —continued Other Chargés for and incidental to —continued Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment to the exchange rate Cr. 590 Total —Subdivision No. I 3,260 2,940 Subdivision No. II. —Customs Miscellaneous Services Chargés for and incidental to — Refund of duty and såles tax (a) 520 Total—Subdivision No. II 520 TOTAL .. 3,460

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LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT

(а) £432,300 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for salaries of officers seconded from other Departments. (б) £250 provided on main estimates. Increase in costs was not anticipated when main estimates were prepared. (c) £35,000 provided on main estimates. £68,500 is actual proportion of Valuation Department's expenditure for 1947-48 and 1948-49.

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— Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE—LAND AND INCOME TAX £ 50,000 £ 32,000 £ 82,000 For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—LAND AND INCOME TAX Salaries — Other Salaries £150 to £1,025 (additional) (a) 50,000 50,000 Other Charges for and incidental to — Motor-vehicles, purchase of Printing social security stamps (additional).. Repairs to private property damaged by departmental motor-vehicles Services rendered by Valuation Department: valuation of land for tax purposes (additional) 3,500 (6) 450 50 (c) 33,500 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 37,500 Cr. 5,500 32,000 TOTAL .. 82,000

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT

(а) £60,154 provided on main estimates. (б) £9,750 provided on main estimates. Additional ainount required to provide for increase in priee now quoted. (c) £1,200 provided on main estimates. Further provision required to meet eost of improved lighting. (d) Additional amount covers arrears of rent of office held for Department pending alterations, and five montlis' rent of new office in Invercargill. £3,000 provided on main estimates.

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Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—STAMP DUTIES — £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Stamp Duties .. „ II. —Land and Deeds Registry 2,000 1,475 505 3,475 505 TOTAL .. 2,000 1,980 3,980 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—STAMP DUTIES Subdivision No. I.—Stamp Duties Salaries —• Other Salaries £150 to £1,025 (additional) (a) 2,000 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Expenses of removal of offices and alterations and renovations incidental thereto (additional) Office equipment, fittings, and requisites, &c. (additional) Rent of offices (additional) (b) 150 (c) 375 (d) 950 Total —Subdivision No. I 1,475 3,475

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STAMP DUTIES DFPARTMENT —continued

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—STAMP DUTIES —continued Subdivision No. II. —Land and Deeds Registry Other Charges for and incidental to — Office equipment, fittings, and requisites, &c. (additional) Rent (а) 375 (б) 130 Total—Subdivision No. II 505 TOTAL .. 3,980 (a) £2,050 provided on main estimates. (b) £8,187 provided on main estimates.

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AUDIT DEPARTMENT

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— Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE—AUDIT .. £ Cr. 370 £ £ Cr. 370 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—AUDIT Salaries— Other Salaries Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 370 Cr. 370 TOTAL .. Cr. 370

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

{a) £55,250 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required to meet salaries of extra staff—Accommodation Officer, Christchurch; Welfare Officer, Wellington ; and clerical staff. (b) £1,400 provided on main estimates. Further amount required to meet cost of printing a new recruitment booklet.

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION .. £ 2,000 £ 1,000 £ 3,000 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Salaries— Other Salaries 5 (£150 to £1,025), (additional) (a) 2,000 2,000 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Printing and stationery (additional) (b) 1,000 1,000 TOTAL 3,000

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. YOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS — £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Head Office „ III. —Messengers and Office Gleaners „ I V. —Explosives Branch „ V. —Miscellaneous Services .. Cr. 50 "688 495 Cr. 350 Cr. 400 162,180 445 Cr. 350 Cr. 400 162,868 TOTAL .. 638 161,925 162,563 For Services chargeable 011 the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS Subdivision No. I. —Head Office • Salaries — Administrative Division Under-Secretary (credit for six months) (a) Cr. 50 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Animals Protection and Game Act —Rare Native Birds' Advisory Committee : travelling and other expenses .. {b) 50 (a) £1,375 provided on main estimates. New Under-Secretary appointed at £1,275 per annum. (b) Committee to advise regarding preservation of speeies threatened with extinction.

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Grant to Taupo Town Board towards re-formation of roads on Taupo Landing Reserve. (b) Construction of fish-trap in Hamurana Stream. (c) To provide information as to best methods of killing and also as to the preparation of skins for marketing. Bulletin will be available free to commeroial trappers, farmers, orchardists, &c. (d) £5,330 provided on main estimates. The additional amount is required for construction of landing-jetty at Tokaanu Wharf.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. YOTE —INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued Subdivision No. I. —Head Office —continued Other Chargés for and inoidental to —continued Fresh-water fisheries and game— Access to fisMng-waters : other expenditure Expenses in connection with, including wages of workmen, purchase of land, erection of buildings, and maintenance of motor - vehicles (part recoverable) : Rotorua Acclimatization District —Works Opossum investigation : bulletin on control measures .. . . .. Taupo Harbour —Works (additional) (a) 108 (b) 500 (c) 300 (d) 167 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 1,125 Cr. 630 Total —Subdivision No. I 495 445 Subdivision No. III. —Messengers and Officecleaners Other Chargés for and incidental to — Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 350 Total —Subdivision No. III l w OT O

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued

(a) To study the potentialities of that region from point of vie w of timber and hydro-electric resourcea and to investigate matters pertaining to science, wild-life, and land survey. (b) Covers cost of travel overseas by Ministers and Private Secretaries on general business of the Government. The cost of travel by Ministers and Private Secretaries to international conferences is charged to vote " External Affairs." (c) Expenses of meetings in Wellington of a committee of technical experts. (d) Alterations and repairs to fire-station buildings. (e) For resale to fire brigades and for use in Government buildings as evacuation alarms.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. YOTE—INTERNAL AEFAIRS —continued Subdivision No. IV. —Explosives Branch Other Chargés for and incidental to — Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 400 Total—Subdivision No. IV Cr. 400 Subdivision No. V. —Miscellaneous Services Salaries (ineluding Relieving Staff) — Clerical Division 1 at £1,375 (Manager, Royal Tour), (6 months) 688 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Donation of foodstuffs towards relief of Arab and Jewish refugees in Palestine, ineluding freight and incidental expenses Expedition to Fiordland National Park : sea transport, foodstuffs, equipment, wages and travelling-expenses of workmen, &c. Expenses of Ministers and Private Secretaries travelling overseas Fire services— Committee on automatic fire-alarm systems in Government buildings: travellingexpenses of members Fire protection at Trentham Camp : works Sirens, hand-operated, purchase of (part recoverable) | 18,700 (a) 4,000 (6) 500 (c) 150 {å) 1,013 (e) 1,000

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(а) £6,000 provided on main estimates. Additional sum required for subsidy on salvagingTmaize damaged by floods. (б) Provision to reimburse payments made in respect of inoreased pensions due prior to Ist April, 1948. (c) Provision to eo ver såles tax charged in respect of ambulanee vehicles. (d) Grant as at rate of £2,350 per annum from Ist December, 1948. (e) Photographs presented during recent visit to Pacific islands. (f) £60,000 provided on main estimates.

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1 £ £ £ For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued Subdivision No. V. —Miscellaneous Services —ctd. Othev Chargés for and incidental to —continued Flood, fire, earthquake, &c., damage, grants in relief of, and miscellaneous expenditure (additional), (part recoverable) Government Superannuation Fund : contribution to meet increased allowances to widows and children .. Grants to delegates to conference of the Empire Parliamentary Association, London, 1948.. Grants— Joint Council of the Order of St. John and the New Zealand Red Cross Society New Zealand Patriotic Fund Board and Canteen Fund Board : towards cost of salaries and administration expenses Towards cost of photographs for presentation during tour of Pacific Islands International Children's Emergency Fund Appeal, contribution towards expenses of.. Oldman Collection of Polynesian (including Maori) and Melanesian artifacts : purchase, packing, forwarding, and travelling expenses Royal Tour, 1949, expenses of, including subsidies to local authorities (additional).. ( (a) 12,000 (b) 6,500 1,500 (c) 1,350 (d) 783 (e) 100 5,000 45,000 ;/) 60,000

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued

(a) £6,000 provided on main estimates. Extra amount required is to assist in providing additional residential aceommodation for elderly and young people living in cities. Subsidy is limited to one-third of the cost of the land and buildings.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued Subdivision No. V. —Miscellaneous Services—ctd. l Other Chargés for and incidental to —continued Subsidies to Christian organizations towards cost of providing additional residential accommodation (additional) (a) 9,000 Less amount provided in main estimates not required : Subsidies to Otago Centennial Association 166,596 2,616 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 163,980 Gr. 1,800 Total —Subdivision No. V 162,180 162,868 TOTAL .. 162,563

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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES

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Salaries. Other Charges, j Total. VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Head Office „ II. —New Zealand Reparation Estates „ IV. —Island Services V.—N. Z. G.M.V. "Maui Pomare " 725 1,250 9,067 31,854 Cr. 270 725 10,317 31,854 Cr. 270 TOTAL .. 1,975 40,651 42,626 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued 1 ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. i VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES Subdivision No. I.—Head Office j Salaries — Other Salaries 2 (£235 to £1,025) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (a) 775 Cr. 50 Total —Subdivision No. I 725 1 (a) £7,080 provided on main estimates. Extra provision required to cover salaries of additional staff engaged.

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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued

{a) Provision for mill sawbench, £1,309 ; purchase of property, £2,000, machinery, £450 ; extensions to plantations and improvements to buildings, £5,625. £18,566 provided on main estimates. (b) Additional working-eosts will be offset by increased revenue. £69,685 and £138,465 respectively provided on main estimates. (c) Additional amount required to provide for new salary scale laid down for Samoa. £5,063 provided on main estimates. (d) Balance of cost of establishing a broadcasting system for which the New Zealand Government undertook liability (includes cost of erection of mast, £5OO, and expenses of Consulting engineer, £250.) (e) Provision for transmitter for marine distress service. £lO,OOO provided on main estimates. (/) Provision for revised salary scale, £4,200; expenses Nati ve Appellate Court, £500; compilation and publication of information booklet, £500; other expenses, £65. £107,600 provided on main estimates. (g) Provision to meet cost of concrete-block making machine. £38,040 provided on main estimates.

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For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—eid. VOTE—ISLAND TERRITGRIES —continued Subdivision No. II. —Neiv Zealand R&paration Estates Salaries, W ages, Purchase of Stores, Maintenance of Plantations, and General Éxpenses (including Capital Expenditure)— Capital expenditure and improvements (additional) Maintenance of plantations (additional) Salaries and wages (additional) Stores and general expenses (additional) {a) 9,384 (6) 913 (c) 1,250 (6) 1,950 ...Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates eonsequent upon adjustment •- of the exchange rate 13,497 Cr. 3,180 Total—Subdivision No. 11 Subdivision No. IV. —Island Services 10,317 1 Subsidies, &c.— Chargés for and incidental to — Western Samoa: broadcasting system, establishment of Cook Islands other tban Niue — Radio reconstruction (on account), (additional) Ordinary subsidy (additional) Niue Island : ordinary subsidy (additional) (d) 1,789 (e) 4,800 (/)5,265 (g) 600

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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES —continued

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued I ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—eld. VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued Subdivision No. IV.—Island Services —ctd. Subsidies, &c. —continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Cook Islands Fruit Account, advance to (recoverable) (a) 20,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 32,454 Cr. 600 - Total—Subdivision No. IV 31,854 Subdivision No. V.—N.Z.G.M.V. "Maui Pomare " ■ N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 270 1 Total —Subdivision No. V Cr. 270 TOTAL .. 42,626 1 (a) Additional financial provision for extensions, replanting, and general work under Cook Islands fruit scheme. The amount will be recoverable from the Cook Islands growers by a levy on exports.

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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT

(а) To provide for salary increases restrospective to Ist October, 1947. £192,050 provided on main estimates. (б) Purchase of equipment, £B9O ; proportion of subsidy for balance of year, £2lO. The Department is required by section 69 of the Factories Act, 1946, to provide a room in which the staff may take meals. (c) £23,000 provided on main estimates. Overtime rates have been increased retrospectively to Ist October, 1947, consequent on increases in salary scales (see note (a) ). (d) Additional provision required to cover special orders by Departments and to provide for earlier payment for overseas orders due to reduction in time between ordering and delivery. Amounts provided on main estimates, £357,000 and £32,500 respectively.

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Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE—PRINTING AND STATIONERY .. £ 12,900 £ 30,040 £ 42,940 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—PRINTING AND STATIONERY Salaries— Other Salaries £100 to £1,025 (additional) (a) 12,900 12,900 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cafeteria : purchase of equipment and proportion of subsidy Overtime and meal allowances (additional) .. Stationery, paper, &c., and office requisites (additional) Stores, bookbinding-material, and printing-ink (additional) (6) 1,100 (c) 4,300 (d) 47,500 (d) 5,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 57,900 Cr. 27,860 30,040 i TOTAL .. 42,940 S

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MARINE DEPARTMENT

(a) £5,500 provided on main estimates. Additional provision covers new mooring, Fairchild Rock Buoy, £938; repairs to groyne, Karitane, £572; new automatic light, Mercury Bay, £220. (b) £36,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for repairs to buildings, Puysegur Point, £607 ; new winch, Penearrow, £lBO, also repairs to tram-line, £l9B ; repairs to access road, Cape Campbell, £220 ; and maintenance of buildings, Cape Brett, £347.

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j Salaries. | Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—MARINE— Subdivision II. —Harbours „ III.—Lighthouses .. „ IV.—Mercantile Marine „ VI.—Fiskenes .. - .. „ VII. — Westport Harbour £ £ 1,730 1,238 276 6,740 856 £ 1,730 1,238 276 6,740 856 TOTAL .. 10,840 10,840 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—MARINE Subdivision No. II. —Harbours Other Chargés for and incidental to — Harbour maintenance (including upkeep of buoys, beacons, harbour lights, grants, repairs, improvements, &c.) (additional).. Total—Subdivision No. II (a) 1,730 1,730 Subdivision No. III.—Lighthouses | Other Chargés for and incidental to — Repairs and maintenance of lighthouses, dwellings, fog signals, &c. (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Total —Subdivision No. Ill {b) 1,552 Cr. 314 1,238

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MARINE DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) £450 provided on main estimates. Further amount required to meet cost of alterations to new premises at Wellington. (b) £16,100 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for repairs to engine, launch " Clematis," £lBO ; annual overhaul, launch " Ikatere," £560 ; and purchase of new launch, " Ocean Star," £6,000. (c) £41,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision covers new workshop equipment, £692, and annual overhaul of tug, £3OO.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. V OTE—MARINE —continued Subdivision No. IV. —Mercantile Marine Other Chargés for and incidental to — School of Navigation: maintenance of equipment (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of tlie exchange rate (a) 436 Cr. 160 I i Total —Subdivision No. IV 276 Subdivision No. VI. —Fiskenes Other Chargés for and incidental to — Launches: maintenance, working-expenses, and purchase of, also cost of naval and air patrol of fishing-grounds (additional) (b) 6,740 Total —Subdivision No. VI 6,740 Subdivision No. Vll.—Westport Harbour Other Chargés for and incidental to — Harbour maintenance and working-expenses (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (c) 992 Cr. 136 Total—Subdivision No. Vil 856 TOTAL .. 10,840

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

(a) Amount underestimated. £293,060 provided on main estimates. (b) Settlement of compensation claim by relative of deceased employee. (c) £1,500 provided on main estimates. Increased provision required to meet outstanding claims and to meet allowances which were paid for longer periods than anticipated. (d) Amount of travelling has been less than anticipated. £9,000 provided on main estimates.

