B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued

(а) Allowances paid to seismographic observers hare been increased. (б) Seismographs ordered from the United States of America- did not come to charge in 1945-46. (c) Cost of rewiring electrical circuits did not come to charge in 1945-46. (d) For construction of an office partition. (e) Number of officers, 1. Travelling-expenses, £l.

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1946-47. 1945-46. VOTE—SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. IV.—Dominion Observatory (Number of officers : 1946-47, 6 ; 1945-46, 5) £ £ J i £ Salaries— Other Salaries 6 (£178 to £1,000) 2,477 1,399 1,599 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to observers Furniture and fittings, purchase of Instruments, apparatus, equipment, and laboratory stores, purchase of Maintenance and operating expenses of observatories Office expenses .. .. Overtime and meal allowances Payments to Po'st and Telegraph Department Permanent improvements, including buildings, roading, fencing, &c. Printing and stationery Printing of bulletins and maps Travelling allowances.and expenses Contingencies {a) 120 25 766 555 70 55 50 (d) 25 20 100 20 1 50 10 1,050 390 70 55 60 20 10 20 1 I 50 4 (b) 90 (c)86 85 65 58 9 19 (e) 1 (Recoveries, £224) 1,807 1,736 467 Total —Subdivision No. IV 4,284 3,135 2,066