8.—7 [PT. ll].

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1942-43.

SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH DEPARTMENT.

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j Salaries. Other Charges.! Total. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— £ £ £ Subdivision II, —Research Investigations .. .. .. .. 2,800 9,900 12,700 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 2,800 9,900 12,700 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. 9,100 9,100 NET TOTAL .. .. 2,800 800 3,600 Number i? i? £ oi Persons. 1942 43 1941-42 For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund-— continued. ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT—continued, VOTE.—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH. Subdivision II.—Research Investigations. Animal Research. Charges for and incidental to — Grants (additional) . . . . . . .. .. (a) 200 Physical Testing Laboratory. Salaries— 7 .. 7 (£235 to £500) .. .. .. .. .. 1,774 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 100 (6) 1,874 Charges for and incidental to — Instruments, equipment, apparatus, and stores (additional) (c) 300 Removal expenses .. .. .. .. .. (d) 300 Wages (additional) .. .. .. .. ..(e) 8,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public 8,600 Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Wages .. .. .. .. 8,000 10,474 Plant Research Bureau. Other charges for and incidental to — Chemicals, apparatus, equipment, and stores (additional) .. 400 Experimental areas : Operating expenses (including stores, general maintenance, erection of buildings and other improvements), (additional) .. .. .. .. 200 Wages (additional) .. .. .. .. .. 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. £1,100 (/) 1,100 i (a) Grant to Canterbury Agricultural College for the continuation of wool metrology work. An amount of £472 was provided for this purpose on the Main Estimates. (b) Provision for salaries of officers appointed since date of Main Estimates. (c) Provision for purchase of Shaddle crane at a cost of £300 for the handling of heavy machinery and stores at new premises at Lower Hutt. (d) Estimated cost of removing machinery, stores, office equipment, &c., to new premises now in course of erection at Lower Hutt. (e) Wages of employees in tool-room. Provision for appointments recently made and for employees now being trained. £8,000 recoverable from War Expenses Account (Civil). (/) Provision for enlarged programme of phormium research involving the cultivation, planting, and upkeep of additional research areas. Cost recoverable from Department of Industries and Commerce.