details of estimates for the

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT—continued.

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Number 0fFer8 ° nS ' VOTE No. . —BROADCASTING—continued. 1939-40. 1938-39. 1939—401938—39 , ,. . Voted KVnpnrlftrl Subdivision No. I. —Broadcasting—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ £ Telephone services, including installations, maintenance, rent, and calls .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 1,200 1,336 Travelling and removal allowances and expenses.. (a) 3,000 1,800 (b) 945 Subsidies to " B" stations .. .. .. .. 200 600 603 Capital expenditure on land, buildings, and transmitters and technical equipment .. .. .. .. (c) 55,000 65,000 75,703 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the subdivision .. .. .. 50 20 (d) 40 Car, lodging, and sundry allowances .. .. .. . . 500 252 Grant to widow of late R. B. Allan .. .. .. .. 27 26 Refund of unexpired portion of radio-license fees .. . . 500 303 Transfer to Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. 20,000 (e) Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ New Zealand Listener .. .. 26,430 140,395 178,738 138,946 Total—Subdivision No. 1 .. .. 203,040 235,153 189,628 Subdivision No. II. —Commercial Broadcasting. Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 1 at £1,500 (Controller) .. .. .. .. 1,500 " Clerical Division. Class II — £ 1 •• 1 (£515) 515 Class V— 2 •• 2 (£380) 760 Class VI— 6 .. 6 (£320 to £335) .. .. .. .. 1,983 Class VII— 18 •• 18 (£80 to £305) .. .. .. .. 3,209 6,467 General Division 2 (£355 to £380) .. .. .. .. 735 14 .. 12 (£80 to £305) .. .. .. .. 1,341 2,076 Non-permanents. 1 (£565) .. .. .. .. .. 565 y 74,090 74,600 5 (£540) .. .. .. .. .. 2,700 2 (£515) 1,030 1 (£500) 500 2 (£490) 980 1 (£445) 445 1 (£425) 425 2 (£400) 800 I 1 (£390) 390 18 (£355 to £380) .. .. .. .. 6,645 37 (£320 to £335), (part year) .. .. .. 11,834 232 | 298 161 (£80 to £335) .. .. .. ..34,503 — 60,817 274 299 Post and Telegraph officers on loan .. .. .. 183 —— Allowances (including lodging, minimum wage for adults, minimum scale for announcers, merit allowances, and also allowances for performing special or higher duties) .. 440 Provision for additional staff and salary increments .. 1,900 73,383 74,090 74,600