B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued

REMARKS

(a) Cost of wreaths for late Minister in Charge of the Department (£1 10s.) and for deceased member of Advisory Council (£1 55.): total, £2 15s. (b) Increase due to the establishment of a Building and Civil Engineering Research Section. (c) Underexpended in 1947-48 due to difficulty in having building works carried out. Provision has again been made this year. In addition, the cost of establishing a Building Research Section (£17,140) has been included. Includes "works expenditure" £11,950. (d) It is proposed to send officers overseas to study the latest applications of atomic physics, and atomic chemistry, entomology, hop research, plant-diseases research, soils research, and wheat research. (e) Investigation into various research problems:— Number i. • of Cost. iJaCe - Persons . travelling. f Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 886 United States of America .. .. ... - .. .. 3 ' 198 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 968 £2,052

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