DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued.

(a) Item Office fittings, &c.," reduced to provide a separate item " Maintenance and repairs." (b) Higher printing-costs. (c) Number of officers, 3. Travelling-expenses, £15 ; car-hire, £6. (d) Ex gratia payment to Registrar on retirement, £5.

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Number ofPersons - VOTE No. .-JUSTICE AND 1939-40. 1938-39. 1939-401938-39 Subdivision No. I.-Justice-continued. Voted. | Expended. Registrar-General's Office. £ £ £ Salaries— Clerical Division. Class III— 2 3 2 (£470) .. .. .. .. .. .. 940 1,014 " Class IV— 2 2 2 (£400 to £425) .. .. .. .. .. 845 800 Class V— 4 3 4 (£380) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,520 1,115 Class VI — 5 4 5 (£335) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,670 1,340 I 9,269 Class VII— 12 13 12 (£80 to £305) 2,074 2,055 Cadets' lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. 77 145 General Division. 1 2 1 (£335) .. .. .. .. .. .. 335 352 Non-permanents. 22 13 22 (£65 to £295) 4,019 2,128 _ 48 40 11,480 8,949 9,269 Total Number Other Charges for and incidental to —• of Officers Births, deaths, and marriages, registration of— (Justice). Non-permanent officers .. .. .. .. 700 700 561 421 J 439 Post Office for services of Postmasters .. .. 3,000 3,000 3,097 j Fuel, light, cleaning, freight, and cartage .. .. 170 150 170 Maintenance and repairs .. .. .. .. (a) 10 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites .. .. .. («) 40 55 45 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 10 10 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 650 650 662 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,200 1,100 (b) 1,235 Refund of registration and license fees .. .. .. 20 20 16 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 535 535 452 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 125 120 123 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 50 50 141 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 20 10 (c) 21 Typewriters— £ Purchase .. .. .. .. .. 30 Repairs .. .. .. .. .. 10 — 40 40 48 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision .. .. 5 5 (d) 5 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10 6,575 6,445 6,576 Total .. .. .. .. .. 18,055 15,394 15,845 Total—Subdivision No. 1 .. .. .. 227,451 264,560 266,950