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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number Tf -tnnr r,n of Persona. ltem ~ VOTE No. 21.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1925-26. AFFAIRS—continued. 1925-26. Subdivisio?i No. VII.—High Commissioner's Office. 73 Salaries— Secretary .. ... ... 1,032 Finance Officer and Accountant ... ... 793 Assistant Secretary ... ... ... 98 Clerks and Messengers ... ... ... 23,561 Miscellaneous wages ... ... ... 1,750 Emigration and Exhibition Officer ... ... 844 Trade and Produce Officer ... ... ... 645 N ON-PERMANENTS Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) — Amounts recoverable from— £ Immigration ... ... 7,000 Life Insurance ... ... 450 Post and Telegraph ... 500 Printing and Stationery ... 100 Public Trustee ... ... 1,000 Public Trust Enemy Debts ... 400 Public Works ... ... 900 State Fire ... ... 100 Working Railways... ... 900 11,350 29,223 Other Charges for and incidental to — 74 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 2,000 75 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 50 76 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 740 Grants to — 77 High Commissioner to meet expenses in connection with British Empire Exhibition ... 1,000 78 Officer on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave ... ... ... 292 79 Income-tax payable in England and New Zealand, refund to officers of difference between the amount of 450 80 Motor-vehicles, including upkeep and repairs ... 250 81 National Insurance Act, 1911, in respect of clerks employed in the High Commissioner's office, contributions due under ... ... ... 100 82 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 140 83 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 525 84 Official entertainments, expenses of ... ... 1,000 85 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,000 86 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,225 87 Rent (part recoverable) ... ... ... 6,600 88 Repairs to offices ... ... ... 800 89 Subscriptions to various societies and associatfons ... 100 90 Transfer expenses of New Zealand officers ... 774 91 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 400 92 Travelling expenses and allowances of Assistant Trade and Produce Officer, London, when visiting New Zealand and Pacific Islands ... ... 110 93 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 150 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) — Shipping charges on goods for Go- £ vernment Departments Rent, &C. ... ... 9 eon Postage, telegrams, &c. ... ' Printing and stationery ... Miscellaneous ... ... 60 2,750 18,706 I Total —Subdivision No. VII ... 47,929