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Salaries. j Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Administration Expenses ,, II. —Employment .. „ III.—Immigration 5,000 615 430 Gr. 420 96,000 5,420 615 Cr. 95,540 TOTAL .. 6,075 Cr. 95,580 Cr. 89,505 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. YOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Subdivision No. I. —Administration Expenses Salaries — Other Salaries £150 to £1,025 (additional) (a) 5,000 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Expenditure in connection with National Service activities — Compensation payable to estate of late Supervisor, Hautu Detention Camp Transfer and removal expenses (additional).. (b) 420 (c) 1,000 Less amount provided on main estimates not required : travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,420 (d) 1,000 Total —Subdivision No. I 420 5,420

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— continued

(a) Provision for allowances to camp and hostel staff in lieu of overtime on adoption of overtime provision of Factories Act. £6,480 and £3,345 respectively provided on main estimates.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT —ctd. Subdivision No. II. —Employment Salaries— Clerical Division Increase in salary— 1 at £1,050 (Assistant Director of Employment) 25 Other Salaries £225 to £1,025 (additional) (a) 590 Total —Subdivision No. II 615 Subdivision No. III.—Immigration Salaries — Other Salaries £225 to £1,025 (additional) (a) 460 Other Charges for and incidental to — Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Total —Subdivision No. Ill Cr. 96,000 Cr. 95,540 TOTAL .. Cr. 89,505

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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1945-49

DEPARTMENT OF MAORI AFFAIRS

(a) Amount required to meet balance of cost due on the construction of a war canoe and canoe-house for Waitangi. (b) Expenses of official party inspecting alleged damage to natural beauty of Mayor Island.

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— 1 Salaries. Other Chargés. J i Total. VOTE—MAORI AFFAIRS £ £ 787 £ 787 For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—MAORI AFFAIRS Other Chargés for and incidental to— Contribution towards cost of Waitangi Canoe House and War Canoe Fund Mayor Island : expenses of offieial inspection {a) 677 (6) 110 787 TOTAL .. 787

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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49

VALUATION DEPARTMENT

(a) £1,600 provided on main estimates. (b) £2,020 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required to cope with increased volume (c) £1,900 provided on main estimates, f of work consequent upon general revaluation. \d) £3,000 provided on main estimates. J (e) £723 provided on main estimates. Increased provision needed to meet costs of additional cadets under training. (/) £6OO provided on main estimates. Additional provision required to meet expenses of Department's decentralization policy.

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—VALUATION £ £ 3,970 £ ~3,970 For Services Chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINAKY REYENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—YALUATION Other Chargés for and incidental to — Motor-cars, maintenance of (additional) Office expenses (additional) Office fittings and réquisites (additional) Overtime and meal allowance (additional) .. Compensation for loss of or damage to private vehicles and property Payment of proportion of cost of training rural field cadets (additional) Transfer and removal expenses (additional).. (a) 1,000 (b) 400 (c) 400 (d) 750 20 (e) 800 (/) 600 3,970 TOTAL .. 3,970

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ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT

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— 1 Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—ELECTORAL £ £ 35,000 £ 35,000 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—ELECTORAL Other Chargés for and incidental to — Special polls, expenses of taking (on account) 35,000 35,000 TOTAL .. 35,000

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CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

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1 Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE —CENSUS AND STATISTICS £ £ 200 £ 200 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—CENSUS AND STATISTICS Other Chargés for and incidenlal to — Travelling allowances and expenses (additional) (a) 200 200 TOTAL .. 9f)n ÉUU (a) £250 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for expenses of field officers engaged in collection of price statistics.

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REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT

(a) Half-cost of establishing and maintaining a staff refreshment-room at Head Office in conjunction with Social Security Department. (b) Cost of installation of call system at Head Office. £6,310 provided on main estimates. (c) Provision for floor-coverings at Head Office and at Wellington District Office following transfers to new quarters.

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1 Salaries. | Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—REHABILITATION £ £ 2,350 £ 2,350 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. YOTE—REHABILITATION Other Chargés for and incidental to — Expenses of departmental refreshment-rooms Fitting up accommodation (additional) : Other expenditure Office furniture, fittings, &c. (a) 650 (b) 500 (c) 1,200 2,350 TOTAL .. 2,350

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS

(a) £BOO provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessary on account of continuing overtime. (b) £5O provided on main estimates. Further provision required to cover legal costs on Court proeeedings against two company directors. (c) £2O provided on main estimates. Further provision required for alterations to office accommodation at Auckland.

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. 1 Total. VOTE —JUSTICE AND PRISONS— £ £ £ Subdivision 1.—Justice ,, II. —Prisons 14,680 1,170 14.680 1,170 TOTAL .. 15,850 15,850 For Serviees ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT —ctcl. VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS Subdivision No. I.—Justice Patent Office Other Chargés for and incidental to— Overtime and meal allowances (additional) .. Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (a) 400 Cr. 120 280 f: Banhraptcy Other Chargés for and incidental to — Investigation of fraudulent companies (additional) Office fittings, furniture, and requisites (additional) (b) 400 (c) 300 700

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

(а) £6,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessary on aocount of increased rates of payment to medical witnesses as from 16th August, 1948, in accordance with Coroners Inquest Fees Regulations 1948. (б) £5OO provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessary on account of increases in -witnesses' fees as from 16th August, 1948 (Payment of Crown Witnesses Regulations 1948). (c) £lOO provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for grant to widow of deeeased Magistrate. (d) £5,000 provided on main estimates. Owing to changed basis of payment of expenses of civilian Bailiffs, £2,250 previously charged to " Mileage fees paid to Bailiffs " will now be charged to this item. Balance of £750 required as the estimated additional eost of paying civilian Bailiffs on new basis.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ; ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued i 1 Subdivision No. 1.—Justice—continued ! "Vi i Inquests i | Other Chargés for and incidentdl to— Fees and expenses, Coroners, medical witnesses, and miscellaneous (additional) Witnesses, allowances to and expenses of (additional) (a) 1,000 (6) 150 1,150 Supreme, Magistrates\ and W ardens' Courts Other Chargés for and incidentdl to — Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers (additional) Travelling allowances and expenses : Magistrates and Clerks, &c. (additional) (c) 500 (d) 3,000 Less amount provided on main estimates not required : mileage fees paid to Bailiffs 3,500 2,250 1 1,250 |

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

(a) £5,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessary on account of lcngthy trials which have been held and which are pending. (b) £12,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessary on account of increased rates of payment to jurors as from 16tli August, 1948 (Jurors' Regulations 1948). (c) £B,BOO provided on main estimates. Further provision necessary on account of increased rates of payment to witnesses as from 16th August, 1948 (Payment of Crown Witnesses Regulations 1948). (d) £5,000 provided on main estimates. Further provision necessary on account of increased rates of payment to jurors as from 16th August, 1948 (Jurors Regulations 1948). (e) £BOO provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessary, mainly on'account of overtime allowances granted to civiiian Baiiiffs. (/) £6OO provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessary for alterations to office accommodation at Auckland. (g) £6OO provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessary for preparation of Maori births, deaths, and marriages indexes.

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For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYBNUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued Subdivision No. I. —Justice—continued Criminal Prosecutions Other Chargés for and incidental to— Fees to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors, including payment to counsel for defence in special cases (additional) Jurors, payment to and expenses of, under the Juries Act, 1908 (additional) Witnesses, expenses of (additional) (а) 1,000 (б) 4,000 (c) 2,500 7,500 Justice: Miscellaneous Services Chargés for and incidental to Expenses under Juries Act, 1908 : civil juries (part recoverable), (additional) Overtime and meal allowances (additional) .. (d) 1,600 (e) 900 2,500 Registrar-GeneraVs Office | Other Chargés for and incidental to— Office fittings, furniture, and requisites (additional) Overtime and meal allowances (additional) .. (/) 500 (g) 800 Total —Subdivision No. I 1,300 14,680

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

(a) £lOO provided on main estimates. Compensation payments have been greater than anticipated. (b) £4OO provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for purchase of woodworkingmachine for Invercargill Borstal Institution. (c) £26,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessary for purchase of tractor and implements for Wi Tako Prison.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —ctd. Subdivision No. II.—Prisons Other Chargés for and incidental to — Prisons and institutional upkeep —- Accident compensation (additional) Equipment and instructional work (additional) (a) 250 (b) 800 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 1,050 Cr. 250 800 General prison industries, farms, works, &c. — Farms, gardens, &c. : development and maintenance (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (c) 1,000 Cr. 630 Total —Subdivision No. II 370 1,170 TOTAL .. 15,850

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CROWN LAW OFFICE

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1 Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. VOTE—CROWN LAW £ 700 £ 200 £ ~ 900 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—CROWN LAW Salaries —- Other Salaries £825 to £1,025 (additional) (a) 700 700 ! Other Charges for and incidental to — Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (additional) Transfer and removal expenses (b) 50 (a) 150 200 TOTAL .. 900 (а) Provision for salaries and removal expenses for new provided on main estimates. (б) £240 provided on main estimates. appointees from outside Wellington. £5,785

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POLICE DEPARTMENT

(a) £1,300 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required to meet increase in allowance for supply of prisoners' rations. {b) £9,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required to meet allowances, &c., to officers on transfer. (c) Expenses of Commissioner of Police and a Senior Detective proceeding to England in connection with the Royal visit and other duties, £1,300 ; expenses in connection with exchange of New Zealand and Australian Police personnel, £7OO.

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: Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—POLICE— £ 1 £ £ Subdivision I.—Police „ II.—Miscellaneous Services .. 2,050 2,231 2,050 2,231 TOTAL .. 4,281 4,281 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—POLICE Subdivision No. I. —Police Other Chargés for and incidental to — Rations (additional) Transfer and removal expenses (additional).. (a) 300 (6) 2,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 2,300 Cr. 250 Total —Subdivision No. I 2,050 Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services Chargés for and incidental to — Compensation — For injuries sustained by a civilian while assisting police To person for wrongful arrest Expenses of officers travelling overseas 120 111 (c) 2,000 Total —Subdivision No. II 2,231 TOTAL .. 1 4 2&1 j

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NAVY DEPARTMENT

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE —NAVY — Subdivision I.—Pay and Allowances „ II.—Food and Clothing „ III. —Stores and Equipment .. „ IV.—Land, Buildings, and Skips „ V.—Docking, Repairs, Maintenance and Rent „ VI.—Transport „ VII.—Miscellaneous Services i £ Cr. 6,879 £ Cr. 4,540 Cr. 101,887 5,664 Cr. 3,210 10,000 Cr. 2,899 £ Cr. 6,879 Cr. 4,540 Cr. 101,887 5,664 Cr. 3,210 10,000 Cr. 2,899 TOTAL .. Cr. 6,879 Cr. 98,872 Cr. 103,751 For Serviees chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—c^. VOTE—NAVY Subdivision No. I. —Pay and Allowances Pay and Allowances— Administrative Service Personnel Saving on expenditure already provided on main estiruates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 1,133 Salaries — i Civil Personnel 1 Professional Division Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 189

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NAVY DEPARTMENT-continued

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—eld. j VOTE—NAVY—continued Subdivision No. I. —Pay and Alloivances —ctd. Salaries—continued Civil Personnel- continued Other Salaries Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 486 Other Service Pay and Allowances Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 5,071 Total—Subdivision No. I Cr. 6,879 Subdivision No. II. —Food and Clothing Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 4,540 Total —Subdivision No. II Cr. 4,540 Subdivision No. III.—Stores and Equipment Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Or. 101,887 Total —Subdivision No. Ill Cr. 101,887 Subdivision No. IV.—Land, Buildings, and Ships Miscellaneous buildings and works (additional).. {a) 5,664 Total—Subdivision No. IV 5,664 (a) £99,953 provided on main estimates.

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NAVY DEPARTMENT—continued

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—NAVY—continued Subdivision No. V.—Docking, Repairs, Maintenance, and Rent Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 3,210 T'otal—Subdivision No. V Cr. 3,210 Subdivision No. VI.—Transport Air, steamer, rail, and road passages (additional) {a) 10,000 Total—Subdivision No. VI 10,000 Subdivision No. VII.—Miscellaneous Services Defence science research (additional) Expenses of official functions for renaming of frigates Repairs to private property damaged by saluting battery (b) 2,500 60 25 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 2,585 Cr. 5,484 Total—Subdivision No. VII Cr. 2,899 TOTAL .. Cr. 103,751 (a) £37,500 provided on main estimates. (b) £3,000 provided on main estimates.

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ARMY DEPARTMENT

(a) £170,000 provided on main estimates. Reduction due to cancellation of orders for clothing not now required. (b) £1,500 provided on main esfcimates. F urt lier provision required to cover normal work done outside Ar my workshops.

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE —ARMY — Subdivision II. —Food and Clothing ,, III. —Stores and Equipment .. „ V. —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rents .. „ VI. —Transport „ VII. —Miscellaneous Services TOTAL .. £ £ Cr. 35,000 Cr. 61,000 1,500 Cr. 20,000 Cr. 9,350 £ Cr. 35,000 Cr. 61,000 1,500 Cr. 20,000 Cr. 9,350 Cr. 123,850 Cr. 123,850 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. YOTE—ARMY Subdivision No. II. —Food and Clothing Amount provided on main estimates not required: clothing, boots, &c. .. (a) Total—Subdivision No. II Subdivision No. III. —Stores and Equipment Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent npon adjustment of the exchange rate Total —Subdivision No. III Subdivision No. V.—Repairs, Maintenance, and Rents Repairs, ordnance stores, and equipment (additional) Total—Subdivision No. V £ Cr. 35,000 £ Cr. 35,000 Cr. 61,000 1,500 1 £ i Cr. 61,000 (6) 1,500

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ARMY DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Requirements underestimated. Additional expenditure required to cover cost of transport expenses of new appointees to the Regular Forces and cost of removal of household effects of members interchanged between military establishments. £l,OOO provided on main estimates. (b) Amount required to meet further approved claims arising from loss of personal equipment by members of Second N.Z.E.F. £25 provided on main estimates. (c) Provision required to meet payment of a further claim approved on recommendation of committee which investigated matter. (d) Claim arising out of services rendered to the Second N.Z.E.F. during the campaign in Greece. (e) Provision to meet fares and incidental expenses of delegates called to two conferences in Wellington to discuss the training, &c., of high school Cadets. (/) Reduction due to inability of contractors to handle all available stocks of qlothing, &c., which require laundering. £12,000 provided on main estimates.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. YOTE—ARM Y —continued Subdivision No. VI. —Transport Transfer and removal expenses (additional) Less amount provided on main estimates not required: travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. {a) 1,000 1,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Total —Subdivision No. VI Cr. 20,000 Cr. 20,000 Subdivision No. VII.—Miscellaneous Services Ex gratia payments — For loss of equipment (additional) For improvement to war weapon (additional) For services of Greek interpreter Expenses of delegates attending conference on school Cadets training (b) 80 (c) 267 (d) 58 (e) 245 Less amount provided on main estimates not required : laundry 650 (/) 5,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of tlie exchange rate Total —Subdivision No. VII Cr. 4,350 Cr. 5,000 Cr. 9,350 TOTAL .. Cr. 123,850

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AIR DEPARTMENT

(a) Provision for pay of members of the Territorial Air Force attending camps and night paradee. (b) Provision for pay of Reservists carrying out training on stations. (c) Balance of amounts due for war service. Previously charged to War Expenses Account.

