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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1945

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Department now costing repairs to ships and recovering costs from owners. (б) Cost of additional posters issued to industry. (c) Number of officers, 38. Motor-car allowances, £974; motor hire, Post and Telegraph Department, £382; travellingallowances, £1,332 ; rail and boat fares, £399. (d) Proportion charges removing waste paper for pulp, £10 ; compensation for damage to clothing. £7 : total, £17.

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, N " mber V OTE —MARINE —continued 1943-44 ol Persons. 1944-45. _ 1911 151013 11 Subdivision. No IV. —Mercantile Marine—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ School of Navigation: Fees .. .. 400 Ship repair costing scrvice .. (a) 4,000 Shipping subsidies — Bluff-Stewart Island .. .. 700 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 300 Services for other Departments .. .. 700 Charts .. .. .. 2,000 Nautical Almanac .. .. ■ ■ 200 Overtime, Nautical Surveyors, &c. .. 500 Refunds of costs of nautical inquiries .. 10 Saleable books and forms .. .. 500 Miscellaneous .. .. .. ■. 50 9,360 11,060 14,105 15,508 Total—■Subdivision No. IV . .. 28,932 26,515 29,158 Subdivision No. V. —Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships SalariesProfessional Division 1 1 1 at(£800) .. .. .. •• •• 800 800 Other Salaries 45 43 45 (£93 to £665) .. .. .. .. •• 20,311 20,145 46 44 Allowances to officers performing special or higher duties '}■ 21,977 under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209.. .. 50 100 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. • ■ 787 650 Lodging-allowances .. .. .. • • • • 40 40 Overall allowances .. .. .. .. • • 160 160 22,148' 21,895 21,977 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. • • • • 50 50 46 Inquiries and technical investigations .. .. .. 10 10 Motor-vehicles — Maintenance, &o., and accident costs .. .. 580 450 620 Purchase of .. .. • • • • • • 600 10 6 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. • • 100 150 129 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. •. 150 120 127 Post and Telegraph Department: Payment for services rendered (collection of inspection fees) .. .. 220 220 126 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 300 300 380 Printing and stationery, including " Safety " posters .. 500 150 (b) 270 Prosecutions under the Inspection of Machinery Act .. 10 10 Removal of offices .. .. ■ ■ • • • • 10 100 23 | Rent, fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning .. .. 1,200 1,200 1,316 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. • • 350 300 359 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 400 50 _ 149 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 3,000 2,600 (c) 3,087 Welding course for Inspectors .. .. ■ • 10 10 6 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdi vision .. 10 10 (d) 1/ Compassionate grant, widow of late W. Mowatt .. .. | .. 200 205