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B—7 [PT. I]

1949-50

NEW ZEALAND

ESTIMATES OF THE EXPENDITURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1950

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INDEX

1949-1950

Page Accident Insurance Account .. .. 376 Actuary's Branch .. .. 48 Additions to Open Lines .. .. 349 Administration and Management: Debt Services .. .. .. .. 13 Agriculture, Department of .. .. 190 Agriculture— Miscellaneous Services .. .. 199 Payments under Statutes .. .. 201 Air Department .. .. .. 149 Animal Research Division, Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. 198 Apia Observatory .. .. .. 225 Army Department .. .. .. 143 Assistance towards Mining .. .. 229 Auckland Industrial Development Laboratories .. .. .. .. 224 Audit Department .. .. .. 66 Bananas, Export of, from Samoa.. .. 87 Bankruptcy .. .. .. .. 122 Broadcasting Account .. .. .. 381 Canberra, High Commissioner .. .. 41 Catering Department (Legislative) .. 25 Census and Statistics Department .. 117 Child Welfare (Education Department) .. 281 Christmas Island Phosphate Rights .. 323 Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services .. 156 Civil List .. .. .. 12 Cook and other Islands .. .. 87 Criminal Prosecutions .. .. .. 125 Crown Lands .. .. .. .. 296 Crown Law Office .. .. . . 131 Customs Department ... .. .. 57 Customs: Miscellaneous Services .. 59 Dairy Division, Department of Agriculture 195 Debt Repayment .. .. 13 Debt Services .. .. .. 13 Defence Science Research, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research .. 210 Dental Hygiene .. .. .. 259 Departmental: Ministry of Works .. 164 Departmental Receipts .. .. .. 10 Development of— Health Resorts .. .. .. 248 Tourist Resorts .. .. .. 248 Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. 208 Dominion Observatory .. .. .. 212 Dominion Physical Laboratory .. .. 218 Earthquake and War Damage Fund .. 289 Economic Information Service .. .. 54 Economic Stabilization Commission .. 53 Education Buildings .. .. .. 310 Education, Department of .. .. 268 Education : Miscellaneous Grants .. 282 Education of the Blind .. .. .. 279 Electoral Department .. .. 115 Electric Supply Account .. .. 290

Page Elementary Education .. .. .. 274 Emergency Benefits .. .. .. 326 Employment .. .. .. .. 104 Employers' Liability Insurance .. .. 377 Enforcement, Transport Department .. 235 Engineering Surveys .. .. 97 Explosives Branch .. .. 77 Export of Bananas from Samoa .. .. 87 Extension Division, Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. 196 External Affairs, Department of .. .. 34 Fisheries .. .. .. .. 98 Food Control and Rationing, Expenses of .. 238 Forest Administration .. .. 186 Forest Development .. .. .. 321 Friendly Societies Branch .. .. 49 General Assembly Library .. .. 21 General Expenses, Legislative Departments 26 Geological Survey .. .. 214 Government Accident Insurance Account .. 376 Government Actuary's Branch .. .. 48 Government Insurance Account .. .. 371 Government Superannuation Board .. 50 Government Superannuation Fund Account 373 Hansard .. .. .. 23 Harbours .. .. .. 93 Harbour Works and Lighthouses .. 312 Health, Department of .. .. .. 250 Health Resorts, Development of .. .. 248 Hemp Industry .. .. .. 197 High Commissioner's Office, Canberra .. 41 High Commissioner's Office, London .. 38 High Commissioner's Office, Ottawa .. 40 Higher Education .. .. .. 276 Highways (Payments under Permanent Appropriations) .. .. .. 14 Highways Construction .. .. .. 320 Highways Maintenance .. .. 174 Horticulture Division, Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. 193 Hospital Benefits .. .. .. 328 House of Representatives .. .. 18 Housing Construction .. .. .. 307 Immigration .. .. .. .. 105 Improvements and Additions to Open Lines 349 Industrial Courts, Tribunals, Committees, &c. .. .. .. .. 106 Industrial Development Laboratories, Auckland .. .. .. .. 224 Industries and Commerce, Department of .. 237 Information Section, Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 30 Inquests .. .. .. .. 123 Insurance, Government Accident Account.. 376 Insurance, Government Life Account .. 371

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INDEX — continued

Page Insurance, State Fire Account .. .. 374 Interest .. .. .. .. 13 Internal Affairs, Department of .. .. 70 Internal Affairs : Miscellaneous Services .. 78 Interpretation .. .. .. .. 5 Irrigation Works, Maintenance of .. 171 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. 318 Island Services .. .. .. 87 Island Territories, Department of 85 Justice and Prisons, Department of .. 121 Justice : Miscellaneous Services .. .. 125 Labour and Employment, Department of .. 101 Land and Deeds Registry .. .. 64 Land and Income Tax Department .. 61 Land for Settlements .. .. .. 294 Lands and Survey, Department of .. 176 Lands and Survey : Miscellaneos Services 179 Land Valuation Court .. .. .. 123 Law Drafting Office .. .. 20 Legislative Council .. .. .. 17 Legislative: General Expenses .. .. 26 Lighthouses .. .. .. .. 95 Lighthouses and Harbour Works .. 312 Live-stock Division, Department of' Agriculture .. .. .. .. 192 Loans Redemption Account, transfer to .. 13 London, High Commissioner . . .. 38 Magistrates' Courts .. .. .. 123 Magnetic Observatory . . .. . . 217 Maintenance of Public Buildings . . . . 167 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. 164 Maintenance of Public Works and Services : Miscellaneous Services .. .. 172 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. 170 Maintenance of Irrigation Works .. 171 Maintenance of Unopened Railway lines .. 172 Maintenance and renewal of Telephone - exchange, Toll, Telegraph, and Wireless Systems .. .. .. .. 357 Maori Affairs, Department of .. .. 108 Maori Affairs : Miscellaneous Services .. 109 Maori Housing . . .. .. 304 Maori Hygiene .. .. .. 259 Maori Land Settlement .. .. .. 303 Maori Schools .. .. .. 279 Maori Trustee's Account .. .. 369 Marine Department .. .. .. 92 Marketing Account .. .. 378 Marketing Department: Milk Marketing .. 202 " Maui Pomare," N.Z.G.M.V. .. .. 89 Maternity Benefits .. .. .. 327 Meat Industry Account .. .. 380 Medical Benefits .. .. .. 328 Mental Hospitals. (See Health Department) 262 Mental Hygiene Division .. .. 262 Mercantile Marine .. .. .. 96 Messengers and Office-cleaners .. .. 76 Meteorological Services .. .. .. 159 Milk Marketing .. .. .. 202 Mines Department .. .. .. 227 1*

Page Mines : Miscellaneous Services .. .. 230 Ministers' Secretaries .. .. .. 76 Ministry of Works : Departmental .. 164 Miscellaneous Services— Agriculture .. .. .. .. 199 Customs .. .. .. 59 Education . . . . .. .. 282 External Affairs .. .. .. 35 Internal Affairs .. .. .. 78 Justice .. .. .. .. 125 Lands and Survey .. .. .. 179 Maintenance of Public Works and Services 172 Maori Affairs .. .. .. 109 Mines .. .. .. .. 230 Police .. .. .. .. 136 Post and Telegraph .. .. .. 359 Scientific and Industrial Research .. 220 Working Railways .. .. .. 348 Moscow Legation .. .. 42 Motor Services and Workshops, Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 357 National Film Unit .. .. 30 National Library Service .. .. 283 National Parks, &c. .. .. .. 184 National Provident and Friendly Societies Branch .. .. .. 49 National Publicity Studios .. .. 32 Navy Department .. .. .. 137 N.Z.G.M.V. "Maui Pomare " .. .. 89 New Zealand Consulate-Generals— New York .. .. .. .. 43 San Francisco .. .. 43 New Zealand Permanent Delegation to United Nations, New York .. 43 New Zealand Legations— Moscow .. .. .. 42 Paris .. .. .. .. 44 Washington .. .. .. 36 New Zealand Reparation Estates.. .. 86 New Zealand Standards Institute .. 240 Observatories .. .. .. .. 216 Ottawa: High Commissioner .. .. 40 Paris Legation .. .. 44 Patent Office .. .. . . .. 122 Payments under Statutes, Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. 201 Pensions and Annuities .. .. .. 286 Pensions, War and other .. .. 285 Permanent Appropriations .. .. 12 Pharmaceutical Benefits .. .. 328 Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services .. 172 Police Department .. .. .. 133 Police: Miscellaneous Services .. .. 136 Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites, Maintenance of, &c. .. .. .. 358 Post and Telegraph : Miscellaneous Services 359 Post and Telegraph Working-expenses .. 352 Post Office Account .. .. .. 352 Post-primary Education . . .. 275 Price Control Division .. .. .. 242

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INDEX—continued

Page Primary Education .. . . 274 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 29 Printing and Stationery Department .. 90 Prisons .. .. ... . . 127 Probation Branch (Prisons) .. .. 130 Public Buildings .. . . . . 309 Public Buildings, Maintenance of.. . . 167 Public Debt, Repayment of .. .. 13 Publicity Studios .. . . .. 32 Public Service Commission, Office of .. 68 Public Trustee's Account .. .. 366 Public Works: Departmental. (See Ministry of Works : Departmental) .. 164 Railway Construction .. . . .. 306 Railways Department .. . . .. 335 Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines .. .. .. .. 349 Rationing and Food Control, Expenses of .. 238 Receipts, Departmental .. .. 10 Redemption of Debt .. .. .. 13 Registrar-General's Office .. .. 126 Rehabilitation Department .. .. 119 Rehabilitation of Maori Ex-servicemen .. 305 Repayment of Public Debt .. .. 13 Rescue Stations, Mines Department .. 228 Research Investigations .. .. 206 River Protection and Improvement Works 171 Roads, &c. .. .. .. . . 314 Roads: Maintenance and Repairs .. 170 Road Safety and Traffic Engineering .. 235 Rural Development Division, Department of Agriculture. (See Extension Division.) .. 196 Samoan Estates : New Zealand Reparation Estates .. .. .. 86 San Francisco, New Zealand ConsulateGeneral .. .. .. 43 Scenery Preservation .. .. 184 School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites, Maintenance of .. .. 272 Schools for the Deaf .. .. .. 280 . Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of .. .. .. .. 204 Scientific and Industrial Research: Grants and Miscellaneous Services .. .. 220 Secondary Education .. .. 275 Settlement of Ex-servicemen .. .. 302 Small Farms Development .. .. 300 Social Security Fund— Administration Expenses and Emergency Benefits .. .. .. .. 324 Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits .. 327

Page Social Security: Contribution from Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 288 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control .. 316 South Pacific Trunk Air Route .. .. 160 Special Acts of the Legislature .. .. 14 Special Schools (Education Department) . . 280 Stabilization .. .. .. 53 Stamp Duties Department .. .. 63 Standards Institute .. .. .. 240 State Coal-mines Account .. .. 330 State Fire Insurance Account .. .. 374 State Forests Account. See under — Forest Administration .. .. 186 Forest Development ... .. 321 Stores Control Board .. .. .. 51 Subsidies: Stabilization . . .. 55 Subsidies to Government Superannuation Fund .. .. .. 14 Subsidies to Hospital Boards .. .. 258 Summary .. .. .. .. 6 Sundry Products Account .. .. 380 Superannuation Board .. .. .. 50 Superannuation (Payments under Permanent Appropriation) .. .. .. 14 Supplementary Benefits .. .. 329 Supreme Courts .. .. .. 123 Survey of Ships .. .. 97 Technical Instruction .. .. 275 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. 365 Tourist Resorts, Development of .. 248 Tourist and Health Resorts, Department of 243 Traffic Engineering and Road Safety .. 235 Training of Teachers .. .. .. 278 Transport Department .. .. .. 232 Treasury Department .. .. . . 46 Valuation Department .. .. 113 Vehicle Inspection .. .. .. 234 War and other Pensions .. .. 285 War Assets Realization Board .. .. 52 Wardens' Courts .. .. .. 123 Washington Legation .. .. .. 36 Waterfront Industry .. .. .. 107 Water-supply, Irrigation, and Drainage .. 318 Westport Harbour .. .. .. 99 Working Railways Account .. .. 335

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INTERPRETATION

In these estimates — (1) The item " Other Salaries " includes payments under statute or regulations covering—(a) Salaries not exceeding £1,060 per annum : (b) Cadets' lodging-allowances : (c) Allowances to married officers to provide a minimum salary : (d) Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulations 24A and 209, and section 23 of the Public Service Amendment Act, 1946, Government Railways Regulations 85 and 86, and Post and Telegraph Regulations 63, 64, and 65: {2) The item "Office Expenses" includes—(a) Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications : (b) Audit fees : (c) Cartage, freight, &c. : (d) Fuel, light, power, and water : (e) Insurance premiums : (f) Law costs, professional services, and annual certificate under Law Practitioners Act, 1931 : (g) Maintenance of typewriters and other office equipment, including fire alarms : (h) Medical fees and expenses : (i) Office and window cleaning, laundering, and rubbishremoval : (j) Stamp duty. {3) The item " Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department" includes—(a) Postage, telegrams, cablegrams, and rent of boxes : (b) Post and telegraph charges : (c) Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls). (4) The item " Contingencies" includes unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote or subdivision. Note. —Expenditure chargeable to the above items is governed by this interpretation and must be kept strictly within its limits.

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

1949-50

SUMMARY

Page. & PM Summary of Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund 1949-50. 1948-49. CONSOLIDATED FUND Voted. Expended. ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT £ 100,510 £ 100,350 £ 12 Permanent Appropriations :— Civil List £ 98,922 13 13 13 13 13 Debt Services, — Interest Transfer to Loans Redemption Account— New Zealand Loans Amendment Act, 1947— Section 11 (c) .. Section 11 (c) .. Section 14 Administration and Management 16,728,000 200,000 470,000 4,723,041 244,000 16,778,240 200,000 470,000 4,513,156 239,884 16,619,9604,200,000 470,000 4,513,156 225,961 Under Special Acts of the Legislature,— Highways Superannuation Miscellaneous Payment for exchange adjustment 22,365,041 22,201,280 26,029,077 14 14 14 14 246,000 2,590,000 368,633 210,000 2,530,000 218,100 205,325 2,530,000 2,322,410 20,576,207 3,204,633 2,958,100 25,633,942 Annual Appropriations : — Vote, Legislative 25,670,184 25,259,730 51,761,941 17 172,694 165,678 177,521 29 „ Prime Minister's Department 186,175 173,090 170,135 34 „ External Affairs 701,411 638,574 672,4*65 46 53 57 61 63 66 Finance, — Vote, Treasury „ Stabilization „ Customs „ Land and Income Tax „ Stamp Duties „ Audit 395,100 13,947,410 353,511 770,010 209,840 126,312 368,745 11,467,835 361,067 766,155 205,002 114,549 354,096 11,687,137 329,713 731,772 191,867 108,419 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 15,802,183 13,283,353 13,403,004 68 70 85 90 92 101 108 113 115 117 119 85,083 1,529,228 948,942 732,890 421,144 1,597,175 455,808 244,229 261,553 95,000 345,295 84,125 1,510,689 674,680 778,385 529,484 1,622,635 602,575 212,838 55,168 83,000 385,150 81,413 1,417,935 663,234 676,010 480,570 1,479,145 521,219 220,557 20,094 76,729 349,304 6,716,347 6,538,729 5,986,210

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

SUMMARY-continued

Page Summary of Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —continued Voted. Expended. Annual Appropriations—continued £ Law and Order, — £ 121 131 133 Vote, Justice and Prisons .. „ Crown Law „ Police .. .. .. 701,620 16,390 1,275,521 601,317 15,120 1,111,388 605,949 13,679 1,073,999 1,993,531 1,727,825 1,693,627 Defence, — 137 143 149 Vote, Navy .. .. .. .. „ Army „ Air 3,213,969 2,808,600 4,673,807 2,370,704 2,968,700 3,911,740 2,300,533 2,229,876 4,456,202 10,696,376 9,251,144 8,986,611 Maintenance,— 164 174 Vote, Maintenance of Public Works and Services „ Highways Maintenance .. 7,700,000 4,533,430 6,762,992 3,961,089 6,759,475 3,920,772 12,233,430 10,724,081 10,680,247 Development of Primary and Secondary Industries, — 176 186 190 202 204 227 232 156 237 243 Vote, Lands and Survey .. „ Forest Administration „ Agriculture .. „ Milk Marketing „ Scientific and Industrial Research „ Mines „ Transport „ Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services „ Industries and Commerce „ Tourist and Health Resorts 1284,998 727,485 2,122,060 321,543 947,480 144,615 384,620 1,980,660 445,440 777,403 1,350,852 812,900 1,714,758 416,101 839,060 138,790 324,938 1,984,350 581,098 609,039 1,238,624 810,659 1,647,794 196,837 774,433 132,438 317,738 1,401,731 520,271 596,541 9,136,304 8,771,886 7,637,066 Social Services, — 250 268 285 288 Vote, Health „ Education .. „ War and other Pensions „ Social Security .. 8,833,345 11,211,646 5,366,390 12,000,000 7,770,076 9,575,518 4,910,810 15,000,000 8,081,457 9,588,988 4,926,081 15,000,000 37,411,381 37,256,404 37,596,526 Services not provided for .. 127,800 95,049,832 88,530,764 87,131,212 TOTAL —ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT .. 120,720,016 113,790,494 138,893,153

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

SUMMARY-continued

Page. 1948-49. 1949-50. Summary of Services chargeable on the Separate Accounts Voted. Expended. £ £ £ SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 289 Earthquake and War Damage Fund 20,335 18,375 17,594 290 Electric Supply Account 8,750,000 7,525,621 7,524,364 294 296 300 302 303 Land Settlement Account — Vote, Land for Settlements .. „ Crown Lands .. „ Small Farms Development „ Settlement of Ex-servicemen „ Maori Land Settlement 1,077,444 6,991,050 1,861,800 68,410 6,883,181 1,306,000 52,308 5,839,402 1,613,995 Total—Land for Settlements Account .. 9,930,294 8,257,591 7,505,705306 307 309 310 312 314 316 318 320 321 323 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 375,000 9,250,000 1,050,000 2,250,000 50,000 475,000 480,000 300,000 2,500,000 2,215,400 125,000 380,000 8,010,954 1,500,000 1,395,000 25,000 460,000 450,000 370,000 1,900,000 1,812,400 1,500,000 128,7258,886,322 1,080,463 1,650,396 8,111 405,654 464,942 286,110 2,005,509 1,423,839 1,375,000 Total —Public Works Account 19,070,400 17,803,354 17,715,131 324 327 Social Security Fund — Vote, Administration Expenses and Emergency Benefits „ Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits Services not provided for .. ... 1,104,920 8,059,000 1,029,946 7,812,000 980,668 7,875,448 95 Total —Social Security Fund 9,163,920 8,841,946 8,856,211 330 State Coal-mines Account 5,255,425 5,561,432 5,247,592 335 349 Working Railways Account — Vote, Working Railways „ Improvements and Additions to Open Lines 23,844,778 3,102,035 20,809,633 2,149,172 21,458,281 1,717,132 Total—Working Railways Account 26,946,813 22,958,805 23,175,413 TOTAL-SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 79,137,187 70,967,124 70,042,010

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

SUMMARY-continued

Page 1949-50. 1948-49. Summary of Services chargeable on the Accounts outside the Public Account Voted. Expended. ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT £ £ £ 352 365 Post Office Account— Vote, Post and Telegraph Working-expenses .. „ Telegraph Extension .. 10,201,430 3,589,500 9,548,630 1,394,000 9,579,336 1,670,987 Total —Post Office Account 13,790,930 10,942,630 11,250,323 366 369 371 373 374 376 378 381 Public Trustee's Account Maori Trustee's Account Government Insurance Account Government Superannuation Fond Account State Fire Insurance Account Government Accident Insurance Account Marketing Account Broadcasting Account .. TOTAL-ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT 568,564 17,256 299,585 32,030 305,690 240,200 143,392 1,035,550 534,878 18,207 295,045 36,527 169,100 128,120 236,379 977,110 501,249 16,468 270,598 27,888 139,299 102,775 152,748 884,608 16,433,197 13,337,996 13,345,956

B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

1949-50

DEPARTMENTAL RECEIPTS These receipts represent payments for goods and services supplied by Departments, rents, royalties, and miscellaneous receipts from Crown lands, rents of departmental buildings, and stabilization recoveries.

(a) Ordinary departmental expenditure and receipts are not charged to or credited to the Ordinary Revenue Account. " Estimated " and " Actual Receipts " shown above relate to—(1) Housing : Rents and royalties from Crown lands. (2) State Hydro-electric : Licence fees from privately-operated hydro-electric generating plants.

Page Summary of Departmental Receipts credited to the Consolidated Fund Estimated. Actual Receipts. CONSOLIDATED FUND 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT 201 155 148 67 118 162 132 60 284 116 45 267 175 242 84 89 130 107 62 185 28 112 100 203 231 142 Departmental Receipts Agriculture Air Army Audit Census and Statistics Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services Crown Law Office Customs .. .. .. .. Education Electoral External Affairs Health Highways Maintenance Housing (a) Industries and Commerce Internal Affairs Island Territories Justice and Prisons Labour and Employment Land and Income Tax Lands and Survey Legislative Maori Affairs Marine Milk Marketing Mines Navy £ 471,650 198,600 190,000 41,000 500 351,400 200 52,950 162,500 1,500 46,000 435,000 260,000 15,000 33,000 235,030 404,000 434,000 273,715 14,500 200,000 3,050 30,046 214,486 187,000 38,000 155,000 £ 367,700 141,660 140,000 41,000 700 151,470 200 48,000 192,500 100 49,000 337,000 160,000 13,000 322,400 231,455 462,700 391,920 210,750 14,500 503,100 1,650 32,095 218,135 95,000 33,000 126,905 £ 421,269 149,054 186,630 42,516 671 22,264 250 52,471 202,644 383 60,103 356,263 254,452 15,006 329,721 237,097 455,462 418,731 197,847 14,554 532,531 1,839 34,566 249,049 49,136 51,179 151,913

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

DEPARTMENTAL RECEIPTS —continued

(a) Ordinary departmental expenditure and receipts are not charged to or credited to the Ordinary Revenue Account. " Estimated " and " Actual Receipts " shown above relate to — (1) Housing : Rents and royalties from Crown Lands. (2) State Hydro-electric : Licence fees from privately-operated hydro-electric generating plants.

Page. Summary of Departmental Receipts credited to the Consolidated Fund —continued Estimated. Actual Receipts. CONSOLIDATED FUND —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—continued £ 136 33 91 69 173 120 226 287 56 65 189 249 236 52 114 Departmental Receipts—continued Police Prime Minister's Department Printing and Stationery .. Public Service Commission, Office of the Public Works Rehabilitation Scientific and Industrial Research Social Security Stabilization Stamp Duties State Forest Service State Hydro-electric (a) Tourist and Health Resorts Transport Treasury Valuation & 15,775 29,000 700,000 1,000 5,536,700 1,200 75,137 36,000 325,000 77,000 430,000 5,000 430,000 103,000 101,000 85,000 £ 14,650 25,000 600,000 1,000 3,803,900 1,500 86,555 16,000 1,250,000 76,500 366,500 5,000 303,000 92,000 201,000 93,500 £ 16,457 26,684 708,106 1,002 5,101,507 1,952 97,941 13,292 1,246,120 76,469 496,244 4,238 398,548 98,792 118,554 154,250 Less reduction in receipts consequent upon adjustment of exchange-rate 11,222,045 250,000 TOTAL 12,398,939 10,972,045 13,047,757

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS

CIVIL LIST

1949-50. 1948-49. Estimated. : Expended. Civil List Act, 1920 (Part I) — His Excellency the Governor-General— Salary Other charges £ 5,000 5,000 £ 5,000 5,000 \ / £ 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 ■ Civil List Act, 1920 (Part II), and Civil List Amendment Act, 1936 (Section 6 (1) )— Establishment of the General Government— Salaries .. .. .. .. Other charges 20,210 2,600 20,050 2,600 20,030 2,5'83 22,810 22,650 22,613 Civil List Act, 1920 (Part III), (Section 16), and Finance Act (No. 3), 1944 (Section 25 (1)) — Legislative Council — Speaker Chairman of Committees House of Representatives— Speaker Chairman of Committees 800 500 1,000 750 800 i 500 1,000 750 1 602 492 1,000 750 Finance Act (No. 3), 1944 (Section 25 (2)) — Allowance to Chairman of Committees, House of Representatives 1-50 150 150 Civil List Act, 1920 (Part III), (Section 17), and Finance Act (No. 3), 1944 (Section 24) — £ Honoraria of members of the Legislative Council 12,500 Honoraria and allowances of members of the House of Representatives .. .. 45,000 (a) 57,500 57,500 56,782' 60,700 60,700 59,776 Civil List Act, 1920 (Part V) — For Maori Purposes 7,000 7,000 6,533 TOTAL—CIVIL LIST 100.510 100,350 98.922 (a) M.L.C.s receive £375 per annum; M.P.s £500 per annum, together with an expense allowance of £250 per annum.

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—continued

DEBT SERVICES

(a) Represents saving of interest following redemption of the London loan on Ist November, 1947, to be applied to debt redemption. (b) Being annual contribution in respect of the defined portion of the public debt—i.e., the whole of the public debt other than that raised for State Advances purposes and other portions for which special statutory provision has been made.

1949-50. 1948-49. Estimated. Expended. Interest — Interest ia New Zealand currency— On loans domiciled in London On loans domiciled in Australia On loans domiciled in New Zealand On floating debt £ 2,828,078 34,552 13,303,774 550,000 £ 3,473,924 42,845 12,522,689 550,000 £ 3,273,064 38,699 12,740,401 567,796 Total interest as shown in detail in B-l [Pt. I] Interest on anticipated new issues 16,716,404 390,830 16,589,458 372,016 Less interest on anticipated redemptions 17,107,234 379,234 16,961,474 183,234 Total interest payable 16,728,000 16,778,240 16,619,960 Amortization of Debt — Amounts transferred to Loans Redemption Account for redemption of securities — New Zealand Loans Amendment Act, 1947— Section 11 (c) Section 11 (c) Section 14 200,000 (a) 470,000 (b) 4,723,041 200,000 470,000 4,513,156 l \ 4,200,000 470,000 4,513,156 Administration and Management— New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Section 62) — Stamp duty on transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock .. .. 26,000 20,000 25,977 New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Section 61) — Charges and expenses of raising, paying off, or renewing securities to be charged to or paid out of Ordinary Revenue Account of Consolidated Fund 150,000 150,084 132,707 New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 — Charges and expenses of management of New Zealand Government Securities 68,000 69,800 67,277 TOTAL—DEBT SERVICES 22,365,041 22,201,280 26,029,077

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS —continued

(a) Section 17 of the Finance Act (No. 2), 1935, provides that the Minister of Finance may refund to every racing club totalizator-tax up to £5OO received from that club, equal to 2£ per cent, of the gross totalizator takings during the year.

UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE 1949-50. 1948-49. Estimated. Expended. OTHER SPECIAL ACTS £ £ £ HIGHWAYS Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), (Section 24), and Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927 (Sections 6-10) — Payments to boroughs, &c. .. .. .. . 246,000 210,000 205,325 ADVANCES TO OTHER GOVERNMENTS Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2), (Section 7) Cr. 88,725 EXCHANGE Finance Act, 1934 (Section 4) — Payment to Reserve Bank of New Zealand for liability due to alteration in rate of exchange 20,576,207 SUPERANNUATION Superannuation Act, 1947 (Section 86 (1) (a) ) — Subsidy to Government Superannuation Fund Superannuation Act, 1947 (Section 86 (1) (b) ) — Contribution to meet deficiency in Fund (on account) .. 1,590,000 1,000,000 1,530,000 1,000,000 1,530,000 1,000,000 2,590,000 2,530,000 2,530,000 WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT War Expenses Act, 1939, Section 2 (4) (e) — Transfer to War Expenses Account 2,000,000 MISCELLANEOUS Appropriation Act, 1925 (Section 15) — Payments to Imperial War Graves Commission Appropriation Act, 1926 (Section 15) — Travelling-expenses of His Excellency the GovernorGeneral and staff in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act,_ 1920 Bank of New Zealand' Act, 1945 (Section 7), and Finance Act, 1948 (Section 3 (4) )— Costs, charges, and expenses of acquiring Bank of New Zealand shares Purchase of Bank of New Zealand shares Finance Act, 1932 (Section 55) — Exchange on remittances overseas Finance Act (No. 3), 1934 (Section 8) — Interest on income-tax paid in advance Finance Act (No. 2), 1935 (Section 17) — Refunds to racing clubs of proportion of totalizator duty 23,866 4,500* 125,000 40,000 (a) 50,000 19,030 4,000 250 7,250 37,500 57,000 19,029 4,713 13,623 150,745 43,667 51,265

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—continued

(a) Chief Justice, £2,500 per annum ; Judges, £2,250 per annum. (b) Salaries of Judges of the Arbitration Court, £2,250 per annum ; Deputy Judges, £1,750 per annum. (c) Judges on attaining the age of seventy-two years may retire on superannuation, calculated on length of service, up to two-thirds of salary at time of retirement. (d) Provision now made under Land Settlement Account. (e) Previously paid from vote, " Justice and Prisons." (f) In accordance with an agreement between the Government and representatives of the Arawa Tribe with respect to ownership of lakes in the Arawa district, an annual payment of £6,000 is to be made to the Arawa District Trust Board to be expended for the general benefit of the Arawa Tribe or their descendants.

1949-50. 1948-49. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE—ctd. Estimated. Expended. other special acts —continued £ £ £ MISCELLANEOUS—continued Finance Act (No. 2), 1943 (Section 7) — Exemption from taxation to diplomatic and other representatives 300 350 264 Finance Act, 1946 (Section 20) — Salary of Controller and Auditor-General 1,600 1,500 1,500 Finance Act, 1946 (Section 19 (1)) — Salaries of Judges of the Supreme Court (a) 25,000 26,125 26,573 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 (Section 64), and Amendments — Salaries of Judges of the Arbitration Court (b) 4,500 4,500 4,488 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act 1947 (Section 2) — Salaries of Deputy Judges of the Arbitration Court (b) 5,250 5,025 4,953 Judicature Act, 1908 (Sections 12-14) — Superannuation allowances, retired Judges of the Supreme Court (c) 7,150 4,950 6,948 Land Act, 1924 (Sections 139 and 358) — Amounts paid by Receivers of Land Revenue into Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts for payment to local authorities in respect of rents, royalties, &c. (d) 3,500 2,583 Land Valuation Act, 1948 (Section 6(1) ) — Salary of Judge of Land Valuation Court Travelling-allowance of Judge of Land Valuation Court 2,250 500 476 76 Local Government Commission Act, 1946 (Section 4) — Salary of Chairman, Local Government Commission 2,250 2,250 2,250 Magistrates'' Court Act, 1947 (Section 6 (1) ) — Salaries of Stipendiary Magistrates (e) 35,000 5,927 Maori Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 51) — Annual payment on account of Arawa District Lakes .. (f) 6,000 6,000 6,000

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(a) The Act provides for the payment to the Tuwharetoa Trust Board of an annual sum of £3,000, as well as 50 per cent, of all fees above the sum of £3,000 received for licences issued for fishing or in respect of boats, &c., in Taupo waters during the preceding year. (b) The Act provides for the payment to the Ngaitahu Trust Board of an annual sum of £lO,OOO for a period of thirty years in settlement of all claims in respect of lands in the South Island referred to in parliamentary paper G-5, 1921, under the heading " South Island Claims—Kemp's Purchase." (c) Official postage-stamps not exceeding £3 per month may be issued to any member of Parliament and £1 per month to members of the Legislative Council. (d) Legislation now provides for a Judge of the Land Valuation Court. Provision made for salary under Land Valuation Act, 1948 (see page 15). (e) The Act provides for the payment to the Taranaki Maori Trust Board of an annual sum of £5,000 as compensation for confiscation of certain Maori lands. (f) The Act provides for the following payments to the Tainui Maori Trust Board in settlement of all claims and demands in respect of, or arising out of, the confiscation of certain lands in the Waikato District: (1) an annual payment of £5,000; (2) an additional annual payment of £l,OOO for a period of forty-five years and no longer.

1948-49. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE—ctd. 1949-50. Estimated. Expended. other special acts continued MISCELLANEOUS—continued £ £ £ Maori Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 54) — Payment of annual sum to Tuwharetoa Trust Board .. (a) 3,000 3,000 3,000 Masterton Licensing Trust Act, 1947 (Section 37 (3) ) — Advances to the Trust to provide for preliminary expenses 30,000 NgaitaJiu Claim Settlement Act, 1944 (Section.2)— Annual payment in respect of settlement of claim for £300,000 (6) 10,000 10,000 10,000 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 151) — Free issue of official postage-stamps to members of both Houses (c) 3,250 3,400 3,248 Public Service Amendment Act, 1946 (Section 4) Salaries of Public Service Commission 5,050 5,050 5,041 Servicemen 1 s Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943 (Section 5)— Salary of Judge of the Land Sales Court (d) 2,250 1,774 Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Amendment Act, 1946 (Section 4 (3) ) — Refunds of excess consideration 1,500 2,500 325 Taranaki Maori Claims Settlement Act, 1944 (Section 2) — Annual payment to Taranaki Maori Trust Board (e) 5,000 5,000 5,000 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910 (Section 17) (4) (d), and Appropriation Act, 1916 (Section 27) — . Contribution towards interest and cost of administration and maintenance of Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Works—On account of year 1948-49 - - 1,667 1,670 1,667 Waikato-Maniapoto Maori Claims Settlement Act, 1946 (Section 3) — Payments to the Tainui Maori Trust Board — Annual payment under section 3(1) (/) 5,000 5,000 5,000 Annual payment under section 3 (2) (6) {/) 1,000 1,000 1,000 Total—Miscellaneous 368,633 218,100 411,135 TOTAL—OTHER SPECIAL ACTS 3,204,633 2,958,100 25,633,942

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS

Minister in Charge of Legislative Departments AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Legislative Departments. Summary

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—LEGISLATIVE £ £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision — I—Legislative Council II—House of Representatives III—Law Drafting Office IV—General Assembly Library V—Hansard VI—Buildings, Grounds, and Catering Department VII—General Expenses 4,256 23,013 6,235 10,649 8,496 30,833 390 4,620 185 3,500 12,020 5,815 62,682 4,646 27,633 6,420 14,149 20,516 36,648 62,682 4,455 28,133 5,945 13,115 18,289 33,890 61,851 4,374 29,106 5,944 12,080 24,106 32,315 69,596 TOTAL 83,482 89,212 172,694 165,678 177,521 VOTE—LEGISLATIVE 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 146 ; 1948-49, 146) Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Legislative Council (Number of officers : 1949-50, 6 ; 1948-49, 6) £ £ i £ Salaries— Clerk (£947, 2 months ; £960, 10 months) .. Clerk-Assistant (£707, 2 months ; £720, 10 months) Bills Clerk (£372, 2 months ; £380,10 months) Chief Messenger (£457, 2 months ; £470, 10 months) Black Rod 958 718 379 468 25 925 514 350 435 25 y i 4,058

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VOTE —LEGISLATIVE —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Legislative Council— continued £ £ £ Salaries —continued Messenger and Attendant to Leader of the Council (£422, 2 months ; £435, 10 ftionths) Messenger and Attendant to Mr. Speaker (£407, 2 months ; £415, 10 months) Extra Messengers Arrears of pay, 1st July, 1948, to 31st March, 1949 .. .. Second Clerk-Assistant (£585, 3 months) 433 414 709 152 400 385 825 146 4,256 4,005 4,058 Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses Overtime, meal and shift allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Photographic shield Printing and stationery Uniforms and official dress, purchase and maintenance of 40 10 120 30 140 50 50 30 190 30 100 50 24 3 79 140 70 390 450 316 Total —Subdivision No. I 4,646 4,455 4,374 Subdivision No. II—House of Representatives (Number of officers : 1949-50, 26 ; 1948-49, 31) Salaries — Clerk .. Clerk-Assistant (£807, 2 months ; £820, 10 months) Second-Clerk Assistant and Reader (£707, 2 months ; £720, 10 months) Sergeant-at-Arms (£507, 2 months ; £520, 10 months) Record Clerk (£557, 2 months; £570, 10 months) 1,075 818 718 518 568 925 785 685 485 520

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—LEGISLATIVE —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II —House of Representatives — £ £ £ continued Salaries —continued Accountant (£557, 2 months; £570, 10 months) 568 535 Accounts Clerk (£507, 2 months ; £520, 10 months) 518 485 Bill Clerk and Indexer (£507, 2 months ; £520 10 months 518 485 Secretary to Mr. Speaker (£447, 2 months ; £460, 10 months) .. 458 425 Senior Committee Clerk and Annotator £507 ; 2 months ; £520, 10 months) 518 485 Committee Clerk (Sessional), (£372, 2 months ; £380, 10 months) 379 350 Chief Messenger (£482, 2 months; £495, 10 months) 493 460 Assistant Chief Messenger (£447, 2 months; £460, 10 months) 458 425 Attendant to Mr. Speaker (£367, 2 months; 9d 1R1 £375, 10 months) 374 345 24,381 Messenger, Clerk's Office (£402, 2 months; £410, 10 months) 409 380 Shorthand-typist (372, 2 months; £380, 10 months) 379 346 Doorkeepers (a) 3,015 4,525 Messenger (detailed to Chairman of Committees and special duties), (£402, 2 months; £410, 10 months) 409 380 Attendant on Mr. Speaker (£402, 2 months ; £410, 10 months) 409 380 Extra Sessional Clerks 1,485 1,806 Extra Sessional Messengers 8,022 8,548 Extra Committee reporting 100 100 Arrears of pay, 1st July, 1948, to 31st March, 1949 804 Special allowance 20 23,013 23,880 24,381 (a) Reduction in number of doorkeepers.

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1948-49: VOTE —LEGISLATIVE —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II—House of Representatives— continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowance to Mr. Speaker, House of Representatives 200 100 100 Interpreting and translating 25 25 25 Office expenses 40 40 26 Overtime, meal and shift allowances 1,050 845 963 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (a) 550 640 705 Photographic shield 35 Printing and stationery 1,200 850 1,214 Retaining fee, Mr. T. D. H. Hall 120 153 143 Sessional bonus to employees 1,400 1,500 1,449 Allowance to Clerk, House of Representatives 100 100 4,620 4,253 4,725 Total—Subdivision No. II 27,633 28,133 29,106 Subdivision No. Ill —Law Drafting Office (Number of officers : 1949-50, 6 ; 1948-49, 7) Salaries — Law Draftsman 1,550 1,488 First Assistant Law Draftsman 1,275 1,175 Assistant Law Draftsman (£947, 2 months ; £960, 10 months) 958 875 Assistant Law Draftsman (£897, 2 months ; £910, 10 months) 908 825 Assistant Law Draftsman (£897, 2 months ; 5,750 £910, 10 months) 908 825 Clerk (£507, 2 months ; £520, 10 months) .. 518 485 ! Clerk: special allowance in lieu of overtime 50 50 Arrears of pay, 1st July, 1948, to 31st March, 1949 68 Clerk, temporary, relieving 52 6,235 5,775 5,750 (a) Telephone rentals, previously charged to Subdivisio n II, now all allocated to relative subdivisions.

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

VOTE —LEGISLATIVE —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. Ill—Law Drafting Office — continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery 60 95 30 65 75 30 67 94 33 185 170 194 Total —Siibdivision No. III 6,420 5,945 5,944 Subdivision No. IV —General Assembly Library (Number of officers : 1949-50, 26 ; 1948-49, 21) Salaries — Chief Librarian Assistant Chief Librarian (£757, 2 months ; £770, 10 months) Reference Officer (£607, 2 months ; £620, 10 months) First Assistants (in charge): 1 (£507, 1 month); 1 (£482, 2 months; £495, 10 months) First Assistant (£482, 2 months ; £495, 10 months) 7 Senior Assistants: 3 (£432, 2 months; £445, 10 months); 1 (£405, 10 months); 1 (£397,1 month); 1 (347, 2 months ; £355, 4 months ; £380, 6 months); 1 (£347, 2 months ; £355, 7 months ; £380, 3 months) Clerk (£447, 2 months ; £460, 10 months) .. 2 Sorters: 1 (£382, 2 months; £390, 10 months); 1 (£372, 2 months; £380, 10 months) 925 768 618 535 493 2,427 (a) 458 768 913 706 570 485 457 2,121 593 8,872 (a) Senior Assistant reclassified as clerk

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

(a) Telephone rentals allocated from Subdivision 11. (b) Reduction owing to delay in delivery of part of equipment.

1948-49. VOTE —LEGISLATIVE —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. TV—General Assembly Library —continued £ £ £ Salaries —continued 2 Assstants : 1 (£280, 2 months ; £285, 8 months; £325, 2 months); 1 (£280, 2 months ; £285, 10 months) 575 538 1 Foreman Binder (£507, 2 months ; £520, 10 months) 518 460 1 Shorthand-typist (£322, 2 months ; £330, 6 months; £355, 4 months) 337 246 1 Apprentice Bookbinder (£227, 2 months; £232, 8 months; £258, 2 months) 236 187 1 Binder (temporary), (£462, 2 months ; £475, 10 months) 473 415 1 Book-sewer (£322, 2 months; £330, 10 months) 329 275 3 Temporary Assistants : 1 (£372, 2 months ; £380, 10 months); 1 (£280, 2 months; £285, 6 months); 1 (£260) 828 704 Arrears of pay, 1st July, 1948, to 31st March, 1949 361 10,649 8,670 8,872 Other Charges for and incidental to — Binding books 750 750 532 Grant to Library Fund 2,000 2,000 2,000 Office expenses 200 520 386 Overtime, meal and shift allowances 55 55 54 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department {a) 120 45 35 Printing and stationery .. 225 225 201 Purchase of Microfilm unit (b) 150 850 3,500 4,445 3,208 Total—Subdivision No. IV 14,149 13,115 12,080

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

VOTE —LEGISLATIVE—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. V —Hansard (Number of officers : 1949-50, 12 ; 1948-49, 12) Salaries — Voted. Expended. £ £ £ £ Chief Hansard Reporter (£807, 2 months ; £820, 10 months) 7 Reporters : 6 (£657, 2 months; £670, 10 months); 1 (£607, 2 months; £620, 1 month ; £645, 9 months) Junior Reporter (£507, 2 months; £520, 1 month ; £545, 9 months) Hansard Copy Supervisor (£657, 2 months ; £670, 1 month; £720, 9 months) Assistant Hansard Copy Supervisor (£507, 2 months ; £520,1 month ; £545, 9 months) Clerk (£382, 2 months ; £390, 1 month ; £405, 9 months) Hansard typists (during session only) Extra reporting Arrears of pay, 1st July, 1948, to 31st March 1949 .. 818 4,645 537 705 537 400 600 50 204 785 4,389 479 629 479 358 600 50 7,841 8,496 7,769 7,841 Other Charges for and incidental to — Overtime, meal and shift allowances Printing of Hansard 20 (a) 12,000 20 10,500 60 16,205 12,020 10,520 16,265 Total —Subdivision No. V 20,516 18,289 24,106 Subdivision No. VI —Buildings, Grounds, and Catering Department (Number of officers : 1949-50, 70 ; 1948-49, 69) Buildings— Salaries— £ Maintenance Officer (£447, 2 months ; £460, 10 months) .. 458 Tool allowance .. .. 6 464 431 (a) Increase due to higher cost of printing.

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VOTE—LEGISLATIVE—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. VI —Buildings, Grounds, and Catering Department—continued Voted. Expended. Buildings—continued £ £ £ S alarie s—continued Electrician (£447, 2 months ; £460, £ 10 months) .. .. 458 Tool allowance .. .. 2 Plumber and officer in charge of heating (£447, 2 months ; £460, £ 10 months) .. .. 458 Tool allowance .. .. 5 Furnace Attendants (session only) Night-watchmen : 11 (£367, 2 months ; £-375, 10 months) Office-cleaners: 1 (£302, 2 months; £306, 10 months) ; 20 (£197 2 months ; £199, 10 months) Proportion of the salaries of the Manager, Head Waiter, Clerk, and Attendants engaged on duties in connection with the maintenance and upkeep of Parliament Buildings (transferred from Catering Department) Extra Office-cleaners during session Relieving Office-cleaners .. Relieving Night-watchmen Arrears of pay, 1st July, 1948, to 31st March, 1949 460 463 460 4,114 4,289 4,360 1,000 591 374 913 427 430 400 3,795 3,990 3,716 1,542 555 345 14,577 1 1 J 17,488 15,631 14,577 Other Charges for and incidental to — Linen, towels, &c., for use of members in Catering Department and Parliament Building Overtime, meal and shift allowances (a) 200 1,760 1,410 1,640 1,960 1,410 1,640 19,448 17,041 16,217 (a) Item transferred from Catering Department.

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

VOTE —LEGISLATIVE —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI —Buildings, Grounds, and Catering Department—continued £ £ £ Grounds — Salaries — Gardeners: 1 (£422, 2 months; £435, 10 months); 2 (£392, 2 months; £400, 10 months); 2 (£374, 2 months; £382, 10 months) Arrears of pay, 1st July, 1948, to 31st March, 1949 1,993 85 1,844 1,824 2,078 1,844 1,824 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowance to officer attending furnaces on non-working-days Upkeep of Parliament grounds 5 300 5 500 5 593 305 505 598 2,383 2,349 2,422 Catering Department— Salaries — Manager (also Officer in Charge, Parliament Buildings) : (£662, 2 months; £675, 6 months ; £700, 4 months) Clerk and Assistant Manager 1 (£557, 2 months) ; 1 (£545, 10 months) Cashier (£422, 1 month; £447, 1 month; £460, 10 months) Chef (£482, 2 months ; £495, 5 months ; £520 5 months) Head Waiter (£437, 2 months; £450, 10 months) Head Storeman (£422, 2 months ; £435, 10 months) Senior Barman (£407, 2 months ; £415, 10 months) Barman (£402, 2 months ; £410, 10 months) 682 547 456 503 448 433 414 409 623 535 398 549 415 400 385 380 10,140

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

VOTE —LEGISLATIVE —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI—Buildings, Grounds, and Catering Department—continued £ £ £ Catering Department —continued Salaries —continued Attendants (£377 to £450) Relieving Attendant 8,317 389 7,640 360 Less amount chargeable under subheading "Buildings" 12,598 4,360 11,685 3,716 Extra Attendants, Manager's staff, during session Arrears of pay, 1st July, 1948, to 31st March, 1949 8,238 2,219 810 7,969 2,696 11,267 10,665 10,140 Other Charges for and incidental to— Office expenses Overtime, meal and shift allowance Printing and stationery Linen, glassware, china, plateware, towels, &c., for use of members in Catering Department and parliamentary buildings 300 3,200 50 (a) 300 2,685 50 800 347 2,986 49 154 3,550 3,835 3,536 14,817 14,500 13,676 Total —Subdivision No. VI 36,648 33,890 32,315 Subdivision No. VII—General Expenses Charges for and incidental to — Accident compensation Allowance to Police Constables in attendance during session Allowance to the Leader of the Opposition .. 10 30 187 10 35 187 38 187 (a) Item transferred to Buildings Branch.

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

(а) Includes £l78 outstanding for year 1948-49. (b) Increase due to higher cost of printing.

VOTE —LEGISLATIVE —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. VII —General Expenses— continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers Expenses incidental to rearrangement of accommodation, public functions, obsequies, purchase of memorials, &c. Expenses of Select Committees of the House sitting during the recess Furniture and office requisites — £ Purchases .. .. .. 2,000 Maintenance and repairs .. 750 £ 50 400 200 2,750 (a) 205 100 750 8,600 10 £ 50 800 1,000 6,700 164 50 700 7,900 10 £ 959 923 5,222 147 98 757 8,650 Hire of motor-cars for Speakers of both Houses and their wives for official use in Wellington Meals to Messengers, &c., on late-sitting nights .. .. Miscellaneous consumable stores Office expenses Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees Passages of — Members of both Houses — £ Air .. .. .. 4,500 Steamer .. .. .. 1,300 Service car .. .. 50 Members' wives— £ Steamer .. .. .. 300 Service car .. .. 20 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due deceased officers Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing of Statutes, Journals, Appendices, Bills, Order Papers, Standing Orders, Statutory Regulations, &c. Railway passes and concessions to members of the Legislature, families, relations, &c., cost of Railway sleeping-berths— £ Members .. .. .. 1,250 Members' wives .. .. 320 5,850 320 50 1,000 (b) 14,000 21,800 1,570 4,270 50 950 10,000 22,200 1,750 6,217 1,003 17,047 21,794 1,513

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

(a) Cost of cables re corridor carpets, 19s. 4d.; motor hire, Leader of Opposition, £3 18s. 7d.; cost of certificates supplied by Registrar-General, 9s. : total, £5 6s. lid. Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts 3,050 1,650 1,839

VOTE—LEGISLATIVE —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. VII—General Expenses— continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Refund to Post Office, being difference between special and ordinary rates for telegrams from members of the General Assembly .. Supply of publications to Members of the Legislature Telephone services (rents and calls): Payment to Post and Telegraph Department of difference between full rates and half-rates allowed to members of the House of Representatives and Legislative Council, and provision of telephones in Parliament Buildings during the session Travelling-allowances and expenses of — Members travelling to and £ returning from Parliament .. 250 Members on special occasions (including late-sitting nights) .. 50 Speakers of both Houses during recess .. .. .. 5 Clerks of both Houses .. 230 Staff and messengers (including late-sitting nights) .. .. 200 Uniforms and official dress, purchase and maintenance of .. Contingencies 1,500 400 1,700 735 450 15 1,500 400 1,500 960 650 15 1,500 393 1,427 926 790 (a) 5 Total —Subdivision No. VII 62,682 61,851 69,596 TOTAL 172,694 165,678 177,521

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT

Prime Minister AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Prime Minister's Department. Summary

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries Other Salaries, Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT Subdivision — I—Prime Minister's Office II—Information Section III—National Film Unit IV—National Publicity Studios £ £ 6,659 1,360 14,866 5,810 37,268 61,710 29,842 28,660 £ 8,019 20,676 98,978 58,502 £ 6,420 16,162 110,293 40,215 £ 6,613 16,792 108,298 38,432 TOTAL 88,635 97,540 186,175 173,090 170,135 VOTE—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 1948-49, 154) 183; Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Prime Minister's Office £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 9 ; 1948-49, 9) Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,550, Permanent Head (also Secretary of External Affairs) Other Salaries 8 (£165 to £1,060) 1,550 5,109 1,500 3,620 5,073 6,659 5, 120 5,073

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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT—continued

VOTE—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—Prime Minister's Office —ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses Office fittings, furniture, and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Contingencies £ 200 100 50 500 500 10 £ 200 100 500 500 £ 163 161 466 750 1,360 1,300 1,540 Total —Subdivision No. I 8,019 6,420 6,613 Subdivision No. II —Information Section (Number of officers : 1949-50, 26; 1948-49, 21) Salaries — Other Salaries 26 (£165 to £1,060) 14,866 9,562 9,675 Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses Office fittings, furniture, and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Participation in exhibitions Printing and stationery Printing and purchase of information material Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 800 700 100 1,000 500 1,000 1,500 200 10 800 100 100 1,000 500 750 3,000 350 702 235 102 932 645 1,125 3,266 110 5,810 6,600 7,117 Total —Subdivision No. II 20,676 16,162 16,792 Subdivision No. Ill —National Film Unit (Number of officers : 1949-50, 80 ; 1948-49, 68) Salaries — Other Salaries 80 (£165 to £1,060) 37,268 28,133 27,282 Other Charges for and incidental to — Buildings —Maintenance and repairs of Expenses of officers travelling overseas 1,500 600 250 600 80 (a) 1,369

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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT —continued

REMARKS

Number Nature of Visit. Persons Cost. Travelling. £ (a) Purchase of technical equipment, United Kingdom, Europe, and United States of America, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 926 Film assignment, Samoa and Pacific islands .. .. .. .. 3 400 Film assignment, Melbourne, 1948 .. .. .. .. • • 2 43 £1,369

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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Total expenditure did not come to charge in 1948-49. Further provision has been made this financial year. (b) Medical expenses, £1 1s.; travelling-expenses of applicants for positions, £lB 8s. 9d. : total, £l9 9s. 9d. (c) Expenditure incurred last financial year did not come to charge. Provision made this year in vote " Public Buildings " to meet further alterations and additions. (d) Photographic assignment, Fiji, 1948 : one officer.

VOTE —PRIME MINISTER'S 1949-50. 1948-49. DEPARTMENT—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill —National Film Unit —ctd. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of 1,200 1,200 2,255 Purchase of .. 1,500 5,000 5,291 Office expenses 1,300 1,000 1,285 Office fittings and requisites 200 200 85 Overtime and meal allowances 2,000 600 1,602 439 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 500 250 Plant and equipment— Maintenance of 650 650 687 Purchase of .. 16,000 38,750 (a) 26.698 Printing and stationery 250 150 129 Production expenses 30,000 24,000 33,399 Travelling allowances and expenses 6,000 4,500 5,537 Contingencies 10 10 (b)19 Buildings —Alterations and additions to 5,000 (c) 2,141 61,710 82,160 81,016 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 98,978 110,293 108,298 Subdivision No. IV —National Publicity Studios (Number of officers : 1949-50, 68 ; 1948-49, 56) Salaries— Other Salaries 68 (£165 to £1,060) 29,842 20,555 19,762 Other Charges for and incidental toExpenses of officers travelling overseas 200 100 (d) 23 Motor-vehicles— Maintenance of 500 500 562 Purchase of .. 1,500 1,000 1,523

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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Underexpenditure due to delay in occupying new premises. Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 29,000 25,000 26,684

1948-49. VOTE—PRIME MINISTER'S 1949-50. DEPARTMENT—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —National Publicity Studios £ £ £ continued Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Office expenses 700 500 428 Office fittings and requisites 500 200 {a)3 Overtime and meal allowances 600 200 446 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 300 300 192 Plant and equipment— Maintenance of .. 100 250 70 Purchase of .. 9,500 6,150 2,632 Printing and stationery 250 250 239 Production expenses 12,000 8,000 10,596 Travelling allowances and expenses 2,500 1,600 1,533 Contingencies .. .. .. ... 10 10 Buildings — Alterations and additions to 300 29 Maintenance and repairs of 300 394 28,660 19,660 18,670 Total—Subdivision No. IV 58,502 40,215 38,432 TOTAL .. 186,175 173,090 170,135

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Minister of External Affairs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of External Affairs. Summary

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision — I—Administration II—Miscellaneous Services and Overseas Posts 37,762 168,658 27,010 467,981 64,772 636,639 51,655 586,919 51,314 621,151 TOTAL ... 206,420 494.991 701,411 638,574 672,465 VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 342 ; Voted. Expended. 1948-49, 318) £ £ £ Subdivision No. I —Administration (Number of officers : 1949-50, 79 ; 1948-49, 69) Salaries— Administrative Division Secretary (also Permanent Head, Prime Minister's Department, £1,550)* 1 at £1,275, Deputy Secretary (also Secretary to Cabinet) 1,275 1,175 * See under vote, " Prime Minister's Department."

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(a) Repairs and dry-cleaning of clothing, 14s. ; travelling-expenses of candidates for appointment, £lO 7s. 9d.: total, £ll Is. 9d. (b) Previously included under vote, " Prime Minister's Department." 2*

VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I —Administration —continued Voted. Expended. Salaries —continued £ £ £ Clerical Division 1 at £1,225 (Special Assistant) Other Salaries 77 (£165 to £1,060) 1,225 35,262 1,175 23,695 28,065 37,762 26,045 28,065 Other Charges for and incidental to — Air mails : cost of-carriage Office expenses Office fittings, furniture, and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 6,000 2,000 800 2,000 13,500 2,000 500 200 10 6,000 2,000 300 1,900 14,000 1,250 150 10 3,864 1,729 332 2,342 13,043 1,876 52 (a) 11 27,010 25,610 23,249 Total —Subdivision No. I 64,772 (6) 51,655 (b) 51,314 Subdivision No. II—Miscellaneous Services and Overseas Posts (Number of officers : 1949-50, 263 ; 1948-49, 249) Other Charges for and incidental to — International Labour Organization — New Zealand's proportion of expenses : annual contribution International Refugee Organization: New Zealand's contribution to annual budget— Proportion of expenses Proportion of operational expenses 10,800 5,640 165,508 12,380 7,454 205,293 12,380 7,450 205,293

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1948-45). VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1949-50. Subdivision No. II—Miscellaneous Services and Voted. Expended. Overseas Posts —continued £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ New Zealand representation at international Conferences : travelling and other expenses 44,500 54,750 (a) 60,099 South Pacific Commission —New Zealand's contribution to annual budget: annual contribution 5,357 5,451 5,494 United Nations Association of New Zealand : grant .. 1,200 1,200 1,200 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization : annual contribution 10,778 13,355 13,355 United Nations Organization—New Zealand's proportion, of expenses: annual contribution 50,013 (b) World Health Organization—New Zealand's proportion of expenses: annual contribution 6,055 5,847 5,847 International Labour Organization — New Zealand's proportion of expenses : Working Capital Fund 986 986 International .Red Cross Committee : New Zealand's contribution to funds 1,250 1,250 South Pacific Commission —New Zealand's contribution to annual budget: Working Capital Fund 6,000 6,048 Contingencies 100 (c) 66 299,851 314,066 319,468 New Zealand Legation, Washington (Number of officers : 1949-50, 23 : 1948-49, 23) Salaries — Ambassador 2,000 2,000 Counsellor 1,075 Counsellor .. .. 1,050 33,027 Other Salaries 22 (£200 to £1,060) 14,078 15,490 Location allowances 12,189 14,806 28,267 34,421 33,027

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REMARKS

(a) Expenditure greater than anticipated. Details of expenditure are as under :- Number of Name of Conference, &c. Persons Cost. Travelling. £ South Seas Regional Conference, Canberra, January-February, 1947 5 63 International Trade Conference, Geneva, 1947 .. .. .. 21 4,138 United Nations Mission to Samoa, July-August, 1947 .. .. 6 435 Preparatory Talks to the Commonwealth Trade Conference, London, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 253 International Military Tribunal for the Trial of Far Eastern War Criminals, Tokyo, 1946-48 .. .. .. .. .. 4 7,103 South Pacific Air Transport Commission, Canberra and Wellington .. 2 105 Peace Conference, Paris .. .. .. .. .. 17 66 Trade and Employment Conference, Havana, November, 1947February, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 17,939 Trusteeship Council, New York, November, 1947, February-March, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 514 Freedom of Information Conference, Geneva, March-April, 1948 .. 2 341 Special United Nations Assembly on Palestine, New York, April, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 781 Economic and Social Council, Sixth Session, New York, February, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 1,504 Economic and Social Council, Seventh Session, Geneva, 1948 .. 6 2,821 Permanent Commission, International Refugee Organization, Thun and Geneva, April-September, 1948 .. .. .. .. 5 641 United Nations Maritime Conference, Geneva, February-March, 1948 4 638 United Nations Human Rights Commission, New York, April, 1948 1 299 Economic Commission for Asia and Far East, Baguio, November, 1947; Ootacumund, May-July, 1948; Lapstone, NovemberDecember, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 2,245 International Civil Aviation Organization, Geneva, May-August, 1948 1 656 Talks with Australian Government, Canberra, February, 1948 ... 1 76 Chiefs of Staff Talks, Fiji, June, 1948 .. .. .. .. 2 184 Inauguration of First Ceylon Parliament, February, 1948 .... 2 52 World Health Organization Conference, Geneva, June-July, 1948 .. 3 462 International Red Cross Conference, Stockholm, August, 1948 .. 1 89 South Pacific Commission, Australia, May-November, 1948.. .. 5 652 Prime Ministers' Conference, London, October-November, 1948 .. 7 2,911 United Nations Special Committee on Non-self-governing Territories, Geneva, September, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. 2 114 United Nations General Assembly, Third Session, Paris, SeptemberDecember, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 15,017 £60,099 (b) The contribution for 1948-49 was made during the 1947-48 financial year. (c) v Travelling-expenses of candidates for appointment to International Children's Emergency Fund, £53 2s. Id; other travelling expenses, £l2 12s. 9d. : total, £65 14s. l0d.

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued Voted. Expended. New Zealand Legation, Washington—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep of office, residence, and grounds 1,500 1,500 900 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of 300 300 292 Office equipment and furnishings for official residence 350 300 167 Office expenses 1,300 1.000 1,218 Overtime and meal allowance 50 100 15 Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls 4,000 5,000 4,533 Printing and stationery 700 800 787 Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 1,500 1,000 1,564 Subscriptions to various societies and associations 5 25 4 Travelling allowances and expenses 2,000 2,200 1,924 Travelling and other expenses on appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. 2,000 3,000 4,031 Contingencies 100 100 (a) 8 Motor-vehicles, purchase of 1,500 1,257 13,805 16,825 16,700 42,072 51,246 49,727 High Commissioner's Office, London (Number of officers : 1949-50, 187 ; 1948-49, .183) Salaries — High Commissioner 2,000 2,000 Official Secretary 1,250 1,250 Stores Indent officer 1,100 1,100 Finance officer 1,100 1,100 86,952 Chief Clerk 1,100 1,100 (a) Wreaths, £8 5s. 6d.

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Increased provision to meet surveyor's and other fees on Carlton Hotel property. (b) Expenditure was greater than anticipated, owing to more regular receipt of claims. (c) Additional provision made for rent of Carlton Hotel site and further office accommodation in the Adelphi Hotel. (d) Translations, £l2 9s. ; wreaths, £6 13s. 10d.; Christmas presents, £7 10s.; travelling-expenses,. £24 5s. 5d. : total, £5O 18s. 3d.

VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. High Commissioner's Office, London—continued Voted. Expended. Salaries—continued £ £ £ Other Salaries 182 (£165 to £1,060) 75,105 61,263 Consulting Engineer : honorarium 400 400 Location allowances 3,240 15,966 85,295 84,179 86,952 Other Charges for and incidental to — Motor-vehicles, maintenance of (part recoverable) 750 700 1,659 National Insurance Act, 1911, in respect of clerks employed in the High Commissioner's Office, contributions due under 1,775 1,000 1,264 Office expenses (a) 12,000 6,800 7,130 Office furniture, fittings, and requisites 5,500 2,750 2,752 Official entertainment, grants for .. 800 800 1,253 Overtime and meal allowances 100 175 109 Postages, telegrams, &c. (part recoverable) .. 15,000 14,400 (6) 26,170 Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. 3,000 2,800 3,890 Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 2,500 1,200 1,349 Rent, rates, taxes, insurance, repairs, alterations, &c. (part recoverable) — Office premises (c) 56,000 21,500 (c) 31,110 High Commissioner's residence 275 900 998 Subscriptions to various societies and associations 50 25 18 Travelling allowances and expenses 500 700 462 Travelling and other expenses on- appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. 2,000 3,900 3,950 Contingencies 50 50 (d) 51 High Commissioner's stalls, Westminster Abbey : New Zealand's proportion of cost 163 163 100,300 57,863 82,328 185,595 142,042 169,280

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued Voted. Expended. High Commissioner's Office, Ottawa £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 11 : 1948-49, 11) Salaries— High Commissioner 1,500 1,500 Other Salaries 10,852 10 (£200 to £1,060) Location allowances 4,965 3,292 4,947 4,476 9,757 10,923 10,852 Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep of office, residence, and grounds Motor-vebicles, maintenance of .. Office equipment and furnishings for official residence Office expenses .. .. .. Official entertainment, grants for Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls Printing and stationery Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications Subscriptions to various societies and associations Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling and other expenses on appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. Contingencies 500 250 250 400 800 1,500 300 400 5 1,200 1,500 100 700 275 275 450 800 1,950 300 250 5 1,300 1,500 25 282 257 140 613 552 1,530 327 544 1 1,301 1,551 (a) 95 7,205 7,830 7,193 16,962 18,753 18,045 (a) Travelling-expenses, £77 14s. Id.; wreaths, £14 Is. 8d.; gift, £2 16s. 2d.: total £94 11s. 11d.

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1948-49. VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. High Commissioner's Office, Canberra £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 8 ; 1948-49, 8) Salaries— High Commissioner 1,500 1,500 1 1 Other Salaries 5,809 7 (£305 to £1,060) 2,884 2,742 Location allowances 1,223 1,620 5,607 5,862 5,809 Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep of office, residence, and grounds 250 270 180 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of 160 200 277 Office equipment and furnishings for official residence 80 80 40 Office expenses 80 80 65 Official entertainment, grants for 800 800 564 Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls 400 450 418 Printing and stationery 80 80 79 Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 200 200 376 Rental of office and official residence 40 40 26 Travelling allowances and expenses 500 600 498 Travelling and other expenses on appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. 500 200 2 Contingencies 50 50 (a)6 3,140 3,050 2,531 8,747 8,912 8,340 (a) Wreaths, £5 17s. 11d.

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1948-49. VAT¥ ATHfATPQ 1949-50. YU1 Ih —HjAlijilviNAL Ai? r AXIlia —COUtlTlUCd Voted. Expended. New Zealand Legation, Moscow (Number of officers : 1949-50, 12 ; £ £ £ 1948-49, 13) Salaries— Minister 750 1,500 1 Other Salaries 16,003 11 (£250 to £1,060) 5,598 6,806 Location allowances 9,230 6,297 15,578 14,603 16,003 Other Charges for and incidental to — British-American Co-operative Press Service : New Zealand's proportion of expenses 1,100 2,300 2,210 British Commonwealth Medical Service : proportion of expenses 200 200 201 Foodstuffs and other commodities (part recoverable) 300 600 626 Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep of office, residences, and grounds 2,000 600 581 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of .. 800 800 865 Office equipment and furnishings for official residences 300 100 58 Office expenses 1,500 1,400 1,376 Official entertainment, grants for .. 800 800 1,150 Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls 1,700 2,000 1,971 Printing and stationery 100 50 22 Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 200 200 204 Rental of office and official residences 2,470 2,800 2,754 Travelling allowances and expenses 300 200 97 Travelling and other expenses on appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. 1,500 1,650 971 Contingencies 10 10 Motor-vehicles, purchase of 1,200 1,100 % 13,280 14,910 14,186 28,858 29,513 30,189

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VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Office of the Permanent New Zealand Delegation to United Nations and New Zealand ConsulateGeneral, New York —Joint Office (Number of officers : 1949-50, 12; 1948-49, 11) £ £ £ Salaries— Other Salaries 12 (£275 to £1,060) Location allowances 8,279 7,824 6,317 6,890 14,864 16,103 13,207 14,864 Other Charges for and incidental to — Office fittings, furniture, and requisites Office expenses Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls Printing and stationery Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications Rental of offices Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling and other expenses on appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. Contingencies .. .. .. 1,500 500 4,500 400 300 6,400 300 3,000 10 500 300 3,000 200 100 3,070 200 1,800 10 450 203 4,626 512 247 3,074 383 1,739 {a)4 16,910 9,180 11,238 33,013 22,387 26,102 New Zealand Consulate-General, San Francisco (Number of officers : 1949-50, 4 ; 1948-49, nil) Salaries — Other Salaries £ 4 (£250 to £1,060) .. .. 3,003 Location allowances .. .. 2,481 5,484 (a) Wreaths, £3 1 5s. 2d.

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VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. New Zealand Consulate-General, San Fransisco Voted. Expended. continued Other Charges for and incidental to — Motor-vehicles— Maintenance of .. .. Purchase of .. Office expenses Office fittings, furniture, and requisites Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls Printing and stationery Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications Rental of offices Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling and other expenses on appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. .. Contingencies £ 200 650 100 1,150 500 250 100 1,470 500 1,500 10 £ £ 6,430 11,914 New Zealand Legation, Paris (Number of officers : 1949-50, 6 ; 1948-49, nil) Salaries — Other Salaries 6 (£4C0 to £1,060) Location allowances 1,710 857 2,567 Other Charges for and incidental to — Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of Purchase of .. Office expenses Office fittings, furniture, and requisites Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls Printing and stationery Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 200 1,000 500 500 600 300 200

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 46,000 49,000 60,103

VOTE —EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued New Zealand Legation, Paris —continued Other Charges for and incidental to—ctd. Rental of offices Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling and other expenses on appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. Contingencies 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 500 250 3,000 10 £ £ 7,060 9,627 Total—Subdivision No. II TOTAL 636,639 586,919 621,151 701,411 638,574 672,465

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Minister of Finance AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingences, and Expenses of the Treasury Department. Summary

1949-50. Vot< 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. sd. Expended. VOTE—TREASURY Subdivision — I—Treasury II —Government Actuary's Branch III —National Provident and Friendly Societies Branch IV—Government Superannuation Board ' .. V —Stores Control Board VI—War Assets Realization Board (a) TOTAL .. £ - 88,760 10,625 22,800 15,300 30,315 £ 37,969 1,105 166,160 16,730 5,336 £ 126,729 11,730 188,960 32,030 35,651 £ 108,286 12,620 148,160 36,027 11,420 52,232 £ 107,878 10,739 147,151 28,019 10,126 50,183 167,800 227,300 395,100 368,745 354,096 VOTE —TREASURY (Total number of officers : 1949-50, (a) 379 ; 1948-49, 395) Subdivision No. I —Treasury ■ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 187 ; 1948-49, 174) Salaries — Administrative Division *1 at £2,075 (Secretary, Receiver-General, Paymaster-General, also Financial Adviser) 1 at £1,600 (Assistant. Secretary) Allowance 1 at £1,325 (Second Assistant Secretary) .. Allowance fl at £2,075 (Technical Adviser) * Also Chairman, Local Government Loans Board, and D f Also Commissioner of Works (portion of salary paid fi Services "). (a) War Assets Realization Board was abolished from 1 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 2,075 1,600 1,325 1,575 eputy Chairm 'om vote, "M: st January, 1 £ 2,000 1,550 150 1,257 120 1,525 an, Stores Contr< aintenance of Pu 949. £ al Board, iblic Works and

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Name of Conference. Number of Persons Travelling. Cost. £ (a) South Pacific Air Transport Council .. .. .. 1 38 Refresher course at Powers Accounting Machine Factory at Croydon 1 422 Commonwealth Conference, London (part cost) .. .. 2 259 Meat and dairy negotiations, London (part cost) .. .. 1 331 Fiscal Commission of Economic and Social Council, New York (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 1 462 £1,512

VOTE—TREASURY—continued 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—Treasury —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Salaries —continued £ £ £ Clerical Division 1 at £1,175 (7 months), (Finance Officer and Accountant) 680 1,163 Other Salaries 69,381 182 (£165 to £1,060) 81,455 63,560 Location allowance 50 88,760 71,325 69,381 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advances to Public Trustee for disbursements on account of Land Settlement Finance Associations for protection of securities .. 10 10 Bank exchange, discount, and commission (part recoverable) 3,700 4,000 3,593 Cables (part recoverable) 500 450 497 Ex gratia payment to relative in respect of estate bequeathed to Consolidated Fund 14 14 14 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 3,000 1,600 (a) 1,512 Local Government Loans Board: fees, travelling allowances, and expenses of members 375 300 321 Office expenses .. .. 700 650 683 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 7,200 7,100 8,486 Overtime and meal allowances 1,200 1,000 1,213 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) 9,000 9,500 9,022 Printing and stationery 10,300 9,000 10,523 Refund of unclaimed moneys — Section 30, Public Revenues Act, 1926 50 50 21 Section 96, Public Revenues Act, 1926 50 50 17 Unclaimed dividends, New Zealand Government securities 150 60 148 Miscellaneous 900 550 992

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VOTE—TREASURY—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Treasury—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Travelling-allowances, &c., and transfer expenses Contingencies Contribution to National Provident Fund .. Earthquake damage : grants to local bodies and miscellaneous expenditure Expenses and other miscellaneous payments in connection with frost, flood, earthquake, fire relief, and miscellaneous loans Funeral Benefits : friendly societies Grant to officer engaged in special duties in the United Kingdom Rent of offices .. .. 800 20 850 20 167 500 500 15 125 450 365 162 261 19 25 175 448 37,969 36,961 38,497 Total —Subdivision No. I 126,729 108,286 107,878 Subdivision No. II —Government Actuary's Branch (Number of officers : 1949-50, 23 ; 1948-49, 21) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,325 (Government Actuary and Registrar of Friendly £ Societies) .. .. .. 1,325 Allowance .. .. .. 100 1,425 1,375 Other Salaries 22 (£235 to £1,000) 9,200 8,325 8,259 10,625 9,700 8,259

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT—continued

Name of Conference, &c. Number of Persons Travelling. Cost. (a) Centennial Assembly of Institute of Actuaries, London .. .. £837 (b) Provision for purchase of accounting-machines and equipment.

1948-49. VOTE —TREASURY—continued 1949-50. Subdivision No. II—Government Actuary's Voted. Expended. Branch —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses 400 400 335 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 530 300 355 Overtime and meal allowances 50 20 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 60 60 49 Printing and stationery 50 50 20 Travelling - allowances, &c., and transfer expenses 10 10 Contingencies 5 5 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 950 (a) 837 Rent of offices 1,125 884 1,105 2,920 2,480 Total —Subdivision No. II 11,730 12,620 10,739 Subdivision No. Ill—National Provident and Friendly Societies Branch (Number of officers : 1949-50, 52; 1948-49,52) Salaries — Other Salaries 52 (£165 to £1,060) .. .. 22,800 17,000 17,272 Other Charges for and incidental to — Canvassing-agents' retiring-allowances 250 350 163 Commission, allowances, and agency expenses 5,000 5,000 3,611 Fees for certificates of birth, &c. .. 50 50 50 Office expenses 1,150 1,150 820 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites (b) 3,200 Overtime and meal allowances 1,200 1,000 1,411 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,100 1,050 1,088 Printing and stationery 1,200 800 946

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(a) Subsidy higher on account of increased contributions received during calendar year 1948. (b) Advertising cancellations, &c., under Friendly Societies Act, £8 16s. 3d. (c) Additional amount due to increased Audit fees. (d) Claim for March quarter did not come to charge. It is anticipated that claims for a full year will be submitted this financial year.

1948-49. VOTE—TREASURY —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—National Provident and Friendly Societies Branch —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Removal of offices 200 200 60 State subsidy to National Provident Fund .. {a) 152,500 120,850 121,334 Travelling allowances and expenses 300 300 143 Contingencies 10 10 (b)9 Rent 400 244 166,160 131,160 129,879 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 188,960 148,160 147,151 Subdivision No. IV—Government Superannuation Board (Number of officers : 1949-50, 37 ; 1948-49, 34) SalariesOther Salaries 37 (£225 to £1,060) 15,300 12,850 12,139 Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses (c) 1,200 500 1,067 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 3,000 6,570 3,168 Overtime and meal allowances 3,000 5,000 4,276 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department .. .. {d) 6,600 7,050 {d) 3,995 Printing and stationery .. .. 1,000 2,000 1,440 Services rendered by other Departments 1,800 1,600 1,606 Travelling-allowances, &c., and transfer expenses .. .. .. 20 300 197

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(a) War Assets Realization Board was abolished from 1st January, 1949, and stores for disposal are now administered by and salaries charged to Stores Control Board. (b) See Subdivision VI for amount voted and expended last year.

VOTE —TREASURY —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —Government Superannuation Board—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Travelling-allowances, &c., to members of the Government Superannuation Board Contingencies .. Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer 100 10 100 10 47 84 47 16,730 23,177 15,880 Total —Subdivision No. IV 32,030 36,027 28,019 Subdivision No. V —Stores Control Board (Number of officers : 1949-50, (a) 80 ; 1948-49, 17) Salaries — Other Salaries 80 (£295 to £1,060) {a) 30,315 8,960 8,147 Other Charges for and incidental to — Motor-vehicles, maintenance and repair of .. Office expenses Office fittings, furniture, and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rent of offices Travelling - allowances, &c., and transfer expenses - Contingencies (6) 510 330 400 400 1,660 1,200 126 690 20 200 200 100 650 300 900 100 10 71 185 88 498 442 674 21 5,336 2,460 1,979 Total —Subdivision No. V 35,651 11,420 10,126

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(a) War Assets Realization Board now abolished and stores for disposal are now administered by Stores Control Board. (b) Exchange on cheques, 6s. 9d.; repairs to privately-owned property damaged by departmental vehicles, £4 18s. 8d.; departmental motor-vehicle damaged in collision, £1 : total, £6 5s. 5d, Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 101,000 201,000 118,554

VOTE —TREASURY —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. (a) Subdivision No. VI —War Assets Realization Voted. Expended. Board (Number of officers : 1949-50, — ; 1948-49, 97) £ £ £ Salaries — Non-permanent £1 at £1,432 (General Manager) War Assets Realization Board— 1 at £700 (Chairman) 2 at £600 (Members) 1,432 700 1,200 41,180 Other Salaries 93 (£175 to £1,025) .. 40,200 43,532 41,180 Other Charges for and incidental to — Expenses of Board members Motor-vehicles, maintenance and repair of .. Office expenses Office fittings and requisites — Purchases Maintenance Overtime and meal allowances .. Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rent Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 300 750 300 700 500 900 2,700 900 500 30 1,100 20 202 482 210 709 1,830 683 1,804 1,309 665 2 1,101 (b) 6 8,700 9,003 Total —Subdivision No. VI (a) 52,232 50,183 TOTAL .. 395,100 368,745 354,096

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ECONOMIC STABILIZATION COMMISSION

Minister in Charge of Stabilization AN ESTIMATE of the sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Economic Stabilization Commission and the Economic Information Service, and miscellaneous subsidies. Summary

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—STABILIZATION Subdivision— I —Economic Stabilization Commission .. II —Economic Information Service III —Subsidies TOTAL .. £ 11,475 £ 1,935 13,934,000 £ 13,410 13,934,000 £ 14,060 16,605 11,437,170 £ 13,497 9,930 11,663,710 11,475 13,947,410 11,467,835 11,687,137 VOTE—STABILIZATION (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 22 ; 1948-49, 35) Subdivision No. I —Economic Stabilization Commission (Number of officers: 1949-50,22; 1948-49,22) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,475 (Director), (also Director of Marketing) Other Salaries 21 (£165 to £1,060) 1949-50. 1948-491 Voted. Expended. £ (a) 700 10,775 £ 700 9,500 £ 10,437 11,475 10,200 10,437 (a) Portion of salary paid from Marketing Account.

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ECONOMIC STABILIZATION COMMISSION—continued

Name of Conference, &c. Number of Persons Travelling. Cost. £ (a) International Trade Conference, Geneva, 1947 .. .. .. 2 1,025 Wheat discussions, Australia, 1948 .. .. .. .. 1 60 Commonwealth Conference, London, 1948 .. .. .. 1 188 £1,273

VOTE—STABILIZATION—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Economic Stabilization Commission—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Expenses of officers travelling overseas Office expenses .. .. .. Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Retaining fees Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 250 80 300 150 550 150 150 300 5 2,100 80 300 120 500 80 375 300 5 (a) 1,273 67 304 168 528 157 375 188 1,935 3,860 3,060 Total—Subdivision No. I 13,410 14,060 13,497 Subdivision No. II —Economic Information Service (Number of officers, 1949-50, —; 1948-49, 13) Salaries — Other Salaries (£165 to £1,060) 5,930 4,577 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising (press, radio, screen, &c.) Consumer services Newspapers and publications 7,500 2,400 125 3,215 1,907 39

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ECONOMIC STABILIZATION COMMISSION—continued

VOTE —STABILIZATION—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. II—Economic Information Voted. Expended. Service —continued Other Charges ior and incidental to — continued— £ £ £ Office expenses Office fittings, furniture, and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 150 150 30 120 90 100 10 8 3 81 73 27 10,675 5,353 Total—Subdivision No. II (a) 16,605 9,930 Subdivision No. Ill—Subsidies Charges for and incidental to— Subsidies in respect of — Shipping, transport, and incidental — Railways working loss Subsidy on chartered vessels Other charges Subsidy on marine freights 1,700,000 600,000 846,000 1,263,000 50,500 1,500 1,102,866 1,431,156 50,826 738 2,300,000 2,161,000 2,585,586 Coal production and distribution 2,085,000 1,790,100 1,845,118 Primary production, including timber production (part recoverable) — Carriage of fertilizers and lime Fertilizers, other than superphosphate Other charges Stock and poultry foods Fertilizer-bags, cornsacks, and woolpacks Superphosphate 410,000 300,000 90,000 13,000 498,000 350 140,820 20,000 200 1,500 347,977 45 167,415 18,031 48 374 813,000 660,870 533,890 (a) Compilation and distribution of " Consumer News " has now been discontinued. Investigation of advertising charges now handled by Treasury.

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(a) Increase required : (i) increase in guaranteed price for butter and producer price for milk consequent on Arbitration Court pronouncement; (ii) amount provided in 1948-49 was less than full year's requirement for butter because of credits carried forward from 1947-48 ; (iii) increase in rate of egg subsidy. (b) Increased subsidy required to meet higher costs of imported wheat. Last year's provision was also under normal requirement for full year because of credits carried forward from 1947-48.

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 325,000 1,250,000 1,246,120

VOTE —STABILIZATION —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I II—Subsidies—continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Subsidies in respect of—continued Essential foodstuffs and clothing— Clothing (including local market wool) .. Dairy-produce (including butter, milk, and eggs) .. .. (a) Tea Other charges Meat Sugar .. .. .. 1,000,000 4,455,000 625,000 218,000 640,000 3,432,000 600,000 208,700 10,000 250,000 808,647 3,363,609 695,891 368,685 8,616 117,681 6,298,000 5,140,700 5,363,129 Subsidy on wheat to maintain price of bread and economic return to growers .. (b) 2,218,000 1,426,000 1,200,000 Miscellaneous subsidies 220,000 258,500 135,987 Total—Subdivision No. III 13,934,000 11,437,170 11,663,710 TOTAL 13,947,410 11,467,835 11,687,137

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT

Minister of Customs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Customs Department. Summary

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—CUSTOMS Subdivision— I—Customs Offices and Services II—Customs : Miscellaneous Services TOTAL £ 269,381 £ 65,770 18,360 £ 335,151 18,360 £ 346,097 14,970 £ 317,207 12,506 269,381 84,130 353,511 361,067 329,713 VOTE—CUSTOMS (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 547; 1948-49, 541) Subdivision No. 1—Customs Offices and Services Salaries— Administrative Division v 1 at £1,550 (Comptroller) 1 at £1,325 (Assistant Comptroller) Other Salaries 545 (£165 to £1,060) Location allowances 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 1,550 1,325 264,380 2,126 £ 1,500 1,275 239,075 2,692 £ 234,010 269,381 244,542 234,010

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Provides for expenditure incurred last financial year but not brought to charge. Number Name of Conference, & c. Persons C ost. Travelling. £ (b) International Customs Union Conference, Brussels .. .. 1 74 United Nations Trade and Employment Conference, Geneva .. .. 4 416 (Part) United Nations Trade and Employment Conference, Havana .. .. 3 1,095 £1,585 (c) Motor-vehicle for Auckland. Not delivered last financial year as anticipated. (d) Provision for purchase of statistical equipment. Underexpenditure due mainly to cost less than estimated. Also some expenditure incurred overseas last financial year but not yet brought to charge. (e) Anticipated transfer to new premises at New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Napier did not occur. Expenditure under this item now shown under vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." {f) Increase in this item due to re-establishment of position of Assistant Office Representative, London. (g) New item to provide for share of expenses consequent upon the Consul-Genera] for New Zealand, San Francisco, acting also as Official Representative of this Department.

1948-49. 1949-50. VOTE—CUSTOMS—continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. I—Customs Offices and Services — continued Other Charges for and incidental to — Expenses of — Officers transferred overseas (a) 400 1,825 1,643 Officers travelling overseas 3,000 3,800 (b) 1,585 Immigration Restriction Act: administrative expenses (part recoverable) 400 400 233 Launch hire 550 400 473 Motor-vehicle — Purchase of .. 700 700 (o) Maintenance of 200 200 Office expenses 1,800 1,800 " 1,498 Office equipment (furniture, machines, and appliances) 5,000 45,310 {d) 32,957 Office fixtures 250 1,400 (e)21 Official Representatives, London : travelling and general expenses (f) 1,400 700 914 Official Representative, New York : travelling and general expenses 1,350 1,350 1,051 Official Representative, San Francisco (9) 1,050 Overtime and meal allowances (part recoverable) 21,800 17,500 18,927

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Underexpenditure due mainly to amount of duty and sales tax collected through parcels-post not being as large as anticipated. Post and Telegraph Department's charge for services consequently lower. (b) Overexpenditure due to cost of printing forms in connection with new import licensing and entry procedure. Increase" in this item to provide for printing of " Statistical Classification of Exports and Imports " and the reprint of the Customs Tariff. Provision also necessary for statistical cards. (c) Increase in this item due to material for uniforms due in 1948-49 not being delivered until after March, 1949. Provision also for manufacture of uniforms due in 1948-49. (d) Official wreaths, £6 ss. 4d. (e) Expenditure under this item now charged to vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (f) Alterations due to installation of statistical machines not completed during last financial year as anticipated. Cost of these alterations will now be a charge against Ministry of Works vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (g) Additional provision necessary owing to increased exports to the islands.

VOTE—CUSTOMS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Customs Offices and Services— continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rewards in connection with the protection of the revenue and the detection of offences against the Customs Acts or the Immigration Restriction Acts Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Uniforms for officers Contingencies Rent of offices 9,000 9,000 750 5,000 3,000 (c) 1,100 20 (e) 10,000 5,400 750 5,500 2,250 700 20 1,550 (a) 7,660 (b) 6,254 412 5,011 2,488 514 (d)6 1,550 65,770 101,555 83,197 Total —Subdivision No. I 335,151 346,097 317,207 Subdivision No. II—Customs : Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Customs Building, Wellington Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments of an amount equivalent to the Customs duties, petrol and tire-tax collected in New Zealand on goods afterwards shipped to those islands 900 (g) 16,748 3,250 11,036 (f) 779 11,036

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 52,950 48,000 52,471

VOTE —CUSTOMS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. 11 —Customs: Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Refund of duty and sales tax on chairs for invalids, and clothing, apparatus, and other articles for persons in poor circumstances who cannot pay the duty Refund of duty and sales tax on printed matter and other articles for the use of Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Navy League, and similar patriotic societies, Red Cross Society, and Young Helpers' League, as may be approved by the Minister Refund of duty and sales tax Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 30 20 540 100 22 30 20 540 72 22 9 531 142 9 Total—Subdivision No. 11 18,360 14,970 12,506 TOTAL .. 353,511 361,067 329,713

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Land and Income Tax Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Land and Income Tax Department. Summary

(a) Provision now made under vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (b) Under-expenditure due to inability to complete decentralization programme. (c) Voucher not passed for payment. Provision made for 1948-49 and 1949-50 expenditure.

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—LAND AND INCOME TAX £ 601,565 £ 168,445 £ 770,010 £ 766,155 £ 731,772 VOTE—LAND AND INCOME TAX (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 1,217 ; 1948-49, 1,240) Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,550 (Commissioner) 1 at £1,250 (Deputy Commissioner) 1 at £1,075 (Second Deputy Commissioner) .. Other Salaries 1,214 (£165 to £1,060) Other Charges for and incidental to — Bank exchange, discount, and commission .. Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers Decentralization : expenses incidental thereto— £ Works .. .. .. (a) Other expenditure .. 22,500 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 1,550 1,250 1,075 596,690 £ 1,475 1,175 482,350 £ 484,979 601,565 485,000 484,979 125 10 22,500 24,000 75 10 70,000 12,000 105 (b) 53,313 (c) Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Administrations of an amount equivalent to the New Zealand income-tax paid by residents of those islands

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LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Motor-vehicles not available. Provision still required for 1949-50. (b) Increased number of transfers due to decentralization. (c) Increase in number of Inspectors anticipated. (d) Repairs to officers' clothing, £3 1s. 6d. (e) Visit to United States of America and Canada to finalize text of double taxation agreement. (f) Provision now made under vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (g) Department not liable for fees under amended regulation of the Valuation of Land Act, 1925.

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 14,500 14,500 14,554

1948-4-9. VOTE—LAND AND INCOME TAX— 1949-50. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Motor-vehicles — Purchase of .. 3,500 3,500 (a) 508 Maintenance and repairs of 800 600 452 Office equipment (furniture, fittings, and machines) .. .. 17,500 28,000 24,580 Office expenses 15,000 12,950 14,710 Overtime and meal allowances 15,000 10,000 8,188 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. 40 10 24 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 27,000 26,300 26,547 Printing and stationery 30,000 25,000 30,831 Printing social security stamps 750 700 703 Refunds of revenue (received erroneously) under special circumstances 1,000 350 43 Refunds of unclaimed moneys (Unclaimed Moneys Act, 1908, and Finance Act, 1932, Part IV) 1,000 1,000 226 Repairs to private property damaged by Departmental vehicles 200 50 5 Transfer and removal expenses (b) 4,000 3,500 2,849 Travelling allowances and expenses (c) 6,000 5,000 3,368 Contingencies 20 50 (d) 3 Expenses of Excess Profits Committee 10 1 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 550 (e) 547 Rent and rates (f) 13,000 11,190 Services rendered by Valuation Department: valuation of land for tax purposes (g) 68,500 68,600 168,445 281,155 246,793 TOTAL .. 770,010 766,155 731,772

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT

Minister of Stamp Duties AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Stamp Duties Department. Summary

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—STAMP DUTIES £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision — I—Stamp Duties 76,800 18,090 94,890 93,512 88,840 II—Land and Deeds Registry 73,600 41,350 114,950 111,490 103,027 TOTAL .. 150,400 59,440 209,840 205,002 191,867 VOTE—STAMP DUTIES (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 318; 1948-49, 292) 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Stamp Duties £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 168 1948-49, 148) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,425 (Commissioner of Stamp Duties and Secretary for Lands and Deeds) 1,425 1,375 Other Salaries 167 (£165 to £1,060) .. 75,375 62,154 64,477 76,800 63,529 64,477 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bondholders Incorporation Commission, expenses of (recoverable) Expenses of removal of offices and alterations and renovations incidental thereto 150 250 25 9,900 {a) 3,706 [a) Charges now payable from vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services."

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Provision made for replacement of obsolete equipment. (b) Increased expenditure for law-costs not anticipated. (c) Cost of transfers greater than anticipated. (d) Payment not made prior to 31st March, 1949. Provision again made this year. (e) Repairs to damaged clothing, £3 ; Australian search fee, 2s. ; Exchange, 1s. 6d : total, £3 3s. 6d. (f) Rent of offices now charged to vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (g) Steel shelving not available. Limited supplies available this financial year. (h) Includes provision for equipment for extension of offices.

VOTE—STAMP DUTIES—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—Stamp Duties—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ Interest on succession duty overpaid 200 300 72 Office equipment, fittings, and requisites, &c. (a) 2,600 1,575 1,350 Office expenses 1,650 1,425 (b) 1,745 Overtime and meal allowances 1,760 2,350 2,491 Payments to the. Post and Telegraph Department 2,950 3,050 2,509 Printing and stationery 2,700 2,000 2,708 Refunds and remissions of duties 2,000 1,000 2,005 Stamp-production (printing) 2,000 2,500 1,641 Stamping machinery 75 75 61 Transfer and removal expenses 750 750 (c) 1,436 Travelling expenses and allowances 750 650 817 Valuation fees (d) 250 150 (d) 1 Contingencies 5 5 (e) 3 Grants in lieu of retiring leave 178 178 Remission of interest on death duties on soldiers' estates 100 Rent of offices (f) 3,950 3,640 18,090 29,983 24,363 Total —Subdivision No. I 94,890 93,512 88,840 Subdivision No. II—Land and Deeds Registry (Number of officers : 1949-50,150 : 1948-49, 144) Salaries— Other Salaries 150 (£165 to £1,060) 73,600 66,643 62,697 Other Charges for and incidental to — Department of Lands and Survey: Draughtsmen's work performed 28,000 24,000 26,546 Fireproof fittings, shelving, &c. 2,000 3,100 (g) 424 Office equipment, fittings, and requisites, &c. (h) 6,000 2,425 1,024

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Cost of transfers less than anticipated. (b) Refund of fee paid twice, lis. 8d. (c) Rents now payable from vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services."

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 77,000 76,500 76,469

VOTE—STAMP DUTIES—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. II—Land and Deeds Registry— continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Transfer and removal expenses Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies Rent 1,725 300 675 1,400 1,000 245 5 (c) 1,850 500 750 1,500 2,000 400 5 8,317 1,873 140 667 1,327 (a) 916 195 (b) 1 7,217 41,350 44,847 40,330 Total —Subdivision No. II 114,950 111,490 103,027 TOTAL .. 209,840 205,002 191,867

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

AUDIT DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Audit Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Audit Department. Summary

(a) Unclerexpenditure due to positions provided for last year not being filled. (b) Increase due to extra provision for legal costs. (c) Increase due to provision for furnishings on removal to new offices. (d) Increase due to staff shortages.

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—AUDIT .. .. .. £ 110,392 £ 15,920 £ 126,312 £ 114,549 £ 108,419 VOTE—AUDIT 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers: 1949-50, 1948-49, 209) 181; Voted. Expended. Salaries— Clerical Division 1 at £1,175 (Deputy Controller and AuditorGeneral) £ 1,175 £ 1, 125 £ Other Salaries 180 (£165 to £1,060) Location allowances 108,107 1,110 99,035 1,179 95,542 110,392 101, 339 (a) 95,542 Other Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement Office expenses Office furnishings, repairs, and alterations .. Overtime and meal allowances Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 10 10 (b) 630 (c) 3,000 (d) 3,000 10 10 75 350 500 2,000 10 114 420 231 2,345

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AUDIT DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Hire of car for funeral, 16s. 9d. ; cost of repairs to spectacles broken by officer on duty, £1 5s. : total, £2 1s. 9d. (b) Rent of offices now payable from vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services."

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 41,000 41,000 42,516

VOTE—AUDIT—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Transfer and removal expenses Transfer expenses of officers to and from overseas branches Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies Kent £ 700 450 900 700 6,500 10 (b) £ 700 430 800 400 6,900 10 1,025 £ 684 452 985 303 6,485 (a) 2 856 15,920 13,210 12,877 TOTAL .. 126,312 114,549 108,419

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Office of the Public Service Commission. Summary

(a) Visit to Australia to attend Conference of Commissioners. Number of persons travelling, 2 ; cost, £167. (b) Expenditure consequent upon the establishment of the Government Service Tribunal. (c) Expenditure on advertising was greater than anticipated.

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION .. £ 65,700 £ 19,383 £ 85,083 £ 84,125 £ 81,413 VOTE—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 137 ; 1948-49, 134) Voted. Expended. Salaries— Clerical Division 3 at £1,075 (Assistant Commissioners) £ 3,225 £ £ Other Salaries 134 (£165 to £1,060) 62,475 57,250 55,405 65,700 57,250 55,405 Other Charges for and incidental to — Appeal Board expenses — Allowance to members Expenses connected with appeals : travel-ling-expenses, stationery, postage, and Appeal Board election, &c. Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers Expenses of officers travelling overseas Fees, salaries, and expenses (Government Service Tribunal) Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 200 200 252 180 (b) 900 3,500 2,000 1,500 126 1,800 200 1,000 400 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,250 186 140 (a) 167 (c) 3,813 2,297 1,638 1,984

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION—continued

(a) Examination fee, £5 18s. 6d. (b) Now provided on vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services."

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 1,002

1948-49 VOTE—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION— 1949-50. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ continued Printing and stationery 2,300 2,400 2,786 Staff Training Scheme, expenses of 3,500 4,000 3,607 Transfer and removal expenses 400 100 402 Travelling allowances and expenses 2,500 2,500 1,967 Contingencies 25 25 (a) 6 Office accommodation, removals, and alterations (b) 3,750 2,105 Rent (b) 5,250 4,910 19,383 26,875 26,008 TOTAL 85,083 84,125 81,413

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

Minister of Internal Affairs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Internal Affairs. Summary

1949-50 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I —General II—Ministers' Secretaries III—Messengers and Office-cleaners IV—Explosives Branch V—Miscellaneous Services 141,404 26,331 322,854 7,868 32,302 241,168 50 59,820 6,896 690,535 382,572 26,381 382,674 14,764 722,837 360,679 23,505 315,379 12,747 798,379 365,640 22,105 338,022 11,550 680,618 TOTAL 530,759 998,469 1,529,228 1,510,689 1,417,935 VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 1,393 ; 1948-49, 1,357) 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —General £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 303 ; 1948-49, 269) Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,325 (6 months), £1,375 (6 months), (Under-Secretary) 1,350 1,325 Non-permanent 1 at £2,060 (Editor-in-Chief, War Histories) 1 at £2,060 (Medical Editor, War Histories) 2,060 2,060 2,025 2,025

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—General —continued Voted. Expended. Salaries—continued £ £ £ Other Salaries 300 (£165 to £1,060) 135,412 108,062 120,002 Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments 422 660 House allowance to Official Secretary to the Governor-General 100 100 141,404 114,197 120,002 Other Charges for and incidental to — Animals Protection and Game Act — Expenses in connection with administration of 380 150 118 Field investigations 430 250 189 Rare Native Birds' Advisory Committee: travelling and other expenses 25 50 1 Sanctuaries for game, acquisition and development of 20 20 Auctioneers' licence fees: payment to local authorities (recoverable) 20,000 20,000 19,603 Cinematograph films— Advisory Committee expenses 15 15 Expenses in connection with the censorship, refund of appeal fees, &c. 600 650 531 Cinematograph Film Operators Licensing Board— Examiners' fees 100 100 84 Fees and expenses of members 25 25 22 General expenses 10 10 Printing 50 50 7 Commissions of Inquiry (part recoverable) .. 8,000 26,000 32,122 Deer, goats, opossums, wallabies, & c., destruction — Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties and contingent expenses in connection therewith, including medical expenses, ex gratia payments arising out of employment, and reimbursement for loss of personal property 600 400 447

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

VOTE —INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —General —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Deer, goats, opossums, wallabies, &c., destruction —continued Contribution to Westland County Council towards cost of track making and maintenance Expenses of (part recoverable) Motor-vehicles, purchase of Expenses of officers travelling overseas Fresh-water fisheries and game — Access to fishing-waters : works Commission on sale of licences Expenses in connection with, including wages of workmen, purchase of land, erection of buildings, and maintenance of motor-vehicles (part recoverable) — Rotorua Acclimatization District — £ 88 55,000 800 200 (b) 487 600 88 46,500 550 1,600 595 500 54,240 899 (a) 1,728 (b) 533 £ Works .. .. ..(c) 2,400 Other expenditure .. 7,500 9,900 6,000 1,036 900 1,300 10 600 2,625 3,750 7,500 6,000 739 750 1,100 10 1,200 2,625 3,500 7,559 (d) 2,958 739 1.017 (e) 581 2,625 5,754 Southern Lakes Acclimatization District — £ Works .. .. ..(d) 3,000 Other expenditure .. 3,000 Fines, penalties, and licence fees payable to Tuwharetoa Trust Board under section 54 (2) of the Maori Purposes Act, 1931.. Game farm, Rotorua, expenses in connection with (part recoverable) Motor-vehicles, purchase of Refund of fishing-licence fees, camp-site fees or rents as approved by the Minister Vermin control (part recoverable) Local Government Commission — Remuneration of members (other than Chairman) Travelling-expenses, furniture and office equipment, and other incidental expenses

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAlRS—continued

REMARKS

Name of Conference, &c. Number of Persons Travelling. Cost. £ (a) Royal Tour discussions in London .. .. .. .. .. 1 919 British Commonwealth Medical Historians Committee at Oxford, England 1 640 Conference of Chief Inspector of Explosives of Australian States and New Zealand at Melbourne .. .. .. .. .. 1 118 Combined Conference of British Commonwealth and American War Historians at Washington .. .. .. .. .. 2 51 £1,728 (b) Improvements to roadways in Taupo district. Provision was made last year but work was not commenced. (c) Residence for ranger at Turangi; also fish-trap in Hamurana Stream in respect of which provision was made last year but work was not commenced.

(d) Residence, office, and store at Wanaka. Provision made last year but work was not commenced.

(e) Purchase not completed last year.

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued W4.R-4-Q 1949-50. Subdivision No. I —General—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ National Archives, expenses in connection with 150 150 63 New Zealand Council of Organizations for Relief Service Overseas: administration expenses and office equipment 250 400 439 Office expenses 2,250 1,900 2,409 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 2,000 900 1,293 Opossum investigation : bulletin on control measures 50 300 Overtime and meal allowances 2,000 2,000 2,217 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 3,250 3,350 2,838 Physical welfare and recreation— Accident compensation to cover voluntary leaders while engaged on behalf of Department in carrying out physicalwelfare activities (including medical expenses) 10 10 Area instructors, expenses in connection with 9,000 7,750 7,501 Expenses of National Council and of Committees set up under its control 50 50 General expenses 900 900 1,109 Grants and subsidies 50,000 50,000 41,874 Printing and stationery 3,000 2,500 2,879 Repairs to privately-owned vehicles damaged in collision with departmental motorvehicles (including incidental expenses) 50 50 4 Taupo Harbour — £ Works .. .. .. (a) 4,344 Other expenditure .. .. 208 4,552 5,367 102 Totalizators, expenses incidental to inspection of .. 2,500 2,400 2,730 Transfer expenses of officers 200 100 222 Travelling allowances and expenses 2,250 2,000 2,672 Turnbull Library— Administration and travelling-expenses and furnishings 1,000 700 1,534 Binding of books 400 400 379 Purchase of books, photographs, and microfilms 1,400 1,000 1,459 War Funds Act, administration of.. 10 10 (a) For boat-sheds, moorings, landing facilities, and navigational aids. Provision ma de last year but work was not commenced until this year.

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VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued Subdivision No. I —General —continued Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. War graves, cemeteries, and memorialsBattlefield memorials: France, Belgium, and Gallipoli, maintenance of.. Cemeteries : laying out, conversion, and maintenance War graves (including those to be erected in provincial cemeteries) to Service personnel and others (including officers' wives and daughters, and men of the British and allied navies who were killed or died in connection with the Maori War), headstones and permanent work for, maintenance, renovation of, and expenses in connection therewith, also Maori War memorials (including maintenance) and funeral expenses of indigent Service personnel (part recoverable) .. War Histories and War Archives : furniture and equipment, cost of conferences, production and printing of histories, authors' fees, and other incidental expenses Contingencies Deer, &c., destruction : land and buildings — Works Other expenditure Native bush preservation and amenity planting— Education and propaganda National Advisory Committee expenses .. New Zealand Council of Organizations for Relief Service Overseas : grant towards expenses of Footwear Appeal Patriotic Purposes Emergency Regulations 1939 : administration expenses, including overtime, also office equipment Rent Turnbull Library: acquisition of South Pacific historical records and grants towards cost of investigation Total—Subdivision No. 1 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 50 16,500 12,500 {a)13,285 10 £ 50 16,500 12,500 12,050 10 1,170 10 10 200 350 393 25 £ 15,298 20,024 5,039 1,025 200 156 390 25 241,168 246,482 245,638 382,572 360,679 365,640 (a) Underexpenditure due to delay in printing. It is anticipated that more material 1 will be available for printing this year.

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II—Ministers' Secretaries (Number of officers : 1949-50, 32 ; 1948-4:9, 30) £ £ £ Salaries— Other Salaries 32 (£520 to £1,060) Salaries of officers on loan, from other Departments 23,595 2,736 20,965 2,465 22,055 26,331 23,430 22,055 Other Charges for and incidental to — Meal-allowances 50 75 50 Total —Subdivision No. II 26,381 23,505 22,105 Subdivision No. Ill—Messengers and Officecleaners (Number of officers : 1949-50, 990 ; 1948-49, 969) Salaries — Other Salaries 990 (£13 to £1,060), (part recoverable) Salaries of staff employed in portion of Canterbury Provincial Buildings under control of Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board .. Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments 322,211 (a) 230 413 264,989 220 400 279,749 322,854 265,609 279,749 (a) Offset by free accommodation granted by the Board to Government Departments.

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Payment on account of damage to clothing, £4 5s. (b) Provision for sheltered loading platforms at Westport, Greymouth, and Wingatui magazines, shed at Point Halswell, and repairs to building and resiting of detonator-packing shed at Shelly Bay. (c) Equipment did not come to hand last year.

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. Ill—Messengers and Officecleaners —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate grants to widows or next-of-kin of deceased officers Compensation to employees injured on duty Medical attendance for messengers and officecleaners, &c., injured on duty Motor-cars, cycles, and accessories, maintenance of .. Office-cleaning (including upkeep of grounds outside main centres), (part recoverable) .. Overtime, penal payments, and shift allowance (part recoverable) Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Uniforms and overcoats (part recoverable) .. Contingencies £ 100 500 15 500 14,000 41,500 150 350 200 2,500 5 £ 100 500 15 500 10,650 35,000 150 150 200 2,500 5 £ 86 707 10 552 14,105 38,932 160 438 164 3,115 (a) 4 59,820 49,770 58,273 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 382,674 315,379 338,022 Subdivision No. IV —Explosives Branch (Number of officers : 1949-50, 16 ; 1948-49, 15) Salaries — Other Salaries 16 (£145 to £1,060) 7,868 6,660 6,795 Other Charges for and incidental to — buildings : works Equipment for testing explosives and inflammable substances Magazines: expenses in connection with (recoverable) (b) 746 1,600 2,500 1,600 2,300 (c) 15 2,258

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —Explosives Branch —ctd. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Office expenses .. Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) Rent 150 500 250 250 900 150 400 200 175 900 362 132 740 217 247 844 302 6,896 6,087 4,755 Total —Subdivision No. IV 14,764 12,747 11,550 Subdivision No. V—Miscellaneous Services (Number of officers : 1949-50, 52 ; 1948-49, 74) Salaries (including Relieving Staff) — Clerical Division 1 at £1,425 (6| months) 772 688 Other Salaries 51 (£180 to £1,060), (part recoverable) Salaries of staff of National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Board of Trustees (recoverable) Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments 19,500 11,700 330 26,512 11,020 500 40,502 32,302 38,720 40,502 Other Charges for and incidental to — Aid-to-Britain Campaign, expenses of American Museum of Natural History: purchase, assembly, and despatch of exhibits Anzac Day Services, London : New Zealand's proportion of cost 25,750 25 25 32,000 25 20 31,606 25

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

Number of _ Name of Conference, &c. Persons cost. Travelling. £ (b) Consultation with Australian Government regarding trade matters .. 3 156 Consultation with Australian Government regarding supplies of steel and other construction materials for New Zealand .. .. .. 3 224 £380

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services— Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to—ctd. Assistance to stranded New Zealanders (part recoverable) 1,500 1,500 2,400 Bonus to employees retained under Superannuation Emergency Regulations 1940.. 1,000 20,000 19,313 Coates Memorial Church., construction of: works (a) 17,500 Colonial appointments, Board of Selection: travelling-expenses of applicants in New Zealand and members of Board of Selection 10 10 Community Centres : grants and subsidies .. 5,000 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers 100 100 Cost-of-living bonus to superannuitants, Government Superannuation Fund, and to other persons in receipt of retiringallowances (part recoverable) 199,600 197,600 184,701 Dogs Registration Amendment Act, 1937, prevention of hydatids under (recoverable) 10,500 6,650 8,778 Donation of foodstuffs towards relief of Arab and Jewish refugees in Palestine, including freight and incidental expenses 45,000 18,700 19,178 Emergency Precautions Scheme: subsidies to local authorities 100 100 Entertaining visitors to the Dominion and official functions— Allowances to officers in connection with .. 100 80 125 Cost of 10,000 10,000 14,710 Exhibition of New Zealand art overseas 50 50 4 Exhibits for museums, railage on 25 30 8 Expedition to Fiordland National Park : sea transport, foodstuffs, equipment, wages, and travelling-expenses of workmen, &c. (part recoverable) 4,250 4,000 4,554 Expenses of Ministers and Private Secretaries travelling overseas 1,500 500 (6) 380 {a) To be constructed at Matakohe.

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Alterations and repairs to fire-station buildings. Provision was made last year but work was not completed. (b) Offset to some extent by free accommodation granted by the Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board to Government Departments. (c) Towards editorial expenses in connection with the publishing of Captain Cook's journals.

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ continued Fire Services — Accommodation for emergency equipment 1,750 2,000 . Committee on automatic fire-alarm systems in Government Buildings: travellingexpenses of members 50 150 22 Conferences associated with new legislation : travelling and other expenses .. 350 Equipment : purchase, reconditioning, storage, and transportation 8,000 15,000 17,637 Fire protection at Trentham Camp : works (a) 1,013 1,013 {a) Fire protection of small urban areas: purchase of fire-fighting equipment (recoverable) 3,000 9,350 946 Subsidies for emergency fire-protection: Auckland and Wellington districts 10,500 8,000 6,986 Subsidies to Fire Boards (Fire Brigades Act, 1926, section 26) 5,050 4,883 5,007 Flood, fire, &c., damage: grants in relief of, and miscellaneous expenditure 750 18,000 20,892 Fuel for Government offices, including Canterbury Provincial Buildings, Christchurch .. (b) 4,500 4,000 4,655 Government Buildings: furnishings and fittings for retiring-rooms 50 50 Government Superannuation Fund : contribution to meet increased allowances to widows and children 100 6,500 6,231 Grants in settlement of petitions 150 1,250 1,000 Grants — Boys' Brigade 500 250 250 Boy Scouts Association — General 1,000 1,000 1.000 Towards cost of Lone Scout activities .. 1,000 1,000 1,000 Empire Parliamentary Association 630 350 350 Girl Guides Association 1,000 Girls' Life Brigade 300 300 300 Hakluyt Society, care of British Museum (c) 3,000 , . Institute of Public Administration: towards cost of publication 150 150 90

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Last year's grant covered period from Ist December, 1948. (b) Towards expenses of establishing a hostel in Messines Road, Wellington. (c) In recognition of hospitality extended to servicemen and servicewomen during war years and being extended to visitors from New Zealand.

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Grants —continued International Children's Emergency Fund Appeal 100,000 Local authorities, for entertainment of returned service personnel 100 500 64 Military Training Poll, publicity in respect of 40,000 National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Board of Trustees, for maintenance 13,500 13,500 13,500 New Zealand Literary Fund 2,000 2,000 2,000 New Zealand Patriotic Fund Board and Canteen Fund Board : towards cost of salaries and administration expenses .. 2,350 (a) 783 (a) 783 New Zealand Returned Services' Association — Freight on poppies 50 50 30 Towards rail fares of delegates attending annual Council 50 50 50 Public Service Refreshment Rooms Committee — Auckland 370 370 370 Wellington 383 383 383 Public Service Women's Club (Inc.): towards cost of wages of staff for cafeteria 150 150 150 Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals : rail passes for Inspectors 450 450 330 South African War Veterans' Association : rail fares of delegates to annual meeting 35 35 35 Student Christian Movement (b) 500 Swimming and life-saving societies 400 400 400 United Fire Brigades' Association of New Zealand — Towards expenses of administration and conference 500 500 500 Towards rail fares of delegates to conference and demonstration 500 750 736 Yictoria League, London (c) 53 , . War Funds Council, for South African veterans 500 250 250

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V—Miscellaneous Sevvices—ctd. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ continued Historical and national reserves, buildings, and monuments: acquisition, construction, restoration, repairs, and maintenance (including travelling-expenses) 1,500 2,500 3,359 Historical and other publications (part recoverable) 250 1,000 982 Light, power, and water for Government buildings and Canterbury Provincial Buildings, Christchurch (part recoverable) 15,000 14,500 14,866 New Zealanders in enemy or enemy-occupied countries : sustenance and charges relative to evacuation, including advances for necessities (part recoverable) 1,250 1,687 1,344 New Zealand Gazette : cost of printing (part recoverable) 8,000 9,000 7,047 Overtime and meal allowances 50 50 18 Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 100 49 Payment to Department of Island Territories : cost of free passages granted on N.Z.M.Y. " Maui Pomare " 50 50 Personal effects of Ministers, transfer of 20 20 Post Office Account — Franked Government telegrams 700 700 700 Franked telephone communications 5,500 5,500 5,500 Ministerial and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries' telegraphic memoranda 2,100 2,100 2,100 Printing, stationery, and requisites, Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' offices 1,250 1,000 1,348 Publications for despatch to United States of America 25 25 Publications (including newspapers and books), Ministers' and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries' offices 750 550 863 Rail passes for ex-members of the Legislature * and families of ex-members of the Legislature 6,600 6,000 5,968 Regulations Act, 1936 : expenses of printing regulations, &c. (recoverable) 3,000 2,850 3,032 Rental of offices occupied by High Commissioner for Australia in New Zealand (reciprocal) 696 696 580

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Subsidy is limited to one-third of the cost of the land and buildings. (h) Represents principal and interest awarded by Taupo Waters Commission, (c) Wreaths, £76 15s. 9d.

1948-49. VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —ctd. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Royal Tour 1949, expenses of 11,500 120,000 35,800 Subsidy to Christian organizations towards cost of providing additional residential accommodation (a) 15,000 15,000 12,670 Taupo waters compensation claims (6) 45,600 Telegrams beyond the Dominion 300 400 296 Telephone services, Ministers and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 1,900 1,900 1.846 Transfer expenses of officers 50 50 1 Travelling allowances and expenses of — Members of the General Assembly (Finance Act, 1936, section 39) 50 50 Ministerial staff 750 750 918 Ministers and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries (allowances only as authorized by the Civil List Act, 1920, and the Civil List Amendment Act, 1936) 3,750 3,250 4,062 Ministers and their wives and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries : expenses 17,500 17,500 18,325 Private Secretaries to Ministers 9,000 8,500 9,473 War memorials : grants and subsidies 10,000 25,000 1,200 Wedding gift to Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth 1,350 Works of art, Maori antiquities, and scientific specimens : acquisition (including travelling and other incidental expenses in connection with investigations) 100 150 2 -Contingencies 75 40 (c) 77 Anzac delegation to Gallipoli and Tobruk, expenses of .. 1,200 1,116 Fire services: sirens, hand-operated, purchase of (part recoverable) 1,000 114 Funeral of late Hon. M. Fagan 175 213 Funeral of late Hon. J. O'Brien 125 173

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 235,030 231,455 237,097

VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —ctd. 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ continued Grants to delegates to Conference of the Empire Parliamentary Association, London, 1948 1,500 1,500 Grant towards expenses of delegate to Empire Parliamentary Association Conference at Bermuda in 1946 (balance due) 125 125 Grants— Joint Council of tlie Order of St. John and the New Zealand Red Cross Society .. 1,350 1,350 Towards cost of photographs for presentation during tour of Pacific islands 100 100 International Children's Emergency Fund Appeal, contribution towards expenses of 5,000 5,734 Oldman Collection of Polynesian (including Maori) and Melanesian artifacts: purchase, packing, forwarding, and travelling-expenses 45,000 44,936 Polish evacuees : cost of maintenance and upkeep in New Zealand; transport and incidental expenses to and from New Zealand (part recoverable) 76,000 78,216 Subsidy to Otago Centennial Association 2,384 2,384 Total—Subdivision No. V .. TOTAL 690,535 759,659 640,116 722,837 798,379 680,618 1,529,228 1,510,689 1,417,935

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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES

Minister of Island Territories AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Island Territories. Summary

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES £ £ 1 £ £ £ Subdivision—• I—Head Office 12,400 6,190 18,590 12,985 14,656 II—New Zealand Reparation Estates 7,825 263,880 271,705 243,201 284,912 III—Export of Bananas from Samoa 80,000 80,000 94,750 82,996 IV—Island Services 496,947 496,947 258,284 201,591 V—N.Z.O.M.V. "Maui Pomare" 81,700 81,700 65,460 79,079 TOTAL 20,225 j 928,717 948,942 674,680 663,234 VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 25 ; 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49, 19) Subdivision No. I—Head Office ' Voted. Expended. Salaries— Clerical Division 1 at 1,100 (Secretary) £ 1,100 £ 1,050 1 1 £ Other Salaries 24 (£165 to £1,060) 11,300 7,855 J !■ 9,456 12,400 8,905 9,456 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to Bureau of Tropical Diseases, London (recoverable) 400 200

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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued

(a) Wreaths, £2 10s.; bank-notes lost in transit, £3 : total, £5 10s. (b) Advantage taken of availability of materials. The greater proportion of the increase is recoverable.

1948-4Q VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued 1949-50. Subdivision No. I—Head Office —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ " £ continued Contribution to Congregational Union for welfare of Islanders in New Zealand 1,000 Office expenses 170 ' 170 157 Office fittings and requisites 350 50 167 Overtime and meal allowances 300 400 309 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 3,000 2,700 3,496 Printing and stationery 300 200 362 Travelling allowances and expenses 600 240 459 Tropical clothing, purchase and maintenance of 50 40 176 Contingencies ' 20 20 (a) 6 Rent 60 68 6,190 4,080 5,200 Total—Subdivision No. I 18,590 12,985 14,656 Subdivision No. II—New Zealand R&paration Estates Salaries, Wages, Purchase of Stores, Maintenance of Plantations, and General Expenses (including capital expenditure)— Capital expenditure and improvements 28,723 27,950 14,447 Erection of residences for use of New Zealand staff employed by Western Samoan Administration 40,000 Maintenance of plantations 64,167 70,598 70,713 Overtime and meal allowances 400 400 351 Government Superannuation Fund contribution 350 278 350 Salaries and wages 7,825 6,313 7,905 Stores and general expenses 129,640 137,235 (b) 190,229 Travelling expenses and allowances 600 400 891 Legal expenses .. 27 26 Total—Subdivision No. II 271,705 243,201 284,912

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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued

(a) Estimated sum required to complete works commenced in 1947-48. (b) Extension of educational and health facilities, and developmental works of a capital nature.

VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Export of Bananas from Samoa £ £ £ Purchase of bananas, stores, and general expenses 80,000 94,750 82,996 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 80,000 94,750 82,996 Subdivision No. IV —Island Services Subsidies, &c. — Charges for and incidental to — Cook Islands other than Niue — Cook Islands Fruit Account Advance (re- ■ coverable) Electric reticulation (recoverable) Government scholarships in New Zealand for students from Cook Islands Hospital at Aitutaki (on account) Ordinary subsidy Radio reconstruction Telephone system : Conversion to metallic system War pensions to ex-members and dependants, local defence forces Niue Island— Government scholarships in New Zealand for students from Niue Island Mobile clinics for infant and child welfare work, purchase of .. Ordinary subsidy Taking over by Administration of mission schools Tokelau Islands : Grant to Samoan Administration for services rendered 41,000 (а) 15,000 3,120 10,000 (б)206,103 18,563 2,700 400 1,440 1,100 (ib) 68,941 2,810 500 20,000 2,400 3,000 112,265 14,800 5,000 400 960 1,100 38,640 2,810 20,000 2,428 "82,599 10,000 2,470 407 1,004 "32,257

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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued

VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —Island Services—ctd. £ £ £ Subsidies, &c.—continued Charges for and incidental to —continued * Western Samoa — Government scholarships in New Zealand for students from Western Samoa Grant towards tuberculosis sani- £ torium .. .. .. (a)15,000 Subsidy towards cost of roaddevelopment .. .. (a)25,000 Subsidy towards the extension of and equipment for hospitals (a)35,000 Subsidy towards cost of education scheme .. .. .. {a)100,000 Subsidy towards cost of destruction of rhinoceros beetle .. (a) 5,000 (a) 10,800 9,000 29,000 8,580 28,915 Total .. .. .. £180,000 Amount required for current year .. Inspection of and equipment for islands schools South Pacific Health Service : contribution to cost of Inspectorate-General Tokelau Islands, reimbursement to Samoan Administration for expenditure incurred on behalf of Western Samoa: Broadcasting system, establishment and maintenance of Visit of Samoan Faipule to New Zealand .. 100,000 13,470 1,000 11,200 1,500 4,200 1,989 20 6,446 986 4,200 1,289 10 Total—Subdivision No. IV 496,947 258,284 201,591 (a) Excess receipts from New Zealand Reparation Estates in previous years refunded to Western Samoan Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES —continued

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 404,000 482,700 455,462

VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. V—N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare " Voted. Expended. N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare Purchase of crankshaft Working-expenses, salaries, wages, &c. Purchase of spare tailshaft £ 1,700 80,000 £ 64,730 730 £ "78,354 725 Total —Subdivision No. V 81,700 65,460 79,079 TOTAL .. 948,942 674,680 663,234

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Printing and Stationery Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses (including Payments under the Workers' Compensation Act) of the Printing and Stationery Department. Summary

(a) Overexpenditure last year due to increases in container charges and extra freight and transhipment costs arising from purchase of paper from continental countries. Additional provision taken this year to cover these items and cartage of paper to new store at Seaview.

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. 1 Expended. i VOTE—PRINTING AND STATIONERY .. £ 216,885 £ 516,005 £ 732,890 £ 778,385 £ 676,010 VOTE—PRINTING AND STATIONERY 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 491; 1948-49, 508) Voted. Expended. Salaries — Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 at £1,275 (Government Printer) 1,275 1,250 -> Other Salaries > 203,561 490 (£165 to £1,060) 215,610 204,950 216,885 206,200 203,561 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cafeteria : subsidy and proportion of operating-expenses Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers Department of External Affairs : proportion of rent and clerical work. High Commissioner's Office, London Department of Internal Affairs : proportion of cost of uniforms for Messengers and Night-watchmen Freight, cartage, insurance 875 650 560 40 (a) 41,500 1,100 10 560 40 31,560 1 802 560 31 36,423

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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Includes provision for heating and ventilating system in whole of Letterpress Branch. Provision last year was for basement only, but expenditure did not come to charge owing to labour and material shortages. (б) Overexpenditure last year due to underestimation of cost of oil fuel during first year of operation of oil-fired heating system and to increase in assessment of cleaning charges. Additional provision taken this year to cover these items. (c) To provide for installation of machine accounting system. (<?) Increased provision required this year to meet installation costs and increased rental of new telephone system. (e) Full programme not carried out in 1948-49 owing to labour and material shortages. (/) Underexpenditure due to delays in fulfilment of overseas orders. Provision for outstanding orders is made this year. (g) To provide for rejuvenation of old metal and 10 tons of new type metal. (A) Rewards for suggestions, £22 10s.; travelling-expenses of applicant for vacancy, £2 os. 9d.; repairs to officers clothing, 10s. 6d. : total, £25 Is. 3d. Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49 £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 700,000 600,000 708,106

1948-49. VOTE—PRINTING AND STATIONERY— 1949-50. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Installation of a heating and ventilating system in Letterpress Branch (a) 5,500 1,750 Installation of new lighting system 4,000 5,445 . . Machinery, plant, tools, and accessories 20,500 59,537 50,395 Office expenses (b) 7,780 5,830 6,832 Office fittings and requisites (c) 500 Overtime and meal allowances 26,000 27,300 25,077 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 250 100 43 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (d) 2,145 1,900 1,766 Rent 2,750 2,600 2,180 Repairs to premises, &c. 8,250 7,300 (e) 1,916 Stationery, paper, &c., and office requisites .. 352,000 390,735 (/) 314,221 Stores, bookbinding-material, and printingink 39,000 34,640 30,555 Transport expenses: night staff 750 850 801 Type and printing material 140 140 133 Type metal (g) 2,790 768 689 Contingencies 25 20 (h) 25 516,005 572,185 472,449 TOTAL .. 732,890 778,385 676,010

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MARINE DEPARTMENT

Minister of Marine AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Marine Department. Summary

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaxies. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. | VOTE—MARINE £ £ £ ✓ £ £ Subdivision— I—Head Office II—Harbours III—Lighthouses IV—Mercantile Marine V—Survey of Ships and Engineering Surveys VI—Fisheries VII—Westport Harbour .. 18,143 1,530 32,996 26,560 32,582 24,977 14,841 3,300 57,129 74,595 26,259 7,950 41,526 58,756 21,443 58,659 107,591 52,819 40,532 66,503 73,597 22,642 64,966 132,249 109,922 39,844 55,776 104,085 22,711 27,879 145,166 124,084 40,498 51,432 68,800 TOTAL 151,629 269,515 421,144 529,484 480,570 VOTE—MARINE 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 331; 1948-49, 327) Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. I—Head Office (Number of officers : 1949-50, 38 ; 1948-49, 38) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,275 (Secretary) 1,275 1,225 1,225

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Office rent is now payable from vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (b) It is not anticipated that the work for which provision was made last financial year will be completed this year. Expenditure of £9,000 (approximately) still required to complete work.

