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Brought forward.......... $ 1,003,780 124.-6, Defence. C.-Air Raid Precautions: -20, Fire appliances..$ 220,000
125.-6, Defence. C.-Air Raid Precautions:-21, Purchase and erection of Syrens.
24,000
126.6, Defence. C.--Air Raid Precautions:-22, Medical Stores...$ 150,000
127.-6, Defence. C.-Air Raid Precautions:- 23, Air Raid Warden's Equipment
.$ 1,000
128.-6, Defence. C.-Air Raid Precautions:-24, Decontamination Equipment
.$ 24,000
129.6, Defence. C.-Air Raid Precautions:-25, Grants-in-aid to Essential Service Undertakings
$
70,000
130.-31, Public Works Extraordinary :-47, Air Raid Precautions Provision made in Estimates (page 111, Sub-head 47) $200,000
.$ 285,000
The above supplementary votes are submitted to provide funds for the currying out of the policy as regards Air Raid Precautions announced in the statement by the Honourable Colonial Secretary in Legislative Council of the 29th June, 1939.
In view of the sub-division of the requirements which has now been made as above, no expenditure will be charged to the block vote of $250,000 under Head GC, Sub-head 13, "Mobilization Stores" and savings to that amount will accordingly be available to meet a portion of the above votes under Head 6C.
(C.S.O. 13 in 143/39.
TOTAL...
.$1,777,780
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