B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued

(а) Provision for purchase of two years' supply of areeoline hydrobromide. (б) Buildings not erected last year. (c) Purchase not completed last year. Additional provision necessary this year to supply equipment for fire-protection of forestry areas.

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VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 104fi—47. Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services — 1947-48. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — American Museum of Natural History: £ £ £ purchase, assembly, and despatch of exhibits 25 25 Anzac Day Services, London : New Zealand's proportion of cost 20 20 18 Assistance to stranded New Zealanders (part recoverable) 1,500 1,500 922 Bonus to employees retained under Superannuation Emergency Regulations 1940.. 25,000 25,000 Colonial appointments, Board of Selection: travelling-expenses of applicants in New Zealand and members of Board of Selection 10 10 5 Compassionate grant to widow of Hon. D. Gr. Sullivan, deceased 1,250 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. .. 100 200 Contribution to British Flood Relief 250,000 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants under the Public Service and Teachers' Super- !*■ annuation Funds and Civil Service Act, 1908, and to other persons in receipt of retiring-allowances (part recoverable) 75,500 75,520 78,102 Dogs Registration Amendment Act, 1937, prevention of hydatids under (recoverable) {a) 8,750 250 175 Emergency Precautions Scheme: subsidies to local authorities 250 3,500 1,435 Entertaining visitors to the Dominion and official functions — Allowances to officers in connection with .. 80 140 113 Cost of 8,000 7,000 11,269 Exhibition of New Zealand art overseas 50 50 32 Exhibits for museums, railage on Expenses of officers travelling overseas 15 15 2 1,300 . , Fares and expenses on transfer of Finance Officer and family to London 24 1,500 1,277 Fire Services — Accommodation for emergency equipment 4,000 5,000 (&) Equipment : purchase, reconditioning, storage, and transportation (c) 59,750 11,750 (c) 820 Subsidies for emergency fire-protection: Auckland and Wellington districts 3,100 3,100 1,838 Subsidies to Fire Boards (Fire Brigades Act, 1926, section 26) 4,690 4,630 4,622