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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

SOCIAL SECURITY FUND— continued

Name of Conference, &c. Number of Officers. Cost. £ (a) British Empire Conference on Reciprocal Benefits .. .. ..2 2,106 (6) Owing to shortage of materials work anticipated was not commenced during the year. Provision has again been made this year. (c) Includes provision for claims unpaid at 31st March, 1948. (d) Includes provision for refund of rents to Public Works Department, £4,460, not adjusted at 31st March, 1948. (e) Due to shortage of housing, accommodation and other expenses of officers on transfer were higher than anticipated. (/) Services part-time Registrar, 8.D.M., £5 ; Court fees (recoverable) and legal expenses, £8 ; damage to officer's clothing, £1 ; fee, hand-writing expert, £2; translations, £2; special medical examination (officer), £2 : total, £2O.

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VOTE — ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 1 CM? A Q AND EMERGENCY BENEFITS— ctd. 1948-49. IVt Subdivision No. I — Administration Expenses — Voted. Expended. continued Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. .. .. 200 100 110 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 70 1,900 {a) 2,106 Fees for certificates of age 50 50 63 Maintenance and additions, offices and buildings 20,000 21,500 (6) 5,993 Medical-examination fees 2,100 2,700 2,103 Motor-vehicles, maintenance and purchase of 8,000 9,000 5,893 Office expenses 7,000 7,000 6,720 Office furniture and equipment 14,000 14,000 14,635 Overtime 10,000 25,000 16,650 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (c)160,000 164,000 142,054 Printing and stationery 22,000 32,000 18,047 Rent of offices {d) 16,000 11,600 6,968 Transfer and removal expenses 4,000 2,500 (e) 3,619 Travelling allowances and expenses — Officers 5,000 5,000 4,620 Beneficiaries 200 200 234 Contingencies 50 50 (/) 20 Monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 35 268,670 296,700 229,870 Total — Subdivision No. I .. 762,249 793,472 707,883 Subdivision No. II — Emergency Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Emergency benefits 267,000 218,000 227,857 Total — Subdivision No. II 267,000 218,000 227,857 TOTAL 1,029,249 1,011,472 935,740