CO129-525-3 Estimates 1931 and other financial papers 16-1-1930 - 1-9-1932 — Page 95

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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.