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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Number , „ ., ,~ ofPer8Ona - VOTE—CUSTOMS— continued. . 1942-43. lJ 1942-43 1941-42 „,,... ,, T n . n4r j o • v i Voted ' Expended. _1_ Subdivision No. I. — Customs Offices and Services —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 60 60 62 Head Office and local offices —■ Launch-hire .. .. .. .. .. 500 425 473 Lighting, heating, and fuel .. .. .. .. 550 500 543 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. .. 600 600 582 Uniforms for officers .. .. .. .. 400 400 434 Immigration Restriction Act: Administrative expenses (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. (a) 100 300 60 Office-cleaning .. .. .. .. .. 150 140 146 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 750 900 (b) 537 Official Representatives, London — Special allowances while stationed away from New Zealand .. .. 185 225 183 Travelling and general expenses .. .. .. 250 250 267 Official Representative, New York— Special allowance while stationed away from New Zealand 485 492 415 Travelling and general expenses .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 804 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 8,000 8,500 7,854 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 3,500 4,200 (c) 3,382 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,500 2,623 Prosecutions and seizures and legal expenses .. .. 100 100 (d) 37 Rent of offices .. .. (e) 1,300 1,250 1,231. Rewards in connection with the protection of the revenue and the detection of offences against the Customs Acts or the Immigration Restriction Acts .. .. .. 400 400 345 Services rendered by Post and Telegraph Department .. 800 800 (/) 668 Telephone services (including installation, extension, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. 2,250 2,250 2,603 Testing and gauging instruments .. .. .. 25 25 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 500 1,000 (■;) 244 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 850 900 (h) 775 Typewriters, purchase of ■ .. .. .. .. 25 25 35 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision.. .. .. 25 25 (i) 2 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Recoveries of overtime, postage, legal and £ miscellaneous expenses, &c. .. .. 3,500 ■ 25,305 27,267 24,305 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. 169,241 179,104 171,267 1—_—, i — — Subdivision No. II. — Customs : Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to— Customs Building, Wellington 500 600 488 Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments of an amount equivalent to the Customs duties collected in New Zealand on goods afterwards shipped to those islands .. 3,011 3,392 3,392 Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. • • • • • • • ■ 200 Recoupment to Wellington Harbour Board of cost of alterations to Wharf Office .. .. .. .. (j)300 Refund of duty on arrowroot imported by the Presbyterian Foreign Missions Committee and disposed of for missionary purposes .. .. • • • • • • 15 J Refund of duty and sales tax on — Advertising folders, stationery, or similar articles as may be approved by the Minister of Customs, sent by oversea municipal or similar bodies, or harbour, railway, steamship, or similar organizations, for free distribution in New Zealand.. .. ■. • • ■ • • • 50 1 Chairs for invalids, and clothing, apparatus, and other articles for persons in poor circumstances who cannot pay the duty .. .. ■ • • • .... 25 I 1