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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

(a) Official wreaths, £5 6s. ; travelling-expenses (rail fares), £1 ss. Bd. ; Christmas boxes, £4 12s. ; contribution towards cost of radio set for fire-watchers, £6 ; search fee, Somerset House, 2s. 6d. : total, £17 ss. 2d. (b) Includes approximately £15,400 exchange previously charged to " Permanent Appropriations : Exchange." (c) Now included with " Other salaries." (d) Previously included in items " Printing, &c." and " Incidental expenses." (e) Previously furnishings for official residence were included in item " Maintenance and upkeep of office and residence." (/) Item was previously " Office equipment " only. (g) Paid from Public Works Account.

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Num ber VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. 1943 44. 1942-43. 1943 44 1942-43 Voted. Expended. J High Commissioner's Office, London—continued. ~~ £ £ £ Other Charges fob and incidental to —continued. Rent, rates, taxes, insurance, &c. (part recoverable) .. 12,500 10,000 9,496 Repairs and alterations to offices and office equipment .. 600 300 465 Subscriptions to various societies and associations .. 40 40 13 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 500 | 400 409 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision.. .. .. 25 25 (a) 17 Motor-vehicles, purchase of .. .. .. .. 500 450 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Postage, telegrams, &c,.. .. .. 750 Printing and stationery ., .. 250 Rent, &c. .. .. .. .. 4,875 Shipping charges on goods for Government Departments .. .. .. 60 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 125 6,060 (h) 37,685 20,105 22,913 77,146 55,965 62,400 High Commissioner's Office, Ottawa— —— Salaries— 1 1 High Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 1,500 " Other Salaries— 8 .. 8 (£202 to (£750) .. .. .. .. .. 4,699 Temporary assistance .. .. .. .. ( c ) 990 J- 2,368 I Location allowances .. .. .. .. .. 4,138 4,042 1 i Official Secretary .. .. .. ., .. (c) 590 1 ! Private Secretary .. .. .. .. .. (c) | 335 9 3 10,337 f 7,457 2,368 Other Expenses— _J Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, other publications, and publicity .. .. .. .. (d) 200 Cost of conveying High Commissioner, staff, and families to and from Ottawa on appointment, transfer, &c. .. 500 150 152 Freight, cartage, and transport charges.. .. .. 100 100 5 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. .. 300 565 23 Maintenance and upkeep of office, residence, and grounds.. 250 250 (d) 1,537 Maintenance of motor-vehicles .. .. .. 200 452 ' 49 Office equipment and furnishings for official residence .. (e) (/) 800 508 186 Overtime and meal allowances .. . . .. 50 Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll-calls 1,000 508 115 Printing and stationery . . . . . . .. 200 340 149 Subscriptions to various societies and associations .. 25 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 500 250 893 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision.. .. .. 50 Incidental expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 565 491 Purchase of official premises and residence .. .. .. 7,062 (g) Transport expenses .. .. .. .. .. ., 250 356 4,175 11,000 3,956 14,512 18,457 6,324