I move:—
That a sum not exceeding £22,620 be granted to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1956, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (No. 1 of 1923).
The Estimate consists almost entirely of staff costs. In fact, the only other item of any consequence is the item for Appropriation-in-Aid, which amounts to £6,300 and which arises from fees receivable for commercial audits of the accounts of State-sponsored enterprises and allied concerns. The Estimate shows a net decrease as compared with 1954-55 of £230.