B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

(a) Special grants authorized under this heading amount to £130,888. Expenditure to date is £43,610. (b) Further expenditure authorized but not fully brought to charge provided for this financial year. (c) Grants are being made in cases where the Hospital Board levy for 1946-47 is relatively high. (d) To cover cost of pamphlets, exhibits at agricultural and pastoral shows and other appropriate places, broadcasting, advertising in press and on screen throughout the Dominion, posters, films, &c. (e) Patient discharged in June, 1945. (/) Provision for payment of bursaries at the rate of £7O per annum, plus £4O per annum boardingallowance where students are required to live away from home. Bursaries are subject to the condition that the bursars will serve the State for a specified period. For full bursary over maximum period of five years the period of service is five years, otherwise the period is determined in relation to the actual amount of the bursary received; Provision made this year for 130 renewals and 51 new awards. (g) To cover cost of publications for distribution throughout the Dominion, radio and screen notices, and advertising.

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Y OTE —HEALTH —continued 1945-46. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. 1946-47. Voted. Expended. General Administration —continued Disbursement of grant made by New Zealand Crippled Children's Society for establish- £ £ £ ment of travelling orthopsedic clinics for crippled children 250 250 138 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 2,800 Fees and expenses of Advisory Committees in connection with the administration of Part III of the Social Security Act, 1938 50 50 Compensation and expenses incurred in respect of injuries sustained by employees of Department 100 100 71 Grants to — Hospital Boards to cover payment of Christmas bonus to recipients of outdoor relief 500 1,000 612 Hospital Boards to cover capital cost of providing hospital accommodation for tuberculosis cases (on account) (a) 20,000 20,000 (b) 10,274 Local authorities in special areas in easement of Hospital Board levies (c) 30,000 Otago Hospital Board towards cost of construction of new physio-therapy block 20,000 Wellington Hospital Board towards cost of providing additional maternity accommodation 18,000 Health education and publicity (d) 26,000 26,000 24,264 Hospital treatment of departmental officers who contracted illness whilst on duty 50 10 63 Hospital treatment of prohibited immigrant 10 150 (e) 66 King George V Memorial Fund Board: travelling and administration expenses 100 100 102 Medical Advertisements Act expenses 50 50 14 Medical bursaries (/)20,300 17,700 16,721 Nursing Recruitment Campaign expenses .. (9) 1,000 1,000 (b) 6-58