74 National Resources Committee 



Table 11. — Research expenditures from regular funds by general fields and by agencies, 1937 and 193S — Continued 



> Items followed by the letter M in this column represent surveys and mapping; 

 L denotes libraries. 



> Office established at beginning of the fiscal year 1938. 

 I Not available. 



• Estimated. Probably somewhat less than 5. i ' 



• Partly estimated. 



• Includes estimate for other research conducted in the Department. 

 T Headquarters activities only. 



' Research conducted for the Department by the National Bureau of Standards. 



• Also includes research under "replacement of naval vessels" not separately 

 listed. Excludes an indeterminate amount spent for services cf regular personnel 

 and ships assigned to special research projects. 



'0 Unconfirmed estimate by Committee. Research not separated from other 

 activities. 



n Commission established April 2(\, 1937. 



i> Includes $590,000 for field collection and tabulation of cost and inToice records. 



'3 Figures for this agency Include some amounts for activities which are con- 

 sidered "research" according to the definition used in this study, but which have not 

 been included in the ofl5cial amounts for research published by the Department of 

 Agriculture. 



'* Excludes payments to States. A small part of these amounts might be allo- 

 cated to social Sciences and statistics. 



I* Conservation surveys to determine extent and distribution of erosion as re- 

 ported to the Bureau of the Budget are not regarded by the agency as "research" 

 under the definition used in this report. 



i> Estimated. Probably somewhat less than 10. 



1^ Estimated. Between 7!-^ and 10. 



i> Exclusive of construction of laboratories. 



>• Operations of the National Archives are an indirect aid to research. 



>o Includes coastal and land surveys, which have an additional administrative 

 and service value. 



