B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1948

VALUATION DEPARTMENT—continued

•(a) Vehicles not available as anticipated. Further provision made this financial year. (b) Additional provision necessary consequent upon increase in staff. (c) Expenditure greater than anticipated due to shortage of staff and increased volume of work. {d) Increased provision necessary to meet expenses to 70 additional valuers employed to cope with extra work demanded by Land Sales Courts and districts' revaluation programme.

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Y 0 TE—Y ALUATION—continued 1947-48. Othek Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Maps and tracings, schedules of land transactions, &c. — £ New maps .. .. .. 800 Maintenance .. .. .. 1,200 2,000 2,015 1,374 Motor-cars — Purchase of .. 2,500 1,600 (a) Maintenance of 1,200 900 796 Office expenses 1,910 1,690 1,660 Office fittings and requisites (b) 1,500 900 1,062 •Overtime and meal allowances 2,000 1,000 (c) 2,561 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave to dependants of deceased officers 10 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 1,850 1,460 1,595 Printing and stationery 2,000 1,100 1,548 Removal of offices 50 275 22 Rent 3,320 3,520 2,915 Transfer and removal expenses 300 220 321 Travelling allowances and expenses (d) 13,000 5,500 6,623 Valuation of Land Act, 1925, section 47 : acquisition of land under section 4, Valuation of Land Amendment Act, 1933 10 10 , , Contingencies 10 10 64,090 80,187 67,511 TOTAL .. 164,188 144,806 131,976