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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

Broadcasting Account.

Minister in Charge of Broadcasting. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1944, to defray the Salaries and Expenses in connection with the Administration of the Broadcasting Act, 1936. Summary.

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1943-44. 1942-43. Salaries Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Broadcasting— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Broadcasting .. .. 86,500 150,860 243,360 198,260 18'/,496 „ II.—Commercial Broadcasting .. 67,000 83,135 150,135 160,450 142,425 C4ROSS Total 153,500 239,995 393,495 358,710 329,921 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. 9,150 55,400 64,550 30,600 43,77b NET TOTAL .. .. .. 144,350 184,595 328,945 328,110 286,143 , N " mber 1942-43. Chargeable to the Broadcasting Account. 1943-44. 1943 441042-43 Voted. I Expended. 6 3 VOTE-BROADCASTING. ! I Subdivision No. I.—Broadcasting. £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 1 1 at £1,750 (Director) .. .. •• 1,750 1,750 Other Salaries. 126 120 126 (£80 to £715) .. .. .. •• •• 40,000 36,500 I 74,401 Non-Permanents. 133 82 133 (£65 to £900) .. .. .. . • •• 38,250 21,000 260 203 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. •• •• 6,000 4,500 Allowances to officers .. .. .. • • 500 250 __ Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. • • 8,000 86,500 64,000 74,401 Other Charges for and incidental to — — Advertising and promotion expenses, photographs, books, newspapers, periodicals, and other publications .. («) 100 100 23 Broadcasting unit with New Zealand Expeditionary Forces 2,500 2,000 2,220 Commission: New Zealand Listener .. .. .. 3,600 3,500 3,243 Contribution to Radio Research Committee .. .. 1,750 1,750 503 Contribution to Public Service Superannuation Fund .. 650 600 614 Expenses in relation to concerts for the fighting forces .. 20,000 20,000 665 Fees for technical trainees .. .. • • • • 50 50 74 Fire-watching, black-out, and E.P.S. expenses .. .. 250 500 260 Freight, cartage, transport charges, and office and studio cleaning-expenses and decorations, and door-keepers' salaries .. .. .. _ •• («) 6,500 6,000 (b) 7,013 Increasedpensions to widows and children of superannuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. 50 50 52 Insurance .. .. ■■ •• •• 3,000 2,000 (b) 2,796 Legal, audit, and accountancy charges .. .. • • 500 500 400 Literary expenses, including costs of contributions and illustrations and expenses of .. .. (a) 1,000 1,500 755 (а) Includes expenses in connection with New Zealand Listener. (б) OverexpencLiture due to emergency broadcasting premises.