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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued. DOMINION OBSERVATORY. Income and Expendituee Account foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1933. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 948 9 8 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 2,108 0 4 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 2 18 10 General expenses .. .. .. .. 484 6 2 Grounds maintenance .. .. .. 30 0 0 Observing-stations, establishment and maintenance of .. .. .. .. 29 5 8 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 613 0 0 £2,108 0 4 £2,108 0 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 2,108 0 4 Bv Excess of expenditure oyer income .. .. 2,612 4 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 192 19 11 Provision for depreciation .. .. .. 311 3 9 £2,612 4 0 £2,612 4 0 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 foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1933. Expenditure, £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1,283 14 0 Bv Balance carried down .. .. .. 1,695 13 0 Fuel and light .. ... .. .. 32 10 0 Instruments and equipment .. .. 92 13 4 Observatories, maintenance of .. .. 38 9 6 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 5 10 0 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 11 16 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 105 7 7 Polar year expenses .. .. .. 58 2 4 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 1856 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 49 4 9 £1,695 13 0 £1,695 13 0 £ s. d. £ s. d To Balance brought down .. .. .. 1,695 13 0 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 1,966 15 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 105 5 2 Provision for depreciation .. .. .. 165 17 6 £1,966 15 8 £1,966 15 8 Note. —The following charge is included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : Interest at 4£ per cent, of capital. APIA OBSERVATORY. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Yeae ended 31st March, 1933. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1,509 0 2 By Contributions .. .. .. .. 2,190 2 11 Books and publications ... .. .. 26 17 11 General expenses .. .. .. .. 175 15 1 Instruments and equipment .. .. 272 4 11 Maintenance of buildings .. .. .. 7 2 5 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 194 2 4 Balance carried down .. .. .. 5 0 1 £2,190 2 11 £2,190 2 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 16 3 3 Balance brought down .. .. .. 5 0 1 Provision for depreciation .. .. .. 16 5 9 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 27 8 11 £32 9 0 £32 9 0 Note. —The following charge is included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : Interest at 4J per cent, on capital.

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