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Appropriations for Public Works Services.

IMMIGRATION —continued.

!tom. 1922-23. MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION— continued. i i VOTE No. 56— continued. £ j £ Other Charges— continued. 7 Passage-money in payment of reduced fares for immigrants, other than nominated immigrants, themselves applying for reduced-rate passages to j New Zealand to the High Commissioner in London i 60,000 8 Passages and other expenses for immigrants returned j as undesirable, and contingencies ... ... j 500 9 Portion of salaries in High Commissioner's Office, I London ... ... ... 6,000 10 Refunds of passage-money ... ... ... 10,000 11 Temporary assistance ... ... ... :: 500 299,805 8 £ j £ 60,000 500 9 6,000 10,000 *500 10 II 299,805 303,390 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Pubiic Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 62,347 303,390 62,347 Total—Vote No. 56 ... ... 241,043 241 TOTAL .... .... .... £241,048 * Includes uniform cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wages, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls.