8.—7.

Appropriations for State Goal-mines Account.

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT —continued.

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Number 1Q07 qq of Item lyoi-Oo. Persons. VOTE No. 56.—STATE COAL-MINES —continued. 1937-38. 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ General Division. £ 1 at £515 .. .. .. .. . • 515 1 at £425 .. .. .. .. .. 425 1 at £390 .. .. .. .. . ■ 390 1 at £370 .. .. .. .. ■ ■ 370 1 at £320 .. .. .. .. ■• 320 1 at £255 .. .. .. .. .. 255 7 1 at £155 .. .. .. .. .. 155 2,430 Non-permanents.* 3 at £295 .. .. .. .. .. 885 1 at £286 .. .. .. .. .. 286 1 at £85 (6 months) .. .. .. .. 43 6 1 at £80 .. .. .. .. 80 1,294 36 Allowances under Regulation 24a to officers performing —•—— special duties .. .. .. .. . ■ 65 10,547 Less amount provided but not required .. ... 275 10,272 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advances to workmen for erection of dwellings (recoverable) 4,000 3 Audit fees for inspection of accounts .. .. .. 350 4 Coal supplies free to mine-managers, &c. .. .. 70 5 Coal supplied at reduced rates to workmen at the mines .. 1,450 6 Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation Acts .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 7 Deposits on contracts (recoverable) .. .. .. 100 Depots : Purchase of stocks and trading expenses — 8 Christchurch 27,500 9 Wanganui .. .. .. .. . . 50 10 Wellington .. .. .. .. •• 17,000 11 Development of new mine, Nine and Ten Mile area .. 62,725 Grants — 12 Runanga street lighting .. .. .. .. 114 13 Runanga street repairs .. .. .. .. 288 14 Runanga Borough Council water-supply (on account) .. 1,000 15 Harbour rates and royalty .. .. .. .. 4,000 16 Head office expenses .. .. .. .. 200 17 James Colliery expenses .. .. .. .. 45,000 18 Liverpool Colliery expenses .. .. .. .. 155,000 19 MacDonald Colliery, road access to (partly recoverable) .. 944 20 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 140 21 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 200 22 Prospecting and development of State coal - mine : Liverpool Mine .. .. .. • • • • 1 > 000 23 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. Ill 24 Purchase of motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 1,380 25 Refund, Mines Department, part expenses, Runanga School of Mines .. .. .. .. ■ • • • 45 26 Seddonville Colliery expenses .. .. .. .. 20 27 Subsidy: Runanga Medical Association .. .. 162 28 Transfer and removal expenses of officers . . .. 20 * Previously provided for under the " Mines and depot expenses."