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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

Number I Persons. VOTE No. 1. —LEGISLATIVE—continued. 1936-37. 1936-37. Subdivision No. VI. —Buildings, Grounds, and Bellamy's—continued. £ £ Bellamy's—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 34 Linen, glassware, china, plateware, towels, &c., for use of members in Bellamy's and Parliamentary Buildings .. 200 35 Maintenance of staff during season .. .. .. 1,100 36 Printing and stationery .. .. . . .. 50 37 Washing linen, &c. . . . . .. . . . . 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Part salaries — £ Night-watchmen . . .. .. 565 Charwomen . . . . .. 75 Extra attendants . . .. . . 200 Electrician . . . . . . . . 75 Plumber and furnace attendant . . 75 990 1,450 ; 7,407 Total —Subdivision No. VI — 18,725 Subdivision No. VII. —General Expenses. Charges for and incidental to — 38 Advertising, newspapers, and other publications .. 280 39 Allowance to the Leader of the Opposition .. .. 190 40 Fuel, light, power, and water, also fees for inspection of machinery .. . . .. .. . . 3,550 41 Furniture — £ Purchases .. .. .. . . 700 Maintenance and repairs . . .. . . 300 1,000 42 Hire of motor-cars for Speakers of both Houses and their wives . . .. . . .. .. . . 25 43 Laundry-work for Legislative Department . . .. 150 44 Meals to Messengers, &c., on late-sitting nights . . .. 100 45 Miscellaneous stores: Brooms, brushware, soap, towels, linen, matches, tools, coal buckets, shovels, &c. . . 180 46 Oflice equipment for Ministers' offices .. .. . . 100 j 47 Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees 10 48 Passages of — £ Members of both Houses .. .. .. 1,800 Members' wives . . .. .. . . 900 2,700 49 Postage and telegrams, including parliamentary papers .. 1,250 50 Printing of Statutes, Journals, Appendices, Bills, Order Papers, Standing Orders, &c. .. .. .. 7,500 51 Railway passes and concessions to members and ex-members of the Legislature, families, relations, &c., cost of .. 29,500 52 Railway sleeping-berths— £ Members . . .. .. . . . . 1,400 Members' wives .. .. .. . . 500 1,900 ; 53 Refund to Post Office, being difference between special and ordinary rates for telegrams from Members of the General Assembly . , .. . . . . , , 2,000 i