8.—7 [PT. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

MINES DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) The Department is making bulk purchases of tools and mining store? for resale to miners throughout New Zealand. , (6) Item to provide for land temporarily damaged by dredges being restored. (o) | Number of officers 13. Travelling-allowances, £279 ; travelling-expenses, £144 ; motor-hire, £18. (d) The Department's office at Maggie Creek was closed in February, 1942, and miners' gold winnings now being sold to bank in Murchison. (e) Subsidy on coal-production being paid out of War Expenses Account. 10*

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Number 1941-42 oi Per^"a - VOTE—MINES— continued. 1942-43. [ 1040 40 iq4i_42 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. HI.—Assistance towards Mining— , .— continued. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to- -continued. Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. . . .. 100 150 55 Printing and stationery . . . ■ • • • • 50 50 9 Purchase of miners' tools and general stores (recoverable).. (a) 10,000 o,000 69a Rents .. .. " JO 25 30 Refunds of revenue due to Social Security Fund . . 40 115 88 Restoration of dredged lands (recoverable) . . .. (&) 100 Search for and production of gold and other minerals — £ Subsidies to prospectors .. .. 3,250 Subsidies, loans, and other forms of financial assistance to companies and individuals engaged in prospecting and/or mining for gold, coal, and other minerals, and assistance to cover flood damage (partly recoverable) . . 38,400 Surveys, prospecting, mining, and development work in selected areas (including erection of treatment plants) .. • • • • 5,500 Stores and equipment supplied to subsidized prospectors (partly recoverable) .. _J60 Schools of Mines jijOO 3 689 Social amenities in mining townships .. .. ■■ 1,500 1,500 00 Telephone services .. .. ■ ■ • • ■ ■ 100 100 88 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. ■ • 500 300 (0) iil Transportation expenses of National Check Inspector .. 100 100 42 Grant to brother of deceased miner for costs of recovering Purchase of gold (Golden Hope Goldfieldj, (recoverable) .. (d) 5,000 *>{%, Subsidy on coal-production to 200,000 192,092 Estimated oredits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Drilling-expenses .. ■ • • • 200 Maintenance and construction of roads and works .. .. •• •• 1,000 Prospecting and search for minerals .. 2,000 Restoration of dredged lands .. . . 100 Sale of tools and general stores to miners .. 10,000 Stores supplied to prospectors, &c. .. 200 Schools of Mines .. • ■ • • 50 Miscellaneous .. .. • • • • 150 13,700 76,455 279,035 257,840 Total-Subdivision No. Ill .. .'. 81,277 283,185 262,651 Subdivision No. IV.—Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to— Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications J<» 100 ™ Aerial surveys of coal and gold fields 650 500 480 Coal-mines Council: Foes and expenses of members and incidentals I' 000 1 » 200 bh % Collecting goldfields revenue (partly recoverable) .. 200 200 103 Examinations, Mining and Coal-mines Acts .. .. 150 150 104 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 20 20 11 Fuel, light, water, and cleaning .. • ■ • • 120 120 mi Instruments and apparatus .. .. • • • ■ iou luu