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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

NAVY DEPARTMENT— continued

(a) Cost of research activities being undertaken on the recommendation of the Defence Science Advisory Committee. (b) Expenditure incurred did not come to charge last financial year. (c) Fire Board at Devonport was not established during the year. (d) The payment of training fees was reintroduced by H.M. Government in Great Britain from Ist April, 1947, at increased rates.

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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE—NAYY— continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. VII — Miscellaneous Services Administration charge on account of allotments paid by Admiralty 500 500 500 Advertising 3,750 2,000 3,171 Assistance to Sea Cadets 1,500 1,000 840 Damage to wharves and craft 100 100 20 Defence Science research {a) 3,000 .. Educational services 2,000 2,000 (&) Electricity, gas, and water .. 17,200 21,000 17,496 Expenses of officer attending a course of instruction in the United Kingdom 1,000 Grants towards official entertainment 450 450 208 Grants in lieu of deferred pay forfeited by naval personnel on discharge (recoverable) .. 3,500 12,500 15,738 Grants for purchase of civilian clothing, &c. .. 500 30,000 21,777 Interments 50 50 130 Laundry and dry-cleaning 2,400 2,000 2,034 Medical and dental services 2,500 5,850 6,715 National health insurance : contributions payable to Admiralty 160 200 158 Office expenses 1,600 750 2,277 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 4,100 1,018 821 Overtime and meal allowances 3,500 3,550 4,010 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department.. 13,360 16,000 16,988 Payments on account of other Governments (recoverable) 10,000 Pension contributions payable to Admiralty in respect of loan personnel 13,000 12,000 9,871 Printing and stationery 4,000 2,500 3,796 Refuse collection 1,000 1,000 943 Rebate to personnel on account of duty paid on uniforms 50 50 4 Subsidies to Fire Boards 2,500 1,000 (o) Training and improvement funds 150 100 117 Training fees of New Zealand personnel in establishments in the United Kingdom and Australia . 12,000 2,500 (d) 5,925