THE ESTIMATES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 308, 24 September 1919, Page 7

THE ESTIMATES

IMPORTANT AND'INTERESTING VOTES 1 Following are some of tho more important or otherwise interesting votes on 'the 1 Estimates i- 1 -' ■'■'.''■'' £ Assistance to sick and funeral ' funds of friendly societies on account of deficjences due to tho war and of excess after discharge sickness ...'..'...'....'........,.„, ,;■■ gO.OOO Half contributions of contributor* .-■' of National "Provident"' Fund serving ' with Expeditionary Forces' V..;,...-.'...,'.; 1,000 Payment : towards cost' of reinsuring funeral.benefits of members '.of friendly ' societies serving . .Tvith Expeditionary Forces 13,000 Honoraria.. of members of Wnr Pensions Board (expended last year .£523) .„.........' ~... 1,000 The increases'in salaries in tho Past and Telegraph Departmont ''" amount to ~,; 250,000 .Among losses in the post offices provided, for'are the following ,:— '■:-. .'.''■'.' ' ; ' £ Cash deficiency,-Wellington' ; .40 Remittances stolen, Huntly 120 , Remittances stolen, Papatoetoe . 60' Burglaries, Rotorua ..;'..,: : ,..„,...,'.'... 2u Burglaries, Mi1t0n'„...,.,.„„ '...,. . 3S Amounts improperly .withdrawn, V Wellington .....'......... .'-,..; '„ 23. Compensation .forarticles lost or damaged ,:iii transmission' by . post ...:...;...,.;.,.•..'.■•• ......,....:.... 100 .Compensation to widow of Charles ...Jamei .Reed,'.'' head messenger I Post and Telegraph Department. 500 Compassionate' allowances to de- '". pendaiits of officers who ' died •luring the. influenza epidemic 87,384 Pensions for officers retired whose allowance, from Superannuation Fund is under .£52 per annum 150 .War bonus and increased ''allow- . ances to members of lailway service . ; ...........,;„.....::...;.. 420,000 State sawmills ..„...;. -.... 20,000 Rents .of buildings for Government purposes :. ..';....;„..•. 12,000 Mental, hospitals ' :.:.'...; ; ' 4,000 Quarantine stations -......„.'...„....-... 7,000 Peace celebrations, ' decorations, and illuminations, Government Buildings ■..„,......../.,..,;,...;,,„....'. 4,500 Compassionate allowance" to, tho • widow if the late W. Kerr,'S.M., at Napier .;.....,....... ...'.:..„.„. 350 Contribution towards monument tothe Hon. Wi Pere, 320 Medical officers.;®' at Cook Islands... '.. '.. ....... 1,100 School teachers af! Cook Islands ... 8,200 Contribution towards erection of . hospital at ,Niue '. 1,000 Installation of wireless nt Raro- ■ tonea 2,000 Kubsiov for service to Nine 880 Payments to prisoners , under Crimes Amendment Act............ 2,100 Expenses of Police 'Commission ... 773 Advances to oil-boring companies 6,000 -Assistance; towards prospecting ... 5,000 Contribution to Imperial Mineral Resources Bureau. 1,000 Inauiries re mining methods and appliances' outside New Zealand . 500 Censorship of films 1,500 Fresh water fisheries '.:........: 3,000 Official War Correspondent ...:.. 1,600 Renovation"of'historical graves ... 100 Renovation of graves of soldiers of N.Z.E.P.'in New Zealand :.. ■ 250 GTaves and memorials of Maori war soldiers .'.......' . 500 Travelling, allowances of Ministers „ 1,750 Travelling expenses' of Ministers 2,000 Travelling allowances end expenses of private secretaries ... - 2,000 Total cost of High Commissioner's office ~!....... /25.660 Board of Science and Art ' 600 Early New Zealand, historical collections ...'. 600 Compassionate allowance to the children of the late J. E. Hull, formerly ohief clerk ,P.S. Commissioner's office S6O Compassionate allowance to Mrs. C. Warren, widow of late George Warren, formerly officer-in-charge Government Buildings... 290 Grant to F. Lawry ...; '...-; 132 Grant to New Zealand Institute for' Research Work'.! 2,500 .iGTatuity to., Mr.. John; Mackay, ! ". ;lai» Government '■■■■ Printer.' r < f for ; . '.'services at? chairman of the' Public Service. Board .;.'.:,..'....-..: 100 Peace celebrations■_..:....;.'.„., 10,000 Expenses in connection with Town Planning ; 1,000 Turnbull Library, expenses '~ 1,250 Overtime, Government Printing Office. '... 3,500 Machinery, Government Printing ; office _.. ! :. 10,000 'Advertising vacancies in Public Service , 800 Conpassionate allowances to widows of mental: hospital attendants who died during the influenza epidemic ;......... 