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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

SOCIAL SECURITY FUND—continued.

(a) Arrears of rental, £1,600, paid in 1942-43. (b) Includes outstanding expenditure at 31st March, 1942, £20,000. (c) Increased cost of administration of medical, &c., benefits. Id) Includes outstanding expenditure at 31st March, 1942, £30,000. (e) Number of officers, 202. Mileage allowances, £196; travelling-allowances, £1,101; travelling-expenses, £2,316; motor-car hire, Post and Telegraph Department, £161 ; taxi hire, £12. (/) Legal expenses, £29 ; fidelity-guarantee premiums, £103 ; translation fees, £5 ; sundry, £5 : total, £142. „ ... _ Other Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. Charges. Total 1942-43. 1942-43. (q) Credits-in-aid — £ £ ' £ £ £ Subdivision 1.. .. •• •• 2,000 49,150 51,150 59,035 57,668 11.. .. .. •• •• 1,000 1,000 2,000 1,118 Totals .. .. • • •• 2,000 50,150 52,150 61,035 58,786

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Number 1942-43. of Persons. VOTE—ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES AND 1943 44 TrrTTTITTT, EMERGENCY BENEFITS—continued. Voted. Expended. 1943 44 1942 43 ' Subdivision No. I. —Administration Expenses—continued. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Rent of offices .. •• •• 9,000 9,000 (a) 10,995 Services of other Departments —■ Post and Telegraph Department .. . . .. 40,000 60,000 (b) 57,027 Health Department (c) 80,000 60,000 62,509 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 120,000 150,000 (d) 150,000^ Justice Department .. .. • •• 700 800 1,018 Telephone services: Installation and rental .. .. 2,700 2,300 2,531 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 1,000 1,000 847 Travelling allowances and expenses — Officers 3. 000 3 > 000 (e) 3,786 Beneficiaries .. • • • • • • • • 200 250 203 Typewriters and mechanical office appliances .. .. 1,000 600 4-82 Premiums on Fidelity Policies .. .. .. .. 120 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote) .. .. •• 100 100 (f) 142 Damage by Departmental car .. .. .. .. • • 7 8 Grant to widow of deceased officer .. .. .. • • 25 2o 305,410 335,752 337,433 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries .. .. •• 2,000 Services for other DepartmentsNational Service .. .. •• 5,000 War Pensions Division .. .. 40,000 . Services for other Governments : Imperial pensioners .. .. • • • • 3,850 I Miscellaneous .. .. • • 300 51,150 305,410 335,752 337,433 Total Subdivision No. I .. .. ■. — 548,550 584,752 575,694 Subdivision No. 11. —Emergency Benefits. Charges for and incidental to— Emergency benefits .. .. .. •• •• 135,000 140,000 120,041 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. • • ■ • 1,000 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 135,000 140,000 120,041 GROSS Totai 683,550 724,752 695,735 Credits-in-aid (g) .. .. ■■ 52,150 61,035 58,786 NET TOTAL .. 631,400 663,717 636,949 ■ _