8.—7.

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Appropriations for Post Office Account.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued.

Item - 1934-35. 1934-85 VOTE No. 65,—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSE S—continued. £ £ Subdivision No. VIII. —Miscellaneous Services—contd. 8 Charges for and incidental to—continued. Office Management Expenses —continued. Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution 33,479 Rent of buildings leased for post and telegraph offices, &c. ... ... -■ 7,000 Stamps, production of ... ... ... 10,750 Stationery, printing, and binding ... ... 37,500 Temporary exchange attendants ... ... 300 Temporary officers, postmen, messengers, and general division ... ... ... 8,200 176,084 Less amount of Customs duty to be expended on material used on telegraph and telephone construction works ... ... ... 3,000 173,084 Overtime and meal allowances ... .. 20,000 — Parcel-post expenses ... ... ... 15,000 Sundry Charges—• Allowance to officers acting in higher position during absence of Director-General at the Postal Congress ... ... ... 197 Allowances and travelling-expenses of Advisory Committee, Radio Interference Regulations ... 100 Cash deficiencies— Amount misappropriated by an ex-officer at Napier ... ... ... 148 Loss of cash through burglaries at Adelaide Road, Annat, Berwick, Ngawha, and Oratia Post-offices ... ... ... 30 Loss of cash on destruction of Otoko Postoffice by fire ... ... ... 6 Loss of cash through irregular payment of money-orders ... ... ... 27 Compassionate allowance to widow of late Y. C. Weallens ... .. ... 100 Compensation for articles lost or damaged during transmission by post and for loss of registered packets during transmission by post in excess of amount provided for under Section 25 of Post and Telegraph Act, 1928 ... ... 200 Compensation for injuries sustained under the Workers' Compensation Act ... ... 2,000 Exchange on superannuation, New Zealand's representative on Advisory Committee of Imperial and International Communications ... ... 160 Expenses in connection with Post and Telegraph Board of Appeal ... ... ... 350 Grant to officer on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave in terms of Post and Telegraph Regulations ... ... ... 62 Grants to widows and dependants of officers (deceased), equivalent to leave due ... 500 Gratuities to non-classified officers in recognition of long and faithful service as postmasters ... 100 Maintenance of Post and Telegraph buildings ... 15,000