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ENDING 31 MARCH, 1941.

Public Works Fund.

PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL—continued.

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1940-41. 1939-40. Estimated Amount Amount E ndc(i _ required to voted. r be voted. Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ £ No. of Persons. VOTE No. —continued. 1940-41. 1939-40. pp BUC Works, Departmental—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 7 Departmental aircraft, maintenance of .. .. 1,500 1,250 1,526 8 Exchange on goods imported from Great Britain .. 25 25 9 Expenses of Commissions generally .. .. .. 50 50 10 Fidelity-guarantee-policy premiums .. .. .. 100 75 91 11 Grants equivalent to leave due to widows or dependants of deceased officers .. .. .. .. 50 50 12 Grants to officers on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave in terms of Public Service Regulations .. 1,000 200 1,050 13 Grant to L. B. Carey, Draughtsman, towards expenses of return to New Zealand .. .. .. .. 50 14 Law charges and legal expenses .. .. .. 100 50 93 15 Meal-allowances and overtime .. .. .. 2,000 1,200 1,809 16 Payment of accident expenses, &>c., not provided for under Workers' Compensation Act .. .. .. 75 10 65 17 Postage and telegrams, telephone connections, and rent of private letter boxes and bags .. .. .. 16,000 16,000 25,148 18 Printing and stationery, lithographic works, plans, periodicals, advertising, &<■. .. .. 20,000 20,000 20,544 19 Purchases of and repairs to instruments, office requisites, &c. 3,000 3,500 2,480 20 Purchases of plant, materials, and stores (Suspense Account) 2,000 2,000 21 Retaining fee to medical adviser .. .. .. 75 50 79 22 Research into timber preservation .. .. .. 285 285 23 Subscription to British Standards Institution .. .. 20 20 24 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers (including motor hire, motor-mileage allowances, travellingallowances, and maintenance of motor-vehicles) .. 75,000 50,000 84,858 25 Work performed by High Commissioner's staff .. .. 1, 295 1,295 1,295 26 Work performed by Resident Commissioner, Sydney .. 150 27 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote and unauthorized .. 500 500 2,485 Compassionate grant to widow of S. H. Agar .. .. .. 600 600 Grants to — J. Thompson, Clerk, towards expenses whilst in Australia .. 120 I. R. Robinson, Inspecting Electrical Engineer, towards expenses whilst in Australia .. .. .. .. 75 75 Loss of cash: Burglary, Paeroa office .. .. .. .. 11 11 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. £22,110 125,845 99,936 144,175 GROSS TOTAL 583,110 540,588 602,282 GROSS CREI>its-IN-AID .. .. 393,110 330,588 454,821 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. 190,000 210,000 147,461 TOTAL .. .. .. . • • • £190,000 £210,000 £147,461