8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

(a) Offset to some extent by free accommodation granted by the Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board to Government Departments.

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( N ; irtlber „ 1912-43. oi Persons. 1943-44. 1943 44 1!M2 43 VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS continued. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. V. —Miscellaneous Services —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to- continued. Government Buildings Refreshment-rooms — Wellington : Grant towards cost of relief attendant .. 78 78 78 Auckland: Grant to tea-rooms committee .. .. 143 127 127 Grants in settlement of petitions .. .. • • 250 250 948 Grants — Boy Scouts' Association, New Zealand .. . ■ 600 600 600 Institute of Public Administration : Towa-ds cost of publication .. • • • • • • • • 100 100 National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Board of Trustees for maintenance .. .. •• 8,500 8,500 8,500 New Zealand Returned Services' Association — Freight on poppies .. .. . • • • 25 25 19 Towards rail fares of delegates attending annual Council 50 50 50 Public Service Women's Club (Inc.) — Towards cost of furnishing .. .. .. 350 Towards cost of wages of staff for cafeteria .. . 150 Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals : Rail passes for Inspectors .. .. • • • • 450 450 358 South African War Veterans' Association : Rail fares of delegates to annual meeting .. .. .. 30 30 Swimming and Life-saving Societies .. .. . • 400 400 400 United Fire Brigades' Association of New Zealand — Towards expenses of administration and conference .. 500 750 500 Towards rail fares of delegates to conference and demonstration .. • • ... • • 500 750 60 War Funds Council, for South African veterans .. 250 250 • 250 Light, power, and water for Government buildings and Canterbury Provincial Buildings, Christchurch .. (a) 14,500 11,000 14,642 New Zealand Centennial celebrationsBiographical, Historical, Pictorial, &c., Surveys, and Atlas (recoverable) .. .. •• •• 500 1,000 1,084 Expenses in connection with .. .. • • 100 500 908 New Zealand Centennial and other publications (part recoverable) .. • • • • • • • ■ 500 500 888 New Zealand Gazette: Cost of printing (part recoverable) .. 6,000 7,000 5,518 Oversea Passengers Emergency Regulations 1939 : Refund of forfeited deposit .. .. • ■ • • 200 Overtime and meal allowance .. .. • • 30 25 26 Parliaments of the Empire : Contribution towards cost of producing journal (London publication) .. .. 250 200 200 Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. •. • • • • • • 100 100 ol Payment to Department of Island Territories: Cost of free passages granted on N.Z.M.V. " Maui Pomare" .. 50 50 Personal effects of Ministers, transfer of .. .. 20 20 Post Office Account — Franked Government telegrams .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 1,000 Franked telephone communications .. .. .. 3,500 3,500 3,500 Ministerial and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' telegraphic memoranda .. •• •• •• 3,800 3,800 3,800 Printing, stationery, and requisites, Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries'offices .. .. .. 700 1,000 489 Publications for despatch to United States of America .. 50 50 10 Publications (including newspapers and books), Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' offices .. .. 550 550 458