B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

TREASURY DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Expenditure greater than anticipated. (b) Only a few small payments now to be made—all major claims have been met. (c) This expenditure was previously charged against various items in Subdivision 111. It has now been consolidated in one item for accounting convenience. (<d)" Mechanical equipment ordered and provided for in 1945-46 did not come to charge in that financial year. Further mechanical equipment and office furniture is on order and is provided for this year. (e) Part of this expenditure is now provided for under item " Expenses of Public Service Superannuation Office." (/) Expenditure less than anticipated. (g) Increase due to replenishing of stocks and additional printing required. 2*

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1945-46. Y OTE —TREASURY —continued 1946-47. Voted. | Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Miscellaneous Services 4? i? £ Charges for and incidental to — x> X X Advances to Public Trustee for disbursements on account of Land Settlement Finance - ' Associations for protection of securities .. 10 10 Bank exchange, discount, and commission (part recoverable) 2,500 2,500 (a) 3,980 Cables (part recoverable) 1,250 1,500 1,121 Contribution to National Provident Fund .. 134 Earthquake damage : grants to local bodies and miscellaneous expenditure (6) 100 4,000 3,870 Expenses in connection with administration of frost, flood, earthquake, and fire relief, and miscellaneous loans, &c. 10 50 1 Expenses of — Government Actuary's Office (part recoverable) (c) 1,000 Public Service Superannuation Office (recoverable) (c) 3,000 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 2,500 100 225 Local Government Loans Board: fees, travelling allowances and expenses of members 230 130 175 Office expenses (part recoverable) 850 800 841 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites (d) 9,000 7,000 (d) 2,018 Overtime and meal allowances (part recoverable) 1,650 1,750 2,411 Payments to the Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) (e) 11,000 14,000 (/) 12,421 Printing and stationery (g) 8,000 4,850 (g)- 6,910 Refund of unclaimed moneys — Section 30, Public Revenues Act, 19*26 50 50 Section 96, Public Revenues Act, 1926 50 50 Unclaimed dividends, New Zealand Government securities 75 75 47 Miscellaneous 350 400 292