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— Salajies. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—AIR— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Salaries, Pay, and Allowances .. „ II.—Food and Clothing „ III. —Stores and Equipment ,, IV. —Land, Buildings, and Aerodromes „ V. —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rent .. „ VI. —-Transport .. „ VII. —Civil Aviation „ VIII. —Meteorological Services „ IX. —South Pacific Trunk Air Route „ X.—Miscellaneous Services 12,500 Cr. 1,500 20,000 Cr. 5,500 6,900 Cr. 800 Cr. 126,784 Cr. 9,850 Cr. 104,442 6,000 12,500 Cr. 1,500 20,000 Cr. 5,500 6,900 Cr. 800 Cr. 126,784 Cr. 9,850 Cr. 104,442 6,000 TOTAL .. 12,500 Cr. 215,976 Cr. 203,476 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—AIR Subdivision No. I. —Salaries, Pay, and Alloivances Salaries — Other Service Pay and Allowances Territorial Air Force : 400 offieers and men.. Active Reserve : 600 offieers and men Deferred pay {a) 4,200 (b) 7,300 (c) 13,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 24,500 Cr. 12,000 Total —Subdivision No. I 12,500

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AIR DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) £71,500 provided on main estimates. Requirements have been varied, and provision has nowbeen made for cost of two Aerovans in lieu of the purchase of certain other aircraffc. (б) Underestimated. £45,500 provided on main estimates. (c) £57,950 provided on main estimates. Additional provision covers mainly the cost of replacement of American hand tools (used in war years) by English hand tools required for use on English aircraft. (d) Arrangements have been made to take over an Army vehicle for the use of the R.N.Z.A.F. Liaison Officer, Melbourne.

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For Serviees chargeable 011 the Consolidated Fund —eontinued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. V OTE —AIR —eontinued Subdivision No. II.—Food and Clothing i 1 ■ ; Chargés for and incidental to — Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 1,500 f Total —Subdivision No. II Cr. 1,500 Subdivision No. III. —Stores and Equipment Chargés for and incidental to — Aircraft, purchase of (additional) Aircraft spares (additional) General stores and equipment (additional) .. Motor-vehicles, purchase of {a) 1,500 (b) 13,850 (c) 22,900 {d) 250 Less amount provided on main estimates not required : armament stores 38,500 1,500 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 37,000 Cr. 17,000 Total—Subdivision No. III 20,000

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AIR DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Owing to the non-replacement of wartime vehicles, there is an increasing charge for maintenance. £26,000 provided on main estimates. (b) Additional provision neeessary to meet cost of contracts, including that for repair of Harvard aircraft for training Territorial Air Force. £53,750 provided on main estimates. (c) £33,000 provided on main estimates. Provision for special allowance for crews of aircraft on courier service, Japan-Singapore-Whenuapai.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—eld. Y OTE —AIR, —continued | ; Subdivision No. IV.—Land, Buildings, and Aerodromes i 1 j Chargés for and incidental to — Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate .. .. Cr. 5,500 Total—Subdivision No. IV Cr. 5,500 Subdivision No. V. —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rent Chargés for and incidental to — Motor- vehicles, maintenance of (additional).. Repairs to aircraft (additional) {a) 5,000 (6) 2,800 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 7,800 Cr. 900 Total —Subdivision No. V 6,900 Subdivision No. VI. —Transport Chargés for and incidental to — .. Transfer allowances and expenses (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (c) 2,100 Cr. 2,900 Total —Subdivision No. VI Cr. 800

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AIR DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Provision required for supply of first-aid kits on airfields. (b) Remuneration, allowances, and expenses of Mission. (c) Grants made to the Westport and New Plymouth Aero Clubs. £l5O for removal of Westport Aero Club hangar and £35 contribution to New Plymouth Aero Club Easter camp loss. (id) £4,400 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for purchase and installation of gear-boxes, £945, and maintenance and operation of eontrol launeh, Evans Bay, Wellington, £155. (e) Purchase of a car for use at Suva, Fiji. {/) £8,500 provided on main estimates. The change in the ICAO accounting periods neeessitates the payment during this financial year of one and a half years' contributions. (g) £10,350 provided on main estimates. (ih) Installations estimated to cost £74,000 provided for on, the main estimates will not be proceeded with in the present financial year due to the non-arrival of the necessary equipment. (i) Telephone and teleprinter circuits provided for on the main estimates not now required.

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For Services ehargeaMe on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ j £ i £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. V 0 TE—AIR —continued Subdivision No. VII. —Civil Aviation Chargés for and incidental to — Aerodromes (other expenditure) : maintenance Civil Aviation Mission, expenses of Grants to aero clubs Marine craft: operation, maintenance, and equipment (additional) Motor-vehicles, purchase of New Zealand contribution to International Civil Aviation Organization (additional) .. Workshop plant (additional) {a) 900 (b) 5,500 (c) 185 (d) 1,100 (e) 350 (/) 2,931 (fir) 1,550 i Less amounts provided on main estimates not required — Aeradio : purchase and instal- £ lation .. .. (h) 74,000 Aircraft: operation, maintenance, and hire .. .. 900 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. (i) 10,000 12,516 84,900 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 72,384Cr. 54,400 Total —Subdivision No. VII Gr. 126,784

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AIR DEPARTMENT— continued

(а) Costs payable to National Airways Corporation incidental to messing New Zealand Government staff at Nandi Airport, Fiji, up to 3lst Mareh, 1949. (б) Cost of furnishing the staff quarters at Nandi. (c) Chargés by the Fijian Government for maintenance of teiephone-lines in nse by the New Zealand Government in Fiji. (d) Technical equipment provided for on the main estimates will not be available by 3lst. March, 1949.

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For Services diargeafele on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINAEY REVENUE ACCOUNT —dd. V OTE—AIR- —continueå Subdivision No. VIII. —Meteorological Services Other Chargés for and inddental to — Amount provided 011 main estimates not required — Works expenditure : stores building Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 650 Cr. 9,200 Total —Subdivision No. VIII Cr. 9,850 Subdivision No. IX. —South Pacific TrunJc Air Route Chargés for and inddental to — Messing and billeting Purchase of furniture and fittings Telephone services .. .. (a) 3,785 (6) 14,850 (c) 823 Less amount provided on main estimates not required: technical equipment, purchase of. . 19,458 (d) 85,400 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 65,942 Cr. 38,500 Total—Subdivision No. IX Cr. 104,442

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AIR DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) £3,000 provided on main estimates. Additional amount is required to cover cost of advertising campaign for Territorial and Reservist Forces. (b) Salaries of officers attending camps. £3,200 provided on main estimates. (c) Cost of a R.N.Z.A.F. officer attending a weapons training course in the United Kingdom. £3,900 provided on main estimates for other courses of instruction overseas. (d) Allowance granted to Commanding Officer, R.N.Z.A.F., Fiji. (e) £lOO provided on main estimates. Additional amount is to provide for grants to R.N.Z.A.F. station bands. (/) Main estimates did not provide for A.T.O. Cadets flying refresher courses. £22,000 provided on main estimates. (g) £6,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for purchase of maps and charts in New Zealand and overseas.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ 1 £ I £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. V OTE—AIR —continued Subdivision No. X. —Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Advertising : recruiting campaign (additional) Air Training Corps (additional) Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers Courses of instruction overseas (additional).. Entertainment allowance, R.N.Z.A.F., Fiji.. Grants to bands (additional) Payments to aero clubs (additional) Printing and stationery (additional) (а) 400 (б) 600 150 (c) 2,000 {d) 100 (e) 200 (/) 3,650 (9) 2,000 j Saving on expenditure already provided on "main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 9,100 Cr. 3,100 Total —Subdivision No. X 6,000 TOTAL Cr. 203,476

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MINISTRY OF WORKS

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—_ Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—-MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES— Subdivision I. —Ministry of Works Departmental ,, II. —Public Buildings ,, IV. —Irrigation, Drainage, and River - protection and Improvement Works .. „ VI.—Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services £ 378 £ 87 101,111 17,580 73,000 £ 465 101,111 17,580 73,000 TOTAL .. 378 191,778 192,156 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES 1 Subdivision No. I. —Ministry of Works Departmental ! i 1 Salaries — Pkofessional Division Increases in salary— 2 at £1,350 (Assistant Engineers-in-CMef) 1 at £1,125 (Inspecting Engineer), (6 months) 1 at £1,075 (Inspecting Engineer) 1 at £1,075 (Project Engineer), (7 months) 150 50 150 28 i I . 378 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Transport expenses of Chief Engineer, Department of Public Works, Tasmania, visi ting New Zealand on official business.. 87 Total—Subdivision No. I 465

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MINISTRY OF WORKS—continued

(а) Provision required to meet costs incurred in respect of premises ocoupied by the Crown. Except in the case of trading Departments, the expenditure will be borne by the Ministry of Works. Expenditure incurred on behalf of trading Departments will be recoverable from the Departments concerned. (б) £56,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessary to meet rents payable consequent upon the Ministry of Works assuming total liability for the payment of rents in respect of premises leased by the Crown. Recoveries will be made in respect of rents paid on behalf of trading Departments.

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For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued 1 £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUB ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES Subdivision No. II. —Public Buildings Other Chargés for and incidental to — Costs in connection with Ballantyne's fire Cost of alterations, maintenance, renovations, &c., of premises occupied by the Crown (part recoverable) Cost of restoring premises which were occupied during war emergency Payment in full and final settlement of claim for interference by the Crown with rights of tenant Rents (additional), (part recoverable) .. j 102 (a) 20,000 800 209 (b) 80,000 Total —Subdivision No. II 101,111 Subdivision No. IV.—Irrigation, Drainage, and [ River-protection and Improvement Works Chargés for and incidental to — Central Otago : maintenance (additional) .. Point Howard sewerage scheme : subsidy .. Paparangi Water-supply (Tawa Flat) : clearing silt from dam .. .. 16,000 1,500 '80 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. 1 17,580

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MINISTRY OF WORKS—continued

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctcl. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES. —continued Subdivision No. VI. —Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Material and stores (additional) Public Works workshops : maintenance and working expenses (recoverable), (additional) Tornado damage, Hamilton (part recoverable) (а) 70,000 (б) 13,000 125,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 208,000 Ck.135,000 Total —Subdivision No. VI 73,000 TOTAL .. 192,156 (а) £450,000 provided on main estimates. (б) £300,000 provided on main estimates.

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MINISTRY OF WORKS

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Tj&tfcl; VOTE—HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE £ £ 325,000 | £ 325,000 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR (ADDITIONAL) 300,000 i 300,000 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ i £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. YOTE—HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE Chargés for and incidental to— Maintenance, Repair, &c.— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) No. 2a Highway District (Auckland South) No. 2b Highway District (Auckland South) No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) No. 5 Highway District (Hawkes Bay) No. 6 Highway District (King Country) .. No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) No. 9a Highway District (Wellington West) No. 9b 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) No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central).. No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. No. 18 Highway District (Southland) 50,000 50,000 50,000 30,000 8,750 10,000 8,75010,000 10,000 10,000 8,750 8,750 8,750 8,750 8,750 8,750 8,750 8,750 8,750 8,750 325,000 I f 1 TOTAL .. 325,000 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR (ADDITIONAL) .. 300,000

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Administration „ II.—Miscellaneous Services .. „ III.—Scenery Preservation, Bird Sanctuaries, National Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Domains Cr. 500 3,275 3,700 Cr. 500 3,275 - 3,700 TOTAL .. 6,475 @,475 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ i? oU 1 ! ! £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—dd. VOTE—LANDS AND SURYEY 1 Subdivision No. I. —Administration 1 j 1 Chargés for and incidental to — Surveys, &c. (part recoverable) : aerial photography (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (a) 6,000 Cr. 6,500 Total —Subdivision No. I Cr. 500 (a) Furtber provision is neeessary to meet the cost of aerial mosaic maps and aerial surveys ■ £20,000 provided on main estimates.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(а) Refuse from departmental wool-shed was placed on settler's property with his authority. It transpired that the refuse contained poisonous substance, and as a result three dairy cows died. (б) Por the fees and expenses of a special committee which visited the district to investigate and report on proposals for improved drainage. (c) Approximately two miles of stop-banking require raising and widening to confine the river to its course to obviate the danger of flooding and interruption to road and rail Communications. Cost is recoverable mainly from Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council, and balance from ratepayers. (d) The work comprises the straightening and dredging of the stream for the improved drainage of swamp lands. Half the expenditure is recoverable from the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council, and balance from settlers by way of drainage rates. j(e) An undertaking was given to consider the manager as permanent lessee. The manager was accidentally drowned and the payment to the widow is in consideration of her vacating the property.

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j For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. YOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services Chargés for and incidental to — Compensation for live - stock aecidentally poisoned .. .. Drainage - works expenditure (part recoverable) —- Rangitaiki Drainage District — Old Rangitaiki Channel pumping area : expenses of special committee investigating drainage Tarawera River —Works expenditure : strengthening stop-banks (recoverable) Waihi Drainage Area —Works expenditure : Upper Pongakawa Stream improvement (recoverable) . . Ex gratia payment to widow of former block manager Payment of monetary equivalent of lea ve due to deceased officers (а) 35 (б) 90 (c) 2,000 (d) 3,500 (e) 50 100 5,775 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 2,500 Total —Subdivision No. II 3,275

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd.. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued Subdivision No. III.—Scenery Preservation, Bird Sanctuaries, National Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Domains Charges for and incidental to — Recreation grounds and domains : acquisition (including access), (additional) Surveys, valuations, &c. (additional) (a) 3,500 (b) 200 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 3,700 TOTAL .. 6,475 i 1 (a) Provision for the purchase of additional areas for recreational purposes. £13,500 provided on main estimates. (b) £50 provided on main estimates.

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STATE FOREST SERVICE

(а) Allowance payable to Assistant Director during absence of Director on duty overseas. (б) £8,400 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required on account of claims to dato being heavier than anticipated. (c) Personal effects destroyed when a forest lookout hut was demolished in a storm. (d) £5,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for expenses of three officers attending Canberra School of Forestry. (e) £5,000 provided on main estimates. Requirements underestimated. (/) £2,000 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required mainly for renovations and alterations to Tapanui Hostel. (g) Provision for payment of interest on deposits lodged as security in connection with såles of timber. (h) Increases necessary as timber-production is likely to be greater than estimated. Amounts provided on main estimates, £185,000 and £125,500 respectively.

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— Salaries. | Other Chargés, j Total. VOTE—FOREST ADMINISTRATION ' £ 190 1 £ 37,510 l £ • 37,700 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT— VOTE—FOREST ADMINISTRATION Salaries — Professional Division Allowance (Assistant Director) (a) 190 190 | Other Chargés for and incidental to — Compensation to employees and dependants (additional) Ex gratia payment towards cost of replacement of personal effects lost by employee whilst on duty Expenses of officers travelling overseas on duty and for study (additional) Field, office, and experimental equipment : tools, furniture, instruments, &c., pureliase of (additional) Maintenance of administrative buildings (works expenditure), (additional) Payment of interest on deposits Waipa State SawmilF — Operating and selling expenses (additional) • Transfer value of logs, &c. (additional) (b) 1,250 (c) 60 (d) 450 (e) 1,000 (/) 1,500 (g) 100 (h) 10,000 {h) 26,000 . 40,360

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—FOREST ADMINISTRATION—ctd. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Waipa State Sawmill—continued Less amounts provided on main estimates not required : forest investigation and staff training (a) 2,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 38,360 Cr. 850' 37,510 TOTAL .. 37,700 £9,260 provided on main estimates. Saving due Tapanui. to closing of vocational training centre at

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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— Salaries. Other Charges. V Total. VOTE—AGRICULTURE— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Head Office .. „ II.—Live-stock Division „ III. —Horticulture Division „ ■ IV. —Dairy Division „ V. —Fields Division „ VI.—Animal Res ear ch Division .. „ VIII.—Miscellaneous Advances, Grants, Subsidies, &c. „ IX.—Payments under Statutes „ X.—Milk Marketing Division Cr. 200 Cr. 780 2,000 563 Cr. 970 1,380 915 Cr. 2,250 1,740 540 525 5,000 75 Cr. 1,170 1,380 915 Cr. 3,030 3,740 540 525 5,000 638 TOTAL .. 1,583 6,955 8,538 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—AGRICULTURE Subdivision No. I.—Head Office Salaries— Other Salaries Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 200 Other Charges for and incidental to — Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 970 Total —Subdivision No. I Cr. 1,170 1

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) Ådditional provision to meet expenses of destruction, and compensation for total destruetion of stock of a poultry-farmer, owing to an outbreak of " fowl cholera," to prevent spread of this disease. £7,150 provided on main estimates. (b) Ådditional provision required to replace obsolete electrieal equipment at Somes Island Station. £7,900 provided on main estimates. (c) Ådditional provision for payment of bonnses on 100,000 queen wasps; number previously antieipated, 20,000. £2,000 provided on main estimates. (d) To meet final chargés on last year's experimental work. £5O provided on main estimates.

