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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued

(a) Required to replace obsolete and worn-out machinery and also for additions to plant. (b) Underexpenditure due to non-completion of repair works. Outstanding items are provided for this year. (c) Provision required to cover outstanding commitments and to provide for increases in prices. (d) Overexpenditure due to increases in prices of materials and to overseas orders being fulfilled earlier than anticipated, {e) To provide for additional type metal required. {/) Reward for suggestion, £5 ; sundries, 45.: total, £5 4s. Estimated. Actual Receipts. 1948-49 1947-48. 1947-48. £ £ £ Departmental receipts .. .. 600,000 475,000 509,120

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1947-48. VOTE—PRINTING AND STATIONERY— 1948-49. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ continued Installation of a heating and ventilating system in basement 1,750 1,750 Installation of new lighting system 5,445 5,445 .. Machinery, plant, tools, and accessories (a) 67,000 25,000 19,668 Office expenses 5,830 6,750 6,155 Overtime and meal allowances 23,000 21,000 22,792 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 100 87 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,900 1,730 1,863 Rent 2,600 2,650 1,656 Repairs to premises, &c. 7,300 10,354 (6) 3,287 Stationery, paper, &c, and office requisites .. (c)357,000 260,800 (d) 372,020 Stores, bookbinding-material, and printingink (c) 32,500 20,000 (d) 25,726 Transport expenses: night staff .. 850 600 802 Type and printing material 140 50 137 Type metal •'• (e) 960 500 75 Contingencies 20 20 if) 5 542,145 378,109 487,406 TOTAL 735,445 569,484 669,451