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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

Internal Marketing Account.

Minister of Marketing. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1944, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Internal Marketing Division, Marketing Department. Summary.

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1943-44. 1942-43. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote.—Internal Marketing— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 32,398 76,075 108,473 86,153 73 1 337 CRED.ts-IN-AID .. .. .. 4,500 4,500 10,634 17,478 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 27,898 76,075 103,973 75,519 55,859 Number °fPersons. 1912 43. 1943 44 1942 43 VOTE-INTERNAL MARKETING. Salaries — £ £ £ 111 at £615 (Acting-Director) .. .. .. .. 615 565 1 1 at £615 (Acting Food Controller) .. .. .. .. 615 Non-permanents. 1 1 at £950 (Food Control Liaison Officer) (8 months), (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. .. 6341 1 1 at (£815) .. .. .. .. .. .. 815 815 f 37,550 Other Salaries. 120 140 120 (£65 to £765) .. .. .. .. .. 27,402 32,649 Allowances (including allowances for performance of special 122 144 or higher duties and cadets'lodging-allowances) .. 850 1,057 ' Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 2,716 2,948 ' ' J Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. 4,500 32,398 39,283 37,556 Other Charges for and incidental to — Alterations and improvements to Thorndon premises .. 100 100 71 Assistance from National Egg Pool to Poultry Industry .. (a) 1,000 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 535 Expenses and allowances of officers travelling overseas .. 100 50 31 Furniture and fittings, purchase of .. .. .. 500 500 312 General expenses, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 1,000 1,500 1,497 Lighting, heating, and power .. .. .. .. 1,000 500 '824 Marketing Advisory Committees : Expenses and allowances of delegates and members and incidental charges .. 100 250 39 Motor expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 250 1,30S Motor-vehicles, bicycles, &c., purchase of .. .. 100 20 (a) Provision for distribution of Poultry Journal to egg producers and such other assistance as may be decided upon to encourage production generally. "