B.—7A [PT. I]

ENDING 31 MARCH, 1942.

Public Works Fund.

PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL—continued.

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1941-42. 1940-41. Estimated be voted. Item. £ £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOEKS— continued. No. of Persons. 1941-42 1940-41. V0TEN °- continued. Public Wobks, Departmental— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 6 Departmental aircraft, maintenance of .. .. 1,500 1,500 1,277 Exchange on goods imported from Great Britain .. 25 25 8 Expenses of Commissions generally .. .. .. 50 50 15 Fidelity-guarantee-policy premiums .. .. .. 200 100 92 Grants equivalent to leave due to widows or dependants of deceased officers .. .. .. .. 50 50 11 Grants to officers on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave in terms of Public Service Regulations .. 1,000 1,000 801 12 Law charges and legal expenses .. .. 100 100 13 Meal-allowances and overtime .. .. ...., 4,000 2,000 3,850 14 Payment of accident expenses, &c, not provided for under Workers' Compensation Act .. .. ... 75: 75 1 15 Postage and telegrams, telephone connections, and rent of private letter boxes and bags .. .. .. 25,000 16,000 27,535 16 Printing and stationery, lithographic works, plans, periodicals, advertising, &c. .. .. 15,000 20,000 14,554 Purchases of and repairs to instruments, office requisites, &c. 2,000 3,000 1,830 Purchases of plant, materials, and stores (Suspense Account) 2,000 2,000 19 Retaining fee to medical adviser .. .. .. 75 75 21 Research into timber preservation .. .. > 100 285 74 21 Subscription to British Standards Institution .. 20 20 20 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers (including motor hire, motor-mileage allowances, travellingallowances, and maintenance of motor-vehicles) .. 75,000 75,000 75,109 23 Work performed by High Commissioner's staff .. .. 1,295 1,295 1,295 Work performed by Resident Commissioner, Sydney .. 150 150 150 25 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote and unauthorized .. 1,000 500 *10,714 Cinematograph film .. .. .. .. 100 Compassionate grant to widow of D. H. Fraser .. .. .. Ill 67 Grants on retirement to — A. C. Vette .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 17 H. M. O'Donnell ........ 27 27 Grant to L. B. Carey, Draughtsman, towards expenses of return to New Zealand .. .. .. 50 ! 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. £12,500 139,110 126,000 138,778 Gross Total .. .. .. ..563,829 583,265 586,291 t Gross Credits-in-aid ... .. 363,829 393,110 537,560 NET TOTAL—VOTE No 200,000 190,155 48^731 TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. £200,000 £190,155 £48,731 * Includes £10,252 war-risk-insurance premiums.