B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1948

TREASURY DEPARTMENT-continued

(а) Expenditure greater than anticipated. Particulars of expenditure are as under: — Number Travelling- Trans- MiscelUame of Conference, &c. of Grants. allow- port laneous Total. Officers. ances. Costs. Expenses. Imperial Trade Conference, London — £ £ • £ £ £ Secretary to the Treasury \ 9 / 562 \ kqq 1 aya Mr. G. J. Schmitt, Treasury / 2 \468/ " 599 " ijbZ9 Lend-lease Settlement, Washington.. 2 .. .. 253 .. 253 British Commonwealth Pacific Airline, Ltd., Canberra .. .. .. 2 .. 98 292 .. 390 Arranging purchase surplus plant and equipment in Pacific .. .. 2 .. 450 365 67 882 Study of cost control on major production construction works in United States of America .. .. 1 • • 449 408 13 870 9 £1,030 £997 £1,917 £BO £4,024 (б) Part of equipment ordered and provided for in 1946-47 was not received. Cost again provided for in 1947-48. (e) Expenditure less than anticipated.

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• 1946-47. VOTE —TREASURY —continued 1947-48. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Treasury—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Expenses in connection with administration of frost, flood, earthquake, and fire relief, 10 and miscellaneous loans, &c. 10 (a) 4,024 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 2,000 2,500 Local Government Loans Board: fees, travelling allowances, and expenses of 230 256 members 300 Office expenses 850 850 762 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 7,500 9,500 (b) 6,737 Overtime and meal allowances 1,300 1,650 1,233 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Depart11,000 (c) 8,409 ment (part recoverable) 9,750 Printing and stationery 9,000 8,000 8,615 Refund of unclaimed moneys — Section 30, Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. 50 50 1 Section 96, Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. 50 50 Unclaimed dividends, New Zealand Government securities 75 75 1 Miscellaneous 350 350 346 Rent of offices 750 800 507 Travelling-allowances, &c., and transfer 833 expenses 950 950 Contingencies 20 20