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1893. NEW ZEALAND.

LABOUR DEPARTMENT: DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE OF £4,129.

Return to an Order of the Souse of Representatives dated 12th August, 1893. Ordered, "That a return be laid before this House showing the items of expenditure by the Labour Department during last year, amounting to £4,129." —(Mr. Dcjthie.)

Factories Act. £ b. a. Salaries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 993 0 9 Advertising ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 2 3 Sundries (including travelling-expenses, Chief and Local Inspectors, law expenses, office-cleaning, &c.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 376 1 9 Total ... ... ... ... ... £1,397 4 9 BUREAU. Expenses. Refunds. £ s. d. £ b. d. Government Bailways ... ... ... ... ~. 1,739 110 300 411 Manawatu Eailway ... ... ... ... ... 324 5 6 110 19 10 Union Steamship Company ... ... ... ... 372 14 6 128 6 5 Salaries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 430 10 2 Sundries (sundry steamer fares, other than Union Steamship Company's), coach fares, board and lodging unemployed, o.dvertising, cleaning offices, travelling-expenses, &c. ... ... 459 8 9 54 13 3 Total ... ... ... ... £3,326 0 9 £594 4 5 Summary. £ s. a. Total—Factories ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,397 4 9 „ Bureau ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,326 0 9 £4,723 5 6 Less recoveries ... ... ... ... ... 594 4 5 Total expenditure for year ... ... ... £4,129 1 1 Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,250 copies), 17s.

Authority: Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB93.

Price 3d.]