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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1944-45

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT

(a) £36,385 provided on main estimates. Additional sum required to coffer salaries of staff attached to the Stockton Colliery and extra staff required to cope with increased activities. lb) £750 provided on main estimates. Insufficient provision made on main estimates. (c) £7,500 provided on main estimates. Additional sum required consequent upon purchase of Stockton, Mossbank, and (d) estimates. To cover expenditure of metalling newly formed roads in Benneydale Township. (e) Purchases of new plant for the Stockton Colliery. ( f ) Purchase-price of the assets of the Westport-Stockton Coal Co., Ltd. a) On main estimates the following amounts provided : Blackball, £65,000 ; L)obson £115,000 ; James, £ ,000 ; Liverpool, £210 000- Mangapehi, £65,000; Strongman, £195,000 ; Tatu, £50,000 ; Wallsend, £110,000. Additional amounts required to meet extra freight charges in railing coal from Greymouth to Westport while Greymouth port was barbound and providing for decisions of the Coal-mines Council. „ r i, T . . a ii *4 (h) Amount required to cover expenses of coal-winning, rail freights, and sea freights to North Island ports 011 the output (i) £135,000 provided on main estimates. Increase to meet stores required for the Stockton, Mossbank, and Wilton Collieries. , ~ , T , . . . , ( j) £21,000 provided on main estimates. Insufficient provision made on main estimtes. L rovision also made for com. pensation payable at the Stockton, Mossbank, and Wilton Collieries. (k) £17,000 provided 011 main estimates. Increase in this item required to meet harbour rates and royalty 011 output from Stockton Colliery.

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Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES— £ £ £ Gross Total •• 2,720 654,550 657,270 Credits-in-aid .. .. • • • • • • • • ; ■ ■ • • NET TOTAL .. •• ■• 2 » 720 654,550 657,270 Number p or g er vices chargeable on the State Coal-mines Account— £ £ £ of Persons. continued 1944-451943-44 VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES Salaries — Other Salaries 11 .. 11 (£65 to £765) (additional) .. .. ... •• 2,616 Cost-of-living allowances (additional) .. .. • • 104 (a) 2,720 Other Charges for and incidental to — Coal supplied free to mine-managers, &c. (additional) . . (6) 950 Coal supplied at reduced rates to workmen at the mines (additional) .. • • • • • • • • fa) 750 Collieries — Development and other capital expenditure — Mangapehi Colliery : Formation and metalliiijj of roads at Benneydale Township (additional) .. .. (d) 500 Mossbank Colliery — Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 1,000 Wilton Colliery — Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. 1,000 Purchase of Colliery .. .• •• •• 86,500 Stockton Colliery — Purchase and installation of plant, &c. .. .. (e) 1,500 Purchase of colliery .. .. •• •• (/)200,000 Coal-winning, maintenance, and trading expenses — Blackball Colliery (additional) .. .. •• ($4,000 Dobson Colliery (additional) .. ... ■• ($6,000 James Colliery (additional) •• ($6,500 Liverpool Colliery (additional) .. .. •• ($11,000 Mangapehi Colliery (additional) .. .. •• ($4,000 Mossbank Colliery .. .. •• •■ 12,500 Stockton Colliery (additional) .. .. • • (h) 200,000 Strongman Colliery (additional) .. .. •• ($10,000 Tatu Colliery (additional). . .. .. .. far) 1,500 Wallsend Colliery (additional) .. .. ■• fa) 5,000 Wilton Colliery .. 65,000 Stores (all collieries), (additional) .. ... •• (015,000 Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation Acts (additional) .. .. .. ■• .. (j) 8,000 Grants and subsidies—Grey County Council: Grant in lieu of rates, Blackball Colliery .. .. . ■ ■ • • 500 Harbour rates and royalty (additional) .. .. (k) 5,000