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DETAILS ()$ ESTIMATES' EOR THE

BROADCASTING ACCOUNT-continued.

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Number °* reraons - VOTE No. BROADCASTING—cortkwued. 1939-40. 1938-39. 1939-401938-39 Votprl ExnpnHprl Subdivision No. II. —Commercial Broadcasting—continued. I Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Advertising, including blocks, photographs, &c. .. .. 1,500 \ , , ( \ 1 &11 Books, newspapers, periodicals, and other publications .. (6) 250 J ' \ a ) > Capital expenditure : Land and buildings/transmitters, .and, : * , : technical"equipment;; ' .. ... . . 6,000 J8,025 . ■ 16,179 Cleaning-expenses .. .. .. .. (c) 1,800 1,700 1,617 Comniission . .. .. ... 20,000 18,500 (d) 19,870 Contribution to Public Service Superannuation Fund .. 270 123 123 Entertainment expenses .. : , .. .(e) 500 ; Freights, cartage, and transport charges .. .. (/) 650 250 508 Insurance .. .. .. .. . . .. 800 950 835 Legal, Audit, and collection charges .. .. .. 725 725 697 Light, lwat, power, and fuel .. . . .. . . (g) 2;200 1,800 1,761 Office and studio equipment, fittings, and requisites .. 3,500 15,850 (h) 14,028 Office and studio expenses .. . . .. .. (i) 650 500 358 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. (j) 750 550 i (h) 606 Participation in Centennial Exhibition .. .. .. (I) 925 Postage, telegrams, rent of boxes, code addresses, &c. .. (m) 1,400 1,000 1,357 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. (m) 2,400 2,100 2,361 Provision for prizes for and expenses of competitions .. 100 250 I Rent, rates, and water charges .. .. .. 5,750 6,000 (n) 4,575 Repairs and maintenance of buildings, roads, fences, and office and studio fixtures, fittings, equipment, transmitting and technical equipment (including valve replacements) 5,000 5,300 5,686 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. (o) 1,600 2,175 2,163 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. (p) 750 500 460 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 2,250 2,500 (q) 2,236 Typewriters and mechanical office appliancesPurchase of .. .. .. .. .. 100 375 374 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 75 75 70 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. "100 100 (r) 38 Opening-expenses of new stations .. .. .. .. 50 60,045 80,398 77,714 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 133,428 154,488 152,314 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. 336,468 389,641 341,942 Credits-IN-AID (S) .. .. .. 26,500 3,150 3,621 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. .. 309,968 386,491 338,321