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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid — Other Salaries Charges 1937-38. £ £ £ 75 2,130 2,205 Totals .. 75 2,130 2,205

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Number of ītern 1937-38 Persons. VOTE No. 17,—CENSUS AND STATISTICS— 1937-38. continued. £ £ 1 Salaries —continued. N on-permanents—continued. £ 1 at £65 (1 month) .. .. .. .. 5 1 at £52 (2| months) .. .. .. 11 71 4 at £52 (2 months) . . .. .. .. 34 — 6,178 146 Salary increases, 1st January to 31st March, 1937 .. 49 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Salaries of officers on loan to other Depart- £ ments .. .. .. .. 75 25,094 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Census, 1936 : Cost of taking and printing results .. 2,000 3 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 35 4 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. .. 150 Mechanical appliances — 5 Purchase of .. .. .. . . .. 250 6 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 150 7 Office-cleaning .. .. .. .. .. 50 8 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 75 9 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 25 10 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes . . .. .. 1,000 11 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,300 12 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. .. 785 13 Statistical publications, preparation of .. .. .. 3,800 14 Statistics, collection of .. .. .. .. 2,250 15 Telephone services .. .. .. .. .. 100 16 Travelling allowances and expenses . . .. .. 25 17 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. .. .. 25 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —• Work done for— £ Post and Telegraph Department .. 150 State Fire Insurance Department .. 525 Fire Underwriters' Association .. 945 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 150 Sale of publications — To Legislative Departments. . . . 340 General .. .. .. .. 20 2,130 12,020 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 37,114 Credits-in-aid (a) .. .. .. .. .. 2,205 NET TOTAL —VOTE No. 17 .. .. 34,909 "