V OTE —MARINE —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—Head Office —continued Voted. Expended. Salaries—continued £ £ £ Professional Division 1 at £100 (also Engineer-in-Chief, Ministry of Works, £1,600) 100 100 100 Other Salaries 36 (£165 to £1,060) 16,768 15,967 15,862 18,143 17,292 17,187 Other Charges for and incidental to — Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime, meal allowances, &c. .. Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies Rent 250 450 300 1,200 900 10 180 10 (a) 160 400 270 1,400 600 10 200 10 2,300 338 583 300 1,151 929 3 169 2,051 3,300 5,350 5,524 Total —Subdivision No. 1 21,443 22,642 22,711 Subdivision No. II —Harbours (Number of officers : 1949-50, 5 ; 1948-49, 6) Salaries— Other Salaries 5 (£25 to £1,060) 1,530 1,431 1,453 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cargo-working gear, investigations connected with Electricity supplied to wharves 5 7,634 5 19,770 (b) 4,138

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Includes £17,000 for harbour maintenance and £10,500 on account of £33,000 for improvements to south mole. (б) All materials were not available last financial year. (c) Non-availability of materials prevented completion of work provided for last financial year. Provision made this year only for work which it is anticipated will be completed. (d) Harbour launch " Kaipara " transferred to Fisheries Division. (e) Office rent is now payable from vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services."

1948-49. 1949-50. Y OTE —MARINE —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. II—Harbours—continued Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Foreshores, expenses of supervision, protection, and maintenance of 110 150 94 Greymouth Harbour — Maintenance, improvements, repairs, and renewal of harbour equipment {a) 27,500 17,000 17,000 New crane 13,970 17,000 (b) 3,031 Harbour maintenance (including upkeep of buoys, beacons, and harbour lights, grants, repairs, improvements, &c.) 7,000 7,230 (c) 1,038 Hokianga County Council: subsidy 450 450 450 Launches, purchase of, repairs and maintenance, &c. 300 650 (d) 252 Office expenses 25 25 24 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 40 60 28 Printing and stationery 30 10 43 Prosecutions under Harbours Act 10 10 3 Transfer and removal expenses 25 10 34 Travelling allowances and expenses 20 25 4 Contingencies 10 10 Nuggets fishermen : Endless rope installation 180 Rent W 30 20 West Coast Harbours : report by British engineers .. ... 920 267 57,129 63,535 26,426 Total—Subdivision No. II .. 58,659 64,966 27,879

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Lighthouse tender in commission longer than anticipated. Tender to be commissioned this year for cable repairs only. (б) Fuel for light, &c., now included in this item.

1949-50. 1948-49. Y OTE —MARINE—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill —Lighthouses (Number of officers : 1949-50, 72 ; 1948-49, 69) £ £ £ Salaries — Other Salaries 72 (£165 to £1,060) Temporary Keepers' wages 29,996 3,000 26,841 3,500 26,860 2,335 32,996 30,341 29,195 Other Charges for and incidental to — Books, magazines, and newspapers Horses, vehicles, and harness, purchase and maintenance of Lighthouse tender, working-expenses of Lightkeepers : compensation, &c., for loss of stores and effects, &c. Medical examinations and expenses Motor-vehicles, purchase and maintenance of; also accident costs Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Repairs and maintenance of lighthouses, dwellings, fog signals, &c. Services for Meteorological Office (recoverable) Stores, mails, &c., for lighthouses : transport and delivery charges, &c. Telephone allowances (recoverable) Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 50 280 18,000 15 200 600 1,250 290 (b) 47,500 400 4,800 60 550 590 10 10 300 50,000 20 150 850 5,450 300 39,138 330 4,300 50 500 500 10 69 260 (a) 61,621 15 217 578 1,187 277 45,616 414 4,562 58 559 538 74,595 101,908 115,971 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 107,591 132,249 145,166

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Barque " Pamir " handed back to Finnish Government; £6OO provided to cover outstanding overseas accounts. (б) Expenditure for 1948-49 included £B,OOO for reconditioning. (c) Accounts for contributions last few years not yet received. (d) Provision for new motor-car unprocurable last financial year. (e) Provision made for printing of Consolidated Shipping and Seamen Act.

1 Q/f O KA 1948-49. VOTE—MARINE —continued . ou. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —Mercantile Marine £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 44 ; 1948-49, 45) Salaries — Other Salaries 44 (£300 to £1,060) 26,560 24,027 25,067 Other Charges for and incidental to— Barque " Pamir " : working-expenses (a) 600 50,000 58,000 Bluff - Stewart Island ferry service (b) 14,000 22,640 21,146 Charts (recoverable) 400 500 312 Checking passenger traffic : overtime 800 700 858 Commonwealth Shipping Committee and International Hydrographic Bureau: contribution to (c) 447 274 80 Distressed seamen, maintenance and repatriation of 800 750 1,094 Examinations, expenses connected with 460 400 494 Merchant Navy badges, &c., also War Medals 10 25 Motor-vehicles, purchase and maintenance of; also accident costs (d) 650 650 42 "New Zealand Nautical Almanac " and preparation of tide-tables (part recoverable).. 1,200 1,000 2,286 Office expenses 75 100 57 Office fittings, requisites, and repairs 250 50 158 Overtime and meal allowances (recoverable) 325 350 318 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 580 550 606 Printing and stationery (e) 1,100 330 850 Prosecutions under Shipping and Seamen Act 55 50 63 Refund of light dues under special circumstances .. 10 10 Refund of wages to deserters under special circumstances 10 10 , , Rent 22 410 326 Saleable books and forms (recoverable) 500 250 622 School of Navigation, maintenance, of 200 726 306

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Cost of models greater than estimated, and one unit still to be completed; final charges of construction programme still to be met. (b) Additional transfers which could not be foreseen. Nature of Conference. C «'- (c) International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea .. .. .. 2 1,465 (d) Provision for new motor-car, as only one procured last financial year. 4

1948-49. Y OTE —MARINE—continued 1949-50. Subdivision No. IV —Mercantile Marine — Voted. J Expended. continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Shipbuilding, and model-ship construction .. 1,500 1,500 {a) 4,171 Shipping and Seamen Act: miscellaneous expenses of administration 15 20 10 Shipping casualties : inquiries, &c. 250 400 191 Shipping Controller: allowance 200 200 200 Shipping subsidies 1,240 1,600 4,272 Transfer and removal expenses 350 300 0b) 886 Travelling allowances and expenses 200 260 195 Contingencies 10 10 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 1,800 (c) 1,465 Fares : Rehabilitation of merchant seamen .. 10 9 Removal of offices and maintenance of buildings 10 Ship repairs costing service 10 26,259 85,895 99,017 Total —Subdivision No. IV 52,819 109,922 124,084 Subdivision No. V—Survey of Ships and Engineering Surveys (Number of officers : 1949-50, 49 ; 1948-49, 49) Salaries— Other Salaries • 49 (£160 to £1,060) 32,582 29,403 29,827 Other Charges for and incidental to — Inquiries and technical investigations 10 10 . . Motor-vehicles : purchase, maintenance, &c., and accident costs {d) 1,800 2,500 1,802 Office expenses 175 270 166 Office fittings and requisites 200 125 238

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Provision made for printing of new Act. (b) Maintenance of buildings and rent now payable from vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (c) Includes part of printing cost of Fisheries Bulletin No. 9.

V OTE —MARINE—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V —-Survey of Ships and Engineering Surveys—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Overtime and meal allowances (recoverable) Post and Telegraph Department, payments to Printing and stationery, including " safety " posters Prosecutions under the Inspection of Machinery Act Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies Removal of offices and maintenance of buildings Rent 120 675 {a) 800 10 1,000 3,150 10 80 750 400 10 500 3; 300 10 1,496 990 113 662 702 6 1,172 3,137 {b) 1,424 (b) 1,249 7,950 10,441 10,671 Total—Subdivision No. V 40,532 1 39,844 40,498 Subdivision No. VI—Fisheries (Number of officers: 1949-50,93; 1948-49,86) Salaries — Other Salaries 93 (£15 to £1,060) 24,977 18,616 20,596 Other Charges for and incidental to — Fisheries Act: miscellaneous expenses of administration Fisheries investigation .. Fresh-water fisheries research (partly recoverable) 5 750 (c) 1,200 5 780 950 740 847

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Provision made for anticipated completion of new launch. (b) Provision again made for new motor-car and a truck which were unprocurable last year, (c) Subsidy for years 1947-48 and 1948-49. (d) New store, French Street, Auckland. (e) Medical expenses, £2. 4*

1948-49. V OTE—MARINE—continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI—Fisheries —continued j? Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ Jt X Launches, maintenance, working-expenses, and purchase of, also cost of naval and air patrol of fishing grounds (a) 26,000 22,840 16,862 Motor-vehicles : purchase, maintenance, &c., and accident costs (6) 1,100 2,040 83 Office expenses 110 100 120 Office fittings, requisites, and repairs 140 200 135 Overtime and meal allowances 90 50 89 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 180 160 191 Picking and sale of oysters (recoverable) 6,000 5,100 5,938 Planting oysters (recoverable) 250 300 175 Portobello Marine Fish Hatchery Board: grant 450 900 (c) 900 Printing and stationery 480 220 496 Prosecutions under the Fisheries Act, 1908 .. 500 260 523 Purchase and maintenance of buildings 500 800 585 Rent {d) 416 10 Salmon fisheries, expenses in connection with 10 10 Toheroas: investigation, research, and protection, &c. 60 75 40 Transfer and removal expenses 75 50 88 Travelling allowances and expenses 3,200 2,300 3,022 Contingencies 10 .10 (e)2 41,526 37,160 30,836 Total —Subdivision No. VI 66,503 55,776 51,432 Subdivision No. VII —Westport Harbour (Number of officers : 1949-50, 30 ; 1948-49, 34) . Salaries — Other Salaries 30 (£190 to £1,060) 14,841 14,519 14,931

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Overhaul costs of two dredges was less than provided for. (b) Operating cost of new tug lower than anticipated. (e) Provision again made for equipment unprocurable last financial year.

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 214,486 218,135 249,049

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1948 -49. V OTE—MARINE —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VII —Westport Harbour— continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Compensation for accidents 250 400 145 Dredging 28,000 43,000 {a) 27,324 Endowments, cost of administration of 440 450 440 Harbour maintenance and working-expenses 26,000 41,856 (6) 24,617 Launch, maintenance and working-expenses of 40 45 33 Motor-vehicles : purchase and maintenance of, and accident costs, &c. 75 75 80 Office expenses 250 150 303 Overtime and meal allowances 550 200 493 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 190 200 179 Services for Meteorological Office (recoverable) 25 30 20 Travelling allowances and expenses 100 150 61 Wireless-telephony installation (c) 2,826 3,000 174 Contingencies 10 10 58,756 89,566 53,869 Total —Subdivision No. VII 73,597 104,085 68,800 TOTAL 421,144 529,484 480,570 , .

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

Minister of Labour and Employment AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Labour and Employment. Summary

101

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT £ ■ £ £ £ £ Subdivision — I—Administration Expenses II—Employment III—Immigration IV—Industrial Courts, Tribunals, Committees, <Sec. V —Waterfront Industry 339,640 14,130 7,112 7,295 97,238 540,200 549,750 19,650 22,160 436,878 554,330 556,862 26,945 22,160 413,865 518,320 644,155 24,065 22,230 412,998 470,569 546,455 26,821 22,302 TOTAL .. 368,177 1,228,998 1,597,175 1,622,835 1,479,145 VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 767 ; 1948-49, 738) Subdivision No. I —Administration Expenses Voted. Expended. £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 715; 1948-49, 700) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,550 (Secretary of Labour and Director of Employment) 1,550 1,500 - Clerical Division 1 at £1,275 (Assistant Secretary of Labour) 1 at £1,150 (Assistant Director of Employment) 1,275 1,150 1,225 1,050

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT—continued

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— continued Voted. I Expended. 1 £ £ £ Subdivision No. dminislration Expenses— continued Salarie s— continued Other Salaries 712 (£165 to £1,060) Location allowances 333,200 2,465 290,532 3,778 y 299,121 J 339,640 298,085 299,121 Other Charges for and incidental to — • Advisory Councils and other Committees : honoraria, fees, allowances, and expenses.. Allowances to police and other officers acting as departmental agents Apprenticeship Committees, New Zealand and Local: allowances, expenses, fees, loss of earnings, &c. .. Compassionate grant to dependant of deceased officer Expenditure in connection with National Service activities .. .. £ Defaulters' detention camps .. ' 100 Emergency Eire Service .. 100 Emergency Precautions Scheme.. 100 Industrial mobilization .. 100 Women's Land Service .. 100 Immigration Advisory Council: allowances and expenses 160 750 2,000 193 (a) 500 100 525 750 1,700 900 100 326 798 2,241 736 (a) Provision for outstanding claims.

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT—continued

Number Name of Conference. Persons Amount. • Travelling. £ (a) International Labour Organization Conference, Geneva, 1947 .. .. 5 1,020 (part) International Labour Organization Conference, New Delhi, 1947 4 514 (part) Statisticans Conference, Montreal, 1947 .. .. .. 1 220 (part) Preparatory Commission of the International Refugee Organization, Geneva, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. 1 36 (part) * International Labour Organization Conference, San Francisco, 1948 .. 8 3,927 £5,717 (b) Provision for general overhaul of departmental vehicles. (c) New vehicles not available last financial year. Additional provision this year for replacement vehicles. (d) Includes provision for additional furniture and fittings. (e) Departmental office accommodation now payable from vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." Existing provision is made for rentals of halls and/or rooms for various meetings. (/) Additional provision for valuations under Tenancy Act, 1948. (g) Overexpenditure partly due to increased inspection work.

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1948-49. VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— 1949-50. continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Administration Expenses— continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. International Labour Organization Conferences and other overseas visits : travelling and other expenses of officers and delegates 5,500 5,750 {a) 5,717 Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of (b) 15,000 8,775 10,351 Purchase of .. 3,000 8,420 (c) 2,820 Repairs to private vehicles damaged in accidents with departmental vehicles .. 100 100 73 Office equipment (d) 6,500 2,000 3,990 Office expenses 6,275 6,200 5,745 Overtime and meal allowances 3,500 3,500 3,602 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 100 97 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 16,450 16,000 16,360 Printing and stationery 15,000 15,000 15,191 Rent (e) 500 14,400 15,023 Services rendered by other Departments (/) 2,500 200 563 Transfer and removal expenses 3,500 2,500 3,784 Travelling allowances and expenses 13,000 8,000 (9) 12,612 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers transferred overseas 600 2,400 2,336

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT—continued

(a) Provision for purchase of further equipment. Orders not supplied last year. (b) Damage to clothing, £4 12s. ; hire of ambulance, 15s. : total, £5 7s. (c) Includes provision for additional Matrons, Managers, &c., of new hostels, and improved salary scales.(d) Provision for further miners' hostels, and extensions, also new workers' and Public Service hostel. (e) Provision for equipment for miners' and Public Service hostels, and additions and replacements to equipment of existing establishments. (/) Additional provision for operating-costs of existing and proposed hostels. (g) Grant not paid last financial year.

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VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— . continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. 1—Administration Expenses— continued Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Weights and Measures Act: purchase of standard measures, Inspector's testing scales, &c. Contingencies Ex gratia payment to officer injured on duty Expenditure in connection with National Service activities — Compensation payable to estate of late Supervisor, Hautu Detention Camp Fitting up accommodation Voted. Expended. £ (a) 2,000 10 £ 350 50 140 420 : 17,500 £ 39 (b) 5 130 420 10,918 97,238 115,780 113,877 Total—Subdivision I 436,878 413,865 412,998 Subdivision No. II —Employment (Number of officers : 1949-50, 32 ; 1948-49, 20) Salaries — Other Salaries 32 (£245 to £1,060) (c) 14,130 7,070 6,607 Other Charges for and incidental to —- Accommodation for workers (partly recoverable) — Land, buildings, equipment, and establishment costs — • £ Works .. .. (d) 145,900 Other expenditure .. (e) 76,300 222,200 ;/) 166,650 | (g) 250 260,200 125,000 250 228,901 119,914 Operating-costs (including compensation to workers, &c.) . . .. . . j Grant to Ohura Fire Brigade .. . . |

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT—continued

{a) Provision for employment of additional Aids. (b) Additional provision for payment of apprentices' lodging-allowances. (c) Provision for increased managerial staff of immigration hostels and proposed hostels. (dy Expenditure to convert and equip hostels for immigrants and displaced persons. (e) Increased provision for Pahiatua Reception Centre. (/) Full expenditure did not come to charge. Increased provision to meet part-cost of film.

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VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. II —Employment—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —eld. Home Aid Service (includes wages of Aids, provision of accommodation and training facilities, and other incidental expenses), (partly recoverable) Promotion of employment (including grants, fares, separation and other allowances, travelling allowances and expenses, and other assistance to workers, including apprentices, grants, subsidies, and other expenses incidental to employment through employing authorities) Grant towards expenses of Karitane Nurses' bureaux £ (а) 28,000 (б) 123,100 £ 20,000 105,300 500 £ 16,322 98,360 465 540,200 511,250 463,962 Total —Subdivision II 554,330 518;320 470,569 Subdivision No. Ill —Immigration (Number of officers : 1949-50, 13 ; 1948-49, 10) Salaries — Other Salaries 13 (£245 to £570) (c) 7,112 3,805 3,959 Charges for and incidental to — Accommodation for immigrants and displaced persons (partly recoverable) — Land, buildings, equipment, and establishment costs — £ Works .. .. .. 47,600 Other expenditure .. 69,150 (d) 116,750 (e) 126,000 (/) 6,000 54,600 70,000 3,000 48,001 34,683 882 Operating-costs of hostels (including workers' compensation) Advertising, printing, and sundry expenses ..

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT—continued

(a) Provision for outstanding expenditure. (b) Includes arrears.

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VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. Ill—Immigration —continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Charter costs, s.s. " Atlantis " Passage-money for immigrants and repatriated immigrants (including allowances and other incidental expenses) (partly recoverable) .. Reconversion of hospital ship "Atlantis," made available by British Ministry of Transport for carriage of immigrants Portion of salaries, and expenses of High Commissioner's Office, London Voted. Expended. £ 261,000 30,000 (a) 10,000 1 I f J £ 434,000 56,750 22,000 £ 398,060 50,000 10,870 549,750 640,350 542,496 Total—Subdivision III 556,862 644,155 546,455 Subdivision No. IV—Industrial Courts, Tribunals, Committees, cfee. - (Number of officers : 1949-50, 7 ; 1948-49, 8) Salaries— - Other Salaries Arbitration Court — Nominated members (Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925, Section 73)— 2 at £875 Registrar— 1 at £685 Compensation Court Judge — 1 at £2,250 Salaries and allowances of Conciliation Commissioners (Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925, section 40) — 3 at £857 .. .. Allowances to Conciliation Commissioners acting as Wages Commissioners— 3 at £50 .. Stipendiary Magistrate — 1 at £1,100 1,750 685 2,250 (b) 2,610 1,775 685 2,250 2,355 150 1,100 -> > 8,487 7,295 8,315 8,487

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT—continued

(a) overexpenditure due to greater number of sittings of Conciliation Councils than anticipated. Estimated. Actual Receipts, 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 273,715 210,750 197,847

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VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT — continued Subdivision No. IV —Industrial Courts, Tribunals, Committees, &c. —continued Other Charges for and incidental to — Arbitration Courts : allowances and expenses Compensation Court (Compensation Court Regulations 1940): allowances and expenses Conciliation Councils under Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 — Fees to Assessors Travelling allowances and expenses of Assessors and Conciliation Commissioners Disputes Committees, Tribunals, &c. : allowances, expenses, fees, loss of earnings, &c. Total —Subdivision IV Subdivision No. V—Waterfront Industry Charges for and incidental to — Grant to Waterfront Industry Commission towards salaries, fees, and administration expenses Cargo Control Committees' expenses Total —Subdivision V 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 3,150 1,000 7,000 8,000 500 £ 3,000 1,250 5,000 6,000 500 £ 2,486 846 (a) 6,588 (a) 8,037 377 19,650 15,750 18,334 26,945 24,065 26,821 17,160 5,000 17,230 5,000 17,230 5,072 22,160 22,230 22,302 TOTAL .. 1,597,175 1,622,635 1,479,145

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF MAORI AFFAIRS

Minister of Maori Affairs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Maori Affairs. Summary

108

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MAORI AFFAIRS £ 276,858 £ 178,950 £ 455,808 £ 602,575 £ 521,219 VOTE—MAORI AFFAIRS (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 599 (a); 1948-49, 545) 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. OALfAKlJ&S Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 at £1,325 (6 months), £1,375 (6 months), (Under-Secretary and Maori Trustee) 1,350 1, 375 Judges of Maori Land Court 1 at £1,125 (Chief Judge) 1,125 1,125 6 at £1,025 6,150 6,150 Clerical Division > 233,513 1 at £1,150 (Assistant Under-Secretary) 1,150 1,050 Other Salaries 590 (£165 to £1,060) Temporary clerical assistance (officers on loan from other Departments) 267,083 226,417 276 276,858 236,393 233,513 (a) Increase in staff due to expansion of departmental activities, particularly construction of houses.

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DEPARTMENT OF MAORI AFFAIRS —continued

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1948-49. 1949-50. VOTE—MAORI AFFAIRS —continued Voted. Expended. Miscellaneous Services — £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Accommodation for Maori workers at Moerewa Freezing-works : maintenance 250 250 119 Accommodation of workmen as provided for in Maori Land Development Workers' Agreement, 1942 .. .. ~ 100 300 Agent's commission 20 20 Ahuwhenua Trophy : expenses of presenta116 tion, &c. 75 75 Board and lodging allowances for youth trade trainees 150 150 Board of Maori Affairs : expenses of members and of District Committees 30 30 .. Carpentry and allied trade-training instruction 1,000 2,000 574 Compassionate grants to widows or dependants of deceased officers 100 100 Consolidation of Maori Lands Acts 250 250 Consolidation of Maori lands — Administration expenses (including expenses 403 of Maori meetings) 700 500 Valuation fees 50 50 Contribution towards cost of memorials to representative Maoris 50 50 987 Cost of training rural field cadets 1,700 1,700 Costs arising out of accidents caused by de18 partmental vehicles 100 100 Earthquake and war-damage insurance on land-development and housing schemes, 493 State's proportion of .. 500 350 Fees to Supervisors and Examiners; Maori Interpreters' Examination 20 20 6 Government Superannuation Fund, Maori 46 301 Trustee's contribution towards 300 Horticultural and allied experimental research 77 regarding shelter-belts .. 100 500 Maize production losses, Aid to Britain Campaign {a) 1,000 Maori housing and land settlement: special 317 fees and expenses 200 200 (a) To meet losses incurred in cropping areas of unsuitable land during 1946-47 season.

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF MAORI AFFAIRS—continued

(a) To provide for additional motor-vehicles and replacement of existing units. {&) Increase to permit construction of residence and office for Field Supervisor. (c) Provision now made under vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services. Provision required for hire of halls for Court sittings, &c.

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE —MAORI AFFAIRS —continued Voted. Expended. Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ • £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Maori meeting-houses and halls, reconstruction and extension of Maori Purposes Fund Board : grant for administration expenses, equipment, &c. Motor-vehicles — Maintenance and repairs of Purchase of .. Office expenses Office and field equipment, buildings, land, &c., purchase of Overtime and meal allowances Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers Payments to other DepartmentsAgriculture Department — Clearing Maori lands of noxious weeds under section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1938 Destruction of rabbits on Maori lands : wages and other expenses .. _ Internal Affairs Department: contribution towards cost of New Zealand Gazette Lands and Survey Department: supervision of the South Island development schemes Post and Telegraph Department.. Payment to Special Maori Housing Fund, equivalent to one-third Maori Trust Office profits paid to Consolidated Fund Printing and stationery (including printing Panuis) Refund of fees paid in stamps to Maori Land Boards and to Maori Land Courts Rent 1,000 375 15,000 (а) 6,000 3,500 (б) 7,000 4,000 200 21,000 6,500 200 500 10,000 835 6,000 20 (c) 100 1,000 375 10,000 19,300 3,000 3,500 2,750 100 21,000 5,000 200 500 10,000 1,418 4,500 20 2,800 1,000 375 15,847 5,934 3,507 2,897 3,803 125 19,191 4,573 200 500 9,089 1,182 5,730 54 4,136

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

DEPARTMENT OF MAORI AFFAIRS —continued

(a) From Ist April, 1949, Public Works Fund vote, " Roads," will meet approximately one-half of the total cost of this type of roading. £15,000 is the estimated contribution of the Department of Maori Affairs. (b) During 1949-50 many of the 63 Tribal Executives and 383 Tribal Committees which have been approved will be making their first application for subsidy. Approximately a further 100 Committees have yet to be formed. (c) Wreaths, £l7 19s. 6d.; morning and afternoon teas for members of deputations, £7 10s. 6d.; expenses incurred in recovery of lost suit-case containing official papers, £1 : total, £26 10s.

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE —MAORI AFFAIRS —continued Voted. | t Expended. £ £ £ Miscellaneous Services—continued Charges for and incidental to —continued, Road formation, metalling, and bridging — Maori land development projects: contributions towards costs of (works expenditure) (a) 15,000 70,000 10,813 Roads on Maori land, legalization costs of .. 50 50 Sand-dune reclamation : planting on lands controlled by the Department of Maori Affairs and maintenance of plantations (works expenditure) 500 800 99 Subsidies on revenues of tribal executives and committees under section 23, Maori Social and Economic Advancement Act, 1945 (b) 45,000 10,000 3,369 Transfer to Land Settlement Account — Rebates of interest on rehabilitation advances 2,000 2,000 958 Subsidies — Maori land development schemes 1,000 150,000 150,000 Maori land not included in. development schemes 1,000 10,000 10,000 Maori housing 2,000 1,000 1,000 Transfer and removal expenses 1,200 1,000 1,114 Travelling allowances and expenses 22,000 22,000 21,906 Water supplied by Ohinemuri County to Maori settlements on the banks of the Ohinemuri River 50 50 50 Welfare work: temporary assistance in necessitous circumstances (part recoverable) 200 200 143 Contingencies 25 25 (c)27 Confiscated and other Maori lands 5 .Contribution towards cost of Waitangi Canoe House and War Canoe Fund 677 677

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Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 30,046 32,095 34,566

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VOTE—MAORI AFFAIRS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ '£ Charges for and incidental to —continued Housing research and experiments Mayor Island : expenses of official inspection Orauta Stream Bridge, contribution towards cost of Payment for accumulated annual leave due to temporary workmen returned from military service Rehabilitation of Maori ex-servicemen : expenses of conferences, &c. Removal of air-raid shelters in offices Waipuku Patea claim : settlement Whakarewarewa Bridge : contribution towards cost 25 110 300 25 25 136 5,000 600 82 300 5,000 614 178,950 366,182 287,706 TOTAL 455,808 602,575 521,219

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

VALUATION DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of the Valuation Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Valuation Department. Summary

113

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—VALUATION £ 155,974 £ 88,255 £ 244,229 £ 212,838 £ 220,557 VOTE—VALUATION (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 336; 1948-49, 295) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,275 (Valuer-General) Other Salaries 335 (£165 to £1,060) Other Charges for and incidental to — Fees and expenses to casual Valuers (part recoverable) 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 1,275 154,699 £ 1,225 122,970 £ 1,225 134,972 155,974 124,195 136,197 42,000 45,000 39,535

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(a) Cars not available, with consequent reduction in maintenance costs. (b) Overexpenditure due to establishment of new branch offices. (c) Increase provides for additional appointments. (d) Purchase of new locks and keys, £1 19s. 6d. (e) Receipts include two years' contribution from local bodies. Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 85,000 93,500 (e) 154,250

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1948-49. V OTE —VALUATION —continued 1949-50. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Maps and tracings, schedules of land transactions, &c. — £ New maps .. .. .. 880 Maintenance .. .. .. 1,320 2,200 1,500 1,904 Motor-cars — Purchase of .. 2,000 2,500 (a) 1,463 Maintenance of 1,500 2,600 {a) 1,090 Office expenses 2,965 3,220 (b) 3,776 Office fittings and requisites 3,000 2,300 (b) 3,382 Overtime and meal allowances .3,750 3,750 3,819 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave to dependants of deceased officers 100 10 Payment of proportion of cost of training rural field cadets (c) 2,000 1,523 885 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 2,600 2,500 2,636 Printing and stationery 3,500 2,800 2,844 Removal of offices 100 50 12 Repairs and compensation for loss of or damage to private vehicles and property .. 20 20 7 Transfer and removal expenses 2,500 1,200 1,390 Travelling allowances and expenses 20,000 16,200 18,748 Valuation of Land Act, 1926, section 47 : acquisition of land under section 4, Valuation of Land Amendment Act, 1933 10 10 Contingencies 10 10 ' (d) 2 Rent 3,450 2,867 88,255 88,643 84,360 TOTAL .. 244,229 212,838 220,557

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Electoral Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Electoral Department. Summary

115

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—ELECTORAL £ 12,233 £ 249,320 £ 261,553 £ 55,168 £ 20,094 VOTE—ELECTORAL (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 24 ; 1948-49, 22) Salaries— Other Salaries 24 (£165 to £1,060) Payment to other Departments: officers' services as Registrars Payment to Post and Telegraph, officers acting as Registrars Other Charges for and incidental to — By-elections, expenses of General election— Expenses of taking Licensing Poll .. .. .. Preparation of rolls Licensing Committee elections 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. • £ 9,685 2,314 234 £ 8,450 2,314 234 £ ► 9,729 12,233 10,998 9,729 750 52,800 13,200 50,000 250 750 40 10 4,000 15 76 62 1,767

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Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49> £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 1,500 100 383

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V OTE—ELECTORAL—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ Office expenses 250 150 186 Office furniture, fittings, requisites 100 800 113 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 8,000 1,000 978 Polling-booth, equipment: repairs and replacements 2,000 750 6 Printing and stationery 1,500 500 231 Registration of electors : payment to Post Office 150 150 150 Special polls, expenses of . taking 120,000 35,000 6,005 Storage of equipment 200 Transfer of officers 10 10 Travelling allowances and expenses 100 100 65 Contingencies 10 10 Masterton special licensing poll 50 1 Rent and storage 850 710 TOTAL .. 249,320 44,170 10,365 261,553 55,168 20,094

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Census and Statistics AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Census and Statistics Department. Summary

(a) Provision for purchase of new statistical machinery. (b) No meetings held during financial year.

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1949-50. 1948--49. Salaries. 1 Other j Charges. Total. | Voted. Kxnended. VOTE—CENSUS AND STATISTICS £ 64,000 £ 31,000 1 £ 95,000 1 •j £ 83,000 £ 76,729 VOTE—CENSUS AND STATISTICS 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 170 ; 1948-49, 176) Voted. Expended. Salaries — Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 at £1,250 (Government Statistician) 1,250 1, 150 > Other Salaries > 5-3,507 169 (£165 to £1,060) 62,750 56,850 64,000 58,000 53,507 Other Charges for and incidental to — Census Mechanical appliances— Purchase of .. Maintenance of Miscellaneous expenses of Advisory Council on statistics relating to land and valuation 600 {a) 7,500 300 200 1,500 2,000 500 200 914 259 164 (b)

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CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Increase due to special statistical inquiries. (b) Overexpenditure due to increased printing costs. (c) Increased provision required for collection of (i) retail price statistics; (ii) personal collection of agricultural and pastoral statistics for World Census of Agriculture. Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948—49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 500 700 671

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194-8—4-9. VOTE—CENSUS AND STATISTICS— 1949-50. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ Office expenses 1,500 1,000 1,067 Overtime and meal allowances (a) 3,400 2,500 (a) 2,941 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,500 2,000 1,340 Printing and stationery— Collection forms, stationery, &c. 4,000 3,500 3,472 Statistical publications 6,000 5,500 (b) 7,228 Statistics, collection of 4,500 4,500 4,137 Superannuation contributions of members discharged from the Armed Services, while off duty as a result of war disabilities 25 Travelling allowances and expenses (c) 1,450 450 772 Contingencies 25 50 Rent of offices 1,300 928 31,000 25,000 23,222 TOTAL .. 95,000 83,000 76,729

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT

Minister of Rehabilitation AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Rehabilitation Department. Summary

119

1949-50. 1948-49. «-*• ! <SSL Total. 1 Voted, j Expended. VOTE—REHABILITATION £ | £ 274,365 70,930 1 £ ! 345,295 £ j 385,150 £ 349,304 VOTE—REHABILITATION (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 59' 1949-50. 1948-49. Ho)-, Voted. Expended. 1948-49, 732) SalariesAdministrative Division 1 at £1,275 (Director) £ 1,275 £ 1,225 a £ Unclassified 3 at £850 (Members of Rehabilitation Board), (2 full time, 1 half time) 2,270 2,975 279,895 Other Salaries 593 (£165 to £1,060) , , 270,820 292, ( 380 274,365 296,880 279,895 (a) Decrease in staff due to resignations and transfers of officers on promotion to other Departments.

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REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Grants in respect of assistance being given to ex-servicemen by herd-testing associations. (5) Extra provision required to meet increased activities of Rehabilitation Committees, (c) Provision for rentals of Committee rooms, &e. Rentals mainly paid from vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services," and not recovered from non-trading Departments. Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 1,200 1,500 1, 952

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V OTE —REHABILITATION —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. Compassionate grants to dependants of £ ' £ | £ deceased officers ~ 10 Expenses of departmental cafeteria 250 650 723 Grants to Dairy Board (a) 10,000 Grants to Disabled Servicemen's Re-establish-ment League 2,500 2,500 2,500 Motor-veliicles — Maintenance of 4,150 3,500 3,489 Purchase of .. 3,000 3,500 2,247 National Rehabilitation Council and Board (includes travelling allowances and expenses and other incidental expenses) 1,500 1,500 1,482 Office expenses 3,950 4,910 4,254 Office furnishings, fittings, and requisites 1,000 3,110 3,042 Overtime and meal allowances 7,000 7,000 4,645 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 10 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 12,910 17,390 10,938 Printing and stationery 4,000 6,500 4,260 Rehabilitation Committees (includes travellingexpenses and other incidental expenses) (b) 5,000 3,500 3,882 Rent (c) 50 11,000 9,743 Repairs to private vehicles damaged in accidents with departmental vehicles 75 75 36 Services rendered by other Departments 500 1,000 1,000 Transfer and removal expenses 2,500 1,800 2,315 Travelling expenses and allowances 12,500 13,500 10,034 Contingencies 25 25 Fitting up accommodation : works expenditure 6,810 4,819 70,930 88,270 69,409 TOTAL .. 345,295 385,150 349,304

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS

Minister of Justice AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Justice and Prisons. Summary

121

. . 1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS Subdivision— I —Justice II —Prisons TOTAL £ 232,455 140,565 £ 173,610 154,990 £ 406,065 295,555 £ 336,782 264,535 £ 329,055 276,894 373,020 328,600 701,620 601,317 605,949 VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 807 ; 1948-49, 752) Subdivision No. I —Justice (Number of officers : 1949-50, 496 ; 1948-49, 442) Salaries— Head Office Administrative Division 1 at £1,500 (Under-Secretary for Justice, Controller-General of Prisons, and Chief Probation Officer) Clerical Division 1 at £1,350 (8 months), (Assistant UnderSecretary for Justice) Other Salaries 37 (£165 to £1,060) Total 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 1,500 900 18,925 £ 1,450 16,925 £ >. 18,351 21,325 18,375 18,351

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

(a) Increased printing costs and larger Journal. (b) Employee's practising fee (registered engineer).

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I- —Justice—continued Voted. Expended. Salaries —continued £ £ £ Patent Office Other Salaries 33 (£165 to £1,060) 15,120 11,500 11,753 Other Charges for and incidental to — Annual feesNew Zealand's share as member of Copyright Union, Class IY New Zealand's share as member of the International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property (Patents), Class IV Commission of Inquiry into Patent Law and Procedure, expenses of.. Maintenance and repairs Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Patent Office Journal, publication of Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Contingencies Rent of offices 170 180 400 20 100 500 1,100 {a) 4,500 200 900 5 320 160 750 20 70 700 1,200 2,500 180 700 5 250 165 178 573 26 110 455 1,104 3,681 203 904 (ib) 1 308 8,075 6,855 7,708 Total 23,195 18,355 19,461 Bankruptcy Salaries — Other Salaries 6 (£165 to £1,060) 3,060 2,500 2,585 Other Charges for and incidental to — Investigation of fraudulent companies Maintenance and repairs Office expenses Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 50 10 150 50 450 10 50 320 360 8 160 49

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. 1—Justice —continued Voted. Expended. Bankruptcy-—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 100 100 88 Printing and stationery 50 50 43 Remuneration to Deputy Assignees 20 20 34 Transfer and removal expenses 20 20 Travelling allowances and expenses 20 20 11 Contingencies 5 5 Renewal of fidelity-guarantee premiums (recoverable) 2 1 Rent 270 217 475 1,317 971 Total 3,535 3,817 3,556 Inquests ♦ Charges for and incidental to — Fees and expenses, Coroners, medical witnesses, and miscellaneous 7,500 7,000 6,452 Jurors, allowances to 100 100 57 Witnesses, allowances to and expenses of.. 750 650 686 Total 8,350 7,750 7,195 Supreme, Magistrates', Land Valuation, and Wardens' 'Courts Salaries— ' Other Salaries 346 (£165 to £1,060) (o)164,216 124,000 Unclassified 1 Temporary Magistrate appointed under section 10 of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1947 (2 months at £750 per annum, 3 months at £1,250 per annum) .. 437 (a) Includes salaries of office staff, Land Valuation Court--60 officers, £22,500.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued

(a) Salaries of Stipendiary Magistrates now provided for under Permanent Appropriations, Magistrates' Courts Act, 1947. (b) Replacing expenditure of Land Sales Court and Committees, previously provided for under vote, " Lands and Survey." (c) Increased car-mileage rate payable to Magistrates from Ist May, 1949.

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—Justice—continued Voted. Expended. Supreme, Magistrates', Land Valuation, and £ £ £ Wardens' Courts —continued Salarie s—continued 1 t Unclassified—continued > 152,697 1 Magistrate for Chatham Islands appointed under section 11 of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1947 400 400 11 Associates to Judges at £297 3,267 3,025 28 Stipendiary Magistrates at £1,100 (a) 30,800 -> 168,320 158,225 152,697 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to — Bailiffs acting as Maintenance Officers (1 officer) 5 70 71 Police Constables acting as Clerks of Courts 1,230 1,550 1,497 Allowance to Secretary, Rules Committee .. 60 60 60 Commuted allowance for typing notes Of evidence : 11 Associates to Judges 1,100 1,100 880 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers 100 600 500 Court of Review and Adjustment Commissions, expenses of .. 5 5 Domestic Proceedings Act, expenses under .. 30 30 32 Land Valuation Court and Committees, expenses of (b) 36,000 Law Revision Committee, expenses of 150 150 135 Mileage fees paid to Bailiffs 5,000 5,250 5,189 Office-cleaners ... 2,000 2,400 2,362 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 50 50 Transfer and removal expenses 4,000 3,000 3,166 Travelling allowances and expenses — Judges, Associates, and officers of Supreme "Court 8,000 6,100 6,789 Magistrates and officers of Magistrate's Court (c) 9,100 8,000 6,602

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—-Justice—continued £ £ £ Supreme, Magistrates', Land Valuation, and Wardens' Courts —continued Other Charges for and incidental to—ctd. Grant to retiring Judge in lieu of furlough due Rents 1.125 400 1,125 392 66,830 29,890 28,800 Total 235,150 188,115 . 181,497 Criminal Prosecutions Charges for and incidental to — Expenses in connection witli the defence of prisoners under the Poor Prisoners' Defence Act, 1933 Fees to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors, including payment to counsel for defence in special cases Jurors, payment to and expenses of, under the Juries Act, 1908 Witnesses, expenses of Ex gratia payment to witness for loss sustained through attendance at Court 600 6,300 14,000 14,000 40 0 6,000 16,000 11,300 200 675 6,314 12,566 11,740 200 Total 34,900 33,900 31,495 Justice : Miscellaneous Services \ Charges for and incidental to — Annotation of statutes Expenses under— Juries Act, 1908: Civil juries (part recoverable) Reformatory Institutions Act, 1909 (part recoverable) Grant in aid of Judges' Library, Wellington.. Law books for Judges' Library 700 6,600 3,000 200 10 750 6,600 2,500 200 10 426 5,570 3,309 150

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued

(a) Commission set up under the Licensing Amendment Act, 1948. (b) Includes cost of printing new series of forms under the Magistrates' Courts Rules, 1948. (c) Wharf, £l,BOO ; lighting plant, £5OO.

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued Voted. | Expended. M AH !\II /'3/of')/ PATrfinn Arl A3 tA/UiMvVt'o vUtv XV (/• x (/ Lwvl/l'C'fs vUnulIIUcU. Miscellaneous Services—continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Licensing Control CommissionRemuneration of members and staff (a) 6,500 Travelling-expenses, rents, alterations to premises, furniture and office equipment, and other incidental expenses (a) 2,000 Maintenance of Court grounds and offices .. 1,600 1,600 1,600 Office expenses 6,500 5,000 6,347 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 800 700 779 Overtime and meal allowances 2,500 1,700 2.274 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 8,000 8,000 7,674 Printing and stationery 4,500 3,000 (ib) 5,411 Proportion of cost of administering licensing laws in districts where the Counties Act is not in operation 5 5 1 Refund of fines and costs 50 50 43 Renewal of wharf and lighting plant at Rotoroa Island (c) 2,300 1,800 Rentals (miscellaneous) 100 Transfer and removal expenses 50 20 157 Travelling allowances and expenses 250 400 108 Contingencies 10 10 Commissions of inquiry, expenses of (recoverable) 1,000 1,375 Total 45,675 3,3,345 35,224 Registrar-General's Office Salaries — Other Salaries 60 (£165 to £1,060) 24,630 21,750 21,792

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—Justice —continued Voted. Expended,. , Registrar-General's Office —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Births, deaths, and marriages, registration of — Non-permanent officers Post Office, for services of Postmasters .. Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers Maintenance and repairs Office expenses Office fittings, furniture, and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Refund of registration and licence fees Transfer and removal expenses .. Travelling allowances and expenses .. ! Contingencies Rents 850 2,600 10 50 250 350 1,000 | 10 1,500 2,600 40 20 20 5 800 2,600 10 20 350 1,100 1,400 10 1,500 2,500 40 20 20 5 1,000 862 2,557 69 203 247 1,424 " 1,445 2,597 45 50 15 970 9,305 11,375 10,484 ' Total 33,935 33,125 32,276 Total —Subdivision No. I 406,065 336,782 329,055 ■ Subdivision No. II—Prisons (Number of officers : 1949-50, 311 ; 1948-49, 310) Salaries — • Other Salaries i 303 (£165 to £1,060) 136,180 119,000 119,913

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

128

VOTE —JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued 1Q4R—4-Q 1949-50. Subdivision No. II—Prisons—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Prisons and institutional upkeep— £ £ £ Accident compensation 350 350 826 Burial of deceased prisoners 20 20 41 Clothing, bedding, furniture, &c. 5,000 3,920 4,510 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers 50 50 Equipment and instructional work 1,400 1,200 802 Fuel, light, power, and water 7,800 7,600 7,799 House allowances 6,900 6,400 6,426 Maintenance of prison buildings 4,000 3,490 4,288 Medical expenses of officers injured during performance of duties 5 5 Medical treatment and medical comforts .. 850 740 821 Office fittings and requisites 40 40 43 Overtime, penal rates, shift and meal allowances 21,000 2-2,500 20,026 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 50 50 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,800 1,800 1,638 Photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 150 150 151 Printing and stationery 750 550 853 Rations 20,000 18,950 19,278 Remote allowances 600 615 610 Repairs to private vehicles damaged in collision with departmental vehicles 20 10 34 Reparation for damage by escapees 50 10 468 Sanitary services, cleaning, and disinfectants 1,800 1,000 1,766 Transfer and removal expenses of officers 400 700 128 Transport charges, travelling allowances and expenses — Conveyance of prisoners on release .. 1,250 1,350 1,146 Freight, cartage, &c. (part recoverable) 200 150 214 Transfer of prisoners 2,000„ 1,900 1,835 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers .. 900 800 739 - Travelling-expenses of Prison Board members 400 350 364 Uniform caps and accoutrements for officers 350 250 337 Vehicles, purchase and maintenance of, hire charges, &c. 5,800 5,900 5,610 Contingencies 5 5 (a) 23 83,940 80,855 80,776 (a) Law-costs, £13 ; rewards, £5 ; repairs to bicycles damaged on official duty, £5 : total, £23.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

(a) Large shipment of tailoring materials from overseas received earlier than anticipated. (b) Separate item now taken for " Bookbinding " previously included in " Miscellaneous industries." 5

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• 1949-50. 1948-49. TOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued - Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II —Prisons—continued £ £ £ : Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Aid to prisoners and dependants — Grants to Prisoners' Aid and After-care Societies Gratuities and earnings paid and assistance given to prisoners on release Assistance to discharged prisoners 200 6,000 200 5,700 10 200 6,121 8 i 6,200 5,910 - ! 6,329 General prison industries, farms, works, &c.: materials, equipment, rents, royalties, and other expenses in connection with— Block and pavement making Bookbinding Bootmaking, boot repairs, and satchel repairs Farms, gardens, &c.: development and maintenance Mail-bag repairs Quarries and gravel-pits Road-construction Tailoring Tobacco culture and manufacture Miscellaneous industries, works, &c. 50 900 9,000 28,500 500 4,000 12,000 9,000 400 (b) 150 ! ! 100 8,000 1 26,950 | 450 | 3,995 1 9,825 ! 4,100 ! 450 500 53 9,193 29,965 659 3,769 11,829 (a) 8,516 417 963 v 64,500 54,370 65,364 154,640 141,135 152,469 • 290,820 260,135 272,382

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948^9. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 434,000 391,920 418,731

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II—Prisons—continued £ £ £ Probation Branch— Other Salaries — 8 (£165 to £1,060) 4,385 4,000 4,068 Charges for and incidental to — Administration expenses Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery 150 150 50 200 150 50 221 163 60 350 400 444 4,735 4,400 4,512 Total —Subdivision No. II 295,555 264,535 276,894 TOTAL 701,620 601,317 605,949

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

CROWN LAW OFFICE

Minister in Charge of Crown Law Office AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Crown Law Office. Summary

(a) Also receives £6O per annum as Secretary, Rules Committee. 5*

131

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—CROWN LAW .. £ 15,255 j 1 £ 1,135 £ 16,390 £ 15,120 £ 13,679 VOTE—CROWN LAW 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 17 ; 1948-49, 15) £ £ £ Salaries— 1 at £1,700 (Solicitor-General) 1,700 1,625 Professional Division i? 1 at £1,300 (Crown Solicitor) (a) .. 4 at £1,175 (Crown Solicitors) I at £1,075 (Crown Solicitor) 1,300 4,700 1,075 7,075 5,725 12,590 Other Salaries 10 (£315 to £1,060) 6,480 6,485 J 15,255 , 13,835 12,590

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CROWN LAW OFFICE—continued

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 200 200 250

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194R-49 VOTE —CROWN LAW —continued 1949-50. Voted. i 1 Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — . £ £ £ Annotation of statutes 100 75 75 Office expenses 300 300 265 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 50 160 33 Overtime and meal allowances 50 1 30 67 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 275 290 245 Printing and stationery 200 200 230 Purchase of Law Reports and treatises and other publications 50 20 20 Transfer and removal expenses 50 150 141 Travelling allowances and expenses 50 50 13 Contingencies .. .. 10 10 1,135 1,285 1,089 TOTAL 16,390 15,120 13,679

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POLICE DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Police Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Police Department. Summary

133

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other . Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—POLICE Subdivision— I—Police II —Miscellaneous Services TOTAL £ 985,561 £ 288,825 1,135 £ 1,274,386 1,135 £ • 1,108,807 2,581 | £ 1,071,653 2,346 985,561 289,960 1,275,521 1,111,388 1,073,999 VOTE—POLICE (Total number of officers : 1949-50,1,717 ; 1948-49, 1,759) Subdivision No. I—Police Salaries— 1 at £1,500 (Commissioner) Other Salaries 21 (£285 to £1,060) 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 1,500 9,960 £ 1,450 8,645 1 £

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(a) Includes provision for increased rates of overtime allowance and general salary increase, including arrears, for the period prior to Ist April, 1949. (b) Underexpenditure, 1948-49, due to Police Force not being up to fall authorized strength. (c) Includes provision for stocks, if available, to be maintained at present levels.

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Y OTE—POLICE—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—Police —continued Voted. Expended. Salaries—continued £ £ V Police Officers 11 Superintendents (£910 to £1,035) 12,368 5,155 15 Inspectors (£815 to £890) 15,192 13,640 10 Sub-Inspectors (£745 to £785) 9,108 7,306 61 Senior Sergeants (£538 to £563) 34,645 29,551 163 Sergeants (£493 to £518) 85,499 74,711 1,250 Constables (£408 to £463) 566,110 523,995 19 Senior Detectives (£538 to £563) 10,688 8,238 42 Detective-Sergeants (£493 to £518) 21,866 20,797 65 Detectives (£433 to £473) 29,634 26,475 > 833,537 35 Women police (£364 to £371) 13,398 11,830 1 District Constable (£171) 189 181 8 Matrons (£364 to £371) 3,089 2,721 15 Surgeons (£35 to £300) 1,465 1,090 Female searchers 150 150 Allowances for detective, clerical, and special duty, including remote allowances 12,500 12,000 Allowance in lieu of overtime 157,700 106,647 Extra clerical assistance 250 250 Payment in lieu of leave 250 250 - • (a) 985,561 855,082 (b) 833,587 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycle allowances : purchase and upkeep of bicycles 1,800 2,000 1,717 Clothing (free issue), including repairs, making up uniforms, and boot allowance (e) 23,000 23,250 19,028 Extradition expenses 50 50* Horse allowances, purchase, forage, bedding, shoeing, clipping, and grazing of horses, including compensation for loss of private horses .. .. .. 350 400 289' House allowances to officers and men unprovided with quarters 69,000 69,000 67,478 Launches — Purchase of .. 100 100 Maintenance and hire 600 1,100 392

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{«) Includes £6,765 cost of vehicles made available to Department prior to 31st March, 1949, but not paid for, and provision for replacement of worn-out vehicles. (£>) Includes £18,798 for allowances varying from £l2 to £lOO per annum to 294 officers for the use of their own vehicles on police duty. (c) Additional radio equipment provided for last year was not available. Provision again made this year. (d) Includes provision for expansion of telephone services and maintenance of increased radio services. (e) Overexpenditure due to increased costs and expansion of Department's activities. (J) Provision for increased rental charges and rental of additional premises.

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V OTE —POLICE —continued 1948-49. 1949-50. Subdivision No. I —Police —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Medical, dental, and veterinary services, medicines and medical stores, ambulance instruction and hire, and hospital charges 151 for police disabled through duty 200 200 ' Motor-vehicles — Purchase of .. {a) 29,200 12,500 5,226 Maintenance of (b) 31-, 000 30,000 30,068 Office expenses (including typewriter allow13,860 ances) 15,000 12,000 Office fittings and requisites, radio, and (c) 2,191 scientific equipment .. (c) 8,500 8,000 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 500 500 423 Police examinations, expenses of .. 400 400 369 Police prosecutions and inquests, legal and medical advice, interpreting, payments .. for special services, and expenses of depart* mental inquiries (part recoverable) 6,000 5,000 5,889 Payments to Post and Telegraph Depart24,250 " ment (<d) 28,000 28,000 Printing and stationery 15,000 11,000 (e) 13,734 Rations 1,600 1,600 1,231 Rent of stations, quarters, and paddocks, and 5,669 rates on leasehold and acquired properties (/) 6,000 5,000 Repairing, painting, and improving police 663 premises 750 500 Repairs, &c., and compensation for loss of or 322 damage to private vehicles and property .. 350 250 Rewards and expenses for the suppression of sly-grog selling and the introduction of liquor into prohibited districts, also for the detection of offences against the Dangerous Drugs Act and breaches of Revenue Acts 300 250 312 Rewards to members of the Force for meriv torious conduct 50 50 21

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(а) Includes provision for increased expenses of officers transferred and unable to secure housingaccommodation. (б) Includes provision for increased contingent expenses involved in organizing search and rescue parties and increased rates payable for travelling-allowances of police. (c) Conveyance of police at funerals, £25 15s. Bd. ; gratuities for services in assisting police, £l3 ; valuation fees, £8 10s. 6d. ; sundries, £l9 13s. lOd. : total, £67. Number of f , , Name of Conference, &c. Persons . Travelling. £ of Police technicians, Sydney (May and June, 1948) .. 1 88 Exchange of members with Australian Police Force (September, 1948, to January, 1949) .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 395Proposed Royal Tour of New Zealand and security work, England (September to November, 1948) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 1,632-.; £2,115 Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ ~ Departmental receipts ... .. 15,775 14,650 16,457

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V OTE —POLICE—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. . Subdivision No, / —Police —continued Voted. 1 Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Stores, supplies, accoutrements, saddlery, horse-covers, &c., and expenses incidental thereto Transfer and removal expenses ... "Travelling-expenses of police, transport of prisoners, and expenses of search parties • Contingencies £ 5,000 {a) 14,000 (6) 32,000 75 £ 5,000 11,000 26,500 75 i ? £ 3,964 12,573 28,238 (c) 67 288,825 253,725 23-8,116 Total —Subdivision No. 1 1,274,386 1,108,807 1,071,653 Subdivision No. 11 —Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Expenses of officers travelling overseas Reward for information concerning murder.. Compensation — For injuries sustained by a civilian while assisting police To person for wrongful arrest 635 500 2,350 120 111 | (d) 2,115 120 111 Total—Subdivision No. II 1,135 2,581 I 2,346 TOTAL .. .. 1,275,521 1,111,388 1,073,999'

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NAVY DEPARTMENT

Minister of Defence AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Navy Department. Summary

137

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. i Total. 1 Voted. Expended. VOTE—NAVY £ £ £ £ ■ ■ £ Subdivision— I—Pay and Allowances II—Food and'Clothing III—Stores and Equipment IV —Land, Buildings, and Ships V —Docking, Repairs, Maintenance, and Rent VI —Transport VII —Miscellaneous Services 1,186,997 290,700 526,127 583,565 370,050 101,950 154,580 j. 1,186,997 \ 290,700 1 526,127 583,565 370,050 i 101,950 154,580 975,921 188,110 386,746 267,993. 315,948 -82,100. 153,880981,350 185,001 '354,575 121,726 424,654 ■ 80,986 152,241 TOTAL 1,186,997 | 2,026,972 3,213,969 2,370,704 2,300,533 VOTE—NAVY 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of personnel (Naval and Civil): 1949-50,3,511; 1948-49,3,164) Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Pay and Alloivances £ £ i £ Fay and Allowances— Administrative Service Personnel I, Commodore, R.N. 3 Captains, R.N. (£1,503 to £1,786), (1 part year only) 3 Commanders, R.N.Z.N. (£1,017 to £1,,045), (1 part year only) 4 Lieutenant-Commanders, R.N. (£928 to £1,074), (1 part year only) 27 (£165 to £1,060) officers and ratings (5 part year only) 1,800 3,800 2,158 3,424 12,968 1,872 . 3,632 2,153 2,100 9,300

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(а) Location allowances are payable to New Zealand personnel overseas and to Royal Navy personnel serving in New Zealand to meet additional costs incurred through being stationed in other than their own country. (б) Includes provision for uncompleted contracts as at 31st March, 1949, amounting to £36,793. (c) Includes provision for increase in personnel.

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VOTE —NAVY—continued 1949-50. 1948-49: Subdivision No. I—Pay mid Allowances— Voted. Expended. continued Salaries—Civil Personnel £ £ £ Professional Division 1 at £1,156 (Constructor, H.M.N.Z. Dockyard) 1,156 1,231 t Other Salaries £ 952 (£165 to £1,060) .. - ..428,674 Less pay of dockyard employees provided for in other items .. 192,530 236,144 5,600 6,331 853,366 6,250 a) 24,000 11,500 3,000 15,500 185,114 6,443 9,725 701,351 12,000 35,000 1,000 5,000 Other Service Pay and Allowances 4 Captains, R.N.Z.N. and R.N. (£1,460 to £1,788), (2 part year only) 7 Commanders, R.N.Z.N. and R.N. (£1,065 to £1,332), (5 part year only) 2,509 (£100 to £1,060) .. Deferred pay (payable to New Zealand officers and men who do not contribute to the Superannuation Fund) Location allowances Pay in lieu of accrued leave Regular Force gratuities Reserve personnel under training > 9-50,792 7,250 20,67# 2,333 305 Total Subdivision No. I 1,186,997 975,921 981,350 Subdivision No. II —Food and Clothing Clothing purchases (part recoverable) Kit upkeep allowance Officers' uniform allowances and clothing gratuities Victualling of personnel (6)104,800 45,000 6,500 134,400 62,810 36,800 8,500 80,000 44,920 34,093 6,831 99,157 Total —Subdivision No. II (c) 290,700 188,110 185,001

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VOTE —NAVY—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. 1 Expended. Subdivision No. Ill —Stores and Equipment £ £ £ Hydrographic stores Implements and mess traps Medical stores Naval armament stores Naval stores Oil fuel .. 3,000 12,000 10,000 70,000 221,127 210,000 3,650 7,400 3,700 40,437 122,559 209,000. 454 7,125 5,155 128,844 134,129 78,868 Total —Subdivision No. Ill (a)526,127 386,746 354,575 ,Subdivision No. IV —Land, Buildings, and Ships Fire-protection services Housing for Naval personnel Miscellaneous buildings and works Purchase and construction of vessels Purchase and installation of plant and machinery Purchase of land Transfer to Defence Fund .. 36,270 22,100 104,040 140,000 55,655 25,500 200,000 35,988 40,000 105,617 22,525 54,763 9,100 11,124 28,006 33,374 23,106 14,335 11,781 Works expenditure .. .. 122,011 Other expenditure.. .. .. 461,554 583,565 Total—Subdivision No. IV {a) 583,565 267,993 121,726 Subdivision No. V —Docking, Repairs, Maintenance, and Rent ■ EGVLN.Z.S. " Bellona " H.M.N.Z.S. " Black Prince " H.M.N.Z.S. " Philomel " .. H.M.N.Z.S. " Tamaki" H.M.N.Z.S. " Tasman " Shelly Bay Base .. .. .. 25,400 11,515 11,580 7,970 7,330 930 27,056 11,555 8,070 8,875 750 650 19,296 14,023 1,910 7,014 3,778 (a) Provision has been made for the expansion of the Naval Service.

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Y OTB —N AY Y —continued 1949-50. % 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V —Docking, Repairs, Maintenance, and Rent—continued £ £ £ Frigates, minesweepers, and launches 59,375 59,249 40,275 Waiouru W/T station 5,500 7,166 2,548 Alterations and additions to H.M.N.Z. ships.. 94,150 63,957 (a) 224,656 Accident compensation, sick-pay, holiday-pay, and special leave to workmen 13,730 16,560 12,357 Departmental residences 4,000 4,000 1,491 Dockyard buildings, plant, and workshops 62,140 54,820 51,744 Maintenance and repair of motor-vehicles 7,000 5,500 6,831 Naval Armament Depots .. 20,200 16,820 16,021 Naval Store buildings, plant, and installations.. 32,680 25,230 19,615 Rents of land and buildings 1,400 1,790 1,634 R.N.Z.N.V.R. buildings and equipment 4,750 3,500 1,061 Subsidy to Auckland Harbour Board £ 400 400 400 Works expenditure .. .. 31,271 Other expenditure .. .. 338,779 370,050 Total —Subdivision No. V 370,050 315,948 424,654 Subdivision No. VI—Transport Air, steamer, rail, and road passages 77,850 47,500 53,377 Freight and towage 17,700 29,400 23,501 Transfer and removal expenses 1,000 1,000 709 Travelling allowances and expenses 5,400 4,200 3,399 Total—Subdivision No. VI 101,950 82,100 80,986 (a) Includes part cost of reconversion of " Monowai."

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1948-49. VOTE—NAVY—continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VII —Miscellaneous- Services £ £ I £ Administration charge on account of allotments paid by Admiralty 400 ■ 400 400 Admiralty Dockyard Mission 3,000 Advertising 2,700 3,750 1,143 Assistance to Sea Cadets 3,000 1,500 373 Damage to wharves and craft 100 100 9 Educational and welfare services 3,300 2,000 17 Electricity, gas, and water 20,500 17,200 20,910 Expenses of officer attending a course of instruction in the United Kingdom 100 800 344 Expenses of official functions for renaming of frigates 10 60 98 Funeral expenses 150 50 378 Grants towards official entertainment 700 450 492 Investitures, charges and expenses of persons attending 50 Laundry and dry-cleaning 2,600 *2,400 " 1,999 Medical and dental services 2,700 2,500 4,271 National insurance : contributions payable to Admiralty 4,230 128 2,122 Office expenses 1,850 1,600 2,007 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 2,000 4,100 2,254 Overtime and meal allowances 4,800 3,500 4,928 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department.. 9,840 13,360 11,819 Payments on account of other Governments (recoverable) 10,000 10,000 12,001 Pension contributions payable to Admiralty in respect of loan personnel 14,900 10,400 10.081 Printing and stationery 6,500 4,000 6,789 Prize-money (on account) 10,000 ' 1,084 Refuse collection 1,200 1,000 Rebate to personnel on account of duty paid on uniforms 50 50 Stpres issued to isolated or remote islands of the Pacific .. .. .. 150 Training and improvement funds 350 ' 150 255 Training fees and expenses in New Zealand and overseas 13,250 * 9,600 14,785 Waitangi mast: repair and maintenance 50 55 14 Amount required to cover cost of work done for Government Departments and other parties at H.M.N.Z. Dockyard (recoverable) 36,000 52,000 50,295

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NAVY DEPARTMENT —continued

(а) Reward for suggestion, £5 ; expenses in connection with inquiry, £5. (б) Expenditure provided for in vote, " Scientific and Industrial Research." (c) Expenditure being met from vote, " Internal Affairs."

