89

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A ppropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PENSIONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1926-27. £ Salaries . . . . . . 2,500 Other Charges .. .. .. 332 Total .. .. .. 2,832

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Number jt em 1 nn „ n — of Persons. ' V0 TB No. 20.—PENSIONS DEPARTMENT— 1926-27. continued. 1926-27. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 20 3 Amount required for transfer to Advances to other Governments Account for Imperial Pensions Account ... ... ... 95 4 Cartage ... ... ... 25 5 Clothing allowance to wearers of mechanical appliances other than artificial limbs ... ... 1,000 6 Exchange and commission on money-orders ... 350 7 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 100 8 Grants to recipients of New Zealand Cross ... 40 9 Loading on life-insurance premiums on account of impaired health occasioned by war service ... 275 10 Medical fees ... ... ... 6,000 Medical treatment and expenses incidental thereto— 11 Returned soldiers ... ... ... 91,000 12 South African War veterans ... ... 100 13 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 25 14 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 100 15 Overtime ... ... ... 100 16 Pensions to epidemic widows and their dependants... 14,000 17 Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers ... ... ... 13,622 18 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,000 19 Printing and stationery . . ... ... 2,000 20 Railway concessions to disabled ex-soldiers ... 2,250 21 Rent of offices ... ... ... 1,037 22 Special annuities (90 cases) ... .... 5,645 23 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 250 24 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 200 25 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 3,500 26 War Pensions Appeal Board— £ Salaries and fees ... ... 1,900 Travelling-expenses ... ... 1,000 Other expenses ... ... 100 —— 3,000 27 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote... ... 70 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Grants to supplement superannuation, £ Postal Department ... 232 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 332 146,804 GROSS Total ... ... ... 184,678 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 2,832 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 20 ... 181,846