B—7 [FT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT—continued

(a) Provision for further hostels and extensions to existing hostels. (b) Provision for initial equipment for new hostels and additions and replacements to equipment of existing establishments. (c) Expenditure less than anticipated owing to some building projects not being proceeded with during the financial year. (d) Additional provision for operating existing and proposed hostels. (e) Additional provision for more extensive advertising in United Kingdom. (/) Additional provision to meet increased cost of fuel, &c. (g) Includes cost of £160,000 for survey of s.s. " Atlantis " additional. (h) Provision made for cost of passages for family groups travelling other than by chartered ships. (i) Previously provided for in Vote, " External Affairs." ( j) Reconversion costs exceeded estimates given by Ministry of Transport.

98

1950-51. 1949-50. VOTE—LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT— Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. Ill—Immigration—continued * Charges for and incidental to — Accommodation for immigrants and displaced persons (partly recoverable) — Land, buildings, equipment, and establishment costs — £ Works .. .. (a) 144,000 Other expenditure .. (6) 84,000 228,000 (<Z)142,500 (e) 14,000 (/)286,000 2,950 (h) 91,300 (i) 12,106 (j) 79,000 116,750 126,000 6,000 261,000 30,000 10,000 (c) 50,095 (c) 100,074 7,195 {g) 469,425 32,806 (j) 190,976 Operating-costs of hostels (including workers' compensation) Advertising, printing, and sundry expenses .. Charter costs Expenses of overseas selection missions Passage-money for immigrants and repatriated immigrants (including allowances and other incidental expenses) (partly recoverable) .. Portion of salaries, and expenses of High Commissioner's Office, London Reconversion of hospital ship "Atlantis," made available by British Ministry of Transport for carriage of immigrants 855,856 549,750 850,571 Total —Subdivision III 863,818 556,862 856,352