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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

(a) Expenditure under these items is governed largely by the availability of labour and materials, and the adjustments being made herein are arrived at as a result of experience gained since the beginning of the financial year. The amounts provided on the main estimates, the adjustments made herein, and the resultant totals are as follows : Main Supplementary tw„i Estimates. Estimates. ±otai. Forest development, management, &c.— £ £ £ Auckland Conservancy.. .. 213,100 1,500 214,600 Rotorua Conservancy .. .. 603,800 7,000 610,800 Wellington Conservancy .. 101,800 3,000 104,800 Nelson Conservancy .. .. 133,500 23,500 157,000 Westland Conservancy .. 28,500 .. 28,500 Canterbury Conservancy .. 175,300 5,700 181,000 Southland Conservancy .. 194,000 Cr. 9,200 184,800 Head Office tree-seed operations 1,500 .. 1,500 £1,451,500 £31,500 £1,483,000

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— Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. V OTE—FOREST DEVELOPMENT £ £ 10,000 £ ■ 10,000 For Services chargeable on the Public Works Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—FOREST DEVELOPMENT i Chargés for and incidental to— Forest development, management, and administration within — Works Other Expendi- ExpendiConservancy— tu f Auckland (additional).. .. 1,500 Rotorua (additional) .. 7,000 Wellington (additional) 3,000 Nelson (additional) .. 23,000 500 Canterbury (additional) 4,500 1,200 1,500 7,000 3,000 23,500 5,700 Less amount provided on main estimates not required: Southland 37,500 3,200 9,200 .. 40,700 9,200 28,300 3,200 ) {a) 31,500