B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

(a) Expenses of Secretary's visits to the United Kingdom to attend Empire Scientific Conferences, and to the United States of America. (&) Underestimated. (e) Equipment required for wild-life survey. (d) Part cost of Auckland District office. (e) Number of officers, 8. Motor hire, £4; mileage-allowances, £25; travelling-allowances, £97 ; travelling-expenses, £5l. {/) Increased to meet cost of establishment of Auckland District Office (£2,706), and of carrying out a preliminary survey of New Zealand wild life (£995).

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VOTE—"SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIALRESEARCH—continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. 1. —Head Office —continued Other Charges for and incidental to — Voted. Expended. Advisory Council: allowances and travellingexpenses Expenses of officers overseas Furniture and fittings, purchase of Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of .. Motor-vehicles : repairs and running expenses Office expenses Overtime and meal,allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Permanent improvements, including buildings, &c. Printing and stationery Rent and rates Travelling allowances and expenses Wages Contingencies £ 900 (a) 1,140 300 (c) 135 (d) 40 510 615 540 25 265 (d) 155 485 (tf) 145 5 £ 900 150 10 326 550 480 25 225 350 36 | 5 £ 751 "(b) 474 1 '(b) 834 (b) 918 499 "(b) 440 "(e) 177 (Recoveries, £520) 5,260 3,057 ✓ | 4,094 Total —Subdivision No. I (/)23,494 18,590 19,217 Subdivision No. II—Research Investigations (Number of officers : 1946-47, 285 ; 1945-46, 284) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,100 (Chief Executive Officer, Plant Research Bureau) 1,100 890 Non-permanents 1 at £1,000 (Director of Building Research), (part year) 2 at £975 (Chemist and Bacteriologist, Dairy Research Institute) 750 1,950 333 1,950 j> 95,589 Other Salaries 281 (£95 to £1,000) Location allowances 111,595 96,497 635 115,209 100,305 95,589