B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAE ENDING 31 MAECH, 1949

PUBLIC WOKKS ACCOUNT

Minister of Works AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1949, to defray the cost of Housing Construction (including House Construction, Land Purchase, Land Servicing, Rates when payable, Roading, Drainage, Sewerage, and Watersupply, Salaries or Wages, Holiday Pay, Compensation and Contingent Expenses for Accidents to Employees, and all other Expenses incidental thereto). Summary

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1948-49. 1947-48. Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—HOUSING CONSTRUCTION £ 292,991 £ 7,731,935 £ 8,024,926 £ 7,490,622 £ 6,638,991 VOTE—HOUSING CONSTRUCTION (Total number of officers : 1948-49, 552 (a); 1947-48, 154) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,275 (Director of Housing Construction) (9 months) Professional Division 1 at £1,075 (Assistant Director of Housing Construction) Other Salaries 550 (£150 to £1,025) Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance (a) Increase attributable to the appointment of temporal for salaries for temporary officers in 1947-48 was inc clerical, draughting, and office assistance." 1948-49. 1947-48. Voted. Expended. £ 956 1,075 (CJ)223,895 67,065 £ 1,263 1,063 68,849 195,837 £ > 270,528 292,991 267,012 270,528 :y officers to t ludedin " Otl i he permanent staff. Provision Ler Salaries : extra engineering,