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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued.

(a) Overexpenditure due to increased rates of pay, addition cost-of-living bonus, and additional moisture-testing facilities. (b) Medical expenses of officer injured whilst on duty, 10s. (c) Overexpenditure due to increased cost of overseas publications and long-outstanding orders considered unobtainable coming to hand. (d) Underestimate of charges incurred in new laboratory premises occupied during year. (e) Furniture required for new war-time appointees not provided for. (/) Overexpenditure due to increased staff and increase in volume of work not anticipated when estimates prepared.

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Number oi Persons. VOTE-SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL iq ,„ u 1942-43. RESEARCH—continued. 1943-441942-43 Voted. Expended. Subsection No. II.—Research Investigations —continued. - Wheat Research—continued. £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Rent .. .. 38 38 16 Telephone services .. .. .. .. .. 60 30 72 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 370 400 314 Wages of field and laboratory hands .. .. .. 785 603 (a) 827 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 (b) 1 (Recoverable, £3,150.) —— 2,304 2,217 2,205 5,768 6,509 6,351 General— Salaries— 1 1 1 at £425 .. .. .. .. .. .. 423 380 \ , mf) Cost-of-living allowance .. .. .. .. 13 13 f 325 274 436 393 1,070 Other Charges for and incidental to — Grants: Industrial psychology and miscellaneous .. 2,500 500 225 Instruments, equipment, stores, and experimental material 1,000 1,000 132 Miscellaneous investigations : Travelling-expenses, wages, freight, postages, telegrams, cables, patents, and other expenses .. .. .. .... .. 1,000 j 1,000 518 4,500 2,500 875 4,936 2,893 1,945 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Recoveries on account of research .. 82,436 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 230,088 201,094 200,950 Subdivision No. III. —Dominion Laboratory. Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 1 at £900 .. .. .. .. .. .. 900 900 " Other Salaries. 64 57 64 (£80 to £715) .. .. .. .. .. 19,102 16,931 — Allowance to officer acting as gas referee .. .. 75 75 65 58 Cadets' lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. 50 57 f Allowance to officer under Public Service Regulation 209 .. 15 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 1,084 855 Payment for services, officers of Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 276 21,226 19,094 19,951 Other Charges for and incidental to—- t Advertising, books, photographs, newspapers, and other publications, and subscriptions to technical societies .. 300 250 (c) 468 Chemicals, apparatus, equipment, and stores .. .. 4,000 3,500 3,014 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. .. 250 250 ; 285 Fuel, light, water, and power .. .. .. .. 1,200 900 (d) 1,380 Laboratory accommodation, maintenance, and repairs .. 700 1,000 900 Office furniture and fittings (including mechanical office appliances) .. .. .. .. .. 100 120 (e) 186 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 1,000 150 (f) 708