J3. —7 [PT. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.

Prime Minister. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1943, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Prime Minister's Department. Summary.

(a) Amounts for High Commissioner's Office, London, appropriated and expended under vote "Internal Affairs," Subdivision IV, last year.

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1942-43. 1941-42. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. .. 12,892 11,513 24,405 22,720 22,986 II.—New Zealand Legation in Washington .. .. 19,496 13,730 33,226 2,000 560 III. — Hiqh Commissioner's Office, London .. .. 35,860 20,105 55,965 (a) 52,252 (a) 52,990 IV. — Hiqh Commissioner's Office, Ottawa .. • 7,457 11,000 18,457 Gross Total ' 75,705 ' 56,348 132,053 76,972 76,536 Cbkdits-in-aid 6,400 4,050 10,450 11,410 ' 10,233 NET TOTAL .. ■• 69,305 52,298 121,603 65,562 66,303 Number 1941 42. of Persons. 1942-43 , nAaAB , OA 7Z VOTE-PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. Voted. Expended. 1942-431941-42 Subdivision No. I. — General Administration. ♦Salaries — e e V Administrative Division. ' ,'/. 1 1 1 at £1,200 (Permanent Head, also Secretary, Department of External Affairs) V 200 i- 200 1 1 1 at £1,050 (Chief Private Secretary, Secretary to Cabinet, and Clerk of Executive Council) .. .. . •• 1.050 1,050 Other Salaries. 26 19 26 (£125 to £765) 8,711 L 11,602 Cost-of-living allowances .. • • • • • • ®*? " Allowances to officers .. •• •• •• 41U iW 28 21 ' Payments to other Departments— £ Customs .. .. ■ ■ •• • • °™ Labour . . . . .. ■ • • • 221 Land and Income Tax .. .. • ■ 361 975 1,557 12,892 11,077 11,602 Other Charges for and incidental to— Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 20 ° ZW 16 ° League of Nations — 7 ., New Zealand official publications supplied to League .. w &> New Zealand's proportion of secretariat expenses (annual contribution) M 33 9,433 9,433 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List."