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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1945

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT

Prime Minister AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1945, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Prime Minister's Department. Summary

(а) Previously charged to vote " Legislative." (б) Cablegrams previously charged to vote " Treasury." (c) Number of officers, 8. Travelling-allowances, £38 3s. lOd.; travelling-expenses, £23 14s. 3d.

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1944-45. 1943-44. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. ~ Vote—Prime Minister's Department— £ j £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 15,460 20,910 36,370 15,943 16,796 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. 300 .. 300 3,546 931 NET TOTAL 15,160 20,910 36,070 12,397 15,865 Number oi Persons. 1943-44. 1944-45. 1944-451943-44 VOTE-PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT —— Salaries— Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,200 (Permanent Head), also Chief Private Secretary, Secretary to Cabinet, and Clerk of Executive Council .. 1,200 1,200 1 1 1 at £1,100 (Secretary to War Cabinet), also Secretary, Department of External Affairs .. .. .. 1.100 1,100 Other Salaries 39 37 39 (£80 to £765) 11,040 10,185 S- 14,081 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 868 832 —_— Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulations 24a 41 39 and 209 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,252 585 Payments to other DepartmentsPost and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. 331 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries, &c. .. .. .. 300 15,460 14,2 3 14,081 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 281 Lighting and heating.. .. .. .. .. (a) 950 Office cleaning .. .. .. .. .. (a) 600 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites .. .. - .. 5,500 100 15 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 100 Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 Postage, telegrams, cablegrams, and rent of boxes .. (6) 12,000 50 177 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 750 750 1,312 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 600 500 868 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 150 50 (c) 62 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. .. .. 10 10 20,910 1,710 2,715 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 36,370 15,943 16,796 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 300 3,546 931 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 36,070 12,397 15,865