B.—1 [Fr. IV], Sup. to 1940.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. HEAD OFFICE (INCLUDING MINISTERS' SECRETARIES, MESSENGERS AND CLEANERS, MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, AND PAYMENTS UNDER SPECIAL ACTS). Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Expenditure. Income,. Departmental Administbative Charges . Net credits on account of vote expenditure £ £ £ £ Auctioneers' license fees, commission on . . 216 Salaries . .45 680 Deer herds: Sale of skins, &c. .. .. 14,628 Cinematograph films: Censorship and other ' ' Dogs, prevention of hydatids in .. .. 56 expenses .. .. .. 975 New Zealand Centennial publications, sale of 3,256 Commissions of inquiry .. .. .. 2,594 New Zealand Gazette, sale of .. .. 2,090 Deer herds, reduction of .. .. .. 29,275 Regulations, sale of .. .. .. 1,927 Dogs, prevention of hydatids in . ■ .. 2,058 —' > Entertaining visitors to New Zealand .. 7,387 Miscellaneous revenue Freight and cartage .. . . .. 819 Naturalization and other fees under British Fresh-water fisheries and game !. !! 6,106 Nationality and Status of Aliens (in New Fuel, light, power, and water . .. 900 Zealand) Act, 1928 .. .. .. 638 Losses on sale and writing off of assets .. 32 I ( ees lor confirmation ol by-laws under ByMaintenance of buildings and equipment .. 658 laws Act. 1910 .. .. . . 3 Office cleaning . • ■ • .. 256 Cinematograph films: Censorship and other Opossums 116 fees.. .. .. .. .. 3,206 Overtime and meal allowance . . .. 298 Fresh-water fisheries and game : License and Patriotic Purposes Emergency Regulations, other fees .. .. .. .. 7 > 232 ' administration of .. .. 776 Interest on loan.. .. .. .. 44 Physical welfare and recreation .. .. 2,763 Land-agents license fees .. .. .. 5,646 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 1,188 Opossum revenue .. .. .. 3,666 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 1,437 Passport fees .. .. .. .. 2,076 Publications .. .. .. 454 Public Safety Conservation Act, 1932: l<ees Rent of offices . . . . . ' 1,256 for change of name 30 Sundries.. .. .. .. .. 61 . . oto Telephone services .. . . . . 487 Recoveries on account ol expenditure in previous years 378 Totalizators, inspection of 842 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 482,340 Town-planning expenses .. .. .. 1,505 Transfer expenses of officers .. .. 94 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 724 Turnbull Library expenses . . .. .. 585 Uniforms . . .. . . .. 63 War graves, upkeep of .. .. .. 3,314 Depreciation: Buildings .. .. .. 2,507 115,210 General Government Administrative Charges. Salaries of Ministers' Secretaries, messengers and cleaners, clerks and typistes in other £ Departments and Ministers'offices .. 122,637 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. .. .. .. 45 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. 10,297 Maintenance of buildings, motors, and equipment . . ... . . .. 208 Ministerial telegraphic memoranda .. .. 6,800 New Zealand Gazette .. .. .. 6,462 Office cleaning .. • • • • .. 2,569 Printing and stationery for Ministers' offices .. 1,008 Publications for Ministers .. .. .. 494 Regulations Act, 1936 .. .. .. 1,375 Rent pf offices ........ 3,220 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 36 Telephone services .. .. .. 1,429 Transfer expenses of messengers .. .. 53 Travelling allowances and expenses of Ministers 5,907 Travelling allowances and expenses of Private Secretaries .. .. .. .. 3,040 Travelling allowances and expenses of Ministerial staff .. .. .. .. .. 256 Travelling allowances and expenses of co-opted Members of Parliament .. . . .. 143 Travelling allowances and expenses of messengers 345 Uniforms .. .. .. .. 768 167,092 Special Acts. Honoraria of Governor-General and Ministers of the Crown .. •. .. .. 22,899 Appropriation Aet, 1926, section 15 .. .. 4,330 27,229 Other Charges. Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants .. .. 350 Death of Right Hon. M. J. Savage : Funeral expenses .. .. .. .. 347 Flood damage, relief of .. .. .. 229 Grants .. .. .. .. .. 11,793 Imperial War Conference, London, 1939 .. 2,397 Carried forward .. .. 15,116 309,531 Carried forward .. .. ... .. 527,432

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