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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT

(a) £4OO provided on main estimates. Additional sum required to cover expenses of South Island tour of Rural Electrical Reticulation Council. (b) £lO,OOO provided on main estimates. Additional provision is required for payment this financial year of compensation to Waiariki District Maori Land Board. The amount was originally included in the £42,356 for Taupo compensation charged to the Unauthorized Expenditure Account in 1947-48. Payment was withheld pending further inquiries, which have since been completed.

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Salaries. Other Chargés. Total. VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY £ Cr. 151 Cr. £ 224,228 £ Cr. 224,379 For Services chargeable on the Electric Supply Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,325 (Assistant General Manager), (9 months) .. .. .. Less amount provided on main estimates not required—Clerical Division : Assistant General Manager (10 months) 994 1,145 Cr. 151 Other Chargés for and incidental to — Rural electrical reticulation— Administration costs and expenses (additional), (recoverable) Grant to Mr. F. T. M. Kissel for acting as Chairman of the Council during his period of retiring leave (recoverable) Taupo control: cost of river protection works and further possible payments of compensation and expenses arising out of the increase of the lake level (additional).. (a) 500 150 (b) 7,622 Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate 8,272 CV.232,500 Cr. 224,228 TOTAL .. Cr. 224,379