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 155,000 126,905 151,913

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Y OTE—N AY Y—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VII —Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Contingencies Defence science research Grants in lieu of deferred pay forfeited by naval personnel on discharge (recoverable) .. Grants for purchase of civilian clothing, &c. Repairs to private property damaged by saluting battery Subsidies to Fire Boards Widows' pensions : contributions payable to Admiralty N h- I o o 100 5,500 3,500 500 25 2,500 608 {a) 10 550 2,014 475 24 300 Total —Subdivision No. VII 154,580 153,886 152,241 TOTAL .. 3,213,969 2,370,704 2,300,533

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ARMY DEPARTMENT

Minister of Defence AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Expenses, and Contingencies of the Army Department. Summary

143

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. | Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—ARMY Subdivision — I—Salaries, Pay, and Allowances II—Food and Clothing III —Stores and Equipment IV —Land, Buildings, and Fortifications .. V —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rents VI—Transport VII —Miscellaneous Services £ 1,463,500 £ 260,000 295,000 183,000 290,500 153,600 163,000 £ <1,463,500 260,000 295,000 183,000 290,500 153,600 163,000 £ 1,373,000 255,000 469,000 159,400 249,150 235,000 228,150 £ 1,151,251 181,898 301,151 61,013 195,166 184,403 154,994 TOTAL 1,463,500 1,345,100 2,808,600 2,968,700 2,229,876 1949-50. 1948 49. VOTE—ARMY Voted. I I Expended. (Total number of personnel (Military and Civil): 1949-50, 3,4:20; 1948-49, 3,065) £ £ £ Subdivision No. I —Salaries, Pay, and Allowances Salaries — Administrative Service Personnel 2 Major-Generals (£1,660), (1 part year only) 9 Brigadiers (£1,340 to £1,465), (2 part year only) 8 Colonels (£1,022 to £1,275), (2 part year only) 15 Lieutenant-Colonels (£1,002 to £1,083), (3 part year only) 2,375 11,525 7,000 13,400 1 \ 42,525 1

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(«) Provision for training of Territorial officers and non-commissioned officers. (b) Enlistments into Regular Force during 1948-49 not as great as provided for ; provision made for expansion -of Force during 1949-50. (c) Underexpenditure due partly to cancellation of orders for clothing, the purchase of which was deferred and partly to orders not being fulfilled during the year. (d) Increased provision to meet cost of rations for (1) more members of Regular Force living in camp ; (2) courses for Territorial officers and N.C.O.s; (3) secondary-school Cadet camps; and (4) displaced persons' camp, Pahiatua (recoverable from Labour and Employment Department).

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V OTE —ARMY—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—Salaries, Pay, and Voted. Expended. A llowances —continued £ P 1 iSalaries —continued . X X i Administrative—continued Civil Personnel Administration Division— 1 at £1,425 : Army Secretary 1,425 1,375 Other Salaries 385 Civil staff (£250 to £1,060): clerical, general, and non-permanents Pay and allowances — Regular Force —other officers and other ranks : 3,000 (£114 to £1,060) In lieu of accrued leave : Regular Force .. Territorial Forces Secondary-school Cadet Officers Officers on loan from other Forces Casual employees : Civil Regular Force gratuities Regular Force and Interim Army : arrears, 1946-47 157,950 1,209,000 200 (a) 53,000 2,250 650 3,725 1,000 160,000 1,150,000 6,000 2,000 4,500 1,000 4,400 200 1,000 > 1,151,251 Total—Subdivision No. I 1,463,500 1,373,000 (b) 1,151,251 Subdivision No. II—Food and Clothing Clothing, boots, &c. (part recoverable) Rations (part recoverable) Uniform allowances 104,000 (d) 110,000 46,000 135,000 75,000 45,000 (c) 77,197 64,293 40,408 Total —Subdivision No. II .. 260,000 255,000 181,898

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ARMY DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Increased provision to meet expansion of Regular Force and training activities of Territorials and secondary-school Cadets. (b) Underexpenditure due to (1) orders placed in United Kingdom not fulfilled to extent anticipated and (2) bids by New Zealand Government for purchase of ammunition, ordnance stores, and vehicles from 8.C.0.F., Japan, not accepted in full. (c) Underexpenditure, 1948-49, due to shortage of labour and materials. Provision, this financial year includes balance of works carried over from 1948-49 and projects for 1949-50 programme approved by Ministry of Works.

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1949-50. 1948-49. V OTE—ARMY—continued Voted. i Expended. Subdivision No. Ill —Stores ami Equipment £ £ £ A.S.C. supplies other than rations Ammunition M.T. vehicles .. Medical and dental stores Ordnance stores (a) 62,000 100,000 500 7,500 125,000 39,000 135,000 28,000 18,000 249,000 49,920 ■(b) 63,250 ■(b) 8,993 15,208 (b) 163,780 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 295,000 469,000 301,151 Subdivision No. IV—Buildings, and Fortifications Buildings (other than houses) Houses (married quarters) Fortifications, camps, and miscellaneous .works £ 71,300 50,000 61,700 47,000 62,000 50,400 61,013 J XWorks expenditure .. .. 183,000 Total —Subdivision No. IV (c)183,000 159,400 (c) 61,013 Subdivision No. V —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rents . i • Maintenance of camps, fortifications, drill-halls, . and other properties Rent of offices (e)266,000 7,500 223,150 10,000 1 (c) 170,442 11,239

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(a) Underexpenditure due to delayed arrival of tradesmen enlisted in the United Kingdom for the New Zealand Regular Force. (b) Discussions at Staff College, Camberley. One person travelling, cost, £790. (c) Underexpenditure due to fulfilment of orders for stores and ammunition placed overseas not being up to expectations.

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1949-50. 1948-49. V OTE —ARMY —continued Voted. 1 Expended. Subdivision No. V —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rents—continued £ £ £ Maintenance and upkeep M.T. vehicles and equipment Repairs, ordnance stores, and equipment £ 13,000 4,000 13,000 3,000 9,442 4,04$ Works expenditure .. .. 266,000 Other expenditure.. .. .. 24,500 290,500 Total —Subdivision No. V 290,500 249,150 195,16& Subdivision No. VI —Transport Air, rail, sea, and road passages Expenses of officers travelling overseas Freights and cartage Motor cars and cycles : hire and mileage Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses 75,000 1,100 65,000 500 2,000 10,000 110,000 900 109,350 500 2,000 12,250 {a) 86,602 (b) 790' (c) 87,190 438 1,543 7,840 Total —Subdivision No. VI 153,600 235,000 184, m Subdivision No. VII—Miscellaneous Services Army Education and Welfare Services Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers Compensation for accidents, sickness, losses, damage to property, &c. .. 8,445 200 7,500 9,000 200 20,000 7,232 17,394

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(a) Includes provision for payment of tuition fees and maintenance charges for courses in the United Kingdom. These charges have been reinstated with effect from Ist January, 1947, and the sum provided includes an amount for arrears due from that date. (b) Underexpenditure mainly due to provision having been made for postages on war service medals. As all stocks of medals had not been received, it was not possible to make the distribution as anticipated. (c) As stock of most Army forms, &c., proved to be adequate for current requirements, the sum estimated was not fully required.

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1948-49. 1949-50. Y OTE —ARMY—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VII—Miscellaneous Services — £ £ £ continued Contribution towards Imperial pensions 50 37 " 58 Entrance fees, rifle competitions : high school Cadets 50 300 118 Ex gratia payment equivalent to amount due as gratuity and pay for service 55 Funeral expenses 250 250 280 Grants — To officers on retirement, equivalent of leave due .. .. 100 100 To regimental bands, institutions, associations, &c. 3,500 5,000 6,310 Investitures, charges and expenses of persons attending 50 50 37 Laundry 8,000 7,000 6,469 Liaison officers overseas : expenses, allowances, upkeep of offices, &c. 5,000 4.500 5,294 Light, heat, power, and water 24,000 24,000 20,684 Medical and dental expenses 25,000 23,750 24,428 Military education abroad (a) 25,000 15,000 13,727 Office expenses 5,000 5,000 5,176 Office furniture, fittings, and requisites 1,000 2,500 919 Overtime and meal allowances 500 4,500 3,728 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 200 200 Payments on account of other Governments • (recoverable) 1.000 5,000 819 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department.. 25,000 50,000 (b) 26,068 Printing and stationery 12,000 27,500 (c) 9,599 Prizes for rifle-shooting : high school Cadets v and Territorial Forces 50 20 41

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(a) Orders placed for war service medals and ribbons were not met in full. Provision made for completion of orders during 1949-50. (b) Refund to payee of amount unaccounted for by departmental officer since deceased, £5 14s 4d. (c) Expenditure on this item now provided for as a final charge to vote, " Department of Scientific and Industrial Research."

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 190,000 140,000 186,630

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1948 49. Y OTE —ARMY —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VII—Miscellaneous Services— continued £ £ £ Purchase and engraving: medals, ribbons, trophies, &c. (part recoverable) 11,000 16,000 {a) 3,538 Contingencies .. .. .. 50 100 {b)6 Defence science research 5,500 (c) 1,413 Ex gratia payments — For injury and losses suffered by wife of New Zealand serviceman 650 659 , For loss of equipment 105 105 For improvement to war weapons 279 279 For services of Greek interpreter 58 46 To warrant officer of equivalent to pay of rank for period 31st August, 1919 to 10th July, 1920 250 250 Expenses of delegates attending Cadet Training Conference .. .. 245 151 Grants — For. memorial to air-borne Forces (United Kingdom) .. .. 26 26 For purchase of civilian clothing, &c. 1,000 149 Gratuities for meritorious service 30 Total—Subdivision No. VII 163,000 228,150 154,994 TOTAL 2,808,600 2,968,700 2,229,876

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AIR DEPARTMENT

Minister of Defence AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Air Department. Summary

149

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. 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 —Miscellaneous Services £ 1,772,797 £ 249,000 1,584,000 585,000 129,250 139,000 214,760 £ 1,772,797 249,000 1,584,000 585,000 129,250 139,000 214,760 £ 1,315,500 196,000 1,373,500 534,500 106,175 142,200 243,865 £ 1,463,874 182,879 1,942,246 459,610 89,610 110,208 207,775 TOTAL .. 1,772,797 1 2,901,010 4,673,807 3,911,740 4,456,202 VOTE—AIR (a) 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of personnel (Air Force and Civil): 1949-50, 4,014 ; 1948-49, 3,106) Voted. • Expended. Subdivision No. I—Salaries, Pay, and Allowances £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Service Personnel TAir Vice-Marshal (£1,660) 2 Air Commodores (1 at £1,552 ; 1 at £1,452) 3 Group Captains (1 at £1,320 ; 1 at £1,274 ; 1 at £1,230).. 7 Wing Commanders (1 at £1,460 ; 6 at £1,137) 276 (£220 to £1,060) 1,654 2,992 3,796 8,240 140,000 1,625 1,340 1,285 7,725 116,422 (a) Expenditure on Givil Aviation and Meteorological Services now shown under separate vote (see page 156).

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(a) Increased amount required on account of expansion of R.N.Z.A.F. (b) Lajbour employed by R.N.Z.A.F., Fiji, both skilled and unskilled, for maintenance work, mess duties, &c. (c) 19 civilian staff engaged as storemen at R.N.Z.A.F. Stores Depots. (d) Amount required to meet outstanding payments. (e) Allowances payable to personnel located at Fiji, Australia, United Kingdom, and United States of America. {/) Additional amounts required for payments to personnel completing short-term engagements. Ig) Provision for pay previously made under Subdivision VII, " Miscellaneous Services," item "Air Training Corps." (h) Provision for expenditure on a full year's training with increased number of trainees. (i) Excess expenditure due to (i) underestimate of arrears of pay for 1946-47, £40,000; (ii) underestimate for increments of pay for R.N.Z.A.F. personnel due to members with relatively long service remaining on Regular Force engagements.

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V OTE —AIR —continued Subdivision No. I —Salaries, Pay, and 1949-50. 1948-49. A llowances —continued Voted. Expended. Salarie s—continued Administrative—continued £ £ £ Civil Personnel Administrative Division — 1 (£1,375) Air Secretary 1,375 1,325 Other Salaries — 194 (£165 to £1,060) .. 85,400 69,810 Service Personnel on Stations 2 Air Commodores at £1,466 2 Group Captains (1 at £1,317 ; 1 at £1,296) 10 Wing Commanders (8 at £1,137 ; 2 at £1,092) 3,497 (£187 to £1,060) .. .. (a) . 2,920 2,601 11,220 1,402,999 4,293 3,855 11,550 1,000,770 Civil Personnel on Stations Employees, Lauthala Bay, Fiji 19 temporary staff emploved on stations (£366 to £403) (b) 26,000 (e) 7,800 > 1,46-3,874 Other Service Pay and Allowances Deferred pay In lieu of leave Location allowances Regular Force gratuities.. Retrospective pay for year 1946-47 3,000 (d) 15,000 (e) 17,000 (/) 16,600 3,000 13,000 30,000 20,000 5,000 15,000 Non-regular Service Pay and Allowances Active Reserve Air Training Corps Territorial Air Force 4,000 (g) 3,500 (A)13,700 7,300 1,000 ! 4,200 ; Total—Subdivision No. I 1,772,797 1,315,500 ! (i) 1,463,874

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(а) Purchases in anticipation of the introduction of the new clothing scales were not made, including approximately £20,000 expenditure on raincoats. (б) Overexpenditure caused by increased cost of supplies, together with increased charges for personnel returning from Japan. (c) In view of the difficulty in recruiting cooks, contracts have been let at several R.N.Z.A.F. stations oovering labour only, while at Wigram the Department of Labour and Employment is providing both food and labour for approximately 200 airmen. (d) Overexpenditure due to upkeep allowance for fifteen months coming to charge during the year. This was due to special arrangements for the Royal visit. Upkeep allowance for nine months only will be paid this year, but provision is required for an increased number of personnel. (e) Stocks of modern ammunition are required to cover any emergency which may arise. (/) Reliance for technical stores has previously been placed on stocks built up during the war. Large replacements are now necessary. (g) Estimated expenditure represents cost of approximately 80 vehicles and conforms to the approved plan for the replacement of the R.N.Z.A.F. motor transport. (h) The extensive training programme for the Active Reserve, Territorial Air Force, and Air Training Corps, combined with the increase in the R.N.Z.A.F. itself, involves additional use of transport.

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VOTE—AIR—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II —Food mid Clothing £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Purchase of clothing (part recoverable) 44,500 50,500 (a) 16,073 Rations, cost of (part recoverable) 125,000 100,000 (b) 111,748 Services and rations, supplied Catering contracts (part recoverable) (c) 24,000 v. Uniform grants and upkeep allowances (d) 55,500 45,500 (d) 55,058 Total —Subdivision No. II 249,000 196,000 182,879 Subdivision No. Ill —Stores and Equipment Charges for and incidental to — Aircraft, purchase of 16,000 69,000 46,816 Aircraft spares 59,000 55,350 48,502 Armament stores (e) 160,000 16,900 16,784 General stores and equipment (/) 120,000 74,050 65,510 Medical and dental stores 4,000 2,950 4,697 Motor-vehicles, purchase of (g) 30,000 250 Petrol, oil, and lubricants (part recoverable) .. (A) 195,000 155,000 159,937 Transfer to Defence Fund 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,600,000 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 1,584,000 1,373,500 1,942,246

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VOTE —AIR—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. • Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV—Land, Buildings, and Aerodromes £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to— Construction of buildings and houses, including cost of land (works expenditure) ' Maintenance of aerodromes, buildings, and W/T installations (works expenditure), (part recoverable) 235,000 350,000 172,000 | 362,500 89,52-5 370,085 Total —Subdivision No. IV •585,000 534,500 459,610 Subdivision No. V —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rent Charges for and incidental to— Conversion of Oxford aircraft Grants in lieu of rates Marine craft, maintenance of Motor-vehicles, maintenance of Rents and rates Repairs to — Aircraft Miscellaneous equipment {a) 10,000 50 • 2,500 38,000 8,700 66,000 4,000 50 900 30,200 8,775 56,550 9,700 50 529 (6) 38,100 8,266 40,696 (c) 1,969 Total —Subdivision No. V 129,250 106,175 89,610 Subdivision No. VI—Transport 1 Charges for and incidental to — Air, sea, road, and rail fares Freight and cartage .. Transfer and removal expenses ... Travelling allowances and expenses (d) 70,000 28,000 3,000 38,000 . 44,900 58,000 5,000 34,300 (e) 58,977 (/) 24,606 2,222 24,403 Total—Subdivision No. VI 139,000 142,200 .110,208

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REMARKS

(a) Expenditure under this item previously shown under item, " Repairs to Aircraft." (b) The R.N.Z.A.F. is still using its wartime fleet of motor transport and replacement is overdue for numerous vehicles. Consequently maintenance is a constantly increasing factor.

(c) Last year's provision was designed to cover repairs to barrack equipment. Owing to shortage of labour it was found that the work could not all be dealt with.

(d) Provision made for movements of Air Training Corps, Territorial Air Force, and Active Reserve. (e) Overexpenditure due to the issue of extra free rail warrants for wartime overseas service valid not later than 31st March, 1949. (/) This item was provided to cove* - overseas freight on purchases of equipment some of which has not yet been delivered.

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(a) Advance to National Air Race Council in connection with proposed air race (United Kingdom to New Zealand) in 1953. (b) The New Zealand Government has agreed to meet one-third of the cost of the memorial gates. (c) Underexpenditure caused by delay in commencing a text-book hire service (£1,500) ; and fewer part-time teachers were employed than was anticipated. (d) Item was underestimated by non-allowance for expenditure referring to previous years. (e) An amount of £7OO is due to overseas manufacturing firms in respect of the original arrangement, now finalized, for the services of their engineers in New Zealand. It is anticipated that a further arrangement will be made.

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1949-50. 1948-49. V OTE —AIR —continued Voted. j Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. VII —Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Advertising : recruiting campaign 7,500 3,400 3,308 Christchurch Centennial Air Race (a) 5,000 Contribution, Empire Air Forces Memorial, Canada .. .. • .. (6) 4,290 2,000 Courses of instruction overseas 5,000 5,140 "4,555 Educational services 4,050 4,445 (c) 380 Entertainment allowance 110 100 91 Fuel, light, and power 54,000 53,520 53,538 Funeral expenses 250 150 259 Grants for purchase of civilian clothing 500 1,000 3,338 Grants— R.N.Z.A.F. bands 150 300 199 Territorial squadrons : amenities 400 Laundry, dry-cleaning, and repairs 10,000 12,880 ' 8,417 Medical and dental services 12,800 21,875 12,540 Medical services: overseas aircraft (recoverable) 310 200 213 Office expenses 11,000 (d) 6,400 16,637 Office fittings and requisites 3,000 2,975 2,356 Overtime and meal allowances 3,000 4,250 3,316 ' Payment for services of Entomologist 200 Payments on account of other Governments (recoverable) 1,000 500 1,322 Payments to aero clubs 32,500 35,050 33,653 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 45,500 59,000 39,061 Printing and stationery 10,000 8,000 13,045 Repairs, &c., and compensation for loss of, or - damage to, private vehicles and property .. 1,000 1,960 957 Technical services : expenses of liaison engineers (e) 3,000 810 (e) 263

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(a) Legal costs, £34 18s. ; medical and hospital fees, £23 Bs.; compensation, &c., £32 18s. Bd.; search and salvage expenses, £23 18s. Bd.; wreath, £2 2s. 4d. : total, £ll7 ss. Bd. (b) It is now proposed to charge miscellaneous expenditure, Air Training Corps to the relative items of R.N.Z.A.F. expenditure. (c) Expenditure for 1949-50 is now provided for in vote, " Scientific and Industrial Research." (d) Previously expenditure on civil aviation and meteorological services was included in vote, "Air." A new vote, " Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services " has now been created to deal with this expenditure.

Estimated. Actual Receipts, 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-4-9. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 198,600 141,660 149,054'

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1948-49. V OTE—AIR—continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VII —Miscellaneous Services— continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Contingencies 200 200 (a) 117 Air Training Corps (*) 2,800 3,305 Compassionate grant to widows of deceased officers 150 178 Defence science research. (c) 15,500 5,798 Medical history, R.N.Z.A.F. : expenses of compilation 600 " 301 Subsidy: Biggin Hill (R.A.F.) Chapel Restoration Fund 660 j 628 Total —Subdivision No. VII 214,760 243,865 207,775 TOTAL .. 4,673,807 3,911,740 ! 1 (d) 4,456,202

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CIVIL AVIATION AND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES {a)

Minister in Charge of Civil Aviation AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services. Summary

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. 1 Total. Voted. j Expended. VOTE—CIVIL AVIATION AND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I —Civil Aviation II—Meteorological Services III—South Pacific Trunk Air Route 211,010 104,610 72,000 1,140,255 141,820 310,965 1,351,265 246,430 382,965 1,504,772 229,270 250,308 963,420 207,792 230,519 TOTAL .. 387,620 1,593,040 1,980,660 1,984,350 1,401,731 VOTE—CIVIL AVIATION AND 1949-50. 1948-49. METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES Voted. j Expended. (Total number of officers: 1949-50, 1948-49, 720) 799; £ £ £ Subdivision No. I—Civil Aviation (Number of officers : 1949-50, 421 ; 1948-49, 429) Salaries — Clerical Division 1 at £1,325 (Director) 1 at £1,075 v ( Assistant Director) Other Salaries 419 (£165 to £1,060) Location allowances .. 1,325 1,075 208,Old 600 > 164,100 166,107 211,010 164,100 166,107 (a) New vote designed to exclude from vote, "Air," expenditure directly relating to Civil Aviation and meteorological services.

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•{a) The purchase and installation of a large proportion of the equipment provided for last year was deferred. *(&) Shortage of labour and materials prevented work involved from being carried out. It is anticipated that more labour and materials will be available this year. {c) Arrangements made last year for the overhaul of aircraft were not completed. (d) £58,110 was paid in respect of the New Zealand Government's share of operating losses for year ended 30th June, 1948. Provision has been made for the anticipated loss for year ended 30th June, 1949, £48,387, and for year ending 30th June, 1950, £105,013. {e) Estimated loss for the year ended 31st March, 1949, £85,000, was paid from Unauthorized Expenditure Account for last financial year. Provision now made for anticipated loss for year ending 31st March, 1950. X umber JsTame of Conference, <fcc. Persons Cost. Travelling. £ s(/) International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) .. .. .. 3 2,172 International Civil Aviation Organization (Geneva) .. .. ..3 1,401 ._ v Discussions on Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., flying-boats (Australia) 1 80 Inspection of fire and crash prevention facilities, Fiji .. .. .. 1 210 Telecommunication Conference (Australia) .. .. .. 2 273 Telecommunication Conference (United States of America) .. 1 376 International Air Transport Association (Australia) .. .. 1 70 £4,582 {g) Sufficient provision was not made for the cost of distribution of stores ex depot, Shelly Bay.

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VOTE—CIVIL AVIATION AND METEORO-1948-49. LOGICAL SERVICES —continued 1949-50. Subdivision No. I —Civil Aviation —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Accident investigations and searches for , missing aircraft 500 800 645 Aeradio (telecommunication) — Purchase and installation of equipment .. 85,000 153,900 (a) 45,868 Maintenance 78,000 92,300 88,283 Aerodromes : works expenditure — Buildings 120;000 41,000 (b) 22,424 Construction, including cost of land 217,000 453,262 {b) 195,152 Housing (including cost of land) . * 60,000 112,840 (b) 13,376 Maintenance ... 203,000 328,038 (6) 254,380 Air, sea, road, and rail fares 5,000 2,000 4,756 Aircraft— Purchase of .. (c) 550 Operation, maintenance, and hire (c) 18,000 14,350 (c) 1,744 ■Contribution towards operational costs— British Commonwealth Pacific Air Lines .. (d) 153,400 57,656 (d) 58,110 Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd. (e) 30,000 (e) Examination expenses 200 50 188 • Expenses of officers travelling overseas 1,000 880 (/) 4,582 Freight and cartage 3,500 1,500 (9) 3,563 Grants towards expenditure on landing grounds 255 185 185

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(a) There is a delayed claim from the Navy Department. In addition provision is now-made for the refitting of two launches received from Japan £l,OOO and additional costs Evans Bay. (b) Payment made for additional vehicles. (c) Payment made for extra services rendered. (d) During the year (and this position continues) there was an extensive increase in the work involved in the promulgation of aeronautical information in printed form. (e) Provision was made last year in item "Aeradio (Telecommunication) : Purchase and Installation." A separate item is now being established and provision made for additional expenditure. (/) Provision made last year under item "Aeradio (Telecommunication): Maintenance." Storesstocks and supplies. (g) Increased amount of mileage allowance owing to non-availability of houses.

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* • 1948-49. 1949-50. VOTE—CIVIL AVIATION AND METEOROVntf>rl H ,Y"Y\AT1 r] AW LOGICAL SERVICES —continued * UlCU. JUAUCUUCU. Subdivision No. I —Civil Aviation —continued. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to—ctd. Marine craft : operation, maintenance, and equipment (a) 7,500 5,500 (a) 1,891 Motor-vehicles — Operation and maintenance 11,500 5,750 4,905Purchase of .. 350 350 (b) 850' New Zealand contribution to International Civil Aviation Organization 6,500 9,731 9,831 Overtime and meal allowances 25,000 16,000 24,274 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 36,000 22,880 (c) 32,061 Printing and photography : stores and supplies {d) 1,450 600 (d) 1,687 Provision of fire-fighting equipment. (e) 25,000 3,000 4,097 Publications, purchase of (part recoverable) .. 150 150 94 Refund to airline operators of social security charge on income earned outside New Zealand 3,000 2,800 2,765* Rent and rates 3,000 2,350 3,095 Stores and miscellaneous supplies for stock .. (/)30,000 Travelling allowances and expenses (Sr)15 } 400 5,000 (9)14,101 Civil Aviation Mission, expenses of 5,500 2,840' Reconditioning Tiger Moth aircraft (recoverable) 2,300 1,566 1,140,255 1,340,672 797,313Total—Subdivision No. 1 1,351,265 1,504,772 963,420'

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(a) Increased number of personnel due to the observing staff being brought up to establishment. (b) This work could not be dealt with by the Ministry of Works last financial year. It is anticipated that a section of the work will be completed this year. (c) Last year's appropriations included " Works Expenditure," £4,000, in respect of the Campbell and Kermadec Islands establishment. Such expenditure is now included under respective items under " Other Expenditure : maintenance of Pacific stations." (d) Last year's appropriations and expenditure were abnormal, as outstanding accounts covering 1947-48 and amounting to £14,000 and £10,555 were included for the Kermadec and Campbell Islands respectively. ■(e) Owing to the difficulty in reaching Suwarrow there was little expenditure on this station. Number Name of Conference. Persons Cost. Travelling. if) North Pacific Air Navigation Committee of 1.C.A.0. (Seattle, Ist July, 1948, to 10th August, 1948) .. .. . . .. .. 1 £513

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VOTE—CIVIL AVIATION AND METEORO-104-8-49. LOGICAL SERVICES —continued 1949-50. Subdivision No. II —Meteorological Services Voted. Expended. (Number of officers : 1949-50, 230 (a); 1948-49, 189) £ £ £ SalariesProfessional Division 1 at £1,200 (Director of Meteorological Services) 1,200 1,150 Other Salaries 1 > 77,629 229 (£275 to £1,060) 102,285 71,925 Wages for local employees in Pacific islands 600 450 Location and special allowances 525 500 - 104,610 74,025 77,629 Other Charges for and incidental to— . Works expenditure — Building extension, Meteorological Office, Kelburn .. 5,000 (6) 5,000 Maintenance of installations (c) 1,000 (c) 6,050 "6,193 Other expenditure— Maintenance of buildings and grounds 2,500 1,800 1,635 Maintenance of Pacific stations — . Campbell Islands 7.000 (d) 23,000 . (d) 19,840 Kermadec (Raoul) Station 11,000 (d) 20,855 (d) 22,073 Suwarrow 600 600 (e) 89 Rentals ' 700 800 574 Air, sea, road, and rail fares 1,500 1,250 1,457 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 1,200 400 (/) 513 Freight and cartage 1,450 750 1,294 Fuel, light, heat, and power 700 750 516 Library 300 200 153

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VOTE—CIVIL AVIATION AND METEORO-1949-50. 1948-49. LOGICAL SERVICES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II —Meteorological Services — continued £ £ £ 1 Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Meteorological equipment - - Radiosonde .. Radar wind Instruments .. .. .. Balloons and hydrogen Motor-vehicles — Purchase .. Maintenance New Zealand contributions to International Meteorological Organizations Office expenses Office requisites, furniture, &c. Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Purchase of furniture Repairs to technical equipment Reporting service : outside assistance Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Works expenditure : stores building International Meteorological Organization: expenses of conference Meteorological equipment: anemometers .. 25,075 15,800 8,300 6,000 (e) 900 500 420 525 1,100 15,000 22,100 2,500 200 750 4,000 850 4,850 17,450 11,550 9,300 5,490 750 400 400 500 1,300 10,000 22,650 2,500 1,250 4,000 850 2,090 350 100 • (k) 2,860 (a) 7,020 (b) 8,255 (c) 11,250 (d) 2,939" 327 (/) 652 (.g) 247 13,619 20,537 (h) 4,962 533 {i) 768 211 (j) 4,108 335 65 141,820 155,245 130,163 Total—Subdivision No. II 246,430 229,270 207,792 Subdivision No. Ill —South Pacific TrunJc Air Route } (Number of officers : 1949-50, 148 (I); 1948-49, 102) Salaries — 148 (£130 to £1,060) Location and special allowances 61,100 10,900 \ / 52,385 52,544 72,000 52,385 52,544

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REMARKS

(a) Underexpenditure due to non-delivery of materials by. contractors. (b) The new radar wind sets are not yet complete and there is still a considerable quantity of material to be purchased. (c) In the supplementary estimates this appropriation was over-reduced by way of allowance in respect of the reduction in the exchange-rate. (d) Short deliveries account for underexpenditure. It is anticipated that deliveries this year will be normal. (e) In view of expected deliveries, unexpended appropriation has again been provided, together with the cost of a motor-cycle for Penrhyn Island. {/) This claim has not yet been received. (g) Furniture ordered has not yet been received. , (h) Overexpenditure due to reprinting of forms for the change of meteorological codes on Ist January, 1949. (i) Underexpenditure due to anticipated increases in remuneration covering only a small proportion of last financial year. (j) Extensive inspections were required as result of code change? on Ist January, 1949. (h) The expenses in connection with the installation of anemometers was met from works expenditure. (I) A number of meteorological observers are employed and their salaries are paid initially by the Fiji Government. These salaries were provided for last year under item " Wages: Native employees," which also covers other local employees. No recovery was made last year by the Fiji Government. 6

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Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. .. 351,400 151,470 (m) 22,264

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VOTE—CIVIL AVIATION AND METEORO-1948-49. LOGICAL SERVICES —continued 1949-50. Subdivision No. Ill—South Pacific Trunk Air Voted. Expended. 7"> ( i • j Koute —continued. | Other Charges for and incidental to— £ £ £ Works expenditureAerodromes-— ! Construction and development (a) 90,000 16,200 19,933 Maintenance 44,000 25,950' (b) 50,028 Buildings — Construction 30,000 47,830 45,222 Maintenance 6,000 13,000 6,480 Other expenditure : buildings 13,000 13,310 9,423 Air, sea, road, and rail fares 4,000 950 (c) 2,771 Cables 300 240 Compensation for repairs to and damage of private property and vehicles 200 160 Educational services Id) 500 50 15 Freight and cartage 900 280 595 Furniture, purchase of n,5db 14,850 (e) 3,348 Motor-vehicles — Purchase of .. 7,050 5,400 (/) Operation cost 3,000 1,750 6,596 Office expenses 150 400 138 Office fittings and requisites 150 90 155 Operation of mess and billets (g) 6,500 3,785 2,121 Overtime, meal, and shift allowances 9,000 7,000 \ (h) 10,051 Recreational amenities 1,175 Technical equipment— Purchase of .. 56,260 28,000 | (i) 1,293 Maintenance of (j) 17,030 2,500 6,270 Telephone services 1,500 823 I .(Jc) 823 Transfer and removal expenses 500 1,500 (c) 1,881 Travelling allowances and expenses 650 300 j (c) 1,565 Wages (Native employees) 7,500 11,605 ! 8,591 Contingencies ... 100 100 j Fuel, light, and power 1,620 | Laundry and dry-cleaning 180 ! 205 Printing and stationery 50 18 310,965 197,923 177,975 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 382,965 250,308 (I) 230,519 TOTAL .. 1,980,660 1,984,350 1 1,401,731

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REMARKS

(а) Additional provision for reconstruction, strengthening, and surfacing of runways in view of the use of heavier aircraft. (б) Fifteen months' maintenance came to charge and there were heavy purchases of stores.

(d) Now that the school is established, the teacher's salary is included in this item, together with additional incidental expenses. (e) Claims amounting to approximately £7,000 remain outstanding. (/) Arrangements for purchase of new vehicles were hot proceeded with in last financial year. It is anticipated that vehicles will be purchased this year. (g) Provision for additional subsidy to National Airways Corporation for messing and billeting of Air Department employees. (h) Expenditure underestimated. (i) Purchases could not be effected last year. Provision for 1949-50 involves the following items : fire-fighting equipment, £28,500; generating equipment, £11,000; radar and radiosonde equipment, £15,500 ; miscellaneous meteorological equipment, £1,760 ; reconstruction telephone system at Nadi, £3,000. (j) Expenditure for 1949-50 is estimated as follows : aeradio stores, £5,500; meteorological stores, £11,030; fire-fighting equipment maintenance, £5OO. In last year's accounts the cost of meteorological stores was provided from Subdivision 11, although this cost was included in charges against member Governments. (k) Last year's provision covered nine months' charge only.

(I) By .international agreement two-thirds of this expenditure is recoverable from the Commonwealth of Australia and United Kingdom Governments while one-third is borne by the New Zealand Government.

(m) It was expected that receipts amounting to £163,000 (approximate) due from the United Kingdom and Australian Governments in respect of the operation of the International Airport, Fiji, would have been received by 31st March, 1949. 6*

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MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, Accident Compensation, and other Expenses relative to Administration of Public Works, Maintenance of Public Buildings, Roads and Irrigation Works, Plant, Material, and Other Services. Summary

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. I Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES £ £ £ j £ £ Subdivision— I—Ministry of Worlcs Departmental II—Public Buildings III—Roads IV—Irrigation. Drainage, and River-protection and Improvement Worbs .. . T V—Railway-lines VI—Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services 997,397 10,750 247,860 700,476 87,200 199,242 28,000 5,593,455 1,245,257 711,226 87,200 199,242 28,000 5,593,455 1,167,989 774,631 131,250 238,757 30,000 4,420,365 1,027,548 380,284 87,810 172,807 18,676 5,072,350 Total 1,008,147 6,856,233 7,864,380 6,762,992 6,759,475 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 1,008,147 6,691,853 7,700,000 6,762,992 6,759,475 VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—Ministry of Works Departmental Voted. Expended. £ £ i £ (Total number of permanent officers : 1949-50, 2,563; 1948-49, 2,202) (Total number of temporary officers : 1949-50, 294; 1948-49,538) | Salaries— 1 1 : Administrative Division 1 at £2,075 (Commissioner of Works)* 500 i 500 H * Portion of salary paid from vote ', "Treasury."

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VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I —Ministry of Works Departmental—continued Voted. 1 Expended. £ £ £ Salaries —continued Professional Division 1 at £1,600 (Engineer-in-Chief) 1 at £1,500 (Assistant Commissioner of Works) 2 at £1,500 (Assistant Engineers-in-Chief) .. 1 at £1,475 (Government Architect) 1 at £1,300 (First Assistant Government Architect) 1 at £1.075 (District Architect, Auckland) 1 at £1,200 (Second Assistant Government Architect) 7 District Engineers — 1 at £1,275 2 at £1,175 4 at £1,075 1 at £975 .. 1 at £1,125 (Project Engineer, Waikato) 1 at £1,125 (Chief Designing Engineer) 1 at £1,125 (Highways and Roads Engineer) .. 1 at £1,125 (Chief Mechanical Engineer) .. 3 (2 at £1,175; 1 at £1,125) Inspecting Engineers .. ... 1 at £1,075 (Chief Investigating Engineer, Head Office) 1 at £1,075 (six months), (Chief Designing Engineer, Hydro) 1,600 1,500 3,000 1,475 1,300 1,075 1,200 1,275 2,350 4,300 1,125 1,125 1,125 1,125 3,475 1,075 537 1,525 2,700 1,425 1,225 2,250 3,075 975 1,053 1,075 1,075 1,075 2,200 1 | > 792,992 Clerical Division 1 at £1,575 (Chief Administrative Officer) .. 1 at £1,575 (Divisional Director) 1 at £1,425 (Divisional Director) 1 at £1,100 (Assistant Divisional Director) .. 1,575 1,575 1,425 1,100 1,525 1,525 1,375 1,050 Other Salaries - 2,535 (£165 to £1,060) Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance (294) 1,174,638 165,097 998,507 238,372 Less amounts charged direct to other votes 1,374,572 377,175 1,262,507 342,100 792,992 997,397 920,407 792,992

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If umber of Name of Conference, &c. Persons Cost. Travelling. (a) Liaison Officers with New Zealand Supply Mission in Washington, including £ travelling-expenses of two officers returning to New Zealand .. . . 2 546 Engineering investigations in United Kingdom regarding supply of material and labour .. .. .. .. .. - - .. 1 379 Investigations into methods of hydro-electric construction and tunnels in Canada and United States of America .. .. .. .. 2 t 650 Investigations in connection with purchase of steel in Pacific .. .. 3 453 Investigations in connection with purchase of steel in United Kingdom 1 93 Aerodromes investigations in the Pacific .. .. .. .. 3 24 Investigation in Australia in connection with town-planning .. .. 1 14 Inspection and sale of motor-vehicles at Nadi, Fiji . . ... .. 1 18 Interviewing and arranging for engineering staff to be included among immigrants from the United Kingdom .. .. .. .. 1 (590 £2,867

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1948-49, VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS 1949-50. AND SERVICES —continued Voted. J Expended. Subdivision No. I—Ministry of Works £ | £ £ Departmental—continued Other Charges for and Incidental to — Aerial surveys 500 2,000 283 Books, fees, &c., for students attending Canterbury and other colleges 250 250 508 Compassionate grants to widows or next-of-kin of deceased officers 1,000 1,000 i 635 Contribution to National Provident Fund .60 45 58 Departmental aircraft, maintenance of 2,000 3,000 1,863 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 1,000 1,000 (a) 2,867 Expenses of Regional Planning Councils 600 750 568 Fees and expenses of members of Townplanning Board 100 200 75 Fidelity-guarantee-policy premiums 100 100 80 Films, equipment, and photographic expenses 500 8,000 5,254 Grants to officers of monetary equivalent of leave due on retirement 300 300 Law charges and legal expenses 100 100 226 Overtime and meal allowances 10,000 10,000 9,354 Payment of accident expenses, &c., not provided for under Workers' Compensation Act 100 100 10 Payments of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 500 6 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 32,000 31,000 31,549 j Printing and stationery, lithographic works, plans, advertising, &c. 32,000 32,000 30,745

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1948-49. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC 1949-50. : WORKS AND SERVICES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Ministry of Works Departmental—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Purchase of and repairs to instruments, mechanical office equipment, &c. 35,000 35,000 4,646 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers (including motor hire, motor-mileage allowance, travelling-allowance, and maintenance of motor-vehicles) 130,000 120,000 144,149 Work performed by High Commissioner's staff 1,000 1,000 1,000 Work performed by New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner, Sydney .. 150 150 150 Items not specified, including contingencies . . 1,000 1,000 443 Transport expenses of Chief Engineer, Department of Public Works, Tasmania 87 87 247,860 247,582 234,556 "Total —Subdivision No. I \ 1,245,257 1,167,989 1,027,548 Subdivision No. II —Public Buildings j j Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, Fittings, Furniture, Gardens, and Grounds — Charges for and incidental to — Accident compensation, sick-pay, holiday pay, and special leave to workmen 9,000 12,000 | 8,695 Compensation for accidents to privatelyowned vehicles 250 250 ! 744 ■Cost of alterations, renovations, &c., of premises occupied by Crown (part recoverable) .. .. 80,000 20,000 867 Government buildings throughout the Dominion— Courthouses 19,000 13,000 | 11,630 Customhouses 600 300 I 467 Departmental buildings 80,000 55,000 | 60,854 Gaols 10,750 8,000 1 8,595

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MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued

(a) Includes £40,550 at Auckland and £16,600 at Wellington. {b) Increased provision required to meet rents previously paid by individual Government Departments.

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VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC 1948-49 WORKS AND SERVICES —continued 1949-50. Voted. ExpendoA. Subdivision No. II—Public Buildings— continued £ £ £ Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, Fittings, Furniture, Gardens, and Grounds—continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Government buildings throughout the Dominion—continued Maintenance of stores buildings {a) 56,000 20,000 5,333 Mental hospitals 94,000 75.000 70.168 Police-stations 39,000 38,000 30,958 Quarantine stations 600 600 1,327 Other Government buildings 1,000 3,000 5,548 Office requisites, fuel, light, power, water, cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services (£5,000 recoverable) 15,000 15,000 14,820 Rents .. .. ... (6)210,250 136,000 77,403 Replacement and non-productive works (transfer to Public Works Account) 10,000 250,000 10,000 Temporary accommodation 35,000 60,000 16,482 Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington : expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1920— Auckland— Fuel, light, water, and cleaning 250 250 253 Gardens, grounds, and outbuildings— £ Salaries: 5 groundsmen .. , 2,000 Coke, coal, seeds, plants, implements, manures, &c. 250 Miscellaneous expenditure .. 100 2,350 2,100 2,091 Household furnishings, &c. 3,500 10,000 1,383 Maintenance 1,500 1,650 1,618 Telephone service (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 120 100 110

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1948-49. 1949-50. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC Voted. Expended. WORKS AND SERVICES —continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. II —Public Buildings— continued Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, Fittings, Furniture, Gardens, and Grounds —continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington: expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1920—-continued Wellington— Fuel, light, water, cleaning, upkeep of 1,099 laundry, &c. 1,500 1,500 Gardens, grounds, and outbuildings— £ Salaries: 10 groundsmen .. 4,700 Casual labour .. .. 300 Coke, coal, seeds, plants, implements, manures, &c. 300 Miscellaneous expenditure .. 300 3,512 5,600 5,000 Household furnishings, &c. 1,000 3,000 2,867 Maintenance 6,500 10,000 15,410 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 200 200 186 Lyttelton Borough Council, for extra water supplied to Government Departments 100 100 (part recoverable from other Departments) 100 Parliamentary buildings 4,000 10,000 3,217 Payment in full and final settlement of claim for interference by the Crown with rights of tenant 36 209 173 Public Revenues Act, 1926, section 133: annual contribution to Fire Insurance Fund for reinstatement of public buildings 10,000 destroyed by fire 10,000 10,000 Special and other rates on Government 9,093 properties 9,100 9,000

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VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC 1949-50. 1948-49. WORKS AND SERVICES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II—Public Buildings— continued £ £ £ Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, Fittings, Furniture, Gardens, and Grounds—continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Contingencies Costs in connection with Ballantyne's fire .. Costs of restoring premises occupied during war emergency 100 100 102 800 3 111 1,257 706,306 770,261 376,574 Gardens and Grounds, General— Salaries— 9 groundsmen .. .. .. - .. 4,050 3,700 3,416 Other Charges for and incidental to — Casual labour Coke, coal, &c. Implements, manures, &c. Seeds, plants, &c. Miscellaneous expenditure 300 20 100 100 350 300 20 100 100 150 34 72 188 870 670 I 294 Total—Subdivision No. II 711,226 774,631 380,284 Subdivision No. Ill—Roads Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance and repairs to roads Maintenance of tourist roads, Rotorua County Maintenance of Wanganui River services (contribution) 33,000 2,000 250 70,000 7,000 250 1 21,877 1,336 143

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1948-49. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC 1949-50. WORKS AND SERVICES —continued Voted. j Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. Ill-—Roads —continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Restoration of roadworks, bridges, &c., damaged by floods 50,000 50,000 58,996 Surveys in connection with rehabilitation .. 200 1,000 142 Extraordinary damage to roads and highways due to military traffic 1,750 3,000 5,316 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 87,200 131,250 87,810 Subdivision No. IV—Irrigation, Drainage, and River-protection and Improvement Works Charges for and incidental to — Irrigation works: maintenance of dams, headworks, races, weirs, &c. — Canterbury Schemes : maintenance 34,800 30,500 25,185 Central Otago 53,000 34,000 44,183 South Canterbury (Redcliffs, Levels, and other schemes) 8,600 4,300 6,933 General investigations and surveys, &c. .. 100 100 Land clearing by heavy machinery (part recoverable) * .. 20,000 14,000 22,074 Paekakariki Drainage (part recoverable) .. 6,350 7,350 2,082 Point Howard sewerage scheme : subsidy .. 1,500 1,500 Provision on farms of accommodation for workers (maintenance) 150 1,000 243 River-protection and improvement works— New Plymouth Borough Council: subsidy on sea-wall protection 3,830 3,830 Ngahina wharf repairs 112 112 Removal of Tokaanu Township 1,000 5,000 33 Sand-dune reclamation 49,400 46,000 55,231 Transfer to Public Works Account, vote " Soil Conservation and Rivers Control" 5,000 75,000 5,000 Waihou and Ohinemuri river-improvement (maintenance) 7,000 10,000 7,103 Subsidy : Kaipara Harbour reclamation 7,400 4,200 3,142

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VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC 1949-50. 1948-49. WORKS AND SERVICES—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV. —Irrigation, Drainage, and River-protection and Improvement Works — continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Works not specified Paparangi water-supply, Tawa Flat: clearing silt from dam Subsidy—Centennial memorial, Maketu Beach : grant towards cost of protecting wall .. .. 1,000 1,000 80 785 554 7 1,037 Total —Subdivision No. IV 199,242 238,757 172,807 Subdivision No. V —Railway-lines Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of unopened railway-lines, including wages of caretakers, materials, costs of operation of goods and passenger services, damages and compensation, hire of wagons, and all other charges : miscellaneous works 28,000 • 30,000 18,676 Total—Subdivision No. V 28,000 30,000 18,676 Subdivision No. VI —Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Demolition of air-raid shelters and splinterproofing, &c. Engineers Registration Act, 1924 (cost of administration, including allowance to Registrar, and fees, &c., of members of the Registration Board), (recoverable) Government stores : Marine and Air Insurance Fund Municipal composting research : Subsidy (£1 for £1) 22,000 630 300 1,000 157,000 . 1,100 300 1,500 63,791 629 213 461

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MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 5,536,700 3,803,900 5,101,507

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1948-49. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC 1949-50. WORKS AND SERVICES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI —Plant, Material, and £ £ £ Miscellaneous Services—continued Charges fob and incidental to —continued j Plant, material, and services— Buildings, &c., for Hospital Boards throughout New Zealand (all expenditure recoverable from Boards) 1,000 6,000 17 Freight, cartage, and transport charges (recoverable) 15,000 15,000 11,731 Material and stores 650,000 520,000 616,449 Plant and spares— Purchases 950,000 615,000 470,098 Plant operating .. 975,000 850,000 967,452 Quarries (acquisition and operation) 5,000 10,000 2,761 Services and supplies for other Departments, &c. (recoverable) 2,500,000 1,750,000 2,424,151 Public Works workshops (maintenance and working expenses), (recoverable) 450,000 313,000 443,268 Tornado damage, Hamilton (part recoverable) 15,000 125,000 40,528 Tramways expenses re inquiries, appointments to Appeal Board, &c. 25 25 37 Transfer to Public Works Account, vote " Housing Construction " : non-productive Works, Building Control, Glen Innis Mar-shalling-yards, and restoration of grounds, Auckland Hockey Association 4,500 25,440 20,940 Transit housing 3,000 30,000 9,745 Works not specified 1,000 1,000 79 Total —Subdivision No. VI 5,593,455 4,420,365 5,072,350 Total 7,864,380 6,762,992 6,759,475 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 7,700,000 6,762,992 6,759,475

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Costs and Expenses of Highways Maintenance, Renewal, and Repairs, &c., Hire and Purchase of Machinery and Plant or other Equipment, and all other Expenses, including Administration, Supervision, Travelling-expenses, Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen, and Contingencies. Summary

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1948-49.' 1949-50. Voted. Expended. VOTE —HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE £ 4,823,430 £ 3,986,089 £ 3,920,772 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 4,533,430 3,961,089 3,920,772 VOTE—HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE £ £ £ Charges fob. and incidental to — Renewal— 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) 60,000 40,000 35,000 20,000 5,000 80,000 25,000 25,000 30,000 5,000 5,000 45,000 40,000 35,000 15,000 2,000 8,000 5,000 5,000 20,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 10,000 3,000 80,000 15,000 25,000 20,000 10,000 2,500 30,000 40,000 30,000 10,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 15,000 12,020 14,937 28,580 16,483 1.437 48,300 9,117 26,135 45,793 88 3,002 16,564 16,523 17,393 9.438 2,840 2,773 1,571 1,102 7,852 505,000 430,500 281,948 Maintenance, Repair, dec.— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) No. 2a Highway District (Auckland South) No. 2b Highway District (Auckland South) No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) 260,000 365,000 265,000 265,000 250,000 270,000 300,000 220,000 230,698 333,689 228,132 230,264

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Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 260,000 160,000 254,452

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1948-49. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. VOTE—HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE—continued £ £ £ Charges fob and incidental to—continued Maintenance, Repair, &c.—continued 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) Flood damage and contingencies 145,000 195,000 110,000" 155,000 145,000 80,000 175,000 115,000 145,000 145,000 85,000 115,000 115,000 135,000 135,000 140,000 200,000 148,750 160,000 68,750 145,000 120,000 70,000 . 91,250 98,750 128,750 133,750 63,750 98,750 98,750 133,750 98,750 98,750 80,000 103,960 141,927 68,866 132,897 111,158 68,774 149,564 83,409 102,324 118,329 65,272 95,643 77,499 110,429 110,086 120,980 208,803 3,490,000 2,877,500 2,892,703 General — Administration and general expenses Plant, purchase of .. 413,000 60,000 330,000 50,000 352,378 58,388 473,000 380,000 410,766 Abolition of toll-gates (Taranaki, Hawera, and Eltham County Councils), (Finance Act, 1925, section 20 (2) (a)) Advances to local authorities (Main Highways Amendment Act, 1926, section 2) Hutt Road annual charges (Wellington City Council), (Hutt Road Act, 1939 (section 6)) .. Post and Telegraph Department: cost of collection of motor-registration fees and payment on account of transfers Subsidies to local authorities (Finance Act, 1931 (No. 3); Appropriation Act, 1916, section 9; and Municipal Corporations Act, 1933, section 71) Transfer to Public Works Account: contribution to capital - works on highways 1,400 50,000 11,030 38,000 245,000 10,000 1,520 15,000 12,569 34,000 225,000 10,000 1,347 34,169 11,029 37,757 241,053 10,000 355,430 298,089 335,355 Total 4,823,430 3,986,089 3,920,772 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR.. 4,533.430 3,961.089 3,920,772

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY

Minister of Lands AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Lands and Survey. Summary

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision — I—Administration 610,650 363,711 974,361 873,490 822,786 11—Miscellaneous Services 148,362 148,362 396, 732 356,289 III—Scenery Preservation, Bird Sanctuaries, National Parks, Recreation-grounds, and Domains 162,275 162,275 80, 6 30 59,549 TOTAL 610,650 674,348 1,284,998 1,350,852 1,238,624 VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 1,314 ; Voted. Expended. » II/TO - tJ/J Subdivision No. I—Administration £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,500 (Director-General of Lands) • • 1,500 1,450 •> ♦ Professional Division 1 at £1,250 (Surveyor-General) 1 at £1,175 (Fields Director) 1,250 1,175 1,200 1,100 > 523,643 Clerical Division 1 at £1,175 (Assistant Director-General of Lands) 1,175 1, 100

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) All machines ordered last year were not received. Number Name of Conference, &c. Persons Cost. Travelling £ (b) Assembling survey and mapping data, Pacific islands .. .. .. 1 288 (c) Provision for the remuneration and expenses of members of the Land Settlement Board and the Committees for the various land districts.

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VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Administration —continued £ £ £ Salaries —continued • Other Salaries 1,310 (£165 to £1,060) 605,550 530,150 J 610,650 535,000 523,643 Other Charges for and incidental to— Arbitration costs : valuation of lands and special reports (part recoverable) Calculating-machines, &c.— £ Purchase .. .. .. 3,000 Maintenance .. .. .. 300 5,000 3,300 7,500 10 40 33,000 125 (c) 5,000 5,000 1,550 5,300 450 40 26,000 125 3,804 (a) 527 8,109 (b) 288 20 28,649 113 Draughting-materials (part recoverable) Expenses of officers travelling overseas (part recoverable) Grant to New Zealand Institute of Survey Draughtsmen towards cost of publication of " Draughtsmen's Bulletin " .. Inspection costs: Field Inspectors and Supervisors— £ Motor hire .. .. .. 2,500 Motor-mileage allowances .. 6,000 Travelling-expenses .. .. 17,000 Travelling-allowances .. .. 7,500 Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1910: Rangers' salaries, travelling and other expenses (part recoverable) Land Settlement Board and Committees: fees and expenses of members and expenses of inquiries under section 16, Land Act, • 1918

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) Provision for valuations required by the Crown in proceedings before the Land Valuation Court or Land Valuation Committees. Remuneration and expenses of Land Sales Court and Committees is provided under vote, " Justice." (b) A large number of maps require reprinting this year to replenish stocks. Provision also includes the cost of printing, aeronautical charts. (c) Provision for replacement of worn-out vehicles, the maintenance costs of which are heavy. 'Purchases are also required for additional field staff supervising land-development, (id) Includes cost of advertising land for selection by ex-servicemen. (e) Expenditure for advertising land for selection was for part year only. (/) Includes expenditure, £4,000, not brought to charge 1948-49. (g) Overtime during 1948-49 was strictly curtailed, but to maintain the programme for the settlement of ex-servicemen increased.overtime may be necessary. (h) Provision previously on vote, " Lands and Survey, Subdivision II." (i) All expenditure was not brought to charge last year. (j) The purchase of technical equipment was deferred during the war years and supplies are only now becoming available from overseas. Provision includes the cost of photogrammetrical • « equipment for aerial surveys.

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1948 49. 1949-50. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ m Subdivision No. I—Administration—continued 1 Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Land Valuation Court Act, 1948 : expenses of valuations and incidental costs (a) 67,000 . 92,000 96,457 Map-printing (part recoverable) (6) 13,900 4,000 . 4,224 Motor-vehicles — £ Purchase .. .. 24,000 Maintenance-.. .. .. 16,000 (r) 40 000 4-4- fSOO 94. HQ xjl ? JUU <vx j JLJL<7 Office expenses (d) 13,550 13,700 (e) 7,239 Office furniture and fittings (/) 14,000 16,000 11,347 Overtime and meal allowances 6,000 9,500 (9) 2,989 Payment of costs arising out of motor accidents, including administration (h) 525 - . Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 16,000 16,000 15,264 Printing and stationery 13,500 8,500 11,098 Rent 350 9,000 7 J 83 Rural cadets : cost of training 2.000 1,200 (i) 440 Statutes : annotation 86 75 85 Surveying and draughting instruments : Surveyors' equipment, camp gear, huts, &c. — £ Maintenance .. .. .. 600 Purchase .. .. ..22,125 (j) 22,725 8,000 5,590

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(«) Increased provision to meet the cost of additional sets of aerial photographs and mosaic maps. Part of the cost is recoverable from sales. (6) Provision for the cost of mapping operations in the Rotorua-Taupo region to obtain data for the closer study of the potentialities of large undeveloped areas for land-utilization and forest development. (c) Membership fee, New Zealand Jersey Cattle and Breeder's Association, £1 Is.; replacing damaged clothing, £4 ; payment of amounts to clear debts incurred during 1935-37 by former Unemployment Board, £7 17s. 4d.; exchange on dishonoured cheques, 18s. lOd.: total, £l3 17s. 2d. (d) Provision for this expenditure is now made under Land Settlement Account, vote "Crown Lands." (e) Provision now made under item, " Land Settlement Board and Committees " (see page 177).

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— VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. j Expended. Subdivision No. 1 —Administration —continued £ | £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Surveys, &c. (part recoverable) — Aerial photography Maori land Settlement and general surveys Trigonometrical and topographical (including expenses of Geographical Board) Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses — £ Motor hire .. .. .. 1,500 Motor-mileage allowances .. 1,500 Travelling-allowances .. .. 6,650 Travelling-expenses .. .. 7,850 (a) 38,000 600 23,400 (b) 11,050 9,500 17,500 50 (d) (e) 26,000 400 20,000 5,000 7,000 15,200 50 700 3,200 20,439 579 21,790 3,806 8,014 14,387 (c) 14 654 3,315 Contingencies Education reserves: expenses of management (recoverable) Lands Boards : fees to members, and including expenses in lieu of fees 363,711 .338,490 299,143 Total—Subdivision No. I 974,361 873,490 822,786 Subdivision No. II—Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Accident compensation Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers 800 100 100 100 391

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(а) Work was discontinued during 1948-49 owing to shortage of plant. (б) This work is preliminary to a pumping scheme, the installation of which has been delayed pending inquiries overseas as to suitable pumps. (c) Reference is directed to note (6).

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1948-49. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II—Miscellaneous Services— . continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Drainage-works expenditure (part recoverable)— Hauraki Plains Drainage District— Works expenditure — • Kaihere Ferry expenses 580 550 552 Maintenance of completed works 4,500 4,500 3,979 Constructing and carrying on works, acquisition of land for the more effective carrying-out of drainage operations, and compensation for works on private lands (part recoverable) — £ Works .. .. .. 12,116 Other expenditure .. 4,000 16 1 lfi i fi i no Q R7Q -LU j 11U lUj 1W ! U jO/ t7 Eaitaia Drainage Area : works expenditure — Enlarging main drains (on account, £7,500 ; expended, £1,988) 1,300 1,875 1,319 Maintenance of completed works 2,300 2,700 2,193 Outlet to Waipapakauri (on account, £6,000 ; expended, £4,781) 1,219 1,219 (a) Reconstruction of flood-gates 282 305 23 Stop-bank, Puckey's Drain 350 350 Poukawa Drainage Area—Works expenditure : maintenance of completed works 520 470 510 Rangitaiki Drainage District: works expenditure— Maintenance of completed works 21,675 23,090 23,378 Old Rangitaiki Channel pumping areaImprovement to old channel, Rangitaiki River 1,107 1,230 (b) 123 Installation of pumping scheme (on account, £10,500; expended, nil), (part recoverable) . .. 10,500 4,800 (o)

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) To provide an additional unit for the housing of drainage employees engaged on Rangitaiki Plains drainage works. (b) Necessity for work did not arise until late in year 1948-49, and did not proceed as quickly as anticipated. (c) Plant-operating costs M ere less than anticipated owing to the late delivery of new excavating machinery. (d) For rent and interest in excess of rates fixed for ex-servicemen; greater provision necessary owing to increased selections.

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1948-49. 1949-50. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. 11—Miscellaneous Services — £ £ £ continued i Charges for and incidental to —continued 1 Drainage-works expenditure (part recoverable) —continued Rangitaiki Drainage District: works expenditure —continued Purchase of cottage at Thornton as additional accommodation for drainage workers (a) 400 Tarawera River : reconstruction of stopbanks (on account, £5,000 ; expended, £643), (recoverable) 2,000 2,000 (b)643 Swamp land drainageGeneral (recoverable) — £ Purchase of plant and stores 7,250 Plant operating .. .. 9,000 Ifi '250 28 700 (c) 17 708 1U j JU<J\J J 1 \J\J J ~L t j # \JkJ Waihi Drainage Area : works expenditure — Maintenance of completed works 1,607 1,550 1,560 Upper Pongakawa Stream improvement i (on account, £6,000; expended, £2,350), | (recoverable) 3,500 3,500 2,350 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 200 100 196 Rent and interest concessions to ex-servicemen (d) 48,000 35,000 36,251 Subsidies — Kawhia Harbour Board 250 250 250 Lake Wakatipu wharves : maintenance .. 50 50 50 Pipiriki-Otamungo mail-service 286 286 286 Tangowahine Settlement: maintenance of drains (£1 for £1) 409 409

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) Provision made under Land Settlement Account, vote " Crown Lands." {b) Includes payment of £7,312 for sewerage scheme, Town of Hanmer, for which full provision was not made in 1948-49. (c) Provision made under Public Works Account, vote " Soil Conservation and Rivers Control."

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• 1948-49. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued 1949-50. Subdivision No. II —Miscellaneous Services — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued • Subsidies —continued Wanaka-Minaret mail-service 20 20 20 Works expenditure — Rangitaiki land drainage : subsidy on Rangitaiki River improvement (£3 for £1), (on account, £9,375 ; expended, £5,777) 1,875 1,875 1,516 Thames Valley Drainage Board Area : Awaiti pumping scheme (£3 for £1), (part recoverable) 1,166 2,216 1,753 Transfer to Land Settlement Account: subsidy on wages expenditure on development of marginal lands and for ascertained and anticipated losses on developing land for rehabilitation 10,000 200,000 200,000 Uneconomic holdings : payment to outgoing lessees 1,000 1,550 201 Access road to Ahipara Gumfields : maintenance (a) 226 224 Advances for protection of buildings on Crown leasehold properties 100 Commission on purchase of Maori lands (a) 10 Compensation for live-stock accidentally poisoned 35 35 Crown lands : protecting, clearing, grassing, draining, &c. (general), (part recoverable) (a) 2,500 (b) 10,043 Destruction of rabbits on unoccupied Crown lands : wages and other expenses (a) 9,250 7,392 Destruction of noxious weeds on unoccupied Crown land (a) 9,000 7,743 Drainage-wOrks expenditure (part recoverable) — Hauraki Plains Drainage District: Works expenditure — * Central outlet drain : widening 1,100 882. Clearing Poa aquatica from main canals and improved river channels (on account, £7,000; expended, £5,651), (part recoverable) (c) 2,500 1,975

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) Provision now made tinder Public Works Account, vote " Soil Conservation and Rivers Control." (b) Provision now made under Land Settlement Account, vote " Crown Lands." (c) Provision now made in Subdivision I.

