YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1940.

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT —continued.

(а) Increased provision required to cover work provided for in previous year but postponed. (б) Underexpenditure due to delay in filling an order for spare parts. Provision is made this year to cover the order, in addition to current year's requirements. (c) Item reduced, as special investigation in connection with employment and incomes has been completed. (id) Increased volume of postages anticipated, mainly due to printing of additional census and statistical publications. (e) Increase due to larger number of forms being required. (/) Provision made for twelve months' rent, whereas last year part of the period only was provided for. (g) Increase due to additional publications. (h) Increased provision necessary, as last year progress in collecting statistics was retarded owing to delay in printing forms, &c. (i) Number of officers, 9. Travelling-expenses, £14 2s. 6d.; motor-hire, 17s. 6d. (j) Mainly to Legislative Departments. Otherwise sales of statistical publications are in the hands of Printing and Stationery Department. , Estimated. (Jc) Credits-in-aid Other 1939-40. Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. Charges. Total. 1938-39. 1938-39. £ £ £ £ £ 100 2,100 2,200 2,200 2,223 Totals .. .100 2,100 2,200 2,200 2,223

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Number 7 Q g Q o Q of Persons. 1939 -4 0 . 1938 ~ 39 - 1939-401938-39 V0TE No - --CENSUS AND STATISTICS- Voted . Expended> continued. Other Charges foe, and incidental to — £ £ £ Census, 1936 : Cost of taking and printing results .. (a) 2,000 1,000 (a) 23 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. • ■ 40 25 25 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. • • 175 175 , 172 Mechanical appliances — Purchase of .. .. . ■ • • • • 250 550 469 Maintenance of .. .. ■ ■ • • (b) 325 193 (b) 68 Office-cleaning .. .. . ■ • • • • 50 65 25 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. . ■ 100 75 97 Overtime and meal allowances . . .. • • (c) 50 560 516 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. (d) 1,025 900 931 Printing and stationery .. .. .. (e) 1,500 1,200 (e) 1,479 Rent of offices .. .. •• •• (/) 1,170 1,020 1,029 Statistic al publications, preparation of .. .. ■■(()) 5)130 4,250 4,350 Statistics, collection of .. .. .. •• (A) 2,350 2,250 2,152 Telephone services .. .. .. ■ • • • 100 100 97 Travelling allowances and expenses . . .. . • 25 25 (i) 15 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. .. .. 25 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 .. 50 State Fire Insurance Department .. 525 Fire Underwriters' Association . 940 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 85 Sale of publications .. .. -. (j) 500 2,100 14,315 12,413 11,448 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. 38,700 38,290 36,161 Credits-IN-AID (k) .. .. .. .. 2,200 2,200 2,223 NET TOTAL—VOTE No 36,500 36,090 33,938