8.—7 [PT. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued.

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Number nf PproAna 1 Q4-1 —4.9 VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1942-43. 1942-43 1941-42 BESEAECH—oonitnued. Voted Expended^ Subdivision No. II. — Research Investigations —continued. £ £ £ Wheal Research —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Laboratory accommodation, maintenance, and repairs . . 170 250 89 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. ... 50 50 21 Postages and telegrams .. .. .. .. 75 75 36 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 100 100 57 Rent .. .. .. . . . . . . 38 38 4 Telephone services ........ 30 25 70 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 400 500 442 Wages of field and laboratory hands .. .. .. 603 753 960 Contingencies ...... 1 1 (Recoverable, £3,100.) ; 2,217 2,682 2,503 6,509 7,089 6,567 General — Salaries— 1 19 1 at £380 380 5,650 ") ■— Cost-of-living allowance .. .. .. .. 13 .. y 9,472 261 236 Officer on loan from New Zealand Railways Department .. .. 318 J 393 5,968 9,472 Other Charges for and incidental to — Grants .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 1,500 435 Instruments, equipment, stores, and experimental material 1,000 1,957 408 Miscellaneous investigations : Travelling-expenses, wages, freight, postages, telegrams, cables, patents, and other expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 1,171 2,500 4,457 2,014 2,893 10,425 11,486 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Recoveries on account of research .. 74,002 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 188,394 167,202 150,177 Subdivision No. III. — Dominion Laboratory. Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 1 at £900 .. .. .. .. .. .. 900 900 ~) Other Salaries. 57 49 57 (£80 to £665) 16,931 16,620 Allowance to officer acting as gas referee 75 75 I 58 50 Payment for services, officers of Department of Internal [ 27,371 Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. 276 404 | Cadets' lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. 57 63 I Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 855 Allowance to officer under Public Service Regulation 209 .. 19 J 19,094 18,081 17,371