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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Offset by free accommodation granted by the Board to Government Departments. (b) Number of officers, 26. Travelling-allowances, £50 16s. Bd.; travelling-expenses, £83 Is. 2d.

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Number of Persons. 1944-45. 1943-44. 1944-451943-44 VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. II. —Ministers' Secretaries Salaries— 23 20 23 (£305 to £665) 11,210 9,540 " Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 299 247 Allowances in addition to classification: 28 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £50 each .. .. 1,400 1,250 Extra classification allowance: 16 (£25 to £145) .. 1,495 1,085 Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 1,143 .. , Payment for salary of officer acting as Private Secretary— f ' £ Agriculture Department .. .. .. 578 Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 876 1,454 876 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Salaries, &c. .. .. .. .. 100 Total —-Subdivision No. II .. .. 17,001 12,998 15,284 Subdivision No. III.—Messengers and Office-cleaners Salaries — 940 935 940 (£6 to £400) .. .. .. .. .. 174,350 174,991 " Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 23,125 23,228 Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 Payment for Saturday, Sunday, holiday duty, and overtime 6,500 2,000 Special allowances to messengers (including allowances to Ministerial messengers) .. .. .. .. 1,575 1,100 Salaries of staff employed in portion of Canterbury Provincial 204,299 Buildings under control of Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board .. .. .. .. .. .. (a) 200 200 Payment to other Departments— £ Legislative Department .. .. .. 281 Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 105 Public Works Department .. .. .. 371 757 861 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries, &c. .. .. .. .. 46,000 206,571 202,380 204,299 Other Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate grants to widows or next-of-kin of deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 120 Medical attendance for messengers and office-cleaners, &c., injured on duty .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 6 Motor cars, cycles, and accessories: Maintenance of (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 222 Office-cleaning (including upkeep of grounds outside main centres), (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 7,000 7,000 6,981 Telephone services .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 91 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 75 75 46 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. j 150 150 (b) 134