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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Overexpenditure due to additional staff engaged for overtime work on 1945 census tabulation only. (b) Three private motor-cars damaged. (c) Increase in rates of remuneration for sub-enumerators of agricultural statistics. (d) Increased expenditure required partly for new appointees, but mainly on account of increase in statistical field-work. (e) Three new appointees' travelling-expenses. (/) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47,. £5OO.

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VOTE—CENSUS AND STATISTICS— 1946-47. 1945-46. » continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ £ Office expenses 670 525 505 Overtime and meal allowances 2,100 2,100 (a) 4,417 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 1,000 1,000 867 Printing and stationery .. .. ... 1,300 1,300 1,333 Rent of offices 1,450 1,650 1,394 Repairs to private motor-cars damaged while engaged on census duties (6) 55 Statistical publications, preparation of 5,000 5,000 ' 4,509 Statistics, collection of (c) 4,300 2,900 3,158 Travelling allowances and expenses (d) 500 100 (e) 12. Contingencies 25 25 79,000 95,400 42,932 Gross Total 159,000 137,000 76,322 Credits-in-aid (/) 5,500 5,089 NET TOTAL 159,000 131,500 71,233