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DETAILS OP ESTIMATES FOR THE

MINES DEPARTMENT—continued.

(а) Overexpenditure due to alterations to Head Office. (б) Overexpenditure due to the necessity, through shortage of staff, for additional overtime. (c) Overexpenditure due to increased volume of work. (d) Increased accommodation for Head Office and Huntly. (e) Overexpenditure due to additional installations and more toll calls on mining-control business. (/) Number of officers, 17. Travelling-allowances, £1,080 ; travelling-expenses, £682 ; motor hire, £87. (gr) Filling in two shafts in Onamalutu district, £4 ; Army Department—adjustment of pay and allowance, £2: total, £6. luiiripa other Estimated. Recovered. (h) Credits-in-aid— Salaries. charges. Total. 1942-43. ,1942-43. Subdivision I .. .. .. 50 .. 50 50 40 II .. .. .. ..871 2,829 3,700 3,800 3,799 111 .. .. .. 17,450 17,450 13,700 17,429 IV .. .. .. .... 250 250 200 239 Totals .. .. .. ..921 20,529 21,450 17,750 21,507

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Number ° fPersons - VOTE—MINES—continued. 1943-44. 1943 44 1942 43 ... „ „ , Voted. I Expended, Subdivision No. IV.—Miscellaneous services —continued. r - " '' ; Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ £ Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 60 32 Motor-vehicles —• Purchase of car .. .. .. .. .. 300 300 201 Maintenance and running costs (including mileage allowances) .. .. .. .. .. 800 800 918 Office fittings and requisites (including typewriters) .. 350 300 (a) 533 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. ... 400 100 (b) 369 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 450 400 (c) 538 Printing and stationery (partly recoverable) .. .. 300 400 306 Refunds of revenue under section 155 (3) of the Mining Act, 1926 (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 100 100 7 Rents (partly recoverable) .. .. .. .. 900 700 (d) 1,117 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and toll calls) .. .. .. 800 600 (e) 902 Transfer and removal expenses of staff .. .. .. 100 100 39 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 1,600 1,600 (j) 1,849 Visit of Electrical Inspector of Mines to Australia .. 150 150 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision) .. - .. 15 15 (g) 6 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Collecting goldfields revenue .. .. 25 Printing and stationery, publications, &e... 75 Refunds of revenue .. .. • ■ 100 Rents and miscellaneous . . .. 50 250 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 8,600 7,985 9,319 GROSS Total 117,593 119,538 109,488 Credits-IN-AID (h) .. .. .. 21,450 17,750 21,507 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 96,143 101,788 87,981