907 Quarantine expensed ..„..'.....„.;.... 9,200 Grant to Karitane Baby Hospital, I Christchurch \. ; 500 Grant to Karitane Home, Dunedin 750 Grants "and expenses in connec.tion with the-teaching of home ' nursing ■■"....:' ; ...;..... 500 Grants to laboratories; Otflgo University ;,.-•.;:....- ;„•;..' l.tnn Medical .....I „.. POn Grants .'for Phmket -nurses ......... 4.000 Bacteriological laboratory 3,500 Expenses of Influenza Commis<jon: ......,........'...:.....;... : ;., 1,500 Free treatment of soldiers' wives and dependants /..'. • 1,000 Grants tn hospital boards to sup-, plempnt Rul«iil!ps 5.000 Influenza epidemic expenses, gra- . ■ hiilies, etc. ..'. 165.00". Miw'icil and nursing aid to Maori" 3.000 Relief tn epidemic widows and widnwor* ...'■■... ..„.:'. pn.onn. PtrwVd New Zoalonders ■• --'. f.OOfl SuTicMt;. • Accommodation House, ... Waikaremnana .-....- inn Wal.lnnil. Park 1 -" n Salnrie- N. 2. Staff Corps' ...„..' 40.327 N.<"-.Q.'s of. Defence .Staff-. ; 37.51!! N.Z. Ordnance Corns salaries 79,R5.'l Army Tav Department, salaries..'. 8.447. 01 her. Defence salaries 17,911 Total of pay'of Defence person;''n'el;;: .....;...;...;.;.;.;.......„. 272,956 ' Ten 'days' district refresher course for Acting-Stnff Corps and Per'.iriarient Staff■''(temporary ap- .-' -pointments)" .'.........'......'.....J.....'. 500 Fourteen' days' ybluntary course ' for officers and n.c'.o.'s of Territorial Force and Senior Cadets... 2,000 .Six'.days' 'yolnntarj"course of instruction for officers (Territorial and Sonior Cadets) preparatory to August examination ...'. .'. 600 Six days' voluntary course (including: examination) for Tewitorial > and Senior Cadet n.c.ft's taking first appointment examination, j 'August .....'..;. .:.',... 600 | Three days' district exercise 'on the ground without troops ...... 600 Six days' voluntary course of in- - struction for officers (Territorial and Senior Cadets) preparatory to February examination ........I. 600 Barracks at secondary schools ... 1,000 Six days' voluntary course (includ- • ' ing examination) for Territorial' 'and' Cadet n.c.o.'s preparatory . ■ - to' first appointment examination, February »..'-. „;'... '~600 -StiVen days''voluntary district re- • .. 1 fresher course for Acting-Staff /. Corps and Permanent Staff and ■ I ' selected regimental officers and n.c.o.'s of the Territorial Force Units going into annual camp ... 800 Six days' voluntary course.of instruction for officers and n.c.o.'s ■of secondary school units 800 Arms and spare parts 10,000 - Accoutrements, transport, equip- . ment 7,700 Ordnance and field gun ammunition • 6,000 Small arms; ammunition and cordite ...»» 35,000 Ordnanco stores 1,500 Uniforms .......; 40,595 Compassionate allowance to widow of the late Capt. J. B. Ryan, . N.Z.A.P.D. •• 365 Cadets at Duntroon College 6,500 Refund to prisoner of war Fredrick Schwarz of cash and-other articles stolen while at Alexandra Barracks 40 Refund of portion of money stolen after having been drawn by •■ Captain B. H. Morrison from the field cashier, Sling Camp, on June 14, 1919 IK Total Defence vote ..........._ 500,000 Expenses In obtaining confidential |

information from Canada and U.S. as to tho valuo and origin of-goods ...?......., ; SOO Refund of 'duty oil apples over- :.' carried to Sydney at time of influenza epidemic 1,000 House, for harmourmaste-r, Pidon , 700 Expenses of Mr. I). O. Bates attending Meteorological Conferences in London and Paris ...... 450 Upper air investigations 100 Weather reports from Samoa, Fiji and Nino ;...-. ' 100 Purchase of nets and gear for salo to -fishermen 2,000 Cost of bringing new training ship ■ from .England 3,600 Relief and-repatriation of crow of schooner Awanui V 915 Repairs to beacon, Jackson's Head 400 Wanuaniii' Biver Board 1,000 Compassionate allowance, to widow of- late' R. K. Harris, Crown Lands Ranger, Nelson 200 Mokau River mail service 25 Subsidy'to telephone, ..settlers on Mangore Road, Taranaki 20 Special trains for Wairaarino busk fires 345 Now electoral rolls 20,000 Expenses of printing rolls 25,000 Expenses of election 25,000 Licensing poll (similar expenses) 50,000 Grant, balance of JC9OOO towards establishment of farm in Waira- - rapa for demonstration nnd educational purposes, and for train- . ing- discharged soldiers 5,000 Representation at International Institute of Agriculture 100 Subsidy to West Coast Farmers' Co-operative Lime Company 300 Grant to- New Zealand. Poultry Association's egg-laying-competi-tion ' • • 202 Alterations to' fruit evaporators, Motueka. ............ «0 Experimental orchard, Papanui ... 550 Travelling . expenses of .J. A. Campbell, Horticultural Divi- '" sion. visiting Canada- and U.S.A. 600 Fumigation of cheese stores 400 Travelling expenses, W. Dempster, dairy instructor, .visiting Canada and U.5.A..: i _ 600 Teachers'- salaries : 1,235,500 lAmount spent last year, ,£934,594.) Conveyance of school children, etc. 30,000 Manual 'instruction ' 50,000 Organising teachers' salaries- and expenses /................ 10,000 Secondary .teachers in district high schools (last year, m,m) ; 29,000. Secondary' schools, grants' and capitation (last year, .£86,243)... 117,000 Technical classes capitation (last year. .£06,269) /. 87,000 Allowance, to Training College students Oast year, 432,110) 59,000 School buildings, repairs, etc 85,000 Grants of education boards ,for house allowances to teaohers U26.983) 29,150 Schools dental clinios 2,000 Boarding out of children, main, tenanco of infants in foster homes, and upkeep of / orphans whose parents have diod_ from 1 influenza • 45,000 Compassionate allowance to next-of-kin of school teachers who - died during influenza epidemic 2,192 Printing -D. E. Hutchin's Tenort on New Zealand forests 200 Grant to D. 15. Hutchins for report on Waipoua Forest 100 Purchase of lands for addition to State forests- '• 50.«W Purchase and working of plant on State forests .' '....'... 20,000 Tests of timber for wood pulp ...\ 200 Purchase of mining properties ... 35,000 Subsidy Runanga Medical Associciation ■—••• •••• Subsidy Runanga. Brass' Band ... 300 State Fire Office, Wellington, on ' account ■• 35,000 CARRIAGE OF BENZINE , - —o —■ —. COMMENTS'ON M.R. YOUNG'S ALLEGATIONS. B» Teleerapli-P'"""! AjwiwlnMnn./ Napier, September 23. A reporter interviewed a number of shipping 1 and business-men to-day on tho allegations made by Mr. Young, secretary of the Seamen's -Union, against Napier steamers concerning the loading and handling of benzine. The steamer* in question, the Koutonui and Kiritona, are stated to be insulated, therefore the bulkheads must be airtight and not open at the bottom, as Mr., Young alleges. The opinion generally expressed was- that any damage to the'tins was'due to rough handling by the waterside workers, who ridicule requests to, be more . careful. Fatal accidents are generally due to this cause. ' .. THE QUESTiON~OF REGULATIONS. The carriage of benzine was mentioned in the House of Representatives yesterday, afternoon. Mr. P. 'Eraser (Wellington Central) asked the Minister of Marine if, in view of the disaster to the Tainui,. he would undertake to bring down regulations that would safeguard the lives of the men'engaged in handling benzine cargoes. The Hon. W. H. Herries said the burning of the Tainui would be investigated judicially and ho would not comment on the matter. Investigations were being made in the meantime with regard to the statement made by the secretary of the Seamen's Federation concerning other ships.- The whole matter was under review. ' ' . Mr, T. M. Wilford (Hutt) asked . the indulgence of the House to make a statement as ex-Minister of Marine. He. in September, 1918,' he had been a9ked by tho waterside workers and others to bring down regulations dealing with the handling of benzine. Previously there had been no special regulations. He 'had the" present regulations gazetted in December, 191S, and up to the time of the recent accident he had not heard a suggestion that they were not effective or that they were not properly enforced. There'had been no waste of time in the matter and no failure on the part of the Government to take all tho precautions suggested by the experts. The Hon. G. W. Russell said ho bad been Minister of Marine for nine months some time ago and the matter of bouzmo cargoes had come before, him. He had an impression that some at least of the trouble was due to rough and careless handling of the cargo. The tins, were not as strong as they had been in prewar days, and if the, cases were thrown about roughly leaks were apt to occur. He suggested that any amending regulations should cover this point.