8.—7 [FT. I].
DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.
(a) Tram fares, £8 ; motor services, 3s. 3d. (b) Overexpenditure due to increases in cost of stores, freights, and insurance, &c, and extra stores required as a result of plantations working to full capacity. (c) Increased cost of stores, &c, and operation of new desiccated-coconut factory. All plantations working at full capacity and additional areas are being opened up to supply wartime requirements. Receipts for 1941-42 amounted to £91,715 (estimated, £64,166) and estimated for 1942-43 at £110,866. Increases due to higher prices ruling for all produce. (d) Undorcxpenditure of estimate results from reduced shipping services, which also affect this year's requirements. Expenditure is fully recouped from proceeds of sales of bananas. (e) Decreases due to reduction of Cook Islands expenditure and utilisation of cash balances from 1941-42,
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Number ,„,, .„ 1942 -43. 1941 ~ 42 - i942-43|l94l-42 VOTE-EXTERNAL AVFAIKS-continued. Voted ' Bipended . Subdivision No. I. — Head Office —continued. £ £ £ Other Charges eor and incidental to — continued. Printing and stationery .. . . .. . 80 120 56 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 110 110 103 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 30 50 (a) 8 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. .. .. 20 20 1,890 1,360 1,537 Total—Subdivision No. I.. .. .. 4,861 4,943 4,662 Subdivision No. II. — New Zealand Reparation Estates. Salaries, Wages, Purchase op Stores, Maintenance of Plantations, and General Expenses (including capital expenditure) — Improvements .. .. .. .. .. 1,557 5,162 1,617 Maintenance of plantations .. .. .. .. 29,617 22,716 24,433 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. 58 57 62 Renewals .. .. ... .. .. .. 807 479 Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. .. 2,410 1,918 2,133 Stores and general expenses .. .. .. .. 37,790 37,550 (b) 39,460 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. (c) 72,239 67,882 67,705 Subdivision No. III.—Export of Bananas from Samoa. Purchase of bananas, stores, and general expenses .. 75,850 107,625 94,167 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 75,850 107,625 {d) 94,167 Subdivision No. IV. — Cook and other Islands. Subsidies, &c, to Cook and other Islands — Other Charges for and incidental to — Reimbursement of Samoan Administration for expenditure incurred on behalf of Tokelau Islands .. .. 600 750 262 Subsidy to — Cook Islands Administration .. .. .. (e) 19,000 24,000 24,000 Niue Island Administration ... .. .. 10,000 10,000 10,000 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 29,600 34,750 34,262 I -I —
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