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fp mber 1943-44 S 1942 43 ' oi Persons. 3,390 Miles. i Q .„ ,, VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. 3,463 Miles. l»4d 44 Wiz 4d Voted. Expended. Branch Expenditure—continued. £ £ £ Working-expenses of Sections —continued. Traffic Transportation Expenses—continued. Allowances to guards employed on Rimutaka Incline .. 50 50 75 Claims on single packages in excess of amount limited by statute .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 300 325 Gross Total, Traffic Transportation .. .. 2,837,792 2,583,055 2,868,898 Estimated c.redits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. .. 4,000 4,000 6,245 Net Total, Traffic Transportation .. .. 2,833,792 2,579,055 2,862,653 Net Total, Railway Operating .. .. .. 10,013,274 9,229.032 10,011,659 Subsidiary Services— Lake Wakatipu Steamers— £ Salaries, wages, and expenses .. .. .. 6,820 Coal and stores .. .. .. .. 2,045 Other charges .. .. .. .. 2,350 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. 250 11,465 11,040 13,419 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .... 5 5 35 11,460 11,035 13,384 Refreshment Service— Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 4,135 4,601 Wages, stores, provisions, and contingencies .. .. 287,000 229,617 \ , 7 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 10,400 10,343 J 314,066 301,900 244,095 318,634 Estimated .credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. .. 300 300 172 301,600 243,795 318,462 Bookstalls, Departmental— Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,400 2,227 2,427 Wages, supplies, and contingencies . . .. .. 174,399 125,738 \ JV „ nw Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 1,350 5,219 J ' 178,149 133,184 178,457 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. .. 10 10 30 178,139 133,174 178,427 Advertising Service— Salaries .. .. .. c . .. .. 2,377 2,940 3,617 Wages and contingencies .. .. .. .. 21,677 20,785 \ 99 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 546 961 J > 24,600 24,686 25,695 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. .. 50 50 16 24,550 24,636 25,679