B—7 [Fr. IT]

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49

AIR DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Provision required for supply of first-aid kits on airfields. (b) Remuneration, allowances, and expenses of Mission. (c) Grants made to the Westport and New Plymouth Aero Clubs. £l5O for removal of Westport Aero Club hangar and £35 contribution to New Plymouth Aero Club Easter camp loss. (id) £4,400 provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for purchase and installation of gear-boxes, £945, and maintenance and operation of eontrol launeh, Evans Bay, Wellington, £155. (e) Purchase of a car for use at Suva, Fiji. {/) £8,500 provided on main estimates. The change in the ICAO accounting periods neeessitates the payment during this financial year of one and a half years' contributions. (g) £10,350 provided on main estimates. (ih) Installations estimated to cost £74,000 provided for on, the main estimates will not be proceeded with in the present financial year due to the non-arrival of the necessary equipment. (i) Telephone and teleprinter circuits provided for on the main estimates not now required.

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For Services ehargeaMe on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ j £ i £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. V 0 TE—AIR —continued Subdivision No. VII. —Civil Aviation Chargés for and incidental to — Aerodromes (other expenditure) : maintenance Civil Aviation Mission, expenses of Grants to aero clubs Marine craft: operation, maintenance, and equipment (additional) Motor-vehicles, purchase of New Zealand contribution to International Civil Aviation Organization (additional) .. Workshop plant (additional) {a) 900 (b) 5,500 (c) 185 (d) 1,100 (e) 350 (/) 2,931 (fir) 1,550 i Less amounts provided on main estimates not required — Aeradio : purchase and instal- £ lation .. .. (h) 74,000 Aircraft: operation, maintenance, and hire .. .. 900 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. (i) 10,000 12,516 84,900 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate Cr. 72,384Cr. 54,400 Total —Subdivision No. VII Gr. 126,784