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EXPENDITURE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT DURING THE YEAR. Salaries, cost-of-living bonus, temporary clerical assistance, allowance to officers performing £ higher duties, and allowance to police and other officers acting as departmental agents .. 27,495 Advertising and publications .. .. . . . . .. . . . . 342 Fares, board and lodging, &c, advanced to persons proceeding to employment (see refunds below) .. .. .. .. .. .. 348 Fees paid to assessors of Industrial Councils . . .. .. .. .. .. 904 Legal and witnesses' expenses (see refunds below) .. .. .. .. .. 342 Postage, telegrams, telephones, and rent of letter-boxes.. .. .. .. .. 1,266 Printing and stationery ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,366 Office requisites, fuel, and lighting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 532 Travelling-allowances and expenses of Inspectors, members of Court of Arbitration, Conciliation Councils, &c, bicycles, motor-cycles, and motor-cars, and maintenance thereof .. 6,781 Upkeep of departmental residence . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 109 Miscellaneous expenditure — £ Arbitration Court and Conciliation Councils . . .. .. .. 34 General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 — 151 Bent and rates on office accommodation .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,079 41,715 Less refunds — Fares. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 343 Legal find witnesses' expenses .. .. .. .. .. 154 From State Advances Department for services of officers in connection with workers'dwellings .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 Travelling - expenses recovered from defendants in cases taken by i J Department and from persons to whom weights and measures services were rendered .. .. .. .. .. 198 From Government Statistician for services of officers .. .. 200 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 478 2,373 £39,342 The above figures do not include a number of items for which provision for payment is made elsewhere, than in the Department's vote —viz., salaries of Judge and members of Court of Arbitration (£3,430), messenger services, cleaning, &c.