B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— continued

(a) Increased provision for service to additional libraries. Also provides for the purchase of books for Government Departments, the costs of which, prior to Ist September, 1947, were borne by the individual Departments. (b) Overseas accounts came to charge earlier than anticipated. (c) To provide additional accommodation at Palmerston North, where a regional centre has been set up. (d) For body-work on two vans. Accounts did not come to charge in 1947-48. (e) Children's Book Week not held in 1947-48.

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1947_48. VOTE -EDUCATION— continued 1948-49. Subdivision No. XII — National Library Service Voted. Expended. (Number of officers : 1948-49, 114 ; £ £ £ 1947-48, 102) Salaries — Other Salaries 114 (£150 to £1,025) 35,374 29,775 27,456 Less transferred to Subdivision III 9,000 7,500 7,500 26,374 22,275 19,956 Other Charges for and incidental to — Books and other publications — Binding of 3,500 1,700 2,457 Purchase of .. (a) 55,000 29,000 (b) 41,675 Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers 10 .. Fitting up accommodation —■ Works expenditure (c) 4,370 Other expenditure 230 1,151 " 1,147 Library School, Wellington : allowances to students, travelling-expenses of students and visiting lecturers, and lecturers' fees .. 5,650 5,900 5,750 Motor-vehicles— Maintenance of 1,600 1,400 949 Purchase of . . (d) 2,050 1,100 Bepairs, &c, to private vehicles and property damaged in accidents 10 New Zealand Library Association — Expenses of delegates attending meetings of the Book Resources Committee 50 50 28 Grant towards cost of Children's Book Week 20 20 (e) Office expenses 2,400 1,800 2,290 Office and library equipment 2,000 3,000 1,249 Overtime and meal allowances 100 40 7 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 10 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,500 1,200 " 1,311