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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued

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1947-48. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTKIAL 1948-49. KESEAECH— continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I — Head Office —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued , . ■' Wages, including overtime of casual staff .. 100 125 213 Contingencies 10 10 (a) 3 ,, 9,200 9,090 10,091 Total — Subdivision No. I 40,400 32,545 32,807 Subdivision No. II — Research Investigations (Number of officers : 1948-49, 326 ; 1947-48, 300) Salaries — : Professional Division ( 1 at £1,100 (Director, Plant Diseases Division) 1,100 987 1 1 at £1,075 (Director, Grasslands Division).. 1,075 1,015 1 Other Salaries y 128,726 i 324 (£150 to £1,025) 141,960 123,011 Location allowances 1,145 825 J (6)145,280 125,838 128,726 Other Charges for and incidental to — , Air mapping 300 200 299 Capital expenduture, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets (c) 61,810 37,027 (c) 26,740 Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer expenses '' '■ of officers appointed to overseas positions (d) 9,400 2,485 (e) 2,052 Insect parasites 100 900