[Pt. ll]

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49

DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued

{a) Provision for mill sawbench, £1,309 ; purchase of property, £2,000, machinery, £450 ; extensions to plantations and improvements to buildings, £5,625. £18,566 provided on main estimates. (b) Additional working-eosts will be offset by increased revenue. £69,685 and £138,465 respectively provided on main estimates. (c) Additional amount required to provide for new salary scale laid down for Samoa. £5,063 provided on main estimates. (d) Balance of cost of establishing a broadcasting system for which the New Zealand Government undertook liability (includes cost of erection of mast, £5OO, and expenses of Consulting engineer, £250.) (e) Provision for transmitter for marine distress service. £lO,OOO provided on main estimates. (/) Provision for revised salary scale, £4,200; expenses Nati ve Appellate Court, £500; compilation and publication of information booklet, £500; other expenses, £65. £107,600 provided on main estimates. (g) Provision to meet cost of concrete-block making machine. £38,040 provided on main estimates.

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For Services ehargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—eid. VOTE—ISLAND TERRITGRIES —continued Subdivision No. II. —Neiv Zealand R&paration Estates Salaries, W ages, Purchase of Stores, Maintenance of Plantations, and General Éxpenses (including Capital Expenditure)— Capital expenditure and improvements (additional) Maintenance of plantations (additional) Salaries and wages (additional) Stores and general expenses (additional) {a) 9,384 (6) 913 (c) 1,250 (6) 1,950 ...Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates eonsequent upon adjustment •- of the exchange rate 13,497 Cr. 3,180 Total—Subdivision No. 11 Subdivision No. IV. —Island Services 10,317 1 Subsidies, &c.— Chargés for and incidental to — Western Samoa: broadcasting system, establishment of Cook Islands other tban Niue — Radio reconstruction (on account), (additional) Ordinary subsidy (additional) Niue Island : ordinary subsidy (additional) (d) 1,789 (e) 4,800 (/)5,265 (g) 600