8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —continued.

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Number 1937-38. of Item Persons. VOTE No. 31. —HEALTH —continued. T 1937-38. „ ; o Other Charges for and incidental to— *■ j | * General Administration — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. •• •• •/ 3 Bounty to parents of quadruplets born at Dunedin .. 100 4 Committee of Inquiry into maternity services .. • • 2,150 5 Committee of Inquiry to investigate incidence of septic ; abortion in New Zealand, expenses of ■ • • • 100 6 Departmental contribution to National Provident Fund m respect of Nurses and Inspectors .. •• •• 3,000, 7 Expenses of delegates attending overseas Medical and Health Conferences .. • • • • • ■ 8 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. • • 1» 9 Fuel, light, and water .. • • ■ • ■ • Grants to — 10 Estate of late F. S. Cooper, clerk, Queen Mary Hospital, , Hanmer, being equivalent to annual leave due • • IB; 11 Hawke's Bay Hospital Board towards cost of earthquake rehabilitation .. .. •• •• •• 1,00. 12 Hospital Boards to cover payment of Christmas bonus to recipients of Hospital relief .. 3,400 13 Miss N. Arnold, Matron, St. Helens Hospital, Wellington, to cover cost of fares from England to Northern Europe 40, i 14 Ohura Medical Association . . • • • • • ■ 15 Widow, equivalent to leave due to officer (deceased) .. »4 16 Law-costs (part recoverable) .. • • • • • • . 17 Maternity homes, refund of fees . . • • • ■ *0 ] 8 National Health Insurance Investigation Committee expenses 2t) 19 Office-cleaning 20 Office fittings and requisites .. •• •• 21 Overtime and meal allowances 22 Palmerston North Hospital Board : Grant towards cost of repairs to Otaki Sanatorium . . • • • • i ran 23 Postage and telegrams .. •• •• •• i'kaa 24 Printing and stationery .. •• • • •• > 25 Private maternity homes : St. Helens patients expenses (partly recoverable) .. • • • • • • 26 Professional inspection of surgical work of hospitals .. 500 27 Quackery Prevention Act .. • • ■ • • • 28 Rent - , •• •• l>/UU 29 Rest-homes for destitute and old people : special rates on land purchased at Otaki 30 Services rendered by— Legislative Department: Caretakers' services, £ charing, &c. .. • • • • • • ®15 Post and Telegraph Department: Collection of receipts .. ■ • • • _ • • Other Departments : Miscellaneous services .. 5 ——— 90 31 Stores and material .. ■ ■ • • • • . •• 32 Structural alterations to provide additional accommodation Head Office, Wellington 200 33 District Health Office, Wellington . . .. • • 150 34 Sera and Dental Store, Wellington .. . ■ • • 150 35 Supply of milk to school-children, scheme for .. 75,000 36 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. • • • • 1 > 37 Transfer and removal expenses .. ■ • • • Jj0 | 38 Transfer expenses and maintenance, New Zealand lepers at Makogai .. • • • • • • • ■ • • j 39 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) .. \ 5,000;