B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued

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VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC 1945-46 WORKS AND SERVICES —continued 1946-47. A l/TU jL\J m Subdivision No. Ill —Public Buildings Voted. Expended. (Number of officers : 1946-47, 24 ; i? £ i? 1945-46, 20) Xv £, Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, Fittings, Furniture, Gardens, and Grounds — Other Charges for and incidental to — Accident compensation, sick-pay, holiday pay, and special leave to workmen 23,770 25,100 32,374 Compensation for accidents to privatelyowned vehicles 250 250 69 Government buildings throughout the Dominion— Courthouses 14,680 19,258 6,008 Customhouses 2,390 271 208 Departmental buildings 37,800 63,957 29,192 ■Gaols 6,700 6,287 4,447 Mental hospitals 54,035 60,415 47,698 Police-stations 38,195 51,497 27,065 Quarantine stations 250 85 Other Government buildings 12,030 11,611 1,541 Office requisites, fuel, light, power, water, cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services (£3,400 recoverable) 13,800 10,525 10,141 Rents (£34,770), recoverable 42,440 23,684 39,690 Replacement and non-productive works (transfer to Public Works Account) 250,000 10,000 100,000 Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington : expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1920— Auckland— Fuel, light, water, and cleaning 250 240 247 Gardens, grounds, and outbuildings— £ Salaries : 4 groundsmen .. 1,200 Coke, coal, seeds, plants, implements, manures, &c. 100 Miscellaneous expenditure .. 300 1,600 1,350 1,337 Household furnishings, &c. 10 10 • ; ' Maintenance .. • 3,570 525 2,289 Telephone service (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 10 10