8.—7 [Pt. I].

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY—continued.

(a) The expenditure is fully recoverable from fees and levies collected from licensed industries. (6) The amount provided is recoverable from license fees and levies collected under the Industrial Efficiency Act. (c) Expenditure incurred on exhibitions held throughout the Dominion to encourage the collection of waste metals, &o. (d) The amount provided is recoverable from license fees and levies collected from the industry. (e) Major portion of the amount provided is to cover cablegrams despatched on Supply matters. (/) Overexpenditure due to increase in activities of Price Investigation Tribunal. (g) Increased amount provided to cover office accommodation for additional staff employed on Supply matters. (h) This expenditure was fully recovered during the year from sales of scrap metal.

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. N ™ nber 1941-42. otlersonB - VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST 1942-43. 1942-431041-42 AKD PUBLICITY— continued. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I. — -Industries and Commerce —continued. £ £ £ Othbb Charges foe and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 900 1,200 817 Bureau of Industry: Fees, travelling expenses and allowances ; fees for reports on industrial matters; also miscellaneous expenditure on licensed industries including law-costs, advertising, &c. (recoverable) .. .. Ma) 1,200 1,500 1,011 Cost of sending trial shipments of produce overseas . . 5() 50 Development of industries, experimental work in connection with, including purchase of equipment .. .. 1,000 1,500 131 Establishment of office of Trade and Tourist Commissioner for New Zealand in Australia : Representation allowance (also Tourist and Publicity, £217) .. ., ; . 218 218 109 Fishing industry: Expenses in connection with administration, licensing plan, travelling-expenses of Committee members, refund of fees, &c. .. .. .. ! (l>) 550 650 279 Flax industry : Expenses in connection with research and development, including purchase of equipment .. 3,500 3,500 2,744 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. ... 150 150 69 Fuel, light, and heating power .. .. .. 300 250 264 Gas Regulations: Expenses of administration (recoverable) 3,000 3,600 3,293 Grants — Imperial Economic Committee .. .. .. 180 j 180 176 Subsidy on wheat to maintain price of bread and economic return to growers .. .. .. 352,500 288,880 254,018 Estates of deceased soldiers for equivalent payment based on annual leave due at date of death .. . . 150 Industrial exhibitions .. .. .. • • 250 650 (c) 837 Law-costs ' 100 100 68 Motion-picture industry: Expenses in connection with inquiries into issue of licenses, refund fees, &c. .. 50 100 13 Office-cleaning 70 70 53 Office furniture, fittings, and other requisites .. .. 650 750 680 Overtime and meal allowances .. . ■ • • 500 350 oOO Pharmacy Industrial Plan: Administration of, fees, travelling - expenses of members of committee, office expenses, refund fees, advertising, &c. .. ..(d) 1,850 3,500 o,198 Postage, telegrams, rent of boxes, &c. .. .. _•• (e) 5,500 2,500 5,125 Price Investigation Tribunal: Expenses in connection with, including wages, furniture and fittings, office rent, transfer expenses, travelling-expenses, &c. .. .. •• 13,000 10,000 (f) 12,6/0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. ■ • 900 850 845 Railway passes issued to H.M. Trade Commissioners and other Government Trade Commissioners and representatives; Consuls and representatives of other countries .. .. .. .. ■ • • • 150 160 68 Rent of offices : Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington (also Tourist and Publicity, £1,373); Sydney and Melbourne (also Tourist and Publicity, £2,254) .. (0)8,550 4,064 4,865 Steamer Port Bowen : Expenditure in connection with salvage operations and disposal of materials (recoverable) 10,000 30,000 (h) 24,103