94
10
See 72853/30
Last year's cats. proved to be al Leart 5 Caunches for
various defl's
1.1
depreciation of the dollar.
The now postage rates
are an offset to this but I can asso Hon. Members that they are getting their money's worth and more every time they post a letter to England via Siberia.
Head 13. Harbour Department.
replacement is asked for by the
shallow waters on the frontier.
A small launch as
Police for work in
The only other
launch included is a tug for the Sanitary Department's refuse disposal, but it is intended not to authorise the expenditure, if now generally approved, without
further reference to the Council.
Departments
asked for a number of other launches but it is anticipated that retrenchment of launches generally
by means of a redistribution of duties may be possible
in the course of 1931.
Head 13.B - Air Services.
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A reduced subsidy of
as
50,000 for commercial aviation has been included, none of this year's vote of $100,000 has so far been used. It is anticipated however that there may before
I regret an error which appears under
Head 13.B. Air Services on page 34 of the printed
Estimates.
Sub-head 6, an item of Special
Expenditure entitled "Initial Grant to Flying Club"
This
for which $60,000 was voted in 1930 should under 1931 show "nil" as this is a non-recurrent item. will reduce the expenditure for 1931 by this amount. The remark in brackets "$300,000 in five years" was
erroneously printed in the 1930 Estimates and by an oversight perpetuated this year.