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For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. Y OTE —AGrRICULTURE—continued Subdivision No. II.—Live-stock Division Other Chargés f or and incidental to — Diseases of live-stock purchase of material, and expenses coimected with treatraent and control of animal diseases (including approved compensation), (part recoverable), (additional) Quarantine stations : equipment and workingexpenses (part recoverable), (additional) .. («) 1,200 (6) 500 Saving on expenditnre already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 1,700 Cr. 320 Total —Subdivision No. II 1,380 Subdivision No. III.—Horticulture Division Other Chargés for and incidental to — Destruction of wasps: wages, travellingexpenses, and materials (additional) Red-legged earth-mite : control and destruction (additional) (c) 1,000 (d) 75 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 1,075 Cr. 160 Total —Subdivision No. III 1 915

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) £l,OOO provided on main estimates. (b) Fifteen seed-testing assistants and 22 agricultural graduates are being appointed. £114,210 provided on main estimates. (c) Increase in numbers of sample seeds being tested has necessitated increased accommodation and expenditure. £7,300 provided on main estimates. (d) To meet additional facibties and provide a station wagon for transport of trainees. £19,000 provided on main estimates.

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Før Services «hargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —£lå. V OTE —AGRICULTURE —continued Subdivision No. IV. —Dairy Division Salaries — Other Salaries Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 780 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Cost of passages and expenses to and from London, Inspectors of Dairy-produce (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate («) 500 Cr. 2,750 Total —Subdivision No. IV Cr. 2,250 Cr. 3,030 Subdivision No. V. —Fields Division Salaries —- Other Salaries 37 (£150 to £1,025), (additional) (6) 2,000 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Seed-testing (recoverable), (additional) Flock House: working-expenses and miscellaneous expenses, including river protection (part recoverable), (additional) (c) 1,600 (d) 900 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 2,500 Cr. 760 Total —Subdivision No. V 1,740 3,740

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) For acquisition of additional land and buildings. £82,280 provided on main estimates. (b) New Zealand, as a member, is committed up to 1950, and subscriptions cover eight years. Payment could not be made during war years. (c) Incidental expenses in rehabilitating leased properties. £75 provided on main estimates. (d) For grants to newly established Boards v/hen proceeds from levy are inadequate to meet payments,

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For Serviees chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctå. YOTE —AGRICULTURE —continued Subdivision No. VI. —Animal Research Division Other Chargés for and incidental to — Research Station, Ruakura : all farm and laboratory working - expenses, &c., and allowances and expenses of Advisory Committee (part recoverable), (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of tlie exchange rate (a) 2,500 Cr. 1,960 Total —Subdivision No. VI 540 Subdivision No. VIII. —Miscellaneous Services : Advances, Grants, Guarantees, Subsidies, &c. Chargés for and incidental to — Grant: International Institute of Refrigeration Services' vegetable production (additional) .. (6) 325 (c) 200 Total —Subdivision No. VIII 525 Subdivision No. IX.—Payments under Statutes Chargés for and incidental to — Rabbit Nuisance Amendment Act, 1947: grants to Rabbit Boards under section 12.. (d) 5,000 Total —Subdivision No. IX 5,000

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ 1 £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. f VOTE —AGRICULTURE —continued | 1 1 i Subdivision No. X.—Milk Marketing Division ■ Salaries — Clerical Division 1 at £1,125 (Director), (6 months) .. j ' 563 Other Charges for and incidental to — Entertainment expenses of delegates to conferences, and official opening of milktreating houses (a) 75 Total—Subdivision No. X 638 TOTAL .. 8,538 (a) For coat of entertaining (1) delegates to local milk authority's conference "and (2) official openings of new milk-treating houses.

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

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— Salaries. j Other Chargés, j i Total. VOTE — SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Head Office ,, II. —Research Investigations ,, III. —Dominion Laboratory.. ,, IV. —Dominion Observatory ,, F. —Geological Survey „ VI. —Magnetic Observatory „ VII.—Dominion Physical Laboratory ,, VIII.—Grants and Miscellaneous Services „ IX. —Auckland Industrial Development Laboratories „ X. —Apia Observatory 2,951 4,396 1,700 200 3,284 ! Cr. 1,020 25 Or. 906 2,355 8,063 15,072 Cr. 250 Cr. 30 200 6,235 Cr. 1,020 25 Cr. 906 2,355 12,459 16,772 Cr. 250 Cr. 30 TOTAL .. 9,047 26,793 35,840 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH i Subdivision No. I.—Head Office Other Chargés for and incidental to — Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, macMnery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets (additional) 200 Total —Subdivision No. I (a) 200 (a) £2,100 provided on main estimates. Amount no w provided includes furniture for District Office, Auckland.

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£ £ £ For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. • VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued Subdivision No. II.—Research Investigations Salaries— Professional Division 1 at £1,075 (6 months), (Director, Agronomy Division) 537 Other Salaries 10 (£150 to £1,025), (additional) 2,414 (a) 2,951 Other Charges for and incidental to — Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets (additional) Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions (additional) Monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officer (6) 5,375 202 (c) 940 107

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued REMARKS

(a) £145,280 provided on main estimates. (b) £61,810 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for purchase and erection of buildings at Seagrove, Auckland, for radio research, £3,134; purchase of land at Taita for soil survey, £lOO ; completion of workers' accommodation at Tobacco Research Station, £2OO ; and erection of glasshouses and subsidiary buildings at Waiwhetu for Botany Division, £1,941. (c) £9,400 provided on main estimates.

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For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. | VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued Subdivision No. II. —Research Investigations —ctd. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers (additional) Wages, including overtime, of casual staff (additional) | (а) 180 (б) 250 Less amount provided on main estimates not required : maintenance and operating expenses of offices, laboratories, workshops, experimental areas, and research stations, &c. 7,054 325 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 6,729 Cr. 3,445 Total —Subdivision No. II 3,284 (c) 6,235 i Subdivision No. III.—Dominion Laboratory Other Charges for and incidental to— Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 1,020 Total —Subdivision No. Ill Cr. 1,020

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

(a) £1,280 provided on main estimates. Ådditional provisjon is required for equipment for workshop.(b) £23,840 provided on main estimates. Ådditional amount required covers cost of truck transferred from Canterbury Project. (c) £5 provided on main estimates.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued Subdivision No. IV. —Dominion Observatory m ' Other Chargés for and incidental to —- Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets (additional).. Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate {a) 85 Cr. 60 Total—Subdivision No. IV 25 Subdivision No. V. —Geological Survey Other Chargés for and incidental to — Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of otker fixed assets (additional) Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer Overtime and meal allowances (additional).. (b) 170 344 (c) 60 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 574 Cr. 1,480 Total—Subdivision No. V Cr. 906

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

(а) £3,610 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required includes pro vision for erection of new buildings. (б) £l5O provided on main estimates. (c) Provision for additional staff and for amount underestimated on main estimates. £63,275 provided on main estimates. (d) £35,270 provided on main estimates. Amount now provided includes cost of erection of additional accommodation, £3,410; purchase of furniture, £475; machine tools, £705; equipment ex Canterbury Project, £2,330 ; equipment from overseas, £633 ; erection Geophysieal Laboratory, Wainui Valley, £5OO. (e) £2,250 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required to meet cost incurred in removal of stores and stores offiees to new premises.

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For Services chargeable gei the Consolidated Fund —continued i £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —eld. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued Subdivision No. VI. —Magnetic Observatory Other Chargés for and incidental to— Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-veliicles, and purchase of other fixed assets (additional) Wages, including overtime of casual staff (additional) {a) 2,400 (b) 100 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 2,500 Cr. 145 Total —Subdivision No. VI 2,355 Subdivision No. VII. —Dominion Physical Laboratory Salaries— Other Salaries 10 (£150 to £1,025), (additional) (c) 4,396 Other Chargés for and incidental to— Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets (additional) Overtime and meal allowances (additional).. | (d) 8,053 (e) 1,400 9,453

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued

(bj £2,880 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for purchase of equipment for defence science research. (c) £5OO provided on main estimates. Provision novv made for visit by overseas expert in connection with defence science research. (d) £2,700 provided on main estimates. Provision now made for one officer proceeding overseas, and for expenses of seven officers from overseas proceeding to New Zealand to take up appointments—all in connection with defence science research. (e) £5OO provided on main estimates. Provision now made for additional grants for defence science' research, £2,725, and for radio research (operation of Seagrove Station), £1,600. (/) £3OO provided on main estimates. Provision now made for payment of subsidy of £5,012 to Canterbury Industrial Development Laboratories and for grant of £2,500 for defence science research. (g) £1,250 provided on main estimates. Provision now made for additional grant of £3OO to cover cost of assistance rendered by Carter Observatory in work of radio research significance.

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For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—eld. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued i Subdivision No. VII. —Dominion Physical Laboratory —continued Other Chargés for and incidental to —continued Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 1,390 Total—Subdivision No. VII Subdivision No. VIII. —Grants and Miscéllaneous Services Salaries — Other Salaries 11 (£150 to £1,025), (additional) 8,063 12,459 (a) 1,700 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets (additional) Expenses of and grants to distinguished scientists visiting Me w Zealand (additional) Expenses of officers travelling overseas (additional) Grants to research and allied institutions— Auckland University College (additional) Canterbury University College (additional) Carter Observatory (additional) (a) £83.100 urovided on main estimates. (b) 2,200 (c) 500 (d) 1,000 (e) 4,325 (/)7,512 (9) 300 ! j

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued

(a) £lOO provided on main estimates. Provision now inade for grant of f 140 to reimburse association for expenses incurred in connection with purchase of estate at Havelock North for Department. (&) Grant to subsidize £1 for £1 Wool Board Fellowship grant. (c) Grant to Institute, which will supply Department with information in relation to auroral and other geophysical data in the Antarctic polar region. (d) Additional provision required for defence service research and for lonosphere Section. Amounts provided on main estimates, £11,393 and £690 respectively. (e) Amount of £16,772 provided is made up as on Main 0n Su PP le " „ , follows: Estimatea. jgSSS. Grants .. .. .. .. 68,347 12,552 80,899 Defence science research .. .. .. 6,000 6,000 lonosphere ... .. .. .. 6,150 300 6,450 74,497 18,852 93,349 Less saving on exchange adjustment .. 2,080 2,080 £74,497 £16,772 £91,269 Expenditure on defence science research, £6,000, plus £5,225 included in grants recoverable from Service Departments.

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For Services chargeable oe the £ £ £ Consolidated Fund —continued ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. YOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND XNDUSTRIAL i RESEARCH —continued Subdivision No. VIII. —Grants and Miscellaneous Services —continued Other Chargés for and incidental to—continued j Grants to research and allied institutions —ctd. 1 Hawke's Bay Fruit Growers' Association j (additional) (a) 140 | Otago University College (b) 175 i Scott Polar Research Institute .. (c) 100 j Maintenance and operating expenses of offices, laboratories, observatories, experimental ! areas, workshops, and researcli stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to Post and Telegraph Department, rent and rates, printing and stationery, running-expenses of motorvehicles, and office expenses (additional). . (d) 450 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers (additional) (d) 450 17,152 Saving 011 expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 2,080 15,072 Total —Subdivision No. VIII (e) 16,772

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ 1 £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued Subdivision No. IX.—Auckland Industrial Development Laboratories Other Charges for and incidental to— Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate .. ... Cr. 250 Total —Subdivision No. IX Cr. 250 Subdivision No. X.—Apia Observatory Other Charges for and incidental to— Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 30 Total —Subdivision No. X CO o TOTAL .. 35,840

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MINES DEPARTMENT

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—MINES— £ £ £ Subdivision III. —Assistance towards Mining „ IV.—Miscellaneous Services .. 220 1,300 220 1,300 TOTAL .. 1,520 1,520 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—MINES Subdivision No. III. —Assistance towards Mining - Other Chargés for and incidental to — Expenses of delegates, coal conferences, &c. (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (a) 600 Cr. 380 Total —Subdivision No. III 220 Subdivision No. IV. —Miscellaneous Services Chargés for and incidental to — Office fittings and requisites (additional) (b) 1,300 Total—Subdivision No. IV 1,300 TOTAL .. 1,520 (а) £800 provided on main estimates. (б) £100 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for renewals of and additions to office equipment.

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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

(a) £lBO provided on main estimates. Extra provision required for purchase of adding-machine for Statistical Branch. (b) £782 provided on main estimates. (c) £4OO provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for purchase of equipment for Vehicle Inspection Depot, Palmerston North.

