B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

TREASURY DEPARTMENT—continued

{a) Increase due to expansion, of the Board's operations. (b) Expenditure higher than anticipated. (c) Number of officers, 33. Travelling-allowances, £458 ; travelling-expenses, £lO ; boat, train, bus, and tram fares, £246 ; motor-vehicle hire, £4l; mileage allowance, £l3 ; relieving-allowances, £284. {d) Contingencies : exchange on dishonoured cheques, £4 lis.; poundage on money-orders, 18s. lid.: total, £5 9s. lid. (e) Now included in Public Account as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £16,500. In the financial year 1945-46 expenditure under Subdivision IV, " War Assets Realization Board," was recovered from the War Expenses Account and treated as credits-in-aid. No recovery will be made this financial year.

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VOTE —TREASURY—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdiv. No. IV. —War Assets Realization Board —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Rent Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies .. .. .. (a) 3,360 (a) 1,800 580 50 (a) 1,400 50 2,000 1,200 666 100 1,200 50 (b) 2,528 1,312 80 18 (c) 1,052 (d) 6 17,596 16,216 13,784 Total —Subdivision No. IV 70,596 51,216 48,455 Gross Total 180,201 152,599 146,542 Credits-in-aid (e) 77,021 72,755 NET TOTAL 180,201 75,578 73,787 ■