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1948-49. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. 11 —Miscellaneous Services — continued • £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Drainage-works expenditure (part recoverable) —continued Hauraki Plains Drainage District: Works exp enditure —continued Kaihere Ferry pontoon : renewal Willow - clearing, Piako River and 1,730 1,627 Puhunga Canal (recoverable) (a) 2,000 210 Rangitaiki Drainage District—Old Rangitaiki Channel pumping area : expenses of special committee investigating drainage 90 1 60 Swamp land drainage —investigative, surveys : works expenditure (a) 5,200 314 Waihi Drainage Area : works expenditure— Lower Pongakawa Stream improvement (recoverable) .. .. , 2,736 933 Main drain improvement (part recoverable) (a) 2,740 2,311 Ex gratia payment to widow of former block manager 50 50 Exchange of Crown lands for private lands (adjustments) (b) 100 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Account: one-fourth of proceeds of sales, &c., payable to Harbour Board (b) 1,800 2,004 Otamakapua Block : rent (b) 883 883 Payment for improvements effected (b) 500 Payment of costs arising out of motor accidents, including administration (c) 500 380 Rates to local authorities (b) 1,240 602 Rates (drainage) on unoccupied Crown lands under — , Hauraki Plains Act, 1926 (b) 660 522 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910 (b) 260 211 Swamp Drainage Act, 1915 (b). 1,200 1,056 Reclamation of sand-dune and dune areas and purchase of marram-grass (part recoverable) (b) 650 672 Repairing stop-banks (part recoverable) : works expenditure— Hauraki United Drainage Board Area {a) 1,988 1,889 Hauraki West Drainage Board Area (a) 4,450 1,412

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) Provision now made under Land Settlement Account, vote " Crown Lands." (b) Provision now made under Public Works Account, vote " Soil Conservation and Rivers Control." (c) Includes provision for the purchase of additional areas at Tongariro National Park. (d) Provision for the acquisition of land for domains and for the annual payment of £lO,OOO in reduction of purchase-price of areas acquired in the Paekakariki-Raumati locality for recreational purposes. (e) Commitments carried forward from 1948-49 in respect of grants, £25,000, not uplifted by Domain Boards whose programmes have been delayed owing to shortages of labour and materials.

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VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. II —Miscellaneous Services — Voted. Expended. —continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Repairs and alterations to buildings on Crown lands Stewart Island—Interest on £2,000, part purchase-money: annual payment Subsidies — Koromatua Outlet Drain: reconditioning Rangitaiki Land Drainage : subsidy on maintenance costs (10s. for £1) Tatarariki outfall drain: reconditioning (recoverable): works expenditure Value of settlement lands reserved for public purposes £ (a) {a) (t>) £ 500 135 40 7,054 600 10 £ 238 115 40 6,825 510 Total—Subdivision No. II 148,362 396,732 356,289 Subdivision No. Ill—Scenery Preservation, Bird Sanctuaries, National Parks, Recreationgrounds, and Domains * Charges for and incidental to — Bird sanctuaries — £ Acquisition .. .. .. 50 Supervision, maintenance, plant, improvements, &c. .. .. 925 National parks — £ Acquisition (including access) (c) 10,000 General administration and grants to Park Boards .. .. 8,000 975 18,000 75,000 950 19,700 37,000 396 12,025 30,139 Recreation-grounds and domains— £ Acquisition (including access) (d) 30,000 General administration and grants to Domain Boards .. (e) 45,000

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) Provision is mainly for the purchase of areas in the vicinity of the Waikaremoana-Rotorua Highway, Urewera Country, in the interests of scenery preservation and water conservation. (b) Work includes the maintenance of firebreaks and the grassing of additional areas which will be grazed. Provision also made for purchase of live-stock. (c) For erection of Maori dwellinghouse, cottage for caretaker, tea-kiosk, and improvements to motor-camp on the area under the control of the Trust. (d) Included grant of £l,OOO for 1947-48.

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 200,000 503,100 532,531 Rents, royalties, interest, &c., from Crown Lands previously credited to departmental receipts are, in terms of the Land Act, 1948, payable to the Land Settlement Account as from Ist April, 1949.

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VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Scenery Preservation, Bird Sanctuaries, National Parks, Recreationgrounds, and Domains—continued £ £ 1 £ i Charges for and incidental to —continued t Scenic and historic reserves — £ Acquisition (including access) (a) 50,000 General administration, maintenance charges, improvements, and grants to Scenic Boards .. 10,000 60,000 (b) 2,800 (c) 4,500 1,000 16,000 2,930 2,000 1,800 250 11,409 1,880 • (d) 2,000 \ 1,700 Trounson Kauri Park, maintenance and protection of Waitangi .National TrustGrant for capital improvements Grant for maintenance expenses National parks: stock and plant on area acquired for inclusion in Abel Tasman National Park Surveys, valuations, &c. Total —Subdivision No. Ill 162,275 80,630 59,549 TOTAL 1,284,998 1,350,852 1,238,624

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

STATE FOREST SERVICE

Commissioner of State Forests AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the State Forest Service. Summary

(a) Increase in staff due to additional activities. (b) Includes payments retrospective to Ist April, 1946. (c) Underexpenditure due partly to the shortage of clerical staff and the consequent inability to arrange for adjusting transfers. In addition the expenditure on the forests concerned was less than anticipated.

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1949-50 1948-49. Salaries. Other I Charges. Total. Voted. J Expended. VOTE—FOREST ADMINISTRATION £ 167,500 £ 559,985 £ 727,485 £ ! £ 812,900 810,659 VOTE—FOREST ADMINISTRATION (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 750 (a) : 1949-50. 1948-49. "Voted. j Expended. 1948-49, 660) Salaries — £ £ £ Administrative Division 1 at £1,425 (Director and Secretary) 1,425 1, 325 Professional Division 1 at £1,200 (Assistant Director) .. Allowance 1,200 47 1, 125 190 > 269,292 Other Salaries 748 (£165 to £1,060) Remote allowance Standby allowance 346,973 3,100 1,400 251,550 8,500 3,500 J (b) 9,018 (b) 3,823 Less amounts charged direct to Public Works Account, vote " Forest Develop- . - ment " 354,145 186,645 266,190 ! 186,300 j 282,133 (c) 94,894 167,500 79,890 187,239

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STATE FOREST SERVICE—continued

(a) Claims higher than anticipated. Number of Cost. Name of Conference, «fec. Persons Travelling. * (b) Empire Forestry Conference, England, 1947, and Investigation of National Pulp and Paper Scheme (Northern Europe and North America) .. 2 1,982 Eastern States Timber Industry Stabilization Conference, Toowoomba, Queensland .. .. •.. . .. .. .. • • 1 78 Study of forest taxation and forest economics in Great Britain and Northern Europe in connection with rehabilitation bursary .. .. .. 1 466 Tour of duty in North American forestry institutions, experimental stations, laboratories, &c. (balance) .. .. .. .. .. 1 7 Trade discussions in Australia on pulp production in connection with National Pulp and Paper Scheme .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 Trade discussions in Australia regarding sales of New Zealand timber .. 1 154 Study of designs, &c.,' of sawmills in connection with the proposed integrated sawmill at Murupara .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1,739 * Timber Mechanics' Conference, Canada and United States of America .. 1 656 Post-graduate course in Forestry, Oxford University, England .. .. 1 183 Course of study at Canberra School of Forestry, Australia .. .. 3 111 £5,496 (c) Zonal End-use Committees disbanded December, 1948. (d) Increase necessitated by contributions towards costs of Rural Fire Committees. (e) Aerial photographs became available earlier than expected. (/) Requirements underestimated. (g) National Forest Survey activities more extensive than expected.

187

• 1948-49. VOTE—FOREST ADMINISTRATION —ctd. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Compensation to employees and dependants 12,250 9,650 (a) 12,064 Contributions to research and technical associations 150 150 196 Cost - of - living bonus to superannuitants, Government Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children 730 690 687 Expenses of officers travelling overseas on duty and for study 6,000 5,450 (b) 5,496 Expenses of Timber Advisory and Timber End-use Committees 300 4,000 (c) 2,870 Field, office, and experimental equipment: tools, furniture, instruments, &c., purchase of .. .. .. 6,250 6,000 5,375 Fire-fighting wages, expenses, &c., including payments under Forest and Rural Fires Act, 1947 (d) 5,700 3,800 2,781 Fire-prevention and educational publicity .. 10,000 10,000 8,991 Forest atlas .. 3,050 3,000 (e) 5,361 Forest investigation and staff training 7,000 7,260 (/) 9,377 Forest reconnaissance, including national forest survey 20,600 13,000 (9) 23,427

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STATE FOREST SERVICE—continued

(a)- Owing to increased departmental activities, expenditure was higher than anticipated. (b) Overexpenditure due to increased staff and extension of activities, mainly in Commercial Division.

188

1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—FOREST ADMINISTRATION—ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ Grants to officers and others for suggestions and inventions Grant to officer on account of expenditure incurred in preparation for official overseas visit which was subsequently cancelled .. Maintenance of administration buildings (works expenditure) Maintenance of field, office, and experimental equipment, &c. Motor vehicles— Maintenance of administrative vehicles .. Purchase of administrative vehicles Repairs to other than departmental vehicles damaged in collision, &c. Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payment of interest on deposits Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers and workmen Payment of special rates Payments to local bodies for roading purposes of " fifths " and " tenths " of revenue from sales of standing timber and logs Payments to other Departments for services rendered Payments to Post and 'Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Refund to Lands for Settlement Account: yearly rent on Sections 28-30, Block "VIII, Otanewainuku Survey District Refunds to sawmillers, &c. (unmillable timber) Special reconnaissance of kauri regeneration, private land .. .. Timber treatment depots, expenses of (part recoverable) Transfer and removal expenses 30 20 1,800 1,750 11,475 9,150 30 13,350 11,700 50 10 70 33,000 300 10,400 7,850 75 250 25 1,000 7,750 40 3,500 1,225 10,850 8,960 25 10,080 8,690 100 10 25 30,400 200 9,400 5,300 75 250 . 25 8,000 2,592 1,620 5,600 4,823 75 (a) 11,822 (b) 12,098 43 44 29,585 102 9,034 7,499 75 254 8,943

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STATE FOREST SERVICE—continued

(a) Expenditure on the forests and activities concerned wsTs not as great as anticipated. (b) Underexpenditure due partly to the shortage of clerical staff and the consequential inability to arrange for adjusting transfers and also expenditure on the forests concerned being less than anticipated. (c) Overexpenditure due to increased staff promoted from workman status and extension of activities, mainly in Commercial Division. (d) Provision made to meet eost of erection of forest ranger's cottage in addition to ordinary requirements. (e) Increased expenditure due to payments made on behalf of New Zealand-American Fiordland Expedition. (/) Wreaths (4), £7; compensation for damage to personal effects while suppressing fire, £3; repairs to workman's radio set damaged in accident to departmental vehicle, £2. (g) Payment no longer necessary, as State Forest Account closed as at 31st March, 1948. Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 430 ,000 366,500 496,244

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VOTE—FOREST ADMINISTRATION —ctd. 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to—ctd. £ (a) 10,000 12,350 225,000 152,000 (d) 5,425 2,550 20 p Transfer to Public Works Account: contribution towards costs of forest development.. Travelling allowances and expenses Waipa State Sawmill — Operating and selling expenses— £ Works .. .. .. 2,250 Other .. .. .. 222,750 223,500 10,730 194,250 151,500 2,500 990 20 60 1,100 10,000 Aj (b) 10,000 (c) 12,586 270,569 15-8,120 2,386 (e) 4,324 (/) 12 60 (;g) 1,076 Transfer value of logs, &c. Waitangi Endowment (works expenditure) .. Work for other Departments and local authorities (recoverable) Contingencies Ex gratia payment towards cost of replacement of personal effects Payment of Government Superannuation Fund contribution Waipa State Sawmill : payment of income-tax Less amounts charged direct to Public Works Account, vote " Forest Development " 589,460 29,475 754,805 21,795 629,967 (b) 6,547 559,985 733,010 623,420 TOTAL .. 727,485 812,900 810,659

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Minister of Agriculture AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Agriculture. Summary

190

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. | Expended. VOTE—AGRICULTURE £ £ £ £ 1 I £ Subdivision — I—Head Office II—Live-stock Division III—Horticulture Division IV—Dairy Division .. V —Extension Division VI—Animal Research Division VII—Miscellaneous Advances, Grants, Subsidies, dkc. VIII —Payments under Statutes 132,340 233,330 56,230 132,940 1-59,610 78,350 211,920 90,520 72,390 67,670 228.980 162,120 121,660 374,000 344,260 323,850 128,620 200,610 388,590 240,470 121,660 374,000 272,056 295,162 109,636 180,209 330,707 196,148 123,840 207,000 275,379 286,832 108,504 169,141 311,998 193,315 105,559 197,066 TOTAL 792,800 1,329,260 2,122,060 1,714,758 1,647,794 VOTE—AGRICULTURE (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 1,577 ; 1948-49, 1,536) 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. j Expended. Subdivision No. I —Head Office (Number of officers : 1949-50* 320 ; 1948-49, 270) £ £ £ , - Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,700 (Director-General) 1 at £1,325 (Assistant Director-General) Allowance : £375 per annum Other Salaries 318 (£165 to £1,060) Location allowances 1,700 1,325 40 128,475 800 1,625 1,250 97,319 312 1 1 1 y I i j 104,341 132,340 100,506 104,341

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(а) There will be a change of Liaison Officers this year. (б) Staff shortages make overtime necessary. (c) Circulation still increasing. (d) For consultation with departmental specialists on plant and animal nutrition. (e) Rents now payable from vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services."

191

1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. VOTE—AGRICULTURE—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. I —Head Office —continued. i i Other Charges for and incidental to — ■ Cost of passages and expenses to and from London, Agricultural Liaison Officers • Expenses of officers travelling overseas Motors and bicycles : repair costs of vehicles damaged in collisions with Government cars and incidental damage costs Office expenses Office furniture, equipment, &c. • Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Preparation and distribution of Journal of Agriculture (part recoverable) Publications and publicity (part recoverable) Printing and stationery Staff training expenses Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Visit overseas : Food and Agricultural Organization Conference Visit to New Zealand of overseas specialists : portion of transport expenses Contingencies Rents of offices {a) 1,750 800 250 7,500 9,500 (b) 21,000 9,500 (c)130,200 11,000 7,500 6,350 500 4,100 1,500 (d) 450 20 (e) 800 250 4,450 7.500 12,500 10,000 100,930 10,000 6,000 2,720 1,000 2,980 1,400 20 11,000 : 115 6,467 8,712 13,191 8.825 100,192 8,142 6,938 3,237 431 3,521 1,690 9,587 211,920 171,550 171,038 Total —Subdivision No. I 344,260 272,056 275,379

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

192

1949-50. 1948-49. V OTE —AGRICULTURE —continued Voted. | Expended. Subdivision No. II —Live-stock Division £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 426 ; 1948-49, 430) Salaries — Professional Division 1 1 at £1,200 (Director) 1,200 1,150 1 at £1,075 (Assistant Director) 1,075 )- 207,976 ! Other Salaries 424 (£175 to £1,060) 231,055 211,277 i J 233,330 212,427 207,976 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cost of passages, Veterinary and Technical Officers, to New Zealand (a) 3,000 800 320 Destruction of rabbits — On Crown lands (recoverable) 7,000 7,000 4,836 On Maori lands (recoverable) 6,500 5,000 5,560 Wages and general working - expenses, poison - mixing depots, purchase of 5,005 material, &c. (part recoverable) 4,000 5,550 Diseases of live-stock : purchase of material, and expenses connected with treatment and control of animal diseases (including approved compensation), (part recoverable) 10,000 8,350 8,796 Equipment, &c., for instructional and inspectional work 1,000 1,150 698 Inspection and grading of meat, including overall allowance and purchase of equipment 2,500 2,400 2,318 Motors and bicycles— Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accident-indemnification costs 8,000 7,930 7,945 Purchase of .. 4,000 4,150 1,501 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 2,900 2,550 2,788 Poultry Demonstration Plant, Upper Hutt: equipment and working-expenses (part 4,464 recoverable) .. 5,500 3,800 («) Six veterinarians have been selected for appointment.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

Number of Nature of Visit. Officers Cost. Travelling. £ (a) Investigation into culture of hops in Tasmania .. .. .. 1 £152 7

193

VOTE —AGRICULTURE—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. II—Live-stock Division—ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ Quarantine Stations : equipment and work-ing-expenses (part recoverable) Registration of stallions, stock remedies, and Veterinary Surgeons, expenses of Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 4.000 100 2,000 30,000 20 8,400 135 2/500 23,000 20 7,337 93 1,719 25,476 90,520 82,735 78,850 Total —Subdivision No. II 323,850 295,162 286,832 Subdivision No. Ill—Horticulture Division (Number of officers : 1949-50, 99 ; 1948-49, 91) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,075 (8 months), £1,125 (4 months), (Director) 1,092 Other Salaries 98 (£205 to £1,060) 55,138 44,998 46,550 56,230 44,998 46,550 Other Charges for and incidental to — Apiary industry— Part-time Apiary Instructors .. ... Purchase of beekeeping requisites, material for experiments, &c. Destruction of wasps: wages, travellingexpenses, and materials Expenses of officers travelling overseas Fruit industry— Abandoned orchards : wages and expenses, cutting-out Control of citrus canker : wages and expenses, compensation, &c. ♦ 1,000 100 3,000 250 30 500 850 100 3,000 230 30 500 675 66 2,242 (a) 152 232

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) Four officers have been selected for appointment. (b) Installation of new fumigating equipment. (c) Several additional transfers are anticipated.

194

1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—AGRICULTURE—continued Voted. [ Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. Ill —Horticulture Division— continued Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. • Fruit industry—continued Cost of passages of Technical Officers from overseas (a) 1,600 400 Fumigation and destruction of diseased fruit (part recoverable) (b) 1,000 200 53 Grant towards expenses of Advisory Committee re market-gardening 200 200 90 Horticulture research and experiments 2,000 2,000 585 Horticulture Research Station, Levin 3,100 2,400 1,241 Horticultural Station, Te Kauwhata : wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, grapes, equipment, maintenance of buildings, &c. (recoverable) 38,000 ' 37,800 40,391 Motors and bicycles— Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accident-indemnification costs 2,000 1,980 1,981 Purchase of .. 2,000 2,380 492 Payments to Post and Telegraph I^epartment 1,600 1,400 1,538 Transfer and removal expenses (c) 1,500 800 731 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) 14,500 10,000 11,199 Contingencies 10 10 Red-legged earth-mite, control and destruction 125 114 Visit from overseas of raspberry expert 233 172 - 72,390 64,638 61,954 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 128,620 109,636 108,504

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) Director of Dairy Division is attending the World Congress of the International Dairy Federation, Stockholm. (b) Extra equipment required for analysis and grading of dried-milk products for export. (c) The " Senn " buttermaking-machine was not completed. 7*

195

VOTE—AGRICULTURE—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. IV —Dairy Division (Number of officers : 1949-50, 245 ; 1948-49, 246) Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Salaries— Professional Division 1 at £1,200 (Director) 1 at £1,075 (Assistant Director), (8 months) 1,200 717 1,150 Other Salaries 243 (£225 to £1,060) Location allowances 130,523 500 117,332 707 > 121,801 132,940 119,189 121,801 Other Charges for and incidental to — Certificate-of-record testing and official herdtesting of dairy cows (recoverable) Cost of passages and expenses to and from London, Inspectors of Dairy-produce Dairy-factory Managers' Registration Board, expenses of .. Dairy requisites and produce for experiments (part recoverable) Dairy Laboratory : equipment, casual labour, &c. Expenses of officers travelling overseas Grading of dairy-produce: material and apparatus, rent, office requisites, stationery, postage, telephones, &c. (recoverable) Grant from North Island Experimental Dairy School Endowment Fund to Dairy Research Institute (recoverable) Motors and bicycles— Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accident-indemnification costs Purchase of .. Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Purchase of buttermaking - machines, also incidental installation costs 1,500 1,500 100 250 750 (a) 900 (6) 5,500 600 8,000 5,000 1,650 11,000 1,500 1,300 , 100 250 750 2,930 600 5,950 5,380 1,500 11,670 1,493 1,247 81 • 50 881 3,605 600 8,098 1,110 1,639 (o)3

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(a) For trials of New Zealand seeds in other countries with a view to increasing seed export trade. (b) Officer in America on rehabilitation bursary undertook rural sociology investigations.

196

VOTE—AGRICULTURE—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. TV—Dairy Division—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. - £ £ £ Transfer aiid removal expenses Travelling j allowances and expenses (part recoverable) Travelling-kllowances, &c., buttermaking and licensing Committees Contingencies .. ' .. 750 30,000 150 .20 1,500 27,420 150 20 540 27,942 51 ; / 67,670 61,020 47,340 Total—Subdivision No. IV 200,610 180,209 169,141 \ .. : a: ; Subdivision No. V—Extension Division (Number of officers : 1949-50, 330 ; 1948-49, 354) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,200; (Director) 1 at £1,075; (Assistant Director) Other Salaries 328 (£165 to £1,060) 1,200 1,075 157,335 1,150 135,932 > 132,170 159,610 137,082 132,170 Other Charges for and incidental to — Agricultural investigations and research — Demonstrations overseas : purchase of grass and cloyer seeds, and incidental expenses Expenses of officers travelling overseas .. Field crops (including contract growing, seed certification, &c.), (recoverable) .. ; " Field experiments Irrigation ; Research and -Experimental Station, Canterbury: equipment, livestock, and general working-expenses (part recoverable) .. .. (a) 500 1,700 21,000 8,000 20,000 ' 770" 21,000 8,800 14,450 (b) 514 19,544 4,901 17,132

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued

(а) Extensive land-development being undertaken; also provision for purchase of modern farm equipment for training. (б) For live-stock, farm equipment, &c. (c) Cinematograph projectors, apparatus, and films for instructional purposes not yet purchased. (d) The Fields and Rural Development Divisions have been amalgamated under the name of the " Extension Division."

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V OTE —AGRICULTURE—continued 1948-49 1949-50. Subdivision No. V —Extension Division—ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ Agricultural investigations and research —ctd. Research Station, Hamilton: soils and fertilizers (part recoverable) 25,000 23,630 20,777 Seed-testing (recoverable) 8,000 8,740 8,453 Experimental and instructional farms and areas — Flock House : working-expenses and miscellaneous expenses, including river protection (part recoverable), (works expenditure, £1,000) (a) 31,000 19,880 22,665 Marton 1,000 1,150 1,046 South Island Research and Experimental Station: wages and general workingexpenses, purchase of stock, equipment, &e. (6) 8,000 4,000 21 Extension of instructional work in connection with rural industries 6,300 6,300 (c) 2,857 Motors and bicycles — Maintenance and running-costs and State Fire accident-indemnification costs 8,800 7,430 6,878 Purchase of .. 8,500 4,770 1,762 New Zealand hemp industry— - Grading (recoverable) 5 5 1 Moutoa and Makerua Estates : wages and general working - expenses for maintenance, research, and development (part recoverable) 46,500 43,500 43,101 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 3,000 2,920 2,771 Transfer and removal expenses 1,500 1,500 493 Travelling allowances and expenses 26,000 20,700 23,074 Travelling-expenses, &c., various Committees Young Farmers' clubs 650 650 462 3,500 3,400 •3,376 Contingencies 25 30 228,980 193,625 179,828 Total—Subdivision No. V (d) 388,590 330,707 311,998 ■

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(a) Biochemical research, Australia, South Africa, United States of America, and United Kingdom. (b) Research work at Kirwee terminated. (e) Expansion of research activities necessitating additional live-stock, equipment, and laboratory apparatus. Considerable electrical work required.

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1949-50. 1948-49. V OTE —AGRICULTURE—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI —Animal Research Division £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 157 ; 1948-49, 145) Salaries— % Professional Division 1 at £1,200 (Director) 2 at £1,150 (Superintendent, Animal Research Station, Wallaceville; Superintendent, Animal Research Station, Ruakura) 1,200 2,300 1,150 2,200 64,944 Other Salaries 154 (£165 to £1,060) 74,850 60,465 78,350 63,815 64,944 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cost of passages, &c. : Technical Officers from overseas Expenses of officers travelling overseas Investigational (sheep) and research work, Lincoln College : management and incidental expenses; and rent of Kirwee Experimental Farm Manutuke Facial-eczema Experimental Farm: wages and general working-expenses, purchase of stock, equipment, chemicals, &c (part recoverable), (works expenditure, £710) Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Research Station, Ruakura : all farm and - laboratory general working-expenses, &c., and allowances and expenses of Advisory Committee (part recoverable), (works expenditure, £9,836) 150 4,500 (6) 100 4,400 60 (c) 113,665 800 1,380 3,645 4,025 60 83,530 5 (a) 1,160 3,636 3,909 58 83,927

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(a) Expansion of research activities. (b) Expenditure is now provided for in items relating to the working-expenses of the research stations. (c) Departmental purchases of vaccines are now charged to the item " Diseases of live-stock, &c.," in Subdivision 11.

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1948-49. V OTE —AGRICULTURE —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. O 7 J ' * * 7VT T T T A ' 7 T> 7 ouoaiviston ivo. ki —Animal itesedTcri Division—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Research Station, Wallaceville : all farm and laboratory general working-expenses, &c. (part recoverable), (works expenditure, £1,930) (a) 34,785 26,973 28,519 Transfer and removal expenses 150 * 80 161 Travelling allowances and expenses 4,300 3,500 3,361 Contingencies 10 10 Motors and bicyclesMaintenance and running-costs of, and State Fire accident-indemnification costs (&) 1,000 744 Purchase of .. (6) 1,470 222 Vaccines and vaccinations: purchase of vaccines and payments for vaccinations, &c. (part recoverable) ('') 5,860 2,669 162,120 132,333 128,371 Total—Subdivision No. VI 240,470 196,148 193,315 Subdivision No. VII —Miscellaneous Services : Adva?ices, Grants, Guarantees, Subsidies, &c. • Charges for and incidental to — Advances to pig industry (recoverable) ' 15,000 11,000 10,707 Advances to poultry industry and for research (recoverable) 1,000 1,000 237 Change over to cheese 100 300 25 Compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act, and medical expenses of officers injured in course of duty 200 200 13 Departmental exhibits at shows and preparatory work, &c. 6,500 5,900 6,366 Grants— Dargaville Demonstration Farm 600 600 600 Institute of Horticulture 200 200 200 International Dairy Federation 140 135 68

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(a) Expenditure did not come to charge during financial year. (b) Several officers recently deceased.

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1948-49. VOTE —AGRICULTURE —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VII —Miscellaneous Services: Advances, Grants, Guarantees, Subsidies, &c.— £ £ £ continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Grants —continued International Institute of Refrigeration .. 325 325 (a) International Seed-testing Station 20 40 40 International Veterinary Bureau 110 700 527 Royal Agricultural Society 500 250 500 Widows or dependants, including equivalent to leave due to officers (deceased) .. (b) 1,500 600 728 Winton Experimental Farm 200 200 200 Noxious weeds, eradication of, and expenses incidental thereto (part recoverable) 32,000 40,000 27,875 Rail freight concessions on fodder and livestock owing to feed shortage from drought or flood conditions ; also free cartage for certain fodder 100 100 39 Refund of fees in connection with various Acts 10 15 3 Services' vegetable production 200 275 142 Subsidies— Cow-testing organizations: payment to Dairy Board in respect of herdimprovement plan 20,000 20,000 20,000 Dairy industry— Bursaries, dairy-factory workers 1,360 Mechanization of cheese-manufacture .. 1,000 Destruction of kea 500 750 463 Destruction of wild pigs and other incidental expenses "2,500 2,500 1,918 Nassella Tussock : expenditure under 1946 Act 6,000 6,000 S&825 Veterinary Services Council 31,595 30,750 30,735 Executive Commission of Agriculture: salaries, travelling, and other expenses of the Commission 1,000 348 Rabbits, destruction of, by way of grants to Rabbit Boards and to a Rabbit-skins Committee 1,000 Total —Subdivision No. VII 121,660 123,840 105,559

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(a) Compulsory T.B. testing of cows deferred. (b) An intensified policy is being pursued through the agency of Rabbit Boards.

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 471,650 367,700 421,269

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1949-50. 1948-49. V OTE—AGRICULTURE —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. VIII—Payments under Statutes Charges foe and incidental to — Expenditure, including compensation for stock condemned under Stock Act, 1908, and amendments (part recoverable) Expenditure, including compensation under Meat Act, 1939 Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, subsidies to Rabbit Boards under section 70, and advances under section 146 of Public Revenues Act, 1926 Rabbit Nuisance Amendment Act, 1947: grants to Rabbit Boards under section 12 .. 45,000 19,000 160,000 (6) 150,000 45,000 22,000 135,000 5,000 {a)2pS29 17,744 < m^Soz 2ijm Total —Subdivision No. VIII . .. 374,000 207,000 197,066 TOTAL .. 2,122,060 1,714,758 1,647,794

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MARKETING DEPARTMENT

Minister of Marketing AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of Milk Marketing. Summary

(а) The expenditure under this vote was formerly provided for under Milk Marketing Division, Subdivision X, vote, " Agriculture." (б) Six Students are taking the course this year. (c) No payments have been made pending agreement on rate of compensation.

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MILK MARKETING £ 18,218 £ 303,325 £ 321,543 £ 416,101 £ 196,837 VOTE—MILK MARKETING (a) 1949-50. 1948-49. (Number of officers : 1949-50, 37 ; 1948—49, 19) Voted. Expended. Salaries — £ £ £ Other Salaries 37 (£165 to £1,060) 18,218 9, 123 10,363 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bursaries, milk-treating-house personnel Compensation : loss of production from compulsory tuberculin test Emergency milk supplies, cost of, in drought areas Entertainment expenses of delegates to conferences, and official opening of milk-treatment houses Local milk authorities and other organizations, cost of conferences with Motors and bicycles— Maintenance and running-costs and State Eire accident-indemnification costs Purchase of .. Office expenses Office fittings and requisites (6) 750 20,000 100 100 100 500 650 950 150 3,128 .30,000 2,000 75 500 450 650 350 500 1,035 (o) 40 354 1,019 1,521 65

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(a) Architects' and arbitrators' fees provided for did not become due prior to 31st March, 1949. (b) Expenses incurred in overcoming temporary emergency in Hamilton area, £67 2s. lid.

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .♦ 187,000 95,000 49,136

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1948-49. VOTE—MILK MARKETING! —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ Overtime and meal allowances 500 400 752 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 800 800 927 Printing and stationery 600 600 649 Purchase and erection of treating-houses and staff accommodation in connection therewith: purchase and installation of new plant, acquisition of vending interests, acquisition of shares in companies having among their objects the handling of milk for human consumption, and expenses incidental thereto (part recoverable) 259,100 344,100 158,351 Reimbursement to milk-vendors of amounts paid to local authorities by way of levy on milk 16,500 16,000 16,373 Services of consulting officers 500 2,500 (a) ■Travelling allowances and expenses (including members of milk councils) 2,000 1,500 2,023 Contingencies 25 25 (b) 67 Milk Balancing Station at Hamilton, temporary establishment of 500 41 Rent 400 233 Services performed by other Departments .. 2,500 3,024 303,325 406,978 186,474 TOTAL 321,543 416,101 196,837

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

Minister in Charge of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Summary

(a) Expenditure now provided for under Subdivision Ylj " Observatories." Summary of amounts voted and expended, 1948-49, is hereunder: — 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ £ Dominion Observatory .. .. .. .. .. 4,775 5,045 Magnetic Observatory .. .. .. .. .. 12,585 8,381 Apia Observatory .. .. .. .. .. 5,260 5,818 £22,620 £19,244

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. ■Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL £ £ £ £ £ RESEARCH Subdivision — I—Head Office 38,880 11,490 50,370 40,600 45,553 II—Research Investigations 160,550 145,210 305,760 312,355 248,108 III—Dominion Laboratory 62,130 41,460 103,590 77,000 90,484 IV—1949-50 : Defence Science Research .. 1,200 5,570 6,770 IV—1948-49: Dominion Observatory (a) 4,775 5,045 V—Geological Survey 38,220 45,930 84,150 70,484 62,776 VI —1949-50 : Observatories 18,120 17,680 35,800 VI—1948-49: Magnetic Observatory (a) 100,750 12,585 8,381 VII—Dominion Physical Laboratory 76,010 176,760 .135,279 140,752 VIII —Grants and Miscellaneous Services 26,680 129,830 156,510 154,292 144,429 IX —Auckland Industrial Development Laboratories 15,210 12,560 27,770 26,430 23,087 X—Apia Observatories (a) 5,260 5,818 TOTAL 461,740 485,740 947,480 839,060 774,433

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VnTTT QPTTTATTTT^Tf 1 AXTTI T A T 1949-50. 1948-49. VUIiJ —tDL/XJjjJN 11J: IO A1NJJ UN JJ U io 1 xvlillj RESEARCH Voted. Expended. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 1,003 ; 1948-49, 901) £ £ £ Subdivision No. I —Head Office • (Number of officers : 1949-50, 99 ; 1948-49, 84) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,550 (Secretary) 1,550 1,450 -> Professional Division 1 at £1,175 (Assistant Secretary, Cliemistry and Geology) .. 2 at £1,150 (Assistant Secretary in charge of Agriculture and Biology ; Assistant Secretary in charge of Physics and Engineering) 1,175 2,300 1,112 2,150 31,362 Other Salaries 95 (£165 to £1,060) 33,855 26,488 38,880 31,200 31,362 Other Charges for and incidental to— Advisory Council: allowances and travellingexpenses Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions Maintenance and operating expenses of offices and stores, including purchase of consumv able stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, printing and' stationery, rent and rates, running-expenses of motor-vehicles, and office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Travelling allowances and expenses, including expenses of transfer of officers 800 2,680 200 -/ 4,950 850 1,700 1,100 2,300 100 ; : 4,260 : 550 980 961 2,569 {a) 843 6,956 \ ' 894 1,689 (a) Return of Assistant Secretary in Charge of Physics and Engineering from United Kingdom via Canada and United States of America (£284 recovered from United Kingdom Government).

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1949-50. 1948-49. RESEARCH—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Head Office —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Wages, including overtime of casual staff .. Contingencies 300 10 100 10 277 (a) 2 11,490 9,400 14,191 Total —Subdivision No. I 50,370 40,600 45,553 Subdivision No. II—Research Investigations (Number of officers : 1949-50, 331 (b) ; 1948-49, 337) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,150 (Director, Plant Diseases Division) 1 at £1,125 (Director, Grasslands Division).. 1 at £1,125 (Director, Agronomy Division) .. 1 at £1,075 (Director, Soil Survey Division) 1,150 1,125 1,125 1,075 1,100 1,075 537 > 137 Other Salaries 327 (£165 to £1,060) Location allowances 156,075 144,374 1,145 160,550 148,231 137,157 Other Charges for and incidental to — Air mapping Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets (works expenditure, £13,856) Expenses of officers travelling overseas, ineluding expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions 570 65,395 4,820 300 65,740 9,140 119 (c) 23,000 (d) 7,612

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REMARKS

(a) Wreath, £1 55.; repairs to officer's clothing, 7s. : total, £1 I2s.

(6) The following projects included in Subdivision II in 1948-49 estimates have been transferred to the subdivisions shown below, and staff figures have been adjusted in 1949-50 estimates : Atomic physics—now under Subdivision VII, " Dominion Physical Laboratory." Canterbury Project—now under Subdivision VII, " Dominion Physical Laboratory." Coal Utilization—now under Subdivision 111, " Dominion Laboratory." Leather Research—now under Subdivision VIII, " Grants."

(c) A large number of relatively small amounts provided for equipment did not come to charge during the financial year. Provision for these outstanding commitments has been made in the current estimate. (d) Investigation into various research problems : Number Place. t, Cost. Persons Travelling. £ Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 256 United Kingdom and Europe .. .. .. .. ..10 5,848 United States of America and Canada .. .. .. 4 1 ; 290 Expenses of bringing new appointees from United Kingdom to New Zealand .. .. 218 £7,612

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1948-49. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1949-50. RESEARCH —continued Voted.. Expended. Subdivision No. II—Research Investigations—ctd. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Maintenance and operating expenses of offices, laboratories, workshops, experimental areas, and research stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, printing and stationery, rent and rates, running-expenses of motor-vehicles, and office expenses 36,535 46,275 42,323 Overtime and meal allowances 1,160 910 1,394 Servicing industry and contributions to new research associations 1,020 2,000 1,626 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers 12,810 10,860 13,627 Wages, including overtime of casual staff . 22,870 26,470 20,838 Contingencies 30 20 Compassionate grant , to widow of deceased officer .. 202 210 Monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officer .. .. 107 106 Printing of bulletins and maps . (a) 2,000 Insect parasites 100 96 145,210 164,124 110,951 Total —Subdivision No. II (6)305,760 312,355 248,108 Subdivision No. Ill—Dominion Laboratory (Number of officers : 1949-50, 138 ; 1948-49,104) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,125 (Director) 1,125 1,075 1 Other Salaries V 49,044 137 (£165 to £1,060) 61,005 43,425 J > 62,130 44,500 49,044

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued

REMARKS

(a) Provision is made for this financial year under the item " Printing of bulletins and maps " in Subdivision VIII. (b) Subdivision No. II includes the following research investigations : Estimated, 1949-50 1948-49 Salaries. Other. Total. Recoveries. Voted. Expended. Recovered. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Agronomy Division. .. .. 11,150 10,800 21,950 2,172 20,036 17,485 1,139 Animal Ecology (a) .. .. 2,040 3,010 5,050 .. 2,410 1,851 1 Botany Division .. .. 12,880 5,670 18,550 .. 14,681 14,646 47' Building and Civil Engineering Research .. .. .. 300 1,250 1,550 .. " 38,500 7,565 1 Entomology Division .. .. 5,640 4,580 10,220 .. 10,060 10,148 87 Fats Research Laboratory .. 7,490 6,960 14,450 1,000 11,220 12,278 1,096 Fruit Research .. .. 8,000 17,530 25,530 5,360 21,380 20,490 5,614 Grasslands Division .. .. 24,980 21,290 46,270 1,130 37,740 37,420 850 Hop Research Association .. 790 6,500 7,290 1,250 2,840 2,008 Manufacturers' Research Committee 2,570 1,950 4,520 .. 4,400 2,841 1 Occupational Psychology (6) .. 1,480 950 2,430 .. 1,490 982 1 Plant Chemistry Laboratory .. 12,550 11,500 24,050 200 21,710 18,493 46 Plant Diseases Division .. 21,600 16,740 38,340 1,475 29,515 24,522 2,256 Radio Research .. .. .. 4,570 4,570 1,000 4,464 1,852 1,000 Research General .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 5,919 1,460 715 1,303 SoO Bureau .. .. .. 38,310 19,880 58,190 2,500 47,804 45,240 3,791 Tobacco Research Association .. 2,730 6,280 9,010 4,131 7,020 5,020 2,561 Wheat Research Institute .. 8,040 4,750 12,790 5,550 13,785 11,611 4,730 Atomic Physics (c) .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,440 3,097 289 Canterbury Radio Meteorological Project (c) .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,940 3,126 13,458 Coal Utilization (d) .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,090 4,181 2 Leather Research Association (e).. .. .. .. .. 2,780 1,930 - 1,222 Mineral Deficiencies (/) .. .. .. .. .. .. 590 607 £160,550 £145,210 £305,760 £31,687 £312,355 £248,108 £39,495 Notes. —(a) Formerly Wild Life Research —change of name only; (6) formerly Industrial Psychology—change of name only; (c) projects now incorporated in Dominion Physical Laboratory (Subdivision VII); (d) now incorporated with Subdivision 111, " Dominion Laboratory " ; (e) now incorporated body—Government expenditure limited to grant provided under Subdivision VIII; (/) now incorporated with Subdivision 11, " Soil Bureau.'

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1949-50. 1948-49. RE SEARCH—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Dominion Laboratory —continued £ £ £ 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 .. 15,550 15,710 14,449 Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand, and transfer expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions 3,000 50 (a) 119 Maintenance and operating expenses of offices, laboratories, workshops, experimental areas, and research stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, printing and stationery, rent and rates, running-expenses of motor-vehicles, and office-expenses 20,000 14,130 (b) 23,368 Overtime and meal allowances 700 600 801 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers 2,000 1,800 2,434 Wages, including overtime, of casual ememployees 200 200 262 Contingencies .. 10 10 (c) 7 41,460 32,500 41,440 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 103,590 77,000 90,484 Subdivision No. IV —Defence Science Research (Number of officers : 1949-50, 4 ; 1948-49, ..) Salaries— 4 (£165 to £1,060) 1,200

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

REMARKS

(a) Expenses of officer in Australia investigating chemical engineering problems.

(b) Deliveries of overseas orders were made earlier than anticipated, and costs were higher than the original estimate.

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1949-50. 1948-49. RESEARCH —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV—Defence Science Research —continued £ £ £ 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 Expenses of and grants to distinguished scientists visiting New Zealand Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions Maintenance and operating expenses of offices, laboratories, workshops, experimental areas, and research stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, printing and stationery, rent and rates, running-expenses of motor-vehicles, and office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers Wages, including overtime, of casual staff .. Contingencies 950 1,120 1,450 640 40 1,310 40 20 5,570 Total —Subdivision No. IV (a) 6,770 Subdivision No. IV —Dominion Observatory (b) (Number of officers : 1949-50, Nil; 1948-49, 6) Salaries — Other Salaries 6 (£235 to £1,060) 2,400 2,625

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

REMARKS

(a) In addition to the amount of £6,770 provided, further provision for defence science research expenditure is contained in the following subdivisions : £ ' Subdivision I—Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 £ Subdivision ll—Plant Chemistry .. .. .. 200 Soil Bureau .. .. .. .. .. 935 1,135 Subdivision lll—Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 Subdivision VI —Observatories — £ Geophysical Observatory, Wellington .. .. 4,700 Magnetic Survey .. .. .. .. 1,500 6,200 Subdivision VII —Dominion Physical Laboratory .. .. .. ..8,703 £ Subdivision Vlll—Grants .. .. .. .. .. 6,175 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. .. 200 6,375 Subdivision IX—Auckland Industrial Development Laboratory .. .. 1,350 £29,963

(b) Provision for current year has been made under Subdivision VI, " Observatories—Seismologieal Observatory."

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1949-50. 1948-49. RESEARCH—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —Dominion Observatory —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to observers Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets Maintenance and operating expenses of observatories and research stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, printing and stationery, rent and rates, running-expenses of motor-vehicles, and office expenses .. Overtime and meal allowances Travelling allowances and expenses.of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers Contingencies 180 1,325 700 90 70 10 110 1,292 923 56 39 2,375 2,420 Total —Subdivision No. IV 4,775 5,045 'Subdivision No. V—Geological Survey (Number of officers : 1949-50, 79 ; 1948-49, 51) Salaries— Other Salaries 1 at £1,075 (Director) 78 (£165 to £1,060) 1,075 37,145 24,340 "24,496 38,220 24,340 24,496

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(а) Cost of equipment ordered from overseas did not come to charge during financial year. Provision has been made in this year's estimate. (б) Investigation into utilization of geothermal resources, geological survey problems, and geophysical prospecting methods and equipment:— • Number of Place. Officers Cost. Travelling. £ United Kingdom and Italy .. .. .. .. 1 596 United States of America .. .. .. .. .. 1 655 Expenses of bringing to New Zealand new appointees from United Kingdom and Holland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 827 £2,078 (c) Overexpenditure due to increased demands for investigation of hydro-electric dam sites and coal resources. (d) Wreath, £l.

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1949-50. 1948-49. RESEARCH—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V —Geological Survey— continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Air mapping 2,660 2,500 3,203 Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets 23,850 23,210 (a) 9,250 Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New. Zealand and transfer expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions 200 1,820 (b) 2,078 Honorarium to retired Director 130 250 250 Maintenance and operating expenses of offices, laboratories, workshops, experimental areas, and research stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, printing and * stationery, rent and rates, running-expenses of motor-vehicles, and office expenses .. 10,280 12,250 10,632 Overtime and meal allowances 120 65 159 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers 5,030 3,000 (c) 5,480 Wages, including overtime, of casual staff .. 3,650 2,700 (c) 6,883 Contingencies 10 5 (d)l Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer 344 344 45,930 46,144 38,280 Total —Subdivision No. V 84,150 70,484 62,776

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Salaries. Other. Total. Recoveries. £ £ £ £ (a) Geophysical Observatory, Christchurch .. 9,050 8,910 17,960 650 Geophysical Observatory, Wellington .. 1,670 3,030 4,700 Magnetic Survey.. .. .. .. 4,140 4,390 8,530 Seismological Observatory .. .. 3,260 1,350 4,610 £18,120 £17,680 £35,800 £650

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1949-50. 1948-49. RESEARCH—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI —Observatories (Number of officers : 1949-50, 44) £ £ £ Salaries — Other Salaries 44 (£165 to £1,060) .. .. ■ 18,120 18,120 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to observers Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions Maintenance and operating expenses of offices, laboratories, workshops, experimental areas, and research stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, printing and stationery, rent and rates, running-expenses of motorvehicles, and office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers Wages, including overtime, of casual staff .. Contingencies 150 10,320 900 3,920 350 1,110 890 40 17,680 Total—Subdivision No. VI • {a) 35,800

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(a) Provision made in current estimates under Subdivision VI, " Observatories —Magnetic Survey." (b) Two instruments, costing £4,500, did not come to charge during financial year. (c) Overexpenditure due to necessity to re-occupy magnetic stations throughout New Zealand.

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND. INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. 1 1 Expended. Subdivision No. VI—Magnetic Observatory (a) £ £ i (Number of officers : 1949-50, —; 1948-49, 13) Salaries— Other Salaries 13 (£165 to £1,060) * .. 5,100 6,044 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 Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer expenses, of officers appointed to overseas positions Maintenance and operating expenses of observatories and research stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, printing and stationery, rent and rates, running-expenses of motor-vehicles, and office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers Wages, including overtime, of casual staff .. Contingencies 5,890 80 725 30 500 250 10 i (b) 440 557 (c) 1,051 289 ! 7,485 2,337 Total—Subdivision No. VI 12,585 8,381

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued Subdivision No. VII—Dominion Physical Laboratory (a) (Number of officers : 1949-50, 227; 194:8-49, 170) Salaries— 1949-50. 1948-49. • Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Professional Division 1 at £1,125 (Director) 1,125 1,075 > • Other Salaries 72,482 226 (£165 to £1,060) 99,625 67,671 j 100,750 68,746 72,482 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 (works expenditure, £2,330) Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions Maintenance and operating expenses of offices, laboratories, workshops, experimental areas, and research stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, printing and stationery, rent and rates, running-expenses of motor-vehicles, and office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers Wages, including overtime, of casual staff .. Contingencies (6) 29,250 9,390 (b) 28,910 3,250 2,000 3,200 10 42,523 920 13,780 3,650 2,300 3,350 10 (b) 29,088 (c) 1,426 (b) 30,541 2,735 1,551 2,923 (d)6 76,010 66,533 68,270 Total—Subdivision No. VII 176,760 135,279 140,752

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REMARKS

(a) Includes provision for salaries and expenses previously provided in the following subdivisions : Subdivision ll—Atomic Physics. Canterbury Project. Building Research. Radio Research. Subdivision VIII—-Defence Science Research.

(b) When the 1948-49 estimates were prepared, an incorrect apportionment was made between capital and maintenance expenditure, due to lack of details in Wellington. In total the expenditure under these two items amounts to £59,629, compared with the provision of £56,303 on the estimates. (c) Investigations into physical and engineering research problems : —• Number of Place. . Officers Cost. Travelling. £ Australia .. ..' .. .. .. .. .. 6 996 United States of America .. .. .. .. .. 1 160 Expenses of bringing new appointees from United Kingdom to New Zealand .. 270 £1,426

(d) Practising certificates of New Zealand Institution of Engineers (3 officers), £3 ; compensation to officer, £1 155.; accident compensation for officer injured on duty, £1 7s. 3d. : cost, £6 2s. 3d.

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(a) The following branches or projects provided for under this subdivision in 1948-49 estimates have been transferred as follows : Defence Development Section —now financed by annual grant. Defence Science Research —now Subdivision IV. lonosphere Research Station —now part of Subdivision VI. Radio Development Laboratory—closed 31st January, 1949. (b) Increased provision to cover purchase of statistical equipment for Biometrics Section.

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL R E SEARCH —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. VIII —Grants and Miscellaneous Services (a) (Number of officers: 1949-50,5.5; 1948-49,97) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,525 (Scientific Liaison Officer, London) 1,525 1,525 Other Salaries i 32,091 54 (£165 to £1,060) Location allowances 22,176 2,979 29,758 2,817 26,680 34,100 32,091 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 Expenses of delegates to conference of Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science Expenses of and grants to distinguished scientists visiting New Zealand Expenses of two delegates to Commonwealth Aeronautical Research Conference Expenses of delegate to U.R.S.I. Eighth General Assembly and B.C.S. Congress .. (6) 12,980 50 770 200 HO 5,060 750 1,000 160 5,810 376 572 30

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(a) Expenses of officers travelling overseas : Number of Place. Officers Cost. Travelling. £ Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 736 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 948 United States of America .. .. .. .. .. 5 1,088 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. 2 38 Expenses of return from United Kingdom of officer previously engaged on wartime research for United Kingdom Government .. ... .. 142 £2,952

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RE SEARCH —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VIII—Grants and Miscellaneous £ £ £ Services —continued Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions .. .. 2,720 3,340. (a) 2,952 Grants to Imperial institutionsCommonwealth Agricultural Bureaux 7,480 9,349 9,350 Wool Industries Research Association, Torridon 50 63 63 Grants to research and allied institutions — Auckland University College 4,275 4,825 4,762 Canterbury Agricultural College 6,000 5,971 5,971 Canterbury University College 10,390 7,812 7,512 Carter Observatory 2,020 1,550 1,550 Cawthron Institute 9,209 8,082 8,082 Dairy Research Institute (New Zealand) .. 17,000 17,000 17,000 Dr. H. H. Allan for revision of Cheeseman's " Flora of New Zealand " 900 Fertilizer Manufacturers' Research Association 3,000 3,000 3,000 Hawke's Bay Fruit-growers' Association .. 100 240 100 International Geophysical Union 50 International Scientific Radio Union 92 93 Massey Agricultural College 6,004 6,789 "6,789 New Zealand Leather and Shoe Research Association (Inc.) 2*, 800 New Zealand Woollen Mills Research Association, Inc. 2,500 2,500 2,500

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RE SEARCH—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VIII—Grants and Miscellaneous £ £ £ Services—contin ued Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Grants to research and allied institutions—ctd. Otago University College 550 175 425 Potteries and Ceramics Research Association 1,500 1,500 1,500 Research Institute of Launderers and Drycleaners 1,750 Royal Society of New Zealand 1,250 1,250 " 1,250 Scott Polar Research Institute 200 100 . . Victoria University College 500 Unspecified grants 680 800 428 Maintenance and operating expenses of offices, laboratories, observatories, experimental areas, workshops, and research stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, rent and rates, printing and stationery, running-expenses of motor-vehicles, and office expenses 5,900 11,683 7,884 New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology 3,400 2,000 2,423 Overtime and meal allowances 90 380 334 Printing of bulletins and maps (a) 15,300 7,000 4,294 Scholarships, including National Research Scholarships, bursaries, and grants towards expenses of scholars and bursars 8,800 5,350 ,4,529 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, "including expenses of transfer of officers 890 1,140 1,767 Wages, including overtime, of casual staff .. 300 1.420 1,585 Contingencies 20 10 Grants to research and allied institutions — Towards cost of Seventh Pacific Science „ Congress 9,500 9,500 Towards cost of expedition to Snares Islands for study of bird, animal, and marine life 300 129,830 120,192 112,338 Total —Subdivision No. VIII (5)156,510 154,292 144,429

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

REMARKS

(a) Increased provision made to cover cost of printing bulletins held over from previous years. (b) Subdivision VIII includes provision for the following services and grants : Estimated, 1949-50 1948-49. J! "S *3 "2 m! ► 1 I i M s& s s ! s, s c 3 X 0<" CD S«S ® oa OS H P3 H PS £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Biometrics .. .. .. .. 78,300 78,300 .. 80,899 79,781 5,432 Grants .. .. .. .. 6,400 10,940 17,340 .. 5,210 7,566 Information Bureau .. .. 11,780 25,140 36,920 500 25,400 22,553 677 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 8,800 8,800 .. 5,350 4,529 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 1,130 1,130 .. 1,410 1,195 1,106 Scientific Liaison Services .. .. 8,500 5,520 14,020 .. 13,340 10,889 351 Defence Development Section (a) .. .. .. .. .. 7,133 7,020 3,538 Defence Science Research (6) .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 1,933 1,761 lonosphere Research Station (c) .. .. - .. .. 6,270 6,894 326 Radio Development Laboratory (d) .. .. .. .. .. 3,280 2,069 3,218 £26,680 £129,830 £156,510 £5OO £154,292 £144,429 £16,409 Notes.—(a) Fund now provided in form of grant; (6) for provision made 1949-50 estimates—see Subdivision IV, " Defence Science Research"; (c) now incorporated in Geophysical Observatory, Christchurch—see under Subdivision IV, " Observatories " ; (d) closed 31st January, 1949.

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(a) Expenses of officers in Australia investigating modern laboratory practice. (b) Full costs did not come to charge during financial year. (c) Ex gratia payment to officer for damage to watch.

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IX —Auckland Industrial Development Laboratories (Number of officers: 1949-50,28; 1948-49,25) £ £ £ Salaries — Other Salaries 27 (£165 to £1,060) 15,210 12,020 12,523 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 Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and expenses of transfer of officers appointed to overseas positions.. Maintenance and operating expenses of offices, laboratories, workshops and research stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, printing and stationery, rent and rates, running-expenses of motor-vehicles, and office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Removal and installation expenses Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers Contingencies Wages, including overtime, of casual staff .. 5,710 200 4,870 100 1,370 300 10 5,790 390 5,480 150 1,650 340 10 600 4,786 (a) 34 5,121 8 (b) 314 240 (c) 5 58 12,560 14,410 10,564 Total—Subdivision No. IX 27,770 26,430 23,087

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(а) Provision in this year's estimates made in Subdivision VI, " Observatories —Geophysical Observatory, Christchurch." (б) Visit to Apia, Samoa, by officer on relieving duty. 8

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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. V oted. Expended. Subdivision No. X—Apia Observatory {a) (Number of officers : 1949-50, Nil; 1948-49, 14) £ £ £ Salaries — 14 (£36 to £1,060) . Location allowances 3,140 360 j= 3,179 3,500 3,179 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 Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions Maintenance and operating expenses of offices, observatory, workshops, and research stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, printing and stationery, rent and rates, running-expenses of motor-vehicles, and office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers Wages, including overtime, of casual staff .. Contingencies .. 464 150 826 150 100 60 10 703 (b) 20 1,206 259 2 449 - 1,760 2,639 Total —Subdivision No. X 5,260 5,818 TOTAL 947,480 839,060 774,433

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —eontinued

Estimated. Actual Receipts. ]949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. Departmental receipts — £ £ £ Subdivision I—Head Office .. .. .. .. 1,461 ~ II —Research Investigations 31,687 31,543 39,495 ~ lll—Dominion Laboratory 3,300 3,250 3,461 „ 1Y —Defence Science .. .. .. „ V —Geological Survey .. 10,000 10,000 606 „ VI —Observatories .. 650 „ Vll—Dominion Physical Laboratory .. 21,000 26,530 28,609 „ Vlll—Grants and Miscellaneous Services .. 500 5,092 16,409 „ IX—Auckland Industrial Development Laboratories .. .. 8,000 9,000 4,377 „ IV —Dominion Observatory * .. 25 „ VI —Magnetic Observatory .. .. 6 „ X —Apia Observatory .. .. 1,140 3,492 £75,137 £86,555 £97,941

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MINES DEPARTMENT

Minister of Mines AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Mines Department. Summary

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other j Charges. ! Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MINES Subdivision— I—Administration II—Rescue-stations III—Assistance towards Mining IV —Miscellaneous Services £ 31,750 3,250 560 £ - 6,700 82,370 19,985 £ 31,750 9,950 82,930 19,985 £ 24,875 9,900 86,550 17,465 £ 27,219 9,007 80,322 15,890 TOTAL 35,560 109,055 144,615 138,790 132,438 VOTE —MINES 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 51 ; Voted. Expended. 1948-49, 51) Subdivision No. I—Administration (Number of officers, 1949-50, 45 ; 1948-49, 45) Salaries — • £ £ £ Administrative Division 1 at £1,500 (Under-Secretary) 1,500 1, 150 - Clerical Division 1 at £1,150 (Assistant Under-Secretary) • \ 1,150 1,100 Professional Division l % at £1,075 (Inspecting Engineer of Mines and Chief Inspector of Coal Mines) l',075 • > 27,219 Other Salaries 42 (£165 to £1,060) 28,025 22,325 J Total—Subdivision No. I 31,750 i 24,875 27,219

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1948-49. 1949-50. VOTE —MINES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II—Rescue-stations £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 5 ; 1948-49, 5) General Division Salaries — Other Salaries 5(£595 to £1,060) 3,250 2,800 2,925 Other Charges for and incidental to — Capital charges— Buildings and acquisition of land 100 100 137 Equipment, purchase of (on account)— Buller 200 200 13 Dobson 800 850 (a) 53 Mangapehi 50 50 Ohai 50 50 Rotowaro .. .. 50 50 7 Rescue vans, purchase of 100 50 Residences for officers in charge 50 500 535 Operation and maintenance charges — Fees and expenses to rescue-brigades 3,000 3,500 3,228 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. 100 100 93 Maintenance of rescue and other equipment 750 750 677 Printing and stationery, postages, telephone rental and calls, &c. 3 and general office expenses .. 250 150 219 Repairs and maintenance to stations and residences 400 250 365 Rescue-station vans: maintenance and • running expenses 500 300 497 Travelling allowances and expenses 300 200 258 6,700 7,100 6,082 Total—Subdivision No. II 9,950 9,900 9,007 (a) Full expenditure did not come to charge in 1948-49 '. Provision : for balance has been made this financial year.

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1949-50. 1948-49. Y OTE —MINES —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. Ill—Assistance towards Mining (Number of officers : 1949-50, 1 ; 1948-49, 1) Salaries— ! Other Salaries 1 (£495 to £1,060) 560 460 531 Other Charges for and incidental to — Drills and equipment— Maintenance of (revenue expenditure) 1,300 2,500 837 Purchase of (capital expenditure) 7,500 14,620 15,834 Expenses of coal conferences, &c. 1,500 1,400 1,471 Extinguishing fires in coal-seams 25 25 Filling in old mine-shafts.. 25 25 Glenorchy scheelite-mining 10 10 Grant to Waihi Borough Council to offset loss of revenue from gold duty 1,500 Libraries in mining townships, grants to 50 50 30 Motor-vehicles— Maintenance of and running-expenses 1,500 1,000 1,345 Purchase of .. 900 1,800 900 Purchase of miners' tools and general stores (recoverable) 400 50 398 Purchase of plant and machinery, &c. 50 50 Refunds of revenue due to Social Security Fund 10 10 Restoration of dredged lands (recoverable) .. 50 50 Roads and works, maintenance and construction of .. 5,000 5,000 6,880 Search for and production of gold and other minerals— Subsidies, loans, and other forms of financial assistance to companies and individuals engaged in prospecting and/or mining for gold, coal, and other minerals, and assistance to cover flood £ damage (partly recoverable) .. 5,000

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V OTE —MINES —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. III. —Assistance towards Mining —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Search for and production of gold and other minerals—continued Surveys, prospecting, mining, and development work in selected areas (including wages and expenses of drilling crews) (partly recoverable) — £ £ £ Wages and other £ £ expenses .. 30,000 Stores .. 10,000 40,000 Schools of Mines Social amenities in mining townships Travelling allowances and expenses Transportation expenses of National Check Inspector Water-supply schemes in mining districts : grants and subsidies (on account) 45,000 12,000 4,000 350 200 1,000 I 40,000 15,000 4,000 300 200 44,620 {a) 4,069 2,982 237 188 82,370 86,090 79,791 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 82,930 86,550 80,322 Subdivision No. IV —Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Aerial surveys of coal and goldfields Coal-mines Council: fees and expenses of members and incidentals Coal Valuation Commission, expenses of (including .office accommodation, fees, salaries, travelling allowances and expenses, printing and stationery, rent, office expenses, payments to Post and Telegraph Department, &c.) 100 3,300 5,000 400 3,300 3,007 (a) Full expenditure did not come to charge in 1948-49. Provision for balance has been made this financial year.

