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XXIV.—PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL— continued.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

torn. 1921-22. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 48— continued. £ £ Public Works, Departmental— continued. 13 14 15 16 Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Postage and telegrams, telephone connections, and rent of private letter-boxes and bags ... Printing and stationery, lithographic work, plans, periodicals, &c. Purchase of, and repairs to, instruments, office requisites, &c. Salary : A. Becher, special leave on retirement, 25th September to 30th November, 1921; Mr. Becher was retired 31st August, 1921, and died 24th September, 1921 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers Travelling-expenses of Mr. J. E. L. Cull, Designing Engineer, outside the Dominion Travelling-expenses of Mr. L. Birks, Chief Electrical Engineer, outside the Dominion Work done by High Commissioner's staff Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 6,000 7,000 750 12 17,000 17 18 19 234 20 21 56 700 350 47,801 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 183,883 18,801 Total—Vote No. 43 165,082 . TOTAL TOTAL £165,( i82