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1940. NEW ZEALAND.

STORES CONTROL BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

Stores Control Board, Wellington, 12th August, 1940. 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, 1940. P. Ellerm, Secretary.

REPORT. Purchases. During the year ended 31st March, 1940, the expenditure on the purchase of stores was as shown hereunder :— Year ended 31st March, 1040. £ S. d. Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,033,715 12 0 Public Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,748,031 8 2 Army .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,176,495 11 3 Air .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 953,309 16 1 Post and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. 646,367 13 8 Native .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 315,070 5 6 Navy .. .. 275,445 11 4 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. 224,324 10 0 Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. 171,749 17 6 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 88,225 14 2 State Forest Service .. . . . . .. .. 87,248 2 6 Housing Construction .. .. .. .. .. 72,548 17 0 Health .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65,703 9 5 National Broadcasting Service .. .. .. .. 58,788 3 6 Education .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,360 11 5 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity .. .. 51,450 0 0 Justice and Prisons .. .. .. .. . . 45,364 13 6 Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. 44,062 2 4 Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,980 3 2 Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,837 15 9 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. .. 26,048 14 8 Social Security .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,518 2 5 External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,468 19 6 National Commercial Broadcasting Service .. .. .. 17,500 10 0 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. .. .. 16,340 0 9 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,709 16 7 Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,446 0 0 Police .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,875 5 0 State Fire .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,438 12 0 Other Departments .. .. .. .. .. 22,657 8 4 £10,418,083 7 6