B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT— continued

(a) Increase necessary on account of delayed work now becoming possible through improved manpower position and the letting of contracts for portion of the work. (b) Provision to enable completion of the Conical Hill Sawmill. (c) Additional provision required to cover the cost of more extensive investigations and tests which are to be undertaken this year. (d) The amount voted for the financial year 1947-48 was provided under State Forests Account, vote " State Forest Service," and expenditure was made from that account. The State Forests Account was closed as at 31st March, 1948.

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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE—FOREST DEVELOPMENT— ctd. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — continued Development of administration, utilization, and industrial units within— Works Other n Expenditure. Expenditure. Auckland .. 7,150 950 8,100 8,500 1,231 Rotorua .. .. 150,100 2,700 (a) 152,800 80,550 92,996 Wellington .. 2,000 800 2,800 575 816 Nelson .. .. 8,400 400 8,800 6,650 1,810 Westland .. 1,000 200 1,200 1,685 359 Canterbury .. 400 200 600 750 298 Southland .. 75,100 500 (6) 75,600 20,225 14,335 Head Office .. 1,000 1,000 1,510 15 Pulp and paper making, including trials, tests, and Consultants' fees and expenses .. .. 100,000 (c)100,000 25,000 25,022 245,150 105,750 350,900 145,445 136,882 TOTAL .. 1,802,400 (d) 1,553,300 (d) 1,303,780