B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued

(a) Purchase not completed last year. (b) Offset to some extent by free accommodation granted by the Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board to Government Departments. (c) Previously charged against War Expenses Account.

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VOTE—INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. V —Miscellaneous Services —etd. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued Grants—continued Rod and Gun Club, Southern Lakes District 100 100 Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals : rail passes for Inspectors .. South African War Veterans' Association : 450 450 39a rail fares of delegates to annual meeting 30 • 30 30 Swimming and life-saving societies United Fire Brigades' Association of New 400 400 400 Zealand — Towards expenses of administration and conference 500 750 750 Towards rail fares of delegates to conference and demonstration 750 500 500 War Funds Council, for South African veterans 250 250 250 Young Women's Christian Association, Christchurch : towards cost of purchasing and fitting out new hostel 5,000 '5,000 (a) Historical and other publications (part recoverable) 800 300 222 Historical and national reserves, buildings, and monuments : acquisition, construction, restoration, repairs, and maintenance (including travelling-expenses) 4,000 3,000 2,696 Light, power, and water for Government buildings and Canterbury Provincial Buildings, Christchurch (part recoverable) (b) 16,500 17,500 | 16,354 New Zealanders in enemy or enemy-occupied countries : sustenance and charges relative to evacuation, including advances for : necessities (part recoverable) (c) 3,000 New Zealand Gazette: cost of printing (part recoverable) 6,000 5,500 7,326 Overseas freights on patriotic goods (c) 2,100 Overtime and meal allowances 25 25 Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 150 250 347 Payment to Department of Island Territories : cost of free passages granted on N.Z.M.Y. " Maui Pomare " .. 50 50