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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

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VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1947-48. Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —ctd. 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued £ £ £ Flood, fire, earthquake, &c., damage: grants in relief of, and miscellaneous expenditure 6,000 10,000 9,631 Fuel for Government offices, including Canterbury Provincial Buildings, Christcliurcli .. (a) 4,000 3,000 3,491 Funeral of late Hon. M. Fagan (6) 175 Funeral of late Hon. J. O'Brien 125 925 871 Government Buildings: furnishings and fittings for retiring-rooms 50 50 # # Grant towards expenses of delegate to Empire Parliamentary Association Conference at Bermuda in 1946 (balance due) 125 Grants in settlement of petitions 1,250 250 1,442 Grants — Boys' Brigade 250 250 250 Boy Scouts Association — General 1,000 1,000 1,000 Towards cost of Lone Scout activities .. 1,000 1,000 1,000 Empire Parliamentary Association 437 437 437 Girls' Life Brigade 300 300 300 Institute of Public Administration : towards cost of publication 150 150 150 Local authorities, for entertainment of returned service personnel 500 2,000 1,329 National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Board of Trustees, for maintenance 13,500 13,500 13,500 New Zealand Literary Fund 2,000 2,000 1,169 New Zealand Returned Services' Association — Freight on poppies 50 50 48 Towards rail fares of delegates attending annual Council 50 50 50 Public Service Refreshment Rooms Committee— Auckland 370 370 370 Wellington 383 383 383 Public Service Women's Club (Inc.): towards cost of wages of staff for cafeteria 150 150 150 Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals : rail passes for Inspectors .. South African War Veterans' Association : 450 450 252 rail fares of delegates to annual meeting 35 30 35 Swimming and life-saving societies 400 400 400 (a) Offset to some extent by free accommodation granted by the Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board to Government Departments. (b) £134 was expended from "Unauthorized Expenditure Account" last year.