H.—l4.

(c) Trading Services.

Increase in the staffs of the Public Trust and the State Fire Insurance Departments was due to expansion of business. The assumption by Government of all activities connected with commercial broadcasting resulted in the formation of the National Commercial Broadcasting Service, employing, on Ist April, 1939, a total of 249 employees. The growth of the State Advances Corporation has been brought about by (a) the transfer from the Lands and Survey Department of mortgages vested in the Crown in respect of advances made to discharged soldiers under the authority of the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act, 1915 ; (b) the passing of the Mortgagors and Lessees Rehabilitation Act, 1936, resulted in a great increase of work of a temporary nature ; (c) the housing policy of Government. The figures indicated above include all employees (apart from workmen) engaged in connection with the activities of the Housing Construction Department. The remuneration of the employees, both permanent and temporary, engaged in the above Trading Departments is not a direct charge on the Consolidated Fund.

(d) Administration, Law and Order, &c.

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a , i . i As at 1st April, 1939. As at 1st April, 1930. (Provisional.) Department. Permanent. Temporary. Total. Permanent. Temporary. Total. i Government Insurance .. .. 107 24 131 108 22 130 National Commercial Broadcasting .. .. .. 37 212 249 Public Trust .. .. . 646 188 834 750 214 964 State Advances .. .. 97 46 143 474 664 1,138 State Fire Insurance .. .. 136 49 185 158 63 221 Totals .. .. 986 307 1,293 1,527 1,175 2,702

a ,1,1 As at 1st April, 1939. As at 1st April, 1930. (Provisional.) Department. Permanent. Temporary. Total. Permanent. Temporary. Total. ' I Air (civilian staff) . . . . . . . . . . 29 29 58 Army (civilian staff) .. .. 47 18 65 35 157 192 Audit .. .. .. 158 4 162 197 4 201 Census and Statistics .. .. .. .. .. 73 42 115 Crown Law .. .. .. 6 1 7 8 1 9 Customs .. .. . . 310 9 319 ' 452 60 512 External Affairs . . . . 6 2 8 9 5 14 Internal Affairs .. .. 379 136 515 222 194- 416 Justice and Prisons .. .. 513 35 548 632 79 711 Land and Deeds .. .. 131 55 186 124 33 157 Land and Income Tax .. .. 159 17 176 412 223 635 Marine .. .. . . 189 23 212 181 25 206 Native .. .. .. 102 44 146 181 178 359 Navy (civilian staff) .. .. .. .. .. 25 48 73 Police (clerical) .. .. 6 .. 6 7 1 8 Prime Minister's .. 1 .. 1 7 5 12 Printing and Stationery . . . . 305 7 312 269 10 279 Public Service Commissioner's .. 8 .. 8 13 .. 13 Public Service Superannuation . . 9 2 11 9 5 14 Stamp Duties .. .. .. 76 11 87 86 17 103 Transport .. .. 7 1 8 52 117 169 Treasury .. .. 88 17 105 94 34 128 Valuation .. .. .. 83 42 125 88 42 130 Totals .. .. 2,583 424 3,007 3,205 1,309 4,514 I