B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Previously charged to War Expenses Account. (b) Provision for drought relief in northern part of the North Island. (c) Offset to some extent by free accommodation granted by the Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board to Government Departments. (d) Being contribution towards cost of production and distribution of the Journal of the Parliaments of the Empire and Summary of Congressional Proceedings, U.S.A.

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VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1QA5_4fi. 1946-47. Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued • £ £ £ Fire Services—continued Subsidies for emergency fire-protection: Auckland and Wellington ... (a) 3,100 Subsidies to Fire Boards (Fire Brigades Act, 1926, section 26) v .. 4,630 4,550 4,584 Flood, fire, earthquake, &c., damage: grants in relief of, and miscellaneous expenditure (6) 29,500 6,500 7,015 Freight, insurance, &c., on effects of late Lord Galway 386 Fuel for Government offices, including Canterbury Provincial Buildings, Christchurch .. (c) 3,000 2,900 3,007 'Government Buildings: furnishings and fittings for retiring-rooms 50 100 56 'Government Buildings refreshment-rooms — Wellington : grant towards cost of relief attendant 78 78 78 Auckland : furnishings 32 Auckland: grant to tea-rooms committee 143 143 143 ■Grants in settlement of petitions 1,500 150 •Grants— Boys' Brigade 250 250 250 Boy Scouts' Association 1,000 600 600 Empire Parliamentary Association Girl Guides' Association (d) 437 437 250 500 500 500 Girls' Life Brigade 300 Institute of Public Administration : towards cost of publication 150 100 100 Local authorities, for entertainment of returned service personnel (a) 6,000 Malta War Memorial Hospital for Children 1,250. National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Board of Trustees, for maintenance 8,500 8,500 8,500 New Zealand Returned Services' Association— Freight on poppies 50 50 17 Towards rail fares of delegates attending annual Council 50 50 50 Public Service Women's Club (Inc.): towards cost of wages of staff for cafeteria 150 150 150