Construction At a meeting of the Pinanee Committee held on February 15 it was noted that the preliminary estimates. of Extraordinary Expenditure for 1038 as submitted by the Public Works Department contained provision for an appropriation of $1,000,000 for the acquisition of Land for new roads and extension of existing roads, widenings, ete,, the 1937 appropriation under this heading being §1,463,400. A further appropriation of $206,000 was included for rond construction, The 1937 Budget appropriation for Road construction was $414,700.
At the Works Committee meeting held on Februmty 7, it was recommended tentatively to cut down the appropriation for the acquisition Land to $750,000, and to refer the matter to the Finance Committee for consideration &s regards a further reduction. The appropriation for road construction was also referred to the Finance Committee for consideration as regards a reduction of the amount involved. It was stated that a detailed estimate of the proposed Programme of work could not be included, as such depended on unpredictable building activities.
'The Treasurer & Controller stated that the Commissioner of Public Works agreed with him that the Agure for requisition of road land might well be placed at $750,000, subject to possible amendment when' the budget Was finally framed. The figure of $200,000 for road "construction, he considered should stand.
Members agreed, and it was unanimously recommended that subject to any necessary adjustments by the Treasurer & Controller in collabora-
Publi Health Department Estimates The estimates of expenditure for 1938 of the Public Health Department were submitted to a meeting of the Public Health Committee on Febrwary 11, Dealing with ordinary: expenditure, the Treasurer and Controller, in his report submitted, stated that the preliminary estimates, excluding con tributions and grants-in-aid, amounted to $1,721,510—a decrease of $15,010 over the corresponding figure for 1997. After allowing for certain amendments under "General" and "Hospitals." the excision of an appropriation for Motor Trucks, and the reduction of the total allocation for Furniture, Fittings, ote., under Stock and Stores to $15,000, the estimates now totalled $1,683,180—a reduction of $53,340 compared with the budget for 1937. The Treasurer observed that the estimates as submitted by the Health Department had been framed on a normal basis, and further adjustments would be made when the cost of staff actually engaged on work of an emergency nature was more closely examined. amplification of his report, the 'Treasurer and Controller stated' that he had, since the date of his report, further' discussed the whole question with the Commissioner of Public Health, who had agreed to an extensive series of reductions, especially as regards the non-filling of vacancies in personnel as they occur. These adjustments, the Treasurer and Controller added, would have a material effect on the total figures set out above.
One particular section where he j
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.