8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT

Minister of Rehabilitation AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Rehabilitation Department. Summary

(a) Expansion in staff to cope with work as demobilization progresses. (b) Provision for expenditure committed but not brought to charge, 1944-46. (c) Provision for expenditure not brought to charge and additional cars for district officers for contact work. (d) Increasing staff requiring furniture and provision for furniture supplied but not brought to charge 1944-45. (e) Increase due to (1) purchase additional typewriters, (2) incidental expenditure (thirty-five full-time offices). (f) Larger office space for increased staffs (thirty-four District Offices now established). (g) Number of officers, 125. Motor hire, £1,884; mileage-allowances, £070; travelling-allowances, £1,839; travellingexpenses, £407.

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Rehabilitation— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL.. .. .. .. 133,571 84,963 218,534 154,656 142,156 Credits-IN-AID ...... .. 75 75 50 76 NET TOTAL.. .. .. .. 133,571 84,888 218,459 154,606 142,080 Number of Persons. 1 944-45. 1945-46. l945-4(i| 1944-45 . VOTE-REHABILITATION ~^ Salarie s— Administrative Division £ £ £ 1 .. 1 at £1,075 (Director), .. .. .. .. 1,075 584 Unclassified 2 2 2 at £875 (Permanent Members of Rehabilitation Board) .. 1,650 1,500 Clerical Division „„„ 1 .. 1 at £890 (Supervisor of Trade Training) .. .. 890 .. f Other Salaries 389 203 389 (£95 to £840) .. .. .. .. .. 123,723 79,944 17 2 Salaries and allowances of officers on loan from other Departments .. .. .. .. .. 6,233 693 (a)410 207 (a)133,571 82,721 88,030 Other Charges tor and incidental to — Fitting up accommodation .. .. .. .. (b) 7,500 10,030 742 Motor-vehicles — • Maintenance of .. .. .. .. (c) 2,600 1,000 540 Purchase of .. .. .. .. --(c) 3,500 2,500 131 Office equipment .. .. .. .. .. (d) 10,000 3,100 1,963 Office expenses .. .. .. .. (e) 4,583 2,670 2,142 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 12,500 12,500 16,403 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 8,000 9,180 5,637 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 5,000 5.480 3,135 Rent (f) 11,900 7,020 4,472 Services rendered by other Departments .. .. 7,000 8,500 8,500 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 900 1,300 909 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. 6,000 4,150 (g) 4,860