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YBAE ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT— continued

(a) Expenditure not brought to charge at 31st March, 1948, has been provided for in the estimate for the current financial year. (b) Provision for payment to the Post and Telegraph Department for services provided by officers of that Department acting as Hub-controllers of Oil Fuel. (c) Refund of fees, £2 ; ambulance instructor fees, £2 ; radio-telegraph operators' fees, £2 ; test certificates, £lO : total, £l6.

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VOTE— TRANSPORT—continued 1948-49. 1947-48. Subdivision No. I — General Administration — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Appeals lodged by Department against Licensing Authority decisions 12 12 60 Diplomatic privileges 35 35 28 Expenses of Transport Appeal Authority .. 200 300 168 " L " plates for motor-cycles (recoverable) .. 190 160 159 Mechanical office appliances, purchase of 180 380 338 Motor-cars : running-expenses, maintenance, and repairs '600 500 504 Office expenses 2,000 1,700 1,897 Office furniture, fittings, and requisites — Head Office 3,800 3,500 (a) 480 District offices 4,200 7,202 (a) 4,068 Oil fuel: expenses of rationing (6) 50,000 Overtime and meal allowances 1,500 1,500 " 1,481 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 4,000 4,000 3,987 Printing and stationery 2,500 2,500 2,016 Rent of office accommodation 2,600 2,600 2,576 Salary and expenses of Goods Charges Tribunal 800 800 792 Special transport services 782 550 484 Transport Licensing Act, 1931 — Allowances and expenses of Licensing Authorities 4,300 4,300 3,842 Conference of Licensing Authorities 25 25 Refunds of fees 300 300 275 Services of Registrar of Motor-vehicles 400 400 399 Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers — £ Inspection of accounts, &c. . . 1,200 Other .. .. .. 900 Secretaries of Licensing Authorities and stenographers .. 600 2,700 30 2,500 30 2,139 Contingencies (c) 16 81,154 33,294 25,709 Total — Subdivision No. I 135,174 74,705 67,604