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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

INTERNAL MARKETING DIVISION—MARKETING DEPARTMENT— continued

Number Purpose of Trip. Per^ns Cost. travelling. £ (a) Acquiring latest plant and technical knowledge for rebuilding Tauranga lemon-shed (United States of America) .. 1 538 (balance) Arranging contracts for purchase of citrus fruits (Australia) .. 1 152 2 £690 (6) Claim was not received last financial year. (c) Underexpenditure due to equipment provided for but not received within the year. (d) Overexpenditure due to additional work undertaken on behalf of Milk Marketing Division. (e) Underexpenditure due mainly to non-arrival of equipment on order for Tauranga lemon-processing shed. (/) £8,395 accumulated profits from lemon processing and marketing have been transferred to a pool account held by the Marketing Department on trust for the growers to be used for purposes set out in an agreement with the New Zealand Citrus Council. No actual disbursement was therefore necessary. (gr) Overexpenditure due to increased fares and additional work for Milk Marketing Division. (h) Provision for 1948-49 has been made under vote " Marketing " (see page 372).

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1947-48. VOTE—INTERNAL MARKETING— 1948-49. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ Expenses of officers travelling overseas 300 (a) 690 Expenses of Fruit Marketing Council election 30 50 Furniture and fittings, purchase of 500 664 General expenses, repairs, &c. 1,500 1,650 Installation of additional cool storage 3,650 (b) Marketing Advisory Committees : expenses and allowances of delegates and members and incidental charges 1,500 1,726 Motor expenses 3,500 2,984 Motor-vehicles, bicycles, &c., purchase of .. 5,000 2,880 Office expenses 3,000 3,400 Office machines, purchase of 2,500 (c) 353 Overtime and meal allowances 500 (d) 1,390 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 10 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 8,500 "8,131 Plant and machinery, purchase of 23,500 (e) 18,973 Printing and stationery 2,500 1,921 Profits of Lemon Marketing Account, transferred to Lemon Pool Account 8,395 (/) Rent and rates 3,000 2,978 Subsidy to Public Service Superannuation Fund 180 183 Transfer and removal expenses 300 114 Travelling allowances and expenses 4,500 (9) 5,139 TOTAL 109,735 57,064 (h) 189,572 137,433