8.—7 [Pt. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued.

(a) Provision of furniture and heating for extra staff for Defence Section of Head Office. (6) Number of officers, 6. Travelling-expenses, £101 ; travelling-allowances, £97 ; motor-hire, £74. (c) Payment of part of travelling-expenses of officer visiting Australian scientific libraries, ib US. act.

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Number 1941-42. of Persons. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTKIAL 1942-43. _ ,n.o , n ,«,, , n RESEARCH—COWii'mted. Voted. Expended. 1942-431941-42 Subdivision No. I. — Head Office —continued. Other Charges for and incidental ToAdvertising, books, photographs, newspapers, and other publications JJJ . Jgg *}* Advisory Council: Allowances and travelling-expenses .. 650 700 o^ Fuel, light, and water ■■ 15 ° 14 ° i72 Institute 25 ° 25 ° 25 ° Towards expenses of Carter Observatory under Section 19, Carter Observatory Act, 1938 75 ° 75 ° ™ W Towards general expenses of Royal Society of New Zealand (see section 7, Finance Act, 1925, and Royal Society of New Zealand Act, 1933) J50 750 «g New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology .._ 600 950 /^ Office accommodation and expenses, also freight and , 225 225 606 cartage Office furniture and fittings (including typewriters), also instruments .. . • • • • • ■ ■ Jl '1R Overtime and meal allowance .. .... .. "J> Payment of portion of officer's salary lost in office .. 10 • • Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. ■ • 225 300 <Mf Printing and stationery .. .. •• •• 2 °° *£ a, ° Research scholarships .. .. • • • • 31 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. . ■ • ■ 130 150 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. •■ zw lw W eta Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision.. .. . • 5 5 ' C J Estimated eredits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Miscellaneous .. .. • • ■ ■ 594 4,506 5,090 5,072 Total Subdivision No. I 14,558 14,977 Subdivision No. II. — Research Investigations. Animal Research — Salaries — __, „„ e K(i1 1 3 1 at £515 5 676 561 Cost-of-living allowance .. .. ■ • • • i3 528 Other Charges for and incidental to— Grants 2 > 904 _^f Goal Survey- _ 657 Salaries— , -, 11 9 11 (£280 to £515) 3 > 3 >*g Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulation 24a 100 Mo Cost-of-living allowances .. .. ■• •• 208 ■; f i ' U/U Instrument and equipment allowances under Public Service Regulation 24a J 78 J 4,141 I 3,558 4,070 . —■ i