B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE —LABOUR —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I—Labour—continued £ £ £ Other Charges foe and incidental to —ctd. \ Extended hours of work on the waterfront, cost of (a) 60,000 Grant to Hon. Justice 0'Regan on retirement 1,500 Grant to — Waterfront Control Commission towards salaries and administration expenses .. (b) 3,925 12,670 12,670 Waterfront Industry Commission towards salaries, fees, and administration expenses (c) 8,325 . . Immigratioif: passage-money due to Imperial and other Governments 30 80 35 International Labour Conference : travelling and other expenses of delegates (d) 8,000 2,500 (<?) 386 Motor-vehicles- — Purchase of .. .. .. ... (/) 9,000 300 173 Maintenance of and repairs to .. (9) 3,750 2,000 (h) 2,530' Repairs and incidental costs in connection with privately owned vehicle damaged in accident 25 22 22 Office expenses (part recoverable) 1,875 1,400 (i) 1,696 Office fittings and requisites (j) 1,500 500 536 Overtime and meal allowances 325 100 (Jc) 292 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department (part recoverable) (I) 5,000 3,250 (m) 3,946 Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. (n) 5,000 4,000 (o) 4,696 Rent of office accommodation 4,700 5,000 4,809 Timber-workers, West Coast: ex gratia payment for wet time 315 Transfer and removal expenses 1,500 1,000 (p) 1,894 Transfer of Waterside Workers: cost of (a) 1,500 Travelling allowances and expenses (part (r) 3,228 recoverable) (q) 5,000 . 2,750 Weights and Measures Abt: purchase of standard weights, measures, &c., and Inspector's testing-scales, &c. (*) 250 150 36 Contingencies 50 50 it) 6 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers . . 350 338 Ex gratia payment to A. Gorrie—Fair Rents Act: rent reduction procedure 50 50 Grants to next-of-kin of officers killed on active service , , 100