B—7 [Ft. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— continued

(a) Provision for additional staff appointed as Matrons, Managers, &c, of the camps and hostels operated by the Department. (b) Provision for erection of miners' hostels not completed last year and improvements and extensions to existing establishments. (c) Provision for equipment for miners' hostels and for additions and replacements to equipment for existing establishments. (d) Miners' hostels not completed as rapidly as originally planned. (e) Additional provision required for operating-costs of miners' hostels. (/) Underexpenditure due to delay in completion of hostels. (g) Grant for purchase of equipment; miners' hostel being erected at this centre. (h) Provision for employment of additional Home Aids. (i) Number of Home Aids employed less than anticipated.

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VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— 1947-4S-continued 1948-49. Subdivision No. 1 — Administration Expenses — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to— ctd Grant to officer undertaking research in United Kingdom 257 237 Payment of compensation under Emergency Accommodation Regulations 63 63 115,360 108,393 95,145 Total—Subdivision I 408,420 386,558 363,699 Subdivision No. II — Employment (Number of officers : 1948-49, 20 ; 1947-48, 15) Salaries — Other Salaries 20 (£225 to £1,025) (a) 6,480 4,014 4,381 Other Charges for and incidental to — Accommodation for workers (partly recoverable)— Land, buildings, equipment, and establishment costs — £ Works .. .. (b) 200,200 Other expenditure .. (c) 60,000 260,200 265,041 (d) 96,627 Operating-costs (including compensation to workers, &c.) (e) 125,000 115,588 (/) 100,129 Grant to Ohura Fire Brigade (9) 250 Grant towards expenses of Karitane Nurses' Bureaux 500 723 546 Home Aid Service (includes wages of Aids, provision of accommodation and training facilities, and other incidental expenses), (partly recoverable) (h) 20,000 21,384 (i) 14,858