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VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1947-48. RE SE ARCH—continued 1948-49. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VIII — Grants and Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — ctd. Scholarships, including National Research Scholarships, bursaries, and grants towards expenses of scholars and bursars (a) 6,150 2,660 2,271 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers and Committee members, including expenses of transfer of officers 690 620 1,420 Wages, including overtime, of casual staff .. 1,420 2,011 1,944 Contingencies 10 1 Expenses of delegates to Empire Scientific Conference 165 (b) 174 Grants to Imperial Institutions — Cambridge Low - temperature Research Station 625 625 Imperial Institute 312 312 Grants to research and allied institutions : industrial psychology 200 200 104,420 92,929 93,415 Total—Subdivision No. VIII (c) 137,520 120,430 120,658 Subdivision No. IX — Auckland Industrial Development Laboratories (Number of officers: 1948-49,25; 1947-48,23) Salaries — Other Salaries 25 (£180 to £1,025) 12,020 10,492 9,113 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 (d) 5,890 3,750 3,476 Expenses of officers travelling overseas, including expenses of new appointees travelling to New Zealand and expenses of transfer of officers appointed to overseas positions.. 450 250 (e) 314