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— | Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—TRANSPORT— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—General Administration.. ,, II.—Vehicle Inspection ,, III.—Enforcement .. „ IV.—Traffic Engineering and Road Safety 3,815 698 625 3,770 1,240 698 625 7,585 1,240 TOTAL .. 3,815 6,333 10,148 For Services chargeable 011 the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—TRANSPORT Subdivision No. I.—General Administration Other Chargés for and incidental to — Mechanical offi.ce appliances, purchase of (additional) Special transport services (additional) (а) 133 (б) 600 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 733 Cr. 35 Total —Subdivision No. I Subdivision No. II. —Vehicle Inspection 698 1 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Purchase and maintenance of equipment(additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (c) 800 Cr. 175 j I I Total —Subdivision No. II 625

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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT— continued

(a) Provision for increased allowance in lien of overtime payment to 115 Traffie Inspectors. (b) Provision for additional two-way radio communication in traffie patrol cars. £3,880 provided on main estimates. (c) Provision for running and maintenance expenses of additional patrol cars. £27,500 provided on main estimates. (d) Extra provision required for increased cost of services of Police Department. £3OO provided on main estimates. (e) £2,250 provided on main estimates. Additional provision is required in connection with the construction of a speed-measuring device. (/) £4,750 provided on main estimates. Extra provision required for additional equipment in connection with school patrols.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE —TRAN SPORT —continued Subdivision No. III. —Enforcement Salaries — Other Salaries Allowances to Traffic Inspectors in lieu of overtime payment (a) 3,815 Other Chargés for and incidental to —- Purchase of other equipment (additional) .. Running-expenses, maintenance, and repairs of patrol cars (part recoverable), (additional) (6) 2,500 (c) 2,500 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 5,000 Cr. 1,230 Total —Subdivision No. III 3,770 7,585 Subdivision No. IV. —Traffic Engineering and Road Safety Other Chargés for and incidental to — Motor-vehicle accident statistics (additional) Purchase of equipment (additional) Safety education, child (additional) (d) 700 (e) 300 (/) 300 - Saving on expenditnre already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 1,300 Cr. 60 Total —Subdivision No. IV 1,240 TOTAL .. 10,148 I 1 i

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE

(a) Saving in salaries of officers of the Food and Rationing Control office, consequent upon the partial removal of rationing control. (ib) Provision is made for expenditure previously charged to War Expenses Account. Details of the estimated expenditure to finalize the activities of the Ministry of Supply are : £ (i) Manufacture of textile goods for the Armed Services .. 24,820 (ii) Manufacture of radio equipment .. .. .. .. 600 (iii) Women's Services footwear .. .. .. .. .. 575 (iv) Salvage of steel .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £26,000 (e) £4,500 provided on main estimates. Additional provision is necessary to cover—- & (i) The balance of the cost of partieipation in the Trade Fair, Toronto, in 1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 (ii) Additional cost of exhibitions in New Zealand .. .. .. 500

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— Subdivision I.—Industries and Gommerce „ II. —Nevj Zealand Standards Institute „ III. —Price Control Division .. TOTAL £ Cr. 15,450 £ Cr. 4,080 1,180 1,500 £ Cr. 19,530 1,180 1,500 Cr. 15,450 Cr, 1,400 Cr. 16,850 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE Subdivision No. I. —Industries and Commerce Salaries — Other Salaries Amount provided on main estimates not required .. .. .. (a) Saving on expenditure already provided. on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Other Chargés for and incidental to — Expenses in connection with finalization of Ministry of Supply activities Grant: Honorary Agent in Bombay Industrial exhibitions, New Zealand and overseas (additional) £ Cr. 10,000 Cr. 5,450 £ £ Cr. 15,450 (b) 26,000 125 (c) 2,500

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued

(a) £5O provided on main estimates. Additional provision represents cost of legal expenses incurred in eonnection with Select Committee on film industry. (b) £2,200 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required to cover cost of alterations to lighting. (c) £B5O provided on main estimates. The additional provision is made to cover the purchase of new office equipment and additional chargés for printing and stationery. (d) £9OO provided on main estimates. The greater demand for specifications necessitates additional printing, the costs of which are recoverable.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— continued Subdivision No. I. —Industries and Commerce— continued Other Chargés for and incidental to—continued Motion-picture industry: expenses in connection with inquiries into issue of licences, refund fees, &e. (additional) Office furniture, fittings, and other requisites.. (a) 355 (b) 850 Less amount provided on main estimates not required : food control and rationing, expenses in connection with, furniture and fittings, office rent, printing and stationery, travelling-expenses, transfer expenses, &c. ... .. 29,830 30,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of exchange rate .. .. Cr. 170 Cr. 3,910 Total—Subdivision No. I Cr. 4,080 Cr. 19,530 Subdivision No. II.—New Zealand Standards Institute Other Chargés for and incidental to — Motor-vehicles, purchase of Printing and stationery, office fittings, and requisites (additional) Purchase of specifications and reports (part recoverable), (additional) 480 (c) 350 (d) 350 Total —Subdivision No. II 1.180

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued

(a) £7OO provided on main estimates. Further provision necessary to meet additional advertising costs consequent upon increased number of public hearings of the Price Tribunal. (b) £1,500 provided on main estimates. The additional provision covers expenditure involved in the expansion of the Division. (c) £2OO provided on main estimates. Additional provision required to cover cost of transfers of officers to Wellington for special investigation.

92

For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued 1 £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. i • VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— j continued Subdivision No. III. —Price Control Division Other Chargés for and incidental to — Advertising (additional) Office expenses (additional) Transfer of officers (additional) (а) 200 (б) 500 (c) 800 Total —Subdivision No. III 1,500 TOTAL .. Cr. 16,850

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS

(а) £118,075 provided on main estimates. Furtker provision required to meet cost of additional staft" employed on account of increased business and also to pro vide for expenditure underestimatecl on main estimates. (б) Additional provision required to provide for installation of electrical equipment. Amounts provided on main estimates : " Milford Hotel," £6,700 ; "Te Anau Hotel," £13,200. (c) Additional provision for replaeement of worn-out vehicles. £3,000 provided for on main estimates.

93

' i Salaries. Other Chargés. 1 Total. VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS £ £ 1 £ Subdivision I. —Tourist and Health Resorts 4,250 4,800 9,050 TOTAL .. 4,250 4,800 9,050 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REYENUE ACCOUNT—dd. VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS Subdivision No. I. -Tourist and Health Resorts Salaries — Other Salaries 10 (£150 to £1,02-5), (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (a) 5,000 Cr. 750 4,250 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Grant to Rotorua Municipal Band Milford Hotel: operating-expenses, including furniture and repairs and eompensation to workmen (additional) Motor-vehicles, purchase of (additional) Te Anau Hotel: operating-expenses, including furniture, repairs, and eompensation to workmen (additional) 250 (6) 4,000 (c) 1,500 (6) 2,000 7,750

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued

94

For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—c&Z. VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS —continued Subdivision No. I.—Tourist and Health Resorts —continued 1 | Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 2,950 Total—Subdivision No. I 4,800 9,050 TOTAL .. [ 9,

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

95

-—- i Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—HEALTH— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Health „ II.—Mental Hygiene 650 13,700 252,780 Cr. 876 253,430 12,824 TOTAL .. i 14,350 1 251,904 266,254 For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fvtnå—eontinued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—HEALTH Subdivision No. I. —Health Salaries— Professional Division i Class Special— Increases in salaries — 1 at £1,475 (Medical Superintendent. Government Sanatorium, Rotorua) .. 1 at £1,450 (Medical Superintendent, Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer) 2 at £1,175 (Medical Officers, Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer) («) <j 1 f 150 ; 150 1^300 | i i Unclassified (Non-permanents) Increases in salary— 2 at £1,475 (Assistant Directors, National Health Institttte, Wellington), (6 months) (6)50 650 (iø) Sufojéet to deduction of £150 per annum for house (b) Provision on main estimates for salaries at £1,425 p s, fuel, and Eght. er annum.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —continued

(a) Meeting to be held in Paris. (b) Grant towards cost of ereeting hospital, home, and cottages for aged and infirm people. (c) £4,250,000 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required to meet commitments now anticipated this year. (d) £3,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required to meet liabilities in respect of Alexandra Hospital, Wellington, for 1946-47, 1947-48, and advances against anticipated liabilities for 1948-49. (e) £11,250 provided on main estimates. Additional' provision required for repairs to houses, St. Helens Hospital, Ohristchurch.

96

For Services chargeable 011 the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE AC.COUNT—ctd. Y OTE —HEALTH —continued Subdivision No. I. —Health—continued .. )V Other Chargés for and incidental to— General Administration — Grant towards expenses of New Zealand delegate to meeting of International Cancer Research Commission Grant to Presbyterian Social Service Association, Invercargill (on account) .. (a) 650 (b) 1,310 1,960 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act — Subsidies to Hospital Boards (additional).. (c)250,000 Grants-in-aid- — Wellington Ladies' Christian Association (additional) (d) 6,500 * ' Institutions under control of Department— Establishment chargés (buildings, renewals, repairs, &c.) : works (additional) (e) 770 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 259,230 Cr. 6,450 . Total—Subdivision No. I 252,780 ! 253,430

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —continued

(a) £632,975 provided on main estimates. Owing to improvement in staffing position (filling of vacancies), further provision is required. (b) £ll,OOO provided on main estimates. Provision for food-heating units at Avondale Hospital. (c) Expenses of Director of Mental Hygiene attending International Congress of Mental Health, London. (d) £2,000 provided on main estimates. Provision for purchase of gang mower and tractor for Kingseat Hospital. (e) Grant to assist in purchase of property for implementation of the activities of the association. (/) Grant paid to Public Trustee for a patient who received injuries to his hand whilst an inmate of Kingseat Hospital. (g) £3,000 provided on main estimates. Provision for advertising campaign for nursing staff. (h) £13,000 provided on main estimates. Provision for purchase of sterilizers from War Assets Realization Board. 4

97

For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ OKDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. V OTE —HEALTH—continued Subdivision No. II. —Mental Hygiene i Salaries — Increases in salaries — Class Special A— 5 Medical Officers (£1,125), (part year") only) .. .. .. 1 Medical Officer (£1,075), (part year f only) .. .. .. J 150 Other Salaries 64 (£150 to £1,025), (additional) (a) 13,550 1-3,700 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Buildings, improvements, repairs, and replacements (additional) Expenses of officer travelling overseas Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of (additional) Grants — To Wellington After-care Association To a patient for injuries received in an accident Office expenses (additional) Surgery and dispensary : drugs and instruments (additional) (b) 500 (c) 850 (d) 750 (e) 2,500 (/) 1,309 (g) 2,000 (h) 1,815 9,724

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

98

For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £. . £ - £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. V OTE—HE ALTH—continued Subdivision No. II.—Mental Hygiene —continued j Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 10,600 Total —Subdivision No. II TOTAL Cr. 876 12,824 266,254

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

99

— I Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. Y OTE —EDUCATION— £ £ £ General Subdivision I.—General „ II.—Buildings, Land, Furniture, and Equipment 34 3,980 15,350 4,014 15,350 34 19,330 19,364 Educational Agencies Subdivision III.—Primary Education ,, IV.—Post-primary Education ,, V. —Higher Education „ VII. —Maori Schools •.. 234 7,650 10,000 11,856 6,000 7,884 10,000 11,856 6,000 234 35,506 35,740 Sooial Agencies Subdivision VIII. —-Education of the Blind „ IX.—Special Schools „ X.—Child Welfare 2,354 37,900 2,354 37,900 40,254 40,254 Miscellaneous Subdivision XI.—Miscellaneous Grants .. ,, XII.—National Library Service 23,306 370 23,306 370 23,676 23,676 TOTAL .. 268 1 118,766 119,034 4*

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— continued

(a) Visit of two teachers to Australia to study classes in sight-saving, £300; visit of member of the National Commission of UNESCO to the International Tensions Meeting at Paris, £5BO (recoverable) ; and visit of delegation of four to the UNESCO eonfereiice at Beirut, £1,500. £1,500 provided on main estimates. (b) £5O provided on main estimates. (cj Additional provision required for miscellaneous work necessary to improve accommodation in various offices of the Department. £1,350 provided on main estimates. (d) For replacement of wom-out offiee equipment and provision of additional office and store equipment and mechanical sgpliances. £7,500 provided on main estimates. (e) For special issue of the School Journal on the occasion of the Royal visit, 1949. £66,700 provided on main estimates.

100

For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ i j £ i i ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. i 1 VOTE—EDUCATION i I Subdivision Nq. I. —General Salaries — Professional Division Allowance (Assistant Director of Education), (acting as Director of Education, Ist April to 5th May, 1948) 34 i Other Chargés for and incidental to — Compensation and expenses : payment for injuries and losses sustained by departmental officers, school-children, trainingcollege students, and teachers, instructors, and other employees of Education and other Boards ' Expenses of departmental officers and teachers travelling overseas (including expenses of delegates to United Nations Conferences) (part recoverable), (additional) Expenses of interviewing non-departmental officers (additional) Fitting up accommodation : other expenditure (additional) Office equipment (additional) Publications —Education, Education Gazette, Post-primary Bulletin, Primary Bulletin, School Journal, pamphlets, text-books, &c. : printing, printing material and apparatus, royalties, copyrights, payments to authors, &c. (part recoverable), (additional) 2,050 (tf) 2,380 (b) 100 (c) 1,500 (d) 7,250 (e) 3,500

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued

101

For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. YOTE —EDUCATION —continued Subdivision No. I. —General—continued Other Charges for and incidental to—continued Teachers Appeal Boards and Grading Committees : travelling-expenses and other costs (including travelling-expenses of appellants and witnesses) 100 Less amounts provided on main estimates not required — Compensation and expenses — Payments for injuries sus- £ tained by departmental officers, school - children, teachers, instructors, and training - college students, &c. .. .. .. 2,000 Under Workers' Compensation Act .. .. 50 Grading and registration of teachers : travelling-expenses and other costs of Grading Committees and Appeal Boards (including travellingexpenses of appellants) .. 100 Transport of school - children (including maintenance of departmental vehicles used for such purposes, allowances to teacher-drivers, &c.) (a) 10,000 16,880 12,150 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 4,730 Cr. 750 Total—Subdivision No. I 3,980 4,0 14 (a) Reduction on account of the poliomyelitis epidemic. £577,000 provided on main estimates.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) £57,000 provided on main estimates. (b) £ll,OOO provided on main estimates. (c) Additional provision required to cover cost of promotion transfers from Ist October, 1948, £1,500 provided on main estimates.

102

For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINAKY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE —EDUCATION —continued Subdivision No. II.—Buildings, Land, Furniture, and Equipment Chargés for and incidental to— Buildings, grounds, furniture, and equipment: minor capital expenditure (including carving work for Maori schools), (additional) Special equipment—Purchase, grants, and subsidy for the purchase (including patents and royalties): physical education (additional) (a) 13,500 (b) 1,850 Total—Subdivision No. II 15,350 Subdivision No. III.—Primary Education Salaries— Professional Division Chief Inspector, Primary Schools (extension of service prior to retirement, 13th August, 1948, to 28th October, 1948) 234 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Transfer of teachers (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (c) 8,500 Cr. 850 Total—Subdivision No. III 7,650 7,884

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(o) Por grants to seeondary departments of district high schools. £1,700 provided on main estimates. (6) To provide for additional evening olasses. £1,299,550 provided on main estimates. (c) To cover cost of promotion transfers from Ist October, 1948. £4OO provided on main estimates. (d) £2,400 transferred to Subdivision No. VII and reduction of £1,600 on account of poliomyelitis epidemic. (e) No pupils receiving instruction this year.

103

£ £ £ For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE —EDUCATION —continued Subdivision No. IV.—Post-primary Education Other Chargés for and incidental to — Art and craft materials (part recoverable), (additional) .. .. .. Post-primary bursaries Salaries and allowances of teacliers, student teachers, and instructors (including travelling allowances and expenses of relieving teacliers, student teacliers, and itinerant instructors, grants to widows of deceased teacliers, and payment to estates of deceased soldier teachers in lieu of leave), (additional) Transfer of teacliers (a) 1,000 20,000 (6) 12,500 (c) 600 34,100 Less amounts provided on main estimates not required— £ Board of school-children .. (d) 4,000 Bursaries — Secondary .. .. 15,000 Technical .. .. 5,000 Grant to Reefton School of Mines for services rendered to the district high school .. (e) 100 24,100 Total—Subdivision No. IV 10,000

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Assistance for additional centres. £l,OOO provided on main estimates. (b) Provision required to establish a Chair of Ånthropology from Ist Febraary, 1949. £74,505 provided on main estimates. (c) To provide for extra expenses of conducting school in temporary premises at Ardmore. £14,336 provided on main estimates. (d) For establishment of a Senior Research Fellowship from Ist July, 1948. £71,129 provided on main estimates. (e) Salaries of three additional leeturers from Ist February, 1949. £18,925 provided on main estimates. (/) Provision for arrears of salary increments on basis of thosé granted to other University colleges. £83,334 provided on main estimates. (g) £975 provided on main estimates. for board of children at private denominational schools previously charged to Subdivision IY (see note {d) on page 103). £1,500 provided on main estimates. (i) Assistance for calf clubs and other agricultural clubs in which Maori children are participating. (j) For additional class-rooms. £6,500 provided on main estimates. (le) Replacement of towels, £1,200; cleaning of tanks, £310; and miscellaneous, £490. £1,200 provided on main estimates.

