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DETAILS OP ESTIMATES FOR THE

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT— continued.

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Number , of Persons. VOTE—BROADCASTING— continued. 1942 43 1942 431941-42 ... . . „ TT . _ . Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. 11. — Commercial Broadcasting. Salaries— £ £ £ Administrative Division. 1 1 1 at £1,500 (Controller) .. .. .. .. 1,500 1,500 ' Otwr , !? Sat a'rtr's 293 [ 293 293 (£65 to £765) .. .. .. .. 72,500 76,065 294 294 Allowances (including lodging, minimum wage for adults, minimum scale for announcers, merit allowances, and also [> 79,727 Total Number allowances for performing special or higher duties) .. 500 471 of Persons. Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 7,000 497 519 Provision for additional staff and salary increments .. 2,500 2,264 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote).. .. £2,200 (a) 84,000 80,300 79,727 Other Charges for and incidental to —■ Advertising, including blocks, photographs, &c. .. .. 1,750 1,775 1,690 Books, newspapers, periodicals, and other publications .. (b) 275 225 210 Capital expenditure : Land and buildings, transmitters, and technical equipment .. .. .. .. (c) 3,550 5,000 (d) 2,497 Cleaning-expenses .. .. .. .. .'. (e) 2,700 (/) 1,800 1,962 Commission .. .. .. .. .. (g) 24,500 26,000 (A) 26,710 Compensatory payments to artists for preparation of sessions which are cancelled .. .. .. .. (i) 10 10 Contribution to Public Service Superannuation Fund . . 400 400. 322 Donation to National Patriotic Fund .. .. . . 500 Entertainment expenses .. .. .. . . 300 300 (j) 355 Expenses of officers' visits to Australia .. .. 150 300 (k) 150 Freights, cartage, and transport charges .. .. (I) 600 400 372 Insurance .. .. ' .. .. .. (m) 950 750 691 Legal, audit, and collection charges .. .. .. 600 700 570 Light, heat, power, and fuel .. .. .. .. (n) 2,500 2,250 2,144 Office and studio equipment, fittings, and requisites .. (o) 3,200 8,000 (p) 6,847 Office and studio expenses .. .. .. .. 300 300 280 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. (g) 750 500 (r) 851 Postage, telegrams, rent of boxes, code addresses, &c. .. (s) 2,000 1,250 (s) 1,379 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. (t) 900 1,100 1,075 Provision for prizes for and expenses of competitions .. 650 700 657 Rent, rates, and water charges .. .. .. (u) 15,750 8,400 (i>) 5,438 Repairs and maintenance of buildings, roads, fences, and office and studio fixtures, fittings, equipment, transmitting and technical equipment (including valve replacements) (m>) 10,000 5,750 3,685 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 1,550 1,550 1,556 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 500 500 469 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. (x) 1,750 1,400 (y) 1 , 736 Typewriters and mechanical office appliances — Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 47 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the subdivision .. .. 25 25 (2) 9 Australian representation .. .. .. .. (aa) 375 375 Grants and allowances to estates of officers killed on active service .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. .. £400 76,360 70,060 62,077 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 160,360 150,360 141,804 Gross Total 338,570 323,470 286,228 Credits-in-aid (bb) .. .. .. .. 30,600 25,400 30,531 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 307,970 298,070 255,697