B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAE ENDING 31 MARCH, 1948

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES— continued

Number T pl] - Transof alloX™ P°rt Total. Officers. aUowances - Costs. (a) Study of cost control on major production works in United £ £ £ States .. .. 1 99 40 139 Aerodromes investigation in Pacific .. .. .. 1 4 .. 4 Arranging purchase of plant in Pacific .. .. 3 136 736 872 Investigation of pipe-manufacture costing, &c. .. .. 1 116 26 142 Investigation, Tennesse Valley Authority, United States of America (by officer on return from serving with Forces overseas) .. .. .. • • .. 1 .. 30 30 Officer (and family) returning from, and officer (and family) proceeding to, Washington.. .. .. •• 2 513 625 1,138 9 £B6B £1,457 £2,325

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1947-48. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES —continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. II —Departmental—continued Other Charges for and incidental to — Aerial surveys 2,000 2,000 431 Books, fees, &c., for students attending Canterbury and other colleges 250 100 190 Compassionate grants to widows or next-of-500 kin of deceased officers 500 Contribution to Standards Institute, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 220 220 220 Departmental aircraft, maintenance of 3,000 3,000 317 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 1,000 2,000 (a) 2,325 Fidelity-guarantee-policy premiums 100 120 51 Films, equipment, and photographic expenses 7,975 - (recoverable £6,000) 8,000 9,500 Grants to officers of monetary equivalent of leave due on retirement 300 300 Law charges and legal expenses 50 100 26 Overtime and meal allowances 7,500 25,000 6,744 Payment of accident expenses, &c., not pro100 vided for under "Workers' Compensation Act 100 Payments of monetary equivalent of leave 352 due to deceased officers 500 500 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 30,000 30,000 30,834 Printing and stationery, lithographic works, 22,629 plans, periodicals, advertising, &c. 30,000 35,000 Purchase of and repairs to instruments, 4,091 mechanical office equipment, &c. 5,000 2,000