B.—l [PT. IY], SUP. TO 1932.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued. METEROLOGICAL OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,262 19 3 By Sale of instruments .. .. .. 10 17 11 Books, periodical papers, &c. .. .. 23 8 2 Balance carried down .. .. .. 7,721 3 9 Freight .. .. .. .. •• 076 Fuel and light .. .. » .. .. 26 18 0 Observatories, maintenance and establishment of 107 1 1 Office-cleaning .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. 5 18 0 Postage and telegrams, broadcasting weather messages, and reports .. .. .. 3,698 5 I Printing and stationery .. .. .. 265 11 2 Rent .. .. .. .. • • 229 0 0 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 66 12 6 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 16 19 5 Losses: Instruments broken .. .. 23 1 6 £7,732 1 8 £7,732 1 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 7,721 3 9 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 8,271 13 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 209 17 4 Provision for depreciation .. .. .. 340 12 8 £8,271 13 9 £8,271 13 9 JJ OTE .—The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4£ per cent, on capital. DOMINION OBSERVATORY. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. • ■ 1,014 14 8 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 2,255 0 0 General expenses .. .. .. .. 504 13 10 Grounds, maintenance .. .. .. 30 0 0 Instruments : Purchase and repairs .. .. 37 6 4 Observing-stations, establishment and maintenance of .. .. .. •• ■ • 55 5 2 Rent .. .. .. •• •• 613 0 0 £2,255 0 0 £2,255 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 2,255 0 0 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 2,746 4 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. . • 187 2 3 Provision for depreciation .. .. .. 304 2 6 £2,746 4 9 £2,746 4 9 Note. The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4J per cent, on capital. MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries (eight months) .. .. .. 912 II 0 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 1,187 19 8 Fuel and light .. .. .. • • 17 5 10 Instruments: Purchase .. .. .. 1281411 Observatories, maintenance of .. .. 61 14 9 Postage and telegrams .. .. . • 5 3 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 17 2 6 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 33 7 8 £1,187 19 8 £1,187 19 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 1,187 19 8 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 1,348 15 1 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 5162 Provision for depreciation .. .. •. 109 9 3 £1,348 15 1 £1,348 15 1

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