I move:—
That a sum not exceeding £85,440 be granted to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1956, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Central Statistics Office.
The total Estimate is £128,160 of which £42,720 is included already in the Vote on Account.
The Estimate shows an increase or £25,930 on 1954-55. Staffing costs have increased by £15,350 and travelling expenses have increased by £480. In addition, there are increases of £200 in respect of telegrams and telephones and of £9,900 for special statistical inquiries, which increase is entirely in respect of the national farm survey.