WHERE MONEY GOES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 5, 29 September 1937, Page 3

WHERE MONEY GOES

Our Own Correspondent.)

Increase of £3,752,564 in This Year's Estimates SOME LEADING ITEMS

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WELLINGTON, This Day. An increase in expenditure of £3,752,564 in permanent and annual appropriations was disclosed by the Estimates presented to Parliament last evening. Last year the amount expended was £30,675,158, and this year the estimate is' £34,427,721. The biggest increase is that for sociaL services. Last year's expenditure was £9,912,990, . but this' year the estimated expenditure is £12,168,403, an increase of £2,255,413. Tho development of primary and secondary industries shows an increase of £29jt,570. The estimated expenditure under the heading of law and order is £945,459, as eompared with an actuai expenditure last year of £777,883, an increase of £167 576. Last year the actuai expenditure on defence was £1,192,079; this year the estimated expenditure is £1,599,797. Accounts outside -the public account include the Dairy Industry Account and the Broadcasting Account, for which there are votes of £61,086 and £354,416 respectively. Last year the actuai expenditure under the Dairy Industry Account was £28,968, and under the Broadcasting Account £144,054. A new account is the Internal Marketing Account for which thero is a vote of £24,450. Noticcable increases are seen in the votes provided^for education buildings. The total vote is £1,177,355, eompared with £276,732 expendcd in the previous year, an increase of £900,623. The sum of £609,990 is to be voted for new public sehools and £125,810 for secondary schools. Post and Telegraph. The largest item under the Post and Telegraph section is a further £50,000 for the Dunedin Chief Post Office. A total of £82,630 was Bpent on it last year and the sum voted is estimated to complete tho total estimated cost of £330,160. • Under substantial items under this head ar'e £25,000 for Christchurch, £23,335 for Thames, £12,750 for additions at Te Awamutu, £10,500 for additional land at Christchurch, £10,000 for Hamilton, and £6390 for automatic exchango additions in the same centro, £10,000 for Invercargill 's new Chief Post Office, and £9000 for Te Kuiti. Mental Hospital Estimates include £26,000 for a boiler-house at Porirua, £22,850 for a boiler-house at Kingseat, £15,270 for the erection and equipment of a laundry at Templeton, and £9900 for a nurses' home at Ngawhatu (Stoke). The sum of £30,000 is voted for the Wellington Dental Clinic and £12,000 for a new male hospital at Hanmer. For extensions and alterations at St. Helens Hospital, Wellington,. £5100 is provided, votes of £2100 for this purpose last year not having been ex-

