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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS-continued.

Number of Item 1936-37. Persons. 1936-37 VOTE No. 9,—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. ' £ £ Subdivision No. VII. —Miscellaneous Services —continued. Othek Chakges eok and incidental to —continued. 131 Printing, stationery, and requisites, Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' offices .. . . . . 1,200 132 Publications (including newspapers and books), Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' offices . . . . 400 Public Service Superannuation Fund— 133 Contribution to (P.S.S. Act, 1927, section 50) .. .. 86,000 134 Contribution to meet increased allowances to widows and children (P.S.S. Act, 1927, section 114) .. .. 17,250 135 Regulations Act, 1936 : Expenses of printing regulations, &c. (8 months), (recoverable) .. . . .. 650 136 Royal Empire Society's new building, London : Panelling and flooring one committee-room with New Zealand timber, cost of . . . . . . .. . . 600 137 Royal Visit : His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester to New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . 20 138 Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, fines paid to (Police Offences Act, 1927, section 15) .. . . 40 139 State Fire Building tea-rooms, Christchurch : Furniture . . 25 140 Subsidies to local bodies in connection with district centennial celebrations .. .. .. .. 250 141 Superannuation funds : Reimbursement of amount of reduction of rate of interest on mortgages and loss on conversion . . . . . . . . . . 49,600 142 Telegrams beyond the Dominion .. . . . . 40 143 Telephone services, Ministers and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) . . . . . . . . 1,350 144 Town-planning, expenses in connection with (including travelling-expenses of Board and Town Planning Adviser) .. . . .. . . .. . . 1,330 Travelling-allowances and expenses of — 145 Ministers and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries (allowances only as authorized by the Civil L ; st Act, 1920, and the Civil List Amendment Act, 1936) . . . . 1,500 146 Ministers and their wives and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries : Expenses . . . . . . . . 3,000 147 Private Secretaries to Ministers .. .. .. 2,000 148 Ministerial staff . . . . . . .. . . 500 149 Members of the General Assembly (Finance Act, 1936, section 39) ... . . . . .. .. 50 Turnbull Library — 150 Alterations, shelving, cost of . . . . ... 300 151 Binding of books .. . . .. .. • • 1 152 Incidental expenses . . .. .. 800 153 Purchase of books . . . . .. ... • • J 154 Grant to Librarian : Visit to United Kingdom .. 300 155 Visit, Congress of Federation of Chambers of Commerce of British Empire . . .. . . . . . . 2,000 156 Visit of J. E. Lovelock to New Zealand, cost of . . . . 175 157 Wairarapa storm and flood damage, assistance towards . . 4-00 158 Wedding gift, T.R.H, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester . . 35 159 Wedding gift, T.R.H. Duke and Duchess of Kent .. 32