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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

CLASS II.—DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE— continued.

;tem. NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT— continued. 1917-18. VOTE No. 5—continued. Salaries — continued. £ £ Clerical Division — continued. Class VII— £ 3 at £220 ... ... 660 1 at £210 ... 210 2 at £200 ... ... 400 1 at £150 ... ... 150 2 at £120 ... ... 240 Class VIII— 3 at £110 ... ... 330 1 at £100 ... ... 100 3 at £95 ... ... 285 4 at £80 ... ... 320 4 at £65 ... ... 260 3 at £50 ... ... 150 1,660 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... 1,445 134 General Division. 1 at £204 ... ... 204 1 at £108 ... 108 312 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 6,356 108 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 6,248 773 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowance to Secretary, National Provident Fund Board Extra clerical assistance Office equipment Payment for statistical returns of sickness and mortality Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Rent of offices Travelling allowances and expenses War bonus to officers of the Department Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 5,475 2 15 1,000 400 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 550 350 500 350 400 380 200 Miscellaneous — Advertising, lecturing, enrolling, &c. Half contributions of contributors of National Provident Fund serving with Expeditionary Forces ... Special remuneration to Post and Telegraph officers, supervisors, and agents Payment towards cost of reinsuring funeral benefits of members of Friendly Societies serving with Expeditionary Forces 4,145 12 13 1,000 4,000 14 1,000 15 15,000 21,000 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 30,620 8,000 Total—Vote No. 5 22,620 ! 22,620