I. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE of the Amount required in the Year ending 31 March 1926 for Expenditure in connection with a BRITISH GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT and SUNDRY DISPLAYS at the BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION, 1925.

Ten Pounds.

II. SUBHEADS under which this Vote will be accounted for by the DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE.

The total Original Net Estimate, 1925-26, for British Empire

Exhibition was

Add-Sum now required...

10

TOTAL

£44,510

A.-BRITISH GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT (1925). (RE-
VOTE)-

The opening date of the British Empire Exhibition was
postponed and, in consequence, certain expenditure pro-
vided for in 1924-25 in connection with the preparation
of the exhibit fell into the current year

B.-DISPLAYS (1925)—

...

...

Further provision is required to meet the cost of the exten-
sion of the Torchlight and Searchlight Tattoo for a period
of five weeks longer than was anticipated, and for payment
to Service Charities of donations, amounting to £4,000 in
all, in consideration of the participation of Service per-
sonnel in the Tattoo

...

...

C.-APPROPRIATIONS IN AID

The receipts accruing to His Majesty's Government in
respect of the 1925 Exhibition are now estimated to
amount to £135,000. The balance not appropriated in
aid of the Vote (estimated at £24.500) will be surrendered
to the Exchequer as an Extra Receipt

...

...

5,010

8,000

13,000

I. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE of the Amount required in the Year ending 31 March 1926 to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the MINISTRY OF HEALTH; including Grants and other Expenses in connection with HOUSING, Grants to Local Authorities, &c., in connection with PUBLIC HEALTH and UNEMPLOYMENT SERVICES, sundry Grants in respect of Benefits and Expenses of Administration under the NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT, 1924, certain Expenses under the WIDOWS', ORPHANS' AND OLD AGE CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS ACT, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 70), certain Grants in Aid, and certain Special Services.

Ten Pounds.

II. SUBHEADS under which this Vote will be accounted for by the MINISTRY OF HEALTH.

G. 8.-GRANTS IN RESPECT OF

UNEMPLOYMENT SCHEMES... 1,350,000 1,450,000

WELSH BOARD OF HEALTH.

ADMINISTRATION.

L. 1.-SALARIES, WAGES AND

100,000

The total Original Net Estimate, 1925-26, for the Ministry of Health

£

19,525,977

10

NOTE.-Issues in respect of the grants provided in Sub-head G.8. will be made in accordance with the arrangements set out in Note 2 on page 7 of the original Estimate (H.C. 35 VII of 1925).

£

... 60,000

A.1.-SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES-
(a) Additional sum required to provide for the
salaries, wages and allowances of Staff employed
in connection with the Widows', Orphans' and
Old Age Contributory Pension Act, 1925
(b) Additional Staff employed in connection with
the Central Index Register of Insured Persons 16,000
(c) Additional provision for bonus owing to the
average cost of living index figure proving
higher than anticipated...

D.1.-INSURANCE STAMPS

...

12,000

88,000

Additional provision required to meet the cost of manu-
facture and paper of new Health and Pensions Stamps

D.2.-PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES OF ADMINI-
STRATION OF CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS-

2,200

3,500

100

3,600

MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS.

G.8.-GRANTS IN RESPECT OF

SCHEMES

UNEMPLOYMENT

Additional amount required to meet grants in respect of
approved capital works to (a) Local Authorities and
Statutory Bodies, in respect of non-revenue producing
undertakings not exceeding the equivalent of 75 per cent.
of interest and sinking fund charges for half the loan
period, up to a limit of 15 years, and (b) Local Authorities,
Statutory Bodies and Public Utility Companies in respect
of revenue-producing undertakings not exceeding the
equivalent of 50 per cent. of interest at an approved rate
for a period of 15 years

M.-TRAVELLING, &c.

Additional provision for travelling of Outdoor Staff in
connection with the administration of the Widows',
Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, 1925

0.-INSURANCE STAMPS

Additional provision required to meet the cost of manu-
facture and paper of new Health and Pensions Stamps

T.-APPROPRIATIONS IN AID-
Additional estimated Receipts-

450

150

£

*This amount does not include the amount recoverable in respect of services rendered by the Post Office, which will be appropriated in aid of the Post Office Vote. (Revenue Departments 3.)