ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR

Public Works Fund.

PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL—continued.

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1939-40. 1938-39. Estimated Amount Amount T , , , required to voted. Expended, be voted. Item £ £ f MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. •—continued. Public Works, Departmental—continued. Other charges for and incidental to- —continued. Purchase of and repairs to instruments, office requisites, &c. 3,500 3,500 4 038 Retaining fee to medical adviser.. .. .. .. 50 '25 '52 Research into timber-preservation .. .. .. 285 Subscription to British Standards Institution .. .. 20 ' 20 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers (including motor hire, motor-mileage allowances, travelling-allowances, and maintenance of motor-vehicles) .. .. .. 50,000 48 288 75 106 Work done by High Commissioner's staff.. .. .. 1 295 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote .. .. .. .. 500 400 534 Contribution to Committee of Institution of Civil Engineers on deterioration of structures exposed to sea action . . .. 20 Compassionate grants to> — Widow of late A. W. Barker, Overseer .. .. .. .. jg7 i en Widow of late J. H. Irvine, Chief Clerk.. .. .. I77 277 Widow of late J. A. Wilkinson, Inspector . . .. .. 500 500 Grants to — Dr. Miller towards expenses of investigation into white ant P est .. 70 70 E. Travers, Stores-manager, towards expenses whilst in Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. J. Wood, Engineer-in-Chief, towards expenses whilst in Australia . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. .. £18,369 97,736 94,642 130,650 GROSS Total .. 538,369 444,085 547,367 Gross Credits-in-aid .. 328,369 246,085 331,351 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 210,000 198,000 216,016 TOTAL .... .... .... £210,000 £198,000 £216,016