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attending the meetings of the Board and in transacting the business 
thereof, and such sum for attendance at such meetings as may be prescribed, 
such amount to be paid out of any moneys appropriated by Parliament 
for the purpose. 
(e.) The Board should be a Trust to administer public and other funds 
given for the purpose for which it is constituted. 
(/.) An adequate sum—not less than £100,000—should be voted by 
Parliament to cover the expenditure for five years, such sum to be paid 
to the Trust and be invested by it in interest-bearing securities. 
(g.) The expert and clerical staff of the Board should be appointed by 
the Board, but should have the benefit of the Government superannuation 
scheme. 
3. (a.) There should be, at first, four Local Advisory Committees— 
namely, the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin Advisory 
Committees—which should be constituted and elected in the manner pre¬ 
scribed in Schedule II. 
( b .) Other Local Advisory Committees may be set up from time to time 
if the Board approves ; they should be constituted in such manner as 
the Board may determine. 
(c.) The Local Advisory Committees should inquire into problems con¬ 
nected with the industries in their respective districts that seem likely to 
benefit from research, should deal with such matters as are referred to 
them by the Board, and in general assist the Board in its work. 
(■ d .) The Board may vote such sums as it deems fit to the Local 
Advisory Committees to aid such committees in their work. 
4. The Board, with the assistance of the Local Advisory Committees, 
should make a review— 
(a.) Of all research work that has been done or is in progress in con¬ 
nection with science and industry in the Dominion ; 
(6.) Of problems to be solved in connection with existing industries 
or with industries to be established. 
5. (a.) The Board should consider all proposals for specific scientific 
researches, and allot to the proper person or persons the duty of conducting 
such specific researches as it may approve. 
(6.) The Board should also deal with problems affecting particular 
industries in order to determine upon what lines research might be instituted. 
6. (a.) The Board should have power to establish, award, and super¬ 
vise Research Fellowships. 
( b .) The Research Fellows should be appointed by the Board to conduct 
or take part in specific researches. They should show to the satisfaction 
of the Board their fitness to conduct or take part in the research for which 
they are appointed. 
(c.) The Fellowships should be of sufficient value to prevent the holders 
from being attracted to other positions ; the value of the Fellowship should 
be in each case determined by the Board. 
( d .) Each Fellowship should be tenable for two years, provided the 
holder for so long fulfilled the conditions of the Fellowship. At the end 
of two years the Board may renew or extend the Fellowship, and where 
the Board deems fit it may make a permanent appointment thereto. 
(e.) Every Fellow from the date of his appointment should be deemed 
to be a member of the Public Service, and should be subject to the same 
conditions as to superannuation as other members of the Service. 
(/.) The Board may direct a Fellow for the purpose of the research to 
visit or reside at places outside New Zealand. 
