§ 84. Mr. Symondsasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science if he will state the expenditure on hydrological research at the Hydraulic Research Station of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research for 1959 and 1960, and the estimated expenditure for 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethThe expenditure on hydrological research at the Hydraulics Research Station of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is, of course, only a part of the Government's total expenditure on this subject. The amounts expended in the financial years 1959–60 and 1960–61 from the Vote of 85W D.S.I.R. were respectively £12,300 and £14,500. The estimated expenditure for future years is as follows:
£ 1961–62 11,000 1962–63 17,000 1963–64 21,000 1964–65 23,000 There is a reduction in the estimated expenditure in 1961–62 since a senior hydrologist is temporarily absent from the research station.
The Committee on Hydrological Research, which meets under D.S.I.R. chairmanship, is at present considering what further research is required in this field. Its recommendations may affect these estimated figures.