Head 11.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY
Head 11.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY
Sub-heads —
1 Personal Emoluments
Other Charges.
Approved Estimate, 1937.
Estimate, 1938.
$
77,208
80,385
2 Electric Light and Power
3 Gas
4 Incidental Expenses
1,200
1,100
(1)
150
150
440
440
5 Maintenance of instruments and plant
3,000
2,000
6 Postage
200
180
7 Printing
2,500
3,000
(2)
8 Rent of Public Telephone...
117
117
9 Subscription to International Meteorological Organisation (£10)...
80
163
(3)
10 Transport
250
250
11 Uniforms
150
150
Total Other Charges
Special Expenditure.
8,087
7,550
12 Balloon Theodolite......
13 Renewal and renovation of Anemographs (£250).
Typewriter £21.5/-
AURAN
Total Special Expenditure
Total Royal Observatory
340
340
| 85,635
2,000
4,068 (2)
6,068
94,003
NUMBERS.
Personal Emoluments.
Details of the foregoing.
1937 1938
Director, (£1,000 to £1,200 by £50 annually) Assistant Director, (£600 to £900 by £25 annually)......... Professional Assistants, (£500 to £800 by £25
annually)
19,200
19,200
14,400
14,400
18,159
18,896
(6)
Assistant and Translator, ($1,800 to September 30th,
then $2,400 to $3,000 by $200 annually) Class I Head Computer, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200
annually)
2,300
2,633 (6)
3,900
4,300
(6) (7)
Class II Computer, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150
annually)
2,700
(8)
Class III Computers, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100
annually)
8,800
10,700
(6)(7)(9)
Allowances to computers for magnetic observation at
$200 each......
600
(7)
2
1
Class IV Computer, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100
annually)
3,600
1,483
(6) (10)
2
2
Class V Computers, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100
annually)
2,550
2,347
(11) (12)
Lithographer
1,440
1,440
Printer, ($300 to $420 by $24 annually)
420
420
Do.,
Rent Allowance
48
48
1
Stone-polisher, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)
210
216
(6)
Do.,
Rent Allowance
48
48
1
1
Office Attendant, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)
240
240
Do.,
Rent Allowance.....
24
24
1
1
Watchman, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
156
164
(6)
Do., Rent Allowance
24
24
3
3
Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
525
538
(6)
Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each...
72
72
1
1
Attendant at Au Tau Magnetic Station ($384 to
$444 by $12 annually).
Do.,
Rent Allowance
144
48
441 48
Total Personal Emoluments
77,208
80,395
(1) Considered sufficient.
(8) Promoted from Class III.
(2) Considered necessary.
(3) Increased contribution.
(4) For Aviation Meteorological Service.
(5) Non-recurrent.
(6) Stipulated increments.
(7) Observing Allowance included in salary.
(9) One promoted to Class II and two promoted from
Class IV.
(10) Two promoted to Class III and one promoted
from Classs V.
(11) One promoted to Class IV. (12) One new post.
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