B—7 [Pp. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued

(a) It was not possible to have the work undertaken last financial year as was contemplated. (b) Increase due to widening of activities to provide essential services for the State Hydro-electric Department. Special equipment, costing approximately £23,000, is required for the work. (c) Provides for cost of Director's visit to the United Kingdom (£600) and for the estimated cost of bringing to New Zealand geologists appointed overseas (£1,500). (d) Now provided for under Subdivision VIII, " Grants and Miscellaneous Services."

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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTEIAL RESEARCH— continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. V — Geological Survey — continued Other charges for and incidental to — Air mapping 2,500 2,900 (a) 135 Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets (b) 23,840 4,034 2,412 Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions (c) 2,100 Honorarium to retired Director 250 250 325 Maintenance and operating expenses of offices, laboratories, workshops, experimental areas, 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 .. (6) 12,650 10,485 7,785 Overtime and meal allowances 5 4 # m Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers 3,000 2,700 3,397 Wages, including overtime, of casual staff .. 2,700 2,000 3,416 Contingencies 5 1 Printing of bulletins and maps (d) 2,700 726 47,050 25,074 18,196 Total — Subdivision No. V 71,390 43,510 37,221