B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT— continued

(a) General provision made for payment of claims which have been appropriated separately in past years. (b) Removal to new offices did not eventuate, and consequently provisions for increase in rents was not required. (c) Transfers contemplated did not take place last financial year. Provision has again been made this year.

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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE—STAMP DUTIES—continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ ■ Subdivision No. I — Stamp Duties —continued Other Charges for and incidental to — ctd. Interest on succession duty overpaid 300 300 195 Office equipment, fittings, and requisites, &c. 1,200 1,692 1,695 Office expenses 1,425 1,384 1,023 Overtime and meal allowances 2,350 2,350 2,039 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department 3,050 2,400 2,963 Printing and stationery 2,000 2,309 1,738 Eefunds and remissions of duties (a) 1,000 , , Remission of interest on death d uties on soldiers' estates 100 100 89 Rent of offices 3,000 4,150 (b) 2,837 Stamp-production (printing) 2,500 2,000 2,301 Stamping machinery 75 50 121 Transfer and removal exj tenses (c) 750 830 (c) 354 Travelling expenses and allowances 650 480 562 Valuation fees 150 150 .. Contingencies 5 5 1 Reduction in succession duty payable in the estate of Hugh Mowbray Howard Tripp, deceased, and interest thereon . . 1,022 1,022 Refund of the death duty paid in the estate of James Maurice Anderson, deceased . , 106 106 Refund of the death duty paid in the estate of William Rowe, deceased . , 39 39 Refund of succession duty paid in the estate of David Elhas Corban, deceased .. 32 32 28,508 24,802 17,294 Total — Subdivision No. I 90,037 92,266 73,007