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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued.
(a) Increases in export duties and in cost of labour, stores, freight, insurance, &c. Receipts estimated for 1942-43 at £110,866 and for 1943-44 at £126,597. (b) This expenditure will be fully recouped from sale of bananas. (c) Cash balance allowed for in fixing reduced subsidy for 1942-43 has now been utilized.
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Number , n , n AO of Persons. 1943 44 1942-43. 1943 44 iU-i2-43 VOTE ISLAND TERRITORIES continued. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II. —New Zealand Reparation Estates. £ £ £ Salaries, Wages, Purchase op Stores, Maintenance of Plantations, and General Expenses (including capital expenditure) — Improvements .. .. .. .. .. 2,084 1,557 814 Maintenance of plantations .. .. .. .. 39,221 29,617 18,695 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. 58 58 35 Renewals .. .. .. .. .. .. 766 807 Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. .. 2,704 2,410 1,991 Stores and general expenses .. .. .. .. 36,013 37,790 35,528 Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. (a) 80,846 72,239 57,063 Subdivision No. III. —Export of Bananas from Samoa. Purchase of bananas, stores, and general expenses .. (6) 66,000 75,850 30,522 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. (6) 66,000 75,850 30,522 Subdivision No. IV —Cook and other Islands. Subsidies, dsc., to Cook and other Islands : — Other Charges for and Incidental to — Reimbursement of Samoan Administration for expenditure incurred on behalf of Tokelau Islands .. .. 800 600 361 Subsidy to— Cook Islands Administration .. .. .. (c) 24,000 19,000 19,000 Niue Island Administration .. .. .. 10,000 10,000 10,000 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 34,800 29,600 29,361 Subdivision No. V —N.Z.G.M. V. " Maui Pomare." N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare " — Working-expenses, salaries, wages, &c. .. .. .. 38,000 37,650 56,972 New engines .. .. .. .. .. •• 12,000 9,712 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare " : Working receipts .. .. .. .. 40,000 Total—Subdivision No. V.. .. .. 38,000 49,650 66,684 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 225,627 232,200 189,608 Credits-IN-ALD .. .. .. .. 40,000 40,000 41,717 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 185,627 192,200 147,891