INSPECTION OF EXPLOSIVES (38 Vict. c. 17).

(The Headquarters Clerical Staff of the Inspectorate is provided under Subhead A.1.)

C.2.-TRAVELLING AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES:
Travelling Expenses and Subsistence Allowances of the
Inspectors

Advertisements, Photographs, Instruments, and Expenses
of purchasing, conveying, and destroying Explosives,
preparing Plans, maintenance of Magazine for seized
Explosives, &c.

TOTAL FOR Travelling AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES

C.3.-CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF EXPLOSIVES:
Cost of Examination of samples of Explosives by the
Research Department of the War Office at Woolwich
Arsenal

C.4.-COSTS OF INQUIRIES AND ARBITRATIONS§ ..

Under the Explosives Act, 1875, 38 Vict. c. 17, s. 96, all penalties imposed upon the prosecution by a Government Inspector, and the proceeds of any forfeited Explosives sold, are payable to the Exchequer. Under section 26 the fees chargeable for licences granted by the Secretary of State are payable to the Exchequer. The fines inflicted in England and Wales, and all the fees, are now appropriated in aid of the Home Office Vote, in pursuance of Treasury directions given under the Act 54 & 55 Vict. c. 24. During the year ended 30 September 1927 the fines received in Great Britain amounted to 11. 5s., and the fees amounted to 1,040. 4s.

(a) The rates and scales of pay shown in brackets (except where shown as inclusive) carry an addition in respect of Cost

of Living bonus payable in accordance with the scheme set out in the Appendix on page 129.

The money provision for each item represents the total remuneration, including bonus where payable.

This Officer has an Army Pension of 2581. per annum.

↑ This Inspector has an Army Pension of 2291, 10s. per annum.

Two triennial increments of 1001. and two triennial increments of 501.

The Costs of Prosecutions are defrayed out of the Vote for Law Charges, Class III., 10.

INSPECTION UNDER CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT.
(39 & 40 Vict. c. 77.)

WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACTS, 1906 & 1923.
(6 Edw. 7, c. 58 and 13-14, Geo. 5, c. 42.)

E. FEES AND EXPENSES OF MEDICAL REFEREES:
Fees and Expenses payable, under section 10 of the principal
Act, to the Medical Practitionerst appointed by the
Secretary of State for the purposes of the Act. The
amounts payable by parties in accordance with sections
11 and 25 of the Act of 1923, will, when recovered, be
appropriated in aid of the Vote (Subhead O.)

£16,500

16,500

F.-EXPENSES UNDER THE DISABLED MEN (FACILITIES
FOR EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1919: (9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 22.)
Provision for indemnifying employers against the whole or
any part of any increase in expenditure arising out of the
employers' liability to pay compensation or damage in
respect of accidents or industrial disease where such
increase is attributable to the employment of men disabled
while serving with His Majesty's Forces

ALIENS RESTRICTION ACTS, 1914 and 1919.
(4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 12 and 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 92.)
(The Headquarters Clerical Staff of the Inspectorate is provided
under Subhead A.1.)

G.1.-SALARIES, FEES, AND ALLOWANCES TO OFFICERS: (a)

£55

Temporary Administrative Officers

Superintending Inspectorst

Immigration Officers

Assistant

"

Allowances to 4 Immigration Officers in charge at

Ports

Chief Immigration Officers

(a) The rates and scales of pay shown in brackets (except where shown as inclusive) carry an addition in respect of Cost of Living bonus payable in accordance with the scheme set out in the Appendix on page 129.

The money provision for each item represents the total remuneration, including bonus where payable.

One of these officers receives an Army pension of 3971. 10s. per annum.

† For cost of Arbitrators appointed under this Act, see Class III., 7.

These posts are to be reconsidered on vacancies arising.

§ One of these officers is in receipt of a pension of 1191. 14s. per annum from the Metropolitan Police.

G.1.—SALARIES, FEES, AND ALLOWANCES TO OFFICERS: (a)

-contd.

Numbers.

1927. 1928.

G.2.-TRAVELLING AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES: Travelling expenses of Inspectors, Immigration Officers and Assistant Iinmigration Officers, &c. ..

G.3.-EXPENSES OF DEPORTATION ORDERS:

Expenses of, or incidental to, the departure of Aliens in
whose cases Deportation Orders have been made, and
maintenance, until departure, of such Aliens and their
Dependants ..

PROBATION OF OFFENDERS.
(15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 86).

H.-CONTRIBUTIONS

TOWARDS THE EXPENSES OF

PROBATION.
Grants to the Councils of Counties and Boroughs with
separate Commissions of the Peace and to the Metro-
politan Police Fund towards the expenditure incurred by
Probation Committees in respect of the salaries, remuner-
ation, superannuation and expenses of Probation Officers
in accordance with rules made by the Secretary of State
and the expense of maintaining persons who have been
released on probation under a condition as to residence.

The grant to each Council will be one-half of the total
net expenditure approved by the Secretary of State.
Issues of grant will be made in advance of the audit of the
Accounts upon the basis of the approved estimated
expenditure, and the amounts so issued will not be liable
to surrender, any necessary adjustments being made on
subsequent grants.

The accounts of the local authorities will be audited in the usual manner

(a) The rates and scales of pay shown in brackets (except where shown as inclusive) carry an addition in respect of Cost of Living bonus payable in accordance with the scheme set out in the Appendix on page 129.

The money provision for each item represents the total remuneration, including bonus where payable.

ANTHRAX

PREVENTION ACT, 1919. (9 & 10 Geo. 5, cap. 23.)

ANTHRAX DISINFECTING STATION.

J.1.-SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES (a) :*

(a) The rates and scales of pay shown in brackets (except where shown as inclusive) carry an addition in respect of Cost of Living bonus payable in accordance with the scheme set out in the Appendix on page 129.

The money provision for each item represents the total remuneration, including bonus where payable.

The fees received for the disinfection of wool are appropriated in aid of the Home Office Vote (Subhead 0) as they become available.

↑ An Inspector of Factories, Class I., is seconded for this duty. His salary is included under Subhead B. (1)

The duties of this post are at present performed by a Shift Foreman.

This officer receives a Navy pension of 1001. per annum.

J.4.-MAINTENANCE OF OFFICES, LABORATORY, AND

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES:

Maintenance of Offices (including Postage and Carriage
by Rail)

LIQUIDATION EXPENSES (PARTLY RE-VOTE):

Outstanding liquidation expenses, including £1,600 for
cost of custody and delivery to owners of Arms, &c.,
surrendered to British forces, and compensation for loss
of or damage to such Arms, &c.

..

The expenses of the Anthrax Disinfection Committee and the fee for examination of wool samples are provided on Subhead B.4.

This allowance is paid to a Clerk on the scale of 60.-250!. under Subhead A.1. The fees received for enrolment are appropriated in aid of the Vote (Subhead O.).