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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS II.—DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE— continued.

Item. 19 8-19. NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT— continued. £ ' £ VOTE No. 5—continued, Salaries— continued. Clerical Division — continued. Class VIII— £ 3 at £95 ... . ' ... 285 1 at £95 (1 month) ... ... 8 lat £80 ... ... 80 8 at £65 ..: .,. 520 1 at £65 (7 months) ... .... -38 1 at £65 (6 months) ... .... 33 1 at £65 5 months) ... ... 27 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... 991 227 General Division. 1 at £216 ... ... 216 lat £120 .. ... 120 336 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 6,511 75 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 6,436 589 2 3 Other Charges for and incidental to— Advertising, lecturing, enrolling, &c. ... ... Allowance to Secretary, National Provident Fund Board Extra clerical assistance ... ... ... Maternity allowances claimed in respect of contributors on active service specially approved by Board Office equipment ... . ... ... Payment for statistical returns of sickness and mortality .. ... ... Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Printing and stationery Rent of offices Special remuneration to Post and Telegraph Department, officers, supervisors, and agents Travelling allowances and expenses War bonus to officers of the Department Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 5,847 1,200 4 5 15 1,800 .* 60 200 6 7 8 9 10 11 550 400 600 728 12 13 14 1,800 400 650 200 War Expenses— Assistance to Sick and Funeral Funds of Friendly Societies on account of deficiencies due to the war Half contributions of contributors of National Provident Fund serving with Expeditionary Forces ... Payment towards cost of reinsuring funeral benefits of members of Friendly Societies serving with Expeditionary Forces 8,603 15 10,000 16 17 7,000 15,000 32,000 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 40,603 3,000 43,450 Total—Vote No, 5 37,603