B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued

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YOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued 1947-48. 1948-49. Subdivision No. V—Miscellaneous Services —ctd. Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ continued Publications for despatch to United States of America 25 25 Publications (including newspapers and books), Ministers' and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries' offices 550 550 688 Rail passes for ex-members of the Legislature and families of ex-members of the Legislature 6,000 5,040 4,098 Regulations Act, 1936 : expenses of printing regulations, &c. (recoverable) 2,850 2,750 2,853 Rental of offices occupied by High Commissioner for Australia in New Zealand (reciprocal) 696 696 638 Royal Tour 1949, expenses of (on account) .. 60,000 Subsidies to — Christian organizations, towards cost of providing additional residential accommodation (a) 6,000 25,000 (a) 17,994 Otago Centennial Association 5,000 30,000 29,522 Telegrams beyond the Dominion 400 500 429 Telephone services, Ministers and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 1,900 1,800 1,885 Transfer expenses of officers 50 20 142 Travelling allowances and expenses of — Members of the General Assembly (Finance Act, 1936, section 39) 50 50 Ministerial staff 750 750 740 Ministers and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries (allowances only as authorized by the Civil List Act, 1920, and the Civil List Amendment Act, 1936) 3,250 2,750 3,358 Ministers and their wives and Parliamentary 17,551 Under-Secretaries : expenses 17,500 14,500 Private Secretaries to Ministers 8,500 7,250 8,918 Turnbull Library— Acquisition of South Pacific historical records 25 25 and grant towards cost of investigations Administration and travelling expenses and 754 furnishings 700 700 (a) To assist in providing additional residential accommodation required for young people working in cities. Subsidy is limited to one-third of the cost of the land and building.