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1948-49. 1947-48. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV —Dominion Observatory —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to observers Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets Maintenance and operating expenses of observatories and research stations, including purchase of glassware and other consumable stores, payments to the Post and Telegraph Department, printing and stationery, rent and rates, running-expenses of motor-vehicles, and office expenses .. Overtime and meal allowances Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers Contingencies Printing of bulletins and maps 180 1,280 720 90 70 10 180 1,030 875 90 50 1 100 139 1,330 822 60 28 45 2,350 2,326 2,424 Total —Subdivision No. IV 4,750 4,625 4,667 Subdivision No. V —Geological Survey (Number of officers : 1948-49, 51(a); 1947-48, 41) Salaries— Other Salaries 51 (£140 to £1,025) 24,340 18,436 19,025 (a) Increase in staff due to widening of activities to provide essential services for the State Hydroelectric Department.