B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued

(a) Maintenance of furniture, &c, now almost wholly charged against " Maintenance of Public Works and Services." b) Includes £l7B arrears for year 1948-49.

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VOTE —LEGISLATIVE —continued 1950-51. 1949-50. Voted. 1 Expended. Subdivision No. VII —General Expenses— continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Expenses of Select Committees of tlie House sitting during the recess Furniture and office requisites — £ Purchases .. .. • • 1 >950 Maintenance and repairs .. 100 10 (a) 2,050 150 20 75 800 8,050 10 5,850 320 1,100 13,000 22,800 1,570 200 2,750 (6) 205 100 750 8,600 10 6,170 1,000 14,000 21,800 1,570 226 2,217 (b) 215 54 805 8,055 y 5,640 1,240 13,449 21,754 1,469 Hire of motor-cars for Leader of the Opposition Hire of motor-cars for Speakers of both Houses and their wives for official use in Wellington Meals to Messengers, &c., on late-sitting nights Miscellaneous consumable stores Office expenses Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees Passages of — Members of both Houses— £ Air 4,500 Steamer .. .. .. 1,300 Service car .. .. 50 Members' wives— £ Steamer .. .. .. 300 Service car .. .. 20 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing of Statutes, Journals, Appendices, Bills, Order Papers, Standing Orders, Statutory Regulations, &c. Railway passes and concessions to members of the Legislature, families, relations, &c., cost of Railway sleeping-berths — £ Members .. .. . . 1,250 Members' wives .. .. 320