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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1945-46

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Appointment of Master, Engineer, and staff of G.s.s. " Wairua " ; Assistant, School of Navigation, Auckland; and increases in salaries. (b) Service to be run by Department, previously controlled by Half-moon Bay Harbour Board. £3,100 provided on main estimates. Expenditure partly offset by credits-in-aid. (c) To give additional steamer service during winter months. (d) More seamen being repatriated than anticipated. £100 provided on main estimates. (e) Committee has resumed functions. (/) Provides for refund of wages deposited when seaman wrongly logged as a deserter. (g) Additional expenses due to large influx of ships for repairs. £500 provided on main estimates. (h) Additional transfers of staff necessary. £75 provided on main estimates. (i) Additional transfers of staff necessary. £100 provided on main estimates. (j) Appointment of Master and Engineer of launch " Ikatere " taken over from Navy for fishery investigation and control, £320 ; appointment of two Inspectors of Fisheries —one at Wellington and one at Tauranga—and Assistant, Tauranga, £513 ; additional officers for statistics and taking over fishery licensing from Bureau of Industry, £285 ; and increases in salaries, £04. (ifc) Wages and running-expenses, launch " Ikatere." £700 provided on main estimates. (I) Provision for minor repairs to buildings. (m) Salmon Hatchery at Hakataramea reopened, and provision made for repairs to cottage. £100 provided on main estimates.

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on'ereona. For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund— £ £ £ 11' continued 1945-461944-45 j ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—continued VOTE —MARINE —continued Subdivision No. IV. —Mercantile Marine Salaries— Other Salaries 5 5 (£215 to £660), (6 months), (additional) .. (a) 1,330 Other Charges for and incidental to— Bluff-Stewart Island Ferry Service (additional) .. .. (6)4,551 Chatham Island: Shipping subsidy .. .. .. (c) 400 Distressed seamen, maintenance and repatriation of (additional) .. .. .. .. .. .. (d) 100 Imperial Shipping Committee, contribution to .. (e) 100 Refunds of wages to deserters under special circumstances ( /) 10 Ship repairs, costing service, expenses of (additional) .. (g) 150 Transfer and removal expenses (additional) .. .. (h) 300 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public 5,611 Revenues Act, 1926 — £ Bluff-Stewart Island Ferry Service .. 3,750 Total —Subdivision No. IV .. .. .. 6,941 Subdivision No. V. —Inspection of Machinery Other Charges for and incidental to — Transfer and removal expenses of officers (additional) .. (t) 300 Total —Subdivision No. V .. .. .. 300 Subdivision No. VI. —Fisheries Salaries— Other Salaries 8 .. 8 (£195 to £480), (part year) .. .. .. .. (j) 1,182 Other Charges for and incidental to— Launches, maintenance of (additional) .. .. .. (k) 700 Repairs and maintenance of buildings .. .. .. (I) 50 Salmon fisheries, expenses in connection with (additional) .. (m) 440 13 .. Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 — £ Fishery licensing .. .. .. 1,000 1,190 Total—Subdivision No. VI .. .. .. 2,372 Gross Total.. .. .. .. .. .. 86,439 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. 14,750 NET TOTAL 71,689