B—7 [PT. ll]

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1946-47

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— continued

(a) Additional supplies of serum required for free issue to medical practitioners undertaking diphtheria immunization campaign. £50,000 provided on main estimates. {b) £1,725,000 provided on main estimates. Additional amount likely to be required after a complete examination of approved estimates furnished by Hospital Boards. (c) Provision for cost of alterations to provide additional accommodation at Dental Clinic Annexe, Tinakori Road, Wellington. £05,000 provided on main estinates. (d) Restoration of annual grant to original amount. £4O provided on main estimates. (e) Additional provision for research in cancer, £250 ; and provision for dental research work, £2,100. £17,000 provided on main estimates. {/) Provision for increased subsidy on salaries of Plunket Nurses, Head Office staff, &c, increased grant towards Dominion Training Centre, Dunedin, and payment of car-mileage allowance for nurses. £39,300 provided on main estimates.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund — continued ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT— ctd, VOTE—HEALTH— continued Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Health Act — Sera, purchase of (additional) £ (a) 7,000 £ 62,530 £ Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act — Subsidies to Hospital Boards (additional) {b) 28,000 Dental Hygiene Administration — Dental Clinics, expenses of (additional) .. (c) 3,480 Grants-in-aid — Hospital Boards' Association of New Zealand (additional) Medical research work (additional) Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children (additional) (d) 60 (e) 2,350 (/) 8,725 11,135 TOTAL .. 101,730