8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Subsidy higher on account of increased contributions to fund during calendar year, 1942. (b) Number of officers, 4. Travelling-allowances, £12 ; travelling-expenses, £24. (c) Advertising cancellations, &c., friendly societies, £12 13s. 9d.; sundries, £2 18s. : total, £15 lis. 9d. _ . . Other Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. charges . 1 Total. 1942-43. 1942-43. (d) Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. 1,370 10 1,380 1,468 872 Totals.. .. .. .. ■■ •• 1,370 10 1,380 1,468 872

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f N " mber 1942-43. of Persons. 1943-44. 441942 43 VOTE-NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND ~ Voted. Expended. __ FRIENDLY SOCIETIES —continued. 1 Other Charges fob and incidental to —continued. £ £ £ Services rendered by other Departments — Government Actuary's Office .. .. .. 3,800 3,800 3,250 Post and Telegraph Department .. .. .. 400 440 309 State subsidy to National Provident Fund .. .. (a) 83,750 80,250 80,323 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. . . 180 172 180 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 150 200 (b) 36 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote) .. .. . 15 15 ( c ) 16 Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer .... 28 28 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. •. 10 96,945 93,980 92,164 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 109,965 106,960 104,701 Credits-in-aid (d) .. .. .. .. 1,380 1,468 872 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 108,585 105,492 103,829