B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT— continued

(а) Work was not carried out in 1946-47 as anticipated. Provision made this financial year for emergency generating-plants for transmitters, housing accommodation for married officers at remote transmitting-stations, purchase of land and preparation of sites for new transmittingstations, test equipment, record-processing plant, and the installation of short-wave units ; also establishment of broadcasting-station in Western Samoa at an estimated cost of £20,000, which is recoverable. £120,000 is provided for replacement of existing transmitters with higher-power equipment and the installation of four transmitters for new stations. (б) Includes expenses in connection with New Zealand Listener (total expenses, £52,000). (c) (i) Visit to Sydney to inspect new transmitters (two engineers) : transport expenses, £122 4s. 3d. ; travelling-allowances, £1 14s. 4d. (part only); miscellaneous expenses, £2 15s. Id. (ii) Visit to Japan by Editor of New Zealand Listener : travelling-allowances, £4 12s. sd. (part only). Total, £l3l 6s. Id.

350

1946-47. 1947-48. VOTE —BROADCASTING —continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Capital expenditure on land, buildings, and transmitters and technical equipment (part recoverable) — Works— £ £ Land .. .. 18,000 Housing .. .. 15,000 Buildings .. .. 30,000 63,000 Other expenditure .. .. 220,000 nm 70 OOO (a\ 15 13R \UjjAOO ? UVJU IV 5 UL/V/ \U/) XO ? JLOO Commission (6) 41,000 41,000 43,286 Compensatory payments to artists for preparation of sessions which are cancelled .. 50 50 4 Contribution to Public Service Superannuation Fund (b) 1,150 1,150 948 Contribution to Radio Research Committee .. 500 500 500 Entertainment expenses (b) 400 350 414 Ex gratia payment to H. A. Craig as compensation for personal luggage lost while travelling on official duties 27 Expenses in relation to welfare of the fighting Forces, including broadcasting units with Forces overseas 6,000 10,000 4,850 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 200 150 (c) 131 Fees for technical trainees 250 250 183 Increased pensions to widows and children of superannuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund 80 65 81 Literary and artistic contributions and illustrations and prizes for and expenses of competitions ... (b) 2,250 1,850 1,838 Newsprint stocks and storage charges (.b) 19,000 14,600 19,441 Office expenses (b) 31,000 25,000 28,652