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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

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1941-42. o fZ h Z, 1942 - 43 - 3,390 Miles. -^^^r i2 VOTE-WORKING RAILWAYS-continued. 3,390 Miles. / Voted . I Ssm6Mi General Charges— continued. £ £ £ Miscellaneous General Charges —continued. Government Railways Superannuation Fund contribution 170,000 170,000 170,000 Grants to members of the Railways Department travelling abroad on official business .. .. ■ • ■ • 100 100 Grants to officers on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave in terms of regulations .. . • • • 500 500 Grants to widows or dependants equivalent to leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. ■• •• 100 1,000 557 Printing Staff Instruction-books .. .. •• 100 1,000 Refunds of revenue, ex gratia payments .. •• 100 , 100 Foe for services on Conciliation Committee . . • • 100 Payments in consideration of financial loss sustained through, cancellation of goods road services ... . . .. 200 225,551 222,651 226,696 Less amounts provided under the various sections .. 54,051 52,601 55,193 171,500 170,050 171,503 Gross Total, General Charges 240,450 232,253 237,882 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. .. 2,000 2,000 2,087 Net Total, General Charges .. .. ,, 238,450 230,253 235,795 Branch Expenditure— Working-expenses of Sections — Including salaries and wages ; allowances to members by regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1926 ; medical fees ; general repairs and miscellaneous services ; supplies of stores, provisions, stationery, water, and material; advertising ; compensation for accidents, personal injuries received, loss of property by fire, damage to or loss of goods ; freights on goods lost or destroyed ; postages, telegrams, telephones, maintenance of wires ; payments under the Workers' Compensation Acts ; payments in connection with works outside railway boundaries in which Department has beneficial interest; compassionate allowances ; allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations ; allowances to employees for use of own motor-cars or motor-cycles for travelling on the business of the Department; also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote — Maintenance Branch — General Expenses: Salaries. £ Chief Engineer .. .. .. ... 1,200 Assistant Chief Engineer .. • ■ 925 Inspecting Engineer .. .. • • ■ 850 Designing Engineer • • ■ • ■ - 800 3,775 3,775 3,775 Other salaries .. .. .. .. •• 6,180 8,115 7,774 9,955 I" 11,890 11,549