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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— continued

(a) Provision for the payment of bursaries at the rate of £7O per annum plus £4O per annum boardingallowance if student is required to live away from home. Provision made this year for 168 renewals and 52 new awards. (b) Includes provision for equipment and operation of tuberculosis diagnostic service and training unit. (c) Provision for contribution towards expenses of joint scheme with Hospital Boards as in previous year.

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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE— HEALTH.—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision A T o. I — Health —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —■ continued General Administration —continued Grants to — continued Waiapu Hospital Board 25 25 Wellington Hospital Board towards cost of providing additional maternity accommodation 2,800 23,299 20,756 Health education and publicity 26,000 26,000 23,743 Hospital treatment of departmental officers who contracted illness whilst on duty 20 20 11 Hospital treatment of prohibited immigrants 10 10 .. King George V Memorial Fund Board: travelling and administration expenses 200 200 153 Medical Advertisements Act expenses 50 50 Medical bursaries (a) 21,015 17,500 19,072 Motor-cars, motor-cycles, (feePurchase of .. 20,000 20,000 17,489 Maintenance of 45,000 42,500 42,023 National Health Institute, Wellington (6) 15,000 1,000 Nursing Recruitment Campaign expenses .. (c) 1,500 1,800 1,895 Offices and buildings : Maintenance, alterations, and additions— £ Works .. .. .. 4,300 Other expenditure .. .. 200 4,500 6,000 3,649 Office expenses (part recoverable) 3,300 3,200 3,254 Office fittings and requisites 4,500 3,000 4,445 Overtime and meal allowances 3,000 2,400 3,214 Packaging-materials 400 400 415 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 100 73 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) 32,000 31,000 31,677