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8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT.

Minister of Works. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1944, to cover General Administration, Publicity and Education, Research and Experimental Work, Initial Expenses of Catchment Boards, Investigations, Surveys and Construction of Flood and Erosion Control Works, and all Expenses incidental to Soil Conservation and Rivers Control. Summary.

(a) Includes item " Maintenance and repair of river-protection works" previously charged to vote, " Maintenance of Public Works arid Services."

1943-44. 1942-43. Estimated required to Vote(L Expended, be voted. Vote—Soil Conservation and Rivers Control— £ £ £ GBOSS Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 110,000 I Amounts required for Current Year .. .. .. .. 110,000 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,000 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 40,000 i ,, 1942-43. 1943-44. Voted. Expended. VOTE—SOIL CONSERVATION AND RIVERS CONTROL. £ £ £ Administration .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 Flood and erosion control works .. .. .. 20,000 Initial expenses of catchment boards .. . .. 5,000 Investigation and surveys .. .. .. .. 2,000 Publicity and educational work . . . . . . . . 1,000 Research and experimental work, including purchase of areas 5,000 Soil conservation districts, including investigations and initial expenses arising out of constitution .. .. .. 1,000 Soil conservation reserves : Acquisition and fencing .. 10,000 Travelling-expenses and fees of Council .. .. .. 1,000 Works not specified .. .. .. . . .. (a) 60,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926— Transfer from Consolidated Fund —Vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and £ Services" .. .. .. .. 50,000 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 20,000 70,000 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 110,000 Amount required for Current Year .. 110,000 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 70,000 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 40,000