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Notes.—(1) Included in " Miscellaneous Expenditure " is £4,662 for Auckland and £1,042 for Wellington, being cost of Clark Fork trucks used in the stores. The truck purchased for Wellington has been disposed of to the Ministry of Supply, the amount realized being £1,051 4s. lOd. (2) A Cargo Control Committee was set up on 21st April, 1943, for the City of Christchurch and the Port of Lyttelton. No separate storage space was required, as the operations of the Committee were carried out in conjunction with the Railways Department at Christchurch* Total expenditure from War Expenses Account up to 31st March, 1945, has amounted to £B6 9s. 2d. (regulations, clause 16 (1), £6 6s. 4d. and clause 16 (2), £BO 2s. 10d.). (3) At Auckland storage space of 48,000 square feet and stores therein totalling 6,991$ tons taken over by Waterfront Industry Commission as from Ist August, 1946, to be operated as a Government store.

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1947. Price Is. 9d.]

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(i) Casual Labour Less difference between ordinary time and overtime Net cost 5. £ 29,044 4,502 Cost of Handling £ | £ 3,366 32,410 170 4,672 £24,542 £3,196 £27,738 Cost of handling casual labour per ton Is. 5-41d. 2s. 7-55d. Is. 6-36d. Committee revoked as at 31st October, 1945. Goods in store taken over by Ministery of Supply, who controlled store. (ii) Total store expenses Less difference between ordinary and overtime (including permanent hands) Net store expenses £ 72,298 6,080 £ 7,344 381 £ 79,642 6,461 £66,218 £6,963 £73,181 Cost per ton (overall) 3s. 10-97d. 5s. 8-74d. 4s. 043d. 6. Store area 85,897 square feet. (Committee revoked as at 31st July, 1946.) 11,000 square feet.