B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAE ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

MARINE DEPARTMENT— continued

{a) Includes grant to Victoria University College. (b) Includes £750 cost of Bulletin No. 9, which covers fresh-water-fisheries management, its history, development, and policy relative to acclimatization societies. (c) New launch unprocurable last year. Provision again made this financial year. {d) Cars could not be procured last financial year.

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VOTE—MAEINE— continued 1948-49. 1947-48. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V — Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — ctd. Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. 500 400 562 Travelling allowances and expenses 3,300 2,650 3,269 Contingencies .. 10 10 10,441 10,816 8,689 Total — Subdivision No. V 39,844 37,080 36,433 Subdivision No. VI — Fisheries ■ (Number of officers: 1948-49,86; 1947-48,88) Salaries — Other Salj LRIES 86 (£15 to £1,025) 18,616 17,952 17,937 Other Charges for and incidental to — Fisheries Act: miscellaneous expenses of administration 5 5 25 Fisheries investigation (a) 780 440 352 Fresh-water fisheries research (6) 950 450 667 Launches, maintenance, working-expenses, and purchase of, also cost of naval and air patrol of fishing grounds (c) 16,100 13,807 (c) 7,323 Motor-vehicles : purchase, maintenance, &c, and accident costs (d) 2,040 1,750 940 Office expenses .. 100 60 158