B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT—continued

{a) Cost of engaging eight architects to prepare standard designs of homes for ex-servicemen. (tb) Includes £7,405 not brought to charge in 1945-46. {c) Includes £747 not brought to charge in 1945-46. Id) Includes £8,717 not brought to charge in 1945-46. (e) Includes £341 not brought to charge in 1945-46. (/) Increase due to extra volume of rehabilitation work. (g) Increase due to extra volume of rehabilitation work. Includes £2,640 not brought to charge in 1945-46. (h) Increase due to opening up of additional offices during 1945-46 and to the necessity of providing for extra accommodation for additional staff at existing offices. (i) Includes £7,000 not brought to charge in 1945-46. (j) Transfer costs heavy as a result of housing shortage. (1c) Mileage allowance, £969 ; motor hires, £3,350 ; travelling-allowances, £3,018 ; travelling-expenses, £2,411. ) (I) £43 17s. 6d. refunded to State Advances Corporation in respect of amount wrongly collected by Rehabilitation Department in 1945-46. {m) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £5OO.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—REHABILITATION —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — Architect's fees for preparing standard £ £ £ designs of homes for ex-servicemen {a) 1,260 Fitting up accommodation (b) 10,700 i3,650 ' 2,291 Motor-vehicles — Maintenance of 3,000 2,600 1,577 Purchase of .. (c) 2,750 3,500 762 ■Office equipment (d) 10,945 12,080 6,004 •Office expenses (e) 4,315 5,541 5,544 ■Overtime and meal allowances 15,000 25,325 • 31,681 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (/) 14,600 8,000 12,987 Printing and stationery (g) 10,250 8,200 6,686 Rent .. (h) 13,350 11,900 8,590 Services rendered by other Departments (i) 13,500 7,000 21 Transfer and removal expenses (j) 2,500 900 2,180 Travelling expenses and allowances (/)12,000 6,000 (k) 9,748 Grants to Disabled Servicemen's Re-establish-ment League 2,500 2,500 2,500 National Rehabilitation Council and Board (includes travelling allowance and expenses 2,218 and other incidental expenses) 2,200 1,200 Rehabilitation Committees (includes travelling1,950 expenses and other incidental expenses) (/) 2,250 1,750 ■Contingencies 30 30 {1)44 121,150 110,176 94,783 Gross Total 420,893 299,905 294,571 Credits-in-aid (m) 75 1,225 NET TOTAL 420,893 299,830 293,346