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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1945-46

MINES DEPARTMENT

(а) £21,800 provided on main estimates. Additional staff necessary consequent upon increased activities. (б) £250 provided on main estimates. Repairs to motor-vehicles greater than anticipated. (c) £4,000 provided on main estimates. Extra amount required to cover salary increases to Directors of Schools, and restoration of grant to Thames School. (d) £1,200 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required to meet recent commitments. (e) £100 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required owing to more extensive travelling consequent upon intensive drilling programme. (/) £2,600 provided on main estimates. Increased employment of Council. (:g) £600 provided on main estimates not sufficient to cover purchase of two small trucks required. _ (h) £500 provided on main estimates. Increased departmental activities necessitate further provision.

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Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE—MINES— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Administration .. .. .. .. .. 870 .. 870 ,, III.—Assistance towards Mining .. .. .. .. 1,860 1,860 ,, IV. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. .. .. .. 900 900 GKOSS Total .. .. .. •• 870 2,760 3,630 / Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. 870 2,760 3,630 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund — £ £ £ continued 1945-461944-46 ORDINAKY REVENUE ACCOUNT—continued VOTE—MINES Subdivision No. I.—Administration Salaries — Professional Division Increase in salary — 1 at £950 (£75), (Inspecting Engineer), (part year), .. 20 Other Salaries 3 3 (£180 to £740), (additional) .. .. .. • ■ («) 850 870 Total —Subdivision No. I .. .. .. 870 Subdivision No. III. —Assistance towards Mining Other Charges for and incidental to — Grant to Thames Borough Council towards cost of filling in old mine-shaft .. .. . • • • • • 60 Motor-vehicles : Maintenance and running-expenses (additional) .. .. •. • • • • • • (b) 100 School of Mines (additional) .. .. .. .. (c) 600 Social amenities in mining townships (additional) .. {d) 1,000 Travelling allowances and expenses (additional) .. .. (e) 100 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. . • •. 1,860 Subdivision No. IV. —Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Coal-mines Council: Fees and expenses of members and incidentals (additional) .. .. •• (/) 500 Motor-vehicles : Purchase of trucks (additional) .. .. (g) 200 Printing and stationery (partly recoverable), (additional) .. (h) 200 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. ■ ■ 900 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. .. •• 3,630 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. ■■ ■■ • • 1 3,630