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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

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Nnmhar 1944—45. Jt£L 1945-46. 3j50d Mi]es> 1945-46X944-46 VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS continued 3,504 Miles. Expended. Subsidiary Services—continued £ £ £ Road Services : Passenger and Goods— 1 at £925 (Superintendent) .. .. .. .. 925 26 26 £ Maintenance and operation .. .. .. 806,035 Heavy-traffic and other license fees .. .. 23,000 829,035 592,050 717,121 829,960 592,076 717,147 Total, Subsidiary Services .. .. ..1,670,512 1,367,969 1,521,100 Total—General Charges, Working-expenses, and Subsidiary Services .. .. .. 13,861,690 12,292,067 12,545,933 Less contributions to renewals, depreciation, insurance, and equalization accounts, disbursements in respect of which are included in other sections, and internal adjustments of interest and rent.. .. 0.1,752,699 Cr. 1,561,897 Cr.l,608,024 12,108,991 10,730,170 10,937,909 Track Renewals Reserve Account— Amount required for renewal of rails, sleepers, and fastenings 280,000 255,000 250,342 Depreciation Reserve Account— Amount required for improvements and additions to open lines .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 1,498,000 1,085,981 Insurance and Equalization Account— Disbursements on account of property destroyed or damaged by fire or accident, upkeep of fire brigades, workers' compensation for accidents, slips, floods, and accidents, &c. 98,000 98,000 91,540 1,378,000 1,851,000 1,427,863 Stores Branch— £ 1 at £975 (Comptroller of Stores) .. .. 975 Purchase of stores and material and store expenses, including salaries, wages, cartage, freights, proportion of cost of High Commissioner's Office, miscellaneous services, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies .. .. .. .. 5,349,025 5,350,000 Less estimated credits for stores to be issued, provided for in other votes and items .. .. .. .. 5,100,000 250,000 208,000 526,739 Railways Sawmills— Production of timber, expenses of working mills, including salaries, wages, repairs, transport charges, royalties, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies .. .. 36,500 Less estimated credits .. .. .. 46,000 Cr, 9,500 Cr. 18,500 Cr. 16,554 Total, Stores Branch.. .. .. .. 240,500 189,500 510,185