[Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1948

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES— continued

(а) Includes running-expenses of Putaruru-Reporoa Railway. (б) Previously charged to War Expenses Account. (c) Increase due to transfer of Temuka Workshops from vote " Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage."

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1946-47. VOTE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC 1947-48. WORKS AND SERVICES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI —Railway-lines £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of unopened railway-lines, including wages of caretakers, materials, costs of operation of goods and passenger services, damages and compensation, hire of wagons, and all other charges: miscellaneous works (a) 28,000 7,430 2,281 Total —Subdivision No. VI 28,000 7,430 2,281 Subdivision No. VII —Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Building Control (b) 19,000 Demolition of air-raid shelters, &c. 15,000 20,526 "21,228 Engineers Registration Act, ,1924 (cost of administration, including allowance to Registrar, and fees, &c., of members of the Registration Board), (£900 recoverable) .. 1,100 1,150 950 Government stores : Marine and Air Insurance Fund 300 300 98 Plant, material, and services— Plant and spares — Purchases 800,000 700,000 453,443 Plant operating 800,000 650,000 799,102 Material and stores 250,000 350,000 307,393 Buildings, &c., for Hospital Boards throughout New Zealand (all expenditure recoverable from Boards) 100 100 797 Freight, cartage, and transport charges (recoverable) 15,000 10,000 20,085 Quarries (acquisition and operation) 15,000 35,000 20,384 Services and supplies for other Departments, &c. (recoverable) 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,069,091 Public Works workshops (maintenance and working expenses), (recoverable) (c)350,000 200,000 278,778