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A ppropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT— continued.

Number of Persons. Item. NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT— continued. 1923-5 192 1-24. 1923-24. VOTE No. 5— continued. £ £ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2 3 4 6 (i 7 8 9 10 Other Charges for and incidental to— Audit Office for inspection of Accounts ... Commission, allowances, and agency expenses Fuel, light, power, and water Maternity payments specially approved Office fittings and requisites Overtime and meal allowances Payments to — Government Insurance Department for services of charwomen Officers of Friendly Societies for statistical returns of sickness and mortality Post and Telegraph Department for services renelered Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Printing and stationery Rent Shortages due to contributions over-credited Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) Temporary assistance Transfer anil removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 50 5,500 100 12 300 100 25 800 600 700 700 1,300 1 80 n.soo 100 450 60 50 5,500 100 12 300 100 25 800 600 700 700 1,300 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 80 *1,500 100 450 60 20 War Expenses— Assistance to Sick and Funeral Funds of Friendly Societies on account of deficiencies due to the war and of excess after-discharge sickness 12,378 100 12,378 20 100 Le;ss estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 12,478 10 12,478 10 TOTAL—VOTE No. 5 ... 12,468 12,468 22,451 I TO' TO iTAL TAL £22,459 * Includes cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wages.