104

For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE —EDUCATION —continued Subdivision No. V.—Higher Education Chargés for and incidental to — Community centres : staffing, equipping, &c. (additional) Grants to University colleges — Auckland University College for— General purposes (additional) School of Engineering (additional) Victoria University College for general purposes (additional) Canterbury University College for School of Engineering (additional) New Zealand School of Agriculture general purposes (additional) Scholarships and bursaries : United Kingdom scholarships (recoverable), (additional) (a) 500 (6) 238 (c) 2,250 (rf) 919 (e) 313 (/) 7,011 (g) 625 Total —Subdivision No. V 11,856 Subdivision No. VII.—Maori Schools Other Chargés for and incidental to — Board of school-children (additional) Boys' and girls' agricultural clubs Grants to private schools for Maori children (additional) Incidental expenses of schools : fuel, sanitation, advertising, translation fees, small repairs, &c. (additional) {h) 2,400 (i) 200 (j) 1,400 (k) 2,000 - j Total—Subdivision No. VII 6,000

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-continued

105

For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued 1 £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. VOTE —EDUCATION—continued Subdivision No. VIII.—Education of the Blind Charges for and incidental to— New Zealand Institute for the Blind : grant for general purposes (a) 2,354 Total—Subdivision No. VIII 2,354 Subdivision No. IX.—Special Schools Other Charges for and incidental to— Maintenance of institutions: provisions, household expenses, farm and garden expenses, live-stock, wages of inmates for work, and other miscellaneous expenses of maintaining the institutions (part recoverable), (additional) Less amounts provided on main estimates not required— Clothing of pupils (including £ purchase of materials and stores for clothing-manufac-ture at the schools) .. 1,000 Incidental expenses of maintaining pupils : medical, dental, funeral, and other miscellaneous expenses, payments on behalf of pupils, and grants for recreation of pupils (part recoverable) ,. 500 Total—Subdivision No. IX (6> 1,500 1,500 Nil. (a) Balance of deficit on year's working. £10,000 provided on main estimates. (b) £13,500 provided on main estimates.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(а) Provision required to enable the full cost of upkeep of clothing of children in foster-homes to be borne by the Department. Previously foster-parents bore portion of the cost. £40,000 provided on main estimates. (б) To pro vide for increase of ss. per week in boarding scale from Ist April, 1948. £123,650 provided on main estimates. (c) To provide for increase of ss. per week in capitation payments from Ist April, 1948. £6,000 provided on main estimates. (d) Contribution towards the cost of providing class-room accommodation for school-children. (e) To provide for increases in students' allowances from £7O per annum to £lOO per annum and in students' boarding-allowances from £25 per annum to £4O per annum, both with effect from Ist April, 1948. £63,500 provided under item on main estimates, of which £10,814 was for students' allowances and boarding-allowances. (/) To assist in establishment of fellowships and the provision of a New Zealand Room at Crosby Hall, London. (g) Provision for payment towards cost of administration. (h) For salaries of teachers of lip-reading. £2,000 provided on main estimates.

106

For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ OKDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. YOTE —EDUCATION—continued Subdivision No. X.—Child Welfåre Other Chargés for and incidental to — Clothing of children (including purchase of material, stores, and equipment for clothing-manufacture), (additional) Maintenance of children in— Foster-homes: boarding-costs, &c. (part recoverable), (additional) Private institutions : capitation, &c. (part recoverable), (additional) .. (a) 10,000 (b) 26,000 (c) 1,900 Total—Subdivision No. X 37,900 Subdivision No. XI.—Miscellaneous Grants Chargés for and incidental to — Grants — Auckland Institute and Museum Free Kindergarten Associations : salaries of teachers, allowances of students in training, and capitation (additional) New Zealand Federation of University Women New Zealand Free Kindergarten Union .. New Zealand League of Hard of Hearing (additional) (d) 450 (e) 4,200 (f) 2,300 (9) 46 (h) 2,250

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued

(a) Pound-for-pound subsidy on donations to the Scholarship Fund. (b) Concerts were given to school-children by the Queensland State Quartette and the Musica Viva Players of Sydney. (c) Provision to cover late claim for fitting up aceommodation at Christchurch. £1,250 being reeovered from rent over period of four years. £230 provided on main estimates.

107

For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. YOTE—EDUCATION —continued Subdivision No. XI.—Miscellaneous Grants— continued Chargés for and incidental to —continued Grants —continued Ngarimu Y.C. and 28tli (Maori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Board Wellington Chamber Music Society, towards the cost of concerts arranged for schoolchildren {a) 14,000 (6) 120 Less amount provided on main estimates not required: Wellington Chamber Music Society, towards cost of concerts given to schools by Queensland State Quartette 23,366 (6) 60 Total —Subdivision No. XI 23,306 Subdivision No. XII. —National Library Service Other Chargés for and incidental to — Fitting up accommodation : other expenditure Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (c) 1,970 Cr. 1,600 Total —Subdivision No. XII 370 TOTAL .. 119,034

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SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT

(a) Additional applications are being received from persons who prefer this type of allowance to Age Benefit. This will result in a reduction in the liability of the Social Security Fund. £530,000provided on main estimates. (b) Liability for payment of police pensions has been assumed by the Government Superannuation Board. £3,500 provided on main estimates. (c) £210,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required to meet arrears of costs of in-patient treatment for ex-overseas personnel. Previously charged to War Expenses Account..

108

— Salaries. [ Other Chargés. i | Total. VOTE—WAR AND OTHER PENSIONS— £ £ £ Subdivision II. —Pensions and Annuities „ III.—Other Chargés 42,600 39,050 42,600 39,050 TOTAL .. 81,650 81,650 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued i £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—etø. YOTE —W AR AND OTHER PENSIONS Subdivision No. II.—Pensions and Annuities Chargés for and incidental to — War veterans' allowances (additional) Less amount provided on main estimates not required : police pensions (a) 46,000 (b) 3,400 42,600 Total —Subdivision No. II Subdivision No. III. —Other Chargés Chargés for and incidental to — Medical treatment, burial expenses, and expenses incidental thereto : ex-members of New Zealand Expeditionafy Forces, exmembers of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces, and South. African War verterans (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent npon adjustment of the exchange rate (c) 45,000 Cr. 5,950 Total —Subdivision No. III 39,050 TOTAL .. 81,65» 1

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EARTHQUAKE AND WAR DAMAGE FUND

109

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. Y 0 T E—E ARTHQUAKÉ AND WAR DAMAGE £ £ 250 £ 250 For Services chargeable on the Earthquake and War Damage Fund —ctd. £ £ £ VOTE—EARTHQUAKÉ AND WAR DAMAGE Other Chargés for and incidental to — Discount to insurance oflices (additional) (a) 250 250 TOTAL 250 (a) £13,500 provided on main estimates. Further provision required on account premiums collected. of increase in

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ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT

(a) £4OO provided on main estimates. Additional sum required to cover expenses of South Island tour of Rural Electrical Reticulation Council. (b) £lO,OOO provided on main estimates. Additional provision is required for payment this financial year of compensation to Waiariki District Maori Land Board. The amount was originally included in the £42,356 for Taupo compensation charged to the Unauthorized Expenditure Account in 1947-48. Payment was withheld pending further inquiries, which have since been completed.

110

Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY £ Cr. 151 Cr. £ 224,228 £ Cr. 224,379 For Services chargeable on the Electric Supply Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,325 (Assistant General Manager), (9 months) .. .. .. Less amount provided on main estimates not required—Clerical Division : Assistant General Manager (10 months) 994 1,145 Cr. 151 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Rural electrical reticulation— Administration costs and expenses (additional), (recoverable) Grant to Mr. F. T. M. Kissel for acting as Chairman of the Council during his period of retiring leave (recoverable) Taupo control: cost of river protection works and further possible payments of compensation and expenses arising out of the increase of the lake level (additional).. (a) 500 150 (b) 7,622 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 8,272 CV.232,500 Cr. 224,228 TOTAL .. Cr. 224,379

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LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT

111

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—SMALL FARMS DEYELOPMEMT £ Cr. 25,000 £ Cr. 25,000 For Services chargeable on the Land for Settlements Account—continued £ < £ £ YOTE—SMALL FARMS DEVELOPMENT Saving on expenditure already provided on Main Estimates conseqnent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 25,000 Cr. 25,000 TOTAL .. .. .. Cr. 25,000

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LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT

112

— Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE—MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT .. £ £ Cr. 26,500 £ Cr. 26,500 For Services chargeable on the Land for Settlements Account—continued £ £ £ VOTE—MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate — Maori land development schemes Sundry bulk building expenditure Cr. 11,500 Cr. 15,000 Cr. 26,500 TOTAL .. Cr. 26,500

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PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

113

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. YOTE—RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION £ £ 200,000 £ 200,000 For Services chargeable on the Public Works Account—continued £ £ £ VOTE—RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION Auckland district railways 200,000 200,000 TOTAL 200,000

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PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

114

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—HOUSING CONSTRUCTION | £ Cr. 622 £ Cr. 13,350 Cr. £ 13,972 For Services chargeable on the Public Works Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—HOUSING CONSTRUCTION Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,275 (Director of Housing Construction), (8 montlis) Allowance — Assistant Director of Housing Construction (£200 per annum), (6 months) 850 94 Less amounts provided on main estimates not required — (a) 944 Administrative Division Director of Housing Construction £ (8 montlis) .. .. .. 850 Professional Division Assistant Director of Housing Construction (8 months) .. 716 1,566 Cr. 622 Cr. 13,350 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Publication of booklet, " Housing in New Zealand " Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 1,350 Cr. 14,700 TOTAL .. Cr. 13,972 (a) Adjustment of salary and payment of allowance consequent upon appointment of new Director.

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PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

115

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—PUBLIC BUILDINGS £ £ Cr. 100,000 £ Cr. 100,000 For Services chargeable on the Public Works Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—PUBLIC BUILDINGS Saving on expenditure already provided 011 main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 100,000 Cr. 100,000 TOTAL .. Cr. 100,000

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PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

116

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—EDUCATION BUILDINGS £ £ 100,000 £ 100,000 For Services chargeable on the Public Works Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—EDUCATION BUILDINGS Education buildings, &c. — Training colleges (additional) University colleges (additional) (a) 25,000 (b) 75,000 100,000 TOTAL .. 100,000 (a) £30,000 provided on main estimates. (b) £599,000 provided on main estimates.

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PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

117

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—ROADS, ETC. £ £ 45,000 £ 45,000 For Services chargeable on the Public Works Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—ROADS, ETC. Hamilton Road District (additional) Other road districts (additional) Petone Overbridge (on account) 15,000 25,000 5,000 45,000 TOTAL .. 45,000

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PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

118

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION .. £ £ 275,000 £ 275,000 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR (ADDITIONAL) 150,000 150,000 For Services ehargeable on the Public Works Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION Chargés for and incidental to — Construction, Reconstruction, and Improvements, &c.— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) No. 2a Highway District (Auckland South) No. 2b Highway District (Auckland South) No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) No. 5 Highway District (Hawkes Bay) No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) No. 9a Highway District (Wellington West) No. 9b Highway District (Wellington West) No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) 5,000 150,000 5,000 35,000 10,000 5,000 5,000 3,000 50,000 2,000 5,000 275,000 TOTAL .. 275,000 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR (ADDITIONAL) .. 150,000

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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

(a) Expenditure under these items is governed largely by the availability of labour and materials, and the adjustments being made herein are arrived at as a result of experience gained since the beginning of the financial year. The amounts provided on the main estimates, the adjustments made herein, and the resultant totals are as follows : Main Supplementary tw„i Estimates. Estimates. ±otai. Forest development, management, &c.— £ £ £ Auckland Conservancy.. .. 213,100 1,500 214,600 Rotorua Conservancy .. .. 603,800 7,000 610,800 Wellington Conservancy .. 101,800 3,000 104,800 Nelson Conservancy .. .. 133,500 23,500 157,000 Westland Conservancy .. 28,500 .. 28,500 Canterbury Conservancy .. 175,300 5,700 181,000 Southland Conservancy .. 194,000 Cr. 9,200 184,800 Head Office tree-seed operations 1,500 .. 1,500 £1,451,500 £31,500 £1,483,000

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. V OTE—FOREST DEVELOPMENT £ £ 10,000 £ ■ 10,000 For Services chargeable on the Public Works Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—FOREST DEVELOPMENT i Chargés for and incidental to— Forest development, management, and administration within — Works Other Expendi- ExpendiConservancy— tu f Auckland (additional).. .. 1,500 Rotorua (additional) .. 7,000 Wellington (additional) 3,000 Nelson (additional) .. 23,000 500 Canterbury (additional) 4,500 1,200 1,500 7,000 3,000 23,500 5,700 Less amount provided on main estimates not required: Southland 37,500 3,200 9,200 .. 40,700 9,200 28,300 3,200 ) {a) 31,500

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PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT—continued

120

For Services chargeable on the Public Works Account—continued £ £ £ VOTE—FOREST DEVELOPMENT —ctd. Charges for and incidental to—continued Development of administration, utilization, and industrial units within Rotorua Conservancy (additional) — Works expenditure Other expenditure 4,500 4,000 (a) 8,500 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate — Works expenditure Other expenditure 1,500 28,500 40,000 Or. 30,000 TOTAL .. 10,000 (a) £152,800 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required a now seems possible. ts a slightly increased programme

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PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be Required in the Year Ending 31st March, 1949, in Connection with the purchase of the Phosphate Rights on Christmas Island and all Incidental Expenses in Relation thereto.

121

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE —CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE RIGHTS £ £ 1,500,000 1 £ 1,500,000 For Services Chargeable on the Public Works Account —continued £ £ i £ YOTE—CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE RIGHTS Chargés for and incidental to — Purchase of assets, including existing rights to mine phosphate deposits, legal expenses, and pr,ovision for operating capital of Commissioners, &c. 1,500,000 1,500,000 TOTAL 1,500,000

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SOCIAL SECURITY FUND

{a) Allowance while acting as Chairman of the Social Security Commission during the absenoe of the Chairman in Canada and England. (b) Share of eost of equipping and part cost of running a cafeteria established at Head Office, Aotea Quay. Balance of cost is chargeable to the Rehabilitation Department. (c) Payments in respect of injuries suffered in departmental offices. (d) Part cost of the expenses of the visit of the Chairman of the Social Security Commission to a session of the International Labour Organization's Committee on Social Insurance at Montreal, followed by a visit to England to negotiate reciprocity of social security benefits. £7O provided on main estimates.

122

— Salaries. Other Chargés. I | Total. 1 VOTE—ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES AND EMERGENCY BENEFITS — £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Administration Expenses .. 57 640 697 TOTAL .. 57 640 l 697 For Services ehargeable on the Social Security Fund —continued £ £ £ VOTE—ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES AND EMERGENCY BENEFITS Subdivision No. I. —Administration Expenses Salaries— Administrative Division Commissioner and Director : allowance while acting as Chairman of the Social Security Commission (a) 57 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Contribution towards expenses of departmental refreshment-rooms Damages or compensation payable under the Crown Suits Act, 1908 Expenses of officers travelling overseas (additional) (b) 650 (c) 150 (d) 550

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SOCIAL SECURITY FUND—continued

123

For Services chargeable on the Social Security Fund—continued £ £ £ VOTE—ADMINISTRATIOM EXPENSES AND EMERGENCY BENEFITS —ctd. Subdivision 1 —Administration Expenses—ctd. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 50 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 1,400 Cr. 760 Total Subdivision No. I.. 640 697 TOTAL .. 697

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SOCIAL SECURITY FUND

124

— Salaries. Otlier Chargés. Total. VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., BENEFITS £ £ £ Subdivision II. —Medical Benefits „ IV. —Pharmaceutical Benefits.. 200,000 50,000 200,000 50,000 TOTAL 250,000 350,000 For Services ehargeable on the Social Security Fund—continued £ £ £ VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL ETC., BENEFITS Subdivision No. II.—Medical Benefits Chargés for and incidental to — General medical services (additional) (a)200,000 200,000 Subdivision No. IV. —Pharmaceutical Benefits Chargés for and incidental to — Drugs, &c., supplied by chemists (additional) (6) 50,000 50,000 TOTAL 250,000 (a) £2,100,000 provided on main estimates. Additional £200,000 required to meet commitments now anticipated this year. {b) £1,600,000 provided on main estimates. Additional £50,000 required to meet commitments now anticipated this year.

