B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued

(a) £9,450 recoverable. (b) £2o,77s,recovered from War Expenses Account as extraordinary damage due to military traffic. (c) Previously charged to War Expenses.

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VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. Ill—Public Buildings—ctd. Voted. Expended. Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, Fittings, Furniture, Gardens, and Grounds —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Special and other rates on Government properties Wages and expenses of staff workmen Contingencies {a) 11,735 100 500 6,185 495 500 8,579 27 3 Gardens and Grounds, General — 553,045 329,875 341,399 Salaries — 10 groundsmen 3,400 2,650 2,757 Other Charges for and incidental to — Casual labour Coke, coal, &c. Implements, manures, &c. Seeds, plants, &c. Miscellaneous expenditure 50 20 50 25 80 50 20 100 40 80 55 15 20 69 225 290 159 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 556,670 332,815 344,315 Subdivision No. IV—Roads Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance and repairs to roads Maintenance of tourist roads, Rotorua County Maintenance of Wanganui River services (contribution) Restoration of roadworks, bridges, &c., damaged by floods Surveys in connection with rehabilitation .. Extraordinary damage to roads and highways due to military traffic 42,000 1,000 286 70,000 5,000 (c) 70,000 61,600 1,500 286 60,450 10,000 (b) 43,817 984 358 45,935 2,731 Total—Subdivision No. IV 188,286 133,836 93,825