CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928 — Page 39

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upkeeping the rolling stock of the Canton section.

This work is paid for and we receive hire for the

loan of such engines as are used to draw tains o12

through runs. The running cxpenses in general promisc

to be met by the returns.

Hoad 33 - Volunteer Corps. The Government

is anxious to encourage the Corps in every way and

evidence of this is to be seen in the votos put

before you.

Facilities are given for training selected

Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers in England.

Largely increased allowances are made for ammunition

and a vote is entered for the purpose of encouraging the Volunteer Band which has been so successfully

started. Special expenditure provides material which

should make the Volunteers a Force to be reckoned with

in any emergency

Under Head 35 is entered a vote of $4,800

for the St. Louis Industrial Institution which is

doing excellent work and may lead the way to filling

a long felt need in the Colony by giving instruction

and education to boys who might otherwise find them-

selves among the ranks of the criminals.

Finally it will be noted that under Head 36

allowance is made for Interest and Sinking Fund for

the whole $5,000,000 loan authorised by the Legislature.

It will be remembered that $3,000,000 only has so far

been floated.

The Budget as framed and now put before you

represents therefore an expenditure of $24,799,650 with a possible call on liquid reserves of $2,521,050

and a reserve balance of $2,056,860, a position which

compares well with the position as foroshadowed when

the