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Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

Item. 1915-16. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE AOOOUNT— continued. VOTE No. 129— continued. Sal arie s— continited. Chief Medical Officer For auditing accounts High Commissioner's Office, London— Half salary of one clerk ... £ £ 450 240 150 Less salaries of officers on active service 31,524 1,140 2 3 4 5 6 7 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, printing, and stationery Bank exchange and agency fees Bonus to Mr. C. H. E. Stichbury for suggested improvements regarding Fire Insurance Renewals Carriage and freight Commission Commission to district managers on the net increase in new business Compensation in respect of the late Mr. Morris Fox under section 26 of the Appropriation Act, 1910 ... Contribution to Department of Internal Affairs for services of relieving officers Contribution to Department of Internal Affairs for services of messengers, night-watchmen, and char30,384 2,500 200 25 50 25,000 8 300 9 2,048 10 500 11 12 L3 M L5 L6 17 18 19 20 21 women Fees for certificates of death, &c. Fuel Furniture, goods, &c. Insurance premiums Legal expenses Lighting and electric power ... Medical fees Office-cleaning Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Rates Remuneration to Post and Telegraph Department for services rendered Rent Repairs, &c. Subscriptions to insurance magazines, newspapers, &c. Telephones Temporary Assistance— Extra Clerks ... Overtime on account of triennial bonus distribution Travelling allowances and expenses Valuation fees Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 1,400 10 160 200 350 250 320 5,500 150 2,200 600 22 23 24 25 26 510 ■ 750 750 100 200 900 1,000 1,000 100 27 28 29 150 47,223 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 77,607 4,000 Total—Vote No. 129 ... 73. 73,607 OVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT £ 3,607