§ 78. Mr. Raikesasked the Minister of Agriculture why the cost of the surveys of Great Britain has increased from £2,509,010 in 1951–52 to £2,697,720 in 1952–53.
§ Sir T. DugdaleThe estimated increase is due, in the main, to pay additions awarded to the staff from 1st January, 1952, and to the rise in the price of stores. These increases have been partially offset by savings on account of staff reductions and by larger receipts from increased sales of maps and services rendered on a repayment basis.