8.—7 [Pr. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Charts in more demand owing present situation. (6) Anticipated lower cost, modifications due to paper conservation. Amount includes cost of preparation of Tide-tables, previously shown separately. (c) Number of officers, 14. Travelling-allowance, £178 ; motor hire, £2 ; rail and boat fares, £62. (d) Purchase Merchant Marine war medals and ribbons, £1.

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Number 1941-42 01 Peraons - VOTE—MARINE— continued. 1942-43 1942-431941-42 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV. — Mercantile Marine. . I Salaries — £ £ £ 30 30 | 30 (£10 to £765) .'. 11,955 12,501 Allowances to officers performing special or higher duties ' r 11,944 under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209.. .. 10 10 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. . . 383 Overall allowances ... .. .. .. • • 20 20 _ 12,368 12,531 11,944 Othbk Charges for and incidental to — s Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .-. .. 120 120 71 Bluff - Stewart Island Ferry Service .. .. .. 1,100 1,000 750 Charts (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. (a) 600 600 497 Chatham Island shipping service: Subsidy 1,200 1,200 1 , 100 Checking passenger traffic : Overtime .. .. .. 250 250 198 Distressed seamen, maintenance and repatriation of .. 50 100 34 Examinations, expenses connected with ... .. 250 250 225 Great Barrier Island: Shipping subsidy .. .. 1,000 1,190 938 " New Zealand Nautical Almanac " and preparation of Tidetables (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. (6)800 1,200 1,224 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 100 100 85 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 750 750 835 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department: Wireless inspection of ships . . .. .. ■ • 50 50 M Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 150 130 151 Printing and stationery . . .. .. • • 230 250 186 Prosecutions under Shipping and Seamen Act .... 10 10 5 Rent, fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning .. .. 550 550 522 Saleable books and forms (recoverable) .. .. 190 190 148 Shipping and Seamen Act: Miscellaneous expenses of administration .. .. .. •. • • 10 10 1® Shipping casualties: Inquiries, &c. .. .. .. 150 150 93 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, J maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 260 260 217 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 200 200 55 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 100 100 (c) 242 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision.. .. .. 10 10 (d) 1 Coastal survey : " H.M.S. Endeavour," &c. (on account) .... 10 Ex gratia payment to widow of late Captain H. A. Dillner • • 72 72 Grant: Imperial Shipping Committee .. .. .. • • 16 & Light Dues: Remissions, refunds, allowances, <fcc. .. .. 200 143 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Shipping subsidies — £ Bluff - Stewart Island .. .. 700 Chatham Islands .. .. . ■ 250 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 300 Charts .. ;. .. •• 600 Nautical Almanac .. .. .. 150 Overtime, Nautical Surveyors, &c. . . 750 Refunds of costs of nautical inquiries .. 10 Saleable books and forms .. .. 550 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 75 3,385 8,130 8,968 7,873 Total—Subdivision No. IV 20,498 21,499 19,817 I 1 1