B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES— continued

(a) It became necessary to undertake more travelling than was originally anticipated. (b) Increase due to revised salary scales. (c) Overexpenditure due to purchase of local copra necessary to make up shipments to New Zealand, payment of amounts that did not come to charge in 1946-47, and purchase of additional stores required.

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VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES— continue I 1948-49. 1947-48. Subdivision No. I — Head Office —continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to— £ £ £ continued Office expenses 170 170 115 Office premises : renovation, removal, altera tions, and furnishing 50 50 43 Overtime and meal allowances 400 250 407 Payments to Post and Telegraph Departmen t 2,700 2,700 2,485 Printing and stationery 200 200 230 Rent 60 60 58 Travelling allowances and expenses 240 100 (a) 339 Tropical clothing, purchase and maintenance o f 40 36 41 Contingencies 20 20 .. Compassionate grant to widow of deceasec I officer 317 317 Subdivision No. I 4,130 4,070 4,285 Total— * 12,260 11,522 11,735 ■ Subdivision No. L •— New Zealand Reparatior ■ ■ Estates Salaries, Wages, Purchase of Stores Maintenance of Plantations, ani ! General Expenses (including capita i expenditure)— Capital expenditure and improvements 18,566 23,330 17,604 Legal expenses 27 Maintenance of plantations 69,685 64,883 "55,972 Overtime and meal allowances 400 400 180 Government Superannuation Fund contribution 278 297 349 Salaries and wages 5,063 4,707 (b) 5,596 Stores and general expenses 138,465 123,757 (c) 296,341 Travelling expenses and allowances 400 100 (a) 232 Total — Subdivision No. II 232,884 217,474 376,274