B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— continued

(a) Additional provision required for payment of apprentices' lodging-allowances. (6) Provision for managerial staff in immigration hostels operated by the Department. (c) Expenditure necessary to convert Service establishments for use as hostels for the accommodation of immigrants. (d) Provision for equipment for immigration hostels. (e) Operating-costs for immigration hostels for full year and for increased numbers of immigrants. (/) Number accommodated less than anticipated. (g) Includes provision for special film on immigration. (h) Increase in staff at High Commissioner's Office, London, to handle increased work.

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VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— continued 1948-49. 1947-48. Subdivision No. II —Employment—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. Promotion of employment (including grants, fares, separation and other allowances, travelling allowances and expenses, and other assistance to workers, including apprentices, grants, subsidies, and other expenses incidental to employment through employing authorities) £ (a) 105,300 £ 87,050 £ 89,397 511,250 489,786 301,557 Total —Subdivision II 517,730 493,800 305,938 Subdivision No. Ill —Immigration (Number of officers : 1948-49, 10 ; 1947-48, nil) Salaries —- Other Salaries 10 (£225 to £535) (6) 3,345 Charges for and incidental to — Accommodation for immigrants (partly recoverable) — Land, buildings, equipment, and establishment costs — £ Works .. .. . .(c) 17,600 Other expenditure .. (d) 38,000 Operating-costs of hostels (including workers' compensation) Advertising and sundry expenses Charter costs, s.s. " Atlantis " Passage-money for immigrants (partly recoverable), (including allowances and other incidental expenses) Portion of salaries and expenses of High Commissioner's Office, London 55,600 (e) 70,000 (9) 3,000 350,000 164,000 (h) 23,000 1 I / 32,890 15,062 3,000 157,000 1,824 36,587 (/) 6,757 1,745 151,207 [h) 10,538