8.-—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

TREASURY DEPARTMENT —continued

(а) Increase in the number of officers is due to expansion of the Board's operations. Proposed increases in expenditure are due also to this factor and also to 1944-45 voted expenditure covering a portion of year only. (б) Includes provision for outstanding amounts for 1944-45, approximately £1,000, and cost of fitting up Board's offices at Auckland and Christchurch. (c) Overexpenditure due to increase in staff. (d) Increased provision this year and overexpenditure last year due to additional overtime necessary owing to staff shortages and pressure of work. (e) Provision made for full year's operations. (/) Number of officers, 25. Travelling-allowances, £88; travelling-expenses, £10; boat, train, bus, and tram fares, &c., £113; motor-vehicle hire, £40 ; mileage-allowances, £22 ; relieving allowances, £97 ; house-allowances, £20 ; motor-vehicle upkeep, £37. (g) Contingencies: Premium on fidelity-guarantee policies, £3 7s. 6d.; exchange on dishonoured cheques, 17s. 3d.; poundage on money-orders, 3s. 9d. : total, £4 Bs. 6d. ... r, j.. • „• i „ . . Other E i e S l ? a l| d ° Estimated. Recovered. (h) Credits-in-aid— Salaries. Charges. Total 1944-45. 1944-45. £ £ a £ c Subdivision 1.. .. .. •• 4,000 .. 4,000 3,165 4,020 II . .. .. .. 6,450 .. 6,450 5,655 6,350 HI . .. .. •• 12,700 12,700 247,640 155,876 IV.. .. .. .. 34,000 18,891 52,891 12,440 4,527 Totals .. .. 44,450 31,591 76,041 268,900 170,773 (i) Reduction due to discontinuance of War Risk Insurance whioh was previously charged to this vote and recovered from other Departments.

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Number of Persons. ,„ Jr , ln 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-401944-45 VOTE—'TREASURY—continued Voted Expended. Subdivision IV.—War Assets Realization Board £ £ £ IITTIU'P NAT A T? T T? Q (a) 98 40 98 (£126 to £790) .. .. .. .. .. 34,000 8,290 7,575 Total Number Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public of Persons. Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ 264 197 War Expenses Account .. .. 34,000 Other Charges foe and incidential to — Expenses of Board Members .. .. .. .. 100 100 Motor-vehicles : Maintenance repairs and running expenses 1,300 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 550 1,150 385 Office fittings and requisites— Purchases (6) 1,500 500 (e) 1,098 Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 250 100 137 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. ..(d) 3,400 700 (d) 1,435 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. (e) 1,600 450 226 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. (e) 1,200 500 513 Rent .. .. .. .. . • • • 666 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 100 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. (e) 900 500 (/) 428 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 50 150 (g) 5 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ War Expenses Account .. .. 18,891 • 11,616 4,150 4,227 Total —Subdivision No. IV .. .. ■■ 45,616 12,440 11,802 GROSS TOTAL 148,441 351,710 265,610 Credits-IN-AID (h) .. .. .. .. («) 76,041 268,900 170,773 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 72,400 82,810 94,837