8.—7 [PT. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1942,

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued.

(a) Number of officers, 1. Travelling-allowances, £88 ; fares, £12 ; motor services, £4. (b) Travelling-expenses of Samoan party at Centennial Exhibition, £4 7s. 4d. (c) £7,500 provided for erection of factory for desiccating coconut in 1940-41, but no expenditure incurred ; £4,611 included in this year's estimates for that purpose. (d) Underexpenditure due to expenditure incurred in Samoa not being received in time for inclusion in year's accounts. Receipts for year ended 1940-41 amounted to £59,633, receipts for year ended 1941-42 estimated to amount to £64,166. (e) Overexpenditure recouped by increased receipts for sales of bananas. Receipts for 1940-41 amounted to £116,711, but some expenditure incurred in Samoa towards the end of the financial year was not received in time for inclusion in accounts. (/) Increased subsidy to Niue Island necessary to meet heavy expenditure for hurricane reparation.

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Num ber ofPersons. 1940-41. 1941 42. 1641-421940-41 VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. Voted _ Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Head Office —continued. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 110 110 103 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 50 110 (a) 104 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. .. .. 20 20 (b) 4 1,360 1,360 1,164 Total —Subdivision No. I.. .. 4,943 4,617 4,359 Subdivision No. II. —New Zealand Reparation Estates. Salaries, Wages, Purchase of Stores, Maintenance of Plantations, and General Expenses (including capital expenditure) — Improvements .. .. .. .. .. 5,162 8,455 (c) 1,347 Maintenance of plantations .. .. .. .. 22,716 24,701 21,551 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. 57 64 55 Renewals .. .. .. .. .. .. 479 367 Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. .. 1,918 2,735 2,225 Stores and general expenses .. .. .. .. 37,550 43,679 34,582 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 67,882 80,001 (d) 59,760 Subdivision No. III.—Export of Bananas from, Samoa. Purchase of bananas, stores, and general expenses .. 107,625 104,850 106,180 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 107,625 104,850 (e) 106,180 Subdivision No. IV. —Cook and other Islands. Subsidies, &c., to Cook and other Islands— Other Charges for and incidental to — Reimbursement of Samoan Administration for expenditure incurred on behalf of Tokelau Islands .. .. 750 1,000 757 Subsidy to— Cook Islands Administration .. .. .. 24,000 24,000 24,000 Niue Island Administration .. .. .. (/) 10,000 5,000 5,000 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 34,750 30,000 29,757