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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS— continued

{a) Twenty officers formerly charged to " Prisons " now charged to Subdivision I, " Justice : Head Office " ; 8 Probation Officers formerly charged to " Prisons " and transferred to Probation Branch, now charged direct to " Probation." (b) Provision made for payment of penal rates (under Factories Act) to prison officers for work on Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and holidays.

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS— continued 1948-49. 1947-48. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II — Prisons £ £ £ (Number of officers : 1948-49, 310 ; 1947-48, 326) Other Salaries 302 (£150 to £1,025) («)119,000 124,175 125,841 Less proportion of salaries transferred to Probation Branch. 2,800 2,800 119,000 121,375 123,041 Other Charges for and incidental to — Prisons and institutional upkeep— Accident compensation 100 500 1,000 Burial of deceased prisoners 20 20 30 Clothing, bedding, furniture, &c. 4,000 3,300 5,356 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers 50 50 122 Equipment and instructional work 400 400 416 Euel, light, power, and water 7,600 7,000 7,560 House allowances 6,400 6,500 6,686 Maintenance of prison buildings 3,500 4,100 4,706 Medical expenses of officers injured during performance of duties 5 5 1 Medical treatment and medical comforts .. 750 600 844 Office fittings and requisites 40 40 63 Overtime, penal rates, shift and meal allowances {b) 22,500 12,000 10,421 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 50 50 30 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,800 1,500 1,831 Photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications 150 250 346 Printing and stationery 550 500 520 Rations 19,000 16,000 16,938 Remote allowances 615 615 607 Sanitary services, cleaning, and disinfectants 1,000 900 2,008 Uniform caps and accoutrements for officers 250 200 309 Vehicles, purchase and maintenance of, hire charges, &c. 6,000 5,000 4,719