FOR THE YEAR 1924.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
9.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
[Class I]
29
Approved Estimate, 1923.
Estimate, 1924.
$
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.
Director, (£700 to £900 by £20 annually),
9,600
10,800
1 Chief Assistant, (£500 to £650 by 7 annual increments of £20
and one of £10),
(1) (2)
6,600
7,800
1 First Assistant, (£400 to £500 by £20 annually),..
5,400
6,000
(2) (3)
1 3rd Class Clerical Assistant, ($1,000 to $1,900 by $100 annually), 1 3rd Grade Telegraphist Computer, ($1,600 to $2,100 by $100
annually),
1,700
1,800
(3)
1,642
1,692
д
2 4th Grade Telegrapaist Computers, ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75
annually),
(3) (4)
2,600
3 5th Grade Telegraphist Computers, ($900 to $1,150 by $50
annually),
2,605
2,875
1 Lithographer,
3,025 (3) 1,440
1 Printer,
360
} (5)
Do.. Do.,
Allowance to Signalman at Lyeemun,
1 Office Attendant,
i Watchman,...
Do., Rent Allowance,
Do., Good Conduct Allowance,
25
25
156
156
Rent Allowance,.
Good Conduct Allowance,
12
24
(6)
11
(7)
132
132
12
24
(6)
9
(4)
3 Coolies, at $132 each,
Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each,...
Total Personal Emoluments,...
OTHER CHARGES.
396
396
36
72
(6)
Do., Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $12 and 1 at $18
20
30
(7)
31,215
36,392
Books and Postage,
Electric Light and Power,
Gas
Incidental Expenses,
Laboratory Expenses,
Transport, ....
Printing and distribution of Meteorological Bulletin,..
Maintenance of Wireless Installation,
Maintenance of Time Service,
Total Other Charges,
Total Royal Observatory,
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.
New transit instrument and apparatus for emitting wireless Time
Signals,
New accumulators for Time Service,
Total Special Expenditure,
150
150
420
500
(8)
100
100
150
150
900
900
2,100
3,300
(9)
150
150
100
100
100
100
4,170
5,450
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35,385
41,842
7,000
7,000
(10)
300
(11)
7,000
7,000
7,300
7,300
(1) Free quarters.
(2) Revised scales of salaries.
(3) Stipulated increments,
(4) New appointments.
(5) New posts for printing of Meteorological Bulletin. (6) Rent allowances temporarily increased.
(7) Stipulated allowances.
(8) Additional power required for lithographic machine. (9) Increase due to issue of Evening Weather Report. (10) Revote; apparatus not likely to be delivered in 1923. (11) Considered necessary.