8.—7.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number Tt of Persons. ' 1934-35. VOTE No. 9.—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. 1934-35. ' Subdivision No. VIII.—Miscellaneous Services £ £ —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 96 Anzac Day Service, London: New Zealand's proportion of cost ... ... ... 10 97 Colonial appointments, Board of Selection : Travel-ling-expenses of applicants in New.Zealand ... 50 98 Companies (Special Investigation) Act, 1934: Expenses in connection with ... ... 1,000 99 Compassionate grant to widow of late Elsdon Best... 55 100 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants under the Public Service and Teachers' Superannuation Funds and Civil Service Act, 1908, and to other persons in receipt of retiring-allowances (part recoverable) 1,510 101 Earthquake relief: Pahiatua earthquake (part recoverable) ... ... ... 2,500 102 Entertaining visitors to the Dominion and official functions, cost of ... ... ... 1,450 103 Exhibits for Museums, railage on ... ... 20 104 Fire Boards, subsidies to (Fire Brigades Act, 1926, Section 26) ... ... ... 3,305 105 Fuel for Government offices... ... ... 1,400 106 Grants in settlement of petitions ... ... 150 Grants — 107 Miss Jean Batten, New Zealand aviatrix, on flight, England-Aastralia ... ... ... 500 108 New Zealand Standards Institution ... ... 500 109 To assist four members of the British Empire Service League to take part at Centenary Conference, Melbourne ... ... ... 100 110 Light, power, and water for Government buildings ... 5,250 111 Monetary Inquiry Committee : Expenses in connection with ... ... ... 1,575 112 New Zealand Gazette: Cost of printing (part recoverable) ... ... .. 6,000 113 Parliaments of the Empire: Contribution towards cost of producing journal (London publication) ... 200 114 Personal effects of Ministers, transfer of ... 25 Post-office Account— 115 Franked Government telegrams ... ... 1,000 116 Franked telephone communications ... ... 550 117 Ministerial telegraphic memoranda ... ... 3,800 118 Printing and stationery, Ministers' offices ... 700 119 Publications (including newspapers and books), Ministers' offices ... ... ... 250 Public Service Superannuation Fund— 120 Contribution to (P.S.S. Act, 1927, section 50) .. 86,000 121 Contribution to meet increased allowances to widows and children (P.S.S. Act, 1927, section 114) ... ... ... 16,560 122 Rent of offices ... ... ... 40 123 Royal visit: His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester to New Zealand ... ... 40,000 124 Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, fines paid to (Police Offences Act, 1927, section 15) ... 70 125 Superannuation funds : Reimbursement of amount of reduction of rate of interest on mortgages and loss on conversion ... ... ... 54,000 126 Telegrams beyond the Dominion ... ... 50 127 Telephone services, Ministerial (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... 1,100 128 Town-planning, expenses in connection with (including travelling-expenses Board and Director of Town Planning) ... ... ... 100