B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) Provision for commitments carried forward and deferred renovation of offices and furniture. (5) Provision for purchase and replacement of technical equipment deferred during the war. (c) Provision for co-ordinating aerial surveys required by Lands and Survey Department for mapping and land settlement, by Public Works Department for works planning and regional development, by State Forest Service for forestry investigations, by Scientific and Industrial Research Department for geological, soil, and pasture investigations, and by the Mines Department for mining research. Recovery is made by a royalty charge on photographs sold to Departments and the general public.

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1945-46. 1946-47. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Administration —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Lauds Boards : fees to members, and including expenses in lieu of fees 3,000 2,800 2,936 Land Sales Court and Committees: Remuneration and expenses 75,000 73,000 74,286 Map printing (part recoverable) 4,000 8,000 9,104 Motor-vehicles —• £ Purchase .. .. • • 10,000 Maintenance .. .. .. 3,500 13,500 15,500 12,707 Office expenses 3,650 3,650 3,341 Office furniture and fittings— £ Purchase .. .. • • 5,500 Maintenance .. .. . • 1*500 {a) 7,000 7,000 2,619 Overtime and meal allowances 2,000 4,000 3,473 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 9,000 7,300 8,818 Printing and stationery 4,000 3,300 4,968 Rent 9,000 8,500 8,312 Statutes : annotation 100 75 64 Surveying and draughting instruments : Surveyors' equipment, camp gear, &c. — £ Purchase .. .. .. 5,000 Maintenance .. .. .. 750 (6) 5,750 2,000 1,361 Surveys, &c. — Aerial photography (part recover- £ able) .. .. (c) 20,000 Settlement and general surveys .. 16,000 Topographical (including expenses of Geographical Board) .. 6,000 Trigonometrical .. .. 1,000 Native land .. .. • • 200 21,807 43,200 27,200