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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued.

(a) Number of officers, 16. Travelling-allowances, £1,846 16s. lOd.; travelling-expenses, £1,247 19s. Id.; car hire, £44 4s. sd. (b) Number of officers 90. Travelling-allowances, £1,214 15s. lid.; travelling-expenses, £1,004 15s. Id.; car hire, £86 Is. 2d.; mileage allowances, £1,138 4s. 2d.

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Number of Persons. 1943-44. 1942-43. 1943 44)942-43 VOTE—JUSTICE AND PBISONS continued. Voted _ Expended. Subdivision No. I. —Justice —continued. £ £ £ Supreme, Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Travelling allowances and expenses — Judges and Associates .. .. .. .. 3,000 4,200 (a) 3,139 Magistrates and Clerks .. .. .. .. 3,500 3,500 (b) 3,444 Payment to C. R. Orr Walker, Stipendiary Magistrate, in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. .. •. 225 225 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Allowances to officers acting as Inspectors £ of Factories .. .. .. 120 Mileage fees .. .. .. .. 6,000 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10 6,130 18,840 20,520 18,071 Total 118,020 120,965 117,819 Criminal Prosecutions. Charges for and incidental to— Expenses in connection with the defence of prisoners under the Poor Prisoners' Defence Act, 1933 .. .. 200 200 152 Fees to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors, including payment to counsel for defence in special cases .. .. 2,500 2,500 2,149 Jurors, payment to, and expenses of, under the Juries Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 4,500 4,258 Witnesses, expenses of .. .. .. .. 3,000 3,775 2,787 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Refund of costs of prosecution .. .. 770 Total .. .. .. .. 10,200 10,975 9,346 Justice: Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications .. 50 50 42 Aliens Control Tribunal: Expenses and allowances .. 500 750 696 Annotation of Statutes .. .. .. .. 120 120 100 Commission on money-orders for transmission of moneys .. 75 75 47 Expenses under — Juries Act, 1908 : Civil juries (part recoverable) .. 2,000 2,000 2,045 Reformatory Institutions Act, 1909 (part recoverable) .. 3,250 3,500 2,722 Fire-watching and E.P.S. expenses .. .. .. 50 500 234 Fuel, light, water, cleaning, freight, and cartage .. .. 3,750 3,750 3,615 Grant in aid of Judges' Library, Wellington .. .. 140 140 140 Law books for Judges' Library .. .. .. 200 10 Maintenance of Court grounds and offices .. .. 600 500 639 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites .. .. 200 200 121 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 75 50 63 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 3,500 4,750 3,440 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,750 2,073