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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.

Minister in Charge of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1944, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Summary.

(а) Overexpenditure due to increased cost of overseas publications and long outstanding orders considered unobtainable being fulfilled during the year. (б) Overexpenditure due to increased staff engaged on war-time duties.

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1943-44. 1942-43. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Scientific and Industrial Research — £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision L—Head Office .. .. 12,386 5,448 17,834 15,944 17,838 „ II. —Research Investigations .. 88,120 141,968 230,088 201,094 200,950 „ III.—Dominion Laboratory .. 21,226 8,402 29,628 26,041 27,922 „ IV.—Dominion Observatory .. 1,136 796 1,932 2,133 1,527 V.—Geological Survey .. 7,467 2,938 10,405 10,503 10,108 „ VI.—Magnetic Observatory .. 2,178 1,481 3,659 3,828 3,370 GROSS Total .. .. .. 132,513 161,033 293,546 259,543 261,715 Credits-IN-AID 4,735 81,635 86,370 87,480 85,702 NET TOTAL .. 127,778 79,398 207,176 172,063 176,013 Number oi Persons. 1942-43. 1943-44. MM-441M2-4, VOTE AND INDUSTRIAL ~ Subdivision No. I. —Head Office. £ £ £ Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 1 at £1,250 .. .. .. .. .. 1,250 1,250 ~ Other Salaries. 38 32 38 (£80 to £665) .. .. .. .. .. 8,903 7,840 _ Cadets'lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. 6 87 >- 13,103 39 33 Allowances to officers while absent from New Zealand .. 230 305 Proportion of salaries, High Commissioner's office .. 385 385 Allowances to officers performing special duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 .. .. .. 150 220 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 634 605 Contribution towards salaries of officers on loan from Internal Affairs Department .. .. .. .. 828 746 12,386 11,438 13,103 Other Charges for and incidental to— Advertising, books, photographs, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 130 130 (a) 241 Advisory Council: Allowances and travelling-expenses .. 650 650 637 Exchange on salaries of officers overseas .. .. 296 Fuel, light, and water .. .. .. .. 200 150 (b) 220