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Appropriations for Public Works Services.

PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL—continued.

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— 1927-28. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 42 —continued. £ £ Public Works, Departmental—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 5 Equipment and other allowances, including lodging and any special allowances ... ... 2,250 6 Ex gratia payment to Overseer E. J. Ferguson, on account of fire damage to furniture, &c. ... 175 7 Expenses of Commissions generally ... ... 200 8 Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance (including uniform cost-of-living increase, subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls)... 27,000 9 Fidelity-guarantee policy premiums ... ... 50 10 Grants equivalent to leave due to widows or dependents of deceased officers ... ... ... 220 11 Grant to A. N. Anderson for furniture lost in JBuller flood ... ... ... 115 12 Law charges and legal expenses ... ... 50 13 Meal allowances ... ... ... 300 14 Payment of accident expenses, &c., not provided for under the Workers' Compensation Act ... 200 15 Postage and telegrams, telephone connections, and rent of private letter-boxes and bags ... ... 7,500 16 Printing and stationery, lithographic work, plans, periodicals, &c, ... ... ... 12,000 17 Purchase of, and repairs to, instruments, office requisites, &c. ... ... ... 1,250 18 Railway demurrage charges irrecoverable ... 200 19 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers 20,000 20 Work done by High Commissioner's staff ... 1,340 21 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 250 73,910 Less Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 29,275 44,635 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 — Salaries of officers charged direct to £ works on which engaged ... 83,184 Miscellaneous ... ... 29,275 112,459 Gross Total ... ... ... 253,856 Gross Credits-in-aid ... ... 112,459 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 42 ... i 141,397 I TOTAL .... .... ... £141,397