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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL—continued.

Salnripq Other E l a oi? a ii (i ' Estimated. Recovered, salaries. Charges. mi"; 1942-43. 1942-43. (o) Credits-in-aid— £ £ £ ' £ £ 381,628 70,000 451,628 468,898 649,940 Totals .. .. 381,628 70,000 431,628 468,898 649,940

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Number of Persons. 1942-43. 1943-44. 1943 441942-43 VOTE—PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL—continued. Voted Fxpended Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ £ Departmental aircraft, maintenance of .. .. .. 1,200 1.000 1,250 Fidelity-guarantee-policy premiums .. .. .. 200 200 119 Grants equivalent to leave due to deceased officers ,. 500 500 Grants to officers on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave in terms of Public Service Regulations .. 100 100 275 Law charges and legal expenses .. .. .. 100 100 181 Meal-allowances and overtime .. .. .. 10,000 10,000 40,046 Payment of accident expenses, &c., not provided for under Workers' Compensation Act .. , . .. 75 75 33 Postage and telegrams, telephone connections, and rent of private letter boxes and bags .. .. .. 30,000 30,000 30,853 Printing and stationery, lithographic works, plans, periodicals, advertising, &e. .. .. .. 15,000 15,000 12,390 Purchases of and repairs to instruments, office requisites, &c. 2,000 1,500 2,662 Retaining fee to medical adviser , . .. .. 75 75 Research into timber preservation .. .. .. 100 100 64 Subscription to British Standards Institution .. .. 20 20 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers (including motor-hire, motor-mileage allowances, travellingallowances, and maintenance of motor-vehicles) .. 50,000 70,000 64,665 Work performed by High Commissioner's staff .. .. 1,295 1,295 1,295 Work performed by New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner, Sydney .. .. .. .. 300 300 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 2,185 Compassionate grant to widow of late H. de M. Carrington, District Storekeeper, Napier .. .. .. .. 196 196 Expenses of J. B. Rowntree's trip to Australia .. .. .. 150 148 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. .. £70,000 112,935 133,081 156,607 Gross Total .. .. .. 601,628 619,094 649,840 CREDITS-IN-AID (a) .. .. .. .. 451,628 468,898 649,940 NET TOTAL .. .. 150,000 150,196 Cr. 100