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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Number of cars increased. Vehicles old, requiring heavy maintenance. (b) Number of officers travelling, 34, Fares, £93 ; hires, £6 ; travelling-expenses, £171; travellingallowances, £1,184 ; mileage allowances, £250 ; transfer-expenses, £9l. (c) Traffic control taken over in more boroughs. Provision for additional staff for drivers' license register. Part recoverable. (d) Purchase of new cars and charges for cars purchased 1945-46 unpaid. (e) To cover cost of uniform equipment for new Inspectors. (/) Number of cars operated increased and mileage per vehicle increased.

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1945-46. VOTE —TRANSPORT —continued 1946-47. - Subdivision No. 11—Vehicle Inspection—ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Motor-cars— Running-expenses, maintenance, and repairs of {a) 4,600 3,200 3,918 Purchase of .. 10 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 500 550 470 Purchase of equipment 250 100 181 Repairs to vehicles damaged in collision 200 220 102 Services of Public Works Department 5 5 Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers .. 2,000 1,200 (b) 1,795 7,555 5,285 6,466 Total —Subdivision No. II 26,610 20,678 21,741 Subdivision No. Ill —Enforcement (Number of officers : 1946-47, 104 ; 1945-46, 77) Salaries — Other Salaries 104 (£125 to £1,000) (c) 43,483 31,644 32,680 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to National Provident Fund.. 60 45 45 Maintenance of equipment 200 80 160 Office expenses 350 10 305 Motor-cars, purchase of .. (d) 13,275 1,700 857 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 2,600 2,500 2,423 Purchase of— First-aid equipment 85 25 21 Other equipment 700 300 665 Uniforms (e) 1,200 700 1,036 Running-expenses, maintenance, and repairs of patrol-cars (part recoverable) (/)22,000 18,500 20,536