Head 14.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY
Approved Estimate, 1931.
Estimate, 1982.
Head 14.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY
Sub-heads :-
1 Personal Emoluments
$
$
61,972
77,170
Other Charges
2 Books and Postage
350
400
(1)
3 Electric Light and Power
4 Gas
700
700
150
120
(2)
5 Incidental Expenses
160
160
6 Laboratory Expenses
1,400
1,800
400
(1)
Maintenance of Lithographic Plant...
300
8 Maintenance of Time Service
100
100
9 Maintenance of Magnetographs
900
1,200
(1)
10 Meteorological Telegrams.....
1,400
1,400
11 Printing
3,000
4,000
(3)
12 Subscription towards cost of printing results of International
Upper Air Research
160
230
(1)
13 Transport
200
200
14 Uniforms
250
250
Total Royal Observatory
71,012
!
88,160
35
NUMBERS.
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.
Details of the foregoing.
1931
1932
1
1
1
1
1
Director, (£1,000 to £1,200 by £50 annually).... Chief Assistant, (£600 to £900 by £25 annually) First Assistant, (£500 to £800 by£25 annually) Head Computer ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150 annually) Class III Telegraphist-computer, ($1,900 to $2,600
18,000
24,000
13,500
18,250
(1)
12,000
16,000
3,000
3,150
(4)
by $100 annually).
4,000
2,200
Class IV Telegraphist-computers, ($1,500 to $1,800
(5)
by $100 annually)
5,100
7,100
2
2
Class V Telegraphist-computers, ($1,100 to $1,400 by
$100 annually)
2,800
2,800
1
Lithographer
1,440
1,440
1
Printer ($300 to $420 by $24 annually)
420
420
Do.,
Rent Allowance
48
(6)
Allowance to Signalman at Lyeemun
30
30
1
Do.,
Stone-polisher ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially) Rent Allowance ...
192
192
24
48
1
Do.,
1
Office Attendant ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially).
Watchman ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially).
Do., Rent Allowance
Rent Allowance..
3
Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each...
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216
216
24
24
170
180
(4)
24
522
526
(4)
72
1
1
Engine Attendant at Au Tau Magnetic Station.......
Do.,
($384 to $444 by $12 annually)...
Rent Allowance
414
426
(4)
24
24
Total Personal Emoluments
61,972
77,170
SUMMARY
1931.
1932.
No.
No.
Other Charges
Personal Emoluments (Head 14)..
J. C. Staff (see App. II)
1
9,040 61,972 1,700
10,990
77,170
2,000
R
Total
72,712
90,160
Obser
(1) Lower rate of exchange.
(2) Higher prices.
Hong Kong”.
(3) Publication of magnetic observations and "Climate of
(4) Stipulated increments.
(5) One Class III Officer demoted to Class IV. (6) Salaries Commission Report,