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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

(a) Maintenance-cost higher than anticipated. (b) Shortage of staff compelled payment of overtime. (c) Law-costs £9 ; travelling-expenses of applicant for position, £2 : total, £11

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Number 0f Persons. 1945-46. 1944-45. 1945-40 1944-45 VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS continued Expended]"" « Subdivision No. II. —Prisons—continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued Prisons and institutional upkeep—continued Locality allowances .. .. .. .. .. 440 460 391 Maintenance of prison buildings .. .. .. 1,250 900 (a) 1,337 Medical expenses of officers injured during performance of duties .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 Medical treatment and medical comforts .. .. 400 500 420 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. 25 25 49 Overtime and meal allowance .. .. .. .. 7,500 5,000 (b) 7,747 Payment in lieu of leave to widows or dependants of deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 77 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,350 1,300 1,519 Photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. 150 175 120 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 300 250 319 Rations .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,000 14,000 12,525 Sanitary services, cleaning, and disinfectants .. .. 950 900 927 Uniform caps and accoutrements for officers .. .. 200 200 205 Vehicles, purchase and maintenance of, hire charges, &c. .. 3,500 4,500 3,977 Transport charges, travelling allowances and expenses —■ Conveyance of prisoners on release .. .. .. 1,000 900 1,103 Freight, cartage, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 50 50 58 Transfer of pi isoners .. .. .. .. 1,350 1,400 1,353 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers .. .. 550 500 544 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 200 200 621 Travelling-expenses of Prison Board Members .. .. 300 300 307 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 (c) 11 Cost of repairs to private car damaged in collision with departmental truck .. . . .. .. 10 51 51 Reparation for damage by escapees .. .. .. 10 17 17 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Deductions for use of residences .. .. 3,750 Miscellaneous institutional revenue .. 7,000 10,750 41,105 39,123 43,894 Aid to prisoners and dependants— Assistance to discharged prisoners .. .. .. 5 5 13 Grants to Prisoners' Aid and After-care Societies .. 200 200 200 Gratuities and earnings paid to prisoners on release .. 4,000 3,500 4,031 4,205 3,705 4,244 General prison industries, farms, works, <fcc.: Materials, equipment, rents, royalties, and other expenses in connection with— Block and pavement making .. .. ., .. 10 10 2 Bootmaking, boot repairs, and satchel repairs .. .. 5,500 6,500 5,282 Farms, gardens, &c. : Development and maintenance .. 18,500 18,000 17,402 Mail-bag repairs .. .. .. .. .. 600 200 1,075 Quarries and gravel-pits .. .. .. .. 5,000 4,000 4,625 Road-construction .. .. .. .. .. 6,500 5,500 6,812 Tailoring .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 5,500 4,215 Tobacco culture and manufacture .. .. .. 500 150 75 Miscellaneous industries, works, &c. .. .. .. 500 750 232