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Details of Expenditure of the Department of [Labour during the Year ending the 31st March, 1.915. £ s. d. Salaries' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,948 6 5 Advertising, printing, and publications .. . . . . . . . . . . 276 15 7 Allowances to police and other officers acting as departmental agents .. .. 885 2 6 Bicycles .." .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 17 4 Cost of special typewritten reports under the Industrial Conciliation and .Arbitration Act 53 10 4 Departmental exhibit at Auckland Exhibition .. •• •• ■■ ■• 117 18 5 Fares, board and lodging, and supplies for persons proceeding to employment* .. 2,229 2 0 Fees payable to acting members of the Court of Arbitration . . .. .. 27 0 0 Fees payable to assessors of Industrial Councils .. .. .. .. .. 1,177 8 0 Legal and witnesses'expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 16 0 Payment of officers working overtime on speoial work .. .. .. .. 29 16 6 Postage and telegrams (including rent of letter-boxes) .. .. .. .. 1,062 1 3 Preparing and printing Supplementary Digests of Deoisions under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act and the Workers' Compensation Act .. • .. 40 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,904 511 Rebate of fares of persons proceeding to employment .. .. .. .. 621 1.8 8 Rent, office requisites, cleaning, fuel, and lighting .. .. .. .. 1,034 17 11 Telephones .. .. .. ". . .. .. .. .. 217 6 6 Temporary clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 16 1.0 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,842 2 0 Typewriters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 127 1 6 Workers' dwellings Administrative and travelling expenses .. .. .. .. .. 396 5 5 Destroying noxious weeds on vaoant sections .. .. .. .. I 10 0 Fire insurance rates, repairs, and valuation fees .. .. .. .. 603 13 0 Allowances to Inspectors of Scaffolding for supervising the, erection of workers' dwellings .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 4 8 Miscellaneous and contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. 372 10 4 30,679 7 1 Less refunds of fares legal witnesses'expenses, <fee. .. .. .. 2,537 9 8 Total .. .. .. .. .. ..-(-£28,1 II 17 5 * 97 per cent, of the amount owing for fares has been refunded. f/This total does not include the salaries of (lie Judge and members of the Court of Arbitration. £2,800 (appropriated by special Act of Parliament).

Approximate Coat oi Paper. — Preparation not given; printing (1,100 copies, including charts), £47 los.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.— l9ls.

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