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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS —continued.

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Number | , 03040 of Persons, j 1940-41. 1940-411939-40 VOTE LEGISLATIVE continued. Voted Expended. Subdivision No. VI. —Buildings, Grounds, and Bellamy's—continued. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Linen, glassware, china, plateware, towels, &c., for use of members in Bellamy's and Parliamentary Buildings . . 400 400 184 Maintenance of stalf during session .. .. .. 600 750 562 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 50 50 29 Sessional allowance to Bellamy's staff during session .. 600 600 600 Washing linen, &c. .. . . . . .. • • 150 130 161 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Part salaries — £ Night-watchmen .. .. .. 292 Charwomen .. .. .. 171 Extra attendants .. .. .. 55 Electrician .. .. .. .. 75 Plumber and furnace attendant .. 75 668 1,800 1,930 1,536 7,618 8,895 7,169 Total —Subdivision No. VI .. .. 18,907 19,704 18,436 Subdivision No. VII. —General Expenses. Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, newspapers, and other publications .. 300 300 320 Allowance to Police Constables in attendance during session 50 50 17 Allowance to the Leader of the Opposition .. .. 187 187 1 187 Fuel, light, power, and water, also fees for inspection of machinery .. .. .. .. .. 3,900 3,900 3,447 Furniture— £ Purchases .. .. .. 1,100 Maintenance and repairs .. .. .. 300 1,400 1,500 1,577 Hire of motor-cars for Speakers of both Houses and their wives .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 25 J 34 Laundry-work for Legislative Department .. .. 220 220 j 242 Meals to messengers, &c., on late-sitting nights .. .. 75 75 j 55 Miscellaneous stores: Brooms, brushware, soap, towels, linen, matches, tools, coal buckets, shovels, &c. .. 380 300 345 Office equipment for Ministers' offices .. .. .. 100 100 10 Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees 10 10 Passages of — Members of both Houses — £ Steamer .. .. .. .. 1,500 Service-car . . .. . . . . 150 Members' wives— — 1,650 1,250 1,047 Steamer .. .. .. .. 480 Service-car .. .. .. .. 20 500 500 396 Postage and telegrams, including parliamentary papers .. 1,450 1,450 966 Printing of Statutes, Journals, Appendices, Bills, Order Papers, Standing Orders, Statutory Regulations, &c. .. 5,000 6,000 5,605 Railway passes and concessions to members and ex-members of the Legislature, families, relations, &c., cost of .. 26,500 26,500 ! 26,507 ~~i