B—7 [Pt. I]

INTERPRETATION In these estimates — (1) The item " Other Salaries" includes payments under statute or regulations covering—(a) Salaries not exceeding £B4O per annum in respect of the New Zealand Government Railways and £l,OOO per annum in respect of the Public Service and the Post and Telegraph Department: tfi) Cadets' lodging-allowances : (c) Allowances to married officers to provide a minimum salary : (d) Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209, Government Railways Regulations 85 and 86, and Post and Telegraph Regulations 63, 64, and 65: (e) Payment in lieu of accrued leave not taken. (2) The item " Office Expenses " includes — (a) Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications : (b) Audit fees : (c) Cartage, freight, &c. : (d) Fuel, light, power, and water : (e) Insurance premiums : (/) Law costs, professional services, and annual certificate under Law Practitioners Act, ,1931 : (g) Maintenance of typewriters and other office equipment, including fire alarms : (h) Medical fees and expenses : (i) Office and window cleaning, laundering, and rubbishremoval : (j) Purchase of typewriters : (k) Stamp duty. (3) The item " Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department" includes—(a) Postage, telegrams, cablegrams, and rent of boxes : (b) Post and telegraph charges : (c) Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls). (4) The item " Contingencies" includes unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote or subdivision. Note.—Expenditure chargeable to these items is governed by this interpretation and must be kept strictly within its limits.

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