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1938. NEW ZEALAND.

STORES CONTROL BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

Stores Control Board, Wellington, 31st August, 1938. The Hon. R. Semple, Chairman, Stores Control Board. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report of the Stores Control Board for the year ended 31st March, 1938. P. Ellerm, Secretary.

REPORT. Purchases. During the year ended 31st March, 1938, the expenditure on the purchase of stores, as compared with the year ended 31st March, 1937, was as under : — Year ended 31st Year ended 31st March, 1937. March, 1938. £ £ Railways.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,923,502 2,721,427 Public Works .. .. .. .. .. 1,401,096 2,136,076 Post and Telegraph .. .. .. .. 805,624 980,491 Native .. .. .. .. .. .. 162,417 295,977 Naval .. .. .. .. .. .. 199,892 227,000 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. 189,731 214,048 Army .. .. .. .. .. .. 91,137 128,308 Printing and Stationery .: .. .. .. 133,671 126,763 Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. 62,854 76,256 Education .. .. .. .. .. 41,966 56,715 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity .. 37,062 55,864 Justice and Prisons .. .. .. .. 41,899 52,405 Health .. .. .. .. .. .. 39,854 50,734 State Forest Service .. .. .. .. 24,098 48,511 Mines .. '.. .. .. .. .. 30,981 47,310 National Commercial Broadcasting Service .. .. .. 46,652 Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 26,022 39,072 National Broadcasting Service .. .. .. 14,783 29,420 External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 13,815 24,970 Air .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,801 Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,043 23,385 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. 15,086 14,441 Labour (Employment Division) .. .. .. 15,430 13,903 Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,328 Police .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,132 10,772 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 8,970 10,676 Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,914 7,668 State Fire.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,948 6,860 Other Departments .. . . .. .. 25,459 31,230 £5,349,386 £7,515,063