8.—7 [FT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) One instalment not paid in 1944 45. (b) Chiefly the cost of manufacturing into tablets the drug purchased last year.

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Number of Persons. 1944—45 _____ VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1945-46. 1945—46| 1944-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV.—Explosives Branch—continued £ £ f Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Explosives Act, expenses under— £ Expenses in connection with magazines 1,600 Licensing of motor-pumps .. .. 1,500 Printing, stationery, postages .. .. 25 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10 3,135 3,300 3,150 3,220 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 8,735 7,887 8,028 Subdivision No. V. —-Miscellaneous Services Salaries (including Relieving Staff) — Other Salaries 108 109 108 (£140 to £640) .. .. .. .. .. 30,859 26,170 1 Salaries of staff of National Art Gallery and Dominion , I Total Number Museum (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 4,663 4,236 f of Persons. Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments .. 607 738 'J 1,278 1,252 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— National Art Gallery and Dominion £ Museum: Salaries .. .. .. 4,663 Salaries of officers relieving in other Departments .. .. .. .. 14,823 19,486 36,129 31,144 j 30,614 Other Charges for and incidental to — — American Museum of Natural History : Purchase, assembly, and despatch of exhibits .. .. .. 25 25 Anzao Day Services, London : New Zealand's proportion of cost .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Colonial appointments, Board of Selection: Travellingexpenses of applicants in New Zealand and members of Board of Selection .. .. .. .. 10 10 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers . . 200 60 551 Conference of permanent firebrigadesmen : Transportation costs of delegates . . .. .. .. .. 50 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) .. .. .. (a) 81,500 80,770 (a) 58,474 Dogs Registration Amendment Act, 1937, prevention of hydatids under (recoverable) .. .. .. (6) 5,750 11,000 9,398 Emergency Regulations Act, 1939 : Fees and other expenses of members of committees or other bodies appointed by regulations under the Act .. .. .. .. 10 10 Entertaining visitors to the Dominion and official functions— Allowances to officers in connection with .. .. 50 50 56 Cost of .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 5,000 7,103 Exhibition of New Zealand art overseas .. .. 100 100 185 Exhibits for Museums, railage on .. .. .. 10 10 1 1 Expenses incurred as a result of Government House, Auckland, being in use for patriotic purposes : Additional to i j amount provided under Civil List Act, 1920 .. .. 300 300 j 177