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Maritime Matters The Maritime Preparatory Technical Conference, mentioned in the 1945 annual report, took place in Copenhagen in November, 1945. In the light of conclusions reached by that Conference, the final agenda of the Twenty-eighth (Maritime) Session of the International Labour Conference was framed as follows : I. Director's report. 11. Social security for seamen. 111. Crew accommodation on board ship. IV. Food catering on board ship. V. Entry, training, and promotion of seafarers. VI. Holidays with pay for seafarers. VII. Continuous employment for seafarers. VIII. Recognition of seafarers' organizations. IX. Wages ; hours of work on board ship ; manning. The Maritime Session opened in Seattle on 6th June, 1946, representatives attending from New Zealand. EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR Salaries and allowances (including salaries of nominated members, £ £ Court of Arbitration), temporary assistance and agents' remuneration .. .. .. .. .. .. 87,270 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. .. 338 Fees, travelling-expenses, &c, in connection with work of Conciliation Councils and the Court of Arbitration, Compensation Court, Industrial Emergency Council, and Emergency Disputes Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,932 Building Committees, National and Local: Expenses in connection therewith .. . . .. .. .. .. 143 Printing, stationery, office requisites and equipment, rent, cleaning, heating, and lighting of offices, advertising, postage, telegrams, telephones, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,512 Travelling-expenses, &c, of Inspectors, including cost of bicycles, motor-vehicles, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 7,915 Law-costs incurred in Court cases conducted by Inspectors ~ 177 Grant to Waterfront Control Commission towards salaries and administration expenses, including office furniture, printing, rent, travelling-expenses, &c. .. .. .. .. 12,670 Weights and measures equipment .. .. .. .. 36 International Labour Conference, Paris : Travelling and other expenses of delegates .. .. .. .. .. 451 Miscellaneous expenditure .. .. .. .. .. 56 — 135,500 Immigration expenditure — Administration and general expenses .. .. .. 6 Disbursements of amounts collected on behalf of Imperial and other Governments, &c. .. .. .. .. 35 Portion of salaries and other expenditure, High Commissioner's Office, London .. .. .. .. .. 912 953 136,453

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