B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Suitable barge now located for use on oyster-beds. (б) Slight additional cost of picking oysters. (c) Number of officers, 17. Motor hire, £31 ; travelling-allowanoes, £643 ; rail and boat fares, £269. (d) Native translation, £1.

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of N Col. VOTE—MARINE continued !943-44. 1944-45. 1944-451943-44 Subdivision No. V—Inspection of Machinery and Survey Vote<1 Expended. of Ships—continued ' ' Other Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Overtime, Inspectors of Machinery, &c. .. 100 Services for other Departments .. .. 1,800 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 50 1,950 7.500 5,940 6,866 Total—Subdivision No. V .. .. .. 29,648 27,835 28,843 Subdivision No. VI.—Fisheries Salaries — Professional Division 1 1 1 at (£800) .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 800 ' Other Salaries 66 65 66 (£5 to £470) 7,292 7,089 67 66 Allowances for officers under Public Service Regulations 24a 0 ton and 209 10 10 J ' iU) Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. . 554 515 Boot allowances .. .. .. .. . 24 25 Lodging-allowances .. .. ... .. .. 21 21 Wages of temporary launch-drivers .. .. .. 800 800 9.501 9,260 9,120 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 30 30 14 Barge, purchase of (on account) .. .. .. (a) 300 10 Fisheries Act: Miscellaneous expenses of administration .. 10 10 1 Fisheries investigation .. .. .. .. 100 50 70 Fresh-water fisheries research .. .. .. .. 20 J 20 Launches, maintenance and working-expenses of .. 700 | 700 639 Motor-vehicles: Maintenance, &c., and accident costs .. 200 » 200 121 Office fittings and requisites, and office repairs .. .. 100 100 23 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 20 20 9 Picking and sale of oysters (recoverable) .. .. 5,000 5,000 (6) 5,473 Planting oysters (recoverable), (on account) .. .. 1,000 1,000 661 Portobello Marine Fish Hatchery Board: Grant .. 315 300 300 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 70 70 110 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 50 50 33 Prosecutions under the Fisheries Act, 1908 .. .. 40 40 50 Rent, fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. 300 300 261 Salmon fisheries, expenses in connection with .. .. 100 100 48 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. | 100 100 87 Toheroas : Investigation, research, and protection, &c. .. 20 20 17 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. jj 10 10 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 850 850 (c) 943 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision.. .. .. 10 10 (d) 1 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. -. 150 9,345 8,990 8,861 Total—Subdivision No. VI ■■ ■ 18,846 18,250 17,981 I -