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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS— continued.

(a) Higher number of inmates and increased cost of rationing. (b) On account of age of trucks, upkeep is more costly. (c) Eewards for assistance in capturing escapees, £3; ' damage to private car in collision with departmental truck, £2 17s. 6d. : total, £5 17s. 0(1. (d) Increased road-work will add to cost of operations.

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Number .° <P ~ 1942-43. 1941 " 42 - 1942-43 194] 42 VOTE-JUSTICE AND miSOm-continued. Voted / L Expended . Subdivision No. II. — Prisons —continued. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Prisons and institutional upkeep — continued. Maintenance of prison buildings .. .. .. 1,000 800 979 Medical expenses of officers injured during performance of duties .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 4 Medical treatment and medical comforts .. .. 500 400 516 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 50 80 21 Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. .. 250 200 238 Payment in lieu of leave to widows of deceased officers .. 50 Photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications . . 175 150 189 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 750 600 716 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 350 350 336 Rations .. .. .. .. .. .. (a) 13,500 11,000 12,294 Sanitary services, cleaning, and disinfectants .. .. 700 600 704 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. .. 700 600 694 Uniform caps and accoutrements for officers .. .. 150 100 158 Vehicles, purchase and maintenance of, hire charges, &c. .. (6)3,000 2,200 2,635 Transport charges, travelling allowances and expenses — Conveyance of prisoners on release .. .. .. 1,050 1,050 1,051 Freight, cartage, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 25 25 12 Transfer of prisoners .. .. .. .. 1,400 1,200 1,388 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers .. .. 650 600 649 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. ., 300 400 386 Travelling-expenses of Prison Board Members .. . . 300 330 263 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the subdivision ..... .. 5 5 (c) 6 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Deductions for use of residences .. .. 3,860 Miscellaneous institutional revenue .. 1,500 5,360 33,345 27,375 31,038 Aid to prisoners and dependants— Assistance to discharged prisoners .. .. .. 5 ,5 2 Grants to Prisoners' Aid and After-care Societies .. 200 210 200 Gratuities and earnings paid to prisoners on release . . 3,800 3,900 3,742 4,005 4,115 3,944 General prison industries, farms, works, &c. : Materials, equipment, rents, royalties, and other expenses in connection with— « Block and pavement making .. .. .. .. 10 10 2 Bootmaking, boot repairs, and satchel repairs .. .. 7,000 5,000 6,420 Farms, gardens, &c. : Development and maintenance .. 17,000 16,000 16,087 Mail-bag repairs .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 195 Quarries and gravel-pits .. .. ., .. 4,000 4,000 3,554 I Road-construction .. .. .. ..I(rf)5,500 4,000 3,213