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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1941.

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

(a) Overexpenditure due to increase in activities of Standards Institute necessitating more overtime being worked, (ft) Overexpenditure due to .increase in activities of this Branch. (c) Underexpenditure due to liabilities at the 31st March, 1943. ' Increase in amount provided this year covers additional office accommodation leased to provide for increase in staff. (d) Number of Officers, 9. Travelling-allowances, £41 ; travelling-expenses, £211. (e) Medical expenses, £1.

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i N T mnber 1942-43. oi Persons. 1943 44 1943 44 1U42 43 VOTE-INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST " ... AND PUBLICITY —continued. Subdivision No. II. —Tourist and Publicity —continued. £ £ £ Other, Charges for and incidental to —continued. Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)--- £ Chateau Tongariro : Receipts .. .. 1,000 Photographs and films, sale of .. .. 17,000 Postages and toll calls .. .. • • 400 Refund of amount paid on ticket orders on behalf of other Departments .. 100 Rents recoverable . . . . • ■ 300 Miscellaneous recoveries .. ■. 550 19,350 102,072 127,432 122,696 Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. 156,245 182,974 173,967 Subdivision No. III.—New Zealand Standards Institute. Salaries— 27 18 27 (£65 to £540) .. .. .. .. 6,984 5,477 6,511 1__ Cost-of-living allowances .. .. ■ • • • 598 385 Total Number ' ~ ~ ,,, of Persons. 7,582 5,862 6, oil 792 544 — — Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, and publications .. .. .. 150 150 23 Fuel, light, and water .. .. . ■ • • 40 40 37 Grants and fees for reports, also purchase of material in j connection therewith .. .. • • • • 250 50 j Office-cleaning .. .. .. • • • ■ 100 85 ; 122 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 200 25 j (a) 219 Postages, telegrams, telephones, rentals, freight, &c. .. 350 250 260 Printing and stationery, office fittings, and requisites .. 500 350 (b) 550 Purchase of specifications and reports .. .. .. 150 70 103 Rent .! .. (c) 800 600 (c) 480 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. . • 230 150 (d) 252 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote .. . - .. .. 10 10 (e) 1 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Contributions towards expenses — £ New Zealand Railways .. .. 420 Public Works Department .. .. 220 Post and Telegraph Department .. 50 Sales of specifications .. .. 650 Miscellaneous .. .. •. 50 1,390 2,780 1,780 2,047 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 10,362 7,642 8,558