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281. Tlie following statement shows the effect of our recommendations on the budgetary position for 1932-33 Estimated . saving. Total. Permanent appropriations— £ £ Civil List Act, 1920 —Native purposes .. .. .. .. .. 7,000 Debt services—Operation of Hoover moratorium. .. .. .. 150,000 Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act, 1926 —Subsidies on voluntary bequests .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 Education grants and subsidies—Subsidies on Voluntary bequests .. 6,000 Subsidy, Jubilee Institute for the Blind .. .. .. .. 2,500 University bursaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,000 Workers'extension lectures .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,800 Subsidies and allowances, National Provident Fund— £ Subsidies on contributions ... .. .. .. 500 Maternity allowances to contributors .. .. .. 7,000 Maternity allowances for friendly societies .. .. .. 36,500 44,000 Finance Act, 1925 —General expenses, New Zealand Institute .. .. 350 Fire Brigades Act, 1926—Subsidies .. .. .. .. .. 3,492 Rotorua Borough Act, 1922 —Payment portion bath fees.. .. .. 1,170 Pensions— Family Allowances Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. 121,000 Pensions Act, 1926 — Miners' pensions .. .. .. .. (i , 200 Miners' widows' pensions . . .. .. 6,000 Military pensions (Maori War) .. .. .. .. 1,225 Widows' pensions .. .. .. .. 95,000 Old-age pensions .. 0 .. .. .. .. 200,000 War pensions— Economic .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,000 Dependants'pensions .. .. .. .. 45,000 Double pensions .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 Epidemic pensions (Pensions Vote) .. .. .. 5,500 — 599,925 Motor-taxation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500,000 Finance Act, 1929 —Advances to Native Land Settlement Account for loans to Natives .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,500 Appropriation Act, 1925—Maintenance of overseas war graves .. .. 15,375 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908, and Stock Act, 1908 —Compensation for diseased stock .. .. .. .. .. 29,500 Public Revenues Act, 1926 —Fire Insurance Fund .. .. .. 10,000 Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1928 .. 3,610 Public Revenues Act, 1926—Postage-stamps to members of both Houses .. 2,200 1,409,422 Salaries and wages — Direct saving to Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 540,000 Indirect saving through Railways and Post and Telegraph Department 624,000 1,164,000 Annual appropriations — Legislative Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,890 Education .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 369,950 402,840 £2,976,262 282. There are further contingent savings which may affect the position during 1932-33. These are — £ Contributions towards cost of Singapore Base .. .. .. .. 50,000 Pensions Act, 1926 —Increase in duty on gold produced from quartz-mines .. 5,000 Naval defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200,000 £255,000

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