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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1948

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1947-48. 1946-47. VOTE—EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued Voted. Expended. New Zealand Legation, Moscow £ £ £ (Number of officers ; 1947-48, 13 ; 1946-47, 13) Salaries— Minister 1,500 1,500 -> 1 Other Salaries }> 15,054 12 (£250 to £1,000) 5,037 4,864 Location allowances 9,086 10,734 J 15,623 17,098 15,054 Other Charges for and incidental to — British-American Co-operative Press Service : New Zealand's proportion of expenses 1,600 1,600 1,654 British Commonwealth Medical Service : proportion of expenses .. .. (a) 300 Foodstuffs and other commodities (part recoverable) 1,000 500 584 Maintenance, repairs, alterations, and upkeep of office, residences, and grounds 600 410 711 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of 500 200 445 Office equipment and furnishings for official residences 2,250 10,650 9,808 Office expenses 1,200 1,500 1,056 Official entertainment, grants for .. 800 800 274 Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, telephones, and toll calls 1,000 1,500 802 Printing and stationery .. 100 100 58 Publicity, advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 200 200 217 Rental of office and official residences 1,825 1,610 1,782 Subscriptions to various societies and associations 10 10 Travelling allowances and expenses 800 1,000 870 Travelling and other expenses on appointment, transfer, furlough, &c. 1,000 1,000 393 Contingencies 50 50 13,235 21,130 18,654 28,858 38,228 33,708 (a) Proportionate part of cost of maintaining a doctor i ind dispensary for staffs of British missions.