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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Life of Committees was longer than anticipated. (b) To cover travelling and other expenses hearing oral appeals. (c) Volume of work to be handled larger than anticipated. (d) Replenishment of stocks following heavy demand. (e) Increased provision to cover replacement of typewriters. (/) Provision for taking over new offices and additional furniture for extension of work. (g) Alterations, &c., to new offices. (k) Heavy volume of work to be handled, renewals of licenses, &c., necessitated more overtime than anticipated. (?) Increased provision to cover new telephone system when new offices taken over. (j) Reprinting of forms and printing of new forms.

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Y OTE —TRANSPORT —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—General Administration— continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Auckland vehicular ferry service inquiry .. 50 Appeals lodged by Department against - Licensing Authority decisions 12 20 Diplomatic privileges 30 10 17 Expenses of Transport Control Committees .. 100 650 {a) 846 Expenses of Transport Appeal Authority .. (6) 300 Fees and expenses of Committee of inquiry into competition between Railways and coastal shipping 25 75 (c) 255 " L " plates for motor-cycles (recoverable) .. (d) 300 93 92 Mechanical office appliances, purchase of 250 5 35 Office expenses (e) 1,300 900 1,113 Office furniture, fittings, and requisites — Head Office <■/) 3,000 1,000 753 District offices (g) 2,000 900 258 Oil Fuel: expenses of rationing 150 550 545 Overtime and meal allowances .. 500 1,000 (h) 1,610 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department {i) 4,000 4,000 3,426 Printing and stationery (j) 2,500 1,250 1,774 Rent of office accommodation— £ Auckland .. .. .. 317 Christchurch .. .. .. 320 Wellington .. .. .. 455 Dunedin .. .. .. 274 . Rent of sub-offices .. .. 647 2,013 2,579 2,082 Salary and expenses of Goods Charges Tribunal 700 500 871 Transport Licensing Act, 1931— Allowances and expenses of Licensing Authorities 4,300 4,300 4,085 Conference of Licensing Authorities 25 30 14 Refunds of fees 400 300 | 480 Services of Registrar of Motor-vehicles 260 150 1 258