pended. Exchange on the remittances of public moneys to and from any country beyond New Zealand is anticipated to involve an expenditure of £1,700,000. Totalisator-Tax Kefunds. There is a vote for £43,200 for refunds of totalisator tax to racing clubs. The Minieter of Finance may refund to every racing club totalisator tax up to £500, equal' to 2i per cent. of the gross totalisator takings during the year. A sum of £200,000 is voted to cover additional subsidies to State superannuation funda. The payment of superannuation to retired judges is expected to cost this year £2500. Judges, on attaining the ago of 72 years, may retire on superannuation, calculated on ldngth of service, up to two-thirds of saldry at the time of the retirement. The printing of Hansard this year is estimated to cost £7500, as against aln act'ual expenditure last year of £7261. Bailway passea and concessions of members and ex-members of the Legislatiire, families, relations, etc., are anticipated to cost £26,500. Last year expenditure under this heading was £28,641. League of Nations' Expenses. There is a vote of £450 to cover the cost of the freight, and the erection of New Zealand timber for panelling the League of Nations building at Geneva. A similar sum was' voted last year but was not spent. The expenses of the New Zealand delegate to Geneva aro expected to absorb £2500. Last year the amount expended was £1615. A note attached to the vote reads: "New Zealand membership of the Council of the League of Nations will involve considerably greater attendance at Geneva as eompared with -formcr years, when attendance of the Assembly and possibly ono^ other meeting in the year was required. This also explains the increased expenditure for 1936-37.' ' „ New Zealand 's proportion of secretariat expenses in conneetion with the League of Nations for the year ending December 31 next is estimated at £12,193. Last year the actuai expenditure was £18,993. The reduction in the provision for this year is due to, first, the decrease in New Zealand 's share from ten to eight units; secondly, the reduction by tho amount of net surplus for 1935 allocated to New Zealand; and, thirdly, by the improvement in the rate of exchange. 2000 Taxation Summonses. s In the Land and Income Tax Department's estimates there is a vote of £1300 to cover law costs. Part of the sum is recoverable. The actuai expenditure last year was £3'2. The increase is due to the fact that provision is made this year for the issue of 2000 summonses for recovery of the unemployment charge. In the Internal Affairs Departmenfc's estimates there Is a vote of £10,000 to cover expenses in conneetion with the destrUction of deer, but part of this amount is recoverable. Last year's expenditure was £10,870. Under the heading of native bush preservation and amenity planting there is a vote of £200 for education and propaganda. There is a vote of £1000 as house allowanco for the High Commissioner for New Zealand. The sum voted last year was £975, and the amount expended was £946. The sum of £400 is set aside as payment to Mrs Elsdon Best for Maori material. The New Zealand Centennial Exhibition is voted £7000 on account. The ■subsidy (£1 for £2) is not to exceed £50,000. . It is estimated that the provision of cool-storage facilities at Earotonga in conneetion with the new fruit scheme will cost £35,0000. Marine Survey. In the Marine Department 's estimates there is a vote of £8000 to meet the expenses of a coastal survey by H.M.S. Endeavour. Provision is made for portion of the year only. The estimated cost to New Zealand of this survey is approximately £18,000 per annum, extending over a period of ten years. The expenses of the New Zealand delegation to the Conference of the International Labour Organisation, Geneva, are shown as £1400. The vote under the employment promotion subdivision of the Labour Department 's vote totals £263,307. The actuai expenditure last year was £190,888. * In the Native Department 's vote there is provision for a contribption of £500 toward tho cost of the carved meeting-house at Wairoa known as the C'arroll Memorial. In the Prisons' vote is a grant of £10,000 to cover" the. cost of wages paid to dependants of prisoners. Naval Base. Naval armament stores are anticipated to absorb £43,300. The actuai expenditure last year was £32,450. Provision is to be made for the building up of reserves and for certain stocks of ammunition to be purchased from Australia instead of from England. A sum of £74,495 is set aside for the complstion of the naval base. Last year the amount expended was £35,920. There is a vote of £13,500 for the maintenance of the Napier- Wairoa railway line, and of this sum £12,000 is for earthquake and flood damage restoration. A similar amount was voted last year, but only £1921'was expended. Destruction of rabbits on' unoccupiad Grown lands is provided for by a vote of £4500. A sum of £9000 is voted for tho eradichtion of noxious weeds on these areas. To encourage aq increase in the production of wheat there is a grant of £150,000. A sum of £1000 is voted to cover tees, travelliug allowances, and allowances of members appointed to report on all matters relative to the sea-fishing industry. The estimates of the Mines Department include a vote of £4000 lor the establishment of a mine rescue station in the Greymouth district from which ready assistance will be available for the rescue of miners Whose lives may be endangered through explosions or fires in mines. The sum is recoverable. In the estimates of tho Transport Department there is a vote of £3000 for safety propaganda. The sum includes the. cost of printing and dietributing copies of traffic regulations, 1936, and tho road code. Milk for Children. The Health Department 's vote also includes a sum of £75%000 for the sup-

ply of milk to school children. It is intended to erect a new dental training clinic this year on a site in Upper Willis street, Wellington, and a sum of £7600 is set aside for initial equipment. The Eoyal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children is allocated £23,310. The amount voted iast year was £22,720. The reintroduction of the University national bursary system is provided for in a vote of £20,445. Adult education is estimated to cost £6500, and tho vote for that amount includes an additional £1000 for Workers» Educational Association purposes, £1000 for adult education in public works camps, and £1000 for adult education generally. Provision is made for the granting of additional agricultural bursafies. The cost is estimated at £1610. Last year £14.14 was voted. The vote for old-age pensions is £3,430,000. The amount voted last year was £2^45,000, and the actuai expendi- ' ture £2,413,103. The vote for invalidity pensions this year is £650,000 (£830,000 last year), and for miners' pensions £95,000 (£84,500i- War pensions and allowances are estimated at £1,600,000, as against an actuai expenditure last year of £1,483,345. .Widows' pensions this year are expected to absorb £500,000. The .amount voted last year ' was £412,280.