8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES.

Minister of Works. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1944, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and other Expenses relative to Maintenance of Public Buildings, Roads and Irrigation Works, Plant, Material, and Other Services.

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Summary. 1943-44. 1942-43. Salaries. | Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. , ! Vote —Maintenance of Public Works and £ £ £ £ £ Services— Subdivision I.—Public Buildings .. .. 14,850 139,921 154,771 127,036 152,178 II.—.Roads .. .. .. .. 126,100 126,100 136,100 68,344 „ III. —Irrigation, Drainage, and River-protection and Improvement Works .. .. 161,110 161,110 175,450 80,089 „ IV. —Railway-lines .. .. .. 100 100 6,850 2,638 „ V. —Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services .. .. 1,425,250 1,425,250 1,365,764 1,804,202 GROSS Total .. .. .. 14,850 1,852,481 1,867,331 1,811,200 2,107,451 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 1,367,331 1,367,331 1,311,200 1,928,542 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 14,850 485,150 500,000 500,000 178,909 Number , ni Porsnnn 1942-43. 01 C1S0I1B - VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS 1943-44. 1943-441942-43 SERVICES. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Public Buildings. £ £ £ Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, Fittings, Furniture, Gardens, and Grounds — Other Charges for and incidental to — Accident compensation, sick-pay, holiday pay, and special leave to workmen .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 1,500 1,686 Compensation for accidents to privately owned vehicles .. 250 Government Buildings throughout the Dominion— Office requisites, fuel, light, power, water, cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services (£800 recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,000 7,000 8,269 Courthouses .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 5,000 2,404 Customhouses .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 103 Departmental Buildings .. .. .. .. 30,000 17,000 30,426 Gaols .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 3,000 3,320 Mental Hospitals 25,000 20,000 24,765 Police-stations .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 12,000 15,910 Quarantine Stations .. .. .. .. 100 100 Other Government Buildings .. .. .. 9,000 2,000 4,321 Rents (£3,000 recoverable) .. .. .. .. 7,000 10,000 10,117 Replacement works (transfer to Public Works Fund vote 1 " Public Buildings") .. 10,000 10,000 10,000