B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Underexpenditure due to supplies ordered not coming to hand before 31st March, 1946. (b) Reward for suggestion, £5 ; expenses of officer taking up duties, £2 Is. 7d. ; sundries, £1 14s. 6d.: total, £8 16s. Id.

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1945-46. VOTE—PRINTING AND STATIONERY— 1946-47. continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ continued Overtime and meal allowances 17,000 17,000 18,378 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 150 95 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,530 1,720 1,211 Rent 3,100 3,500 3,374 Repairs to premises, &c. 4,000 5,500 4,500 Stationery, paper, &c., and office requisites .. 170,000 170,000 (a) 122,453 Stores, bookbinding-material, and printing- \ ink .. .. 20,000' 20,250 (a) 16,459 Transport expenses —night staff 500 Type and printing material 250 20 53 Type metal 750 500 300 Contingencies 25 50 (b)9 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers 642 799 262,705 256,767 195,408 TOTAL .. .. .. 427,705 413,469 352,726