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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT.

Minister of Works. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1944, to defray the Cost of Lands, Miscellaneous. Summary.

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1943-44. 1942-43. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Lands, Miscellaneous — £ £ ! £ £ £ Gross Total.. .. .. .. .. 31,000 31,000 101,450 41,939 Amount required for Current Year .. .. 31,000 31,000 90,000 41,939 Credits-in-AID .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 20,000 24,344 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 30,000 30,000 70,000 17,595 1942-43. 1943 44. VOTE-LANDS, MISCELLANEOUS. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Wbangarei District .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 7,000 2,035 Auckland District .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 9,000 7,253 Tauranga District .. .. .. .. .. (a) 1,000 248 Gisborne District .. .. .. .. .. {a) 500 Taumarunui District .. .. .. .. .. (a) 250 417 Napier District .. .. .. .. .. (a) 2,250 203 Stratford District .. .. .. .. .. (a) 250 Wellington District .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 15,000 81 Nelson District .. .. .. .. .. (a) 1,000 213 Christchurch District .. .. .. .. .. (a) 25,000 3,609 Greymouth District .. .. .. .. .. (a) 1,000 68 Dunedin District .. .. .. .. .. (a) 100 Invercargill District .. .. .. .. .. (a) 1,000 190 General — Flaxmilling industry (rehabilitation plan) : Research and developmental work, &c. .. .. .. .. 20,000 37,000 27,446 Works not specified .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 176 Kauri-gum industry .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. .. £1,000 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. 31,000 101,450 41,939 Amount required for Current Year .. 31,000 90,000 41,939 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 1,000 20,000 24,344 NET TOTAL 30,000 70,000 17,595 (a) Included in Vote, " Soil Conservation and Rivers Control."