HC Deb 16 July 1934 vol 292 c795W
Viscountess ASTOR

asked the Minister of Agriculture the amount of the Treasury grant for agricultural research for the years 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33 and 1933–34?

— 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933.
£ £ £ £ £
Research Subheads 302,210 335,400 314,612 290,807 286,448
Flax (Subhead O. 2.) 6,959 26,053 15,342 — 5
Contributions to Imperial Institutions (Sub head O. 1.) 3,125 3,125 5,375 5,125 5,125
312,294 364,578 335,329 295,932 291,578
Lest Receipts 1,059 6,585 1,932 1,010 822†
Net Expenditure on Ministry's Vote 311,235 357,993 333,397 294,922 290,756
Add Empire Marketing Fund Grants "through" the Ministry. 7,724 7,421 5,598 542 Receipts 178
Direct grants from Empire Marketing Fund.* — 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Totals 318,959 375,414 348,995 305,464 300,578
* Grants towards the general scheme for development of Agricultural Sciences at Cambridge University.
† In addition a sum of £6,486 WAS received in this year for credit of the Development Fund in connection with the winding-up of the flax scheme. This sum was ia respect of proceeds of sales of land and buildings acquired prior to 1929 and of accumulated stocks.