69

8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued.

Number Item. i qOKOC of Persons. V0 TE No. 14—DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES 1 AND COMMERCE—continued. 1925-26. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ 4 British Empire Exhibition (part recoverable) ... 20,000 5 Canadian Trade Delegation, transport expenses of ... 200 6 Exhibits of New Zealand products for Montreal University ... ... ... 25 7 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 20 8 Fuel, light, and heating power ... ... 50 9 Gas regulations: Expenses of administration (recoverable ) ... ... ... ... 600 10 Honorary Trade Representative, Belgium, expenses of 220 11 Industrial Exhibitions ... ... ... 200 12 Maintenance and running expenses of refrigeration cabinet, High Commissioner's office ... ... 50 13 Law-costs ... ... ... 1,750 14 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 45 15 Office furniture, fittings, and other requisites ... 150 16 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 25 17 Participation by Government Departments in New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition ... ... 22,750 18 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes, &c. ... 300 19 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 150 20 Publications, preparation and distribution of ... 50 21 Publicity work ... ... . . 100 22 Purchase of wheat : Sundry expenses in connection with purchase and sale of Australian wheat, 1924-25 ... .. ... 1,000 23 Railway passes issued to H.M. Trade Commissioners, Canadian and other Government Trade Commissioners and representatives; Consuls and representatives of other countries ... ... 800 24 Rent of offices— £ Auckland ... ... 120 Christchurch ... ... 190 Dunedin ... ... 100 Wellington ... ... 500 910 25 Special exhibition of New Zealand's products in Lord Mayor's Show, London ... ... 80 Subsidies to steamer services— 26 New Zealand-Vancouver (half) ... ... 10,000 27 New Zealand-San Francisco (half) ... ... 12,500 28 Subsidy to New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition 25,000 29 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 200 30 Transfer and removal expenses of officers ... j 145 31 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 550 32 Typewriters, purchase and repair of ... ... 30 33 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .... 25 98,425 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote)— £ British Empire Exhibition ... 5,000 Gas regulations ... ... 600 Sales of wheat ... . . 1,000 State Forests Service: New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition 1,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 200 7,800 Gross Total ... ... ... 104,824 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 7,800 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 14 ... 97,024