8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY —continued.

(a) Number of officers, 41. Motor hire, £106 14s. lid.; motor mileage allowances, £534 14s. 9d.; travelling-expenses, £3,454 18s. Bd. ; travelling-allowances, £1,752 Is. Bd. (b) Expenditure overestimated in respect of war-damage-risk-insurance premiums. (c) Provision made to fit gas-producers to " key " departmental cars. (d) Increase due to shortage of staff. (/) Overexpenditure due to increase in rental of floor space in State Fire Insurance Building, Wellington, used by Wellington District Office.

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Number 1942-43. oi Persons. VOTE —LANDS AND SURVEY —continued. 1943 44 ; Voted. Expended. ll>43 44 1942 43 _ Subdivision No. I. —Administration —continued. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to— Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and othei publications — £ Capital JJJj __ 800 1,116 992 Arbitration costs, valuation of lands and special reports / , ii \ 1.000 1j500 o44 (part recoverable) .. .. •• •• •• 9 d/L9 Draughting-materials (part recoverable) .. .. 2,500 a. Education Reserves: Expenses of management (recoverable) 300 <iuu a Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. • • 300 /W Fuel, light, power, and water Inspection, management, &c., expenses of settlement, forest, and flax lands — Field Inspectors — £ Motor-hire .. • • • • • • Motor-mileage allowances .. • • 1 > 300 Travelling-expenses .. .. •• 3,700 Travelling-allowances M00 g Insurances 200 800 (i) 124 Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1910 : Rangers'salaries, travelling and other expenses (part recoverable) .. .. 70 Land Boards: Fees to members, and including expenses in lip,l nf fpps .. •• •• 2 > 500 3 ' 200 2 ' in lieu of fees .. _ 900 1,200 595 Map printing (part recoverable) .. •• • • 5 > 000 6 > 000 4,804 Motor-vehicles — £ Purchase • • • • • • • • 2^® MaintenanCe ( C ) 5,600 6,500 2,834 Office-cleaning .. •• •• 350 350 270 Office fittings and equipment— £ Purchase .. .. • • • • • • ®^0 Maintenance — 1,300 1,500 1,236 Overtime and meal allowances .. [d) 7,500 6,800 5,103 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes 2,500 3,000 2,351 Printing and stationery .. .. •• •• 3,000 /,oOO {e)6,/u Refunds of credits-in-aid received erroneously during preceding ye» ... 8 ™ (/) j 6s6 Statutes: Annotation .. •. • • • • 50 60 Surveying and draughting instrumentsSurveyors' equipment, camp gear, &c. — £ Purchase .. • ■ • • • ■ 1 >''^0 Maintenance 2,000 2,000 2,331 Surveys, &c. — £ Settlement and general surveys .. .. 8,000 Topographical (including expenses of Geographical Board) .. ■ • • • 14,000 Trigonometrical .. .. • ■ • • 200 Native land .. •• •• •• 200 22)400 20,200 20,580 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenanee, rent, and calls) 2,900 2,900 2,670 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... •• JUU