8.—7 [PT. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1941.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued.

(a) Expenditure offset to some extent by free accommodation granted by the Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board to Government Departments. (b) Proportion of expenditure brought to charge last year less than anticipated. (c) Underexpenditure chiefly due to international situation curtailing Centennial activities. (d) Arrangements for festivals completed after end of last year. (e) Represents expenses including wages in connection with the tour of the Art Exhibition to cities and main towns in the Dominion.

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Number of Persons. 1940-41. 1939-40. 1940-411939-40 VOTE No. .—INTERNAL AFFAIRS continued. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI. —Miscellaneous Services—continued. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Light, power, and water for Government buildings and Canterbury Provincial Buildings, Christchurch .. (a) 9,000 7,850 9,824 New Zealand Centennial celebrations — Biographical, Historical, Pictorial, &c., Surveys, and Atlas (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 14,450 20,000 (b) 6,043 Expenses in connection with .. .. .. 1,000 2,500 3,049 Grants towards costs of conferences of national organizations, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 500 5,000 (c) 1,462 Literary and other competitions .. .. .. 380 1,000 382 Maori celebrations .. .. .. .. 5,000 25,000 (c) 15,022 Music and drama festivals and competitions .. .. 5,975 6,000 (d) 25 National celebrations .. .. .. .. 7,000 25,000 (c) 5,737 National Centennial Exhibition of New Zealand. Art, expenses of (recoverable).. .. .. (e) 2,000 Subsidies to centennial controlling committees in connection with district celebrations and memorials (£1 to £3) .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,000 75,000 (c) 32,638 New Zealand Gazette : Cost of printing (part recoverable) .. 6,000 5,635 | 6,462 Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. 10 10 10 Parliaments of the Empire : Contribution towards cost of producing journal (London publication) .. .. 200 200 : 200 Payment to Department of External Affairs : Cost of free passages granted on N.Z.M.V. " Maui Pomare" .. 75 100 49 Personal effects of Ministers, transfer of .. .. 20 20 14 Personal effects and furniture of Parliamentary UnderSecretaries, transfer of .. .. .. .. '43 Post Office Account — Franked Government telegrams .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 1,000 Franked telephone communications .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 2,000 Ministerial and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' telegraphic memoranda .. .. .. .. 3,800 3,800 3,800 Printing, stationery, and requisites, Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries'offices .. .. .. 1,100 1,100 1,019 Publications (including newspapers and books), Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries' offices .. .. 450 450 435 Public Service Superannuation FundContribution to (P.S.S. Act, 1927, section 50) .. .. 86,000 86,000 86,000 Contribution to meet increased allowances to widows and children (P.S.S. Act, 1927, section 114) .. .. 20,500 20,000 18,471 Contribution to : Under provisions of Statutes Amendment Act, 1936, section 27 .. .. .. 837 930 743 Regulations Act, 1936 : Expenses of printing regulations, &c. (recoverable) .. .. .. .. .. 1,300 1,300 1,409 Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, fines paid to (Police Offences Act, 1927, section 15) .. .. 25 45 18 Superannuation funds: Reimbursement of amount of reduction of rate of interest on mortgages and loss on conversion .. .. .. .. .. 23,800 31,000 28,408 Telegrams beyond the Dominion .. .. .. 125 150 142 Telephone services, Ministers and Parliamentary UnderSecretaries (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. .. 1,300 1,270 1,340 Town-planning — Expenses in connection with (including travelling-expenses of Board and Town-planning Adviser) .. .. 350 350 365 Hutt Valley regional planning scheme, preparation of .. 250 2,000 1,152 Transfer expenses of officers .. ... .. .. 20 20 2