8.—7 [PT. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

(a) Offset by frco accommodation granted by the Board to Government Departments. (b) Number of officers, 22. Travelling-allowances, £97 ss. lid. ; travelling-expenses, £104 Is. Bd.

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Number , „,. " oi Persons 1941-42. VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued. 1942-43. 1942 43 1941-42 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II. — Ministers' Secretaries. £ £- £ Salaries— 23 26 23 (£30 to £665) .. .. .. .. .. 10,967 12,955 " Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. . . 286 Allowances in addition to classification : 25 Private [_ ,„ ,o<, Secretaries to Ministers at £50 each .. .. 1,250 1,750 f ' Extra classification allowance : 14 (£25 to £140) . . 1,260 1,605 Payment for salary of officer acting as Private Secretary : Post and Telegraph Department .. .. .. 335 1.140 Totah-Subdivision No. II .. .. 14,098 17,450 17,432 Subdivision No. III. — Messengers and Office-cleaners. Salaries— 944 936 944 (£6 to £400) .. .. ..' .. .. 168,670 180,330^ Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 22,090 Payment for Saturday, Sunday, holiday duty, and overtime 2,000 600 Special allowances to messengers (including allowances to Ministerial messengers) .. .. .. .. 1,315 1,310 Salaries of staff employed in portion of Canterbury Provincial Buildings under control of Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board .. .. .. .. .. .. (a) 200 200 Payment to widows of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. 50 J> 168,217 Payment to other Departments— £ Legislative Department .. . . . . 276 Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 200 Public Works Department .'. .. ..'. 380 856 545 195,131 183,035 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries, &c. .. .. .. ..45,000 195,131 183,035 168,217 Other Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate grants to widows or next-of-kin of deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 50 Medical attendance for messengers and charwomen, &c, injured on duty .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 9 Motor cars, cycles, and accessories: Maintenance of (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 154 Office-cleaning (including upkeep of grounds outside main centres), (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 6,200 5,800 6,114 Telephone services .. .. .. .. .. 110 110 114 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 75 75 13 I T ravemn g allowances and expenses .. .. ..- 200 200 ! (b) 201