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Sub- head

Head 69-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Approved

Estimate 1967-68

Estimate 1968-69

$

2,465,400

$

2,445,600

1

Personal emoluments

Other Charges

I ANNUALLY RECURRENT

2

Administration:

(1) Cleaning of offices

$

12,000

a

10,000

(2) Fuel, light and power

78.000

64,000

(3) Incidental expenses

14,000

10,000

(4) Publications

11,200

f

8,700

(5) Subsistence allowances

10,700

10,700

(6) Uniforms

$

2,700

a

2,300

128,600

3

4

Awards for Ships' Officers

Hire and maintenance of office equipment

1,000

1,000

27,800 a

23,400

5

Maintenance of radar equipment

98,000 a

75,000

6

Official entertainment

1.000

1,000

7

Stores and equipment

87,000 f

75,000

8

Teleprinter and line rentals

85,000

86,100

9

Transport:-

(1) Running expenses of vehicles

2,200

f

2,000

(2) Travelling expenses

4,200

4,000

6,400

10

University Graduates and Students

2,000 a

1,200

11

Upper air investigation

289,000

305,000

Total, Annually Recurrent

725,800

679,400

II SPECIAL EXPENDITURE

12

Instruments for Cheung Chau Meteorological Office

4,000 h

4,000

13

Instruments for Waglan Island

4.500

14

Meteorological satellite receiving equipment

72,500 fn

60,000

15

Oscilloscope

14,500

16

Private automatic branch telephone exchange

31,800 | h,l

17

Radiosonde equipment

82,000 h

82,000

18

Solarimeter

4,000

19

Tape recorder

2,400

20

Weather radar and link

100,300 h

463,000

Automatic rain gauge

2,100

Autoglazer

1,400

Electric typewriter

2,800

Electronics scanner with stand

8,000

Equipment for voluntary reporting ships

44,300

Microbarographs

Microfilm reader

Wind indicators

2,700

4,800

2,100

Total, Special Expenditure

316,000

677,200

Total, Other Charges

1,041,800

1,356,600

Total Expenditure

3,507,200

3,802,200

Subhead 14 Includes revote of $4,800,

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