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Enclosure. Dominions Commission.—Statement op Divisible Expenditure of the Commission in the Year 1913-14. Salaries :— £ s . ,i. £ s . d. Secretary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Assistant secretary .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Shorthand-writer .. ' .. .. .. .. 99 15 0 Typist .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 4 3 Cost of substitutes for seconded officers .. .. .. ~ 341 6 5 Casual typewriting .. .. .. .. .. 12 5 0 Fee for report on emigration questions .. .. .. 50 0 0 Cost of preparation of statistics .. .. .. .. 93 0 0 Miscellaneous gratuities, &c. .. .. .. .. 15 2 6 1,132 13 2 Travelling-expenses and Subsistence Allowances :— £ s . d. Office staff .. .. .. .. .. 112 11 Witnesses before Commission .. .. .. 20 0 0 21 12 11 Travelling- Subsistence expenses. Allowance. On Australian-New Zealand tour— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. di Secretary . . .. .. 24 10 0 143 0 0 167 10 0 Shorthand-writer .. .. 23 17 11 129 12 6 153 10 5 Witness before Commission .. .. .. 0 6 6 Cost of study - cabin, s.s. " Morea " .. .... ... 25 0 0 Motor-hire, &c. (total amount paid, £64 Is. Bd.; one-half charged to United Kingdom funds and remainder included herein) .. .. .. 32 010 378 7 9 On South African tour — £ v. d. £ s. d. £ g. d. Secretary .. .. .. 91 3 4 75 10 0 166 13 4 Assistant-secretary .. .. 90 6 4 49 10 0 139 16 4 Shorthand-writer .. .. 9] 6 4 58 5 0 149 11 4 Witnesses before Commission, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 410 5 Casual shorthand-writer, subsistence allowance .... .. 110 Cost of study-cabin on s.s. " Kinfauns Castle " .. .. .. 30 14 0 Motor-hire, &c. (total amount paid, £102 145.) .. .. .. 51 7 0 — 543 13 5 943 14 1 Incidental Expenses : — Cost of telegrams, stamps, Press cuttings, subscription, repairs to typewriter, cases for official papers, and various incidental office expenses .. 85 9 1 Shorthand-writing :— Payments to shorthand-writers in the United Kingdom at the usual official rates —£1 Is. a day for attendance and 6d. a folio for transcripts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 102 10 0 On Australian - New Zealand tour .. .. .. .. 1160 113 16 0 Stationery : — Paper and envelopes .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 116 Small stores .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 414 5 Books .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 595 Printing . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 810 7 Binding reports, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 17 14 1 Stationery office publications .. .. .. .. .. 080 Parliamentary publications, including reports and evidence .. .. 17 14 11 63 2 11 £2,338 15 3