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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY.

Minister for Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity. 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 Department of Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity. Summary.

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1943-44. 1942-43. . Salaries. ) Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. 1 Vote —Industries and Commerce, Tourist and £ £ £ £ £ Publicity— Subdivision I.—Industries and Commerce .. 166,800 473,561. 640,361 498,380 783,764 II.—Tourist and Publicity .. 54,173 102,072' 156,245 182,974 173,967 „ III. — New Zealand Standards Institute .. .. 7,582 2,780 10,362 7,642 8,558 ,, IV. —Development of Tourist Resorts ... 15,750 15,750 38,934 34,511 GROSS Total 228,555 594,163 822,718 727,930 1,000,800 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 81,220 59,740 140,960 87,830 114,568 NET TOTAL .. .. 147,335 534,423 681,758 640,100 886,232 Number 1942-43 of Persons. VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, 1943-44. U 1943 441912 43 TOURIST AND PUBLICITY. Voted _ Expended> Subdivision No. I. —Industries and Commerce. £ £ £ SalariesAdministrative Division. 1 1 1 at £1,050 (Secretary), (also allowance as Deputy Chairman, Wheat Committee, £200), (recoverable) .. .. 1,250 1,250 1 .. 1 at £2,000 (Commissioner of Supply) .. .. .. 2,000 2 2 2 at £1,000 (officers appointed under War Emergency Regulations 1939, being officers on loan from other Departments) .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 Q \> 08,079 Other Salaries. 557 282 557 (£65 to £765) .. .. .. .. .. 146,645 77,977 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties (Public Service Regulations 24a and 209) 3,935 165 Cadets' lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. 120 120 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 10,850 4,500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Wheat Committee .. .. .. 500 Salaries of officers on Supply, &c. .. 80,400 80,900 («)561 285 166,800 86,012 | 98,679 (a) Increase in staff to deal with supply.