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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

NATIONAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT—continued

(а) The National Service Department has now been reorganized as the National Employment Service and administration expenses are being met from vote " National Employment Service." (б) Social Security Department, £4,000 ; Post and Telegraph Department, £206. (c) Number of officers, 187. Mileage allowance, £867 ; motor hire, £22 ; travelling allowances, £2,913 ; travelling-expenses, £421. (d) Repairs to private vehicles damaged in accidents with departmental vehicles. (e) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £lO.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—NATIONAL SERVICE—continued Voted. Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —ctd. £ £ - £ Office equipment (a) 4,250 2,877 Office expenses (a) 4,790 4,188 Overtime and meal allowances (a) 28,000 27,281 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers (a) 20 6 Payments to tlie Post and Telegraph. Department (a) 25,390 21,228 Printing and stationery (a) 5,500 5,077 Rent (a) 14,900 12,581 Services rendered by other Departments (a) 5,125 (b) 4,206 Transfer and removal expenses (a) 750 460 Travelling expenses and allowances (a) 6,000 (c) 4,223 Appeal Boards and Man-power Appeal Committees (includes travelling-expenses, members' fees, and other incidental expenses) 500 10,500 9,820 Revision Authorities, military defaulters (including salaries and fees, travellingexpenses, members' fees, and other incidental expenses) 100 2,000 1,135 Special Tribunal, alternative service (includes members' fees, travelling-expenses, and other incidental expenses) 100 200 212 Women's War Service Auxiliary (includes rents, &c., and grants to cover incidental expenses) 50 1,200 625 Contingencies (a) 20 (d) 12 750 129,477 105,796 Gross Total 2,844 382,887 370,813 Credits-in-aid (e) 382,887 370,813 NET TOTAL 2,844