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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

AUDIT DEPARTMENT—continued

(o) Number of officers, 57. Travelling-allowances, £4,475 ; travelling-expenses, £889. >

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Number 01 PerSODS ' VOTE—AUDIT—continued 1944-45. 1943-44. 1944-451943-44 Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —sontinued £ £ £ Transfer expenses Audit officers to and from London .. 10 10 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 5,700 6,200 (a) 5,364 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 46 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote .. .. .. .. 10 10 12,712 12,351 12,617 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Audit inspection— Government Departments and Loan Accounts which are kept on a com- £ mercial basis .. .. .. 11,500 Local authorities .. .. .. 23,500 35,000 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 78,498 78,068 77,411 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. 35,000 35,500 35,946 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 43,498 42,568 41,465