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1939. NEW ZEALAND.

STORES CONTROL BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

Stores Control Board, Wellington, 13th September, 1939. 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, 1939. P. Ellekm, Secretary.

REPORT. Purchases. During the year ended 31st March, 1939, the expenditure on the purchase of stores was as shown hereunder :— Year ended 3.lst March, 1939. £ Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,002,346 Public Works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,448,779 Post and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. .. 808,704 Air .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 371,522 Army .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .359,644 Native .. .. .... .. .. .. 352,953 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. 217,856 Naval.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 209,957 Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. .. 129,861 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. . .. .. 120,632 State Forest Service .. .. .. .. .. .. 104,895 Education .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88,031 Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86,558 Housing Construction .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,115 Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58,581 Health .. .. .. .. .. .. " 57,631 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity .. .. .. 50,400 Justice and Prisons .. .. .. .. .. .. 47,179 National Broadcasting Service .. .. .. .. .. 44,715 Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 28,932 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. .. 26,977 National Commercial Broadcasting Service .. .. .. 26,919 External Affairs .. .. .. ... .. .. 24,819 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,286 Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,820 Land and Income Tax .. .. . . .. , ■ . . .. 13,306 Police.. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. 10,766 Labour (Employment Division) .. .. .. .. .. 10,462 Internal Affairs . . . . .. . . . . . . 9,422 State Fire .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,069 Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Bjol4 Other Departments .. .. .. ~ ~ 20,003 £9,847,154