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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1946-47

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

(a) Compensation to an officer of the Dairy Research Institute injured whilst on duty. (b) Includes provision for construction of mixing-room for testing building-materials, £1,000; improvements to accommodation of Fats Research Laboratory, £1,922 ; purchase-price of * land and improvements taken over for Grasslands Substation at Gore from the Linen Flax Section, £13,736 ; improved accommodation for Soil Bureau, £2,618. £14,612 provided on main estimates. (c) Amount of £15,940 made up as follows : On Supplementary On Main T , , Estimates. Estimates. £ £ £ • Atomic Physics .. .. .. (Cr.) 2,500 9,000 6,500 Building Research .. .. .. ..1,000 7,988 8,988 Dairy Research .. .. .. .. 164 39,053 39,217 Food Investigations (Fats Laboratory) .. 1,922 5,242 7,164 Plant Research Bureau .. .. ..12,736 94,028 106,764 Soil Bureau .. .. .. .. 2,618 31,879 34,497 £15,940 £187,190 £203,130

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— Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE — SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL £ £ £ RESEARCH^ Bubdivisio>i II. — Research Investigatio>is 15,940 15,940 „ III. — Dominion Laboratory.. 50 50 ,, IV. — Dominion Observatory 180 180 V. — Geological Survey 700 700 ,, VI. — Magnetic Observatory 700 700 ,, VII. — Dominion Physical Laboratory 4,975 4,975 ,, VIII. — Grants and Miscellaneous Services . . 275 3,733 4,008 ,, X. — Apia Observatory 200 200 TOTAL .. 325 26,428 26,753 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated £ £ £ Fund — continued ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT— ctd. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH Subdivision No: II. — Research Investigations Other Charges for and incidental to — Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act to officer injured on duty (a) 164 Permanent improvements, including-buildings, roading, fencing, &c. (additional) (b) 19,276 19,440 Less amount provided on main estimates not required : instruments, apparatus, &c. Cr. 3,500 Total—Subdivision No. II (c) 15,940