H.—ll.

EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR. Salaries and allowances (including salaries of nominated members, Court of Arbitration), £ temporary clerical assistance, and agents'remuneration .. ..' .. 32,128 Fares, board and lodging, &c., advanced to persons proceeding to employment (see refunds, below) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 455 Pees paid to assessors on Conciliation Councils .. .. .. .. .. 2,382 Legal and witnesses' expenses (see refunds, below) .. .. .. .. .. 20 Postage, telegrams, telephones, and rent of letter-boxes .. .. .. .. 1,968 Printing, stationery, office requisites, equipment, heating and lighting of offices, advertising, &c. 2,608 Rent of office accommodation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,642 Travelling allowances and expenses of Inspectors, including expenditure on bicycles, motorcycles, and motor-cars, and maintenance thereof (including new motor-cars, £846) .. 3,360 Travelling allowances and expenses of members of Court of Arbitration (£1,668) and Conciliation Commissioners and assessors on Conciliation Councils (£2,225) .. .. 3,893 Miscellaneous expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 48,545 Less refunds— £ Fares .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 467 Legal and witnesses' expenses .. .. .. .. .. 8 Sale of publications .. .. .. .. .. .. 148 Travelling-expenses, &c., recovered from defendants in cases taken by Department and from persons to whom weights and measures services were rendered .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,755 From Government Statistician, for services of officers .. .. .. 210 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 303 From Unemployment Fund for services, &c. .. .. .. .. 7,795 10,686 £37,859 The above figures do not include a number of items for which provision for payment is made elsewhere than in the Department's vote —viz., salary of Judge, Court of Arbitration, messenger services, cleaning, &c.

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