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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —continued

(a) £632,975 provided on main estimates. Owing to improvement in staffing position (filling of vacancies), further provision is required. (b) £ll,OOO provided on main estimates. Provision for food-heating units at Avondale Hospital. (c) Expenses of Director of Mental Hygiene attending International Congress of Mental Health, London. (d) £2,000 provided on main estimates. Provision for purchase of gang mower and tractor for Kingseat Hospital. (e) Grant to assist in purchase of property for implementation of the activities of the association. (/) Grant paid to Public Trustee for a patient who received injuries to his hand whilst an inmate of Kingseat Hospital. (g) £3,000 provided on main estimates. Provision for advertising campaign for nursing staff. (h) £13,000 provided on main estimates. Provision for purchase of sterilizers from War Assets Realization Board. 4

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ OKDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—ctd. V OTE —HEALTH—continued Subdivision No. II. —Mental Hygiene i Salaries — Increases in salaries — Class Special A— 5 Medical Officers (£1,125), (part year") only) .. .. .. 1 Medical Officer (£1,075), (part year f only) .. .. .. J 150 Other Salaries 64 (£150 to £1,025), (additional) (a) 13,550 1-3,700 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Buildings, improvements, repairs, and replacements (additional) Expenses of officer travelling overseas Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of (additional) Grants — To Wellington After-care Association To a patient for injuries received in an accident Office expenses (additional) Surgery and dispensary : drugs and instruments (additional) (b) 500 (c) 850 (d) 750 (e) 2,500 (/) 1,309 (g) 2,000 (h) 1,815 9,724