32.
sum of £600 will be required.
Head 29 Charitable Services.
419
The Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund has been in
operation since 1st January, 1934, and it was, and still is, difficult to estimate the provision that will be required, but judging from the experience of this year $15,000 should
suffice.
Head 32 - Public Works Department.
Special Expenditure under this Head has been severe- ly pruned and it will be observed that of what remains a large proportion is in the nature of a re-vote.
One Architect has been transferred from the depart- mental Estimates to the Government House and City Development Scheme as shown in Appendix II B. There are certain minor increases in the Electrical sub-department.
Head 33 Public Works Recurrent.
These are for the most part the general maintenance votes for the public works and lighting of the Colony. They cannot be greatly reduced without risk of serious deteriora- tion involving heavy and uneconomical expenditure at a later date. The votes have been carefully examined and a total reduction of $78750 has been made. This is as far as the Government feels justified in going at the present time.
I do not think I need add to what I have already said on the subject of Public Works Extraordinary, beyond repeating that full details will be found in the memorandum
of the Director of Public Works.
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