8.—7 [PT. I].

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.

Prime Minister. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1941, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Prime Minister's Department. Summary.

22

1940-41. 1939-40. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Prime Minister's Department— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total 10,207 13,793 24,000 26,000 26,801 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. .. .. 55g NET TOTAL 10,207 13,793 24,000 26,000 26,245 Number of Persons. 1939-40. 1940-41. 1940-411939-40 VOTE-PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. Expende~ ♦Salaries— Administrative Division. £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,200 (Permanent Head, also Secretary, Department of External Affairs) .. .. .. .. 1,200 1,200 ~ 1 1 1 at £1,050 (Chief Private Secretary, Secretary to Cabinet, and Clerk of Executive Council) .. .. .. 1,050 1,050 Other Salaries. 19 19 19 (£125 to £665) .. .. .. .. .. 6,605 6,670 I 11,283 Allowances to officers .. .. .. .. 367 310 21 21 Payment to — Internal Affairs Department, salaries of officers in High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. 985 985 Defence Department, salary of officer on loan .. .. .. 690 10,207 10,905 11,283 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. 175 175 League of Nations— Expenses of delegate to Geneva .. .. .. 250 1,000 354 Health Section : Singapore Bureau, contribution to .. 250 New Zealand official publications supplied to League at Geneva...... .. .. .. 20 20 3 New Zealand's proportion of secretariat expenses for year ending 31st December, 1939 .. .. .. 11,728 12,310 13,126 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 20 20 .4 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 75 75 J 63 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 775 800 1,106 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List."