8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

(a) Overexpenditure of £214 on account of additional staff appointed to cope with increase in work in connection with benefits under Part 111 of the Social Security Act. (b) Replacing previous item " Payments to widows of deceased officers." (c) Additional provision required on account of increase in number of refunds made under the General Medical Services Scheme under the Social Security Act; majority of cost recoverable from Social Security fund. (d) Provision for the equipping, furnishing, and maintenance of a hostel for the accommodation of post-graduate nurses to whom the rooms will be let. (e) To cover additional cost of land and houso for medical practitioner at ICatikati. Cost of house met from " Unauthorized " last year. (/) Additional provision required on account of increased number of refunds under the General Medical Services Scheme made through the Post Office. Recoverable from Social Security Pund. (g) Provision for the supply of apples for school-children free of cost. Last year 187,144 cases were issued. (h) The free issue of milk is now available to 234,838 school-children as follows : Pasteurized milk, 221,893 ; malted milk, 8,158; milk for cocoa-making, 4,787. Expenditure last year less than appropriated owing to inability to obtain sufficient supplies. (i) Provision for the purchase of textiles, crockery, and other equipment for resale to Hospital Boards throughout the Dominion. Arrangements made on account of difficulties experienced by Boards in obtaining supplies. (j) Additional provision this year required to meet travelling-expenses of members of Civil Nursing Reserve. (lc) Number of officers, 312. Travelling-allowances and meals, £4,478 ; motor hire, £539 ; motor allowance, £1,791; rail and steamer fares, £2,729. (I) Provision made herein for an additional £3,600 for uniform allowance at the rate of £12 per annum for 300 members of the Civil Nursing Reserve. See also item " Civil Nursing Reserve." (m) Damage to electric-light pole, £5 18s. lOd.; safe custody of keys, 55.; share Are-watching expenses in private buildings, £2 ss. 3d. ; freight on E.P.S. equipment and cost of emergency rations, £1 15s. 7d.; travelling-expenses of unsuccessful applicants for positions in Department, £7 Is. 9d.; medical expenses, £2 25.; fidelity-guarantee premiums, 155.; shortage received from Reserve Bank when cashing salary cheque, £5 : total, £25 3s. sd.

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' J" Number oi Persons. . rT ,, . T „ , , 1942-43. VOTE—HEALTH—continued. 1943-44. 1943 441942 43 Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ £ General Administration—continued. Office-cleaning .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 206 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 2,500 2.500 (a) 2,714 Organization of National Security: Fees of member of Medical Committee .. .. .. .. 18 18 14 Overtime and meal-allowances .. .. .. 3,500 3,500 3,068 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. (b) 200 Postage and telegrams (part recoverable) .. .. (c) 11,000 8,000 11,451 Post-graduate Nurses' Hostel, Kensington Street (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. ..!(<?) 950 Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. .. 3,000 3,0 JO 4,255 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,500 8,)00 13,990 Repairs to privately-owned motor-cars damaged in collision with departmental cars .. .. .. .. 100 100 12 Residence for medical practitioner at Katikati .. .. (e) 150 Services rendered by other Departments — Post and Telegraph Department .. ,. .. (/) 12,500 10,500 11,356 Justice Department .. .. .. .. 500 500 345 Steamer fares and expenses of Medical officers proceeding from overseas to take up duty .. .. .. 700 750 226 Stores and material .. .. .. .. ,. 100 100 82 Supply of apples to school-children .. .. .. (g) 39,500 39,500 39,319 Supply of milk to school-children, scheme for .. (h) 150,000 164,000 (h) 146,144 Supply of textiles and other equipment to Hospital Boards (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. (i) 41,000 4.1,000 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 3,000 3,000 4,672 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 500 500 709 Transfer expenses and maintenance, New Zealand lepers at Makogai .. .. .. .. .. .. 400 350 355 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) .. (j) 11,000 10,000 (k) 9,537 Typewriters—■ Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 200 210 283 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 100 100 112 Uniforms, allowances to nurses for .. .. .. (I) 4,800 1,250 1,256 Westland Hospital Board : Grant of half-cost of maintenance (including salaries) of casualty stations at Bruce Bay and Jackson's Bay (maximum grant, £350) 350 350 282 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote) .. .. .. .. 25 25 (m) 25 Compensation for injuries, Mrs. M. G. Scoles .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 Compensation for injuries received by porter, G. Rowe .. 98 98