B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Previously charged against War Expenses Account. (b) Increased provision due to increase in Widows' Pensions.

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VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1 QAR_4.fi Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —ctd. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ ' £ Permanent Court of International Justice : expenses of visit overseas of Sir Michael Myers and Mr. C. C. Aikman 188 1,050 759 Personal effects of Ministers, transfer of 20 20 Polish evacuees : cost of maintenance and upkeep in New Zealand and transport and incidental expenses to and from New Zealand (part recoverable) (a)125,000 Post Office Account — Franked Government telegrams 700 1,000 1,000 Franked telephone communications 5,500 3,500 3,500 Ministerial and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries' telegraphic memoranda 2,100 3,800 t 3,800 Printing, stationery, and requisites, Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' offices 700 600 739 Publications for despatch to United States of America 50 50 Publications (including newspapers and books), Ministers' and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries' offices j . 550 450 539 Public Service Superannuation Fund — Contribution to (P.S.S. Act, 1927, section 50) 86,000 86,000 86,000 Contribution to meet increased allowances to widows and children (P.S.S. Act, 1927, section 114), (part recoverable) (b) 60,000 25,300 31,622 Contribution to: under provisions of Statutes Amendment Act, 1936, section 27 764 764 764 Regulations Act, 1936 : expenses of printing 2,427 regulations, &c. (recoverable) 2,250 1,900 Rental of offices occupied by High Commissioner for Australia in New Zealand (reciprocal) 696 800 647 Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, fines paid to (Police Offences Act, 1927, section 15) 25 25 Superannuation funds: reimbursement of amount of reduction of rate of interest on mortgages and loss on conversion 19,600 20,235 20,148 Telegrams beyond the Dominion 500 1,250 742 Telephone services, Ministers and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 1,800 1,900 1,765