B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT— continued

(a) Increases due to use of additional patrol cars and appointment of additional Traffic Inspectors. (6) Projection equipment in connection with safety education not available in 1947-48 provided for in current estimate. (c) Underexpenditure due to inability to complete full programme during 1947-48.

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VOTE—TRANSPORT— continued 1948-49. 1947-48. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill — Enforcement —continued £ £ £ Other Charges eor and incidental to — ctd. Running-expenses, maintenance, and repairs of patrol-cars (part recoverable) Translation fees, witness, legal, and medical (a) 27,500 25,000 25,387 expenses Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers .. Temporary assistance from local authorities 80 (a) 5,500 5 50 5,000 5 81 4,180 56,437 51,725 53,932 Total — Subdivision No. Ill 115,726 100,949 103,110 Subdivision No. IV — Traffic Engineering and Road Safety (Number of officers : 1948-49, 18 ; 1947-48, 11) SalariesOther Salaries 18 (£150 to £1,025) 7,460 5,134 5,870 Other Charges for and incidental to — Car-running expenses Expenses of National Safety Council Motor-vehicle accident statistics Purchase of equipment Safety education — Adult Child 1,300 100 300 2,250 13,000 4,750 1,200 30 300 2,350 13,000 5,000 1,159 6 301 {b) 336 (c) 11,526 (c) 2,311