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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Minister of External Affairs AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1948, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of External Affairs. Summary

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1947-48. 1946-47. Salaries. Other Charges. Totai. Voted. Expended, £ £ £ £ £ VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 159,296 431,767 591,063 432,700 395,570 VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (Total number of officers : 1947-48, 1947-48. 1946-47. 226 ; Voted. Expended. 1946-47, 218) Salaries — Secretary (also Permanent Head, Prime Minister's Department, £1,400)*.. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Intergovermental Committee on Refugees (a), New Zealand's contribution to : budget for first six months of 1947 only— Proportion of administrative expenses .. Proportion of operational expenses International Refugee Organization (b): New Zealand's contribution to first annual budget— Proportion of administrative expenses .. Proportion of operational expenses International Labour Organization: New Zealand's proportion of budget New Zealand representation at international conferences, &c.: travelling and other expenses of delegations United Nations Association of New Zealand : grant 745 19,125 7,454 206,428 (c) 12,002 35,000 170 15,150 350 * (d) 26,824 350 * See under vote, "Prime Minister's Department."