Head 25.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY
186
113
Approved Estimate, 1940-41.
Estimate, 1941-1942.
Head 25.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY
CA
Sub-heads :-
1 Personal Emoluments
Other Charges.
120,784
91,813
2 Electric Light and Power
3 Gas
4 Incidental Expenses
1,375
1,100
188
150
563
500
5 Maintenance of instruments and plant
3,125
2,900
(1)
6 Postage
275
200
7 Printing
3,750
4,000
8 Rent of Public Telephone....
147
88
9 Subscription to International Meteorological Organisation (£10)..
326
163
10 Transport
188
250
11 Uniforms
213
200
12 Upper-air Investigation
25,000
20,000
Total Other Charges
35,150
29,551
Special Expenditure.
Two Anemographs
5,200
(6)
Conference (Batavia)
1,820
Total Special Expenditure
7,020
Total Royal Observatory
162,954
121,364
Personal Emoluments.
NUMBERS.
Details of the foregoing.
1940-41 1941-42
1
2
Director,* (£1,000 to £1,200 by £50 annually) Assistant Director,† (£600 to £900 by £25 annually)... Professional Assistants, (£500 for 1st 2 years, then
24,000
19,200
18,000
14,400
£570 to £910 by 4 of £25, 1 of £90 and 5 of £30 anually)
37,856
23,311
Do.,
Residential Allowances.
3,096
1,800
(8)
Office Assistant, ($2,400 to $3,600 by $200 annually) Class 1 Head Computer, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200
annually)
3,420
2,400
5,625
4,500
Class II Computers, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150
annually)
3,788
5,888
(10)
5
Class III Computers, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100
annually)
14,600
9,475
(10)
1
Class IV Computers, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100
annually)
2,117
3,271
(11)
2
Class V Computer, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100
annually)
3,400
1,400
(11)
1
Lithographer
1,800
1,440
1
Printer, ($300 to $420 by $24 annually)
525
420
Do.,
Rent Allowance
60
48
1
Assistant Lithographer & Stone-polisher, ($300 to
$420 by $12 annually)
378
315
(12)
Do.,
Rent Allowance
60
48
Office Attendant, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)
300
240
Do.,
Rent Allowance.
30
24
1
1
Watchman, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
210
179
(12)
Do., Rent Allowance
30
24
3
3
Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
703
576
Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each....
90
72
1
1
Attendant at Au Tau Magnetic Station ($504 to
$744 by $24 amuually)
636
534
(12)
Do.,
Rent Allowance
60
48
Acting Pay
2,200
(13)
Total Personal Emoluments
120,784
91,813
(1) Considered necessary.
(2) Arrears of printing.
(3) Lower subscription.
(4) One subscription only during period.
(5) Increased cost of materials.
(6) Non-recurrent.
(7) Conference postponed indefinitely.
(8) One post now considered unnecessary. (9) Change in personnel.
(10) One promotion from Class III to Class II. (11) One promotion from Class V to Class IV. (12) Stipulated increments.
(13) Acting pay required during Director's absence on
leave.
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