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Appropriations for Public WorJcs Services

PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL— continued.

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Item 1933-34. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 37— continued. £ £ Public Works, Departmental— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 4 Contribution to Committee of Institution of Civil Engineers on deterioration of structures exposed to sea action ... ... ••■ 20 5 Equipment and other allowances, including lodging and any special allowances ... ... 1,400 6 i Exchange on goods imported from Great Britain ... 50 7 Expenses of Commissions generally ... ... 100 8 Expense of delegate to World Power Conference, Stockholm, 1933 ... ... ... 52 9 Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance ... ••■ ■•• 33,000 10 ; Fidelity-guarantee policy premiums ... ... 30 11 Grants equivalent to leave due to widows or dependants of deceased officers .. ... 100 12 Grants to officers on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave in terms of Public Service Regulations 400 13 Installation of combination locks on safes ... 30 14 Law charges and. legal expenses ... ... 50 15 I Meal allowances and overtime ... ... 100 16 ] Payment of accident expenses, &c, not provided for under the Workers' Compensation Act ... 50 17 Postage and telegrams, telephone connections, and I rent of private letter-boxes and bags ... ... 8,500 18 Printing and stationery, lithographic work, plans, periodicals, &c. ... ... ... 6,000 19 Purchase of, and repairs to, instruments, office requisites, &c. ... ... ... 400 20 Eetaining fee of advisory engineer ... ... 250 21 Eetaining fee to medical adviser ... ... 25 22 Subscription to British Standards Institution ... 20 23 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers 25,000 24 Work done by High Commissioner's staff ... 920 25 ' Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 200 76,947 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 ... £98,407 i Geoss Total ... ... ... 198,459 Gross Credits-in-aid ... .... 98,407 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 37 ... 100,052 ' I _ TOTAL .... .... ... £100,05-2