B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT— continued

(a) Anticipated expenditure did not occur within the year. Provision has again been made in the current year's estimates to meet the commitment. (b) Increase attributable to the augmentation of the Housing Division's activities during the year (c) Investigation of modern constructional methods in United States.

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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE— HOUSING CONSTRUCTION— continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution towards cost of termite-control, New Plymouth 435 435 (a) House-construction: works expenditure 6,500,000 6,000,000 5,347,449 Interest 75,000 79,000 49,185 Land purchase, servicing, and site development— £ Works .. .. .. 500,000 Other expenditure .. ..500,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 828,254 Motor-vehicles — £ Purchase .. .. .. 30,000 Maintenance .. .. .. 19,000 49,000 80,000 45,000 75,000 19,745 (b) 93,008 Office expenses Office furniture, fittings, and equipment 7,500 2,500 7,993 Overtime and meal allowances 3,000 1,200 2,544 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 9,000 8,500 8,506 Plant and machinery 7,000 10,000 9,865 Contingencies 1,000 171 Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer 190 190 Compensation paid for felling of trees on private property 7 7 Compensation for damage to land resulting from the Department's developmental work at Wanganui 300 300 Ex gratia payment to L. Kitto in recognition of services in extinguishing a fire in a State house at Dunedin 10 10 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 797 (c) 795 Cost of operating and maintaining marshallingyards at Auckland and Wellington on behalf of the War Assets Realization Board 500 612 7,731,935 7,223,610 6,368,463 TOTAL 8,024,926 7,490,622 6,638,991