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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

(а) Offset by free accommodation granted by the Board to Government Departments. (б) Number of officers, 20. Travelling-allowances, £60 ; travelling-expenses, £75 4s, 6d,

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Number oi Peraons - 1943-41 1942 43> 1943 44)942 43 VOTE INTERNAL AFFAIRS continued. Voted _ j Expended _ £ £ £ Subdivision No. II.-—Ministers' Secretaries. Salaries— 20 23 20 (£335 to £665) .. .. .. 9,540 10,967 ~ Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 247 286 Allowances in addition to classification: 25 Private ' Secretaries to Ministers at £50 each .. .. 1,250 1,250 f 3,543 Extra classification allowance: 11 (£95 to £150) .. 1,085 1,260 Payment for salary of officer acting as Private Secretary : Post and Telegraph Department .. .. .. 876 335 Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. 12,998 14,098 13,543 Subdivision No. III. —Messengers and Office-cleaners. Salaries— 935 944 935 (£6 to £400) .. .. .. .. .. 174,991 168,670 "] Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 23,228 22,090 Payment for Saturday, Sunday, holiday duty, and overtime 2,000 2,000 Special allowances to messengers (including allowances to Ministerial messengers) .. .. .. .. 1,100 1,315 Salaries of staff employed in portion of Canterbury Provincial Buildings under control of Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board ., .. .. .. .. .. (a) 200 200 Payment to other Departments — £ y 197 } 183 Legislative Department .. .. .. 281 Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 200 Public Works Department .. .. .. 380 861 856 202,380 195,131 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries, &c. .. .. .. .. 46,000 202,380 195,131 197,183 Other Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate grants to widows or next-of-kin of deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 92 Medical attendance for messengers and office-cleaners, &c., injured on duty .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 14 Motor cars, cycles, and accessories: Maintenance of (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 136 Office-cleaning (including upkeep of grounds outside main centres), (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 7,000 6,200 7,026 Telephone services .. .. .. .. .. 100 110 92 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 75 75 29 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 150 200 | (b) 135