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1948-49. 1947-48. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Subdivision No. VI—Magnetic Observatory (Number of officers : 1948-49, 13; 1947-48, 11) Salaries— Other Salaries 13 (£165 to £1,025) 5,100 4,200 4,397 Other Charges for and incidental to — Capital expenditure, including land, buildings and improvements, furniture, instruments, equipment, machinery, motor-vehicles, and purchase of other fixed assets Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions 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 Wages, including overtime, of casual staff .. Contingencies Printing of bulletins and maps {a) 3,610 80 750 30 500 150 10 1,750 75 1,285 30 700 150 10 30 397 1,059 7 568 198 28 5,130 4,030 2,257 Total—Subdivision No. VI 10,230 8,230 6,654 (a) Provision for cost of equipment only now becoming ava ilable from overseas.