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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued.

Number Item. 1007 90 of Persons. VOTE No. 40. —DEPARTMENT OE SCIENTIFIC LV&t-m. AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued. 1927-28, Subdivision No. IV.—Geological Survey Branch. £ £ 42 Salaries — Professional Division. 1 1 at £791 (Director) ... ... ... 791 Class A — 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Glass B— 2 2 at £540 ... ... ... 1,080 Glass G— 1 1 at £490 ... ... ... 490 Class D— £ 1 at £425 ... ... 425 2 1 at £380 (6 months) ... ... 190 Glass E— — 615 1 1 at £320 ... ... ... 320 Clerical Division. Class V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VII— 1 1 at £295 ... ... ... 295 10 4,586 Other Charges for and incidental to — 43 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 75 44 Fault map of New Zealand : Expenses of publication 300 45 Field expenses (partly recoverable) ... ... 400 46 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 30 47 Fuel, light, and water (partly recoverable) ... 75 48 General expenses of soil-survey in Central Otago (recoverable) ... ... ... 300 49 Instruments, purchase of ... ... ... 20 50 Instruments: Repairs and maintenance and outfit allowances , ... ... ... 168 51 Mineral specimens: Collection and purchase ... 50 52 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 60 53 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 50 54 Printing bulletins, lithographing, &c. ... ... 1,000 55 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 30 56 Rents ... ... ... 235 57 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 25 58 Temporary assistance (survey thermal regions) . . 100 59 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 250 60 Tools and field equipment ... ... ... 60 61 Wages of field hands (partly recoverable) ... 900 62 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Fuel, light, &c. ... ... £30 Field expenses ... ... 50 General expenses of soil survey ... 300 380 4,148 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... 8,734