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DETAILS OP ESTIMATES FOR THE

VALUATION DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Increased volume of work in revision of districts. (b) No cars procurable last year. (c) Includes amount provided last year not yet expended. (d) Increase to provide for installation of new lighting system. (e) Increased volume of work and shortage of staff. (f) Increase due to revision and replenishing of stocks. (g) Accounts not paid at 31st March, 1946. (h) Revision of districts. Additional expenditure will be incurred. \i) Number -of officers travelling, 60. Travelling-allowances, £1,448; travelling-expenses, £537; car hire, £302; mileage allowance, £2,424. (j) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £10,612.

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VOTE —VALUATION —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Other Charges for Aifo incidental to — Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Maps and tracings, schedules of land transactions, &c.— £ New maps .. .. .. 806 Maintenance .. .. .. 1,209 (a) 2,015 1,250 813 Motor-cars — Purchase of .. (b) 1,600 450 Maintenance of 900 500 634 Office expenses (c) 1,690 1,508 612 Office fittings and requisites (d) 900 250 349 Overtime and meal allowances 1,000 900 (e) 1,110 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 1,460 1,150 1,240 Printing and stationery (/)1,100 550 845 Removal of offices 2-75 250 (g) l Rent 3,520 3,631 3,390 Transfer and removal expenses 220 150 292 Travelling allowances and expenses (h) 5,500 4,150 {i) 4,711 Valuation of Land Act, 1925, section 47 : acquisition of land under section 4, Valuation of Land Amendment Act, 1933 10 10 Contingencies 10 10 80,187 42,347 38,820 Gross Total 144,806 86,855 84,470 Credits-in-aid (j) 10,130 9,125 NET TOTAL 144,806 76,725 75,345