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Rent .. .. 1,637 Repairs and maintenance 103,314 Rescue station levy .. 8,636 Road maintenance .. 1,109 Royalty .. .. 21,878 Salaries .. .. 91,609 Stores .. .. 471,336 Travelling-expenses .. 1,976 Wages .. .. 1,605,985 Wharfage and special rate (1947-48) .. .. 3,220 Working-expenses (Blackball Sawmill) .. 5,794 3,278,208 Depots (includes marine freights and wharfage)— Auckland .. .. 251, 553 Wanganui .. .. 9,495 Wellington .. .. 360,484 Christehurch .. 38,857 Bunkering .. 11,060 Timaru .. .. 8,428 Dunedin .. .. 9,866 Coal purchased .. 40,791 730,534 Housing loans .. .. 18,662 Other loans .. .. 14,276 Repayment of loan capital:— Realization of inscribed stock .. .. 276,225 Sinking Fund instalment 81,928 391,091 Cash in Public Account, 31st March, 1949 .. 88,737 Imprests outstanding, 31st March, 1949— State coal-mines .. 3,880 High Commissioner .. 29,134 121,751 £5,736,035 £5,736,035

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