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Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

Item. 193 7-18. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued. "l 1 VOTE No. 126— continued. £ £ Salaries— continued. Chief Medical Officer ... ... ... 450 For auditing accounts ... ... ... 240 High Commissioner's Office, London— Half salary of one clerk ... ... ... 150 34,124 Less salaries of officers on active service ... 5,480 28,644 2 I 3 i 4 5 6 1 7 ! 8 I 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, printing, and stationery ... ... 2,500 Allowances to officers temporarily performing higher duties ... ... ... 55 Bank exchange and agency fees ... ... 200 Carriage and freight ... ... ... 25 Commission ... ... ... 25,000 Commission to district managers on the net increase in new business ... ... ... 200 Compassionate allowance to late agent, A. Morton ... 265 Contribution to Department of Internal Affairs for services of messengers, night-watchmen, and char8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 10 ! 1.1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 women ... ... ... 1 1,400 Fees for certificates of death, &e ... ... 10 Fuel ... ... ... 160 Furniture, goods, &c. ... ... ... 200 Insurance premiums ... ... ... 300 Legal expenses ... ... ... 275 Legal expenses of H. S. Manning in defending his appointment before the Public Service Appeal Board ... ... - ... 16 Lighting and electric power ... ... ... 320 Medical fees ... ... ... 5,000 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 150 Overtime on account of bonus distribution ... 150 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,500 Rates ... ... ... 650 Remuneration to Post and Telegraph Department for services rendered ... ... ... 525 Rent ... ... ... 820 Repairs, &e ... ... ... 1,000 Sick-pay of W. D. Smith, on leave after discharge from Expeditionary Force... ... ... 41 Subscriptions to insurance magazines, newspapers, &c, 100 Telephones ... ... ... 200 Temporary assistance— Extra clerks ... ... ... 2,100 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 750 Valuation fees ... ... ... | 120 War bonus to officers of the Department ... 1,200 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 150 23 21 25 26 27 28 29 80 31 32 46,382 75,026 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 4,000 Total—Vote No. 126 ... ... 71 71,026 GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT £ 1,026