8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

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

(а) Additional amount to cover expenditure on toll calls made by staff dealing with urgent Supply matters. (б) 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. _ (c) Additional expenditure now incurred by officers who are required to travel on inspection duties in connection with supply of equipment for armed forces. (d) Number of officers, 605. Travelling-allowances; £1,716; travelling-expenses, £2,925. (•) Additional amount to cover travelling-expenses of staff in Australia engaged on the procurement of supplies. (f) Workers' compensation policy, £4 lis. lid.; compensation, loss due to accident, £9 16s. 3d.; air travel, wile of deceased officer, £6; insurance policy, £5 14s. lOd.; subscriptions, £1 6s. 6d.; wreaths, £8; exchange, 14s. : total, £36 3s. 6d.

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Number 1942-43 ofPerso " s - VOTE—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST 1943 44. ' 1943 44 1942 43 AND PUBLICITY continued. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Industries and Commerce —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ £ Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. •• (a) 7,000 u \ Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 250 100 JP) Travelling allowances and expenses .. . . •- (c) 5,000 2,000 (rf) 4,642 Travelling allowances and expenses of staff in Australia (also Tourist and Publicity, £150) (e) 1,000 150 (e) 1,140 Typewriters, purchase and maintenance of .. • • 250 50 582 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. .. • • 50 50 (j) ob Grant to Stewart Island Fishing, Packing, and Storage Co., Ltd., to cover loss at Port Pegasus Fishing-station .. . - 250 250 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Bureau of Industry : Administrative costs, £ &c., recovered .. . . 6,000 G as Regulations .. .. • • 4,000 Miscellaneous .. .. • • 250 Salvage, Port Bowen .. .. ■■ 4,000 Cablegrams, postages, and toll calls .. 9,500 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 2,500 Overtime .. .. •• •• 4,500 Rent .. .. ■ ■ • • • • 6,000 Sale of flax .. .. .. • • 2,000 38,750 473,561 412,368 685,085 Total —Subdivision No. I .. .. 640,361 498,380 /83,764 Subdivision No. II—Tourist and Publicity. Salaries-- ■ 204 241 204 (£65 to £665) .. .. .. .. 48,196 50,542 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties (Public Service Regulations 24a and 209) 370 200 Cadets' lodging-allowances .. .. ••• •• 150 150 > 51,271 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 5,407 4,600 Special allowances to officers travelling with parties of tourists .. .. • • • • • • • • 50 50 __ Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Amounts deducted from salaries of em- £ ployees for board .. .. • • 250 Post and Telegraph Department .. 70 320 54,173 55,542 51,271