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PART IPROJECTS OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN MATTERS AFFECTING THE GROWING OF HOME-GROWN BEET TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE PERSONS OR BODIES DESCRIBED IN RELATION THERETO, AND ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE TO BE INCURRED IN CARRYING THEM OUT

A.Research

£

£

£

1.

Variety trials : National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Cambridge

73,982

2.

Agronomy, physiology, nutrition, pest and disease control:

  • Broom’s Barn Experimental Station

1,165,562

  • Less income from Broom’s Barn Experimental Station

132,550

1,033,012

3.

Crop husbandry : Norfolk Agricultural Station

89,281

4.

Machinery experiments : Institute of Engineering Research

10,000

5.

Physiology : Rothamsted Experimental Station

42,238

6.

Rhizomania : MAFF Harpenden Laboratory

27,786

7.

Beet Yellows Virus : John Innes Institute

6,637

8.

Soil erosion : MAFF (ADAS), Cambridge

7,012

1,289,948

B.Education

British Sugar p.l.c.:

1.

Publicity:

(a)

British Sugar Beet Review

30,000

(b)

Film unit

1,150

(c)

Warning schemes

9,200

40,350

2.

Demonstrations:

(d)

Salaries, programme and equipment

359,533

(e)

Spring demonstration

27,600

(f)

Autumn demonstration

57,500

(g)

Silsoe College/British Sugar Soil Management project

40,250

484,883

3.

Audit fee

1,092

c/f 1,816,273

PART IIGENERAL EXPENSES RELATING TO THE PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

£

£

£

1.

Travelling and subsistence expenses of members and officers of the Sugar Beet Research and Education Committee and its sub-committees

3,675

2.

Administrative charges:

(a)

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

19,448

(b)

National Audit Office

1,470

20,918

3.

Institut International de Recherches Betteravières:

(a)

Subscriptions

9,550

  • Less recoverable subscriptions

1,350

8,200

(b)

Expenses and visits

12,090

20,290

4.

Other items:

(a)

Visits

450

(b)

Contingencies

50,000

50,450

1,911,606