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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT —continued

(a) Expenditure incurred by Engineers travelling overseas to study modern power development and to expedite contracts for plant delivery : Cogt _ Visit of Chief Electrical Engineer to the United Kingdom, the Continent, Canada, £ ' and the United States of America .. .. .. .. ... 1,272 Visit of Assistant Design Engineer (Civil) to United States of America and Canada 1,100 ■■■"■ ■ £2,372 Provision made this year to meet balance of costs which did not come to charge in 1947-48.

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VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY— continued 1947 -48. 1948-49. Other Charges for and incidental to— continued Voted. Expended. Compensation for damages to property and accidents to workmen not covered by the £ e £ Workers' Compensation Act 1,000 1,000 217 Contribution to Electrical Research Association 250 250 ..... 250 Electrical Wiremen's Registration Act, 1925 : costs of administration, including fees of members of the Registration Board (part recoverable) 7.500 5,000 7.843 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 500 4,000 (a) 2,372 Refund of expenses incurred by members of the Electrical Regulations Advisory Committee 50 50 Rural Electrical Reticulation — Levy 8,136 7,612 7,671 Administration costs and expenses _ (recoverable) 400 100 100 Subsidy towards the cost of thermostatic control of water-heaters 2,452 7,520 2,202 Taupo control—cost of river-protection works and further possible payments of compensation and expenses arising out of \\ the increase of the lake level 1.0,000 Work performed by New Zealand Trade Commissioners overseas and High Commissioner, London 500 1,000 200' World Power Conference and allied organizations—contributions, subscriptions, and . expenses of Consulting Engineer to JNTevr Zealand Government as delegate 250 56 38 Contingencies 500 Contributions and subscriptions to Standards '■ Institutes 250 Damages and legal costs re fatal accident at West Shore 3,809 3,734 Publicity for conservation of electricity .. 4,000 2,673 7,120,613 7,271,639 6,600,336 Total 7,801,538 7,575,083 6,899,849 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 7,750,000 7,500,000 6,899,849