B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

NAVY DEPARTMENT— continued

(a) Increase due to working on stocks during previous year. Now necessary to replenish and also maintain reserve stocks. (6) Work delayed owing to shortage of labour and materials, (c) Expenditure incurred did not come to charge during 1947-48.

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VOTE—NAVY— continued 1948-49. 1947-48. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill — Stores and Equipment Hydrographic stores Implements and mess traps Medical stores Naval armament stores Naval stores Oil fuel .. £ 4,500 8,000 4,000 50,533 161,600 260,000 £ 500 5,000 3,600 43,700 96,000 35,000 £ 32 2,149 2,423 61,832 68,483 21,582 Total — Subdivision No. Ill {a) 488,633 183,800 156,501 Subdivision No. IV — -Land, Buildings, and Ships Fire-protection services Housing for Naval personnel Miscellaneous buildings and works Purchase and completion of tugs Purchase and installation of plant and machinery Purchase of land . . £ Works expenditure .?. .. 167,000 Other expenditure.. .. .. 95,329 35,988 40,000 99,953 22,525 54,763 9,100 34,526 30,000 174,088 7,600 48,940 5,700 (b) 6,968 (b) 547 153,905 (6) 1,055 49,276 262,329 Total — Subdivision No. IV 262,329 300,854 211,751 Subdivision No. V — Docking, Repairs, Maintenance, and Rent H.M.N.Z.S. " Bellona " H.M.N.Z.S. " Black Prince " H.M.N.Z.S. " Philomel " .. H.M.N.Z.S. " Tamaki " H.M.N.Z.S. " Tasman " Shelly Bay Base 27,056 11,555 8,070 8,875 750 650 26,997 15,876 3,895 5,942 800 650 27,130 14,776 7,666 9,159 92 (b) 5