B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MINES DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Number of officers, 27. Travelling-allowances, £1,262 ; travelling-expenses, £650 ; motor hire, £203. (b) Clearing blackberries and fern, £3. (c) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £28,500.

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VOTE —MINES —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. IV —Miscellaneous Services —continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued Travelling allowances and expenses and mileage allowances (partly recoverable) .. Contingencies Visit of Electrical Inspector of Mines to Australia £ 2,150 15 £ 2,000 15 50 £ (a) 2,115 (b)3 49 Total —Subdivision No. IV 16,555 15,915 13,161 Gross Total 130,595 130,670 95,493 Credits-in-aid (c) 30,300 27,842 NET TOTAL 130,595 100,370 67,651