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(a) Full expenditure did not come to charge in 1948-49. Provision for balance has been made this financial year. Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 38,000 33,000 51,179

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VOTE—MINES—continued Subdivision No. IV—Miscellaneous Services — continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Charges foe, and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Collecting goldfields revenue (partly recoverable) .. .. 100 100 103 Examinations, Mining and Coal-mines Acts .. 150 150 121 Housing for departmental officers : erection, purchase, maintenance, and land 50 250 71 Instruments and apparatus 50 50 472 Motor-veMcles — Purchase of .. 1,200 2,500 (a) 1,313 Maintenance and running costs 2,000 2,000 1,561 Office expenses 800 500 710 Office fittings and requisites 1,500 1,400 1,482 Overtime and meal allowances 400 400 265 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,750 1,750 1,880 Printing and stationery (partly recoverable) 1,000 900 1,264 Refunds of revenue under section 155 (3) of the Mining Act, 1926 (recoverable) 25 50 2 Rents 300 1,250 1,311 Transfer and removal expenses of staff 250 450 467 Travelling allowances and expenses and mileage allowances 2,000 2,000 1,861 Contingencies 10 15 Total —Subdivision No. IV TOTAL .. 19,985 17,465 15,890 144,615 138,790 132,438

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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

Minister of Transport AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Transport Department. Summary

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other 1 Charges. 1 Total. Voted. J Expended. VOTE—TRANSPORT Subdivision— I —General Administration II—Vehicle Inspection III —Enforcement IV —Traffic Engineering and Road Safety .. £ 62,040 36,934 72,176 10,350 £ 86,200 21,350 64,800 30,770 1 £ 148,240 58,284 ! 136,976 \ 41,120 £ 135,872 34,405 123,311 31,350 £ 134,288 35,122 122,133: 26,195 TOTAL 181,500 203.120 384,620 324,938 317,738 VOTE—TRANSPORT 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 359 (a): 1948-49, 325) Voted. j Expended. Subdivision No. I—General Administration £ £ j> £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 139 ; 1948-49, 135) 1 Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,325 (Commissioner) 1,325 1, 275 1,247 Other Salaries 138 (£165 to £1,060) .. 60,715 52,745 51,553 62,040 54,020 52,800 (a) Increase in staff mainly due to provision for inspection of additional H-plat e vehicles.

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{a) Includes grant in connection with death of Traffic Officer killed in course of duty. (b) Underexpenditure due to cost of office alterations being charged to Works Department vote. (c) Includes provision for "Works Expenditure" £6,650. (d) Overexpenditure incurred in providing at short notice for inspection of additional H-plate vehicles. ■(e) Provision made for a full year's sittings.

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1949-50. 1948-49. Y OTB—TRANSPORT —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—General Administration — r? p r? continued X X X Other Charges for and incidental to — Appeals lodged by Department against Licensing Authority decisions 10 12 7 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers (a) 2,200 Diplomatic privileges 30 35 17 Expenses of Transport Appeal Authority .. 200 200 17 Expenses of Transport Charges Appeal Authority 20 Expenses of Transport Co-ordination Council 80 Euneral and other expenses of deceased officers 200 Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement 10 " L " plates for motor-cycles (recoverable) .. 240 190 279 Mechanical office appliances, purchase of 300 313 156 Motor-cars : running-expenses, maintenance, and repairs 100 590 251 •Office expenses 2,000 2,000 2,039 •Office furniture, fittings, and requisites — Head Office 500 3,800 (6) 880 District offices (c) 7,300 4,200 (b) 1,227 Oil fuel: expenses of rationing 50,000 50,000 50,014 Overtime and meal allowances 1,500 1,500 1,384 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 60 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 5,000 4,000 (d) 5,729 Printing and stationery 4,000 2,500 (d) 4,991 Rent of office and other accommodation 1,000 2,600 (d) '4,850 Salary and expenses of Transport Charges 578 Committee (e) 1,700 800 .Special transport services 600 1,382 1,414 Transport Licensing Act, 1931 — Allowances and expenses of Licensing Authorities 4,300 4,275 4,143 Conference of Licensing Authorities 20 25 Refunds of fees 300 • 300 340 Services of Registrar of Motor-vehicles 400 400 338

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(a) Increased provision to cover use of public transport facilities in lieu of departmental cars. (b) Temporary depot hire for three days, £1 10s. ; travelling-expenses of official representative at funeral of Transport Licensing Authority, £1 9s. 2d. : total, £2 19s. 2d. (c) Increased provision to cover inspections of additional H-plate vehicles. (d) Overexpenditure incurred in providing initial technical equipment for Vehicle Inspectors. (e) Provision for inspection of electrical equipment of trolly-buses.

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VOTE —TRANSPORT —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—General Administration - Voted. Expended. continued Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers — £ Inspection of accounts, &c. .. 2,600 Other .. .. .. 900 Secretaries of Licensing Authorities and stenographers .. 600 Contingencies £ (a) 4,100 30 £ 2,700 30 £ 2,831 (b) 3 86,200 • 81,852 81,488 Total —Subdivision No. I 148,240 135,872 134,288 i Subdivision No. II—Vehicle Inspection (Number of officers : 1949-50, 73 ; 1948-49, 49) Salaries — Other Salaries 73 (£165 to £1,060) 36,934 23,825 23.957 Other Charges for and incidental to — Motor-cars— Purchase of .. Running - expenses, maintenance, and repairs of .. Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Purchase and maintenance of equipment Repairs to vehicles damaged in accidents Services of Works Department Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers .. 5,300 7,500 800 (c) 2,500 100 (e) 150 (c) 5,000 5,850 500 1,175 50 5 3,000 5,795 555 (d) 1,515 87 5 3,208 21,350 10,580 11,165 Total—Subdivision No. II 58,284 34,405 35,122

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—TRANSPORT—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Enforcement £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 127 ; 1948-49, 123) Salaries— Other Salaries 127 (£165 to £1,060) 72,176 63,104 63,136 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to National Provident Fund.. 150 100 Maintenance of equipment 1,000 770 979 Motor-cars, purchase of .. 14,000 14,272 11,319 Office expenses 500 350 420 Payments to Post and Telegraph. Department 2,500 1,800 2,333 Purchase of — First-aid equipment 50 50 52 Other equipment 4,000 6,180 (a) 3,645 Uniforms 2,500 2,100 2,382 Running-expenses, maintenance, and repairs of patrol-cars (part recoverable) 33,000 29,000 31,970 Translation fees, witness, legal, and medical expenses 80 80 56 Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers .. 7,000 5,500 5,841 Temporary assistance from local authorities 20 5 64,800 60,207 58,997 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 136,976 123,311 122,133 Subdivision No. IV—Traffic Engineering and Road Safety (Number of officers : 1949-50, 20 ; 1948-49, 18) Salaries— Other Salaries * 20 (£165 to £1,060) 10,350 7,460 7,526 Other Charges for and incidental to — Car-running expenses 1,400 1,240 1,347 Expenses of National Safety Council 100 100 97 Motor-vehicle accident statistics 1,300 1,000 (a) Underexpenditure due to installation of two-way radio not completed.

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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Underexpenditure due to equipment not being available. (б) Provision for current publicity and educational programmes. (c) Underexpenditure due to inability to complete full programme. (d) Provision to cover additional road-safety instruction for school-children.

Estimated. Actual Receipts* 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 103,000 92,000 98,792

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V OTB —TRANSPORT —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —Traffic Engineering and Road Safety—continued £ £ 1 £ Other Charges for and incidental to—ctd. Purchase of equipment Safety education — Adult Child Subsidy on purchase of safety devices by Local Authorities Transfer and maintenance of equipment Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers .. 1,300 (b) 13,000 (b) 6,770 5,000 150 (d) 1,750 2,550 13,000 5,050 150 800 (a) 1,439 11,982 (c) 2,363 141 1,300 30,770 23,890 18,669 Total —Subdivision No. IV 41,120 31,350 1 26,195 TOTAL .. 384,620 324,938 317,738

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE

Minister of Industries and Commerce AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Industries and Commerce. Summary

237

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Industries and Commerce 133,625 147,165 280,790 431,373 374,791 II—New Zealand Standards Institute 24,360 5,440 29,800 33,995 26,941 III—Price Control Division 118,400 16,450 134,850 115,730 118,539 TOTAL 276,385 169,055 445,440 581 ,098 520,271 1 VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 532 ; 1948-49, 635) 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Industries and Commerce (Number of officers : 1949-50, 235 ; 1948-49, 342) £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,550 (Secretary) 1,550 1,500 > Clerical Division 1 at £1,225 (Assistant Secretary) 1 at £1,200 (Director of Industries Division), (non-permanent), (6 months) 1,225 (a) 980 600 > 165,193 Other Salaries 233 (£165 to £1,060) Location and other allowances 118,496 12,354 143,445 18,730 133,625 165,255 165,193 (a) Salary for ten months only.

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(a) Includes provision for balance of cost of smelting tests of ironsands, £11,250; and investigating and reporting oh glass industry, £250. Name of Conference, Ac. *p£sons.° f Am0 £ unt ' (b) Supply Conferences in Australia during war years .. .. .. 1 604 Transportation charges in connection with claim for compensation by Pacific -Steel, Ltd. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 386 Purchase of surplus war vehicles, Fiji .. .. .. 1 24 Delegation to International Trade and Employment Conferences, Geneva and Havana .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 654 Supply Mission to United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 3 3,078 £4,746 (c) Covers cost of printing ration cards and administration charges by Post and Telegraph Department.

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1948-49. VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— 1949-50. continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. 1—Industries and Commerce — £ £ £ continued Other Charges for and incidental to — Bureau of Industry : fees, travelling expenses and allowances; fees for reports on industrial matters; also miscellaneous ex- • penditure on licensed industries, including law-costs, advertising, &c. (recoverable) .. 1,000 1,000 925 Cost of sending trial shipments of produce overseas 50 50 51 Development of industries, experimental work in connection with, including purchase of equipment (a) 11,500 17,812 5,149 Entertaining distinguished trade visitors 50 50 15 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 500 5,000 (b) 4,746 Flax industry : expenses in connection with operation of State flax-mills at Westport and Kerepeehi 1,500 1,500 2,085 Food control and rationing, expenses in connection with, printing of ration cards, and administration, &c. (c) 60,000 91,500 88,907 Gas regulations : expenses of administration (recoverable) 1,300 1,000 967 Grants — Commonwealth Economic Committee 2,640 2,640 2,640 Estates of deceased officers equivalent to leave due at date of death 25 25 . . Honorary Agent in Bombay 75 125 101 Honorary Agent in Johannesburg 175

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued

(a) Represents reduced contribution for current year. (b) A levy to cover the expenses of the Council was not made during 1948-49. (c) Provision is made for participation in industrial exhibitions at Christchurch, Hamilton, and Auckland. (d) During 1948-49 one store and part of a second store was relinquished, resulting in reduced expenditure for that year and consequent saving for 1949-50. (e) Provides for purchase of new cars for the Trade Commissioners at Bombay and Montreal and for the Trade Representative at Tokio. (/) At the close of the year the contracts were not completed." Provision is made for the balance of the expenditure, all of which is recoverable. (g) Owing to unavoidable delays, the Directory was not completed during 1948-49. (h) The bulk of the expenditure has been charged directly to the Pharmacy Plan funds within the Bureau of Industry accounts.

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VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— 1949-50. 1948-49. continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. 1 —Industries and Commerce — continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Grants —continued In lieu of leave due on retirement 25 Inter-Allied Reparations Agency (a) 650 1,421 1,423 International Wheat Council 250 300 (b) Industrial exhibitions, New Zealand and overseas (c) 4,000 7,000 9,256 Maintenance of iron and steel plant, Onekaka 1,400 1,400 1,271 Ministry of Supply and Munitions, Controller's stores—maintenance of (part recoverable) (d) 5,000 20,000 (d) 9,572 Motion-picture industry : expenses in connection with inquiries into issue of licences, refund fees, &c. 50 405 355 Motor-vehicles — Purchase of .. (e) 2,125 500 730 Maintenance of 600 750 371 Munitions Controller's contracts (recoverable) (/) 12,000 24,000 11,949 New Zealand Manufacturers' Directory, printing of (part recoverable) 6,000 6,000 (9) Office expenses 2,000 4,000 2,140 Office furniture, fittings, and other requisites 500 3,050 1,209 Overtime and meal allowances 500 1,500 783 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 6,000 10,000 5,343 Pharmacy Industrial Plan, administration of: fees, travelling-expenses of members of committee, office expenses, refund fees, advertising, &c. (recoverable) 100 1,200 (h) 50 Printing and stationery 2,250 1,500 2,336 Tobacco-growing industry: guarantee of insurance fund 100 100

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued

(a) Repairs to privately-owned vehicles, £9 13s. ; valuation fees, £7 : total, £l6 13s. (b) Rent charges are provided for in vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services."

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YOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE — 1948-49 continued 1949-50. Subdivision No. I—Industries and Commerce— Voted. i Expended. continued ft t Other Charges for and incidental to — 4 continued Trade Offices, overseas, maintenance of, including rent of offices, travelling-expenses, cables, telephones and tolls, postages. office furniture and fittings, agency fees, &c. 20,000 22,500 17.910 Transfer and removal expenses of officers 3,000 5,000 5,108 -Travelling allowances and expenses 1,750 2,500 1,768 Contingencies .. .. .. ' 50 50 (a) 16 Advertising New-Zealand-made goods 50 Compensation for injuries sustained by officers of the Department 640 644 Expenses of representative of Supreme Command, Allied Powers, visiting New Zealand on Procurement Mission (recoverable) 90 65 Expenses in connection with finalization of Ministry of Supply activities 26,000 25,979 Grant : Transportation expenses in connection with furlough of wife and family of overseas officer 60 50 Railway passes issued to H.M. Trade Commissioners and other Government Trade Commissioners and Representatives, Consuls, and Representatives of other countries 100 35 Rent (b) 4,800 5,195 Transfer of offices, Wellington 500 454 147,165 266,118 209,598 Total —Subdivision No. I .. 280,790 431,373 374,791 Subdivision No. 11—New Zealand Standards Institute of officers : 1949-50,45; 1948-49, 53) Salariesi Other Salaries 45 (£165 to £1.030) 24,360 22,435 18,-859

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE —continued

(a) The full publicity campaign could not be proceeded with during 1948-49. Provision has been , made in 1949-50 for routine publicity. (b) Provision is made for increased travelling-expenses and fees resulting from more frequent meetings of the Council and Committees. (c) The amount provided covers the balance- of the expenditure incurred in connection with the survey now completed. (d) Flowers and other expenses for official function, £3 75.; refund of professional fees, £2 ; miscellaneous, ss. 9d. : total, £5 12s. 9d. (e) All rent charges are provided for in vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services."

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1949-60. 1948-49. VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— continued V oted. Expended. Subdivision No. II —New Zealand Standards Institute —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Grants and fees for reports, also purchase of material in connection therewith Grant: contribution to International Standards Organization Office expenses Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Publicity in connection with standardization and the use of the Standard Mark Purchase of specifications and reports (part recoverable) Standards Council and Committees: fees, allowances, and travelling-expenses (part recoverable Survey of children's feet for standardizing footwear, expenses in connection with, including wages and travelling-expenses, &c. Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies Alterations to premises Motor-vehicles, purchase of Rent 100 130 500 200 200 500 1,000 150 1,200 (b) 1,250 (c) 50 150 10 (V) 500 320 400 400 650 1,200 2,000 1,250 1,750 750 250 10 450 480 1,150 83 311 479 116 465 1,242 (a) 137 1,172 1,177 775 77 (d)6 433 493 1,116 5,440 11,560 8,082 Total—Subdivision No. II 29,800 33,995 26,941

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued

(а) New item : provides for purchase and maintenance of motor-vehicle for Wellington office. (б) The costs of establishing new accommodation was higher than anticipated. (c) Provision is made for increased travelling-expenses. (d) All rent charges are provided for in vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services."

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 33,000 322,400 329,721

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VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— 1949-50. 1948-49. continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill —Price Control Division £ j £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 243 ; 1948-49, 240) Salaries — Clerical Division 1 at £1,225 (Director) 1,225 1,175 Other Salaries 239 (£165 to £1,060) 117,175 97,225 j> 09,769 i J 118,400 98,400 99,769 Other Charges for and Incidental to — Advertising Motor-velii cles— Purchase of .. Maintenance of Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Test purchases (part recoverable) .. . . j Travelling-expenses and allowances Transfer of officers .. .. .. | Contingencies .. .. .. Rent 1,000 (a) 450 (a) 500 2,500 800 2,800 2,000 100 (c) 5,500 750 50 (d) 900 2.000 900 3,300 1,150 100 4,500 1,000 3,480 1,061 I (6) 3,039 !. 667 2,851 2,221 98 4,984 1,375 2,474 16,450 17,330 18,770 | Total —Subdivision No. Ill 134,850 115,730 118,539 TOTAL .. 445,440 581,098 520,271

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS

Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts. Summary

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. 1 Other | Charges. Total. 1 Voted. Expended. VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS £ ! ] £ £ £ £ ,Subdivision— I —Tourist and Health Resorts II—Development of Tourist and Health Resorts 162,560 572,093 42,750 734,653 42,750 572,539 36,500 557,210 39,331 TOTAL 162,560 614,843 777,403 609,039 596,541 1 1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS Voted. Expended. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 380; 1948-49, 354) £ £ £ Subdivision No. I—Tourist and Health Resorts Administrative Division 1 at £1,425 (General Manager) 1,425 1,375 1,375 Other Salaries 379 (£165 to £1,060) Special allowances to officers travelling with parties of tourists 161,085 50 122,325 50 125,763 • (a)162,560 123,750 127,138 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising in newspapers and other publications, and broadcasting (within New Zealand) 3,000 2,900 1,245 (a) Additional staff employed on account of increased business.

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued

(a) Underexpendit are due to printing delays in production of tourist literature. \b) Installation of equipment delayed. Experiments still not complete regarding suitable equipment, (c) Increase due to major repairs and renovations required.

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS —continued Voted. | Expended. Subdivision No. I—Tourist and Health Resorts —continued £ £ j £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Advertising New Zealand overseas : special publicity work in connection^with, (part recoverable) — Advertising in newspapers and £ periodicals .. .. .. 2,500 Films, photographs, pictures, and window displays, including equipment, &c. .. .. 6,000 Folders, booklets, and posters .. 14,000 Miscellaneous publicity and general expenses .. .. .. 2,500 Special advertising and follow-up work in other countries, including payment of commission .. 1,000 26,000 300 3,550 (6) 2,000 1,500 (c) 42,700 7,250 1 I 25,050 i 200 j 4,000 i 2,000 1,500 31,000 7,500 | (a) 14,695 300 3,963 60 24,161 5,775 Bonuses and commissions to honorary agents Cascade Creek CampOperating - expenses, including furniture and repairs, and com- £ pensation to workmen 3,250 Repairs to buildings and plant .. 300 Emergency (wireless telephone) equipment for huts in alpine regions Exhibitions, participation in Franz Josef Glacier— Operating-expenses of hotel and huts, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to £ workmen, &c. .. .. 24,500 Repairs to buildings and plant .. 18,200 Glade House and Milford Track — Operating - expenses, including furniture and repairs and compensation to workmen, &c. Repairs to buildings and plant .. £ 6,000 1,250

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued

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1948-49. 1949-50. VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS Voted. Expended. — continued * £ £ £ Subdivision No. I—Tourist and Health Resorts —continued Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Hermitage, Mount Cook — Operating-expenses of hotel and huts, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to £ workmen, &c. .. .. 39,500 Repairs to buildings and plant .. 7,600 47,100 39,000 40,36$ Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri: maintenance of steamers and jetties, including repairs, wages, purchase of stores, &c. 1,250 1,200 1,178 Launches for Lakes Tarawera, Rotomahana, Mapourika, and Milford Sound, &c., purchase of 1,600 3,600 19 Maintenance of hostels, baths, or reserves at Little Barrier Island, Waiotapu, Te Puia, Morere, Tarawera, and Pukaki, tourist tracks, and reserves vested in Department— £ Maintenance .. .. .. 2,000 Repairs to buildings and plant .. 600 2,600 3,000 1,148 Milford Hotel— Operating-expenses, including furniture and repairs, and com- £ pensation to workmen .. 11,000 "Repairs to buildings and plant.. 8,300 (a) 1°) SOO 11 70A 10 .vt ? ytij it/jOVA/ 11 7 i \J\) JL\J j ZJzMJ Minor agencies in New Zealand : grants and expenses in connection therewith 375 350 338 Motor-vehicles, purchase of 3,000 4,500 3,881 Office expenses 3,200 3,200 3,044 (a) Increase due to major building repairs and renovations.

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued

(а) Increase due to major building repairs and improvements. (б) Office rentals for overseas offices only, as other rentals are now paid from vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (c) One-quarter of subsidy last year carried forward to current year.

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1948-49. 1949-50. VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS Voted. Expended. —continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. I —Tourist and Health Resorts —continued Other Charges for and incidental to— continued £ X Office fittings and requisites .. 1,000 Alterations and renovations .. 4,000 5,000 4,150 4,065 Overtime and meal allowances 5,000 3,000 4,767 Passenger bookings : payment of claims made by tourists for losses incurred while travelling in New Zealand 50 50 1 Payments to estates of equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 50 50 173 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) 16,000 15,000 15,525 Printing and stationery 4,200 4,200 4,063 Queenstown Reserves — £ Maintenance, improvements, &c. 800 Repairs to buildings and plant .. 1,500 400 (a) 2,300 1,300 Rents of offices (b) 3,000 9,333 10,707 Rotorua Baths : wages, repairs, &c., sundry expenses, and compensation to workmen 11,300 9,700 10,632 Rotorua electric system: expenses in connection with the change-over from 110 volts 9 to 230 volts system 50 50 Rotorua works (including Whakarewarewa) — Wages, repairs, sundry expenses, and compensation to workmen — 31,285 Electric light and power system 32,000 33,000 Reserves, gardens, parks, &c. 6,600 8,100 5,684 Wharves and beacons 100 150 1 Rotorua : purchase of stores (including freight) 35,000 30,000 33,449 Subsidies : motor and steamer services— Bluff - Stewart Island steamer service .. 200 200 200 Eairlie-Pukaki-Hermitage-Queenstown .. 338 338 338 Pipiriki-Retaruke river service (c.) 357 286 215

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS —continued

(a) Increase due to major building repairs. (b) Increase due to major drainage repairs. (c) Increase due to building repairs and renovations arising out of reopening of hotel.

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1949-50. 1948-49. YOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Tourist and Health Resorts —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued . Te Anau Hotel— Operating expenses, including furniture, repairs, and com- £ pensation to workmen, &c. .. 17,100 Repairs to buildings and plant .. 3,250 {a) 20,350 (b) 5,850 (r,\ 9,r> qoo 18,500 5,970 22,700 62,500 500 500 400 700 2,000 600 17,058 4,616 24,569 68,579 14 198 96 692 2,531 426 Te Aroha Hot Springs — Operating - expenses : baths, gardens, music, furniture, and repairs Repairs to buildings and plant . . £ 4,600 1,250 Tokaanu Hotel—-Operating-expenses, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen Repairs to buildings and plant . . £ 24,700 1,200 Tongariro National Park — • Chateau, huts, &c. : operatingexpenses, including furniture, repairs, and compensation to workmen, &c. Repairs to buildings and plant .. £ 53,000 35,000 I U/ J *JtJ 5 rJ\J\J (c) 88,000 500 23 300 700 2,700 600 Maintenance and improvements of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Training-school for hotel workers: grant towards operating-expenses Transfer and removal expenses Transfer and removal expenses of staff to and from overseas offices Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling allowances and expenses of staff in overseas offices

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued

(a) Increase due to major building repairs and alterations. (b) Increase due to building repairs and alterations arising out of reopening hotel. (c) Increase due to certain refurnishing required and to building alterations. {d) Medical services, £6 ; damage to clothing, £l3 ; insurance premium, £6 ; exchange on cheques, £1; refund of hotel deposit, £6 ; report on tourist route, £2 ; cancellation fees, £2 : total, £36.

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VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS 1Q4-R—4.Q —continued 1949-50. Subdivision No. I —Tourist and Health Resorts Voted. ! ; Expended. i • -i —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ W aikaremoana— Operating-expenses of Lake House, including furniture and repairs, and compensation to workmen, £ &c. .. .. 11,500 Repairs to buildings and plant .. 4,000 (a) 15,500 10,600 10,562 Waimangu Round-trips and Hostel: wages, repairs, and sundry expenses 1,100 1,200 989 Wairakei Hotel and thermal area— Operating-expenses, including furniture and repairs, and £ compensation to workmen, &c. 42,000 Repairs to buildings and plant .. 55,000 (b) 97,000 41,000 43,705 Waitomo Caves and Hostel — Operating - expenses, in eluding furniture and repairs, and £ compensation to workmen, &c. 26,200 Repairs to buildings and plant .. 1,000 (c) 27,200 21,712 23,734 Contingencies 100 50 (d) 36 Rotorua : grant to Rotorua Municipal Band 250 250 572,093 448,789 430,072 Total —Subdivision No. I 734,653 572,539 557,210 Subdivision No. II—Development of Tourist and Health Resorts Charges for and incidental to — Housing (married quarters) for staff at tourist resorts 5,000 5,000 2,603 New buildings and improvements at Mount Cook, Te Anau, Milford Sound, and Queens- • town and other tourist resorts administered by Department • • 8,500 7,000 1 9,879

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued

(a) Overexpenditure due to materials and labour being available earlier than anticipated. \ Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 430,000 303,000 398,548

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VOTE—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS 1949-50. 1948-49. —continued Voted. j Expended. Subdivision No. II —Development of Tourist and Health Resorts—continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued New tourist roads, tracks, and bridges : construction and grants towards Rotorua — Electrical works, new connections, extensions, &c. Erection of buildings Improvements to reserves .. District roads and tracks Works not specified 1,500 26,000 250 750 500 250 2,750 20,000 250 750 500 250 1,000 {a) 25,459 ■390 Total —Subdivision No. II 42,750 36,500 ,39,331 TOTAL .. 777,403 609,039 ! 596,541

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DETAILS' OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Minister of Health AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Health. Summary

250

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. ; Total. Voted. . i 1 Expended. VOTE—HEALTH Subdivision — I —Health II—Mental Hygiene TOTAL £ 761,618 830,000 £ 6,312,608 929,119 £ 7,074,226 1,759,119 £ 6,268,440 1,501,636 £ 6,604,689 1,476,768 1,591,618 7,241,727 8,833,345 7,770,076 | 8,081,457 VOTE—HEALTH (Total number of officers: 1949-50, 3,653; 1948-49, 3,517) Subdivision No. 1—Health (Number of officers : 1949-50, 1,845 ; 1948-49, 1,752) Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,750 (Director-General of Health) Professional Division Class Special — 1 at £1,600 (Deputy Director-General of Health) T at £1,525 (8 months), £1,550 (4 months), (Director, Division of School Hygiene) .. 6 at £1,550 (Director, Division of Hospitals ; Director, Division of Public Hygiene ; Director, Division of Health Benefits; Director, Division of Tuberculosis; Director, Division of Industrial Hygiene ; Director, Division of Dental Hygiene) .. 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. j Expended. £ 1,750 1,600 1,533 9,300 £ ■ • | 1,675 1,525 1 10,325 | £

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —continued

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE —HEALTH —continued Voted. Expended. Sliqi/tw /V"/) JT—Health—continu6d KJ (A'Ulv vVvOVXJ H> 1.1 I/. X X-X. UXA/VVl V W ilUi"w.v« Salaries —continued £ £ £ Professional Division —continued j Glass Special —continued 1 at £1,525 (6 months), £1,550 (6 months), 1,475 (Director of Physical Medicine, Rotorua) (a) 1,538 1 at £1,525 (Medical Superintendent, Queen (a) 1,525 1,450 Mary Hospital, Hanmer) 1 at £1,500 (Senior Psychiatrist, Queen (a) 1,500 1,450 Mary Hospital, Hanmer) 1 at £1,375 (4 months), £1,425 (8 months), (Assistant Director, Division of Tuber1,375 culosis) 1,410 5 at £1,350 (Medical Officers of Health) . : 6,750 8,925 1 at £1,300 (Deputy-Director, Division of 1,225 Dental Hygiene) 1,300 1 at £1,175 (Medical Officer (Industrial), Auckland) 1,175 3 at £1,125 (Medical Officers (Industrial), 3,266 Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin) 3,375 2 at £1,250 (Medical Officers, Queen Mary 2,350 Hospital, Hanmer) (a) 2,500 1 at £1,300 (Junior Psychiatrist, Queen (a) 1,300 1,175 Mary Hospital, Hanmer) 7 at £1,200 (Medical Officers of Health) .. 8,400 7,875 1 at £1,200 (Assistant Director (Training) and Principal, Dominion Training School 1,200 1,125 for Dental Nurses) 1 at £1,200 (Nutritionist, Dunedin) 1,200 1,125 1 at £1,175 (Research Officer, Dunedin) . . 1,175 1,100 4 at £1,100 (Principal, Dental officers) 4,400 1 at £1,100 (Vice-Principal, Dental Training 1,100 School) Allowances —- 1 at £150 (Medical Officer of Health, Hamil150 - ton) .. . ■ • • ■ • 150 1 at £50 (Medical Officer of Health, Pal50 165 merston North) Arrears of salary — 1 at £150 (Director, Division of Industrial 150 Hygiene) 1 at £100 (Nutritionist, Dunedin) 100 (a) Subject to deduction of £150 per annum for house, fuel, and light.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

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1948-49. 1949-50. VOTE—HEALTH—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—-Health—continued £ £ £ Salarie s—continued Clerical Division Class Special— 1 at £1,575 (Deputy Director-General of Health —Administrative) 1,575 1,525 | 1 at £1,275 (Chief Executive Officer, Division of Hospitals) 1,275 1,225 Other Salaries 1,615 (£165 to £1,060) 604,775 478,100 Unclassified (Non-permanents) 1 at £1,560 (Director, National Health Institute, Wellington), (9 months) 1,170 1,144 1 at £1,510 (Director, Maternal and Infant > 661,161 Welfare), (6 months) . . 755 1,475 2 at £1,510 (Assistant Directors, National Health Institute, Wellington) 3,020 1,475 1 at £1,335 (Medical Superintendent, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Rotorua) (a) 1,335 1,300 4 at £1,160 (Regional Medical Officers, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin), (6 months) 2,320 2,250 1 at £1,135 (Balneologist, Rotorua) 1,135 1,100 Other Salaries' 173 (£165 to £1,060) 89,027 118,637 Living-out allowance 1,000 1,000 761,618 657,237 661,161 (a) Also receives free quarte: rs, fuel, and ] fight.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(a) Provision for the payment of bursaries —(i) Dental: 25 new awards and 61 renewals at the rate of £7O per annum, plus £4O per annum if living away from home, (ii) Dietetic : 5 for home science students at the rate of £3O per annum, plus £4O per annum if living away from home Provision also for 2 bursaries for nurses at £175 per annum, (iii) Medical: 54 new awards and 125 renewals at the rate of £7O per annum, plus £4O per annum if living away from home, (iv) Nursing—(infant welfare training (four months' course)) : provision for 75 bursaries at the rate of £215 per annum, plus a uniform grant of £lO. {6) Provision for payment of expenses incurred by, or grants to, -other than departmental officers.

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1948-49. 1949-50. V OTE—HEALTH —continued Voted. 1 Expended. Subdivision No. I—Health —continued £ £ £ : Other Charges for and incidental to — j General Administration — Advisory and other Committees : remuneration, fees, allowances, and expenses 500 1,000 787 Bursaries — Dental (a) 7,775 8,300 5,552 Dietetic (a) 700 1,050 563 Medical (a) 18,070 21,015 19,702 Nursing (a) 6,167 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers 150 150 139 Compensation and expenses incurred in respect of injuries sustained by employees of Department 323 150 3 Departmental contribution to National Provident Fund in respect of departmental employees 7,500 7,500 7,771 Disbursement of grant made by New Zealand Crippled Children's Society for establishment of travelling orthopaedic clinics for crippled children 500 500 216 Expenses incidental to training of Health Inspectors 50 Expenses incidental to overseas conferences, investigations, and reports (6) 90 Expenses incidental to visit of Australian Delegation to New Zealand 100 •

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.Number Name of Conference, &c. Persons CostTravelling. £ (a) International Dental Congress, U.S.A., and investigating dental hygiene developments in Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe (additional) 1 357' Tuberculosis Conference, United Kingdom, and investigating treatment of tuberculosis in Europe (additional) .. .. .. .. 1 514 International Conference on Poliomyelitis, New York, and investigating clinical services in the United Kingdom and Europe .. .. 1 1,223 Attending meeting, World Health Organization, at Geneva, and investigating public health services in United Kingdom and Europe (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1,140 Australian Dental Conference, Perth, and investigating public health dentistry in Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 258 Investigating hospital equipment in U.S.A., United Kingdom, and Europe 1 626 Studying for diploma in Public Health— Canada (recoverable) ~ .. .. .. . . 1 16 -United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 1 17 Inspection health matters, Fiji (additional) .. .. .. 1 1 Fourth International Congress on Tropical Medicine and Malaria, at Washington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 189* Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £4,341 (b) Grant towards cost of erecting amenities at Hanmer. (c) Grant towards cost of erecting institution for aged people at Oamaru. (d) Grant towards cost of erecting home, hospital, and cottages for aged people at Invercargill. (e) Grant towards Education Endowment Fund appeal.

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VOTE—HEALTH—continued 194H-49. 1949-50. Subdivision No. I—Health—continued Voted. j Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ General Administration —continued Expenses of officers travelling overseas 3,000 4 ; ooo ; (a) 4,341 Grants to — Amuri County Council (6) 400 Hospital Boards to cover payment of Christmas bonus to recipients of outdoor relief 500 500 354 Hospital Boards to cover capital cost of providing hospital accommodation for tuberculosis cases (on account) 13,000 15,000 4,095 Presbyterian Social Service Association of Otago (on account) (c) 5,000 Presbyterian Social Service Association of Southland, Invercargill (on account) (d) 5,000 1,310 Royal College of Nursing, United Kingdom (e) 1,000 Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children towards cost of capital additions to Karitane hospitals 2,000 2,000 Victoria Memorial Home Trust Board, Invercargill, towards cost of capital additions (on account) 1,000 ■ 1,000 50&

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1948-49. 1949-50. VOTE—HEALTH—continued Voted. j Expended. Subdivision No. I —Health—continued £ • £ £ 'Other Charges for and incidental to — i continued \ General Administration —continued ■Grants to—continued Wellington Hospital Board towards cost of providing additional maternity accommodation 1,000 2,800 1,154 Health education and publicity 26,000 26,000 ■27,336 Hospital treatment of departmental officers who contracted illness whilst on duty 10 20 5 Hospital treatment of prohibited immigrants 10 10 King George V Memorial Fund Board : travelling and administration expenses .. 100 200 63 Motor-cars, motor-cycles, &c. — Purchase of .. 15,000 13,550 5,747 Maintenance of 50,000 45,000 49,868 National Health Institute, Wellington 3,000 15,000 2,506 Nursing Recruitment Campaign expenses . . 1,500 1,500 1,555 Offices and stores: Maintenance, alterations, and additions— £ Works .. .. .. 1,500 Other expenditure .. .. 2,000 3,500 4,500 2,121 Office expenses (part recoverable) 4,500 3,300 5,217 Office fittings and requisites 4,500 4,500 5,643 Overtime and meal allowances 4,000 3,000 4,622 Packaging-materials 500 400 824 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 100 286 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) 40,000 r 32,000 43,541 Poliomyelitis : expenses of technicians loaned by Elizabeth Kenny Institute 100 1,925 1,285 Post-graduate Nurses' Hostel, Kensington Street, Wellington — £ Works .. .. .. 500 Other expenditure .. .. 500 1,000 1,500 1,937

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(a) Refund of cost of engineer's registration certificates, £2 ; fee for safe deposit of keys, 55.; fidelity-guarantee premium, £2 19s. Id. ; expenses of officers interviewed for appointment as Industrial Hygienists (5) in United Kingdom, £2O 7s. 7d. ; expenses of examination and report, £3 3s. ; veterinary expenses, £1 Is. ; Conference expenses, £3 Bs. 2d. ; registration fees, officers attending Pacific Science Congress (5) (recoverable), £5 ; expenses of officers interviewed for appointment as School Hygienists (5) in United Kingdom, £l7 13s. 7d.: total, £55 17s. sd.

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VOTE —HEALTH—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Health —continued £ £ 1 £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued General A dministration—continued Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. Purchase of films, models, &c., for nursing instruction £ Purchase of stores (part recoverable) 20,000 Less issues to other items of this vote .. .. .. 10,000 15,000 1,000 12,000 2,000 19,005 1,148 10,000 900 100 3,000 •235,000 2,500 500 16,000 3,500 1,000 50 10,000 12,000 100 3,000 244,000 2,500 500 15,000 1,500 3,000 50 314 10 15,935 17,049 151 3,907 235,466 2,839 462 16.663 3,392 1.414 (a) 56 314 Rent Repairs to privately-owned vehicles and other property damaged in collision with departmental cars Steamer fares and expenses of officers arriving from overseas to take up duty Supply of milk to school-children, scheme for Transfer and removal expenses Transfer expenses and maintenance, New Zealand lepers at Makogai Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) Uniforms, allowances to nurses for Uniforms, purchase of, for nursing staff Contingencies Contribution to Office International d'Hygiene Publique Expenses of New Zealand medical representative attending Fourth International Microbiological Congress

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Y OTE —HEALTH—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—Health —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ General Administration —continued Grant towards expenses of New Zealand delegate to meeting of International Cancer Research Commission Grant to North Canterbury Hospital Board . towards cost of providing additional maternity accommodation Grant to Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children towards cost of visit of Medical Advisor to America Grant to Waiapu Hospital Board Poliomyelitis: investigating methods of treatment in United States of America Supply of apples to school-children 650 130 50 25 1,200 15,000 650 25 1,363 15 516,195 541,809 517,587 Dangerous Drugs Act (part recoverable) — Expenses 10 50 5 Dentists Act— Expenses (recoverable) 10 50 Health Act— Board of Health : expenses (including fees to members) Compensation payable under Health Act Infectious diseases (part recoverable) Inspection of vessels (part recoverable) Notification of infectious diseases Other expenses Quarantine expenses Sera, purchase of (recoverable) 50 10 2,000 1,200 300 110 10 104,000 50 10 1,100 1,100 300 110 10 110,000 51 "2,347 1,318 261 62 114,419 107,680 112,680 118,458

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1949-50. 1948-49. V OTE—HE ALTH—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Health —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act — Subsidies to Hospital Boards Subsidies to separate institutions 5,200,000 425 4,500,000 425 4,897,422 425 Masseurs Registration Act— Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) 5,200,425 4,500,425 4,897,847 300 250 288 Medical Advertisements Act— Expenses (part recoverable) 10 .50 Medical Practitioners Act —- Expenses (part recoverable) 250 200 234 'Nurses and Midwives Registration Act — Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) 3,000 3,000 3,342 Opticians Act — Expenses (recoverable) 300 300 352 Plumbers Registration Act — Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) 1,500 1,400 1,792 Poisons Act — Expenses (part recoverable) * 10 50 4 Sale of Food and Drugs Act— Law-costs (part recoverable) Other expenses (including purchase of samples) 300 1,500 300 1,200 347 2,172 - 1,800 1,500 2,519 Social Hygiene Act— Expenses Treatment, &c., of indigent patients by medical practitioners 100 100 500 100 54 52 200 600 106

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V OTE—HE ALTH—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Health—continued Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Bacteriological Laboratories — Contributions to Hospital Boards' laboratories Laboratory expenses (part recoverable) 4,000 200 4,600 200 3,960 127 4,200 4,800 4,087 Dental Hygiene Administration— Dental clinics, expenses of — £ Works .. .. .. 11,500 Other expenditure .. .. 63,500 75,000 11,000 4,500 2,500 70,000 14,000 5,000 2,500 70,875 10,265 4,208 2,487 Hostel for dental trainees, Hobson Street, Wellington (part recoverable) — £ Works .. .. .. 2,500 Other expenditure .. .. 8,500 Hostel for dental trainees, Kelburn (part recoverable) — £ Works .. .. .. 150 Other expenditure .. .. 4,350 Travelling allowances and expenses 93,000 91,500 87,835 Industrial Hygiene Administration— Expenses of Clinics (including equipment) .. Other expenses (including equipment) 400 50 450 Maori Hygiene Administration (part recoverable) — General expenses (including rental of and furniture for cottages, and nurses' equipment, &c.) — £ Works .. .. .. 2,000 Other expenditure .. .. 10,000 12,000 10,000 11,021

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1949-50. 1948^9. VOTE—HEALTH—continued Voted. Expended, Subdivision No. I—Health—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Maori Hygiene Administration (part recoverable) —continued Maori sanitation— £ Works .. .. .. 1,000 Other expenditure .. .. 500 1,500 3,500 4,000 15,000 4,500 1,500 2,000 4,000 9,000 4,000 544 1,965 2,930 2,581 4,254 Maori water-supplies —- £ Works .. .. .. 3,000 Other expenditure .. .. 500 Portable hutments : supply and maintenance — £ Works .. .. .. 2,400 Other expenditure .. .. 1,600 Provision of and alterations and additions to cottages for District Nurses — £ Works .. .. ... 10,000 Other expenditure .. .. 5,000 Supply of medicines 40,500 30,500 23,295 School Hygiene Administration— Expenses of trainees for orthoptic nursing .. Orthoptic Clinic : other expenses (including equipment) Other expenses (including equipment) 200 380 1,000 800 1,105 1,580' 800 1,105

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(a) Provision for establishment of units at Auckland and Christchurch. The Tuberculosis Diagnostic Service and Training Unit at Wellington is established as part of the National Health Institute. (b) Includes treatment baths.

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V OTE —HEALTH —continued 1948-49. 1949-50. Subdivision No. I—Health —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Tuberculosis Administration— Mass chest radiography units — Equipment (a) 6,000 Other expenses (a) 1,000 Travelling concessions for tuberculosis patients and suspects 1,000 550 916 8,000 550 916 Grants-in-aid — Amuri County Council 200 200 200 Dominion Federation of Women's Institutes, for work amongst Maoris 150 150 150 Hospital Boards' Association of New Zealand 100 100 100 Medical research work 20,000 20,223 19,485 Mount Magdala Asylum 600 600 600 New Zealand Council of Christian Women .. 300 300 300 Priory in New Zealand of the Order of St. John 200 200 200 Relief of indigent persons 10 100 . . Royal New Zealand Society for Health of Women and Children 65,388 65,656 58,912 St. Mary's Homes, Otahuhu 200 200 200 Salvation Army 1,140 1,140 1,137 Wellington Ladies' Christian Association 4,000 9,500 12,042 92,288 98,369 93,326 Institutions under Control of Department— Wages — Queen Mary Hospital,-Hanmer 45,500 52,000 44,634 Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Rotorua (b) .. 18,000 21,000 16,913 % St. Helens Hospitals— Auckland 11,000 8,500 10,672 Wellington 8,500 7,000 8,062 Christchurch 7,000 • 5,000 6,520 Invercargill 6,000 4,750 5,578

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Y OTB —HEALTH —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—Health—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Institutions under Control of Department—ctd. £ £ £ Maintenance— Caccia Birch Convalescent Hospital for Nurses Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Botorua (a) St. Helens Hospitals — Auckland Wellington .. Christchuxch Invercargill Establishment charges (buildings, renewals, repairs, &c.) — £ Works .. .. .. 10,000 Other expenditure .. .. 3,000 4,500 31,500 23,000 12,000 11,500 6,500 5,500 13,000 26,000 11,400 4,300 30,000 18,000 11,000 12,000 6,500 5,500 15,770 12,000 9,000 4,374 31,290 23,198 11,965 11,343 6,575 5,687 3,616 3 " Howardville," Burnham— Establishment charges— . £ Works (on account) .. .. 9,500 Other charges .. .. 16,500 Maintenance and operation (recoverable) .. 240,900 222,320 190,430 6,312,608 5,611,203 5,943,528 Total —Subdivision No. I 7,074,226 6,268,440 6,604,689 Subdivision No. II—Mental Hygiene 1 (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 1,808 ; 1948-49, 1,829) Salaries Administrative Division 1 at £1,700 (Director) 1,700 1,625 (a) Includes treatment baths.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(а) Additional provision required this year for specimens previously understood to be free of cost, but which are now chargeable. (б) Overexpenditure due to (i) raising of standard of patients' bedding and clothing; (ii) purchase of stores from the War Assets Realization Board; (iii) opening of new villas. Additional provision will be required this year to meet increase in patient population and opening of new villas, also replacement of straw mattresses by hair or kapoc, not available over a period of years. (c) Overexpenditure due to increased costs and purchase of essential additional hospital equipment. Additional provision required this year to meet cost of food-heating units, &c., at various hospitals.

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VOTE—HEALTH—continued ]949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. II—Mental Hygiene —ctd. Voted. Expended. Salaries—continued £ £ * £ Professional Division 1 at £1,600 (Deputy Director) 8 at £1,525 (Medical Superintendents) 1,600 12,200 1,525 11,600 Glass Special A— 7 at £1,300 (Assistant Medical Superintendents) 1 at £1,275 (10 months), £1,300 (2 months), (Assistant Medical Superintendent) 1 at £1,275 (9 months), (Assistant Medical Superintendent) 2 at £1,250 (Senior Assistant Medical Officers) 2 at £1,175 (9 months), £1,225 (3 months), (Senior Assistant Medical Officers) 1 at £1,100 (6 months), (Assistant Medical Officer) 1 at £1,100 (2 months), (Assistant Medical Officer) 1 at £1,100 (1 month), (Assistant Medical Officer) 9,100 1,278 957 2,500 2,375 550 184 92 11,025 2,350 6,550 > 595,229 Other Salaries 1,782 (£165 to £1,060) 797,464 646,525 830,000 681,200 595,229 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bacteriological research Bedding and clothing Buildings, equipment, improvements, repairs, and replacements (a) 750 (6)155,000 (c) 15,000 550 106,300 10,955 294 (6) 145,601 (c) 14,863

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1948-49. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. VOTE —HEALTH—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. II —Mental Hygiene —ctd. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act 2,000 2,000 1,101 Compensation for loss of patients' property .. 50 50 7 Contributions to National Provident Fund for nurses 275 275 263 Contributions to the Government Superannuation Fund for ex-servicemen {a) 80 Dental services 1,000 750 1,014 Farms, vegetable gardens, and orchards, maintenance of (part recoverable) (b) 35,000 28,500 (b) 34,702 Fencing, draining, and roading (c) 2,000 800 (c) 1,249 Flower - gardens, lawns, and shrubberies, expenses of .. 2,750 2,750 1,943 Freight, cartage, and transport charges 4,800 4,500 4,575 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning (<Z) 80,000 73,000 (d) 77,545 Funerals, expenses of .. 1,000 1,000 903 Furniture and furnishings (e) 55,000 33,960 (e) 44,766 Grants — In lieu of leave due to officers resigned or transferred to other Departments 10 10 To Christchurch Tramway Board 104 52 To University of Otago (/) 875 625 (/) 250 To Wellington After-Care Association (9) 2,500 2,500 348 To widows or relatives of deceased officers 400 400 Laundry 5,000 5,000 4,659 Machinery, repairs, and stores (h) 10,000 7,500 (h) 8,009 Medical fees for certificates and consultations 3,500 3,500 3,564 Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of 4,000 3,200 3,843 Purchase of .. 8,000 7,700 1,106 Nursing staff— Medallions for, and expenses incidental thereto .. 50 25 51 Uniforms, purchase of (t) 10,000 8,000 (i) 9,941 X-ray examinations 100 100 6 Office expenses 4,000 4,925 3,521 Overtime, penal rates, shift, meal, and standby allowances 195,000 225,000 187,525

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

REMARKS

(a) Provision for staff invalided back from overseas and unfit to return to duty.

(b) Overexpenditure due to mechanization of farming activities to increase food-production for hospital use. Additional provision will be required this year for the same purpose. (c) Overexpenditure due to attention to routine maintenance arrears. Provision made this year for roading improvement at Nelson Mental Hospital.

(d) Additional provision required to meet operating-costs of new villas.

(e) Overexpenditure due to (i) increased costs ; (ii) opening of new villas ; (iii) provision of essential additional furniture and furnishings. Additional provision required for furniture and furnishings for new villas and to enable additional essential furnishing to be undertaken.

(f) Additional provision required to meet arrears due to Neuro-pathologist Section being established at Otago University. (g) Grant approved awaiting completion of property purchase.

(h) Additional provision necessary to meet cost of replacement and additions to hospital workshop machinery.

(i) Overexpenditure due to increased costs and provision of additional uniform accessories. Additional provision required this year to meet this cost.

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(a) Additional provision required to meet increase in patient population. (b) Overexpenditure due to wider provision of facilities for patients' entertainment. Additional provision required this year to meet cost of film hire, &c. (c) 'Overexpenditure due to increased cost and wider dietary provision. Additional provision will be required this year to meet increase in patient population. (id) Overexpenditure due to (i) purchase of surplus stores of wide variety from the War Assets Realization Board; (ii) increased costs; (iii) wider provision of essential hospital requisites. Additional provision required this year to enable hospital requirements of crockery, holloware, cutlery, and glassware and general stores to be maintained. (e) Overexpenditure due to increased costs and wider provision of medical requisites for treatment of patients. Additional provision required to enable hospital medical equipment, &c., to be brought to the desired standard.

266

1948-49. 1949-50. e. VOTE—HEALTH —continued % Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. II—Mental Hygiene —ctd. Other Charges for and incidental to— continued Patients, expenses connected with — Comforts (a) 49,000 46,500 48,810 Gratuities 300 450 209 " Patients' Friends " .. 100 50 Recreation (b) 14,000 9,900 (b) 12,250 Transfer # .. 500 500 339 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 100 47 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 3,500 • 3,500 3,240 Printing and stationery 3,500 3,000 3,628 Rations (c) 200,000 179,000 (c) 198,699 Refund of maintenance-money overpaid 25 25 8 Rents and rates 600 1,000 , 921 Staff training and expenses incidental thereto 800 800 550 Stores (d) 30,000 18,630 (d) 32,326 Surgery and dispensary : drugs and instruments (e) 20,000 13,895 (e) 19,223 Transfer and removal expenses 2,000 1,500 1,946 Transport costs for treatment in general hospitals — Patients 300 200 310 Staff 50 50 4 Travelling allowances and expenses and escort of patients 5,000 5,000 5,068

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(a) Estimated cost of fares, &c., for taking up appointment. (b) Fees for post-mortems, £7 15s. Id.; staff denture, clothing, spectacle repairs, &c., £52 2s. 7d.; safe-deposit fee 55.; fees investigating motor-accident claims, £9 lis. 5d.; miscellaneous, £2 15s. : total, £72 9s. Id. Number of Cost. Name of Conference, &c. Person? /» Travelling. (c) International Congress of Mental Health, London .. .. .. 1 903 .Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 435,000 337,000 356,263

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Y OTE —HEALTH—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II —Menial Hygiene —ctd. Other ' Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Travelling-expenses of Medical Officers from England to New Zealand Contingencies Expenses of officer travelling overseas Grant to a patient for injuries received in an accident Nursing staff: payment to ex-officers for illness contracted as a result of departmental service (a) 1,000 100 100 850 1,309 150 "(b) 72 (c) 903 1,309 28 929,119 820,436 881,539 Total—Subdivision No. II 1,759,119 1,501,636 1,476,768 TOTAL .. 8,833,345 7,770,076 8,081,457

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DEPARTMENT OE EDUCATION

Minister of Education AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Education. Summary

268

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. 1 Expended. VOTE—EDUCATION General Subdivision— I —General II—Buildings, Land, Furniture, and EquipmentEducational Agencies Subdivision—III—Primary Education IV —Post-primary Education V —Higher Education VI—Training of Teachers VII —Maori Schools Social Agencies Subdivision— VIII—Education of the Blind IX—Special Schools X—Child Welfare Miscellaneous Subdivision— XI—Miscellaneous Grants XII —National Library Service ' TOTAL £ 188,550 £ 1,021,566 747,500 £ 1,210,116 747,500 £ 1,054,350 527,690 £ 1,067,492 609,536 188,550 1,769,066 1,957,616 1,582,040 1,677,028 86,765 86,500 247,580 4,577,570 1,935,430 782,645 720,500 57,190 4,664,335 2,021,930 782,645 720,500 304,770 4,062,677 1,759,095 665,547 539,980 272,185 4,070,993 1,737,723 659,941 522,212 256,576 420,845 8,073,335 8,494,180 7,299,484 7,247,445 49,800 140,235 16,055 35,175 280,790 16,055 84,975 421,025 13,149 68,195 390,875 12,936 66,223 372,518 190,035 332,020 522,055 472,219 451,677 46,500 107,280 84,015 107,280 130,515 102,971 118,804 91,896 120,942 46,500 191,295 237,795 221,775 212,838 845,930 10,365,716 11,211,646 9,575,518 9,588,988

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued

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VOTE—EDUCATION 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 1,815 ; 1948-49, 1,782) Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —General £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 366 ; 1948-49, 341) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,700 (Director of Education), (from 17tli October, 1949) 761 156 Professional Division 1 at £1,350 (Assistant Director of £ Education) .. .. .. 1,350 Allowance, £350 per annum (1st April to 16th October, 1949) .. 191 1,541 1,150 1,627 1,010 > 155,757 1 at £1,150 (District Superintendent of Education, Auckland) Clerical Division 1 at £1,350 (Assistant Director of Education) 1,350 1,275 Other Salaries 362 (£165 to £1,060) 183,748 151,826 188,550 155,894 155,757 Other Charges for and incidental to — Broadcasting and publicityCompassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers Compensation and expenses : payments for injuries and losses sustained by departmental officers, school-children, trainingcollege students and teachers, instructors, and other employees pf Education and other Boards Conferences: travelling-expenses and costs of investigations and reports, &c., of education conferences and committees (including United Nations conferences and committees held in New Zealand) (a) 2,250 50 2,000 1,500 500 50 2,050 1,000 514 1,810 2,280 (a) Includes £2,000 provision in connection with emergency training scheme for teachers.

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VOTE—EDUCATION—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—General—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ continued Examinations —School Certificate, special bursaries, Teachers', Technological, &c. : honoraria of examiners and supervisors, hiring and cleaning of accommodation, materials, freight, &c. (part recoverable) 13,000 8,500 9,894 Exhibits and displays : cost of preparing, transporting, and displaying 460 860 305 Expenses of departmental officers and teachers, &c., travelling overseas (including expenses of delegates to United Nations conferences) 4,570 3,880 {a) 4,200 Expenses of interviews (excluding departmental officers) 500 150 490 Fitting up accommodation (6) 2,000 19,800 16,on Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of (other than vehicles for transport of school-children and institutional vehicles) 2,200 900 1,290 Purchase of .. 48,000 57,000 27,298 Repairs, &c., to private vehicles and property damaged in accidents 300 300 255 New Zealand Trades Certification Board (c) 1,500 Office equipment 18,000 ii,750 15,635 Office expenses 8,200 5,500 8,139 Overtime and meal allowances 6,000 7,250 7,785 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due 31 to deceased officers 50 50 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 19,000 13,500 19,098 Poliomyelitis epidemic : cost of preparing and despatching assignments, and postage on pupils' work 18,282 500 18,500 Polish evacuees : cost of maintenance and upkeep in New Zealand and transport and incidental expenses to and from New Zealand (part recoverable) (d) 52,365 Printing and stationery 20,000 9,500 11,688 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, 57,948 &c. (part recoverable) 63,350 70,200 Rent (including maintenance of grounds) .. (e) 1,900 8,250 7,664

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DEPARTMENT OP EDUCATlON—continued

REMARKS

(а) Details of expenditure are as follows : Number Name of Conference, &c. Persons C ° Bt * Travelling. £ UNESCO Conference, Mexico City, 1947 .. .. .. 4 436 UNESCO Conference, Nanking, China, 1947 .. .. .. 1 47 Teachers accompanying Boy Scout Contingent to World Jamboree, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 833 Visual Aids Conference, Melbourne, 1947 .. .. .. 1 72 Visit of inspection to schools in Island Territories, 1948 .. 1 68 Conference of Inspectors of Schools, Australia, 1948 .. .. 1 171 UNESCO International Tensions Meeting, Paris, 1948 .. .. 1 18 UNESCO Conference, Beirut, 1948 .. .. .. .. 5 1,945 UNESCO Eleventh Conference, International Bureau of Education, Geneva, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. 1 71 Visit of teacher to sight-saving classes in Sydney and Hobart, Australia, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. 1 94 International Congress of Linguists, Paris, 1948 .. .. 1 15 Second International Conference on Correspondence Education, Nebraska, United States of America, 1948 .. .. 1 312 Visit to United Kingdom to study pre-school education and to attend Eighth International Montessori Congress, San Remo, Italy, 1949 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 118 £4,200 (б) Cost of alterations to premises now provided under vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (c) Provision for administration expenses of Board set up under the Trades Certification Act, 1948. (d) Provision from Ist April, 1949. Previously provided under vote, " Internal Affairs."

(e) Rent of office aeeommodation now provided under vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services."

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(а) Provision for appeals against biennial regrading. (б) Provides for expansion of services. (c) Includes £40,000 for purchase of 16 mm. films. (d) Increased provision for accelerated building programme and additional equipment.

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V 0 TE —EDU CATION—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—General—continued Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Special assistance to deserving students in cases of hardship Teachers' Appeal Boards : travelling-expenses and other costs (including travelling-expenses of appellants and witnesses) Teachers' superannuation : contributions of teachers with Armed Forces Transfer and removal expenses Transport of school-children (including maintenance of departmental vehicles used for such purposes, allowances to teacherdrivers, &c.) Travelling allowances and expenses UNESCO: New Zealand's proportion of expenses — Annual contribution Revolving fund Uniform allowances : physical-training instructors, &c. Visual education: equipment, materials, films, film strips, gramophone records, &c., for National Film Library War bursaries Contingencies £ 2,240 (a) 2,000 100 1,850 (6)630,000 16,700 11,490 326 1,115 (c) 53,000 35,000 50 £ 1,200 100 550 1,250 566,250 11,500 13,782 1,709 1,300 23,275 35,000 50 £ 1,408 113 308 2,055 (b) 615,007 15,932 13,764 1,706 1,078 17,386 32,295 1,021,566 898,456 911,735 Total—Subdivision No. I i,210,116 1,054,350 1,067,492 Subdivision No. II—Buildings, Land, Furniture, and Equipment Charqes for and incidental to — Buildings, grounds, furniture, and equipment : minor capital expenditure (including carving work for Maori schools) (eZ)150,000 70,500 128,095

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(a) Provides for purchase of bulk stores and equipment. (b) Includes arrears under scheme for subsidizing cost of equipment on pound-for-pound basis.

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE —EDUCATION —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II—Buildings, Land, Furniture, and Equipment—continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Central Store: purchase of stores (a) 30,000 100 (a) 21,593 Earthquake construction: alterations, &c., to buildings to diminish danger from earthquakes, and earthquake repairs 30,000 20,000 10,392 Fees : valuation, survey, legal, &c. 2,000 1,000 2,268 Fire damage : rebuilding, replacing, and repairing buildings, furniture, and equipment destroyed or damaged by fire, and alterations to and rent of temporary premises during rebuilding, also grants to fire brigades in recognition of services at fires (part recoverable) 10,000 10,030 16,214 Improvements to buildings and grounds, other than school buildings and grounds, reserved for school use (including grants for swimming-baths) 1,300 1,310 223 Improvements to grounds and approaches, also protective works and fire-protection works outside grounds 75,550 50,450 55,876 Maintenance of buildings, grounds, furniture, and equipment (including small additions, removals, renewals, cost of disposal, fencing, storm damage, water charges, &c.) 384,600 321,500 307,132 Rent: buildings and land 12,000 9,000 10,729 Special equipment: purchase, grants, and subsidy for the purchase (including patents and royalties)— Physical education 12,000 12,850 12,533 Teaching aids: projectors, radio sets, gramophones, records, pianos, &c. (part recoverable) 40,000 30,600 (6) 44,185 Contingencies 50 50 •Seddon Memorial Technical College Board : refund of proceeds sale of land purchased from Board funds 300 296 Total—Subdivision No. II 747,500 527,690 609,536

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1948-49 VOTE—EDUCATION—continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Primary Education (Number of officers : 1949-50, 128 ; £ £ £ 1948-49, 128) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at 1,175 (Chief Inspector, Primary Schools) 1,175 1,125 Arrears (31st January, 1948, to 31st March, 1948) .. 188 1 at £1,125 (Chief Inspector, Primary Schools), L IRA (1st April, 1948, to 28th October, 1948) .. 649 > /O) J.Orb Other Salaries 127 (£165 to £1,060) 85,590 76,375 - 86,765 78,337 78,164 Other Charges for and incidental to — Art and craft materials 63,000 61,300 65,505 Board of school-children 15,000 15,000 12,908 Correspondence School: printing, books, stationery, postages, £ supplies, &c. (part recoverable) 14,650 Less charged to Subdivision IY .. 8,900 5,750 4,700 5,183 Expenses of Chatham Islands schools — General expenses of schools 300 220 235 Manual instruction 10 10 3 Grants to Education Boards for— Administration (a)187,770 66,750 72,162 General expenses of schools 356,680 321,295 320,677 Manual instruction : materials, &c. 47,750 50,400 52,172 Salaries and allowances of teachers and instructors and clerical assistance to head teachers in primary schools and in intermediate schools and departments (including "travelling allowances and expenses of relieving and visiting teachers and itinerant instructors, grants to widows of deceased teachers, and payments to estates of deceased soldier teachers in lieu of leave) .. 3,846,000 3,410,500 3,411,272 School libraries 36,000 31,055 30,716 (a) Increase to provide for revised system of financing Education Boards.

