B—7 [Ft; I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

DEPARTMENT OP SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued

REMARKS

(a) Grant to compensate the association for loss incurred in operating an experimental orchard at Havelock North. (b) Last year's payment did not come to charge. (c) Additional grant of £5OO made to cover preliminary expenses of Seventh Pacific Science Congress. (d) The Seventh Pacific Science Congress is being held this year in New Zealand, the Government contribution towards expenses being £lO,OOO, of which £5OO was paid last year (see (c) above). (e)- Provision has been made under this subdivision this year for the cost of printing all departmental bulletins and maps (other than that giving the results of the Canterbury Project, which will be a joint publication with the United Kingdom Government). Previously provision was made under the separate subdivisions of the vote for this expenditure.

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