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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

Minister in Charge of Census and Statistics AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1949, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Census and Statistics Department. Summary

(a) Reduction due to decrease in machine staff required for tabulation of 1945 census results. (b) Includes £5OO expended but not brought to charge in 1947-48. (c) Underexpenditure due to Council holding initial meeting towards end of financial year 1947-48.

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1948-49 1947 -48. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. j[ Voted. Expended. VOTE—CENSUS AND STATISTICS £ 58,000 £ 24,800 £ 82,800 £ 81,400 £ 75,556 VOTE—CENSUS AND STATISTICS 1948-49. 1947-48. (Total number of officers : 1948-49, 176 (a); 1947-48, 181) Voted. Expended. Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,150 (Government Statistician) Other Salaries 175 (£150 to £1,025) £ 1,150 56,850 £ 1,063 56,937 £ Y 51,724 1 J 58,000 58,000 51,724 Other Charges eor and incidental to — Census Mechanical appliancesPurchase of .. Maintenance of .. .. Miscellaneous expenses of Advisory Council on statistics relating to land and valuation 1,500 (b) 2,000 500 200 I, 2, 950 300 500 200 1,659 549 228 (c) 29