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86

Details of Expenditure of the Department of Labour during the Year ending the 31st March, 1914. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. *15,323 8 4 Advertising, printing, and publications .. .. .. .. .. .. 181 2 3 Allowance to International Association for Labour Legislation, Basle, towards cost of collecting and publishing information respecting the labour laws of various countries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ .. 25 0 0 Allowance to Messrs. Veitch, M.P., and Robertson, M.P., for services as members of the Cost of Living Commission .. .. .. .. .. .. 245 2 0 Allowances to police officers acting as departmental agents .. . . .. 935 211 Audit fees for inspection of accounts .. .. .. .. . . 33 10 0 Bicycles (including eight motor-cycles) .. .. .. .. .. .. 638 17 0 Cartage, freight, and insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 lii II Cost of extra typing . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 7 5 0 Cost of messenger's uniform .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 10 0 Cost of special typewritten reports under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 76 1 I 9 Departmental exhibit at Auckland Exhibition .. .. .. . . .. 123 2 5 Expenses of inquiry into alleged misconduct of a departmental officer . . .. 3 3 0 f Fares, board and lodging, and supplies for persons proceeding to employment . . 1,514 19 9 Fees payable to acting members of the Court of Arbitration .. .. .. 36 0 0 Fees payable to assessors of Industrial Councils .. .. .. .. 1,445 17 0 Legal and witnesses' expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 174 7 0 Payment of special messengers, Arbitration Court .. .. .. . . 18 14 0 Postage and telegrams (including rent of letter-boxes) .. . . . . .. 1,044 3 0 Preparing and printing Supplementary Digest of Decisions under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act .. .. .. . . .. 10 0 0 Preparing and printing Supplementary Digest of Decisions under the Workers' Compensation Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Printing and stationery . . .. .. .. .. . . .. 1,922 4 3 Rebate of fares of persons proceeding to employment .. .. . . .. 537 12 4 Rent, office requisites, cleaning, fuel, and lighting . . .. .. .. 1,107 6 0 Special allowance to officer conducting inquiry into alleged shortage of labour in New Zealand manufacturing industries .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Tea-money for officers working overtime . . . . . . .. .. 22 10 0 Telephones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 213 13 11 Temporary clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 152 15 0 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,919 I 7 Typewriters . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 8 0 Workers' dwellings — Administrative and travelling expenses .. .. .. .. . . 282 19 0 Advance to Gonville Town Board to defray cost of high-pressure water-supply, Ballance Settlement, Gonville (since refunded) .. .. .. .. 340 14 0 Destroying noxious weeds on vacant sections .. .. .. .. 15 0 Fire insurance, rates, repairs, and valuation fees .. .. . . .. 313 19 7 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 770 30,843 14 6 Less amount credited under section 48, Public Revenues Act, 1910 2,294 18 4 Total .. .. .. .. ..*£28,548 16 2

* This total does not include tho salaries vi the Judge and members of the Court of Arbitration (appropriated liv spocial Act of Parliament), f 96 per cent, of the amount owing for fares has been refunded.