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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1945-46

SOCIAL SECURITY FUND

(a) £165,000 provided on main estimates. (b) £1,700,000 provided on main estimates. (c) £85,000 provided on main estimates. (d) £900,000 provided on main estimates. (e) Expenditure to date indicates that original provision will be insufficient.

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j Salaries. I Other Charges. | Total. VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., BENEFITS— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Maternity Benefits .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 15,000 III.—Hospital Benefits .. .. .. .. .. 85,000 85,000 „ IV.—Pharmaceutical Benefits .. .. .. .. .. 80,000 80,000 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 180,000 180,000 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL 180,000 180,000 For Services chargeable on the Social Security Fund— £ £ £ continued VOTE—MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, ETC., BENEFITS Subdivision No. I. Maternity Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Medical practitioners'fees (additional) .. .. .. (a) 15,000 Total —Subdivision No. I .. .. .. 15,000 Subdivision No. III. —Hospital Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Treatment in public hospitals (additional) .. .. (6)75,000 Out-patient treatment (additional) .. .. .. (c) 10,000 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. .. 85,000 Subdivision No. IV. —Pharmaceutical Benefits Charges for and incidental to — Drugs, &c., supplied by chemists (additional) .. .. (d) 80,000 Total —Subdivision No. IV .. .. .. 80,000 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 180,000 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL ( e ) 180,000