Estimates-1917 — Page 41

FOR THE YEAR 1917

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

9.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,—Continued.

Brought forwar då,

[Class I]

41

Approved Estimate, 1916.

Estimate, 1917.

802,978

351,471

Estimates,

General Orders, New Edition,

Government Gazette,.

Miscellaneous Papers,

Ordinances, Regulations and Reports,

Allowances to Married Officers,

at of Public Telephones,

tionery,

Law Courts:—

2 Lift Attendants at $156.each,

312

312

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $23, and

1 at $12,

12

35

(1)

2 Indian Constables, 1st Class, at $186 each,.

Electric Fans and Light,

372

(2) (3)

1,150

1,150

Lifts Maintenance,.

650

650

Uniform for Indian Constables,.

78

(2)

her Miscellaneous Services,

ating and Binding :—

Blue Book,

Civil Service List,

5,000

5,000

2,400

2,500

1,200

350

2,200

4,000

3,500

1,300 (4)

350

2,200 (5)

(6)

11,000

11,000

5,000

5,000

3,000

3,000

4,300

4,250

(7)

30,000

37,500 (8)

egraph Services :—

Contribution in connection with signalling Messages, etc.,

to Observatory, (£75),

857

783

Telegrams sent and received by Government,.

6,000

25,000

usport of Government Servants,.......

22,000

12,000

(6)

pkeep of Typewriters,

680

712

(10)

Expenditure —

Maintenance of Prisoners of War,......

45,000

121,000

Maintenance of Families of Prisoners of War,

(11)

13,000

13,600

Expenses of Cable Censorship,....

44,900

40,650

Expenses of Postal Censorship,

17,300

15,300

(12)

Other items of expenditure,

90,000

55,500 (6)

Total Miscellaneous Services,

Stipulated allowances.

Transferred from Sanitary Department.

Free quarters and light.

Previously under-estimated.

ke-vote.

Considered sufficient.

Higher exchange.

1,113,289

(8) Increase in cost.

(9) Large increase in telegrams due to the war.

(10) More typewriters.

(11) Higher cost of maintenance in Australia. (1) Vide Appendix I.

714,213