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Report on Accommodation for Shearers, etc. — continued.

Details of Expenditure of the Department of Labour during the Year ending the 31st March, 1913. £ s . d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,896 2 1 Advertising, printing, and publications .. .. .. . . .. 210 0 0 Allowance to J. W. Collins for services as Secretary to the Cost of Living Commission 25 0 0 Allowance to clerk for special work .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 Allowances to police officers acting as departmental agents .. .. . . 606 15 6 Audit fees for inspection of accounts . . .. . . . . . . . . 37 10 0 Bicycles .. .. .. .. .. .. 197 18 11 Cartage, freight, and insurance . . .. .. . . .. . . 32 0 3 Cost of special typewritten reports under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 56 13 6 Expenses of Cost of Living Commission .. .. .. .. .. 1,883 12 3 Fares, board and lodging, and supplies for persons proceeding to employment .. 1,921 0 8 Fees payable to assessors of Industrial Councils .. .. .. .. .. 1,474 4 0 Legal and witnesses' expenses . . . . .. .. .. .. 279 4 2 Payment of officers working overtime on special work . . .. -» •.. . . 35 10 11 Payment of special messengers, Arbitration Court .. .. .. .. 10 8 0 Postage and telegrams (including rent of letter-boxes) . . . . . . .. 1 : 224 17 0 Preparing and printing Supplementary Digest of Decisions under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act .. . . . . . . . . .. 15 12 6 Preparing and printing Supplementary Digest of Decisions under the Workers' Compensation Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 176 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 670 12 5 Rebate of fares of persons proceeding to employment . . .. .. .. 346 3 2 Rent, office requisites, cleaning, fuel, and lighting .. .. .. .. 1,261 7 3 Tea-money for officers working overtime .. .. .. .. .. 915 6 Telephones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 202 3 6 Temporary clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 461 16 5 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,388 14 8 Typewriters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 1 6 Workers' dwellings—■ Administrative, and travelling-expenses . . . . .. .. .. 256 6 9 Destroying noxious weeds on vacant sections . . .. . . .. 11 13 0 Expenses of laying foundation-stones .. .. .. . . .. 5 18 Fire insurance, rates, repairs, and valuation fees .. . . .. .. 558 9 2 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 6 31,174 2 9 Less amount credited under section 40, Public Revenues Act, 1910 .. .. 1,996 17 3 Total .. .. £29,177 3 6

Total Total Number i n .. , . of Sheds j Satisfactory. inspected. Extensive Alterations and Additions required. Minor Requirements. lotai „. . Number District, nf Rh.-c Pall Accommodation required. ot sneds inspected. liictyeuut-c-i. Otago and Southland — Alexandra ... ... ... 1 Clyde ... 1 Cromwell ... ... ... 6 Dunedin ... ... ... 1 Gore ... ... ... ... 1 Invercargill ... ... ... 3 Kurow ... ... ... 1 Lumsden ... ... ... 7 Naseby ... ... ... '■ 3 Oamaru ... ... ... 7 Ophir ... ... ... ... ; 2 Otautau ... ... ... 1 Pembroke ... ... ... 2 St. Bathan's ... ... ... ! 1 1 1 6 1 1 3 1 7 3 7 2 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 3 ' 7 3 7 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 Total ... ... ... 37 37 34 SUMMA] Auckland ... ... ... I 95 Canterbury ... ... ... I 59 Marlborough ... ... ... 5 Otago and Southland ... ... 37 Taranaki... ... ... ... 4 Wellington ... ... ... 153 1Y. 64 53 5 34 4 108 10 1 9 9 3 12 3 2 19 ' 17 Totals ... . ... 353 268 20 33 32