85

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PENSIONS DEPARTMENT— continued.

Number Item _ of Persons. 1923-24. PENSIONS DEPARTMENT— continued. I92i 1-24. £ £ VOTE No. 21— continued. 1 Salaries— continued. 10 (General Division. £ 2 at £181 ... ... 362 2 at £169 ... ... 338 1 at £149 ... ... 149 3 at £137 ... ... 411 1 at £125 ... ... 125 lat£85 ... ... 85 10 _______ 1,470 400 100 100 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... Salaries and honoraria of members of War Pensions Board Salary, Pensions Medical Examiner 2,306 950 Less proportion of salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 25,098 396 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910— Contribution from Imperial Government for services rendered in payment of Imperial pensioners residing in New Zealand 24,702 3,500 *21,202 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 L8 11 1,5 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications Compassionate allowances to— Mrs. Florence E. Hoslin ... Mr. O. F. Holland Exchange and commission on money-orders Fees for certificates of age ... Fuel, light, power, and water Grants to recipients of New Zealand Cross Interpreters'fees Loading on life-insurance premiums on account of impaired health occasioned by war service Medical fees Medical treatment of returned soldiers ... Office-cleaning Office fittings and requisites Payment of hospital maintenance and transport charges in respect of Imperial ex-officer, Captain J. R. M. Vesey, charged to Imperial Pensions Account, which amount the Ministry of Pensions, London, declines to accept as a liability on the Imperial Government Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers Pensions to epidemic widows and their dependants... Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Rent of offices Special annuities (81 cases) Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 20 100 50 200 10 100 70 10 300 10,000 100,000 50 100 17 L6 15,902 35,000 3,500 2,000 566 4,470 17 18 19 20 21 22 150 * Includes cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wages.