8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

MINES DEPARTMENT—continued.

Other (a) Credits-in-aid — Salaries. Charges. 1937-38. £ £ £ Subdivision I . . .. .. 100 .. 100 II 1,445 1,445 111 .. .... 370 370 Totals .. .. .. 100 1,815 1,915

201

Number _ oo Persons. """ V0TE No * 29. —MINES —continued. °' 1937-38. Subdivision No. II. —Assistance towards Mining— continued. £ £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued. 11 Transportation expenses of the National Check Inspector 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Drilling-expenses .. .. .. 500 Mine Rescue Station .. .. .. 800 Prospecting .. .. .. .. 100 Schools of Mines .. .. ■. 45 1,445 Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. , 28,581 Subdivision No. III. —Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — 12 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. • • ■ • 110 13 Collecting goldfields revenue (partly recoverable) . . 300 14 Examinations, Mining and Coal-mines Acts . . .. 150 15 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 15 16 Fuel, light, water, and cleaning .. .. .. 80 17 Instruments and apparatus .. .. . . .. 100 18 Law-costs .. .. .. . • ■ ■ • • 5 Motor-cars — 19 Purchase of .. .. .. • • • • 494 20 Maintenance of .. .. .. ■ ■ 375 21 Office fittings and requisites (including typewriters) .. 150 22 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 45 23 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 250 24 Printing and stationery (partly recoverable) .. .. 400 25 Refunds of revenue under Section 155 (3) of the Mining Act, 1926 (recoverable) .. .. .. .. ■ 200 26 Removal expenses of the Head Office .. .. .. 30 27 Rents (partly recoverable) .. .. .. .. 636 28 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) . . .. .. 200 29 Transfer and removal expenses . . .. .. 50 30 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,750 31 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision) .. .. 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Collecting goldfields revenue .. .. 10 Printing and stationery, publications, &c... 80 Refunds of revenue .. .. .. 200 Rents .. .. .. • ■ 80 370 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. — — 5,350 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. .. 48,296 Credits-in-aid (a) .. .. .. .. .. 1,915 i NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 29 .. .. .. I 46,381