810 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1881.
Clerks, of whom two at least will be needed, can be obtained locally. They should be very trustworthy and accurate men. The rest of the employés may be Chinese, namely, a caretaker, to have general charge of the premises; a gardener, for the grounds; coolies, to act as messengers, keep the buildings and premises clean, trim lamps (there being, most unfortunately for the Observatory, no gas at Kau-lung), &c.; and night watchmen; also an intelligent man to attend to the Time-Ball, Weather-Signals and Tide-Gauge at Tsim-shá-tsui, and who should, if possible, be accommodated in the Police Station.
VI.-Finance.
It is now possible to form an idea of the first outlay and the yearly cost of maintenance for the whole establishment as above designed, which probably will not differ much from the following, though the estimates for the buildings can only be considered as approximate, no detailed drawings and calculations having yet been made.
Prime Cost.
Astronomical Apparatus,"
Meteorological do.,
27
Magnetical
do.,
.....£500 say $ 2,667
397 424
2,117
2,262
27
Time-Ball
do.,
400
2,133
27
Two Tide-Gauges,
145
773
""
d'Aguilar,
Two ROBINSON'S Anemometers, for Victoria Peak and Capel
Freight and Insurance of the above to Hongkong, Main Observatory Building and Out-houses,
12
64
100
533
""
12,900
Furniture and Fitments,
500
Magnetic Basement,
4,500
Expenditure on the Grounds and Approaches, Fencing, &c.,.......... Telegraph Line to the Time-Ball, including spare Cable, say,
1,600 250
Lamps, Observing Seats, &c.,
Total Prime Cost (Approximate),.
Connecting Observatory with the Kau-lung-Yau-má-ti Telegraph Line,
and cost of Speaking-Instrument, &c.,
Miscellaneous Erections, as for the Time-Ball, Weather-Signals, Tide- Gauges, Meridian-Mark, and parts of the Meteorological and Mag- netical Apparatus,
250
3,000
51
$33,600
or
£6,300
Maintenance,
Director's Salary,.
First Assistant's Salary,
Second Assistant's Salary, Salary of First Clerk,
Do. of Second Clerk,
Do. of Time-Ball Assistant,
Do.
of Caretaker,
Do. of Gardener,
Do. of two Coolies and two Watchmen,
$3,600 1,440
900
1,200
900
180
180
96
336
Chemicals and Light,.
Stationery, Printing and Office Expenses, say, Fuel,....
300
100
500
Incidental Charges for Instruments, &c.,
268
Total Estimated Annual Cost,........
$10,000