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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

(a) Total cost £558, of which £538 was paid from " Unauthorized " last year. (b) Amount payable to Air Department for supplying aircraft to convey Mr. and Mrs. French to Auckland subsequent to the decease of the late Prime Minister. (c) Owing to outbreak of war only a small proportion of last year's indent was delivered during the year. (d) Includes provision for balance of last year's indent. (e) Expenditure less than anticipated. (/) Expenditure offset to some extent by free accommodation granted by the Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board to Government Departments. (g) Expenditure less than anticipated. (A) Replacing subsidy of £750 (£1 for £1). (i) A grant in each case of £5,000, New Zealand currency, of which £1,000 will be charged to Special Acts—Exchange.

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oHWns 1939-40. ' VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. 1940-41. 1940-41 1939-40 , T T7T ... „ c , . , Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI. —Miscellaneous Services —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to— £ £ £ Actuarial examination and report regarding Public Service Superannuation Fund : Balance of cost .. . . («) 20 Anzac Day Services, London: New Zealand's proportion of cost .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 10 Colonial appointments, Board of Selection: Travellingexpenses of applicants in New Zealand and members of Board of Selection .. .. .. .. 10 25 5 Conveying Mr. and Mrs. French by air from Wellington to Auckland .. .. .. .. •. (b) 59 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants under the Public Service and Teachers' Superannuation Funds and Civil Service Act, 1908, and to other persons in receipt of retiringallowances (part recoverable) .. .. .. 850 1,000 1,283 Death of Right Hon. Michael Joseph Savage, late Prime Minister of New Zealand : Cost of State funeral .. 3,150 Dogs Registration Amendment Act, 1937 : Prevention of hydatids under (recoverable) .. .. .. (d) 13,800 8,000 (c) 2,060 Emergency Regulations Act, 1939 : Fees and other expenses of members of committees or other bodies appointed by regulations under the Act .. .. .. .. 1,000 Entertaining visitors to the Dominion and official functionsAllowances to officers in connection with .. .. 65 65 63 Cost of 2,500 6,500 7,050 Exhibits for Museums, railage on .. .. 10 15 4 Fire Boards, subsidies to (Fire Brigades Act, 1926, Section 26) .. .. .. .. ■. • • 4,300 4,300 4,264 Flood damage, grants in relief of .. .. .. 250 750 (e) 236 Fuel for Government offices, including Canterbury Provincial Buildings, Christchurch .. .. .. .. (/) 2,000 1,500 1,972 Government Buildings: Refreshment-rooms, Wellington : Grant towards cost of relief attendant .. .. 78 117 117 Grants in settlement of petitions .. .. .. 250 920 (g) 75 Grants — Boy Scouts' Association, New Zealand • .. (h) 600 Fire Brigades Annual Conference: Towards fares of delegates .. .. .. .. .. 750 750 672 Institute of Public Administration : Towards cost of publication .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 96 National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Board of Trustees for maintenance .. .. .. 8,000 8,000 8,000 New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association — Freight on poppies .. . . .. • ■ 14 Towards rail fares of delegates attending annual Council 50 50 50 Polish Relief Fund .. .. .. .. (i) 4,000 Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals : Rail passes for Inspectors .. .. .. .. 465 449 463 South African War Veterans' Association : Rail fares of delegates to annual meeting .. .. .. 30 30 30 Swimming and Life-saving Societies .. .. .. 400 400 400 To an approved fund for the relief of sufferers and distress in Anatolia, Turkey, in connection with the earthquake .. .. .. .. .. (i) 4,000 Towards cost of Red Cross work in Finland .. .. (i) 4,000 War Funds Council for South African veterans .. 250 250 250