DETAILS OP ESTIMATES FOR THE

POLICE DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Requirements greater than anticipated. (b) Includes taxi and motor hire, £77, and mileage for officers' own vehicles used on duty, £2,310. Also provides for payment of an additional £650 per annum to the Railways Department for conveyance of police. (c) Conveyance of police at funerals, £21 17s. ; refund cost of civilian clothing, &c., damaged on police duty, £7 Bs. ; special valuations, £6 6s. ; expenses in connection with laying foundation stone at Palmerston North Police-station, £9 18s. 9d. : total, £45 9s. 9d. Estimated. Estimated. Recovered. (d) Credits-in-aid — 1939-40. 1938-39. 1938-39. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. .. 5,534 5,242 5,987 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 5,534- 5,242 5,987

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0 ": s 1938-39. VOTE No. . —POLICE —continued. 1939-40. 1939-401938-39 , T -r -r. , • • i Voted. j Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Police —continued. \ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ £ Repairing, painting, and improving police premises . . 200 300 196 Rewards and expenses for the suppression of sly-grog selling and the introduction of liquor into prohibited districts, also for the detection of offences against the Dangerous Drugs Act and breaches of Revenue Acts .. .. 400 400 ! 403 Rewards to members of the Force for meritorious conduct 50 50 10 Saddlery, horse-covers, &c. . . . . . . . . 50 50 6 Scavenging, chimney - sweeping, cleaning stations and windows, sanitary services, and washing . . .. 450 400 414 Stores, supplies, accoutrements, and expenses incidental thereto .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,250 1,000 (a) 1,603 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. .. 7,700 7,500 7,683 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 5,000 7,000 4,679 Travelling-expenses of police and transport of prisoners .. (6) 17,250 16,000 16,605 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision .. .. 50 50 (c) 45 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Clothing deductions, &c. .. .. 300 Payments for special services of police .. 1,700 Recoveries of— Costs of prosecutions .. .. 2,250 Travelling-expenses, &c. .. .. 300 Sick deductions .. .. .. 250 Subsidies from local bodies .. .. 166 Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. 568 5,534 123,450 121,550 120,591 Total—Subdivision No. I .. . 630,487 626,242 613,377 Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate grant to widow of Constable J. O'Connell, equivalent to leave due .. .. . . . . 47 Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. 47 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 630,534 626,242 613,377 Credits-in-aid (d) .. .. .. .. 5,534 5,242 5,987 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. .. 625,000 621,000 607,390