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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid — Other Salaries. Charges. I 37-38 £ £ £ Subdivision VI .. .. 1,020 .. 1,020 YII .. .. .. 337 337 Totals 1,020 337 1,357 2*

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Number Persons. Item V0TE No - 1- —LEGISLATIVE —continued. IJ67-S8. 1937-38. Subdivision No. VII. —General Expenses —continued. £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued. 53 Passages of — Members of both Houses— £ Steamer .. .. .. .. 1,100 Service-car .. .. .. . • 150 1,250 Members' wives— Steamer .. .. .. .. 480 Service-car .. .. .. .. 20 500 54 Postage and telegrams, including parliamentary papers .. 1,450 55 Printing of Statutes, Journals, Appendices, Bills, Order Papers, Standing Orders, Statutory Regulations, &c. . . 6,500 56 Railway passes and concessions to members and ex-members of the Legislature, families, relations, &c., cost of .. 26,500 57 Railway sleeping-berths — £ Members . . .. .. . . .. 1,400 Members' wives .. .. .. .. 350 1,750 58 Refund to Post Office, being difference between special and ordinary rates for telegrams from members of the General Assembly . . .. .. .. • • 2,000 59 Supply of publications to Members of the Legislature . . 400 60 Telephone services (rents and calls) : Payment to Post and Telegraph Department of difference between full rates and half rates allowed to members of the House of Representatives and Legislative Council .. . . 1,000 61 Tram fares . . . . • • • ■ • • ■ • 10 62 Travelling allowances and expenses of Members travelling to and returning from Parliament .. .. . . 450 63 Travelling-expenses of Speakers of both Houses during recess 20 64 Typewriters — £ Purchases .. .. .. .. 250 Maintenance .. .. .. .. 25 275 65 Uniforms for messengers and night-watchmen .. .. 227 66 Winding and repairing clocks, &c. .. .. .. 50 67 Window-cleaning, rubbish-removal, and chimney-sweeping 234 68 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision .. .. 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — ' £ Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. 314 Typewriters .. .. .. . • 10 Window-cleaning .. .. .. 13 337 Total- Subdivision No. VII .. .. 49,518 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 115,518 Credits-in-aid (a) .. .. .. .. .. 1,357 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 1 .. .. 114,161