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Number. Persons. Item V0TE No - 9,—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. 1937-38. 1937-38. Subdivision No. VI.—Miscellaneous Services—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 134 Personal effects of Ministers, transfer of .. . . 20 Post Office Account — 135 Franked Government telegrams .. .. .. 1,000 136 Franked telephone communications .. .. .. 550 137 Ministerial and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' telegraphic memoranda .. .. .. .. 3,800 138 Printing, stationery, and requisites, Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' offices . . .. .. 1,500 139 Publications (including newspapers and books), Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' offices . . .. 500 Public Service Superannuation Fund— 140 Contribution to (P.S.S. Act, 1927, section 50) .. .. 86,000 141 Contribution to meet increased allowances to widows and children (P.S.S. Act, 1927, section 114) .. .. 18,600 142 Contribution to : Under provisions of Statutes Amendment Act, 1936, section 27 .. .. .. 931 143 Regulations Act, 1936 : Expenses of printing regulations, &c. (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 144 Royal Empire Society's new building, London : Panelling and flooring one committee-room with New Zealand timber, cost of .. .. .. .. .. 463 145 Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, fines paid to (Police Offences Act, 1927, section 15) .. .. 40 146 Subsidies to local bodies in connection with district centennial celebrations . . .. .. .. 200 147 Subsidy (not exceeding £50,000) to New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, Wellington, 1940 (£1 for £2), (on account) .. 7,000 148 Superannuation funds: Reimbursement of amount of reduction of rate of interest on mortgages and loss on conversion . . .. . . .. .. 40,000 149 Telegrams beyond the Dominion .. .. . . 100 150 Telephone services, Ministers and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. . . .. . . 1,300 151 Town-planning, expenses in connection with (including travelling-expenses of Board and Town Planning Adviser) . . .. .. .. .. .. 200 152 Transfer expenses of officers .. .. .. .. 20 Travelling-allowances and expenses of— 153 Minister and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries (allowances only as authorized by the Civil List Act, 1920, and the Civil List Amendment Act, 1936) .. .. 1,500 154 Ministers and their wives and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries : Expenses . . .. .. .. 3,000 155 Private Secretaries to Ministers .. . . .. 2,000 156 Ministerial staff . . .. .. .. .. 500 157 Members of the General Assembly (Finance Act, 1936, section 39) .. .. .. .. .. 50 Turnbull Library — 158 Binding of books .. .. .. .. .. 300 159 Incidental expenses .. .. .. .. 300 160 Purchase of books .. .. . . .. .. 400 161 Shelving, cost of . . .. .. .. .. 200 162 Visit of Minister of Finance and party to the United Kingdom— £ Grant (balance) .. .. .. .. 1,800 Allowances — Private Secretary .. .. .. 510 Customs Officer .. .. .. .. 450 Manufacturing Adviser .. . . .. 450 Marketing Officer . . .. .. 450 Stenographer . . . . . . . . 180 General expenses .. .. .. 1,160 5,000 i