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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

Item. 192 14-25. VOTE No. 6.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. XVA^-Ai. u. 3 3 Working-expenses of Sections — continued. 3,063 Mil< 3,063 I Miles. les. Miscellaneous —continued. Salary granted to members in terms of regulations, in lieu of leave on retirement Special allowance to Private Secretary : 1 at £380 ... £ 10,000 20! £ 10,000 20 £ £ Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (additional), (see end of vote) ... ... £100,000 2i 204,266 i04,266 Total Head Office, Departmental Offices, and Working-expenses of Sections ... ... ( 6,C 6,043,300 043,300 Stores Branch — Purchase of , stores and material and store expenses, including salaries, wages, cartage, freights, miscellaneous services, workers' compensation for accidents, £ contingencies ... ... 1,525,000 Less estimated credits for stores to be issued, provided for in other votes and items ... ... 1,425,000 ii 100,000 on non State Sawmills — Purchase of land, timber, expenses of working mills, including salaries, wages, machinery, supplies, repairs, transport charges, tram construction, royalties, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies— £ Mamaku Sawmill ... ... 90,000 Pukete Timber Reserve ... 700 Maroa Timber Reserve 500 Pokako Timber Reserve \ Erua Timber Reserve ... .„_ „„„ Frankton Juncton Sawmill and [ Timber-yard , ... J 196,200 Less estimated credits ... 146,200 Advances to High Commissioner's Imprest Account for purchase of stores, &c. 50,000 85,000 85,000 Total Stores Branch ... ... 2! 235,000 135,000 Amount required to cover cost of material and work done for departmental and other accounts 61 650,000 150,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) ... ... £650,000 Gross Total ... ... ... " 6,9! 6,928,306 i2s; Credits-in-aid (a) ... 78 783,256 33, NET TOTAL-VOTE No. 6... ... |- 6,14 6,145,044 45, (a) Credits-in-aid — Departmental Offices Maintenance of Way and Works Maintenance of Signals, &c. Locomotive Running, &c. Traffic Expenses Miscellaneous Material, &c, for departmental and other accounts 1924-25. £1,006 10,000 50 4,000 18,200 100,000 650,000 Totals 783,256