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ofPereons 1938-39. ot i crs °" 8 - VOTE No. .—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. 1939-40. 1939-4oj 1938-39 SuUwis ; ion No . IIL^Messengers , Office-keepers, and Voted. Expended. Charwomen. Salaries— £ £ £ General Division. Messengers, &c.— £ 1 (£425) .. .. .. .. 425 4 (£320 to £335) .. .. .. .. 1,295 77 74 72 (£25 to £305) .. .. .. .. 17,436 — 19,156 19,463 Charwoman — 1 1 1 (£175) 175 175 Payment to other Departments — Post and Telegraph Department .. . . 184 Public Works Department .. .. . • 60 244 545 N on-permanents . Charwomen— 322 314 322 (£2 to £169) 29,981 29,257 Messengers- — 1 (£384) 384 V 119,825 404 326 403 (£4 to £260) .. .. .. ..82,831 (a) 83,215 69,405 804 715 Payment for Saturday, Sunday, holiday duty, and overtime 450 370 Special allowances to messengers (including allowances to Ministerial messengers) .. .. .. .. 1,193 1,016 Salaries of staff employed in portion of Canterbury Provincial Buildings under control of Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board .. .. .. .. .. .. (b) 200 200 Payment to Legislative Department .. .. .. 250 134,864 120,431 Less amount provided but not required .. .. . . 200 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries, &c. .. .. .. ■■ 39,725 (a) 134,864 120,231 119,825 Other Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer 25 100 100 Medical attendance for messengers and charwomen, &c., injured on duty .. .. .. .. • • 17 15 17 Motor cars, cycles, and accessories: Maintenance of (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. • ■ 120 120 116 Office-cleaning (including upkeep of grounds outside main centres) .. .. .. .. •• ■■ 4,700 3,900 (c) 4,638 Rent .. .. .. .. • • • • 50 50 56 Telephone services .. .. . . . . .. 70 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. ■ • 150 50 (d) 275 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 150 150 (e) 216 Uniforms and overcoats for messengers .. .. 755 > 60 701 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision.. .. .. 5 5 (/) 5 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Office-cleaning .. .. • • 1,200 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 120 1,320 6,042 5,050 6,124 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 140,906 125,281 125,949