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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT —continued

(a) Provision made this year for further housing-accommodation for married officers, alterations and adaption of buildings to provide temporary studio and transmitter buildings for new stations, purchase of land and preparation of transmitting and studio sites for new stations, test equipment and completion of broadcasting station in Western Samoa at an estimated cost of £2,000 which is recoverable. Provision is also made for audio frequency equipment and trailsmitting-masts for new stations. Underexpenditure in 1948-49 is expected to come to charge in the current year, and provision is made accordingly. Number of Name of Conference &c. Persons Cost. Travelling. (b) Visit to Western Samoa in connection with United Nations Trusteeship £ Mission .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 141 (balance) Visit to Western Samoa in connection with installation of new broad-casting-station (recoverable) .. .. .. 1 182 (balance) Visit to Australia in connection with programmes .. .. .. 2 263 Visit to Australia in connection with frequency reallocation .. 1 157 Visit to Mexico and United States of America to attend International High-frequency Conference .. .. .. .. 1 532 (part) Visit to United Kingdom, Canada, and United States of America by Assistant Director for study of overseas broadcasting .. 1 578 (part) Visit to Japan (balance of travelling-allowance, 1946-47) (N.Z. Listener) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 15 £1,868 »

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1948-49. VOTE —BROADCASTING —continued 1949-50. Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. Capital expenditure on land, buildings, and £ £ £ transmitters and technical equipment (part recoverable) — Works— £ £ Land .. .. 15,440 Housing .. .. 15,000 Buildings .. .. 60,300 90,740 Otter expenditure .. .. 215,000 (a)305,740 335,000 (a) 239,628 Commission 46,000 45,000 43,174 Compensatory payments to artists for preparation of sessions which are cancelled .. 50 50 3 Contribution to National Provident Fund .. 40 95 91 Contribution to Radio Research Committee .. 500 500 500 Cost-of-living bonus to superannuitants, Government Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children.. 87 125 125 Entertainment expenses 650 550 614 Expenses in relation to welfare of the fighting Forces, including broadcasting units with Forces overseas 1,000 2,000 1,370 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 4,920 1,650 (6) 1,868 Fees for technical trainees 300 250 268