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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. I Income. £ b. d. I £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 4,615 810; By Grant for aerial surveys .. .. .. 88 0 0 Books, periodical papers .. .. .. 25 210 ] Sales of bulletins .. .. .. .. 39 11 10 Expenses, report of fauna of Reefton beds .. 612 4 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 6,471 18 10 Field expenses .. .. .. .. 388 19 5 Freight and cartage .. .. .. 26 4 2 Fuel and light .. .. .. .. 48 19 6 Office accommodation and maintenance .. 21 9 6 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 12 6 Outfit allowances .. .. .. .. 168 0 0 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 311711 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 62 0 2 | Rent .. .. .. .. .. 235 0 0 Slides of rock sections .. .. .. 8 4 0 Telephone services .. .. .. 25 15 0 Tools, repairs, &c. .. .. .. .. 0 12 6 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 128 2 10 Wages of field hands .. .. .. 804 2 0 Tools and instruments written off .. 1 17 2 £6,599 10 8 £6,599,10 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward .. .. .. 6,471 18 10 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 7,029 7 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. 680 18 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 476 10 2 £7,629 7 8 £7,629 7 8 Note. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation: (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (6) interest at 4£ per cent, on capital. METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 3,594 19 7 By Balance carried forward .. .. .. 8,241 15 2 Books, periodical papers .. .. .. 25 19 8 Expenses of and sundry equipment for officer joining Mawson Antarctic Expedition .. 18 8 9 Fuel and light .. .. .. .. 13 7 4 Instruments —Purchase and repairs .. .. 170 3 0 Observatories, maintenance and establishment of 202 10 1 Office-cleaning .. .. .. .. 4 10 0 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 9 9 11 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 3,590 19 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 300 4 11 Rent, .. .. .. .. .. 128 0 0 Telephone services .. .. .. 67 2 4 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 53 19 11 Instruments written off .. .. .. 62 0 8 £8 241 15 2 £8,241 15 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 8,241 15 2 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 8,747 15 9 Interest on capital .. .. .. 192 18 8 Depreciation .. .. .. •• 313 1 11 £8 747 15 9 j £8,747 15 9 Note. —The following charge is included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : Interest at 4J per cent, on capital. PETROLOGICAL LABORATORY. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. £ s. d . Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 485 3 4 By Recoveries of travelling-expenses .. .. 152 0 2 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 237 1 8 Contribution and fees .. .. .. 300 0 0 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 270 4 10 £722 5 0 £722 5 0 £ s. cl. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward .. .. . . 270 410 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 272 19 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 10 7 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 1 14 3 £272 19 8 £272 19 8 Note.—The following charge is included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation : Interest at 4J per cent, on capital,

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