B—7 [Pt. ll]

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948^9

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT

{a) £350,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for mechanization of Webb Mine (£28,600) and installation of additional steam generating plant (£25,000). {6) Compensation for live-stock killed on Department's railway-line from Ngaruawahia to Wilton Mine. (c) £BOO provided on main estimates. (d) £2,500 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required to meet cost of two houses being transferred to Department from War Assets Realization Board. These houses are used to house departmental officers. (e) Provision covers only buildings, plant, machinery, and leases. {/) £l,OOO provided on main estimates. Additional amount required is for purchase-price' of colliery as determined by arbitration. (g) Acquisition of shares previously held by Black Lion Co., whose mine is closed down. Coal Products, Ltd., markets all slack coal from Ohai mines, most of which are owned by the Department. (h) Provision for acquisition of assets and undertaking of company.

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Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—STATE COAL-MINES £ £ 846,432 £ 846,432 For Services ehargeåble on the State Coal-mines Account—continued £ £ £ VOTE—«FATE COAL-MINES Other Chargés for and incidental to—Collieries —Capital expenditure : development and boring, purchase and installation of plant and machinery, purchase of land, erection of buildings, construction of roads, drainage, sewerage, and water - supply sehemes : Stoekton Colliery (additional).. Compensation for damage to property and in jury to live-stock on railway-lines opera ted by Department Eire-fighting, Ohai (additional) Housing : purchase of residences and additions thereto for departmental officers (additional) Monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers Purchase of — Assets of Pyramid Coal Mining Co., Ltd.. Burke's Creek Colliery (additional) Shares in Coal Products, Ltd. Shares of Taupiri Coal Mines, Ltd. (a) 53,600 ib) 100 (c) 350 {d) 3,000 121 (e) 7,750 (/) 38,478 (ff) 33 (^)823,000 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 926,432 Cr. 80,000 846,432 TOTAL .. 846,432