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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. HEAD OFFICE (INCLUDING MINISTERS' SECRETARIES, MESSENGERS AND CLEANERS, MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND PAYMENTS UNDER SPECIAL ACTS). Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Expenditure. Income. Departmental Administrative Charges. Sundry revenue— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auctioneers' license fees, cornSalaries .. .. ..32,704 12 6 ' ' mission on .. .. .. 367 15 0 Commissions of Inquiry .. ... 665 17 10 British. Nationality and Status of Freight and cartage .. 579 7 8 Aliens Act .. .. .. 850 6 0 Fresh-water fisheries .. ..6,126 11 5 Cinematograph films, censorship of 2,315 15 7 Deer-herds, reduction of .. ..14,130 10 10 By-laws Act .. .. .. 9 9 0 Light, power, and water .. .. 643 9 3 Land Agents Act • • ■ • 8,488 12 5 Office cleaning ... .. .. 219 0 2 Opossum revenue .. ..3,236 5 1 Office requisites and repairs .. 164 13 4 Passport fees .. .. .. 4,386 7 3 Postage and telegrams .. .. 603 16 3 Deer-herds, reduction of .. ..8,920 15 3 Printing and stationery .. .. 1,935 0 4 Fresh-water fisheries .. ..7,738 410 Publications .. .. .. 484 17 5 Regulations Act, 1936 .. .. 748 9 1 Rent of offices .. .. ..3,552 4 0 Royal visit, recoveries re .. 144 18 6 Telephone services .. .. 512 5 3 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. 408 15 10 Totalizators, inspection of .. 685 910 Interest on loan .. .. 44 7 0 Travelling-expenses of officers .. 741 6 2 ~ 37,660 010 Physical welfare and recreation: Ex- Balance carried down .. .. .. 470,759 5 5 penses of National Council .. 56 18 2 War graves, upkeep of .. .. 3,394 8 7 Entertaining visitors to New Zealand 4,557 14 6 Turnbull Library, expenses of .. 731 16 1 Town-planning expenses .. .. 286 2 11 Depreciation .. .. . . 1,497 9 0* Losses in Suspense .. .. 813 16 1 Sundries .. .. .. 598 5 4 75,685 12 11 General Government Administrative Charges. Salaries of Ministers' Secretaries, Messengers and Cleaners, Clerks and Typists in other Departments and £ s. d. in Ministers'offices .. ..90,986 17 5 Fuel for Government offices .. 1,538 12 4 Light, power, and water .. ..5,791 3 0 Office-cleaning .. .. .. 2,993 17 6 Publications for Ministers' offices .. 439 7 7 Regulations Act, 1936 : Expenses .. 1,547 10 1 New Zealand Gazette .. ..2,939 11 4 Ministerial telegraphic memoranda .. 5,350 0 0 Printing and stationery, Ministers' offices .. .. .. 970 6 5 Telephone services .. ..1,179 5 5 Travelling allowances and expenses of Ministers . . .. .. 6,208 12 7 Travelling allowances and expenses of Private Secretaries .. .. 3,493 1 2 Travelling allowances and expenses of Ministerial staffs .. .. 507 19 10 Travelling allowances and expenses of co-opted Members of Parliament .. 359 0 9 Charges not allocated .. .. 95 16 1 Sundries .. .. .. 576 8 11 124,977 10 5 Special Acts. Salaries of Governor-General and £ s. d. Ministers .. .. ..23,516 13 4 Appropriation Act, 1926, seetion 15.. 5,556 0 8 29,072 14 0 Other Charges. £ s. d. Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants .. 3,075 12 5 Coronation of King George VI — Expenses of New Zealand contingent .. . • -. 3,299 7 3 Expenses of New Zealand delegates to England .. .. 2,253 13 0 Expenses of celebrations in New Zealand .. .. ..11,569 1 6 Expenses of seats for New-Zealand-ers in London .. .. 19 6 1 Coronation robes and regalia : Exhibition expenses .. .. 52 17 7 Brussels Conference: Expenses of New Zealand delegates .. .. 330 13 8 International Labour Conference, Geneva : Expenses of New Zealand delegates .. •• ..1,583 14 4 Grants .. .. •• ..12,031 9 6 Carried forward .. 34,215 15 4 229,735 17 4 Carried forward .. .. .. 508,419 6 3 » Allowances for depreciation consist of: Buildings—General £127 14s. Id., hatchery £93 18s. 6d., Turnbull Library £187 15s. 3d.; furniture and fittings, £196 17s 5d ■ mechanical appliances, £44 3s. Bd.; library, £14 Is. 5d.; tools and utensils, £37 6s. 7d.; launches and boats, £15 18s. 2d.; horses and dogs', £3i'l6s. Bd.; wharves and beacons, £50 lis. 2d.; motor-vehicles, £485 15s. 6d.; Inspector's outfit, £1 10s.; hunting-equipment, £11 os. Bd.; camp equipment, £176 15s. 4d.; pheasants and hens, £22 4s. 9d.

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