B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1932.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued. DOMINION LABORATORY. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. •• •• •• 6,773 10 7 By Analysis fees .. .. .. .. 270 5 6 Books, periodical papers, &c. .. 28 15 J Balance carried down .. .. .. 9,593 17 9 Chemicals, apparatus, and repairs to apparatus.. 816 3 4 Cost of collecting analysis fees .. .. 3 2 6 Fees of officers attending University colleges .. 11 0 6 Freight and cartage .. • ■ • • 169 0 4 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. 382 17 10 Laboratory accommodation and maintenance .. 126 12 8 Office fittings and requisites .. .. ■ • 1 12 3 Postage and telegrams ... . • • • 53 4 7 Printing and stationery .. . • • • 125 0 9 Rent — Auckland Branch .. . • • • 189 4 2 Head Office and Christchurch Branch .. 897 0 0 Dunedin Branch .. . • • • • • 44 6 0 Subscriptions to technical societies .. ■. 46 811 Telephone services .. .. • ■ • • 92 4 0 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 103 19 9 £9,864 3 3 £9,864 3 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 9,593 17 9 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 10,568 6 7 Interest on capital .. .. ■. • • 447 19 0 Provision for depreciation .. .. .. 526 910 £10,568 6 7 £10,568 6 7 Note. The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental value for Head Office and Christchurch Branch as assessed by the Public Works Department; (6) interest at 4| per cent, on capital. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. •• 4,156 12 3 By Sale of tools .. .. .. .. 3 6 1 Aerial surveys .. .. .. • • 88 0 0 Sale of bulletins and maps .. .. .. 29 8 0 Books, periodical papers, &c. .. .. 31 17 4 Balance carried down .. .. .. 6,265 5 0 Field expenses .. .. ■ • • • 316 19 2 Freight and cartage .. .. • • 7 5 11 Fuel and light .. .. . ■ • • 43 15 8 Instrument and outfit allowances .. .. 153 11 9 Mineral specimens, purchase of .. .. 10 0 Office accommodation and maintenance .. 17 18 4 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. 3 8 2 Postage, telegrams, &c. .. .. ■ ■ 30 12 5 Printing bulletins .. .. .. • • 869 13 8 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 37 15 4 Rent 317 0 0 Telephone services ........ 25 15 0 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 103 10 5 Wages of field hands .. .. .. 63 2 6 Losses : Equipment broken, lost, &c. .. 30 1 2 £6,297 19 1 £6,297 19 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 6,265 5 0 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 7,195 5 1 Interest on capital .. .. .. • • 592 10 0 Provision for depreciation .. .. .. 337 10 1 £7,195 5 1 £7,195 5 1 Note. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (6) interest at 4£ per cent, on capital.

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