B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

POLICE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Increase to provide for overhaul of launches. (b) For replacement of cars worn out and purchase of additional cars. (c) Increase to provide for upkeep of additional cars. Includes £15,960 for allowances varying from £2O to £B7 to 272 officers for the use of thpir own motor-vehicles on duty, also £3,900 expenditure outstanding at 31st March, 1946. (d) To provide for radio equipment, and for furniture and equipment taken over from Army and Air Departments. (e) Includes provision for teletype equipment and additional telephone services.

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Y OTE —POLICE —continued lQ45_4.fi ' 1946-47. Subdivision No. I —Police—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Launches — Purchase of .. 100 100 Maintenance and hire (a) 2,500 1,000 1,253 Medical, dental, and veterinary services, medicines and medical stores, ambulance instruction and hire, and hospital charges for police disabled through duty 100 200 65 Motor-vehicles — Purchase of .. (b) 5,000 4,000 1,435 Maintenance of (c) 28,900 20,000 17,572 Office expenses 9,000 8,500 7,859 Office fittings and requisites (including typewriter allowance), radio, and scientific s equipment (d) 9,000 1,500 3,228 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 500 300 564 Police examinations, expenses of .. 250 250 268 Police prosecutions and inquests, legal and medical advice, interpreting, payments for special services, and expenses of departmental inquiries (part recoverable) 3,000 4,000 2,584 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (e) 18,500 16,500 16,768 Printing and stationery 6,000 5,000 6,129 Rations 1,000 1,000 734 Rent of stations, quarters, and paddocks, and rates on leasehold and acquired properties 4,700 4,500 4,683 Repairing, painting, and improving police premises 500 500 608 Rewards and expenses for the suppression of sly-grog selling and the introduction of liquor into prohibited districts, also for the detection of offences against the Dangerous Drugs Act and breaches of Revenue Acts 300 400 180 Rewards to members of the Force for meritorious conduct 50 50 23