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YEAR, ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— continued

(a) Increase due to improved salary scales. (b) Underexpenditure due to reduction in staff. (c) Additional officers transferred to London for immigration work. (d) Provision for operation of Committees for a full year. (e) Previously charged to War Expenses Account. Provision for outstanding claims. (/) Expenditure did not come to charge last financial year.

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VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— 1948-49. 1947-48. continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I- -Administration Expenses — £ £ £ continued Salaries — con tinned Other Salaries 698 (£150 to £1,025) (a)286,557 273,489 y(b) 268,554 Location allowances (c) 3,778 2,000 293,060 278,165 268,554 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to police and other officers acting as departmental agents 750 1,200 745 Apprenticeship Committees, New Zealand and Local: allowances, expenses, fees, loss of earnings, &c. (d) 1,700 500 373 Employment Advisory and other Committees : honoraria, fees, allowances, and expenses. . 525 1,100 764 Ex gratia payment to officer injured on duty 140 Expenditure in connection with National Service activities . . . . £ Defaulters' detention camps .. 100 Emergency Fire Service .. 100 Emergency Precautions Scheme. . 100 Industrial mobilization .. 500 Women's Land Service .. 100 (e) 900 . . Fitting up accommodation : £ Works .. .. ..(/)16,000 Other expenditure .. . . 1,500 17,500 17,500 (f) 1,998 Immigration Advisory Council: allowances and expenses 100 200