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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944,

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY—continued.

(a) Overexpendituro due to increase in advertising price orders issued by the Factory Controller. (b) Amount recoverable from fees collected from licensed industries. (c) Underexpenditure due to unpaid Accounts at 31st March, 1943. (d) Overexpenditure, recoverable War Expenses. (e) Includes £230,000 paid in respect of J 943 44. (/) The expenditure recorded is a cany-over from the previous year. (<'j) Overexpenditure due to liabilities from 1.941-42 on account overseas offices coming to charge in 1942-43. (h) Overexpenditure due to increase in staff necessary owing to the activities of the Ministry of Supply being enlarged as regards the control, purchase, and distribution of commodities. (i) Additional expenditure due to increase in departmental activities in connection with Supply matters. (j) Recoverable from fees collected under Industrial Efficiency Act. (k) Extra amount provided to cover additional staff to deal with control of prices, &e. (/) Overexpenditure due to work of dismantling the steamer to the water-line as agreed taking longer than anticipated. Earnings for sales of scrap metal plus outstandings at 31st March, 1942, amounted to £14,000,

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Number J ni PpKnns a 1942-43 VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST 1943-44. 1943 441942 43 AND PU \i\AGYVY—continued. Vcfed. Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Industries and Commerce—continued. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 1,300 900 (a) 1,400 Advertising New Zealand made goods .. .. .. 500 Bureau of Industry: Fees, travelling expenses and allowances ; fees for reports on industrial matters; also miscellaneous expenditure on licensed industries including law-costs, advertising, &c. (recoverable) .. .. (h) 500 1,200 338 Cost of sending trial shipments of produce overseas .. 50 50 Development of industries, experimental work in connection with, including purchase of equipment .. .. 1,000 1,000 55 Establishment of office of Trade and Tourist Commissioner for New Zealand in Australia : Representation allowance (also Tourist and Publicity, £217) .. .. .. 218 218 263 Fishing industry : Expenses in connection with administration, licensing plan, travelling-expenses of Committee members, refund of fees, &c. .. .. .. (b) 550 550 464 Flax industry : Expenses in connection with research and development, including purchase of equipment, payment of wages, compensation to workmen, &c. .. .. 4,500 4,500 (c) 1,281 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 150 150 (d) 263 Fuel, light, and heating power .. .. .. 400 300 393 Gas Regulations : Expenses of administration (recoverable) 3,600 - 3,600 3,325 Grants — Imperial Economic Committee .. .. .. 180 180 176 Subsidy on wheat to maintain price of bread and economic return to growers .. .. .. 358,000 352,500 (e) 582,500 Estates of deceased soldiers equivalent to leave due at date of death .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 47 Industrial exhibitions .. .. .. .. 250 250 (,f)90 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 52 Motion-picture industry: Expenses in connection with inquiries into issue of licenses, refund fees, &c. .. 50 50 8 Office-cleaning .. .. .. .. .. 70 70 (g) 103 Office furniture, fittings, and other requisites .. .. 3,800 650 (h) 3,002 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. (i) 10,000 500 (i) 8,928 Pharmacy Industrial Plan: Administration of, fees,. travelling - expenses of members of committee, office expenses, refund fees, advertising, &c. .. .. (j) 1,400 1,850 1,440 Postage, telegrams, rent of boxes, &c. .. .. .. (i) 20,000 5,500 (i) 17,005 Price Investigation Tribunal: Expenses in connection with, including wages, furniture and fittings, office rent, transfer expenses, travelling-expenses, &c. .. .. .. (k) 26,700 13,000 20,515 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 2,500 900 (h) 2,575 Railway passes issued to H.M. Trade Commissioners and other Government Trade Commissioners and representatives; Consuls and representatives of other countries .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 150 54 Rebate to wheatgrowers on account of superphosphate purchased .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 400 Rent of offices : Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington, Sydney and Melbourne .. .. .. (k) 16,443 8,550 9,940 Steamer " Port Bowen " : Expenditure in connection with salvage operations and disposal of materials (recoverable) 6,000 10,000 (1) 17,113