B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAK ENDING 31 MAECH, 1949

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS— continued

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued 1948-49. 1947-48. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II—Prisons —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Repairs to private vehicles damaged in collision with, departmental vehicles Reparation for damage by escapees Transfer and removal expenses of officers Transport charges, travelling allowances and expensesConveyance of prisoners on release Freight, cartage, &c. (part recoverable) .. Transfer of prisoners Travelling allowances and expenses of officers Travelling-expenses of Prison Board members Contingencies 10 10 700 1,350 150 1,900 800 350 5 20 10 700 1,200 100 1,800 700 300 5 - 9 1,090 1,259 212 1,819 728 333 (a) 18 80,055 64,365 69,981 Aid to prisoners and dependants — Assistance to discharged prisoners Grants to Prisoners' Aid and After-care Societies Gratuities and earnings paid to prisoners on release 10 200 5,700 10 200 5,500 40 200 5,705 5,910 5,710 5,945 General prison industries, farms, works, &c.: materials, equipment, rents, royalties, and other expenses in connection with — Block and pavement making Bootmaking, boot repairs, and satchel repairs Farms, gardens, &c.: development and maintenance Mail-bag repairs Quarries and gravel-pits Road-construction 100 8,000 26,000 450 4,000 10,000 100 6,500 22,000 500 5,000 7,500 84 9,344 24,008 449 2,642 8,786 (a) Law-costs, £11; fares from Court paid to Probationer, £1 ; rewards,. £6 : total, £18.