8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Includes payment for work done in previous financial year. (b) Increase due to shortage of staff and volume of work to bo done. (e) To cover expenses of Goods Charges Tribunal appointed under Emergency Regulations. (d) Zoning Officer for rationalization of deliveries of foodstuffs, &o. (e) Increase following volume of urgent business to be performed and Transport Control Committee work. (/) Increase due to cover work in connection with Goods Charges Tribunal. (g) Number of officers, 10. Travelling-allowances, £549 ; travelling-expenses, £40; fares, £350; mileage allowance, £23 ; car hires, £33. (h) United States Legation number plates, £7 ; fees for ssuing temporary lioenses, £24 : total, £31.

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Number ol Persons. 1942 -43 1943-44. 1943-441942-43 VOTE—TRANSPORT—continued. „ , _ 44 4o Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. 1. —General Administration—continued. j Otheb Charges foe and incidental to —continued. Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. .. 260 260 249 " L" plates for motor-cycles .. .. .. .. 20 50 Mechanical office appliances (purchase, hire, and upkeep of) 50 100 32 Office cleaning (including wages of charwomen, supply of cleaning materials, laundering, window-cleaning, "and rubbish removal) .. .. .. .. .. 80 100 70 Office furniture, fittings, and requisites— Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 250 200 (a) 303 District offices .. .. .. .. .. 100 200 150 Oil Fuel: Expenses of rationing and maintaining reserves 900 1,000 791 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. (b) 600 450 491 Postage, telegrams, freight, and cartage .. .. 2,200 2,500 2,126 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,500 ' 800 Rent of office accommodation— £ Auckland .. .. .. .. 250 Wellington .. .. .. .. 1,270 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 273 Rent of sub-offices .. .. .. 300 — 2,093 1,970 2,104 Salary and expenses of Goods Charges Tribunal .. .. (c) 3,000 Salary and expenses of Zoning Officers .. .. ..(d) 1,000 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. (e) 1,400 1,100 1,480 Transport Licensing Act, 1931— Allowances and expenses of Licensing Authorities .. 3,600 3,600 3,369 Conference of Licensing Authorities .. .. .. 50 50 2 Refunds of fees .. .. .. .. .. 350 650 95 Services of Registrar of Motor-vehicles .. .. 200 300 79 Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers— £ Inspection of accounts, &c. .. .. .. 1,000 Other .. .. .. .. .. 550 Secretaries of Licensing Authorities and stenographers .. .. .. .. 350 (/) 1,900 1,300 (g)995 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote) .. .. .. 50 20 (h) 31 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Advertising .. .. .. .. 10 Christchurch Milk Delivery Board, expenses of .. .. .. .... 10 " L " plates for motor-cycles .. .. 10 Oil fuel: Expenses of rationing, &c. .. 50 Printing and stationery .. .. 50 130 22,603 16,100 13,623 Total—Subdivision No. I.. .. .. 39,190 35,939 32,619