R.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued.

(а) Provision for special building alterations, &e., to be carried out by departmental tradesmen. (б) Furnishing of additional living and retiring room accommodation for female staff. (c) Overtime being paid in lieu of allowances. (d) Increase due to the employment of additional female employees on counter dutids. (e) Decrease due to change in procedure between Departments concerned. (f) Due to increased purchase of communication equipment for armed forces and higher rates 01 duty payable on equipment from United States of America.

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Number 1942-43. ol Persons. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- 1943 44 —-J— — EXPENSES —continued. Voted. Expended. 1 ( J43 44 1U4Z 4d Subdivision No. VIII. —Maintenance of Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites. tlx Charges for and incidental to— Improvement and maintenance of sites .. •• i,uw Maintenance of Post and Telegraph buildings .. «'nnn 77 W Purchase of material for repairs (a) 12,000 6,000 11,511 F^ir,^ fitting8 " (&) 25,000 15,000 26,063 !5£r-' :: :: :: :: :: S.°°Q Total-Subdivision No. YIII .. .. 90,000 99,000 74,518 Subdivision No. IX.— Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — Calculation of Savings-bank interest Savings-bank tellers Q' 000 3 > 000 6,250 5,740 5,311 Cash deficiencies — _ " Loss of cash through the destruction by fire of the railwaystation in which the Wangaehu Post-office was conducted .. 2 2 Loss of cash by temporary assistant at Te Aro .. 5 o Loss of cash in transit at Te Awamutu .. .... 14 Loss of cash through burglaries at Arapuni, Glen Afton, Mount Albert, Parnassus, and Waimate North .. • • 182 1Hi 203 203 Office-management expenses — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. •• •• •• 2,000 1,500 aen Audit fees !' 2 50 1.250 1,250 Bank exchange, commission, discount, and stamp duty.. 600 550 066 Cleaning and scavenging 15,000 15,000 14,437 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Eund, and increased pensions to widows and children •• •• 6 ' 800 6 > 751 6 ' 751 Cost of radio development (recoverable) .. •• (e) 5,000 50,000 23,266 Customs duties and sales tax .. .. (/)100,000 50,000 103,779 High Commissioner's Office: Clerical work, printing, stationery, postages, bills of lading, rent, &c. .. 810 810 810 Home savings-boxes, purchase of .. •• •• 1,000 '000 ola T,aw-post« .. .. • • • • 200 200 216 Light, fuel, and power 47,000 46,000 45,671 Mail-bags and parcel receptacles, purchase and repair of 9,500 8,000 11, obb Motor-plates in connection with registration of motorvehicles (recoverable) .. •• •• •• 1,500 1,100 3,001 Motor-vehicle licensing labels and waterproof licenseholders .. 1,750 3,800 4,222 New Zealand's share of the cost of International Postal and Telegraph Bureaux, Berne .. .. •• 1,000 1,200 [' Joo Office expenses 2,500 2,000 4,588 Postal receiving-boxes, supply of .. .. . ■ 100 100 Public Service Superannuation Eund contribution .. 30,000 30,000 Rent and leases of buildings and land for Post and Telegraph purposes .. ",000 15,000 16,706 Stamps, postal notes, and documents of value, production of 17 >0°0 20 ' 000 22 ' 113 Stationery, printing, and binding .. .. •• 50,000 50,000 50,714