8.—7 [PT. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1941.

VALUATION DEPARTMENT.

Minister in Charge of the Valuation Department. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1941, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Valuation Department. Summary.

(a) Decrease due to retirements, enlistments, and replacements by lower-paid officers. (b) Overexpenditure due to the appointment of a new President and a larger number of objections than was anticipated. (c) An endeavour is being made to overtake arrears of work in maps and tracings. (d) Provision to meet cost of car to be taken over from another department.

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1940-41. 1939-10. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Valuation —- £ £ £ £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. .. 36,740 31,935 68,675 72,000 68,595 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 18,675 18,675 19,000 20,092 NET TOTAL 36,740 13,260 50,000 53,000 48,503 Number ofFeraona - 1940-41. 1939 ~*°- 1940-41 1939-40 VOTE VALUATION. Voted Expended. ♦Salaries — Administrative Division. £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,050 (Valuer-General) .. .. .. .. 1,050 1,050 I Other Salaries. )- 37,815 133 140 133 (£65 to £765) .. .. .. .. .. 35,506 37,547 134 141 Cadets'lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. 184 170 J (a)36,740 38,767 37,815 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications .. 200 220 153 Assessment and other Court expenses including remuneration of President of the Court .. .. .. .. 900 800 (b) 1,135 Fees to valuers (part recoverable) .. .. .. 16,800 17,500 16,647 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 50 63 49 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. .. 60 40 59 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Maps and tracings, schedules of land transactions, &c.— £ New maps .. .. .. .. 1,410 Maintenance .. .. .. .. 940 (e) 2,350 2,500 1,469 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 400 330 391 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 550 550 531 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 100 50 74 Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers .. 100 100 100 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 700 600 662 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 800 950 848 Purchase of motor-car .. .. .. .. (d) 100 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List."