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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, TOURIST AND PUBLICITY—continued

(a) Number of officers travelling, 220. Travelling-allowances, £0,099 ; travelling-expenses, £4,786. Increase due to greater travelling by Rationing Control Officers. (b) Damage to clothing, £5; workers' compensation, £2 2s. Id.; wreaths, £7 17s. fid.; exchange on cheques, £1 4s. 9d.; professional services (linen flax), £10 3s. : total, £26 7s. 4d. (c) Overexpenditure due to staff increase. Increased provision to meet salary-scale increases. (id) Additional specifications printed. Provision this year required for publication of additional specifications. (e) Increase required to meet travelling-expenses of Committee members. (/) Number of officers travelling, 17. Travelling-allowances, £49 ; travelling-expenses, £292.

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Number of Persons. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE-INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE -continued Voled . Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Industries and Commerce —continued £ £ £ Other Charges foe and incidental to —continued Trade and Tourist Commissioner for New Zealand in Australia : Representation allowances and entertainingexpenses (also Tourist and Publicity, £217) .. .. 318 318 243 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 400 250 388 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 11,000 8,000 (a) 10,885 Travelling allowances and expenses of staff in Australia 1,000 1,000 906 Contingencies .. .. .. . ■ ■ • 50 50 (6) 26 Refund of residual levies received from pharmacy industry during period 1st April, 1938, to 30th November, 1941 1,134 1,134 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —- Bureau of Industry : Administrative costs, £ &c., recovered .. .. .. 7,500 Gas Regulations .. .. .. 3,800 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 2,000 Motor-vehicle maintenance .. .. 500 Cablegrams, postages, and toll calls .. 10,500 Travelling-expenses .. . . .. 5,000 Overtime .. .. .. .. 10,000 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 Sale of flax .. .. .. .. 3,000 Printing and stationery .. .. 3,000 53,300 857,407 646,228 606,769 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. 1,106,903 847,327 825,649 Subdivision No. II. —New Zealand Standards Institute Salaries — Other Salaries 36 28 1 36 (£85 to £665) .. .. .. .. .. (c) 11,577 7,879 (c) 8,607 Total Number 11,577 7,879 8,607 of Persons. ' 731 681 Other Charges for and incidental to — Grants and fees for reports, also purchase of material in connection therewith .. .. .. .. 250 250 4 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 300 315 223 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 650 650 647 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 450 400 444 Printing and stationery, office fittings, and requisites .. 1,250 1,250 870 Purchase of specifications and reports .. .. .. 900 150 (d) 297 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 865 1,250 865 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. (e) 750 300 (/) 341 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10