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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL Voted. Expended. RESEARCH— continued £ £ £ Subdivision No. VIII — Grants and Miscellaneous Services (Numberof officers: 1948-49,86 {a); 1947-48,72) Salaries — Professional Division 1 at £1,525 (Scientific Liaison Officer, London) 1,525 795 1 Other Salaries * 27,243 85 (£180 to £1,025) 28,758 24,075 Location allowances 2,817 2,631 - 33,100 27,501 27,243 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 2,880 5,417 4,045 Expenses of delegates to conference of Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 750 750 {b) 322 Expenses of and grants to distinguished scientists visiting New Zealand 500 1,000 (c) 368 Expenses of two delegates to Commonwealth Aeronautical Research Conference (<Z)200 Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and transfer , expenses of officers appointed to overseas positions 2,700 3,035 (e) 5,064 Grants to Imperial institutions— Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux 9,349 9,349 9,350 Wool Industries Research Association, Torridon 63 63 63