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