8.—7 [Pt. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

MARINE DEPARTMENT— continued.

1 (a) Number of officers, 6. Travelling-allowance, £47 ; motor hire, £5 ; rail and boat fares, £70. (b) Car hire, funeral, £1 ; fidelity premium, £2 : total, £3. (c) Included in item " Rent, fuel, light, power, and water." (d) Additional buoys required under present conditions. (e) Work completed but debit not to hand. (/) Normal repairs only anticipated this year. (g) Shed necessary for storage of Harbourmaster's boat. (h) Number of officers, 5. Travelling-allowance, £41 ; motor hire, £1 ; rail and boat fares, £7.

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Number n1 Pprsona 1941-42. 01 rersons. VOTE—MARINE— continued. 1942-43. 1U42 431941-42 : ... Voted. Expended. subdivision No. 1. — Head UJjice— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 40 40 44 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. .. 10 80 69 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 140 150 61 Overtime, meal allowances, &c. .. .. .. 50 30 23 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 300 300 319 Printing and stationery .. # . .. .. 200 200 177 Rent, fuel, light, power, and water .. .. . . 1,470 1,500 1 , 398 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. .. 220 220 195 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 5 5 11 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 160 160 (a) 122 Typewriters— Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 45 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 10 10 14 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision.. .. .. 10 10 (b) 3 Fuel, light, power, and water .. . . . . . . (c) 70 74 Ross Dependency: Administration expenses .. . . .. 5 Estimated credita-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous . . .. .. .. £200 2,635 2,800 2,555 Total—Subdivision No. I.. . .. 14,080 14,190 13,360 Subdivision No. II. — Harbours. Salaries— 7 7 7 (£25 to £395) .. .. .. .. .. 1,455 1,418 ] Allowances to officers performing special or higher duties > 1,454 under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209.. .. 10 10 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 84 1,549 ] 428 1,454 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cargo-working gear, investigations connected with .. 5 5 Foreshores, expenses of supervision, protection, and maintenance of .. .. .. .. 400 300 405 Harbour maintenance (including upkeep of buoys, beacons, and harbour lights) .. .. .. .. (d) 620 320 219 Havelock Wharf: Repairs, &c. .. .. ..(e) 260 260 Hokianga County Council: Subsidy .. .. .. 250 250 250 Launches: Repairs and maintenance, &c. .. .. (/) 250 450 491 Mokau Harbour Board: Subsidy .. .. .. 100 100 75 Picton Harbour : Boat-shed .. .. .. .. (g) 200 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 20 20 5 Prosecutions under Harbours Act .. .. .. 10 10 1 Rent and office expenses .. .. .. .. 50 27 27 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 40 4© 32 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .... 10 10 4 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 40 40 (h) 49 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision.. .. .. 10 | 10