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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR —continued.

(a) Capital expenditure consequent upon change of office space. (b) More country inspections anticipated this year. (c) Number of officers, 81. Travelling-allowances, £687; travelling-expenses, £940 ; motor hire (Post and Telegraph Department), £393. (d) Number of officers, 13. Travelling-allowances, £383 ; travelling-expenses, £246. _ (e) Medical report for Compensation Court, £5 55.; fidelity-guarantee-policy premium, £5 15s. ; Weights and Measures Act purchases, 18s. lid.; sundry fire-watching expenses, £14 12s. 9d.; repairs to property damaged by car accident, &c., £4 4s. Id.; expenses installation of sound equipment for address given, £3 17s. 6d. ; misceJlaneous, 125.: total £35 ss, 3d.

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Number 1942—43. oiI>ersons - VOTE—LABOUR—continued. 1943 44. 1943 44 1942 43 „ . . ,, 7 T , A Voted ' Expended. Subdivision No. 1. —Labour—continued. Other Charges fob and incidental to —continued. £ £ £ Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of and repairs to .. .. •• 1,500 1,500 1,44*) Office fittings and requisites .. 900 1,000 (a) 1,944 Overtime and meal allowances .. •. • • 200 100 loJ Postage, telegrams, and rent of letter-boxes .. .. 1,850 2,000 l,<Mb Printing and stationery .. .. .. ■■ 3,000 j'ttn Rent of office accommodation .. .. •• 5,000 5,000 4,779 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. • • • • 1 > 500 1 > 500 >''' ; Transfer and removal expenses .. .. • • 4°° 400 466 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. • • (b) 2,500 3,000 (c) <c,U4o Typewriters— Maintenance of and repairs to .. .. • • ou ou Purchase of .. .. .. 50 50 140 Waterfront Control Commission (Waterfront Control Commission Emergency Regulations 1940) — Miscellaneous expenditure, including telephones, postages, cleaning, lighting, &c .. .. I,WO 1,000 tM* Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 450 4o0 ia/ Printing and stationery .. .. • • • ■ 200 200 1Jo Rent .. 1,500 1,500 1,403 Travelling allowances and expenses, including transfer expenses .. .. • • .. •• 1,000 1,000 (d) 629 Weights and Measures Act: Purchase of standard weights, measures, &c., and Inspector's testing-scales, &c. .. 150 150 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental ' : to the other items of the vote .. .. • • 50 50 (e) 3o Freezing-workers' Conference: Expenses in connection therewith .. .. • • • • ■ ■ • • Repairs and incidental costs of motor-vehicle damaged in accident .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Law-costs .. .. • • • • 100 Sale of publications .. .. •• -125 Services to Government Statistician .. 90 Travelling - expenses (including motor-car expenses) .. .. •• •• 750 Miscellaneous .. •• •• 200 Waterfront Control Commission (travelling allowances and,expenses ; rent; printing and stationery; office furniture and fittings ; miscellaneous expenditure) .. 1,600 2,865 33,305 33,215 31,513 Total—Subdivision No. I.. .. .. 115,709 114,575 110,619 Subdivision No. II. —Immigration. Charges for and incidental to — Administration and general expenses .. .. .. 10 10 Imperial and other Governments : Recoveries of passagemoney due to 50 50 95 Passage-money for immigrants nominated (part recoverable) 80 80