text: estimate forutilities bereduced by$171,900, from$19,771,900 to$19.6million.280.24 The1986-1987 requirements underrentalandmaintenance ofequipment (excluding conference-servicing equipment) amountto$2,266,200 (table280.22). Of thisamount, $1,536,900 or67.8percentisforrentalandmaint~nance ofoffice equipment. TheAdvisory Committee soughtclarification oftheresource growthof $355,300 (atrevised 1985rates)forthisobjectofexpenditure (para.280.52of theproposed programme budget). Representatives oftheSecretary-General informed theCommittee that,despite whatisstatedinparagraph 280.52oftheproposed programme budget, theresource growthrelated initsentirety toincreased usageof photocopy equipment. 280.25 Representatives oftheSecretary-General informed theCommittee that following completion ofastudyonimproving photocopy services at Headquarters, 27/newcontractual arrangements forsupplying andservicing photocopy equipment hadresulted, interalia,inreduction ofthephotocopy cost perpagetocompetitive rates. Thedistribution andlocation ofphotocopy equipment inuseroffices wasalsoreviewed. Oespite theseeconomyefforts, however, demandforphotocopy equipment andsupplies aswellasthetotalnumberof photocopies madecontinued toincrease annually. (Thenumberofphotocopies made increased from17million copiesin1980to35million copiesin1984.) 280.26 TheAdvisory Committee soughtadditional information concerning the reference, inparagraph 280.52oftheproposed programme budget, tothepurchase of eightteleprinters inconnection withthePolitical Information NewsService. Representatives oftheSecretary-General informed theCommittee thatthisreflected t~edecision oftheSecretary-General tocentralize, withintheoepartment of Political andSecurity Council Affairs, anenhanced capability formonitoring and distributing incoming newsfromselected wireservices. Thesystemhadbeen operational sinceSeptember 1984.Thepurchase costoftheteleprinters ($1,760perunit)andone-time installation costswouldbeabsorbed fromwithin available resources for1984-1985. Futuremaintenance andrepaircostswouldbe minimal sinceservicing oftheequipment wouldbecarried outbysecretariat staff. Noadditional costsareinvolved atthistimeforaccesstothewire services sincetheselinesarealready beingleasedbytheOepartment ofPublic Information. 280.27'Representatives DftheSecretary-General informed theCommittee that approximately $100,000 oftheestimate of$124,200 (atrevised 1985rates)for localtransportation inparagraph 280.55oftheproposed programme budgetwasfor "thecostofarentedlimousine andchauffeur forthepresident oftheGeneral Assembly". TheAdvisory Committee questioned thebasisfortheproposal. The representatives oftheSecretary-General statedthatastudyofthecomparative costsofpurchasing alimousine forthispurpose wouldbeundertaken inthenear future. 280.28 Takingintoaccountitscomments inparagraph 280.25to280.27above,and inparticular itsbeliefthatbettermanagement ofresources forphotocoPY equipment shouldgiverisetoadditional savi.ngs, theCommittee recommends thatthe 1986-1987 estimate forrentalandmaintenance ofequipment bereduced by$166,200, from$2,266,200 to$2.1million. t1I~.,para.28.60. -157-j. r ! I I I ~: t ft·h L I",'ij I"'.I280.29 The1986-1987 estimate ofrequirements underthecommonservice, communications, amounts to$16,480,300 andcontains resource growthof$511,400 (at revised 1985rates,table280.23). 280.30 The1986-1987 estimate of$1,321,000 forcableandtelexcharges contains noresource'growth andreflects negative revaluation ofthe1984-1985 resource base,asexplained inparagraph 280.56oftheproposed programme budget. Whilethe Advisory Committee doesnotobjecttotheestimate, theCommitteee nevertheless expects futurerequirements forthisobjectofexpenditure tostabilize and eventually showdecline inviewofimprovements authorized fortheUnitedNations communications network (seeparas.280.31and280.32below). 280.31 Theestimate of$2,896,600 (atrevised 1985rates)forrentalofalternate voice/data (AVO)circuits hastwocomponents. Anamountof$2,146,400 (atrevised 1985rates)isforrentalofthenewAVO24-hourcircuits forteletype, telephone,
analysis: This text appears to be a financial report or budget breakdown for the United Nations, discussing various expenses and estimates for the 1986-1987 period. The text mentions specific expenses such as photocopy equipment, teleprinters, and transportation, which are likely related to administrative or operational costs. There is no mention of economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, or humanitarian aid, which are typically broader, more strategic categories. The text is focused on the management of resources and expenses within a specific organization, which suggests that it falls under the category of Transport and Communication, Industry, or more broadly, Administrative expenses.