YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1940.

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Expenditure less than anticipated. (b) Increased expenditure last year and additional provision this year due to requirements of Committee for Organization for National Security. (c) Number of officers, 2. Travelling-allowances, £67 6s. Id. ; travelling-expenses, £14 Bs. 4d. (id) Advertising film-scenario competition for League of Nations, £12 Is. 3d. ; legal expenses. regarding Canton Island, £3 35.; travelling-expenses of Mrs. W. J. Jordan in . connection with the Nineteenth Assembly of the League of Nations, Geneva, £18 4s. lid : total, £33 9s. 2d.

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f" mber 1938-39. of Persons. 1939-40. 1939-401938-39 V0TE N °" MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT- ' Voted . Expended. continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. ■ ■ 175 120 168 League of Nations — Expenses of delegate to Geneva .. .. .. 1,000 1,500 1,023 New Zealand official publications supplied to League at Geneva.. .. .. .. .. •• 20 20 20 New Zealand's proportion of secretariat expenses for year ending 31st December, 1938 .. .. .. 12,310 11,580 11,918 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. • • 20 50 4 Pacific Defence Conference, expenses in connection with .. 200 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 75 150 (a) 28 Printing and stationery .. .. .. • • (b) 800 400 (&) 527 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. . ■ 375 350 375 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. . . 100 50 (c) 82 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. .. .. 20 10 (d) 33 15,095 14,230 14,178 GROSS Total .. .. .. -. 26,000 24,395 24,666 Oredits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. • • • • 22 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. .. 26,000 24,395 24,644