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B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

TREASURY DEPARTMENT— continued

(a) Additional provision required to meet payments in connection with advances made under the Farmers' Loans Emergency Regulations 1940. Expenditure was previously charged to War Expenses Account. Number of Cost. Persons travelling. £ s d (b) Acquisition of aerodrome and other civil aviation facilities at Nandi .. 1 19 2 6 Refresher course at Powers Samas Accounting Machines Factory, Croydon .. .. .. • • •• • • • • 1 118 15 0 Review of pay and allowances, public servants in Fiji .. .. 1 94 22 South Pacific Air Transport Council .. .. .. .. 2 34 13 10 Study of cost-control on major production construction works in United States of America .. .. .. .. .. 1 59 0 1 United Nations Fiscal Commission .. .. .. .. 1 366 19 3 £692 12 10 (c) Previously charged to War Expenses Account. (d) Provision was made for purchase of mechanical equipment, part only of which came to hand last financial year. Provision has again been made this year to meet cost of balance of order.

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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE—TREASURY— continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. I — Treasury —continued . : Other Charges for and incidental to — ctd. Expenses and other miscellaneous payments . in connection with frost, flood, earthquake, fire relief, and miscellaneous loans, &c. .. {a) 500 10 4 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 2,000 2,000 (b) 693 Funeral benefits : friendly societies (c)15 Local Government Loans Board: fees, travelling allowances, and expenses of members 300 300 285 Office expenses 650 850 570 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 7,200 7,900 (d) 4,420 Overtime and meal allowances 1,000 1,300 856 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) 9,500 9,750 8,860 Printing and stationery 9,000 9,000 8,332 Refund of unclaimed moneys — Section 30, Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. 50 50 67 Section 96, Public Revenues Act, 1926 50 50 59 Unclaimed dividends, New Zealand Government securities 60 75 39 Miscellaneous 350 350 690 Rent of offices 450 750 424