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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— continued.

Number | Persons. I 1 '™ VOTE No. 28,—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 1937-38. RESE A.RCH—continued. 1937-38. — Subdivision No. VI.—Meteorological Office —continued. £ £ 91 Salaries—continued. Clerical Division. Class VI— 1 at £320 .. ,. t _ 320 Class VII— 1 at £195 (3 months), £185 (6 months), £135 £ (3 months) . . .. .. ,. 175 1 at £195 (3 months), £185 (7 months), £135 (2 months) .. .. . . .. 180 1 at £185 (2 months), £175 (10 months) .. 177 1 at £155 (11 months) .. .. .. 142 1 at £95 .. .. .. . . 95 7 1 at £95 (4 months), £80 (7 months) .. .. 78 847 General Division. 1 at £305 .. .. .. .. . , 305 2 1 at £245 .. .. .. ,, ~ 245 550 Non-permanent. 1 1 at £85 (6 months); £65 (6 months) .. .. . . 75 Unclassified. 23 23 weather reporters . . .. .. _ _ 350 Allowance to lighthouse-keepers .. ., .. 195 47 Cadets' lodging-allowances .. .. .. . _ 27 Other Charges for and incidental to — ' 92 Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications . . 50 93 Expenses of Meteorological Conference at Wellington .. 250 ! 94 Expenses Pacific survey flights .. .. .. 50 95 Fuel, light, power, and water .. . . . . 50 96 Instruments : Purchase and repairs . . . . .. 500 97 Observatories: Maintenance of and establishment . . 200 98 Office fittings and requisites . . . . .. .. jgO 99 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes . . .. .. 6 ; 240 100 Printing and stationery .. .. .. _ ' 400 101 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. _ 400 102 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 260 103 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision) .. .. 3 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Miscellaneous . . .. . . 7 ; 9jq rr , o , . 8 > 663 I lotal—subdivision No. VI . . .. I jg qqI Subdivision No. VII.—Apia Observatory. 104 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £750 .. .. .. . . 750 Class V— 1 1 at £365 .. .. . . ., _ J 3 g5 J