CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951 — Page 148

Head 26. Public Debt.

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Estimate 1951/52.

Revised Estimate 1950/51.

Approved Estimate 1950/51.

Actual Expenditure 1949/50.

$3,863,556 4,264,277

5,084,631

8,989,385

(Supplementary payment of $5 million to

sinking fund).

Loan expenditure amounting to nearly 50 million, which had been financed from advances from surplus funds, was charged off to expenditure during the past year. It has consequently been decided that the former provision of $1,125,000 for interest and redemption of further issues under the Rehabilitation Loan Ordinance 1947 is no longer necessary and this sub-head has been deleted. In addition there are small savings on the interest required for three out of the four loans and the total effect is a reduction of $1,221,075 in the disbursements on Public Debt.

Head 27. Public Relations Office.

A. Public Relations office.

Estimate 1951/52.

Revised Estimate 1950/51.

Approved Estimate 1950/51. Actual Expenditure 1949/50.

$199,552

161,514

192,042

113,900

Proposals for reerganising the Public Relations

Office have reached an advanced stage and it may be possible to consider them in Select Committee. In anticipation of this reorganisation, the estimate as now presented shows only minor changes compared with 1950/51. Personal emoluments are slightly higher by $560.

The only important change in recurrent expenditure is the additional provision of $7,200 for rent of offices consequent on the transfer of this department to offices in Gloucester Building.

The net increase in Other Charges is $6,950.

A re-vote of $40,000 is required for the Special Expenditure item of cinema equipment.

The increase on the Head is only $7,510.

B. Broadcasting.

Estimate 1951/52.

Rovisoa Estimate 1950/51.

Approved Estimate 1950/51. Actual Expenditure 1949/50.

$435,429

365,844

422,833

276,695

The administrative control of Broadcasting passed from the Postmaster General to the Public Relations Officer in February, 1951. The proposals for reorganising this department are under consideration but the final details are not yet available. The establishment therefore remains unchanged and personal emoluments show only a small increase of $7,706.

It has been necessary to increase the provision for recurrent expenditure by $12,000 of which 5,000 are required for increased rates for copyright fees and royalties, $5,000 for the purchase of more records, and $2,000 for rent of offices.

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