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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948^9

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT

{a) £350,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for mechanization of Webb Mine (£28,600) and installation of additional steam generating plant (£25,000). {6) Compensation for live-stock killed on Department's railway-line from Ngaruawahia to Wilton Mine. (c) £BOO provided on main estimates. (d) £2,500 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required to meet cost of two houses being transferred to Department from War Assets Realization Board. These houses are used to house departmental officers. (e) Provision covers only buildings, plant, machinery, and leases. {/) £l,OOO provided on main estimates. Additional amount required is for purchase-price' of colliery as determined by arbitration. (g) Acquisition of shares previously held by Black Lion Co., whose mine is closed down. Coal Products, Ltd., markets all slack coal from Ohai mines, most of which are owned by the Department. (h) Provision for acquisition of assets and undertaking of company.

125

Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES £ £ 846,432 £ 846,432 For Services ehargeåble on the State Coal-mines Account—continued £ £ £ VOTE—«FATE COAL-MINES Other Chargés for and incidental to—Collieries —Capital expenditure : development and boring, purchase and installation of plant and machinery, purchase of land, erection of buildings, construction of roads, drainage, sewerage, and water - supply sehemes : Stoekton Colliery (additional).. Compensation for damage to property and in jury to live-stock on railway-lines opera ted by Department Eire-fighting, Ohai (additional) Housing : purchase of residences and additions thereto for departmental officers (additional) Monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers Purchase of — Assets of Pyramid Coal Mining Co., Ltd.. Burke's Creek Colliery (additional) Shares in Coal Products, Ltd. Shares of Taupiri Coal Mines, Ltd. (a) 53,600 ib) 100 (c) 350 {d) 3,000 121 (e) 7,750 (/) 38,478 (ff) 33 (^)823,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 926,432 Cr. 80,000 846,432 TOTAL .. 846,432

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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT

126

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. V OTE —W ORKIN G RAILWAYS — £ -- ' £ Subdivision 1. —General Chargés „ II.—Maintenance Branch .. „ III. —Signals and Electrical Branch „ IV.—Locomotive Branch (Maintenance of Rolling-stock ) „ V. —Locomotive Transportation „ VI. —Trqffic Transportation.. „ VU. —Subsidiary Services „ IX.—-E x pen di tur e from Reserves, &c. „ X.—Stores and Sawmills „ XI.—Miscellaneous 36,000 108,000 1,200 34,000 Cr. 2,000 74,000 6,450 Cr. 2,000 Cr. 9,950 Cr. 35,000 Cr. 180,000 Cr. 154,000 1,200 70,000 Cr. 2,000 182,000 6,450 Cr. 2,000 Cr. 9,950 Cr. 35,000 Cr. 180,000 Cr. 154,000 TOTAL .. 144,000 Cr. 267,300 Cr. 123,300 For Services chargeable on the Working Railways Account —continued £ £ 1 £ VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS Subdivision No. I. —General Chargés Miscellaneous General Chargés Expenses of officers travelling overseas (additional) Grants to members employed in training overseas (additional) (a) 650 (b) 600 i Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 1,250 Cr. 50 Total —Subdivision No. I 1,200 (a) £1,000 provided on main estimates. (b) £50 provided on main estimates. Additional allowances necessary to bring the pay of tradesmen employed in training overseas up to economic rates of pay.

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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued

{a) £2,574,224 provided on main estimates. Extra provision required as availability of labour is greater than was anticipated. {b) £3,463,150 provided on main estimates. It has been found that it is possible to employ more labour on maintenance work than was anticipated, and the number of cars and wagons requiring repairs has exceeded expectations. (c) £4,067,441 provided on main estimates. Oil-fuel costs will be greater than anticipated as it has been decided to convert twelve further locomotives to oil-burners. The increase for coal is to cover the cost of additional coal and coal-handling chargés.

127

For Services ehargeable on the Working Railways Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—WOKKING RAILWAYS —eid. Subdivision No. II. —Mainienance Branch Maintenance op Way and Works Ballasting and slips prevention Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (a) 75,000 Cr. 5,000 Total —Subdivision No. II 70,000 Subdivision No. III.—Signcds and Electrical Branch General Expenses Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 2,000 Total—Subdivision No. III Cr. 2,000 Subdivision No. IV. —Locomotive Branch Maintenance oe Rolling-stock Wagon and car repairs Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (6)186,000 Cr. 4,000 Total—Subdivision No. IV 182,000 Subdivision No. V. —Locomotive Transportation €ost of additional supplies of fuel oil required due to conversion of locomotives .. €ost of additional coal and handling chargés .. 69,600 52,650 (fi)122,250

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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued

128

For Services chargeable on the Working Railways Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—ctd Subdivision No. V. —Locomotive Transportation —continued Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 0.115,800 Total—Subdivision No. V 6,450 Subdivision No. VI. —Traffic Transportation Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 2,000 Total—Subdivision No. VI Cr. 2,000 Subdivision No. VII.—Subsidiary Services Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 9,950 Total—Subdivision No. VII Cr. 9,950 Totals —Subdivisions I to VII 245,700 Subdivision No. IX. —Expenditure from Reserves, &c. Track Renewals Reserve Account Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 35,000 Total-—Subdivision No. IX Cr. 35,000 Subdivision No. X. —Stores and Saivmills Stores Branch Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 0.180,000 Total —Subdivision No. X Cr. 180,000

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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued

5

129

For Services chargeable on the Working Railways Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —ctd. Subdivision No. XI. —Miscellaneous Capital expenditure charged in first instance to vote " Working Railways " and subsequently transferred to vote " Improvements and Additions to Open Lines " Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 16,000 CV.170,000 Total—Subdivision No. XI Gr. 154,000 TOTAL .. Cr. 123,300

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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT

130

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. V OTE —IMPRO VEMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES £ £ Cr. 154,000 £ Cr. 154,000 For Services ehargeable 011 the Working Railways Account—continued VOTE—IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES Purchase of buildings for hostels Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of tlie exchange rate TOTAL 16,000 Cr.170,000 Cr. 154,000 Cr. 154,000

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POST OFFICE ACCOUNT

131

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- £ £ £ EXPENSES Subdivision I. —Postal and Telegraph Salaries .. .. 58,089 58,089 „ II.—Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails Cr. 5,300 Cr. 5,300 „ V. —Maintenance and Renewal of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph, and Wireless Systems .. 142,400 142,400 „ VI. —Motor Services and Worhshops Cr. 55,100 Cr. 55,100 „ VII.—Maintenance and Capital Expenditure on Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites Gr. 2,500 Cr. 2,500 „ VIII. —Overseas Telecommunications .. Cr. 2,000 Cr. 2,000 „ IX. —Miscellaneous Services 21,166 21,166 TOTAL .. 58,089 98,666 156,755 For Services ehargeable on the Post Office £ £ £ Accou nt—continued VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries Salaries — Administration Allowances for performing liigher duties (additional) — 1 at £350 per annum (18th to 30bli September, 1948, inclusive) 13 1 at £250 per annum (Ist October, 1948, to 31 st December, 1948, inclusive) 63 1 at £50 per annum (Ist October, 1948, to 31st December, 1948, inclusive) 13 {a) 89 (a) £45 provided. on main estimates. Allowances due to the absence overseas of the Chief Engineer.

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POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

132

For Services chargeable on the Post Office Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES—ctd. Subdivision No. I. —Postal and Telegraph Salaries —continued Other Salaries (£150 to £1,025), (additional) Non-classified officers and country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary (additional) (a) 45,000 (b) 13,000 Total —-Subdivision No. I 58,089 Subdivision No. II. —Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails Charges for and incidental to — Coastal and inland air services— Parcel-post expenses (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (c) 28,000 Cr. 33,300 Total —Subdivision No. II Cr. 5,300 Subdivision No. V. —Maintenance and Renewal of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph, and Wireless Systems Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance and renewal of telegraph and toll lines, wireless, and telephone-exchange systems, also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the subdivision — Material for repairs, including freight and other charges (additional) (a) £4,707,165 provided on main estimates. Increa allowances to officers who work regularly on Sati (b) £128,500 provided on main estimates. Increased additional offices and the payment of increased i (c) £210,000 provided on main estimates. Additional a: of parcel-post accounts. (d) £500,000 provided on main estimates. Increased pre materials for maintenance works. (cZ)150,000 .sed provisioi irdays as a si provision n salaries due t mount require )vision require a required to xth shift, ecessitated by o increased busi 3d for the settle: 3d for the purchs pay penal-rate the opening of ness. ment of arrears ise of additional

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POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

133

For Serviees chargeable on the Post Office Account —continued £ £ £ YOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH W ORKIN G-EXPEN BES—eld. Subdivision No. V.—Maintenance and Renewal of Télephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph, and Wireless Systems—continued • Chargés for and incidental to —continued Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 7,600 Total —Subdivision No. V 142,400 Subdivision No. VI. —Motor Services and Workshops Chargés for and incidental to— Motor services, &c.— Purchase of motor spirits and oils (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided 011 main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (a) 13,500 Cr. 68,600 Total —Subdivision No. VI Cr. 55,100 Subdivision No. VII. —Maintenance and Capital Expenditure on Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites Chargés for and incidental to — Saving on expenditure already provided 011 main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 2,500 Total —Subdivision No. VII Cr. 2,500 (a) £105,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessitated by Royal Tour and increased maintenance and construction aetmties.

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POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

134

For Services chargeable on the Post Office Acco unt —continued £ £ £ oO VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES—ctd. Subdivision No. VIII. —Overseas Telecommunications Charges for and incidental to — Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 2,000 Total —Subdivision No. VIII Cr. 2,000 Subdivision No. IX. —Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Office-management Expenses — Cost-of-lving bonus to annuitants, Government Superannuation Fund, and increased pension to widows and children (additional) Customs duties and sales tax (additional).. (а) 10,700 (б) 74,000 Less amount of Customs duty to be expended on material used on telegraph and telephone construction works (additional) 84,700 (c) 50,000 34,700 Overtime and meal allowances (additional) (d) 25,000 Sundry charges— Ex gratia payment to retired employee in respect of retiring leave forfeited on account of excess sick-leave taken as a result of war service Expenses incidental to the Royal Tour and not provided for elsewhere 66 2,000 (a) £50,000 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required to meet actual expenditure which will be incurred under this item. (b) £376,000 provided on main estimates. Increased provision to meet additional purchases of equipment from overseas. (c) £201,000 on main estimates. (d) £550,000 provided on main estimates. Increased provision required to cover increase in maximum hourly overtime rate.

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POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

135

For Services chargeable on the Post Office Account—continued £ £ VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES—ctd. Subdivision No. IX.—Miscellaneous Services— continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Sundry charges —continued Expenses in connection Avith the operation of departmental hostels (additional), (part recoverable) (a) 17,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 19,066 0.57,600 Total —Subdivision No. IX Or. 38,534: 21,166 TOTAL .. 156,755 (a) £5,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision is necessary to enable all payments to be made from Post Office Account.

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POST OFFICE ACCOUNT

136

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—TELEGRAPH EXTENSION £ £ Cr. 50,000 £ Cr. 50,000 For Services chargeable on the Post Office Aceount—continued £ £ £ VOTE—TELEGRAPH EXTENSION Chargés for and incidental to —• New telegraph and toll lines, submarine cables, telephone-exchange installations, including automatic equipment, telephone-exchange connections, and radio equipment: material and freight (additional) Less estimated value of material to be used for maintenance and renewal purposes and chargeable to vote " Post and Telegraph Working Expenses " (additional) 214,400 150,000 . Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (a) 64,400 0.114,400 Cr. 50,000 TOTAL Cr. 50,000 {a) £950,000 on main estimates. Additional amount required to provide for increase in construction works.

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PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT

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137

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE.. £ Cr. 150 £ Cr. 750 £ Cr. ■ 'i 900 For Services chargeable on the Public Trustee's Account—ctd. ! £ £ £ VOTE—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE Salaries — Other Salaries Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 150 Cr. 150 Other Chargés for and incidental to— Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 750 Cr. 750 i v TOTAL Cr. 900

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GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT

138

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—GOVERNMENT INSURANCE £ Cr. 112 £ 4,752 £ 4,640 Chargeable on the Government Insurance Aceount—continued £ £ £ VOTE—GOVERNMENT INSURANCE fialaries — Other S al arie s Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 112 Cr 112 Other Chargés f or and incidental to — : Commission (including canvassers' allowances), (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (a) 5,000 Cr. 248 4,752 TOTAL .. 4,640 {et) Additional provision required on account of increased new business. £130,000 provided on main estimates.

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GOVERNMENT SUPERANNUATION FUND ACCOUNT

139

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—GOVERNMENT SUPERANNUATION FUND OFFICE £ £ 2,047 £ 2,047 For Services chargeable on the Government Superannuation Fund A c e o u n t —continued ■ £ £ £ VOTE—GOVERNMENT SUPERANNUATION FUND OFFICE Chargés for and incidental to — Contribution to vote " Treasury " to cover administration expenses of tlie Government Superannuation Fund (additional) (a) 2,047 2,047 TOTAL .. 2,047 (a) £21,630 provided on main estimates.

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STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT

140

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—STATE FIKE INSURANCE £ 100 £ £ 100 For Services chargeable on the State Fire Insurance kQQOvmi—continuéd £ £ £ VOTE—STATE FIRE INSURANCE Salaries — Clerical Division Increase in salary— 1 at £1,125 (Deputy General Manager) 100 ! 100 ; TOTAL .. 100

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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49

MARKETING DEPARTMENT

(a) Provision for cost of visit of London representative to New Zealand. £3OO provided on main estimates. (b) Provision for costs of election of Honey Marketing Committee as prescribed in Honey Marketing Committee Regulations 1948. ,(c) Provision for cost of better shunting facilities on siding adjacent to Marketing Department premises at Riccarton.

141

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—MARKETING £ £ 970 1 £ 970 For Serviees chargeable on the Xnternal Marketing Aceount—continued £ £ £ VOTE—MARKETING Other Chargés for and incidental to— Expenses of officers travelling overseas (additional) Expenses of election, Honey Marketing Committee Provision of improved railway-siding facilities at Riccarton (a) 650 (ib) 10 (c) 600 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 1,260 Cr. 290 970 TOTAL .. 970

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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT

(a) Provision for subsidy on contributions of a member of the National Orchestra who was formerly a local-body employee. (b) £1,250 provided on main estimates. Additional sum required to cover expenses of (i) visit of two officers to Australia in connection with programmes ; (ii) extension of visit of Chief Engineer in United States of America. (c) £5O provided on main estimates.

