B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1 50

MARKETING DEPARTMENT—continued

Number of rvj-i Nature of Mission. Persons Travelling. £ (а) Imported fruits contracts, Australia and Pacific Islands .. .. 2 192 Egg-pulp contracts, Australia .. .. .. .. 1 88 London representative to New Zealand .. .. .. .. 1 230 £5lO (б) Underexpenditure due to cancellation of order for statistical machine. (c) Underexpenditure due to Works Department having borne these capital charges. It was originallyintended that the Marketing Department would bear the costs, but the premises (Tauranga and Auckland) will now be rented from the Works Department.

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1943-50. 1948-49. Y 0 TE—M ARKE TIN Gr —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ & < £ Alterations and improvements to buildings .. 200 100 302 Assistance from National Egg Pool to poultry industry 4,500 4,000 3,870 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers 100 Entertainment expenses 25 ' 20 28 Expenses of election, Honey Marketing Committee 10 10 9 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 750 950 (a) 510 Furniture and fittings, purchase of 750 1,000 809 General expenses, repairs, &c. 1,400 1,650 1,283 Marketing Advisory Committees : expenses and allowances of delegates and members and incidental charges 2,000 1,750 1,790 Motor expenses 2,500 3,500 2,478 Motor-vehicles, bicycles, purchase of 2,000 2,500 894 Office expenses 4,500 4,400 4,381 Office -machines, purchase of 500 2,250 (6) 261 Overtime and meal allowances 1,500 1,500 2,088 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 50 80 19 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 9,000 8,900 9,164 Plant and machinery, purchase of 5,000 7,210 4,932 Printing and stationery 3,000 2,600 2,642 Rent and rates 3,000 3,400 3,011 Transfer and removal expenses 400 300 36 Travelling allowances and expenses 5,000 5,300 5,560 Cables 100 95 Capital expenditure on land and buildings .. 36,000 (c) '646 Expenses of Fruit Marketing Council election 50 Installation of additional cool storage 3,650 (e)