8.—7 [PT. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1941

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued.

(a) Increased postal rates. (b) Number of officers, 6. Travelling-allowances, £25 Os. 10(1. ; travelling-expenses, £24 15s. 4d. ; car-liire, I.os. 6d. (c) Law-costs.

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I ~ "" """ "~ "" " Num ber ° fPersons - VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued. 1940-41. 1939-40. 1940-411939 40 Subdivision No. I.—Justice—continued. Voted. Expended. Justice: Miscellaneous Services. £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —■ Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications .. 120 150 37 Annotation of Statutes .. .. .. .. 110 140 125 Commission on money-orders for transmission of moneys .. 70 60 76 Expenses under —■ Juries Act, 1908: Civil juries (part recoverable) .. 3,500 3,900 3,425 I Reformatory Institutions Act, 1909 (part recoverable) .. 3,400 3,600 3,446 Fuel, light, water, cleaning, freight, and cartage .. .. 4,000 4,000 3,799 Grant in aid of Judges' Library, Wellington .. .. 150 200 Law books for Judges' Library .. .. .. 50 560 74 Maintenance of Court grounds and offices .. .. 550 550 409 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites .. .. 650 700 710 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 30 40 15 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 5,000 3,000 (a) 4,160 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 3,000 4,000 2,758 Proportion of cost of administering licensing laws in districts where the Counties Act is not in operation .. .. j 10 10 8 Refund of fines and costs .. .. .. .. j 20 50 3 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. .. 2,600 2,600 2,607 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 5 5 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 50 50 (b) 50 Typewriters — Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 100 200 49 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 150 150 140 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision.. .. .. 50 50 (c) 15 Compensation, legal costs, &c., on account of wrongful conviction .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 250 Law-costs in Bristed v. Holloway .. .. .. .. 11 21 Mechanical Recording of Evidence in Courts .. .. .. 700 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Jury fees .. .. .. .. 2,000 Refunds under Reformatory Institutions Act .. .. .. .. 700 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 100 2,800 Total .. .. .. .. 23,615 24,976 22,167 Registrar-General's Office. Salaries— 48 j 48 48 (£65 to £470) 11,384 11,403 Cadets'lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. 50 77 )> 11,496 48 48 Allowances to officers performing special duties under Public —— Service Regulations 24a and 209 .. .. .. 50 Total Number of Officers 11,484 11,480 11,496 (Justice). Other Charges for and incidental to — 411 421 Births, deaths, and marriages, registration of— — 1 Non-permanent officers .. .. .. .. 600 700 507 Post Office for services of Postmasters .. .. 3,000 3,000 2,690 j Fuel, light, cleaning, freight, and cartage .. .. 170 170 149