142

— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—BROADCASTING £ . £ Cr. 33,590 i £ Cr. 33,590 For Services ehargeable on the Broadeasting Account —continued £ £ f VOTE—BROADCASTING Other Chargés for and incidental to — Contribution to National Provident Fund .. Ex gratia payment to Mrs. G. E. Hands for services connected with operation of Station 2XG, Gisborne Expenses of officers travelling overseas (additional) Payment of monetary equi valent of lea ve due to deceased officers (additional) (a) 95 50 (b) 400 (c) 25 • Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 570 Cr. 34,160 Cr. 33,590 TOTAL .. Cr. 33,590

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UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR 1947-48

143

(Under Section 58 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926) £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. CONSOLIDATED FUND Ordinary Revenue Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Air Department— Ex gratia payment to William Oscar James Mason in full and final settlement of all claims against the New Zealand Government for injuries sustained in an accident 1,575 0 0 Payment of compensation to Mr. A. Hazelman on account of injuries received whilst employed by the R.N.Z.A.F. in Fiji 74 9 5 1,v O Education Department— Expenses in connection with the printing, &c., of copies of Correspondence School assignments required on account of the poliomyelitis epidemic 2,669 7 8 Special grant to reimburse the Mangorie School Committee for amounts misappropriated by the Hon. SecretaryTreasurer 165 9 10 2,834 17 6 Health Department— Ex gratia payment to Mr. F. McQuillan in respect of an accident .. 35 0 0 Ex gratia payment to Mr. T. F. Carey on account of hospital expenses incurred as a result of an accident on the Auckland waterfront, March, 1943 .. 100 0 0 Grant to Mr. D. Robb to cover all disbursements in connection with his visit to the United States of America to study the " blue baby " operation technique 1,250 0 0 Grant towards the expenses of Dr. Rowan Nicks attending the Centennial of the American Medical Association as representative of the New Zealand Government 31 1 2 1,416 1 2 and Commerce Department— Hospital fees and funeral expenses of officer who died as a result of injuries sustained whilst on duty 31 12 3 Legal costs arising out of radio* patents action brought by overseas patentees 4,835 13 9 A Sfi7 fi 0 t J OU I U \J Carried forward 10,767 14 1

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144

v £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. Brought forward 10,767 14 1 J . CONSOLIDATED FUND —continued Ordinary Revenue Account —continued FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR—continued Internal Affairs Department— Expenses in connection with State funeral of the late Hon. Mark Fagan 134 6 5 Grant to Girl Guides Association 1,000 0 0 Special grant to Lady Statham, widow of the late Speaker of the House of Representatives 250 0 0 1,384 6 5 Justice and Prisons Department— Ex gratia payment to Mr. J. A. E. Strong in full settlement of claim for wrongful detention (see also Police Department) 110 0 0 Ex gratia payment to former Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. W. R. Kean, on account of travelling-expenses incurred but not claimed during period December, 1925, to December, 1926 51 7 8 Expenses in connection with Committee of inquiry into patent law 28 1 1 Payment to widow of late Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M., equivalent to six months' furlough due but not taken. . 550 0 0 739 8 9 Labour and Employment Department— Compassionate grant to the widow of a deceased officer 189 4 10 Lands and Survey Department— Expenses of Mr. R. E. Gilmour, representing the New Zealand Government at a conference of Empire survey officers in the United Kingdom 32 6 4 Purchase of site for re-erection of a cottage, Rangitaiki Plains Drainage Works 35 0 0 67 6 4 Legislative Department— Grant to Assistant Law Draftsman in lieu of accrued annual leave 100 0 0 Maori Affairs Department— Grant towards cost of sanitation, Bledisloe Park Domain Board 125 0 0 Proportion of cost of training rural field cadets (see also Valuation Department) 227 15 3 352 15 3 Carried forward 13,600 15 8

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145

Brought forward £ s. d. £ 13,600 s. 15 d. 8 £ s. d CONSOLIDATED FUND —continued Ordinary Revenue Aeeount —continued FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR —-continued Mental Hospitals Department— Payment for injuries received by an inmate of Porirua Mental Hospital . . 4,108 3 0 Police Department— Ex gratia payment to Mr. J. A. E. Strong in full settlement of claim for wrongful arrest (see also Justice and Prisons Department) 110 0 0 Prime Ministers Department— Cost of first-class passage, London to New Zealand, of officer appointed to the staff of the National Film Unit .. 136 11 3 Public Worlcs Department— Loss on imported eement to 3Ist March, 1947 Part-costs of funeral, demolition, and preparing model of building, fire at Ballantynes Ltd., Christchurch 33,639 13 1,228 2 7 6 34,867 70 16 3 ] 8tamp Duties Department— Refunds of overpayments of death duty 11 Tourist and Health Resorts Department— Expenses in eonnectjpn with proposed purchase of Franz Tl osef Hotel 10,893 17 5 Transport Department—■ Expenses of petrol rationing 2,970 4 11 Treasury Department—• Compassionate grant to the widow of a deceased officer .. .. Exchange on superannuation allowances paid to officers entitled to retire in the United Kingdom .. Loss incurred through revaluation of local currency, New Zealand Legation, Moscow Payment to Bank of New Zealand — unclaimed dividends for payment to legal representatives of shareholders : shares acquired by the Crown 510 235 979 134 0 8 3 16 0 0 6 10 1,859 8 4 Carried forward 68,617 0 7

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Brought forward £ s. d. £ 68,617 s. 0 d. 7 £ s. d. CONSOLIDATED FUND —continued Ordinary Revenue Account —continued FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR—continued Valuation Department— Proportion of cost of training rural field cadets (see also Maori Affairs Department) 227 15 3 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES Vote 1—Legislative Vote 2—Prime Minister's Department .. Vote 3 —External Affairs Vote 5—Stabilization Vote 11—Internal Affairs Vote 12—Island Territories Vote 13—Printing and StationeryVote 21—Justice and Prisons Vote 27—Maintenance of Public Works and Services Vote 31—Scientific and Industrial Research Vote 38—Education 5,629 10,358 78,708 516,716 163,208 38,272 99,966 17,500 1,047,398 1,999 106,244 2 4 10 0 12 7 12 8 18 9 19 4 7 10 4 3 9 2 0 0 10 5 68,844 15 10 9 fia« AAQ K a ' ' 2,154,848 1 4 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS Electric Supply Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Compassionate grant to the widow of a deceased officer Compensation payments awarded by the Lake Taupo Control Compensation Court ... Expenses in connection with visit of Power Board's Association delegates to Arapuni and Karapiro 108 42,355 24 15 13 10 0 6 0 42,488 * 18 6 42,488 18 6 Public Works Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Expenses of farewell function to the retiring Director of Housing Construction .. Expenses of opening ceremony, Grey Avenue Flats, Auckland 9 17 8 8 3 0 26 16 Q o Carried forward 26 16 3 2,197,336 19 10

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Brought forward £ s. d. £ 26 s. 16 d. 3 £ s. 2,197,336 19 d. 10 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS —continued Public Works Account —continued FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES Vote 53 —Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage Vote 54—Highways Construction 17,311 18 386,302 15 1 4 403,614 13 5 403,641 9 Q Social Security Fund O FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE Vote 56—Medical, Hospitals, &c., Benefits 358,687 8 7 State Coal-mines Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Fees and expenses of arbitrators and umpires employed in connection with the purchase of Burke's Creek Colliery Operating expenses, Birch wood State Mine Purchase of shares and operating-expenses, Kamo Coal-mine 705 19 11,815 6 129,861 14 3 1 5 142,382 19 9 ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT • Maori Trustee's Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Grant to New Zealand Federation of Tuberculosis Associations Grant towards travelling-expenses of Bishop F. A. Bennett attending Lambeth Conference 26 100 10 0 0 0 126 10 0 Post Office Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Ex gratia payment for dies of New Zealand stamps in possession of a private person Income-tax for year ended 31st March, 1945, in respect of tax-free pension to Mr. M. B. Esson Provision of railway siding at Dunedin for handling of mails 312 121 665 10 7 17 0 6 1 1,099 14 7 Iron and Steel Industry Account FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE Vote 72*—Iron and Steel Industry 402 9 10 Total £3,103,677 12 3

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Department and Partieulars. Reason for Writing off. ; Value of | Stores, &c. Cash. Agriculture— Bad debts Live-stock Repairs to motor-vehicles and private property Stores Services vegetable projeots' stores Irrecoverable Died, &c. Nugatory expenditure Lost, stolen, &c. Loss on realization | £ s. 2,326 12 2,352 9 59,986 0 d. 9 11 11 £ s. 250 17 258 9 d. 10 1 Air— Bad debts Stores Repairs to motor-vehicles and private property Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. Nugatory expenditure 38,504 2 7 1,339 16 1,452 19 2 7 Ar my— Bad debts Stores Repairs to motor - vehicles damaged in accidents Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. Nugatory expenditure 44,576 14 0 1,149 17 I 1,546 19 2 5 Customs— Stores Lost, broken, &c. .. 6 4 1 Education— Stores Live-stock Repairs to motor - vehicles damaged in accidents Lost, broken, &c. Died, &c. Nugatory expenditure 317 10 41 11 11 6 151 3 5 Electoral — Stores Lost, broken, &c. 40 2 10 Health— Bad debts Stores Live-stock Repairs to motor - vehicles damaged in accidents Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. Died, &c. .. .. .. i Nugatory expenditure 4,972 18 53 15 0 5 310 17 103 19 5 6 Health (M en tal Hygiene Division ) — Stores Live-stock Gompensation for damage to property Lost, stolen, &c. Died, &c. Nugatory expenditure 3,892 6 1,557 6 4 2 li 17 5 Industries and Commerce— Bad debts Stores Repairs to motor - vehicles damaged in accidents Sale of seed (Food Control) Irrecoverable Lost Nugatory expenditure Irrecoverable 93 10 3 10 0 45 11 88 15 9 0 7 Carried forward 158,721 5 8 6,721 4 4

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Department and Partieulaxs. Reason for Writing off. 1 Value of Stores, &c. Cash. Brought forward £ s. 158,721 5 d. 8 £ 6,721 s. 4 d. 4 Industries and Commerce (Ministry of Supply)— Stores Lost, stolen, <fec. 7,868 16 10 Internal Affairs— Stores Live-stock Bad debts Fishing licenses Repairs to motor-vehieles damaged in accidents, &c. Lost, broken, &c. Died Irrecoverable Gomplimentary issues Nugatory expenditure 45 10 42 0 2 0 1,085 171 101 6 8 13 0 6 1 Internal Marketing— Bad debts Stores Irrecoverable Lost by fire, &c. 67 8 8 49 i 18 6 Island Territories — Stores Lost 255 12 3 Justice and Prisons — Stores Live-stock Lost, stolen, &c. Died, &c. . 322 1 2,041 12 6 2 Labour and Employment— Bad debts Stores Live-stock Repairs to motor - vehieles damaged in accidents Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. Died Nugatory expenditure 338' 1 1 7 11 6 998 55 19 10 2 6 Land and Income Tax— Income-tax.. Irrecoverable 629 11 6 Lands and Survey— Advances Bad debts Live-stock Stores Repairs to motor - vehieles damaged in accidents, &c. Loss on realization Irrecoverable Died, missing, &c. Lost, stolen, &c. Nugatory expenditure 36,294* 6 692 11 0 8 295 2,362 64 0 8 17 7 0 7 Maori Affairs — Bad debts Loss on maize-production Stores Live-stock Repairs to motor - vehieles damaged in accidents Irrecoverable Destroyed by tidal wave Lost, &c. Died, &e. Nugatory expenditure 443 4 15,213 8 3 5 2,605 115 86 5 0 14 4 0 7 Marine— Bad debts Stores Live-stock Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. Died, &c. 439 14 26 8 6 0 259 6 6 Carried forward 222,813 9 6 15,602 4 2

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Department and Particulars. Reason for Writing off. Value of Stores, <fec. 1 1 Cash. Brought forward £ S. 222,813 9 d. 6 £ s. 15,602 4 d. 2 Mines— Bad debts Stores Live-stock Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. Died, &c. 3,488*11 10 14 5 0 48 14 5 National Broadcasting— Bad debts Stores Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. 94 11 10 16 16 6 Navy— Bad debts Stores Compensation for loss of personal effects Costs and damages arising out of accidents Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, burnt, &c. Nugatory expenditure 88,622 12 4 52 2 9 19 1 8 Nugatory expenditure 233 15 6 Police — Stores .. .. Repairs to vehicles damaged in accidents, &c. Lost, burnt, &c. Nugatory expenditure 72 2 8 54 5 6 Post and Telegraph— Bad debts Stores Repairs to motor-vehicles and private property Irrecoverable Lost, burnt, &c. Nugatory expenditure 3,732 14 0 1,597 19 10 5,103* 9 3 Public Trust— Stores Advances on moi'tgage Lost, &c. Loss on realization 78 14 3 74 7 10 Public Works— Bad debts Stores Repairs to motor-vehicles, &c... Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. Nugatory expenditure 13,866* 2 8 191 12 1,228*14 10 6 Housing Construction Branch— Bad debts Stores Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. 1,261 19 3 0 12 1 Railways— Bad debts Stores Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. 5,614*19 11 217 18 11 Rehabilitation— Bad debts Stores Repairs to motor - vehicles damaged in accidents Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. Nugatory expenditure 335* 7 2 1 0 2 0 8 6 Carried forward 339,991 19 0 24,435 14 3

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Department and Particulars. Reason for Writing off. i Value of i Stores, &c. Cash. Brought forward 1 £ 339,991 s. 19 d. 0 £ s. 24,435 14 d. 3 Scientific and Industrial Research — Stores Stores Various Gratuitous issue to Dairy Research Institute Lost, stolen, &c. .. Nugatory expenditure 10,778 11 961 1 4 5 63 15 10 Social Security— Bad debts Stores Irrecoverable .. Lost, &c. .. .. 3 9 3 | 1 3,602 11 2 State Advances Corporation— Housing Account— Rents, &c. Irrecoverable • 720 15 10 State Forest Service —• Bad debts Stores Live-stock Repairs to motor - vehicles damaged in accidents Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. Died, &c. Nugatory expenditure 1,063 64 16 0 0 0 228 5 108* 2 5 4 State Hydro-electric— Bad debts Stores Live-stock Compensation for loss of livestock Repairs to motor-vehicles and private property Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. Died, &c. Nugatory expenditure Nugatory expenditure 6,560 7 2 10 3 0 273 2 82 10 232 16 5 0 6 Tourist and Health Resorts— Bad debts Stores Various Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, &c. Nugatory expenditure 1,206 10 7 7 9 12* 0 0 0 Transport— Stores Repairs to motor - vehicles damaged in accidents Lost, &c. Nugatory expenditure 3 8 6 33 6 6 Treasury— Miscellaneous advances Bad debts, &c. Irrecoverable, &c. .. Irrecoverable 8,333 2 14 12 6 8 War Assets Realization Board— Bad debts Stores Various Irrecoverable Lost, stolen, burnt, &c. Nugatory expenses .. 17,935 17 10 11 3 97 17 0 2 Carried forward 378,576 6 2 38,257 4 7

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By Authority: S. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—l94B.

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Department and Particulars. Reason for Writing off. Value of Stores, &c. Cash. Brought forward | £ 1378,576 s. d. 6 2 £ 8. d. 38,257 4 7 Claims Agriculture— Outstanding accounts in respect of interceptors and valves supplied in 1939 abandoned £ s. 416,833 10 31 17 d. 9 3 Army— Balance of hire of Army vehicle | 33 19 6 Customs— Remission of Customs duty and sales tax. 507 11 4 Internal Affairs — Rail and steamer fares to New Zealand Balance of moneys, together with accrued interest thereon : Loan for purchase of Donbank Hostel by the Y.M.C.A. Balance of passage-money Rail and steamer fares, United States of America to New Zealand 149 2 1,563 6 122 13 38 7 2 9 3 8 Land and Income Tax— Remission of outstanding landtax 179 1 10 Maori Affairs — Mortgages— Pentland Avenue Hostel, Mount Eden Cleveland Road Hostel, Parnell Ngaitahu Trust Board 1,120 0 1,184 18 2,466 9 0 8 4 Stamp Duties— Remission of unpaid death duty, gift duty, and outstanding interest 47 4 7 8 State Forests Service— Timber supplied for defence works Locomotive hire 74 4 465 0 8 0 Treasury— Dividends paid to private shareholders of Bank of New Zealand Loans on account of earthquake damage 113 8 56 10 0 4 TOTAL £425,414 9 2