8.—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.

Prime Minister. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1944, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Prime Minister's Department. Summary.

(a) Now included in vote, " External Affairs." (b) £97,821 and £10,450 credits-in-aid appropriated and £91,078 and £13,131 credits-in-aid expended during 1942-43 under vote, " Prime Minister's Department," shown under vote, " External Affairs " this year. (c) Now included in vote, "External Affairs."

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1943-44. 1942-43. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Prime Minister's Department—• Subdivision I. —General Administration .. 14,233 1,710 15,943 24,405 24,472 ,, II. —New Zealand Legation in Washington .. .. (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) „ III. —High Commissioner's Office, London .. .. (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) „ IV.—High Commissioner's Office, Ottawa .. .. (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) Gross Total 14,233 1,710 15,943 24,405 24,472 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 3,546 .. 3,546 .. 1,082 NET TOTAL ... .. 10,687 1,710 12,397 (b) 24,405 (6)23,390 Number ofPer8on8 - VOTE—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. 1943-44. 1943-441942-43 r i at ■ ■ • I Voted. Expended. | subdivision JSo. 1.—General Administration. |__ Salaries— Administrative Division. £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,200 (Permanent Head), also Chief Private Secretary, Secretary to Cabinet, and Clerk of Executive Council .. 1,200 1,200 1 1 at £1,050 (Chief Private Secretary, Secretary to Cabinet, and Clerk of Executive Council) .. .. .. .. 1,050 1 •. 1 at £1,100 (Secretary to War Cabinet), also Secretary, Department of External Affairs .. .. .. 1,100 Other Salaries. 37 26 37 (£125 to £765) .. .. .. .. .. 10,185 8,711 }> 13,625 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 832 546 Allowances to officers .. .. .. .. 585 410 39 28 Payments to other Departments— Post and Telegraph .. .. .. .. 331 975 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries, &c. .. .. .. 3,546 14,233 12,892 13,625 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 162 League of Nations— New Zealand official publications supplied to League .. (c) 20 New Zealand's proportion of secretariat expenses (annual contribution) .. .. .. .. .. (c) 9,433 9,433