DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued.

(a) Expenditure greater than anticipated. Estimated. Other 1939-40. Estimated. Recovered. (b) Oredita-in-aid—- Salaries. Oharges. Total. 1938-39. 1938-39. £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. 28,425 28,425 22,395 27,885 II .. .. .. .. 125 111 .. .. .. .39,725 1,320 41,045 41,580 38,842 IV .. .. .. 7,385 3,635 11,020 11,020 12,025 Y .. .. .. .. 2,440 2,440 2,240 2,519 VI .. .. .. 28,054 24,405 52,459 42,370 43,869 Totals .. .. .. 75,164 60,225 135,389 119,605 125,245

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fr> m^er I 1938-39 ot erson8 - VOTE No. .—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued. 1939-40. ' 1939 4ojl938 39 Subdivision No. VI. —Miscellaneous Services —continued. Voted. Expended. Other Charges fob and incidental to —continued. International Congress of Anthropology and Ethnology, Copenhagen: New Zealand representation .. .. .. 75 45 International Federation for Documentation. Fourteenth Annual Conference : New Zealand representation .. .. 10 International Town-planning Conference, Mexico : Grant to officer representing New Zealand .. . . .. 400 400 Ministerial Offices, Auckland— Furnishing . . . . .. . . . . . . 107 Rent .. . . .. .. . . . . .. 78 Ministerial Offices, Christchurch : Renovation of .... 50 24 National Health and Superannuation: Preliminary expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,250 {a) 4,123 New Zealand Centennial Celebrations : Loan to Exhibition Company.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 25,000 Nine Power Conference, Brussels : New Zealand's proportion of expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 63 Spanish refugee children, contribution towards relief of .. .. 2,000 2,000 Subsidy (not exceeding £50,000) to New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, Wellington, 1940 (£1 for £2), (balance) .. .. * 45,146 ! 45,146 Visit of Minister of Agriculture and Secretary to Australia .. 350 j 352 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —• Contributions towards— £ Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants .. 978 Increased allowances to widows and children .. .. .. .. 6,577 Dogs Registration Amendment Act, 1937. . 9,500 New Zealand Centennial surveys, &c. .. 3,000 New Zealand Gazette .. .. .. 2,750 v Regulation Act, 1936 .. .. .. 1,300 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 300 24,405 U 389,600 291,286 299,207 Total —Subdivision No. VI .. .. 429,826 330,150 338,256 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 744,889 607,709 625,106 Credits-in-aid (ft) .. .. .. .. 135,389 119,605 125,245 NET TOTAL —VOTE No. .. .. ..j 609,500 488,104 499,861