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Y OTE —AIR —continued 1948-49. 1947-48. Subdivision No. VIII—Meteorological Services — Voted. Expended. continued Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Meteorological equipment— Radiosonde Radar wind Instruments Balloons and hydrogen Anemometers Motor-vehicles — Purchase Maintenance .. New Zealand contributions to International Meteorological Organization Office expenses Office requisites, furniture, &c. Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Post and Telegraph Department Printing and stationery Repairs to technical equipment Reporting service : outside assistance Transfer and removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Works expenditure — Housing for meteorologists (New Zealand).. Housing, Cook Islands and Samoa Other expenditure— Office accommodation (Nandi) Buildings (Suva) (a) 21,650 (a) 14,150 (a) 10,800 6,000 (a) 3,000 750 400 490 500 1,300 10,000 22,650 2,500 1,250 (b) 4,000 850 2,150 29,000 40,800 14,410 5,400 4,000 2,000 1,300 620 100 600 5,700 20,150 2,600 1,530 1,975 850 750 36,000 12,000 1,900 5,100 9,094 25,583 6,500 2,815 90 850 420 17 461 4,306 19,375 1,152 934 807 737 1,129 > (c) 165,095 221,935 79,284 Total —Subdivision No. VIII .. ( d) 239,120 311,920 149,317 Subdivision No. IX —South Pacific Trunk Air Route (e) (Number of officers : 1948-49, 102) Salaries — 102 (£250 to £1,025) Location and special allowances 45,110 13,275 58,385