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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued.

(a) Provision for furniture of premises occupied by geologists at Invercargill and Whangarei. (b) Rent of office premises occupied by geologists at Invercargill and Whangarei. (c) Number of officers, 19. Travelling-expenses, £337 ; travelling-allowances, £515 ; motor hire, £16 ; mileage-allowance £177.

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Number 1942-43, of Persons. 1943-44. 1943 44 1942 43 VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL Expended. RESEARCH —continued. : ■■ ■■ ■" Subdivision No. V. —Geological Survey Branch. £ £ £ Salaries — Professional Division. I 1 1 at £825 .. .. .. . • •• • • 825 825 Other Salaries. 18 19 18 (£125 to £615) 5 >9 2 ° 8 > 038 Cost-of-living allowances . . .. •• •• — Instrument and equipment allowances under Public Service 19 20 Regulation 24a .. .. .. • • • • 230 — Officer on loan from Lands and Survey Department .. Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulation 24a 17 205 J 7,467 7,846 8,038 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, photographs, newspapers, and other publications 60 60 88 Freight and cartage .. .. •• .. .. 70 <U Fuel, light, and water .. .. .. •• Instruments and stores: Purchase and repairs .. • • 100 150 JJ Mineral specimens: Collection and purchase .. • • Office accommodation and maintenance .. • • (®) 75 00 Office furniture and fittings .. .. • • • • Overtime and meal allowances .. • • • • ' 0 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes • • • • 50 35 Printing bulletins, lithographing, &c. .. •. • ■ 400 400 Printing and stationery .. .. .. •• 50 70 Rent ... . .. ■■ •• ... (<>) 2 17 125 156 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. • • • • 90 60 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 1,000 900 (0) 1,040 Wages offield hands . ... *00 400 252 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision) .. .. 1 1 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. • • • • 881 2,938 2,657 2,070 Total —Subdivision No. V •• •• 10,405 10,503 10,108 Subdivision No. VI. —Magnetic Observatory. Salaries— II 11 11 (£65 to £590) .. .. .. •• •• 2 .003 1,900 ~j Adult allowances .. .. .. •• 19 •• . r 2,090 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. • • • • 156 162 J Total Number „ ~ ,, , in ,. of Persons. 2,178 2,062 2,0JO 464 402