8.—7 [Pt. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

(a) To suitably recognize the Tor-Centennial of the discovery of New Zealand by Abel Tasman on 13th December, 1642. , (b) Number of officers, 17. Travelling-allowances, £131 12s. ; travelling-expenses £165 Is 2d. o Anzac Day wreaths, £15 15s. ; wreaths, West Coast tragedy, £10 2s. ; wreaths for funerals for the late Lord Liverpool £2 25., Rev. N. P. Bickford £2 25., Messrs. McSkimmmg £4 45., Imkateno £1 Is and T Godlec £2 ; oar hire, funeral of late Colonel Pearoe, 15s. ; photographs for American Museum of Natural History, £10 3s. 6d. ; cash shortage in payment_of salanes, £1 ; additional charges, Coronation souvenirs to schools, £3 12s. 6d.; total, £52 17s.

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_ . Number 1941-42. oi Persons - VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued. 1942-43. ; 1942 43J1941-42 VotecL Expended. Subdivision No. VI.—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued'. £ £ £ Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, fines paid to (Police Offences Act, 1927, section 15) .. .. 25 25 6% Superannuation funds: Reimbursement of amount of reduction of rate of interest on mortgages and loss on conversion .. .. •• •■ ■• 22,700 23,000 - , Tasman Ter-Centennial celebrations and memorials .. («) 400 .. Telegrams beyond the Dominion .. .■ •• 400 250 4 "' Telephone services, Ministers and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries (including installation, extensions, mainten- ■ ance, rent, and calls) , ... U00 l.«» *,«» Town-planning : Expenses in connection with (including travelling - expenses of Board and Town-planning Adviser)".. «» 500 £50 Transfer expenses of officers .. .. .. • • 20 /u Travelling allowances and expenses of— Minister and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries (allowances only as authorized by the Civil List Act, 1920, and the Civil List Amendment Act, 1936) .. .. 1,500 1,500 SI,644 Ministers and their wives and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries: Expenses 5,250 5,250 4 569 Private Secretaries to Ministers 2,750 2,750 a,/M Ministerial staff M0 50 ° ® 297 Members of the General Assembly (Finance Act, 1936, section 39) 10 ° 35 ° 16 Turnbull Library— „ nrk iC , Binding of books J» 300 185 Incidental expenses 650 500 U7 Purchase of books . •■ 400 400 431 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision. . .. • • ' M 90 (c ) b6 Compassionate grant to widow of Mr. W. J. Lyons, M.P., t j . 000 QUI) deceased Departure of Lord Galway : Packing effects for shipment overseas Government Buildings— „ . Refreshment-rooms Wellington: Vent for cookers .... ab .34 Retiring-room, top floor, Wellington: Furnishings .. ■ • 15 Grant: Boys' Brigade , • ■ ZM * M New Zealand Centennial Celebrations— Literary and other competitions National Centennial Exhibition of New Zealand Art, ,» 250 355 expenses oi Personal effects and furniture of Parliamentary UnderSecretaries, transfer of Visit of the Right Hon. the Prime Minister and party overseas — G T tS ~,vr • ♦ 500 362 Prime Minister .. .. .. •• •• •■ """ „ 7 „ Mr. C. A. Berendsen ■• *" ° J f Mr. 0. A. Jeffery - •• jgO j« General expenses .. .. ■ ■ • • • • • • ' '