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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) Number of officers travelling, 26. Fares, £322; hires, £67; travelling-allowances, £801; travellingexpenses, £39 ; mileage allowances, £l5. (б) Fee for vehicle valuation, £3 ; legal expenses, transport appeal, £42; expenses Land Transport Advisory Committee, £2 ; legal fees, prosecution under Motor-vehicles Act, £7: total £54. <c) Grant incorporated in general increase in salaries. (d) Increased provision to handle heavy vehicle-rebuilding programme in road transport industry and large increase in the number of vehicles to be inspected.

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VOTE—TRANSPORT—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. | Expended. Subdivision No. I —-General Administration — continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers — £ Inspection of accounts, &c. .. 700 Other .. .. .. 650 Secretaries of Licensing Authorities and stenographers .. 450 1,800 1,750 (a) 1,244 Contingencies 30 17 (b) 54 Fire-watching expenses 5 Orants to four Transport Licensing Authorities on account of extra work 200 (c) Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officer 30 19 Salary and expenses of Zoning Officers 50 20 Transport Licensing Act, 1931 : allowance to officers to cover additional expenditure while acting as No. 3 and No. 4 Licensing Authority 5 9 24,045 20,369 19,860 Total—Subdivision No. I 55,327 45,088 45,137 Subdivision No. II —Vehicle Inspection / (Number of officers : 1946-47, 42 ; 1945-46, 37) Salaries — Other Salaries 42 (£125 to £1,000) .. .. * .. (d) 19,055 15,393 15,275