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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1943-44

STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT

(<i) Officers returned from service with Armed Forces. (b) Wellington District Office transferred to other premises. (c) Cleaning of Wellington District Office now done by private contractor. £75 provided on main estimates. (d) Penalty remitted on overseas-passenger duty. (e) Remission of interest paid on death duty in soldiers' estates. (/) Adjustment of claims by Post and Telegraph Department, 1941-43. £2,000 provided on main estimates. (g) Adjustment of claim and increased rental of State Fire Building, Wellington, 1942-43. £4,250 provided on main estimates. (h) £25 provided on main estimates.

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I —-— Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE—STAMP DUTIES— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. .. 400 2,123 2,523 „ II. —Land and Leeds Registry.. .. .. .. 2,152 4,220 6,372 Gross Total .. .. .. .. .. 2,552 6,343 8,895 Ceedits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. 2,552 6,343 8,895 ot Persons. For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund— £ £ £ continued 1943 44 1942 43 ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—continued VOTE—STAMP DUTIES Subdivision No. I. —Stamp Duties Salaries — 1 1 (£380) .. .. (a) 374 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 26 400 Other Charges for and incidental to — Expenses of removal of offices and alterations and renovations incidental thereto .. .. .. .. (b) 400 Office-cleaning (additional) .. .. .. .. (c) 100 Refunds of estate and succession duties .. .. 140 Refund of penalty paid on overseas-passenger duty .. (d) 33 Remission of interest on death duty .. .. .. (e) 50 Stamp-production (printing) (additional) .. .. (/) 1,400 2,123 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. 2,523 Subdivision No. II.—Land and Deeds Registry Salaries — 7 .. 7 (£65—£715) (a) 2,009 — Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. 143 8 *' — . . 2 > 152 Other Charges for and incidental to — Rent of offices (additional) .. .. .. .. (<7)4,200 Typewriters (additional) . . . , .. . . (A) 20 4,220 Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. .. 6,372 Gross Total .. .. .. .. .. 8,895 Ckedits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. 3^395