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VOTE—EDUCATION —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill —Primary Education — continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Transfer and removal expenses Transfer of teachers Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 800 6,000 12,500 10 600 10,000 12,500 10 918 9,812 11,266 • 4,577,570 3,984,340 3,992,829 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 4,664,335 4,062,677 4,070,993 Subdivision No. IV —Post-primary Education (Number of officers : 1949-50, 156 ; 1948-49, 156 Salaries— Professional Division 1 at £1,175 (Chief Inspector, Post-primary Schools) .. .. , .. 1 at £1,125 (Chief Inspector, Post-primary Schools), (1st April, 1948, to 27th August, 1948) 1,175 1,125 459 Y 79,666 Other Salaries 155 (£165 to £1,060) 85,325 78,101 86,500 79,685 79,666 Other Charges eor and incidental to — Art and craft materials (part recoverable).. Board of school-children Correspondence School: transferred from Subdivision III General expenses of schools (including expenses of administration) Post-primary bursaries .. 3,500 71,000 8,900 (a)336,000 21,000 2,700 71,000 8,500 249,900 20,000 2,788 59,971 8,800 261,352 18,377 (a) Increase to provide for revised system of financing controlling Boards

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1948-49. VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —Post-primary Education — continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Salaries and allowances of teachers, student teachers, and instructors (including travelling allowances and expenses of relieving teachers, student teachers, and itinerant instructors, grants to widows of deceased teachers, and payments to estates of deceased soldier teachers in lieu of leave) 1,483,300 1,312,050 1,295,285 Technical Correspondence School: payments to authors and part-time instructors, purchase of copyrights, printing, books, stationery, supplies, postages, &c. (part recoverable) 5,320 8,700 5,551 Transfer and removal expenses 400 400 412 Transfer of teachers 750 1,000 35 Travelling allowances and expenses 5,250 4,750 5,086 Contingencies 10 10 Grant to Marlborough High School (Marlborough High School Act, 1899) 400 400 1,935,430 1,679,410 1,658,057 Total—Subdivision No. IV 2,021,930 1,759,095 1,737,723 Subdivision No. V—Higher Education Charges for and- incidental to — Adult education: grants for purposes of the National Council of Adult Education . . (a) 74,230 62,667 64,017 Community centres : staffing, equipping, &c. (6) 3,500 1,500 995 Grants to University of New Zealand for—General purposes 10,190 10,100 10,102 Research work 15,000 10,000 10,000

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(a) Includes a full year's salary for additional staff appointed during the preceding year. (b) Provision for expenditure from Ist February, 1950, when the status of the Elam School of Art is to be raised and administration undertaken by Auckland University College. (c) Provision for expenditure from Ist February, 1950, when the status of the Canterbury College School of Art is to be raised and administration undertaken by Canterbury University College. (d) Includes provision for a Chair of Coal-mining. (e) To provide a pound-for-pound subsidy towards scholarship awarded as a memorial to the late Mr. H. Atmore.

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1948-49. VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V —Higher Education— continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Grants to University Colleges— Auckland University College for — General purposes (a) 93,190 74,743 73,242 School of Architecture .. J. .7.320 6,850 6,850 School of Engineering 16,345 16,586 16,586 School of Fine Arts (6)1,340 Victoria University College for— General purposes (a) 87,110 72,048 72.010 School of Public Administration 4,025 3,963 3,963 School of Social Work 1,260 1,225 454 Canterbury University College for — General purposes 73,790 66,546 66,373 School of Engineering (a) 25,300 19,238 19,237 School of Fine Arts (c) 1,570 University of Otago for— General purposes 76,280 68,473 68,173 School of Dentistry 20,840 16,960 16,961 School of Home Science 9,980 9,442 9,443 School of Medicine (a) 40,165 32,032 32,032 School of Mines (d) 6,365 4,174 4,173 School of Physical Education 2,935 2,550 2,550 New Zealand School of Agriculture: General purposes 100,900 90,345 90,774 Scholarships and bursaries — Agricultural bursaries 3,360 3,350 3,598 Architectural bursaries 1,150 630 503 Atmore Memorial Scholarship (e) 500 Engineering bursaries 4,000 3,600 "3,472 Fine art bursaries 2,000 1,750 1,531 Home-science bursaries 3,800 4,200 4,322 Physical-education bursaries 5,650 2,800 2,741 Public Service bursaries 500 265 396 Science bursaries 3,100 3,700 3,238 " Sir George Grey " (science) scholarships 200 200 167

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VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. V—Higher Education — continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued Scholarships and bursaries —continued UNESCO fellowships United Kingdom scholarships (recoverable) University national bursaries University national scholarships Contingencies £ 750 990 {a) 79,000 6,000 10 £ 1,000 1,600 67,000 6,000 10 £ 1,413 66,131 4,494 Total—Subdivision No. V 782,645 665,547 659,941 Subdivision No. VI —Training of Teachers Charges for and incidental to — Post-primary teachers' bursaries Refresher courses for teachers : expenses of refresher courses and teachers' conferences (including administration expenses, travel-ling-expenses of lecturers and teachers, honoraria of lecturers, &c.) Special instruction of teachers : travellingexpenses of teachers on approved visits to other schools Training colleges — Allowances and travelling-expenses of students and hostel retaining fees General expenses Salaries and allowances of staffs of training colleges and of officers attached to training colleges for museum work (including travelling allowances and expenses of staff and part-time lecturers, grants to widows of deceased teachers, and payments to estates of deceased soldier teachers in lieu of leave) Students' fees : University, &c. Training of commercial, technical, and other special teachers : allowances and expenses Contingencies 10,750 6,150 20 (6)573,170 15,450 86,300 8,250 20,400 10 8,000 6,150 20 419,500 16,300 65,000 8,000 17,000 10 7,182 5,084 403,579 14,652 66,798 6,780 . 18,137 Total—Subdivision No. VI 720,500 539,980 i 522,212

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• VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VII —Maori Schools £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1949-50, 576 ; 1948-49, 572) tW A# Salaries— Salaries and allowances of teachers and instructors (including travelling allowances and expenses of relieving teachers and itinerant instructors, grants to widows of deceased teachers, and payments to estates of deceased soldier teachers in lieu of leave) 242,608 221,131 > 214,472 Other Salaries 5 (£960 to £1,060) 4,972 4,644 247,580 225,775 214,472 Other Charges for and incidental to — Assistance in necessitous cases (part recoverable) Board of school-children Books, materials, and requisites Boys' and girls' agricultural clubs General expenses of schools Grants to private schools for Maori children Maori scholarships .. .. Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 1,000 3,900 15,850 500 3,760 7,550 19,370 3,650 1,600 10 . 900 3,900 7,500 200 3,200 7,900 16,800 4,500 1,500 10 645 2,710 8,533 182 3,442 3,743 17,460 3,931 1,458 57,190 46,410 42,104 Total —Subdivision No. VII 304,770 272,185 256,576 Subdivision No. VIII—Education of the Blind Charges for and incidental to — New Zealand Institute for the Blind— Grants for — General purposes Land and buildings 12,350 (a) 3,000 12,354 10 12,294 (a) Provision of £3,000 for fire escapes

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1948-49 V OTE —EDUCATION —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VIII —Education of the Blind — continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —-continued Maintenance of Government pupils 525 650 487 Transfer of maintenance (including transfer of social security family benefit) 105 100 112 Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of Government pupils) 65 25 43 Contingencies 10 10 Total—Subdivision No. VIII 16,055 13,149 12,936 Subdivision No. IX—Special Schools Schools for the Deaf and for Backward Children (Number of officers : 1949-50, 132 ; 1948-49, 129) Salaries — Other Salaries 132 (£165 to £1,060) 49,800 44,485 40,537 Other Charges for and incidental to — Clothing of pupils (including purchase of materials and stores for clothing-manufac-ture at the schools) 4,000 5,000 3,164 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) 1,200 1,350 1,103 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) .. ... {a) 27,550 15,000 18,876 Transfer of maintenance (including transfer of social security family benefit) 265 200 303 (a) Includes provision for two years' overtime and penal time for staffs.

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VOTE—EDUCATION—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IX —Special Schools —continued Schools for the Deaf and for Backward Children —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of children) Contingencies 150 2,000 10 150 2,000 10 15 2,225 35,175 23,710 25,686 Total —Subdivision No. IX 84,975 68,195 66,223 Subdivision No. X —Child Welfare (Number of officers : 1949-50, 335 ; 1948-49, 342) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,125 (Superintendent of Child Welfare) 1,125 1.025 1 j> 124,768 Other Salaries 334 (£165 to £1,060) 139,110 124,510 J 140.235 125,535 124,768 Other Charges for and incidental to —- Clothing of children (including purchase of material, stores, and equipment for clothingmanufacture) .. .? Department of Justice : payment for services - rendered by the Registrar-General's Branch Incidental expenses of maintaining children : medical, dental, funeral, and other miscellaneous expenses, payments on behalf of children, and grants for recreation of children (part recoverable) Legal expenses (a) 70,000 20 14,535 200 50,000 20 14.750 250 {a) 54,952 20 14,227 56 (a) Full cost of clothing of children in foster-homes now borne by the Department. Previously foster-parents bore a portion of the cost.

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V OTE —EDUCATION—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. X —Child Welfare —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Maintenance of children in— Foster-homes: boarding-costs, &c. (part recoverable) .. .! Government institutions: provisions, household expenses, class-room expenses, farm and garden expenses, live-stock, wages of inmates for work, and other miscellaneous expenses of maintaining the institutions (part recoverable) Private institutions : capitation, &c. (part recoverable) National Provident Fund: departmental contribution in respect of Child Welfare Officers Preventive work Transfer of maintenance Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of children) Contingencies 130,000 (a) 36,500 6., 100 75 4,000 350 500 18,500 10 149,650 18,350 7,900 60 5,000 350 500 18,500 10 127,482 24,389 6,862 71 2,773 384 314 16,220 280,790 265,340 247,750 Total—Subdivision No. X 421,025 390,875 372,518 Subdivision No. XI —Miscellaneous Grants Charges for and incidental to — Grants — Architectural Centre, Wellington Edinburgh University: contribution towards students' hostel Free Kindergarten Associations — Buildings, land, furniture, and equipment Salaries of teachers and allowances of students in training (6)1,000 500 10,500 77,200 8,300 67,700 • • 6,452 60,968

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VOTE —EDUCATION —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. XI—Miscellaneous Grants —continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Grants —continued New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association New Zealand Council for Educational Research New Zealand Federation of Nursery Play Centres Association New Zealand. Federation of University Women New Zealand Free Kindergarten Union .. New Zealand League of Hard of Hearing.. Nursery School, Taranaki Street, Wellington Occupation Centre Hostel, Abbotsford, Dunedin Otago Museum Management Committee .. Sara Cohen School, Dunedin: provision of hot meals for subnormal children Selwyn College: towards extensions to students' hostel Waitangi Trust Board : provision of accommodation for travelling school parties .. Wellington Chamber Music Society: towards cost of concerts arranged for school-children Auckland Institute and Museum Ngarimu V.C. and 28th (Maori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Board Otago Education Board: contribution towards cost of Centennial float Pre-school .Education Centre, Dunedin .. £ 560 3,000 1,000 750 . 50 4,250 350 400 (a) 514 76 6,970 100 60 £ 560 ■ 3,000 1,000 2,300 46 4,250 350 400 70 100 120 450 14,000 250 75 £ 560 3,000 1,000 1,550 46 3,000 384 24 70 100 60 450 14,000 162 70 Total —Subdivision No. XI 107,280 102,971 91,896 Subdivision No. XII —National Library Service (Number of officers : 1949-50, 122 ; 1948-49, 114) Salaries— Other Salaries 122 (£165 to £1,060) 46,500 35,374 36,961 (a) To provide necessary facilities for school-chil< iren.

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(a) Increased provision for service to additional libraries. (b) Cost of alterations to premises how provided under vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." (c) Rents now provided under vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 162,500 192,500 202,644

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VOTE —EDUCATION—continued Subdivision No. XII—National Library Service—continued 1949-50. 194S Voted. >-49. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Books and other publications— £ £ £ Binding of 4,000 3,500 3,450 Purchase of .. (a) 60,000 53,400 54,959 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers 10 10 Fitting up accommodation (6) 500 6,570 "5,672 Library School, Wellington : allowances to students, travelling-expenses of students and visiting lecturers, and lecturers' fees .. 4,725 5,650 3,909 Motor-vehicles— Maintenance of 1,600 1,600 1,333 Purchase of .. 1,450 2,050 2,049 Repairs, &c., to private vehicles and property damaged in accidents 10 10 New Zealand Library Association : expenses of delegates attending meetings of the Book Resources Committee 50 50 13 Office expenses .. 3,500 2,400 3,073 Office and library equipment 1,500 2,000 2,239 Overtime and meal allowances 400 100 392 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 10 10 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 2,500 1,500 2,394 Printing and stationery 1,350 1,100 1,254 Processing microfilm records of library catalogues 250 50 Transfer and removal expenses 150 150 160 Travelling allowances and expenses 2,000 1,500 1,892 Contingencies 10 10 New Zealand Library Association grant towards Children's Book week 20 20 Rent (including maintenance of grounds) .. (c) 1,750 1,172 Total—Subdivision No. XII % TOTAL .. 84,015 83,430 83,981 130,515 118,804 120,942 11,211,646 9,575,518 9 j,588,988

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SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT

Minister of Defence AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray War and other Pension Payments, and Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses incidental thereto. Summary

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. j Other | Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—WAR AND OTHER PENSIONS £ £ i £ £ £ Subdivision — I—Salaries 13,275 13,275 13,500 12,820 II—Pensions and Annuities 5,089,015 5,089,015 4,595,900 4,620,182 III —Other Charges 264,100 264,100 301,410 1 293,079 TOTAL 13,275 5,353,115 5,366,390 4,910,810 4,926,081 VOTE—WAR AND OTHER PENSIONS 1949-50. 1948-49. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 32 ; Voted. Expended. 1948-49, 31) £ £ £ Subdivision No. 1 —Salaries Salaries — N ON-PERMANENTS War Pensions Boards— 2 at £1,000 (Chairmen) 1 at £1,350 (Medical Member) .. 1 at £1,250 (Medical Member) .. 2 at £800 (Members) 2,000 1,350 1,250 1,600 2,000 1,350 1,250 1,600 a

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VOTE—WAR AND OTHER PENSIONS 1948-49. —continued 1949-50. Subdivision No. I—Salaries—continued Voted. Expended. Salaries —continued £ £ £ Non-permanents—continued Medical Officers —- 1 at £400 (Principal Medical Officer) (part time) 400 400 1 at £1,350 (Medical Officer in charge of Treatment) 1,350 1,350 4 at £500 (part time) 2,000 2,000 2 at £250 (part time) 375 250 12,820 4 at £200 (part time) 800 800 7 at £150 (part time) 1,050 1,050 5 at £100 (part time) 500 500 1 at £50 (part time) 50 50 Chairman, War Pensions Appeal Board 550 900 Total —Subdivision No. I 13,275 13,500 12,820 Subdivision No. II—Pensions and Annuities Charges for and incidental to— 1939-45 War pensions and allowances and awards for gallantry 2,030,000 1,900,000 1,906,232 1914-18 War pensions and allowances 2,240,000 2,075,000 2,104,627 Pensions and allowances to disabled exmembers of New Zealand Contingents to South African War and dependants of deceased members thereof 4,650 4,000 3,892 Pensions under Civil Service Act, 1908 15 100 39 Pensions to members of Emergency Reserve Corps 1,750 1,500 1,447 Pensions to Regular and Territorial exmembers of peacetime Armed Forces 11,600 6,000 8,091 Special annuities 13,000 13,000 11,979 War pensions and allowances to members of the Mercantile Marine and their dependants 3,000 2,500 2,700 War veterans' allowances 785,000 593,700 580,932 Police pensions 100 243 Total —Subdivision No. II (a) 1 5,089,015 i 4,595,900 4,620,182• (a) The items in this subdivision include provision for any exchange due on pensions payable beyond New Zealand.

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(a) In-patient and other medical treatment is expected to diminish. (b) Expenditure previously chargeable to Advances to Other Governments Account.

Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1949-50. 1948-49. 1948-49. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. ... 36,000 16,000 13,292

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VOTE—WAR AND OTHER PENSIONS— 1948-49. continued 1949-50. Subdivision No. Ill —Other Charges Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — £ ' £ £ Loading on life-insurance premiums on account of impaired health occasioned by war service 900 750 819 Medical fees . 22,000 25,000 24,312 Medical treatment, burial expenses, and expenses incidental thereto : ex-members of New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, exmembers of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces, and South African War veterans .. (a)180,000 254,850 248,465 Medical treatment and assistance to exinternees and evacuees of other countries (part recoverable) 700 500 920 Payments on account of other Governments (recoverable) (b) 40,000 Railway concessions to disabled ex-servicemen 8,500 7,250 "7,029 Travelling allowances and expenses — Departmental officers 950 800 962 Pensioners 7,500 . 7,250 7,552 War Pensions Appeal Board expenses 3,500 5,000 ' 3,020 Contingencies .. .. 50 10 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 264,100 301,410 293,079 TOTALS.. 5,366,390 4,910,810 4,926,081

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SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Social Security AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Contingencies and Expenses of Social Security. Summary

288

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—SOCIAL SECURITY £ £ 12,000,000 £ 12,000,000 £ 15,000,000 £ 15,000,000 1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—SOCIAL SECURITY Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to Social Security Fund £ 12,000,000 £ 15,000,000 £ 15,000,000 TOTAL .. 12,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

EARTHQUAKE AND WAR DAMAGE FUND

Minister of Finance AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Earthquake and War Damage Commission. Summary

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Tofcal. Voted. Expended. VOTE—EARTHQUAKE AND WAR DAMAGE £ 2,910 £ 17,425 £ 20,335 £ 18,375 £ | 17,594 VOTE—EARTHQUAKE AND WAR DAMAGE (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 1949-50. 1948-49. 7; V oted. Expended. 1948-49, 7), Salaries — Other Salaries £ £ ; £ 7 (£165 to £1,060) 2,910 2,800 2,633 Charges for and incidental to — Discount to insurance offices Fees of members of Commission Office equipment Office expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rent Survey of buildings Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies .. .. - .. 15,500 315 20 110 25 80 200 175 600 350 50 13,750 315 20 110 25 80 150 175 600 300 50 13,3-30 308 98 10 69 93 175 617 261 17,425 15,575 14,961 TOTAL 20,335 18,375 17,594

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ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of State Hydro-electric Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Charges of Electric Supply (including New Works and Working-expenses and Maintenance, Salaries, Travelling-expenses, Audit Fees, Exchange on Remittances Abroad, Compensation for Accidents to Workmen and Motorvehicles, &c., and all other Expenses). Summary

290

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. 1 Voted, j Expended. VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY £ £ £ £ 1 £ Total 826,475 8,501,475 9,327,950 7,577,159 7,524,364 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 826,475 7,923,525 8,750,000 7,525,621 7,524,364 VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY 1949-50. 1948--49. (Total number of permanent officers 1949-50, 1,769 ; 1948-49, 1,443) Voted. Expended. (Total number of temporary officers 1949-50, 41; 1948-49, 208. £ £ £ Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,600 (General Manager) 1 at £1,625 (General Manager) (5 months) .. 1,600 1,550 675 Professional Division 1 at £1,375 (Assistant General Manager) 1 at £1,325 (Chief Electrical Engineer) 6 District Electrical Engineers— 2 at £1,125 3 at £1,075 1 at £1,075 (8 months) 1,375 1,325 2,250 3,225 717 1,224 1,275 2,150 > 699,249 Clerical . Division 1 at £1,075 (Secretary) 1,075

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(a) Includes provision for additional staff and general appointment of temporary officers to permanent staff. 10*

291

VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY —continued Salarie s—continued Other Salaries 1,759 (£165 to £1,060) Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance Other Charges for and incidental to — Capital expenditure — New works, purchases of plant, motorvehicles, and materials for stock, including administration costs and expenses and compensation payments — Power-stations — £ £ Maraetai .. 1,600,000 Whakamaru .. 100,000 Kaitawa (sealing lake-bed) .. 200,000 Cobb River .. 300,000 Lake Tekapo .. 750,000 Lake Pukaki .. 650,000 Roxburgh .. 350,000 Other stations : additions and improvements 325,000 Surveys and investigations of other schemes 125,000 Transmission lines 1,350,000 Substations .. 1,475,000 Other works .. 175,000 Total works .. 7,400,000 Other Expenditure— Operating-costs : working-ex-penses and maintenance, including administration costs and expenses and compensation payments .. 1,800,000 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ (a) 794,908 20,000 £ 596,940 76,960 £ 826,475 680,774 699,249 8,373,525 6,856,625 6,788,666 9,200,000 Less transfer to item " Salaries" above .. 826,475

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VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Voted. Expended. Compensation for damages to property and accidents to workmen not covered by the Workers' Compensation Act Contribution to Electrical Research Association Electrical Wiremen's Registration Act, 1925 : costs of administration, including fees of members of the Registration Board (part recoverable) Entertainment of representatives of Electric Supply Authorities and other organizations Highbank Power Scheme : Further contribution to capital cost of Rangitata Diversion Race Refund of expenses incurred by members of the Electrical Regulations Advisory Committee .. .. Rural electrical reticulationLevy Administration costs and expenses (recoverable) Subsidy towards the cost of thermostatic control of water-heaters Work performed by New Zealand Trade Commissioners overseas and High Commissioner, London World Power Conference and allied organizations—contributions and subscriptions Contingencies Expenses of officers travelling overseas Grant to Mr. F. T. M. Kissel for acting as Chairman of the Rural Electrical Reticulation 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 raising of the lake level £ 2,500 200 6,000 250 100,000 50 9,600 400 C 3,400 (a) 5,000 50 500 £ 1,000 200 7,500 50 8,136 900 2,452 500 250 500 500 150 17,622 £ 952 200 5,830 204 8,791 879 3,449 200 (b) 276 '(c) 353 150 15,165 8,501,475 6,896,385 6,825,115 Total 9,327,950 7,577,159 7,524,364 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 8,750,000 7,525,621 7,524,364

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REMARKS

'{a) Increase due to reallocation of charges and provision for two years because of late claim for costs and expenses incurred by High Commissioner's office. (b) Includes expenses of Consulting Engineer to New Zealand Government as delegate to World Power Conference. (c) Balance of costs in connection with visit of Chief Electrical Engineer to the United Kingdom the Continent, Canada, and the United States of America.

293

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LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT (a)

Minister of Lands AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Wages, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Land Settlement Account. Summary

(a) Previously shown as Land for Settlements Account. (b) Provision for 1949-50 has been made on vote, " Crown Lands " (see page 296).

294

1948-49. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. VOTE—LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS £ (&) £ 68,410 £ 52,308 1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS Voted. 1 Expended. Charges for and incidental to — Accident compensation, &c. Acquisition of lands and interests therein — Freehold lands Maori lands Other lands .. .. £ ■■ J £ 75 12,500 £ 6,167 Administration expenses — Development expenditure, &c. Hutt Valley Settlement Settlements 1 I - 9,600 8,968 Advances for development of occupied lands, &c. Advances for protection of buildings on Land for Settlements leasehold properties 10,000 250 8,628

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(a) Several protective works have not yet been completed. (b) Provision for 1949-50 has been made on vote, " Grown Lands " (see page 296).

295

1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS— continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Audit fees Development operations — Chattels Development wages Materials and services £ 1 J £ 250 1,750 £ 250 1,244 Farming operations —- Live-stock Seasonal expenditure Seasonal wages y j 8,300 9,451 Grants to local bodies in lieu of rates Improvement to and protection, &c., of settlement lands (part recoverable) — Works expenditure — Edgecumbe proposed township Orongo SettlementOther expenditure * .. 75 11,000 {a) 3,208 Lodgments on account of capital values of leasesInterest on Refunds of \ / •• 3,600 4,392 Payments for improvements to outgoing lessees Transfer to Railways Department of Hutt Valley Settlement receipts Contingencies 1,000 10,000 10 10,000 TOTAL (6) 68,410 52,308

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Minister of Lands AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Wages, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Land Settlement Account. Summary

296

1948-49. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. VOTE—CROWN LANDS £ 1,077,444 £ (a) £ (a) VOTE—CROWN LANDS 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. j Expended. Charges for and incidental to — Access road to Ahipara Gumfields : maintenance .. .. .. Acquisition of lands and interests therein — £ Freehold lands .. .. 75,000 Maori lands .. .. .. 1,500* Other lands .. .. .. 3,500 £ 400 (6) 80,000 (c) 75,000 250 35,100 10 (d) 502 2,100 (e) 17,500 £ £ Advances to Crown tenants, Part YI, Land Act, 1948 Audit fees Charge for administration— £ Crown lands .. .. .. 35,000 Hutt Yalley Settlement .. 100 Commission on purchase of Maori lands Compensation for damage caused by fire Compensation for injuries Crown lands : protecting, clearing, roading, draining, &c. (general), (part recoverable) — £ Works .. .. .. 6,820 Other expenditure .. .. 10,680

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REMARKS

{a) Provision was made for 1948-49 as follows : 1948-49. Vote. Voted. Expended. £ £ Lands and Survey .. .. .. 1,350,852 1,238,624 Land for Settlements .. .. 68,410 52,308 Small Farms Development .. .. 6,883,181 5,839,402 £8,302,443 £7,130,334 Estimated expenditure, 1949-50 Vote. £ . Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. 1,284,998 Crown Lands .. .. .. .. .. 1,077,444 Settlement of Ex-servicemen .. .. .. .. 6,991,050 £9,353,492 {b) Provision for the purchase of land during the current year. {c) Advances to lessees and licensees to assist in developing and improving their holdings and for financing farming operations. {d) During burrdng-off operations on two departmental farms, fires, despite all precautions, spread to adjoining privately-owned properties. (e) Includes provision—£5,740—f0r development and subdivision of land for residential and commercial purposes at Edgeciimbe, Bay of Plenty.

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(а) Provision for the development of land acquired or set aside for settlement for other than ex-servicemen. Provision for ex-servicemen settlement is made on vote, " Settlement of Ex-servicemen." (б) Lodgments made by lessees in previous years in reduction of the capital values may be refunded on expiry or freeholding of the leases.

298

1948-49. 1949-50. YOTE—CROWN LANDS —continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Destruction of rabbits on unoccupied Crown lands : wages and other expenses 9,500 Destruction of noxious weeds on unoccupied Crown lands 9,000 Development operations — Chattels .. .. (a) 20,000 Development wages (a) 95,000 Materials and services : works expenditure (a)215,196 Exchange of Crown lands for private lands (adjustments) 100 Farming operations — (a)200,000 Live-stock Seasonal expenditure (a)175,000 Seasonal wages (a)100,000 Grants to local bodies in lieu of rates 4,000Insurance premiums on improvements loadings, &c. (part recoverable) 50 Lodgments on account of capital values of leases — £ Interest on .. .. .. 50 Refunds of .. .. .. 12,700 (6) 12,750 • • • •* New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Account: one-fourth of proceeds of sales, &c., payable to Harbour Board 2,200 Otamakapua Block : rent 883 Payments for improvements to outgoing lessees, 2,500 section 151, Land Act, 1948 Payments of rents, &c., of properties leased 600 from owners .. Rates on properties reverted to the Crown .. 1,000 Rates (drainage) on unoccupied Crown lands under — Hauraki Plains Act, 1926 ' 600 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910 330 Swamp Drainage Act, 1915 1,200 Reclamation of sand-dune and dune areas and purchase of marram-grass (part re715 coverable)

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299

VOTE—CROWN LANDS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. for and Incidental to —continued Repairs and alterations to buildings on Crown lands Stewart Island—Interest on £2,000, part purchase-money: annual payment Transfer to Railways Department of Hutt Valley Settlement receipts Water-supply : maintenance and extension of community schemes 'Contingencies £ 750 158 10,000 5,000 50 ■ £ £ TOTAL .. 1,077,444 ••

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LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT {a)

Minister of Lands AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Wages, Contingencies, and Expenses of Small Farms Development. Summary

(а) Previously shown as Land for Settlement Account. (б) Provision for 1949-50 has been made on vote, " Settlement of Ex-servicemen " (see page 302). (c) Underestimated.

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1948-49. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ VOTE—SMALL FARMS DEVELOPMENT.. (5) 6,883,181 5,839,402 VOTE—SMALL FARMS DEVELOPMENT 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Acquisition of land and interests therein 3,500,000 2,256,631 Advances to small farm occupiers 49,000 (c) 63,947 Advances under share-milking agreements .. 100 Compensation for injuries 2,000 "2,834 Development operations — Chattels 145,000 152,434 Development wages 170,000 160,927 Materials and services : works expenditure 738,400 (c) 1,095,542 Farming operations — Live-stock 1,500,000 1,040,012 Seasonal expenditure 425,000 (c) 674,010 .Seasonal wages 320,000 (c) 361,538 Grants to local bodies in lieu of rates 30,000 27,427 Payment of rents, &c., of properties leased from owners under small-farms plan 400 577 Payment of settlers' equity in improvements 100 Payment to Anderson Trust Account 131 131

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(a) Department's portion of insurance premiums for cover against earthquake damage. (b) Provision for 1949-50 has been made on vote, " Settlement of Ex-servicemen " (see page 302.)

301

VOTE—SMALL FARMS DEVELOPMENT— 1949-50. 1948-49. continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued . £ £ £ Water-supply : maintenance and extension of community schemes Contingencies 3,000 50 3,386 (a) 6 TOTAL (b) 6,883,181 5,839,402

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Minister of Lands AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Wages, Contingencies, and Expenses of Settlement of Ex-servicemen. Summary

302

1948-49. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. VOTE—SETTLEMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN £ 6,991,050 £ (a) £ («) 1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—SETTLEMENT OF EX-SERVICE- - MEN Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — Acquisition of land and interests therein, including tlie purchase of shares in farming companies Compensation for injuries Development operations — Chattels Development wages Materials and services : works expenditure Exchange of Crown lands for private lands (adjustments) Farming operations— Live-stock . Seasonal expenditure Seasonal wages Grants to local bodies in lieu of rates Contingencies £ 3,000,000 3,000 175,000 180,000 1,200,000 500 1,300,000 700,000 400,000 32,500 50 £ £ TOTAL .. 6,991,050 (a) Provision for 1948-49 was made under Land for Settlements Account, vote, Development*' Voted, £6,883,181 ; expended, £5,839,402. For details, see j " Small Farms iage 300.

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(a) LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT

Minister of Maori Affairs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Wages, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Maori Affairs on the Settlement and Development of Maori Land and Land leased to or occupied by Maoris, on Maori Housing, and on Rehabilitation of Maori Ex-servicemen. Summary

303

—- 1949-50. 1948 Voted. -49. Expended. VOTE—MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT £ 1,861,800 £ 1,306,000 £ 1,613,995 VOTE—MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT Maori Land Development Schemes— Acquisition of land or leasehold (works expenditure) .. - Advances to occupiers of farms Advances under share-milking and other agreements Aerial surveys Development expenditure on land (works expenditure Equipment and chattels for blocks being developed Grants to local bodies in lieu of rates Horticultural development— Advances to occupiers of land Establishment of nurseries and instructional gardens Live-stock for bFocks being developed Payments out of the proceeds of farming operations to persons owning an interest in or engaged on development schemes and interest credited to unit accounts (a) This account was previously termed I 1949-50. 1948Voted. -49. Expended. £ 10,000 320,000 2,000 100 140,000 15,000 1,200 200 1,500 230,000 50,000 jand for Settli £ 20,000 213,000 2,000 100 77,000 11,500 1,000 200 200 195,000 40,000 sments Account. £ 36,454 287,514 967 134,155 15,231 1,206 1,320 216,477 46,208

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(a) Includes provision for purchase of and expenditure on land to be settled, when developed, byrehabilitated Maori ex-servicemen. Total' amount of works expenditure on Maori landdevelopment allocated by Ministry of Works, £190,000.

304

1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT— continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Maori Land Development Schemes —ctd. Seasonal expenditure on blocks being farmed Store buildings and plant Wages— Development (works expenditure) Farming-operations Contingencies 150,000 1,000 40,000 220,000 200 100,000 1,000 112,000 120,000 200 131,986 36,895 166,743 (a) 1,181,200 893,200 1,075,156 Development of Maoris' Lands not included in Development Schemes — Advances for horticultural development Advances to Maoris under section 48, Maori Land Amendment Act, 1936 Labour subsidies Expenditure under the Maori Land Amendment Act, 1936 —Recoupments to Consolidated Fund : repayment of advances to Maoris under section 8, Finance Act, 1929 100 100 3,000 100 '100 10,000 1,800 6 3,257 1,800 3,200 12,000 5,063 Maori Housing— Advances on mortgage Houses for rental to MaorisAnnual charges, including maintenance, repairs, and rates Capital costs, including purchase of houses and sites Houses for sale to Maoris : capital costs, including purchase of houses and sites Preparatory costs : grouped sites Tools of trade : advances for purchase 350,000 100 3,000 5,000 1,000 100 225,000 100 3,000 6,500 1,000 100 234,123 1,669 6 18 359,200 235-,700 235,816

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{a) Total amount of Works Expenditure on Maori building allocated by Ministry of Works, £715,200. (b) All building-costs will be charged to this item in the first instance, and as the work is completed the costs will be transferred to other items of the vole. The cost of buildings erected on Maori Land Board and Maori Trust securities (including Special Maori Housing Fund) will be recovered in cash. There will remain in the item each 31st March the cost of work in progress not yet recovered from other items, and the amount expended on store-sheds, builders' equipment, stocks of timber, &c. Particulars showing the total operations concerning Maori housing are recorded in parliamentary paper G.-9. (c) Overexpenditure due to improvement in availability of materials and Maori labour.

305

VOTE—MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT — 1949-50. 1948-49. continued Voted. Expended. Sundry Bulk Building Expenditure ADJUSTABLE WITH OTHER ITEMS OF VOTE (Part Recoverable) — Building-materials, &c., purchase of (including freight and other -charges), (works expenditure) Storage charges, including purchase or erection of store-sheds, workshops, &c., and wages and expenses — £ Works .. .. (a) 10,000 Other expenditure .. .. 10,000 £ {a) 505,200 20,000 (a) 200,000 100 £ 243,000 22,000 103,000 100 £ 376,171 • 31,445 137,736 Wages incidental to erection of cottages and other buildings (works expenditure) Contingencies Less chargeable to other items of the vote.. (6)725,300 605,300 368,100 300,000 545,352 382,718 120,000 68,100 162,634 op Maori Ex-servicemen — Loans and/or advances for— Businesses, &c. Farms Furniture Houses Tools Other measures 8,000 40,000 10,000 140,000 100 100 15,000 20,000. 10,000 50,000 1,000 1,000 6,208 23,547 9,782 95,714 19 56 198,200 97,000 135,326 TOTAL .. 1,861,800 1,306,000 (c) 1,613,995

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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, 1950, to defray the Expenses of Railway Construction (including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen). Summary

306

— 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. VOTE—RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.. AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR £ 445,500 £ 468,450 £ 128,72s 375,000 380,000 128,725VOTE—RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING LAND AND MATERIALS, HOLIDAY PAY, ETC., AND SALARIES, OR WAGES) Auckland District railways : survey and investigation Edgecumbe-Murupara Paeroa-Pokeno Taneatua-Opotiki South Island Main Trunk (Picton-Waipara): Wharanui-Parnassus Putaruru-Tokoroa .. .. Rimutaka Tunnel deviation Sockb urn-Styx Land claims (including land taken for ballastpits and quarries, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities) Surveys (new lines of railways) Total AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 1949-50. 1948-49. Estimated Gross Expenditure. Amount voted. Expended. £ 10,000 80,000 2,000 1,000 12,500 200,000 120,000 10,000 5,000 5,000 £ 200,000 2,450 1,000 10,000 100,000 . 100,000 40,000 10,000 5,000 £ ' 3,54? 30,538' 6,956 81,126 35113; 6,416 445,500 468,450 128,725375,000 380,000 128,725 '

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Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the cost of Housing Construction (including House Construction, Land Purchase, Land Servicing, Rates when payable, Roading, Drainage, Sewerage, and Watersupply, Salaries or Wages, Holiday Pay, Compensation and Contingent Expenses for Accidents to Employees, and all other Expenses incidental thereto). Summary

307

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other 1 Tota1 Charges, j lota1 ' Voted. Expended. VOTE—HOUSING CONSTRUCTION £ 293,055 £ 8,956,945 | £ 9,250,000 £ 8,010,954 £ 8,886,322 VOTE—HOUSING CONSTRUCTION (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 541 ; 1948-49, 552) Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,275 (Director of Housing Construction), (1 month) Professional Division 1 at £1,325 (Director of Housing Construction) 1 at £1,075 (Assistant Director of Housing Construction), (4 months) Allowance at £200 per annum (6 months).. 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 1,325 £ 106 850 359 94 £ - 285,288

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(a) Anticipated expenditure did not occur in 1948-49. Provision has again been made this year to meet the commitment. (b) Overexpenditure attributable to the augmentation of the Housing Division's programme during the year. (c) New vehicles for which provision was made were not available last year.

308

VOTE—HOUSING CONSTRUCTION— continued S al arie s—continued Other Salaries 540 (£165 to £1,060) Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution towards cost of termite-control, New Plymouth House-construction: works expenditure Interest Land purchase, servicing, and site development— £ Works .. .. .. 650,000 Other expenditure .. .. 280,000 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 256,890 34,840 £ 223,895 67,065 £ 293,055 292,369 285,288 435 7,800,000 100,000 930,000 39,000 60,000 6,000 3,000 56 12,000 5,000 1,334 120 435 6,485,300 75,000 1,000,000 49,000 80,000 7,500 3,000 9,000 7,000 1,350 1,000 (a) (ib) 7,254,414 69,896 1,175,257 (c) 26,508 49,782 6,005 2,997 9,792 6,367 16 Motor-vehicles — £ Purchase .. .. .. 20,000 Maintenance .. .. .. 19,000 Office expenses Office furniture, fittings, and equipment Overtime and meal allowances Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officer Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department Plant and machinery Publication of booklet, " Housing in New Zealand " Contingencies .. TOTAL 8,956,945 7,718,585 8,601,034 9,250,000 8,010,954 8,886,322

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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, 1950, to defray the Expenses of Public Buildings (including Purchase of Properties, Sites, Furniture, Fittings, and Fencing; Rebuilding and Additions and Alterations to Buildings, Furniture, and Implements; Water-supply, Drainage, &c.; and Salaries or Wages, and including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen). Summary

(a) Includes £140,000 purchase of Otago Iron Rolling Mills, £90,000 purchase of land Auckland Government and Civic Centre, and £11,820 purchase of Newtown Library for health centre. (b) Includes £14,716 purchase-price of Auckland Health Clinic.

309

1948-49. 1849-50. Voted. Expended. VOTE—PUBLIC BUILDINGS £ 1,452,500 £ 1,792,000 £ 1,080,463 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 1,050,000 1,500,000 1,080,463 1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—PUBLIC BUILDINGS Voted. Expended. Public Buildings, etc. — £ £ £ General Courthouses .. .. Prison buildings and works Police stations Postal and Telegraph Mental hospitals . Health and hospital institutions (a)671,000 2,000 6,500 63,000 240,000 210,000 260,000 900,000 2,000 11,000 58,000 256,000 260,000 305,000 (6) 644,846 1,984 9,248 20,133 167,891 189,471 46,890 Total 1,452,500 1,792,000 1,080,463 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 1,050,000 1,500,000 1,080,483

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PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Education AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Expenses of Education Buildings (including Rebuilding, Remodelling, Alterations, and Additions; Cost of Furniture, Fittings, Machinery, and Equipment; Purchase of and Improvements to Properties, and Cost of Fencing; Advances for the Purchase of Properties and Furniture; Preparation and Improvement of Sites and Access thereto; Water-supply, Drainage, &c.; Cost of Erection of and Equipment for Dental Clinics, Construction of Swimming-baths, and Protective Equipment; Salaries, Fees, and Wages; other Items incidental to the above, and including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen). Summary

310

— 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. ' Expended. VOTE—EDUCATION BUILDINGS AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR £ 7,326,000 £ 4,591,000 £ 1,650,396 2,250,000 1,395,000 1,650,396

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VOTE—EDUCATION BUILDINGS 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Education Buildings, etc. — £ £ £ Agricultural colleges 375,000 207,000 44,077 Child-welfare institutions 39,000 35,000 17,792 Correspondence School 8,000 8,000 Education Boards 83,000 Maori schools 156,000 132,000 60,353 Miscellaneous 10,000 Primary schools 3,512,000 1,628,000 752,393 Post-primary schools 2,028,000 1,844,000 469,790 Special schools 39,000 7,000 9,205 Training colleges 132,000 55,000 119,923 University colleges 944,000 674,000 175,723 Technical Correspondence School 1,000 1,140 Total AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 7,326,000 4,591,000 1,650,396 2,250,000 1,395,000 1,650,396

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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, 1950, to defray the Costs and Expenses of Lighthouses and Harbour-works (including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen). Summary

312

1948-49. " 1949-50. Voted. . Expended. VOTE—LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOUR-WORKS £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Lighthouses 17,750 13,900 3,182 II—Harbour-works 35,500 15,400 4,929 Total 53,250 29,300 8,111 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 50,000 25,000 8,111 VOTE—LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOURWORKS 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I —Lighthouses Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Godley Head (new oil-store and additions to staff quarters) Portland Island (cottages, and wireless), (on account) Radio direction-finding beacons and electrification of lights Waipapapa Lighthouse (access road) 3,900 1,500 10,000 250 1,000 1,000 10,000 250 685 2,586 54

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313

VOTE—LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOURW ORKS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I—Lighthouses—continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Works not specified Farewell Spit (access road) Picton (sheds for battery) .. Puysegur Point Lighthouse (additional cottage), (on account) 500 1,600 500 150 1,000 Cr. 143 Total —Subdivision No. I .. 17,750 13,900 3,182 Subdivision No. II —Harbour-works Charges for and incidental to — Havelock Harbour (deepening channel to wharf) Kawhai Wharf Mokau Harbour (wharf-construction) Okiwi Bay Wharf (on account) Picton Launch Wharf (on account) Porirua Harbour (survey) Sumner Lifeboat Harbour (on account) Tauranga Harbour (on account) Westhaven Inlet (new wharf) Westport Harbour improvements (on account) Works not specified 800 900 1,100 500 500 200 1,000 20,000 5,000 5,000 500 1,200 900 1,100 200 1,000 *5,000 5,000 1,000 26 (a) 4,903 Total —Subdivision No. II 35,500 15,400 4,929 Total 53,250 29,300 8,111 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 50,000 25,000 8,111 (a)-Includes £468 expended on Hokianga Wharf and £4,019 on Wanganui Harbour improvement works.

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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, 1950, to defray the Cost of Roads, etc. (including Construction, Improvement, &c., of Settlement Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works, including Salaries or Wages, Holiday Pay, Compensation, and Contingent Expenses for Accidents to Employees, Charges for Plant, &c., Supervision, and all other Expenses). Summary

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1948-49. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ VOTE—ROADS, ETC. 601,500 498 ,100 405,654 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 475,000 460,000 405,654 1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—ROADS, ETC. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Wliangarei Road District 33,000 20,000 23,283 Auckland Road District 20,000 10,000 10,802 Hamilton Road District 70,000 120,000 102,885 Tauranga Road District 25,000 25,000 5,427 Oisborne Road District 40,000 20,000 21,259 Taumarunui Road District 15,000 20,000 3,342 Wanganui Road District 35,000 15,000 7,033 Napier Road District 10,000 5,000 3,431 Wellington Road District 30,000 25,000 12,970 Nelson Road District 17,000 5,000 3,367 Greymouth. Road District .. 60,000 50,000 54,596 Ohristcliurcli Road District 30,000 40,000 43,714 Dunedin Road District .. 25,000 13,000 2,482 Invercargill Road District 15,000 7,000 1,161

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315

1948-49. VOTE —ROADS, ETC.—continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. General— Auckland Harbour Bridge: investigations £ £ £ and approaches, including streets, where necessary 15,000 15,000 1,811 Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, and contingent expenses in connection with same 1,000 1,000 1,662 Engineering surveys ' 500 1,000 210 Petone Overbridge (on account) 20,000 5,000 702 Eoading in connection with Maori lands development (part recoverable) 60,000 Roading in connection with settlement of ex-servicemen and development of Crown lands (part recoverable) 80,000 80,000 82,405 Access to outlying districts 1,000 Auckland Harbour Bridge Co., Ltd.: Compensation 15,000 15,000 Roading, drainage, improvement, &c., of Crown land under section 17 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 5,000 8,112 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horse-paddocks, &c. 100 Total 601,500 498,100 405,654 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 475,000 460,000 405,654

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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, 1950, to cover General Administration, Publicity and Education, Research and Experimental Work, Initial Expenses of Catchment Boards, Investigations, Loans to Local Authorities, Surveys and Construction of Flood and Erosion Control Works, and all Expenses incidental to Soil Conservation and Rivers Control, including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen. Summary

316

1948-49. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. VOTE—SOIL CONSERVATION AND RIVERS CONTROL £ 523,750 £ 505,750 £ 464,942 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 480,000 450,000 464,942 1949-50. 1948-49. im™ anrr n/~v\TC!T?T>i7 a nTrwr A"\m Vv/IJcj olJlij OUlND-EjJri V A1 lvJiN AiN U RIVERS CONTROL Voted. Expended. Flood and erosion control works Hydrologic data, installation of recording apparatus, collection, and publishing Hydraulic model laboratory (on account) Initial expenses of Catchment Boards and loans to local authorities Investigation and surveys Junior Soil Conservators : training Publicity and educational work Research and experimental work Soil conservation districts, including investigations and initial expenses arising out of constitution £ 340,000 15,000 1,000 75,000 10,000 2,500 10,000 22,000 750 £ 300,000 20,000 15,000 70,000 15,000 10,000 7,500 750 £ 312,969 7,425 12 64,461 7,696 "8,226 {a) 26,864 40 (a) £8,535 recovered.

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VOTE—SOIL CONSERVATION AND RIVERS CONTROL —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Soil conservation reserves: acquisition and fencing .. Soil-conservation works Travelling-expenses and' fees of Council 5,000 • 40,000 2,500 15,000 50,000 2,500 8,353 26,928 1,968 Total 523,750 505,750 464,942 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 480,000 450,000 464,942

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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, 1950, to defray the Costs and Expenses of Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage (including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen) Summary

318

1948-49. 1949-50. Voted. Expended.. VOTE—IRRIGATION, WATER-SUPPLY, AND DRAINAGE .. £ 322,450 £ 429,100 £ 286,110' AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 300,000 370,000 286,110' 1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—IRRIGATION, WATER-SUPPLY, AND DRAINAGE Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage (agricultural and mining districts), including costs of surveys, preliminary investigations, and all other expenses — Canterbury— Albury (water scheme) Ashburton (irrigation scheme) Canterbury District (investigation) Levels (irrigation scheme) Mayfield-Hinds (irrigation scheme) Rangitata (irrigation scheme) Redcliff (irrigation scheme) Downs (water-supply scheme) 18,000 3,500 5,000 500 32,400 14,300 1,400 28,900 13,000 53,000 1,000 11,924 750 "32,585 Or'. 8,319

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VOTE—IRRIGATION, WATER-SUPPLY, AND DRAINAGE —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage (agricultural and mining districts), including costs of surveys, preliminary investigations, and all other expenses —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ . £ 1 Thames— Thames Borough Council water-supply: Mangarehu intake (on account) 5,000 25,000 2,256 Otago Central— Arrow River : erection of raceman's cottage Galloway (irrigation scheme) Ida Valley — Irrigation scheme .. .. Erection of racemen's cottages (4) Maniototo (irrigation scheme) .. Manuherikia Extension Upper Clutha (irrigation scheme) 750 800 20,000 6,600 2,200 1,000 1,000 21,500 4,200 5,000 10,500 1,000 1,706 2,618 1 341 6,894 136 General— General surveys, investigations, &c. Wellington City water-supply Works not specified 10,000 200,000 2,000 1,000 260,000 3,000 966 209,330 (a) 24,922 Total 322,450 429,100 286,110 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 300,000 370,000 286,110 {a) Includes £14,963 stock transferred from Downs water-supply and £9,104 expended on Rangitata diversion race.

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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, 1950, to defray the Costs and Expenses of Highways and Motor-ways Construction, Reconstruction, and Improvement, including Hire and Purchase of Machinery and Plant or other Equipment, and all other Expenses, including Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen and Contingencies. Summary

320

1948-49. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. VOTE—HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION £ 2,890,000 £ 2,114,000 £ 2,005,569 AMOUNT REQUIRED EOR CURRENT YEAR 2,500,000 1,900,000 2,005,569 VOTE—HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION £ £ £ Charges foe and incidental to — Construction, Reconstruction, and Improvement, dhc.— 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) .. ISTo. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) No. 18 Highway District (Southland) Elimination of level railway-crossings 170,000 340,000 200,000 320,000 105,000 185,000 50,000 70,000 125,000 60,000 350,000 75,000 . 190,000 100,000 90,000 65,000 60,000 90,000 135,000 90,000 20,000 155,000 280,000 151,000 225,000 85,000 115,000 25,000 50,000 115,000 43,000 190,000 53,000 120,000 82,000 55,000 55,000 30,000 90,000 100,000 75,000 20,000 143,959 163,445 155,707 291,176 56,001 125,851 23,548 66,623 84.298 38,582 204,568 27.299 171,007 77,750 71,914 22,549' 22,696 58,003 113,18070,354 17,059 TOTAL 2,890,000 2,114,000 2,005,569AMOUNT REQUIRED EOR CURRENT YEAR 2,500,000 1,900,000 2,005,569

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PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Commissioner of State Forests AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Costs and Expenses of the Development, Management, and Administration of Forests and the Development of Administration, Utilization, and Industrial Units, including Salaries, Wages, Compensation, and Damages in respect of Accidents and Injuries to Workmen; Acquisition of Land and Timber; Purchase, Erection, Hire, and Maintenance of Buildings, Machinery, Plant, Vehicles, and other Equipment; Roads, Tracks, and Tramways; and all other Expenses in connection therewith. Summary

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— 1949-50. ' 1948-49. Voted. Expended. VOTE—FOREST DEVELOPMENT £ 2,215,400 £ 1,812,400 £ 1,423,839 VOTE—FOREST DEVELOPMENT Charges for and incidental to — Forest development, management, and administration within — Works Other Conservancy- . Expenditure. Expenditure. Auckland .. 115,300 94,900 Rotorua .. .. 360,800 390,700 Wellington .. 95,000 61,500 Nelson .. .. 119,900 36,900 Westland .. 4,800 14,000 Canterbury .. 154,300 97,800 Southland .. 84,000 93,000 Head Office : tree-seed operations .. .. 1,000 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 210,200 751,500 156,500 156,800 18,800 252,100 177,000 1,000 £ 213,600 609,200 104,300 156,500 28,500 180,300 182,800 1,500 £ 190,499 535,291 74,890 119,771 8,303 170,133 103,631 517 934,100 789,800 1,723,900 1,476,700 1,203,035

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(a) Increased provision made on account of further man-power becoming available and payments due to come to charge on contracts already let. (b) Underexpenditure due to contract payments not coming to charge as anticipated.

322

1948-49. VOTE—FOREST DEVELOPMENT—ctd. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Development of administration, utilization, and industrial units within— Works Other Conservancy- Expenditure. Expenditure. £ Auckland .. 1,700 100 1,800 8,100 4,599 Rotorua .. .. 137,500 44,500 182,000 160,300 162,674 Wellington .. 6,000 500 6,500 2,800 1,764 Nelson .. .. 600 100 700 8,800 3,142 Westland .. 1,400 100 1,500 1,200 534 Canterbury .. 1,700 100 1,800 600 1,567 Southland .. 116,000 19,200 135,200 75,100 22,853 Head Office .. 1,000 1,000 1,000 Pulp and paper making, including trials,tests, and Consultants' fees and expenses .. 50,000 111,000 161,000 77,800 23,671 315,900 175,600 491,500 335,700 220,804 TOTAL .. (a) 2,215,400 1,812,400 (b) 1,423,839

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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, 1950, in Connection with the purchase of the Phosphate Rights on Christmas Island and all Incidental Expenses in Relation thereto. Summary

11*

323

— 1949-50 1948-49. Voted. Expended* VOTE—CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE RIGHTS £ 125,000 £ 1,500,000 £ 1,375,000 YOTE—CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE RIGHTS Charges for and incidental to — Purchase of assets, including existing rights to mine phosphate deposits, legal expenses, and provision for operating capital of Commissioners, &c. TOTAL 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 125,000 £ 1,500,000 £ 1,375,000 125,000 1,500,000 1,375,000

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SOCIAL SECURITY FUND

Minister in Charge of Social Security AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Emergency Benefit Payments, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Social Security Department. Summary

324

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES AND EMERGENCY BENEFITS £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Administration Expenses 528,300 264,620 792,920 762,946 729,259 II—Emergency Benefits 312,000 312,000 267,000 251,409 TOTAL 528,300 576,620 1,104,920 1,029,946 980,668 VOTE—ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES AND EMERGENCY BENEFITS (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 1,309; 1949-50. 194* V49. V oted. L Expended. 1948-49, 1,363) Subdivision No. I—Administration Expenses £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,525 (Chairman of Commission and Director) 1 at £1,250 (Commissioner and Deputy Director) 1 at £975 (Acting-Commissioner) Deputy Director's allowance while acting as Chairman of Commission 1,525 1,250 20 1, 1,1 1 453 200 975 57 >- 483,306 Other Salaries 1,307 (£165 to £1,060) 525,505 489,951 528,300 493,636 483,306

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SOCIAL SECURITY FUND —continued

{a) 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 visit to England to negotiate reciprocity of social-security benefits. (£374 recovered from International Labour Organization and credited to " Miscellaneous receipts.") (b) 1950 conference to be held in New Zealand. {c) This class of expenditure is now borne by vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." Provision for 1949-50 herein is to cover sundry outstanding claims for past services. (d) Additional overtime required to give ejffect to pending legislation. (e) Additional amount required to provide for departmental publications. {f) Births, deaths, and marriages searches, £34; Court fees (recoverable) and legal expenses, £64; translations, £2 ; special valuation, £4 ; expenses of Registrars' Conference, £3O : total, £134.

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VOTE —ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 1 A A CA 1948-49. AND EMERGENCY BENEFITS —ctd. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. 40(A/UU/(/UvolUfl li(J. jl J±U/ftttftCoOfU/Ov(J/(/ JJjJUU&iCdt/O continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers 200 200 106 Contribution towards expenses of departmental refreshment-rooms 375 650 474 Damages or compensation payable under the Crown Suits Act, 1908 100 150 212 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 345 620 (a) 937 Fees for certificates of age 150 50 128 International Conference on Social Security (6) 10,000 Maintenance and additions, offices and buildings (c) 450 20,000 14,049 Medical-examination fees 2,000 2,100 1,848 Monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 50 50 ' 73 Motor-vehicles, maintenance and purchase of 8,000 7.750 5,306 Office expenses 7,000 7,000 6,297 Office furniture and equipment 11,500 13,490 11,350 Overtime (d) 15,000 10,000 5,933 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 166,000 160,000 154,825 Printing and stationery (e) 30,000 22,000 21,721 Rent of offices (c) 150 16,000 11,857 Transfer and removal expenses 5,000 4,000 3,752 Travelling allowances and expenses — Officers 8,000 5,000 6,769 Beneficiaries 200 200 182 Contingencies .. 100 50 (/) 134 264,620 269,310 245,953 Total —Subdivision No. I .. 792,920 762,946 729,259

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VOTE—ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 1949-50. 1948-49. AND EMERGENCY BENEFITS—ctd. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II —Emergency Benefits £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Emergency benefits 312,000 267,000 251,409 Total —Subdivision No. II 312,000 267,000 251,409 TOTAL 1,104,920 1,029,946 980,668

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SOCIAL SECURITY FUND

Minister of Health AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Contingencies and Expenses of the Medical, Hospital, etc., Benefits. Summary

327

• 1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., BENEFITS £ 1 £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Maternity Benefits 915,000 915,000 881,000 916,120 II—Medical Benefits 2,305,000 2,305,000 2,480,000 2,306,881 III —Hospital Benefits 2,020,000 2,020,000 2,000,000 1,997,375 IV —Pharmaceutical Benefits 1,819,000 1,819,000 1,701,000 1,793,159 V—Supplementary Benefits . • • 1,000,000 1,000,000 750,000 861,913 TOTAL .. .. 8,059,000 8,059,000 7,812,000 7,875,448 VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., BENEFITS 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. I —Maternity Benefits Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — Medical practitioners' fees Mileage fees : medical practitioners Obstetrical nurses' fees and expenses Private hospital fees Public hospital fees £ 290,000 8,000 7,000 210,000 400,000 £ 275,000 6,000 10,000 250,000 340,000 £ 291,246 7,715 6,682 221,061 389,416 Total —Subdivision No. I •• 915,000 881,000 916,120

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VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., BENEFITS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II —Medical Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Capitation fees General medical services Mileage fees : medical practitioners Purchase of sites and erection, renovation, and maintenance of residences for medical officers under section 26, Social Security Amendment Act, 1943 (on account) — £ £ 15,000 2,100,000 130,000 £ 22,000 2,300,000 110,000 £ 16,818 2,112,304 123,768 Works .. .. .. 8,000 Other expenditure .. .. 2,200 10,200 100 49,700 7,800 200 40,000 8,660 45 45,286 Remuneration allowances and expenses of medical practitioners in areas other than those covered by section 82, Social Security Act Special arrangements under section 82, Social Security Act Total —Subdivision No. II 2,305,000 2,480,000 2,306,881 Subdivision No. Ill —Hospital Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Treatment in public hospitals .. ... Out-patient treatment Treatment in private hospitals Treatment in approved institutions 1,580,000 150,000 240,000 50,000 1,580,000 120,000 255,000 45,000 1,560,483 141,530 245,000 50,362 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 2,020,000 2,000,000 1,997,375 Subdivision No. IV—Pharmaceutical Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Drugs, &c., supplied by — Chemists Medical practitioners Institutions 1,750,000 9,000 60,000 1,650,000 6,000 45,000 1,727,556 8,262 57,341 Total —Subdivision No. IV 1,819,000 1,701,000 1,793,159

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VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., 1949-50. 1948-49. BENEFITS —continued, Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V —Supplementary Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Ambulance benefit Artificial-aids benefit Dental services Domestic assistance Laboratory services •Massage services Nursing services .. Radiological services Specialists' services £ 20,000 90,000 336,500 3,500 120,000 60,000 115,000 250,000 5,000 £ 30,000 50,000 200,000 3,000 100,000 49,000 100,000 212,000 6,000 1 £ 324 96,062 223,186 3,258 117,173 57,088 111,289 249,461 4,072 Total —Subdivision No. V 1,000,000 750,000 861,913 TOTAL .. 8,059,000 7,812,000 7,875,448 i

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STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT

Minister of Mines AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of State Coal-mines. Summary

(a) Increase due to acquisition of additional collieries, (ib) Full expenditure did not come to charge in 1948-49. (c) Provision for new collieries.

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES £ 112,090 £ 5,143,335 £ 5,255,425 £ 5,561,432 £ 5,247,592 VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 209 ; 1948-49, 170) Salaries — Professional Division 2 at £,1075 (Superintendent of State Collieries, Greymouth ; District Manager, Ngakawau) Other Salaries 207 (£165 to £1,060) Other Charges for and incidental to — Acquisition of land for housing, &c. Coal supplied free to mine-managers, &c. Coal supplied at reduced rates to workmen at the mines 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 watersupply schemes. (Includes "Works expenditure " £590,539)— Birchwood Colliery Blackball Colliery Burke's Creek Colliery Burnwell Colliery Central Colliery Denniston Colliery Dobson Colliery Garvey's Creek Colliery Kamo Colliery 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ 2,150 (a) 109,940 £ 87,000 £ 85,834 112,090 87,000 85,834 500 (a) 6,000 {a) 35,000 1,000 20,000 15,000 (c) 2,000 (c) 2,000 20,000 20,000 10,000 9,000 1,000 3,500 30,000 1,000 30,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 17,000 8,000 312 4,699 37,657 724 (b) 17,663 (6) 15,269 (b) 18,214 (b) 17,218 (b) 12,404 (b) 5,242

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(a) Full expenditure did not come to charge in 1948-49. (b) Includes £40,000 for purchase of coal-mining and surface rights. (c) During the year the necessity arose for a new stone drive, and expenditure consequently was greater than anticipated. (d) Provision for new collieries. (e) Expenditure varies with output.

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VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Voted. Expended. Collieries —continued £ £ £ 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 schemes —continued Liverpool Colliery Mangapehi Colliery Millerton Colliery Morley Colliery Mossbank Colliery Opencast coal-mining— £ Access and development .. 50,000 Acquisition of land, &c. .. 20,000 Buildings .. .. 50,000 Plant and machinery .. 260,000 20,000 10,000 2,000 20,000 1,000 380,000 10,000 2,000 200,000 35,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 15,000 45,000 150,000 50,000 (d) 15,000 \d) 15,000 175,000 165,000 40,000 105,000 210,000 12,000 12,500 2,500 15,000 500 140,000 18,000 1,500 403,600 30,000 2,000 14,000 12,000 30,000 40,000 110,000 40,000 150,000 130,000 20,000 82,000 200,000 10,065 (a) 5,937 1,175 (b) 41,465 (c) 8,434 137,075 (a) 2,076 896 (a) 40,397 36,575 (c) 13,239 (a) 8,109 (a) 3,845 (a) 19,587 (e) 40,493 (e) 143,184 (e) 48,086 (e) 168,819 (e) 159,733 (e) 28,833 (e) 99,067 (e) 200,303 Paparoa Colliery Star Colliery Stockton Colliery Strongman Colliery Tatu Colliery Wairaki Colliery Wallsend Colliery Wilton Colliery Coal-winning, maintenance, and trading expenses. - (Includes " Works expenditure" £4,330)— Birchwood Colliery Blackball Colliery Burke's Creek Colliery Burnwell Colliery Central Colliery Denniston Colliery Dobson Colliery Garvey's Creek Colliery Kamo Colliery Liverpool Colliery

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(a) Expenditure varies with output. (b) Expenditure is governed by accidents. . (c) Expenditure under this item was. previously charged to Ohai Collieries.

