SCHEDULE

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