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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

STAMP DUTIES DEPAKTMENT

Minister of Stamp Duties 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 Stamp Duties Department. Summary

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1947-48. 1946-47., Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—STAMP DUTIES £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Stamp Duties 65,699 20,458 86,157 72,699 65,102 II—Land and Deeds Registry 70,641 36,880 107,521 82,920 82,965 TOTAL .. 136,340 57,338 193,678 155,619 148,067 VOTE—STAMP DUTIES 1947-48. 194647. (Total number of officers : 1947-48, 284 ; 1946-47, 274) Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Stamp Duties £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1947-48, 142 ; 1946-47, 140) Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,300 (Commissioner of Stamp Duties and Secretary for Lands and Deeds) 1,300 1, 250 1 i Other Salaries 141 (£125 to £1,000) 64,399 52,625 J 50,871 65,699 53,875 50,871 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bondholders Incorporation Commission, expenses of (recoverable) Expenses of removal of offices and alterations and renovations incidental thereto 25 (a) 1,000 - 25 850 (a) 178 (a) Removals not yet completed.