CO129-580-9 Air Raid precautions- supply of equipment 14-2-1939 - 24-11-1939 — Page 23

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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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