CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928 — Page 32

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independent. The increase is $32,200, and the vote has been entered after a discussion of the point with the Finance Committee.

Public Works Department, Head 29, calls

for no additional cament under the Heads of Personal Emoluments and Other Charges. The fullest explanations are given in the notes.

Recurrent Public Works, Head 30, shots an increase of $78,900. During the last few years economy has been enforced to the lowest point consistent with efficiency. We are now it is hoped in a position to return to the high standard normally maintained by our Public Works Department and to make good matters which it was possible to leave over for the time.

Head 31 Public Works Extraordinary. No notes appear under this head but the details are exhaustively dealt with in the special memorandum over the signature of the Director of Public Works which has been already circulated. In attacking this difficult problem the Government was as usual faced with a very wide choice. The whole of the Extraordinary works suggested by all departments would have gone quite near to eating up the total revenue for the year. It was found possible after dealing with departmental needs to allocate approxim- ately 3 millions to this Head and the selection made from the very large list submitted by the departments constitutes the estimate for the coming year on pages 81 and following under Head 31. This larger total which it is hoped to provide next year is a promising sign as compared with the totals for

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