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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1944-45

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Additional allowances to officers engaged on ship repairs costing service. £150 on main estimates. (£>) Engine repairs and repairs necessary as result of mishap. £1,000 011 main estimates. (c) Material cost only ; labour provided locally. Replacement. (<1) Refunds in cases where vessels put in to port morely for landing sick seamen, &c. (e) Cost of search for fishing-launch and crew missing from Chatham Island and subsequently returned to port. (/) Repairs and overhauls to. cars. £580 on main estimates. (</) Accommodation changed from Government buildings to private ownership at Dunedin. £1,200 on main estimates (h) Additional cost of overhaul to departmental car at Christchureh. £200 on main estimates. (i) Officered staff for putting third dredge into commission. £7,598 on main estimates. (j) Standby allowances to signalmen. £90 on main estimates. (k) Compensation awarded by Supreme Court for accident during dredgo overhaul at Lyttelton. (I) Preliminary cost for 1944-45 of any major- scheme for improvements (at present under investigation).

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oi Persons. For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund™ £ £ £ continued 1943-44 OEDINAEY EEVENUE ACCOUNT— continued VOTE MAEINE— continued Subdivision No. IV. — Mercantile Marine Salaries — Allowances to officers tinder Public Service Eegulations 24a and 209 (additional) .. .. .. .. (a) 200 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bluff- Stewart Island Ferry Service (additional). . . . (b) 1,200 Lake Moana launch slipway .. .. .. .. (c) 55 Eefund light dies under special circumstances .. .. (d) 200 Search for missing vessels .. .. .. .. (e) 160 1,615 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. .. 1,815 Subdivision No. V. — Inspection of Machinery Other Charges for and incidental to*— Motor-vchicles, maintenance of (additional) .. . . (/) 250 Rent, fuel, light, &c. (additional) .. ,. .. (g) 265 Total — Subdivision No. V .. .. .. 515 Subdivision No. VI. — Fisheries Other Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate allowance to widow of deceased officer .. 180 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of (additional) .. .. (h) 50 Total — Subdivision No. VI .. .. .. 230 Subdivision No. VII. — West/port Harbour Salaries — 4 .. 4 (£65 to £765) (additional) .. .. .. ..(«') 1,000 Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 (additional) .. . . .. . . ( j) 200 1,200 Other Charges for and incidental to — Compensation for accidents (additional) .. .. (k) 4,200 Harbour improvements (on account) .. .. .. (I) 20,000 24,200 Total—Subdivision No. VII .. .. .. 25,400 Gross Total .. .. .. .. .. 32,735 Credits-in-aid ... NET TOTAL 33,735