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Number qaaak of l ' ( ' rso " 3 - VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- 1945-46. ' 1945-461944-45 EXPENSES—Continued Voted. Expended. = . Subdivision No. IV.—Carriage of Mails by Railway £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Carriage of mails by railway— Ordinary mails .. .. .. .. .. 98,000 98,000 97,343 Special trains and trucks .. .. .. .. 45,000 45,000 41,188 Total-Subdivision No. IV .. .. 143,000 143,000 138,531 Subdivision No. V.—Maintenance of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph and Wireless Systems Charges for and incidental to— Maintenance of telegraph and toll lines, wireless, and telephone exchange systems, also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the subdivision — Cable repairs, including hire of cable steamer .. .. 20,000 20,000 647 Camp allowances .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 7,500 2,435 Extra labour .. .. .. .. .. 75,000 50,000 48,345 Material for repairs, including freight and other charges 200,000 160,000 162,855 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 10,000 9,336 Purchase of radio material (part recoverable) .. .. 150,000 200,000 215,741 Communications: Labour and miscellaneous.. .. .. 200,000 60,896 465,000 647,500 500,255 Less amount to be expended on telegraph and telephone construction works and " Depreciation Fund " 10,000 10,000 Total—Subdivision No. V .. .. 455,000 637,500 500,255 Subdivision No. VI.—Depreciation Fund Charges for and incidental to — Renewal and replacement of departmental assets .. 200,000 200,000 50,000 Total—Subdivision No. VI .. .. 200,000 200,000 50,000 Subdivision No. VII.—-Motor Services and Workshops ' Charges for and incidental to — Motor services, &c.— Allowance to officers using their own bicycles, and to motor-cycle riders .. .. .. .. 4,000 4,900 3,914 Purchase of —• Motor-vehicles and bicycles .. .. .. 120,000 121,500 8,279 Motor accessories .. .. .. .. 25,000 30,000 18,100 Motor spirits and oils .. .. .. .. 60,000 55,000 67,912 Registration of vehicles and third-party-risk insurance .. 5,000 4,500 4,344 Repairs and hire .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 9,500 14,426 Wages of temporary mechanics, chauffeurs, &c. .. 19,000 16,000 14,117 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 3,500 2,406 Workshops— Material .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 22,000 19,780 Wages of temporary mechanics, &c. .. .. .. 30,000 30,000 23,718 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 500 500 259 302,q00 297,400 177,255 Less amount to be expended on telegraph and telephone construction works and " Depreciation Fund " .. 36,000 30,000 30,000 j Total—Subdivision No. VII .. .. 266,000 267,400 147,255