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1948-49. VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES —continued 1949-50. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Collieries —continued Coal-winning, maintenance, and trading expenses—continued Macdonald Colliery 20 20 Mangapehi Colliery .. .. 90,000 80,000 {a)85,150 Millerton Colliery 80,000 100,000 {a) 75,506 Mossbank Colliery 35,000 30,000 (a) 31,274 Opencast coal-mining: stripping, excavation; and cartage of coal, &c. 650,000 610,000 579,048 v Paparoa Colliery .."••• 60,000 45,000 {a) 53,440 ' Sfeddonville Colliery .'. ' • .. 10 10 Star Colliery 50,000 40,000 [a) 43,727 Stockton Colliery .. .. 265,000 200,000 (a) 257,960 Strongman Colliery 160,000 150,000 (a) 153,550 Tatu Colliery ... .. .. 65,000 60,000 {a) 59,163 Wairaki Colliery .. .. 85,000 70,000 {a) 78,023 Wallsend Colliery .. 120,000 95,000 (a) 112,717 Wilton Colliery 185,000 120,000 (a) 177,270 v Stores (all collieries) 410,000 270,000 414,756 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased oflicers .. .. .. 100 121 121 • Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation Acts 45,000 45,000 (6) 40,606 Compensation for damage to. property and injury to livestock on rail way-lines operated by Department 100 100 100 Compension payable for rights, &c., acquired under tlie provisions of the Coal Act, 1948, (on account) 9,000 Cost-of-living bonus to superannuitants, Government Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children 150 150 120 Deposits on contracts (recoverable) 100 100 Depots — Capital expenditure— Auckland Depot 50 50 'Christchurch Depot 1,200 1,200 Dunedin Depot 50 50 Invercargill Depot . . (c) 50 Timaru Depot 50 50 Wanganui Depot 50 50 Wellington Depot 150 150

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(a) Includes expenditure for depots previously operated by Westport Coal Co., Ltd. Previous expenditure for such depots was not available. (£>) Expenditure under this item was previously charged to Ohai Collieries. Number of Nature of Visit. Persons | Travelling. (c) Visit to Australia to study hydraulic stowage .. .. .. .. 2 324

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1948-49. VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES —continued 1949-50. . Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Depots —continued Maintenance, purchase of stocks, and trading expenses — Auckland Depot .. 280,000 400,000 (a) 279,349 Christchurch Depot 60,000 • 45,000 (a) 47,418 Dunedin Depot .. - 15,000 15,000 (a) 8 ,704 Invercargill Depot .. (6) 5,000 Timaru Depot 16,000 8,000 (a) 7 ,667 Wanganui Depot 17,500 10,250 {a) 8,984 Wellington Depot 380,000 380,000 (a) 369,408 Expenses of officers travelling overseas .50 350 (c) 324 Fares and expenses of miners to take up employment (recoverable) 50 50 Financial assistance to co-operative parties working on State coal reserve, timber suppliers and others (recoverable) 10,000 10,000 10,385 Fire-fighting at collieries 1,150 1,150 Grants and subsidies to local bodies for road and street maintenance, &c. '4,500 4,500 1,654 Grants to local bodies in lieu of rates 6,000 6,000 4,685 Housing — Advances to workmen and officials for erection and purchase of dwellings 20,000 18,000 18,662 Erection of departmental dwellings and hutments (works expenditure, £51,212).. 52,000 18,000 23,596 Purchase of residences and additions thereto for departmental officers 2,500 5,500 2,264 Loans to enable purchase of buses for conveyance of workmen .. ( 5,000 7,500 3,885 Monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 121 121 Office expenses 4,500 3,000 3,941 Overtime and me'al allowances 4,000 4,000 3,152 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Depart- „ ment 5,000 6,000 4,425 Printing and stationery and publications, &c. 3,000 2,500 2,452 Prospecting and boring 2,500 7,000 1,103

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VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES—continued 1948-49. 1949-50. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Voted. Expended. Purchase of — £ £ £ Birchwood Colliery 19,000 19,000 Burke's Creek Colliery 39,000 39,478 739 Burnwell Colliery 7,000 . . Central Colliery 5,000 . . Kamo Colliery 4,000 4,000 12 Motor-cars 3,000 3,100 Motor-trucks 4,000 4,200 " 3,777 Power-house, Huntly 3,000 . , Shares of Taupiri Coal-mines, Ltd. 16,500 823,000 807,241 Refund, Mines Department, part expenses, Runanga School of Mines 45 45 45 Social amenities at State mines 3,500 2,000 2,593 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. 1,000 1,500 902 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account in reduction of liability incurred in purchase of rights under the Coal Act, 1948 1,000 , . Travelling allowances and expenses and mileage allowances 1,800 1,500 1,599 Visit of Engineer to United States of America and United Kingdom to investigate briquetting methods, &c. 50 1,350 1,245 Contingencies 10 10 Ex gratia payment to employee of Dobson Colliery in respect of injury received while assisting in erection of Dobson Public Hall 200 200 Prospecting and boring on Smoke-oh Creek area at Blackball 100 Purchase of— Assets of Pyramid Coal Mining Co., Ltd. .. . . 7,750 7,750 Houses : Dobson and Taylorville 100 Shares in Coal Products, Ltd. 33 33 Shares of the Westport Coal Co., Ltd. 5,200 8,154 Star Colliery 15,894 15,957 Rents, rates, and repairs on leasehold property * for office in Greymouth (partly recoverable) 100 6 Visit of experts from Australia to advise on hydraulic stowage at Mangapehi Colliery .. 800 5,143,335 5,474,432 5,161,758 TOTAL .. 5,255,425 5,561,432 5,247,592

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1949-50 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total, Voted. Expended. VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS Subdivision — I—General Charges .. II —Maintenance Branch III—Signals and Electrical Branch IV—Locomotive Branch (Maintenance of Rolling-stock ) V—Locomotive Transportation VI—Traffic Transportation VII —Subsidiary Services VIII —Gontributions to 'Reserves, &c. IX—Expenditure from Reserves, &c. X —Stores and Sawmills XI —Miscellaneous £ 127,200 1,861,500 298,200 2,165,400 1,920,000 4,547,200 1,135,000 418,900 510,500 603,900 £ 169,715 1,244,900 218,085 1,930,080 2,248,915 688,385 1,904,920 Gr. 2,224,317 1,451,575 Gr. 452,945 3,077,665 £ 296,915 3,106,400 516,285 4,095,480 4,168,915 5,235,585 3,039,920 Gr. 2,224,317 1,870,475 57,555 3,681,565 £ 229,167 2,671,284 452,300 3,724,350 4,073,891 4,751,353 2,748,006 Gr. 2,136,275 1,730,810 Cr. 50,925 2,615,672 £ 240,118 2,904,028 482,492 3,885,493 4,032,864 4,956,482 2,912,338 Cr. 2,418,27 8 1,837,999 588,703 2,036,042 TOTAL .. 13,587,800 10,256,978 23,844,778 20,809,633 21,458,281 YOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS 1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. (Total number of officers —1949-50: First Division, 5,050; Second Division, 21,550. 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. 1948-49: First Division, 4,940; Second 'Division, 21,100) £ £ £ Subdivision No. I — General Charges Head Office Salaries— General Management— 1 at £1,825 (General Manager) . 1,825 1,775 1

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. Subdivision No. I —General Charges—continued Head Office —continued .3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ .Salaries—continued General Management—continued 1 at £1,525 (Assistant General Manager).. Allowance whilst acting as General Manager (4 months) 1 at £1,175 (Staff Superintendent and Chief Legal Adviser) 1 at £1,175 (Staff Superintendent) Allowance whilst acting as Assistant General Manager (4 months) Other salaries (£165 to £1,060), including allowances to members under the regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1926, and under principal orders issued by the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal ; allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations; expenses in connection with sittings of Wages Boards, Inquiry Boards, Staff Tribunals, and Royal Commissions; and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote Office building expenses, stationery, £ printing .. .. .. 14,300 Inter-State Railway Conference .. 120 Legal expenses, advertising, supply of periodicals, and miscellaneous .. 18,800 Telephone subscriptions .. .. 200 Travelling expenses and allowances .. 3,600 Travelling expenses and Chairman's fee (Appeal Board) .. ... .. 1,000 Travelling-expenses and fees (Government Railways Industrial Tribunal) 580 1,525 67 1,175 84 59,444 38,600 1,475 1,175 51,982 30,195 59,204 38,033 . Less transfers to other sections .. 102,720 19,600 86,602 19,000 97,237 19,383 83,120 67,602 77,854

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1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. YOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —General Charges—continued £ £ £ Chief Accountant's Office Salaries— 1 at £1,225 (Chief Accountant) Other salaries (£165 to £1,060) £ Cost of ticket-printing .. .. 4,500 Office building expenses, audit fee, stores, and stationery .. .. 13,450 Telephone subscriptions .. .. 50 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 3,300 1,225 63,055 1,175 62,865 | 61,762 21,300 20,850 17,453 Less amounts provided for under other sections 85,580 28,420 84,890 28,630 79,215 27,785 57,160 56,260 51,430 Staff Training Other salaries (£165 to £1,060) 8,035 5,905 6,216 Stationery and miscellaneous 2,445 1,200 2,604 10,480 7,105 8,820 Staff Hostels Expenses in connection with the operation of departmental hostels 49,860 6,055 • Miscellaneous General Charges Compassionate allowances Cost-of-living bonus to superannuitants Government Superannuation Fund Damages and compensation payable under the Crown Suits Act, 1908 .. .. 5,000 132,000 9,000 5,000 132,000 5,000 4,659 132,480 8,609

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Number Name of Conference, &c. _ Cost. Persons Travelling. £ (a) Investigation of railway construction and electrification: South. Africa, United Kingdom, and United States of America .. .. f 473 Acquire technical knowledge on electrical equipment .. .. .. 1 918 Supervision of construction of electrification of rolling-stock: United Kingdom .. .. .. .. „. .. 1 217 Purchase of coal: United Kingdom and South Africa .. .. .. 1 132 Training in electrical repairs and maintenance : United Kingdom .. 9 817 Investigation of electrification system : United Kingdom, United States of America, and the Continent .. .. .. .. ..4 1,297 Australian Railway Conference .... .. .. 2 25 £3,879

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. Subdivision No. I —General Charges —continued Miscellaneous General Charges—continued 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Departmental buildings— £ £ £ Wages of Messengers, Cleaners, and £ Mght-watchmen .. .. 17,095 Maintenance of buildings, plant, furniture, and fittings .. .. 18,720 Water, light, power, and heat .. 9,800 Postages and freight on £ hampers .. .. 4,800 Less provided for under the various sections .. 3,800 1,000 46,615 44,040 44,775 Ex gratia payments 150 100 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 5,040 1,650 j. (a) 3,879 Grants to members employed in training overseas 1,000 650 Grants to officers on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave in terms of regulations 500 800 Grants to widows or dependants equivalent to leave due to deceased officers 100 100 86 Printing Staff Instruction-books 3,000 1,500 1,672 Superannuation contributions of members discharged from the Armed Services who are off duty as a result of war disabilities 100 100 219 202,505 190,940 196,379 Less amounts provided under the various sections 106,210 92,740 100,420 96,295 98,200 95,959 Total—Subdivision No. I 296,915 229,167 240,118

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivisions Nos. II to YII —Branch Expenditure £ £ £ Working-expenses of sections, including salaries and wages ; allowances to members under regulations made under the Government Railway? Act, 1926, and under principal orders issued by the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal; medical fees ; general repairs and miscellaneous services ; supplies of stores, provisions, stationery, water, and material; advertising; compensation for accidents, personal injuries received, loss of property by fire, earthquake, or other cause, damage to or loss of goods ; freights on goods lost or destroyed; postages, telegrams, telephones, maintenance of wires; payments under the Workers' Compensation Acts; payments in connection with works outside railway boundaries in which Department has beneficial interest; compassionate allowances; allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations ; also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote — Subdivision No. 11 —Maintenance Branch General Expenses Salaries— 1 at £1,475 (Chief Civil Engineer) 1 at £1,175 (Assistant Chief Civil Engineer) .. 2 at £1,125 (Inspecting Engineers, Civil) 1 at £1,075 (Inspecting Engineer, Civil), (4 months) Other salaries (£165 to £1,060) 1,475 1,175 2,250 22^835 1,425 1,125 2,150 360 20,980 23,374

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1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivisions Nos. II to VII —Branch Expenditure—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. II—Maintenance Branch —ctd. General Expenses—continued Office building expenses, stores, and £. stationery .. .. .. 4,770 Telephone subscriptions .. .. 120 Travelling expenses and allowances r . 700 5,590 4,520 5,292 Less transfers to other sections 33,325 3,100 30.560 3,500 28,666 3 432 30.225 27,060 25,234 Maintenance of Way and Works Section — North Island Main Line and £ Branches .. .. .. 1,851,998 South Island Main Line and Branches'.. .. .. 1,219,545 Nelson .. .. .. 16,537 3,088,080 11,905 2,655,238 11,014 2,890,813 12,019 Less transfers to other sections 3,076,175 2,644,224 2,878,794 Total—Subdivision No. 11 3,106,400 2,671,284 2,904,028

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivisions Nos. II to VII—Branch Expenditure—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. Ill —Signals and Electrical Branch General Expenses Salaries — 1 at £1,210 (Chief Signal and Electrical Engineer) Other salaries (£165 to £1,060) .. Office building expenses, stores, £ stationery, and miscellaneous .. 27,900 Telephone subscriptions .. .. 100 Travelling expenses and allowances 5,600 1,210 28,510 33,600 1,175 28,825 28,000 j> 27,445 29,883 Less transfers to other sections 63,320 10,130 58,000 9,000 57,328 9,758 53,190 49,000 47,570 Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances Section — JP North Island Main Line and Branches 270,949 South Island Main Line and Branches .. .. .. 193,681 Nelson .. .. .. 345 464,975 1,880 404,940 1,640 436,723 1,801 Less transfers to other sections 463,095 403,300 434,922 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 516,285 452,300 482,492

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 1949 -50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivisions Nos. II to VII —Branch Expenditure—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. IV —Locomotive Branch (Maintenance of Rolling-stock) General Expenses Salaries — 1 at £1,475 (Chief Mechanical Engineer) .. 1 at £1,175 (Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer), (7 months) Allowance whilst acting as Chief Mechanical Engineer (2 months).. 1 at £1,175 (Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer), (11 months) Allowance whilst acting as Chief Mechanical Engineer (4 months) Other salaries (£165 to £1,060) 1,475 686 34 1,078 77 40,600 1,425 1,125 40,875 44,615 Office building expenses, stores, £ stationery, and miscellaneous .. 42,300 Telephone subscriptions .. .. 100 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 7,000 49,400 45,775 48,770 Less transfers to other sections 93,350 10,000 89,200 10,000 93,385 12,007 83,350 79,200 * 81,378 Maintenance of Rolling-stock Section — North Island Main Line and £ Branches .. .. .. 2,471,637 South Island Main Line and Branches .. .. .. 1,534,089 Nelson .. ... 6,404 i 019, 1 3,645,150 3,804,115 ± , 5 ±0\J Total —Subdivision No. IV 4,095,480 3,724,350 3,885,493

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1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivisions Nos. II to VII —Branch Expenditure—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. V —Locomotive Transportation Section — North Island Main Line and £ Branches .. .. .. 2,968,388 South Island Main Line and Branches .. .. .. 1,192,919 Nelson .. .. .. 7,608 \ 1 fiR Q1 4,073,891 4,032,864 ± 5 lOO , Total —Subdivision No. V 4,168,915 4,073,891 4,032,864 Subdivision No. VI —Traffic Transportation General Expenses Salaries — 1 at £1,225 (Transportation Superintendent) 1 at £1,175 (Transportation Superintendent), (17 days) Allowance (District Traffic Manager) whilst acting as Transportation Superintendent (6 months) Other salaries (£165 to £1,060) 1,225 33 26,047 1,175 55 18,605 23,301 Printing, advertising, stores, stationery, £ and miscellaneous .. 13,640 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 3,200 16,840 28,420 10,000 28,630 14,204 27,785 Transfers from other sections 72,565 58,465 65,290

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivisions Nos. II to YII —Branch Expenditure—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. VI —Traffic Transportation — continued Traffic Transportation Expenses Section — North Island Main Line and £ Branches .. .. .. 3,008,848 South. Island Main Line and Branches .. .. .. 2,144,663 Nelson .. .. .. 9,099 5,162,610 10 400 4,692,478 10 400 4,890,439 1 752 Money stolen at stations Claims on single packages in excess of amount limited by statute 5,163,020 4,692,888 4,891,192 Total—Subdivision No. VI 5,235,585 4,751,353 4,956,482 Total —Subdivisions Nos. I to VI 17,419,580 15,902,345 16,501,477 Subdivision No. VII —Subsidiary Services i Lake Wakatipu Steamers Salaries, wages, and expenses (£165 to £ £1,060) . .. .. .. 13,030 Coal, stores, and other charges .. 5,575 18,605 17,321 18,593

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivisions Nos. II to YII —Branch Expenditure—continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. VII —Subsidiary Services—ctd. Refreshment Service Other salaries (£165 to £1,060) Wages, stores, provisions, and miscellaneous .. 8,930 362,865 8,900 335,200 8,615 346,920 371,795 344,100 355,535 Bookstalls, Departmental Other salaries (£165 to £1,060) Wages, supplies, and miscellaneous 4,390 252,150 4,150 233,500 4,089 238,828 256,540 237,650 242,917 Advertising Service Salaries (£165 to £1,060) Wages and miscellaneous 6,720 39,555 5,506 37,789 5,557 40,205 46,275 43,295 45,762 Departmental Dwellings Maintenance, repairs, and renewals 342,635 303,393 319,349 Buildings Occupied by Refreshment Service, Road Services, etc. Maintenance, repairs, and renewals 52,615 45,401 47,267

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. Subdivisions Nos. II to VII —Branch 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Expenditure—continued Subdivision No. VII —Subsidiary Services —ctd. £ £ £ Road Services: Passenger and Goods £ X Maintenance and operation .. 1,899,355 Heavy-traffic and other licence fees 52,000 Court costs and legal expenses in connection with accidents involving road services vehicles in circumstances Dot admissible against drivers .. .. 100 1,951,455 1,756,846 1,882,915 Total—Subdivision No. VII 3,039,920 2,748,006 2,912,338 Total —Subdivisions Nos. I to VII 20,459,500 18,650,351 19,413,815 Subdivision No. VIII —Contributions to Reserves, &c. ! I (Contributions are included as expenditure in Subdivisions I to VII) Contributions to Renewals, Depreciation, Insurance and Equalization Accounts (disbursements in respect of which are included in Subdivision No. IX), and internal adjustments of interest and rent .. .. Cr. 2,224,317 Cr. 2,136,275 Cr. 2,418,278 Total—Subdivision No. VIII Cr. 2,224,317 Cr. 2,136,275 Cr. 2,418,278 Subdivision No. IX —Expenditure from Reserves, &c. General Reserve— Amount required for deferred maintenance work 58,500 50,000 110,390

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IX —Expenditure from Reserves, &e. —continued £ £ £ Track Renewals Reserve Account — Amount required for renewal of rails, sleepers, and fastenings 882,575 566,010 754,174 Depreciation Reserve Account — Amount required for improvements and additions to open lines 800,000 1,000,000 824,162 Insurance and Equalization Account — Disbursements on account of property destroyed or damaged by fire or accident, upkeep of fire brigades, workers' compensation for accidents, slips, floods, and accidents, &c. 129,400 114,800 149,27S Total—Subdivision No. IX 1,870,475 1,730,810 1,837,999 Subdivision No. X —Stores and Saivmills Stores Branch 1 at £1,125 (Comptroller of Stores) 1,125 1,075 •> Purchase of stores and material and store expenses, including salaries, wages, cartage, freights, proportion of cost of High Commissioner's Office, miscellaneous services, workers' compensation £ for accidents, and contingencies 7,351,055 > 652,893 Less estimated credits for stores to be issued, provided for in other votes and items 7,294,515 56,540 Or. 80,000 « J

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. 3,526 Miles. 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. X—Stores and Sawmills—ctd. £ £ £ Railways Sawmills Production of timber, expenses of working mills, including salaries, wages, repairs, transport charges, royalties, workers' compensation for £ accidents, and contingencies .. 71,790 Less estimated credits .. .. 71,900 Cr. 110 28,000 Cr. 64,190 Total—Subdivision No. X 57,555 Cr. 50,925 588,703 Subdivision No. XI —Miscellaneous 1 \ ! Payments on account of Railway Sick Benefit Fund Amount required to cover cost of material and work done for Government Departments, local bodies, and other parties, and payments from sales of munitions materials for which miscellaneous receipts are recorded .. Capital expenditure charged in first instance to vote " Working Railways," and subsequently transferred to vote " Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines " 42,000 600,000 3,039,565 42,000 500,000 2,073,672 40,200 300,842 1,695,000 Total —Subdivision No. XI 3,681,565 2,615,672 | 2,036,042 TOTAL .. 23,844,778 20,809,633 | 1 21,458,281

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Minister of Railways AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Contingencies and Expenses of Railways: Improvements and Additions to Open Lines. Summary

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1948-49. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ VOTE—IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES .. 3,102,035 2,149,172 1,717,132 VOTE—IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS 1949-50. 1948-49. TO OPEN LINES Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Building works — Construction of dwellings 50,000 50,000 90,173 Improved staff amenities at workshops, loco. depots and stations 119,750 87,140 106,781 Additions to — Station buildings 31,690 24,152 7,071 Locomotive depots and workshops buildings 47,141 47,558 149 ' Road Motor Service buildings 36,674 17,687 1,877 Miscellaneous buildings 6,190 5,932 4,876 Railcar and multiple unit sheds 6,145 Purchase of buildings .. .. 56,000 43,736 Wellington : new goods office 4,000 6,927 Total, building projects 291,445 298,614 261,590

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS Voted. Expended. TO OPEN LINES—continued Other works — £ £ £ Christchurch :> rearrangement of yard and terminal facilities 12,000 32,000 3,656 Mangapeehi: rearrangement 12,155 13,300 9,247 2,373 Marton : rearrangment of station-yard 1,000 3,000 New Plymouth : additional accommodation 1,000 5,000 969 Palmerston North deviation 300 500 63 Bonny Glen - Turakina deviation 5,000 10,000 10,202Wellington - Upper Hutt: duplication and electrification 206,000 81,000 25,160' Papakura-Horotiu duplication 57,000 20,127 Wellington-Palmerston North duplication .. 2,000 Porirua - Titahi Bay - Plimmerton deviation and duplication 2,000 Frankton : Yard rearrangement 5,000 Construction of hostels 85,000 16,000 45,179 Station rearrangements and siding alterations 37,835 77,144 12,055 Bridges 40,000 50,000 43,268 Services and works not specified 24,227 29,033 7,678 Grade easement and duplications 2,320 Land — Marton : rearrangement 500 6,000 2,400 Dunedin : rearrangement 1,000 500 Mangapeehi: rearrangement 1,250 1,250 931 General 6,900 1,800 253 Wellington-Paekakariki: raise platforms to standard for multiple units 6,068 14,400 12,066 Sawyer's Bay - St. Leonards duplication 2,000 6,428 Blenheim : new goods-yard 1,065 337 Invercargill locomotive depot: improved water-supply .. .. .. * 500 Land—Frankton : rearrangement 10,000 "8,765 Provision of fuel-oil tanks at selected points, North Island 17,500 23,838 Total, other works projects 508,555 371,992 234,995 Miscellaneous— S.I.M.T.: Picton-Wharanui and ParnassusWaipara automatic signalling and communi15,693 cations 12,000 15,000 Purchase of dwellings 12,000 12,000 20,362 Dwelling improvements 16,500 8,500 5,578'

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VOTE—IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES —continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Miscellaneous—continued £ £ £ Workshops, locomotive, and car and wagon depot plant and equipment Automatic signalling Communication circuits and apparatus Services and works not specified Mechanical equipment Flood-lighting selected stations Rolling stockElectric multiple units Locomotives, cars, and wagons Road motor services: purchase of motor services, vehicles, and equipment Flash butt welding equipment Wellington-Paekakariki duplication Auckland : land, compensation in connection with purchase thereof 132,000 69,291 41,185 59,926 47,600 6,000 1,035,300 1,092,080 479,153 40,000 58,000 1,000 83,730 46,700 59,941 40,540' • 19,800 7,000 400,000 1,303,050 482,305 39,766 50,588 37,440 191,280 9,887 2,706 209,987 1,151,153 310,269 Total, miscellaneous 3,102,035 2,478,566 2,044,709 Total 3,902,035 3 ; 149,172 2,541,294 Amount required for Current Year Less amount to be provided out of the Working Railways Depreciation Fund 800,000 1,000,000 824,162 TOTAL .. 3,102,035 2,149,172 1,717,132

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Postmaster-General AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Post and Telegraph Department. Summary

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Tetal. Voted, j Expended. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision — I —Postal and Telegraph Salaries II—Conveyance of Sea and Air Mails III —Conveyance of Mails by Road IV —Carriage of Mails by Railway V—Maintenance and Renewal of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph, and Wireless Systems VI—Motor Services and Workshops VII —Maintenance and Capital Expenditure on Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites VIII —Overseas Telecommunications IX—Miscellaneous Services 4,927,863 570,400 275,000 211,500 855,000 550,7SO 396,700 2,414,237 4,927,863 570,400 275,000 211,500 855,000 550,730 396,700 2,414,237 4,548,549 569,400 240,000 215,000 777,400 549,800 372,500 18,000 2,257,981 4,499,924 594,535 246,672 211,101 845,299 543,186 357,122 2,281,497 TOTAL 4,927,863 5,273,567 10,201,430 9,548,630 |9, 579,336 VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1949-50. 1948-49. WORKING-EXPENSES Voted. Expended. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, (a) 13,065 ; 1948-49, 12,104) £ £ £ Subdivision No. I—Postal and Telegraph Salaries Salaries — Administration £ 1 at £1,825 (Director-General) .. 1,825 1 at £1,525 (Chief Engineer) .. 1,525 1 at £1,475 (3 months), £1,525 (9 - months), (Deputy DirectorGeneral) .. .. .. 1,513 1 at £1,225 (Director of Accounts) .. 1,225 (a) Increase in staff consequent upon 1,320 officers trans iferred from t emporary to pei ?manent status.

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POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Includes provision for (i) 1,320 officers formerly on temporary staff; (ii) general increase in salaries consequent upon decision of Post and Telegraph Staff Tribunal in March, 1949 ; (iii) general increase in salaries from Ist June, 1949. 12

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1949-50. 1948-49. WORKING-EXPENSES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Postal and Telegraph Salaries —continued £ £ £ Salarie s —continued Administration —continued 1 at £1,175 (3 months), £1,225 (9 months), (Second Deputy Director- £ General) .. .. .. 1,213 1 at £1,175 (6 months), £1,225 (6 months), (Deputy Chief Engineer) 1,200 6 at £1,125 (Superintending Engineers (3); Divisional Directors (3)) .. 6,750 1 at £1,075 (2 months), £1,125 (10 months), (Divisional Director) .. 1,117 1 at £1,075 (5 months), £1,125 (7 months), (Chief Inspector) .. 1,115 1 at £1,075 (6 months), £1,125 (6 months), (SuperintendingEngineer) 1,110 18,593 132 19,950 134 Allowances for performing higher duties — 1 at £50 (1st October, 1948, to 3lst December, 1948, inclusive) .. 13 1 at £300 (1st January, 1949, to 4th May, 1949, inclusive) .. 102 1 at £50 (1st January, 1949, to 4th May, 1949, inclusive) .. 17 > 4,499,924 Other Salaries 13,050 (£190 to £1,060) .. .. (a) 5,311,821 4,752,165 5,330,546 4,772,249

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1949-50. 1948-49. W ORKIN G-EXPENSES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Postal and Telegraph Salaries—continued £ £ ! £ Salaries —continued Other Salaries—continued i Less salaries provided but not now required — Amount unexpended owing to increments being payable for periods of less than twelve £ months .. .. .. 35,683 Amount unexpended owing to: (1) special leave without pay; (2) sick-leave without pay .. 10,000 Amount to be expended on telegraph and telephone construction works, to be charged to vote " Telegraph Extension " .. 500,000 545,683 i 372,000 4,784,863 4,400,249 Contribution to Railways Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices Non-classified officers and country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary (number 1,417) 6,000 137,000 6,800 141,500 143,000 148,300 - Total —Subdivision No. I 4,927,863 4,548,549 {a) 4,499,924 Subdivision No. 11 —Conveyance of Sea and Air Mails Charges for and incidental to —- Overseas services— Air— Payments for carriage of mails by TransPacific air services .26,000 i 22,100 26,299 (a) Includes increase in salaries as from 1st July, 1948, consequent upon decision of Post and Telegraph Staff Tribunal in March, 1949.

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

(а) £3,000 estimated to be recoverable. (б) Provision for increased charges from Ist January, 1949. £65,000 estimated to be recoverable, (c) Includes £40,000 for coastal shipping of parcels previously provided for in " Parcel-post expenses." 12*

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. II—Conveyance of Sea and Air Mails —continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Overseas services—continued Air —continued Payments for carriage of mails on — Empire Air Mail Service New Zealand regional air services in Pacific (part recoverable) Trans-Tasman air service (part recoverable) Payments to other Administrations for carriage of mails by air 130,000 (a) 8,000 (6)105,000 5,000 123,650 8,000 90,000 6,600 140,804 7,569 83,320 6,656 Surface — Great Britain and other countries : land and sea transit North American overland and Atlantic transit: United States of America .. Parcel-post expenses Payments on behalf of other Administrations (recoverable) Payments to shipping companies 274,000 250,350 264,648 6,000 2,000 175,000 500 15,000 8,850 2,650 226,350 500 18,000 4,423 2,358 254,443 374 12,977 Inland air services and coastal shipping— Payments to shipping companies Carriage of mails by inland air services .. Landing, shipping, and miscellaneous 198,500 256,350 274,575 (c) 52,500 45,000 400 17,500 45,000 200 13,555 41,720 37 97,900 62,700 55,312 Total —Subdivision No. II 570,400 569,400 594,535 Subdivision No. Ill —Conveyance of Mails by Road Charges for and incidental to — Auckland Blenheim 22,500 4,750 20,000 3,850 20,914 3,843

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES —continued * Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill —Conveyance of Mails by Road —continued £ J £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hamilton Invercargill Masterton Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Palmerston North Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport Whangarei New services, &c. (all districts) 27,600 13,750 6,550 4,350 31,000 18,500 9,600 9,000 12,700 11,000 5,600 15,600 15,500 9,800 11,900 5,200 1,500 15,500 23,100 23,500 13,000 6,550 4,350 28,200 17,350 8,950 8,200 12,000 9,100 5,200 14,600 12,550 9,000 11,750 4,300 1,300 14,250 12,000 26,549 12,597 6,470 3,736 27,198 16.681 9,380 8,408 12,203 9,388 5,190 15,374 14,545 9,221 11,077 3,775 1,313 13,933 14,877 Total—Subdivision No. Ill (a)275,000 240,000 246,672 Subdivision No. IV—Carriage of Mails by Railway Charges for and incidental to — Carriage of mails by railway— Ordinary mails Special trains and trucks 126,500 85,000 125,000 90,000 126,457 84,644 Total—Subdivision No. IV 211,500 215,000 211,101 (a) Increase due to reletting of contracts, extension and improvement of services.

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POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Increased amount required for the employment of additional temporary employees to provide facilities for applicants awaiting telephone service. (b) To provide for additional motor-vehicles and replacement of existing units. (c) Excess expenditure due to anticipated appointments to the permanent staff not being effected.

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES—continued Voted. Expended. 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 — Cable repairs, including hire of cable steamer 10,000 20,000 8,915 Camp allowances 15,000 10,000 10,570 Extra labour (a)300,000 200,000 249,879 Material for repairs, including freight and other charges 700,000 643,300 669,815 Miscellaneous 30,000 54,100 45,459 1:055,000 927.400 984,638 Less amount to be expended on telegraph and telephone construction works to be charged to vote " Telegraph Extension " (a)200,000 150,000 139,339 Total—Subdivision No. V 855,000 777,400 845.299 Subdivision No. VI —Motor Services and Workshops Charges for and incidental to — Motor services, &c.— Allowances to officers using their own bicycles, and to motor-cycle riders 3,600 3,900 3,432 Purchase of — Motor-vehicles and bicycles (6)164,130 270,700 162,376 Motor accessories 65,000 49,800 70,189 Motor spirits and oils 141,500 115,000 j 130,968 Registration of vehicles and third-party-risk insurance 6,750 7,500 I 6,148 Repairs and hire 39,750 36,000 39,547 Wages of temporary mechanics, chauffeurs, &c. .. 34,000 15,000 (c) 32,779

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(а) Excess expenditure due to anticipated appointments to the permanent staff not being effected. Increased provision for additional employees to overtake arrears of work. (б) To provide for increased programme of telegraph-extension works. (c) Provision for fitting up and furnishing two additional hostels. Overexpenditure last year due to (1) purchase of fire-fighting equipment to implement Government policy; (2) purchases and; replacement- of furniture and floor-coverings in departmental buildings, hostels, and bachelor quarters.

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1948-49. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1949-50. W ORKIN G--EXPENSES—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI.—Motor Services and £ £ £ Workshops—continued Charges for and incidental to —continued 9 Motor services, &c. —continued Miscellaneous 5,000 5,000 3,736 Workshops— Material 77,000 45,800 66,811 Plant 20,000 13,600 23,791 Wages of temporary mechanics, &c. 75,000 37,000 (a) 52,976 Miscellaneous 1,000 500 883 632,730 599,800 593,636 Less amount to be expended on telegraph and telephone construction works to be charged to vote " Telegraph Extension " (b) 82,000 50,000 50,450 Total—Subdivision No. VI 550,730 549,800 543,186 Subdivision No. VII —Maintenance and Capital Expenditure on Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites Charges for and incidental to — Administration charges on expenditure out of Public Works Account on construction of Post and Telegraph buildings 12,700 8,000 10,066 Furniture and fittings— Purchase of .. (c) 35,000 30,000 46,455 Repairs to 4,000 4,000 4,465 Improvement and maintenance of sites, and inspections, reports, and valuations of properties 5,000 2,000 2,210 Maintenance of Post and Telegraph buildings (works expenditure) 75,000 75,000 68,632

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POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

(a) To provide for materials ordered in 1948-49 but not delivered and also additional materials. (b) Includes works expenditure, £120,000. (c) Provision not required as cable terminal station will not be taken over before Ist April, 1950.

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1949-50. 1948-49. WORKING-EXPENSES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VII —Maintenance and Capital Expenditure on Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites—continued £ £ £ •Charges for and incidental to —continued Materials for repairs and replacements in building services (lighting, heating, ventilation, fire-alarm, and electric-clock systems) Post Office premises, including transit housing: purchase of buildings and building-materials, and erection and renovation of premises Purchase of material for repairs (а) 35,000 (б)220,000 10,000 43,500 200,000 10,000 20,305 195,087 9,902 Total—Subdivision No. VII 396,700 372,500 357,122 Subdivision No. VIII—Overseas Telecommunications ■Charges for and incidental to — Purchase of cable terminal equipment and assets of Cable and Wireless, Ltd., in New Zealand situated at Auckland Operating and working expenses, including salaries and wages, of Auckland cable terminal station 8,000 10,000 •• Total Subdivision No. VIII (c) 18,000 Subdivision No. IX—Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Allowances— Calculation of savings-bank interest Tellers' risk 800 3,100 700 3,200 740 2,857 3,900 3,900 3,597

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(a) Includes £4,758 bank commission on remittances abroad which is now provided for as separate item. (b) To provide for Customs duty and sales tax on increased purchases of equipment from overseas. It is anticipated £711,000 will be recovered from the Customs Department in respect of material to be used on telegraph and telephone construction works. (c) Deliveries not as frequent as anticipated. (d) To provide for increased cost of plates and additional plates for newly registered vehicles, &c. (e) overexpenditure due to recruitment of temporary employees to replace resignations,. &c., from permanent staff.

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1948-49. 1949-50. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH H vnonriDn WORKING-EXPENSES—continued V Uut/UL# I2;AUDllUcu« £ £ £ Subdivision No. IX —Miscellaneous Services— continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Office-management expenses — Bank exchange 900 800 (a) 5,650 Contribution towards expenses of departmental refreshment-rooms 600 600 556 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Government Superannuation Fund 62,174 60,700 60,744 Customs duties and sales tax (6)800,000 410,000 364,015 Home savings-boxes, purchase of 9,000 6,300 2,156 High Commissioner's Office : clerical work, printing, stationery, postages, bills of lading, rent, &c. 1,680 2,100 1,680 Mail-bags and parcel receptacles, purchase and repair of 35,000 37,700 (c) 24,577 Motor-plates in connection with registration of motor-vehicles (recoverable) {d) 14,800 11,260 9,135 Motor-vehicle licensing labels and waterproof licence-holders 3,800 '2,000 3,375 New Zealand's share of the cost of International Bureaux of the Universal Postal Union and the International Telecom-munications-Union at Berne 6,400 3,550 1,930 Office expenses 145,850 114,250 129,703 Rent and leases of buildings and land for Post and Telegraph purposes 40,000 36,000 44,217 Stamps, postal notes, and documents of value, production of (part recoverable) 20,000 34,900 20,018 Stationery, printing, and binding 189,000 152,500 183,515 Temporary officers : Postmen, Messengers, (e) 970,564 Exchange Attendants, and general 922,400 850,000

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POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

(а) Previous year's contribution made on an estimate, of which, sufficient is still held by Council to meet the payment for 1949-50. (б) Refund of Customs duty on increased quantity of material to be purchased overseas for telegraph extension. (c) New item due to return of New Zealand currency to parity with sterling. (d) New item. Previously provided for in " Miscellaneous," Subdivision V.

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VOTE.—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Subdivision No. IX —Miscellaneous Services — Voted. Expended. continued Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Office-management expenses —continued New Zealand's contribution towards expenditure of Commonwealth Communications Council (a) 1,875 1,875 Less amount of Customs duty to be expended on material used on telegraph and telephone construction works 2,251,604 (6)711,000 1,724,535 251,000 1,823,710 260,161 1,540,604 1,473,535 1,563,549 Overtime and meal allowances 600,000 575,000 575,088 Uniform allowances 5,500 5,500 7,869 Sundry charges — Alterations to railway travelling postal vans Awards to officers for suggestions Bank commission on remittances abroad .. Compassionate grants to widows and dependants of deceased officers Compensation payable under section 25 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1928, and ex gratia payments in- respect of loss of, or damage to, articles, letters, packets, and parcels while in the custody of the Post and Telegraph Department Compensation and expenses incurred in respect of injuries sustained by employees of Department, funeral expenses, and compensation and expenses in respect of employees killed on duty Compensation and expenses incurred as a result of accidents Contribution to Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in respect of radio research activities 1,0Q0 200 (c) 24,000 3,000 2,000 2,200 2,000 (d) 500 2,050 200 5,000 1,650 2,200 1,500 1,062 177 2,941 2,083 2,645 2,102

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(a) Department anticipated taking over expenditure on hostels as from Ist September, 1948. Owing to unforeseen circumstances it was not possible to implement these proposals until Ist April, 1949. Number of Name of Conference. Persons Amount. Travelling. £ Radio Conference, Atlantic City .. .. 4 70 (part) Conference of Financial Experts of Partner Governments on Telecommunications Matters, London .. .. .. 1 20 (part) Conference re allocation of frequencies of broadcasting-stations in the Australia - New Zealand area .. .. .. .. 1 321 International Aeronautical Radio Conference, Geneva, and International Telecommunications Conference, Stockholm .. .. 1 807 (part) High-frequency Conference, Mexico City .. .. .. .. 1 281 (part) International Telecommunications Conference, London and Paris .. 3 402 (part) Paris World Postal Union Congress .. .. .. 2 15 (part) £1,916

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IX—Miscellaneous Services— continued £ £ £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued Sundry charges—continued Expenses in connection with Post and Telegraph Board of Appeal 200 200 256 Expenses incidental to official opening of departmental premises and inauguration of new services 70 70 39 Expenses in connection with the operation of departmental hostels (board receipts treated as revenue) (a) 48,000 22,000 2,727 Expenses of officers travelling overseas .. 9,300 3,000 {b) 1,916 Grant, Public Service Women's Club (Inc.), towards wages of staff 150 150 150 Grants to widows and dependants of deceased officers equivalent to leave due .. 2,000 2,000 936 Gratuities to non-permanent officers in recognition of long and faithful service 140 as postmasters .. * 250 250 Income-tax on superannuation for the years • 1944-45, 1945-46, and 1946-47, New Zealand's representative on the Imperial Communications Advisory Committee, London 63 New Zealand's proportion of cost of International Telecommunications Conferences 3,000 3,750 2,201 N.Z. Trade and Tourist Commissioner, Sydney : proportion of office expenses 300 300 300

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POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Provision to meet increased activities and increase in hotel tariffs. (b) Provision to meet increase in hotel tariffs. (c) Underexpenditure due to non-delivery of mechanical appliances.

363

1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IX—Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued • Sundry charges—continued Postal receiving-boxes and rural deliveryboxes ; supply of Purchase of postage-stamps from other Administrations for sale to the public .. Salaries, fees, and allowances to members of Tribunal and assessors appointed under section 10 of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1944, including miscellaneous expenses in connection with Tribunal Social Security Department: grants to retired officers 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 2,000 500 200 10 100 500 100 10 66 2,000 98 500 8 10 65 100,943 47,096 20,356 Travelling-expenses, &c.— Inspection of offices Railway travelling post-offices allowances Relieving-expenses Removal expenses Travelling expenses, allowances, and fares (а) 14,000 1,800 (б) 14,000 25,000 29,000 10,000 1,800 10,000 25,000 29,000 6,682 1,770 10,563 31,089 20,906 Typewriters and mechanical appliances, purchase of 83,800 75,800 71,010 43,340 41,000 (c) 8,300 Uniform clothing 29,000 29,000 25,923

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(a) Grant to officer for services rendered in revising study course, £lO 10s.; allowance to officer for travelling expenses in connection with Otago Centennial Celebrations, £2O; annual donation to Hammer Springs Fire Brigade, £5 ; payment for services rendered in giving assistance to lineman lost in bush, £3 4s. lid. ; payment of reward for finding and returning spare wheel from Bedford truck (P. & T. 577), £1 ; reward for recovering telephone from fire at Ardmore College, 10s. ; cost of shipping illuminations for Otago Centennial Celebrations, £4 Is. 2d.; cost of designing colour layout for Canterbury Centennial home-savings box, £8 Bs. : total £52 14s. Id.

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1949-50. 1948-49. WORKING-EXPENSES—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IX—Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Contingencies Refund of unexpended portions of charges where services discontinued 150 7,000 150 7,000 (a) 53 5,752 7,150 7,150 5,805 Total—Subdivision No. IX 2,414,237 2,257,981 2,281,497 TOTAL .. .. .. .. 10,201,430 9,548,630 9,579,33d

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT

Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Wages, Contingencies, and Expenses of Telegraph Extension. Summary

365

— 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. VOTE—TELEGRAPH EXTENSION £ 3,589,500 £ | £ l,394,000|l, 670,987 VOTE—TELEGRAPH EXTENSION Charges foe 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 Less estimated value of material to be used for maintenance and renewal purposes and chargeable to vote " Post and Telegraph Workingexpenses " Labour and miscellaneous TOTAL (a) 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. £ .3,410,000 550,000 £ 1,400,000 500,000 £ 1,677,473 515,141 2,860,000 729,500 900,000! 1J62,332 494,000 1 508,655 3,589,500 1,394,000 1,670,987 (a) Provision for estimated increase in construction works.

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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of Public Trust Office AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Public Trust Office. Summary

366

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. I Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE.. £ 454,404 £ 114,160 £ 568,564 £ 534,878 £ 501,249 Chargeable on the Public Trustee's Account 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. VOTE—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 905 ; 1948-49, 958) £ £ £ Salaries — Unclassified 1 at £1,675 (Public Trustee) 1 at £1,675 (2 months), (Public Trustee) 2 at £1,325 (Assistant Public Trustees) 1 at £1,325 (1 month), (Assistant Public Trustee) 1 at £1,325 (4 months), (Assistant Public Trustee) 5 at £1,075 (Chief Accountant; District Public Trustee, Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington ; Chief Inspector) 1,675 280 2,650 111 442 5,375 1,625 2,550 >- 411,111 Professional Division Class Special— 1 at £1,125 (Solicitor to the Public Trust Office) 1,125 1,075 1 i

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PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT—continued

(а) Proposed expenditure was limited by shortage of building-materials. (б) Provision made for full year's expenditure. Only rune months' claims provided in previous financial year.

367

1948-49. 1949-50. VOTE—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Salaries —continued Clerical Division Other Salaries 896 (£165 to £1,060) 442,401 423,968 Location allowance 345 375 -> 454,404 429,593 411,111 Other Charges for and incidental to — Alterations, repairs, running-expenses, and maintenance of premises, motor-vehicles, &c. 11,500 12,870 11,507 Capital expenditure : additions, improvements, and acquisition of new premises .. 19,500 14,574 (a) 3,613 Commission to agents other than permanent officers 7,000 7,000 6,625 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers 100 100 Cost - of - living bonus to superannuitants Government Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children 1,350 950 1,334 Department of External Affairs, on account of: Proportion of salaries of officers in High Commissioner's office and proportion of rent 1,550 1,381 1,513 Department of Internal Affairs, on account of: Wages of Custodians, Messengers, Charwomen, &c. (b) 15,800 11,000 10,886 Exchange on remittances to and from London and Sydney 100 100 , , Grants on retirement of agents and permanent officers 300 300 Land-tax 2,800 2,800 2,730 Membership subscriptions to Chambers of Commerce 10 10 14 Office expenses 19,400 18,800 17,897 Overtime and meal allowances 400 400 367 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 9,600 9,850 9,440

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VOTE—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE—continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Printing and stationery Rates Rent Section 43, Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913 : losses to estates made good by office Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 8,500 1,500 3,500 200 6,000 5,000 50 8,000 1,400 3,000 200 8,000 4,500 50 8,582 1,412 3,136 204 5,880 4,993 {a) 5 114,160 105,285 90,138 TOTAL 568,564 534,878 501,249 (a) Exchange on cheques, £2; sundries, £3 : total, £5.

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

MAOEI TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT

Minister of Maori Affairs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Maori Trustee's Account. Summary

369

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MAORI TRUST OFFICE £ 10,140 £ 7,116 £ 17,256 £ 18,207 £ 16,468 1949-50. 1948-49. Chargeable on the Maori Trustee's Account Voted. Expended. VOTE—MAORI TRUST OFFICE £ £ £ Salaries— Contribution to vote, " Maori Affairs, "towards salaries of officers 10,140 10,140 10, uo Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to vote, " Maori Affairs," towards administration expenses of the Maori Trustee's Account Earthquake and war damage insurance premiums on mortgage securities and farm buildings Losses to estates made good by Office Maori Hostels Fund : contribution pursuant - to section 7 (1) (b), Maori Purposes Act, 1946 Payment out of Maori Trust Office profits for benefit of Maoris pursuant to section 20, Maori Purposes Act, 1947 Payment to Consolidated Fund of one-third of profits of the Maori Trust Office for Special Maori Housing Fund purposes 2,060 25 (a) 320 526 250 835 2,060 25 5 709 250 1,418 2,060 17 5 709 25 1,182 (a) To re-imburse an estate for rent short-collected.

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—MAORI TRUST OFFICE— continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Rates and other expenses on foreclosed properties Section 11, Finance Act, 1933: protection, preservation, improvement, management, &c., of properties (including expenses incidental to carrying on farming business), and advances to mortgagors 100 3,000 100 3,500 27 2,303 7,116 8,067 6,328 TOTAL .. 17,256 18,207 16,468

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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of Government Life Insurance Department AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Government Insurance Account. Summary

371

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—GOVERNMENT INSURANCE £ 77,125 £ 222,460 1 £ 299,585 £ 295,046 £ 270,598 Chargeable on the Government Insurance Account 1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE GOVERNMENT INSURANCE j Voted. Expended. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 173 ; 1948-49,173) Salaries- £ £ £ Administrative Division 1 at £1,425 (Commissioner) 1,425 1,341 Clerical Division 1 at £1,075 (1 month), (Deputy Commissioner and Secretary) 90 > 67,291 Other Salaries 171 (£165 to £1,060) 75,610 66,947 77,125 68,288 67,291 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bank exchange and agency fees Canvassing agents' retiring-allowances • Canvassing agents' travelling-expenses Commission (including canvassers' allowances) Cost - of - living bonus to superannuitants, Government Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children Fee for services of Government appointee as member of Government Insurance Board .. Fees for certificates of death, &c. 150 2,000 150 133,500 705 105 150 150 2,200 100 135,000 900 105 150 59 1,831 118 126,793 886 105 110

B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Vehicles were not available last financial year. (b) It was not possible to have all work done as anticipated. Provision has again been made this financial year. (c) Transfer fees, £2 15s. ; address inquiries and search fees, £1 lis.; damage to clothing, 12s. 6d. : total, £4 18s. 6d.

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VOTE—GOVERNMENT INSURANCE— continued 1949-50. 1948-49. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued Grants to officers on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave Licence fees Mechanical equipment— Purchase of Maintenance of Motor-vehicles— Purchase of .. Maintenance of Office expenses Office furniture, fittings, and requisites Office premises—capital expenditure : land, buildings, alterations, additions, and incidental expenses Overtime and meal allowances Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rates and other expenses on foreclosed properties .. Rent Repairs, &c., to buildings Services rendered by — Department of Internal Affairs Treasury (Actuarial Branch) Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Valuation fees Contingencies £ 150 300 1,000 500 3,000 150 13,900 500 17,000 3,800 100 4,950 4,500 50 9,500 5,100 12,000 7,000 900 1,200 50 50 £ 150 300 2,252 250 3,000 250 14,450 500 15,300 3,800 100 4,950 4,500 100 9,750 7,000 12,000 7,000 1,200 1,200 50 . 50 £ 300 1,911 499 (a) 12,763 830 13,696 3,410 "4,878 4,895 48 9,447 (b) 2,695 8,811 6,493 1,432 1,292 " (o)5 222,460 226,757 203,307 TOTAL .. 299,585 295,045 270,598

B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

GOVERNMENT SUPERANNUATION FUND ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of the Government Superannuation Fund Office AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Government Superannuation Fund Account. Summary

373

1949-50 . 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE — GOVERNMENT SUPERANNUATION FUND OFFICE £ 15,300 £ 16,730 £ 32,030 £ 36,527 £ 27,888 Chargeable on the Government 1949-50. 1948-49. Superannuation Fund Account Voted. Expended. VOTE—GOVERNMENT SUPERANNUATION FUND OFFICE I £ £ £ Salaries — Contribution to vote " Treasury "to salaries of officers cover 15,300 12,850 11,986 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to vote "Treasury" to cover administration expenses of the Government Superannuation Fund 16,730 23,677 15,902 TOTAL 32,030 36,527 27,888

B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of State Fire Insurance Office AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the State Fire Insurance Account. Summary

374

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other . Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—STATE FIRE INSURANCE £ 295,570 £ 10,120 £ 305,690 £ 169,100 £ 139,299 1949-50. 1948-49. Chargeable on the State Fire Insurance Account Voted. Expended. VOTE—STATE FIRE INSURANCE £ £ £ (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 708 ; 1948-49, 615) Salaries— Administrative Division 1 at £1,450 (General Manager) 1,450 1, 375 -> Clerical Division 1 at £1,200 (Deputy General Manager) 1,200 > 134,589 Other Salaries 706 (£165 to £1,060) (a)292,920 160,100 295,570 161,475 134,589 (a) Provision now made for the full establishment required to administer the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act, 1947.

B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT—continued

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1948-49. VOTE—STATE EIRE INSURANCE— 1949-50. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers 395 Cost - of - living bonus to superannuitants, Government Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children 450 410 410 Fees for unofficial members of Board 50 50 Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement . 50 15 330 Grants to widows and dependants of deceased officers, equivalent to leave due 75 50 Office premises—capital expenditure : land, buildings, alterations, additions, repayment of mortgages, and incidental expenses 5,000 5,000 Overtime and meal allowances 4,000 2,000 ' 3,970 Contingencies 100 100 10,120 7,625 4,710 TOTAL .. 305,690 169,100 139,299

B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of Government Accident Insurance Office AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Government Accident Insurance Account. Summary

376

1948-49. 1949-50. Voted. Expended. VOTE—GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE £ £ [ £ Subdivision— I —Government Accident Insurance 93,950 99 i i ,920 97,425 II—Employers' Liability Insurance 146,250 i 28,200 5,350 240,200 128 ,120 102,775 Chargeable on the Government Accident 1949-50. 1948-49. Insurance Account Voted. Expended. VOTE—GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE £ £ £ Subdivision No. I—Government Accident Insurance Charges for and incidental to — Commission .. .. Office expenses Printing and stationery Provisions for payments to State Fire Office under section 24 of the Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 15,000 550 2,000 75,100 20,000 550 1,100 77,000 17,420 443 1,535 77,000

B—7 [PT. T]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT—continued

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VOTE—GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT 1949-50. 1948-49. INSURANCE—continued, Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Government Accident Insurance —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Third-party-risk-pool expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 1,200 50 50 1,200 20 50 1,027 Total —Subdivision No. I 93,950 99,920 97,425 Subdivision No. II —Employers' Liability Insurance^ 1 | Charges for and incidental to — Offices expenses Printing and stationery Provision for payments to the State Fire Office under section 32 of the Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 1947 Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 500 4,000 (a)141,200 . 500 50 100 3,000 25,000 50 50 17 51 5,000 282 Total —Subdivision No. II 146,250 28,200 5,350 TOTAL .. 240,200 128,120 102,775 (a) Item for 1948-49 covered preparatory work only. Provision now made for expenditure under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act, 1947. complete year's

B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MARKETING ACCOUNT

Minister of Marketing AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Marketing Department. Summary

(a) £775 only chargeable to Marketing Account; balance of £7OO recoverable from vote " Stabilization.'' (b) Last year provision was made for part of salaries in London and New Zealand of officers who have since been transferred to the Dairy Products Marketing Commission.

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1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MARKETING £ 97,207 £ 46,185 £ 143,392 £ 236,379 £ 152,748 Chargeable to the Marketing Account 1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE—MARKETING Voted. Expended. (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 202 ; 1948-49, 270) Salaries— £ £ £ Administrative Division 1 at £1,475 (Director), (also Director of Stabilization), (part recoverable) (a) 1,475 1,425 Clerical Division 1 at £1,125 (5 months), £1,175 (7 months), (Assistant Director) 1,155 1, 125 Other Salaries New Zealand > 94,007 199 (£165 to £1,060) (6) 93,717 92,009 London 1 at £860 860 97,207 94,559 94,007

B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1 50

MARKETING DEPARTMENT—continued

Number of rvj-i Nature of Mission. Persons Travelling. £ (а) Imported fruits contracts, Australia and Pacific Islands .. .. 2 192 Egg-pulp contracts, Australia .. .. .. .. 1 88 London representative to New Zealand .. .. .. .. 1 230 £5lO (б) Underexpenditure due to cancellation of order for statistical machine. (c) Underexpenditure due to Works Department having borne these capital charges. It was originallyintended that the Marketing Department would bear the costs, but the premises (Tauranga and Auckland) will now be rented from the Works Department.

379

1943-50. 1948-49. Y 0 TE—M ARKE TIN Gr —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ & < £ Alterations and improvements to buildings .. 200 100 302 Assistance from National Egg Pool to poultry industry 4,500 4,000 3,870 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers 100 Entertainment expenses 25 ' 20 28 Expenses of election, Honey Marketing Committee 10 10 9 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 750 950 (a) 510 Furniture and fittings, purchase of 750 1,000 809 General expenses, repairs, &c. 1,400 1,650 1,283 Marketing Advisory Committees : expenses and allowances of delegates and members and incidental charges 2,000 1,750 1,790 Motor expenses 2,500 3,500 2,478 Motor-vehicles, bicycles, purchase of 2,000 2,500 894 Office expenses 4,500 4,400 4,381 Office -machines, purchase of 500 2,250 (6) 261 Overtime and meal allowances 1,500 1,500 2,088 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 50 80 19 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 9,000 8,900 9,164 Plant and machinery, purchase of 5,000 7,210 4,932 Printing and stationery 3,000 2,600 2,642 Rent and rates 3,000 3,400 3,011 Transfer and removal expenses 400 300 36 Travelling allowances and expenses 5,000 5,300 5,560 Cables 100 95 Capital expenditure on land and buildings .. 36,000 (c) '646 Expenses of Fruit Marketing Council election 50 Installation of additional cool storage 3,650 (e)

B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MARKETING DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Funds for New Zealand Meat Producers' Board are now appropriated under the Statutes Amendment Act, 1948, section 31. Estimated. 1948-49. <6) Chargeable to- 1949 £ 50 " Vot | d " "Kxpended. Marketing Account .. .. .. .. 143,392 178,679 129,558 Sundry Products Account .. .. .. .. 6,900 8,008 Meat Industry Account .. .. .. .. .. 50,800 15,182 £143,392 £236,379 £152,748

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1949-50. 1948-49. VOTE —MARKETIN Gi—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges fo& and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ Provision of improved railway-siding facilities at Riccarton 600 600 46,185 91,820 45,408 Meat Industry Account —New Zealand Meat Producers' Board: payment under the Statutes Amendment Act, 1947, section 42 (a) 50,000 (a) 13,333 TOTAL .. (6)143,392 236,379 152,748

B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT

Minister in Charge of Broadcasting AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1950, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses in connection with the Administration of the Broadcasting Act, 1936. Summary

381

1949-50. 1948-49. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—BROADCASTING £ 372,338 £ 663,212 £ 1,035,550 £ 977,110 £ 884,608 1949-50. 1948-49. i/nargeaoie 10 me jsroaacasung Account; VOTE—BROADCASTING (Total number of officers : 1949-50, 820 ; 1948-49, 719) Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Salaries — Unclassified 1 at £1,850 (Director), (5 months) 1 at £1,550 (Director), (11 months) 800 1,459 1,850 Professional Division 1 at £1,075 (Chief Engineer) Clerical Division 1 at £1,250 (Assistant Director) .. 1,075 1,250 1, 100 1 > 284,935 Other Salaries 817 (£165 to £1,060) (a)367,754 i 277,050 | 372,338 280,000 | 284,935 {a) Includes provision to meet full year's cost of increased, staff and general increase and arrears from July, 1948. Also additions to staff during the year consequent on the opening of new stations. «

B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT —continued

(a) Provision made this year for further housing-accommodation for married officers, alterations and adaption of buildings to provide temporary studio and transmitter buildings for new stations, purchase of land and preparation of transmitting and studio sites for new stations, test equipment and completion of broadcasting station in Western Samoa at an estimated cost of £2,000 which is recoverable. Provision is also made for audio frequency equipment and trailsmitting-masts for new stations. Underexpenditure in 1948-49 is expected to come to charge in the current year, and provision is made accordingly. Number of Name of Conference &c. Persons Cost. Travelling. (b) Visit to Western Samoa in connection with United Nations Trusteeship £ Mission .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 141 (balance) Visit to Western Samoa in connection with installation of new broad-casting-station (recoverable) .. .. .. 1 182 (balance) Visit to Australia in connection with programmes .. .. .. 2 263 Visit to Australia in connection with frequency reallocation .. 1 157 Visit to Mexico and United States of America to attend International High-frequency Conference .. .. .. .. 1 532 (part) Visit to United Kingdom, Canada, and United States of America by Assistant Director for study of overseas broadcasting .. 1 578 (part) Visit to Japan (balance of travelling-allowance, 1946-47) (N.Z. Listener) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 15 £1,868 »

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1948-49. VOTE —BROADCASTING —continued 1949-50. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. Capital expenditure on land, buildings, and £ £ £ transmitters and technical equipment (part recoverable) — Works— £ £ Land .. .. 15,440 Housing .. .. 15,000 Buildings .. .. 60,300 90,740 Otter expenditure .. .. 215,000 (a)305,740 335,000 (a) 239,628 Commission 46,000 45,000 43,174 Compensatory payments to artists for preparation of sessions which are cancelled .. 50 50 3 Contribution to National Provident Fund .. 40 95 91 Contribution to Radio Research Committee .. 500 500 500 Cost-of-living bonus to superannuitants, Government Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children.. 87 125 125 Entertainment expenses 650 550 614 Expenses in relation to welfare of the fighting Forces, including broadcasting units with Forces overseas 1,000 2,000 1,370 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 4,920 1,650 (6) 1,868 Fees for technical trainees 300 250 268

B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Overexpenditure due to building up of stocks. (b) Increased rates for accommodation require additional provision. (c) Repairs to clothing damaged whilst on official business, £1 3s. lid.; wreath, £2 10s.: total, £3 13s. lid.

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1949-50. 1948-49. V OTE—BROADCASTING —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ continued Literary and artistic contributions and illustrations and prizes for and expenses of competitions 2,500 2,250 2,182 Newsprint stocks and storage charges 21,000 26,640 (a) 30,099 Office expenses 40,100 34,100 36,389 Office and studio equipment, fittings, and requisites, including typewriters and mechanical office equipment 17,500 23,500 26,862 Overtime, meal, and shift allowances 27,000 26,000 29,298 Payments for the operation of stations under contracts 700 1,150 896 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 50 75 59 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 14,500 12,750 13,925 Power .. .. 14,500 14,500 11,433 Printing and stationery 23,000 19,000 20,859 Publishing and distribution charges 3,300 2,750 2,970 Rent and rates 20,500 20,500 19,086 Repairs and maintenance of buildings, roads, fences, grounds, office and studio fixtures, &c., and transmitting and technical equipment (including valve and other replacements)— £ Works .. .. .. 21,000 Other expenditure .. .. 80,500 101,500 118,000 103,527 Subsidies to " B " stations 225 225 225 Transfer and removal expenses 5,500 3,250 4,611. Travelling allowances and expenses (6) 12,000 7,100 9,554 Contingencies 50 50 (c) 4 Ex gratia payment to Mrs. G. E. Hands for services connected with operation of station 2XG, Gisborne 50 50 v 663,212 697,110 599,673 TOTAL .. 1,035,550 977,110 884,608

B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOB THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949 BROADCASTING ACCOUNT—continued

Estimated Expenditube on Publication of " New Zealand Listeneb " (Included in Total Vote) (Number of officers : 1949-50,15 ; 1948-49, 14) 1949-50. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 7,117 6,500 6,247 7,117 6,500 6,247 Commission.. .. .. .. .. 8,000 7,000 7,336 General administrative expenses .. .. 4,870 3,830 4,470 Newsprint stocks and storage .. .. .. 21,000 26,640 30,099 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 15,850 12,700 12,207 Publishing and distribution charges .. .. 3,300 2,750 2,970 53,020 52,920 57,082 TOTAL .. .. .. £60,137 £59,420 £63,329

By Authority: E. E. Owes, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 949. Price 6s. 3d.]

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