THE ESTIMATES

Southland Times, Issue 22203, 21 December 1933, Page 6

THE ESTIMATES

SUPPLEMENTARY LIST COST OF TARIFF COMMISSION SECRETARY FOR MR SAVAGE (From Our Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, December 20. The Supplementary Estimates were presented to the House to-night. Provision is made for the payment of £36 to the Leader of the Opposition. This item refers to an allowance of £l6O provided for in the Finance Bill, less £124 which is paid to the Leader of the Opposition as a grant for clerical assistance during the session. An item of £438 is included as payment to the International Relief Union. The Secretary of the Treasury. Mr A. D. Park, receives an increase in salary of £2OO per annum. The cost of paying members of the Tariff Commission is set down at £l5OO, including an additional allowance of £270 to Dr. Craig as chairman. A grant of £l5O is made to the Public Service Commissioner, Mr P. Verschaffelt, to cover the cost of his visit to Samoa.

Sir Thomas Wilford is granted £5OO to cover the cost of his return to New Zealand and the new High Commissioner (Sir James Parr) is granted a similar amount to cover the cost of proceeding to England. A compassionate grant of £6OO is made to the widow of the late Leader of the Opposition, Mr H. Holland, and £250 is provided for the expenses of Mr Holland’s funeral.

An amount of £5OO is provided for the expenses of by-elections.

The Defence Estimates reveal an expenditure of £54,703. An item of £5OOO is provided for expenses incidental to aircraft landing grounds.

The Natives Rates Committee is responsible for a vote of £3OO.

A vote of £3OOO appears on the Estimates for additions to Parliament Buildings. Payment of rentals of properties leased from owners under the small farms plan accounts for a vote of £5OOO.

Tlie Director of the Horticulture Division of the Department of Agriculture, is voted £475 towards the expenses of his visit to the United States.

The vote of the Department of Agriculture includes the following items:— Guarantee and bonus on export of fruit (additional) £6000; carriage of lime for bona fide farmers (additional) £5000; subsidy to manufacturers of superphosphate (additional) £20,000. Provision is made for a grant of £l5 to the Canterbur- Education Board towards legal expenses incurred when resisting the claims of the Christchurch City Council for payment of heavy traffic fees.

A vote of £6OOO is provided for the purchase and working of B class broadcasting stations, but part of this is recoverable.

A compassionate allowance of £748 is made to the widow of the late Judge W. E. Rawson, Native Trustee.