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phist, was promoted to 5th Grade Computer, and Cheng Wa-so was appointed 6th Grade Telegraphist.
Expenditure. The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past ten years is as follows:
Year. Total Expenditure. Increase. Decrease. $ $ $ 1908 21,110.61 1,000.08 1909 22,388.63 1,278.02 1910 21,787.55 601.08 1911 23,353.02 1,565.47 1912 22,595.08 757.94 1913 24,255.49 1,660.41 1914 25,398.31 1,142.82 1915 23,233.12 2,165.19 1916 21,977.78 1,255.34 1917 26,890.50 4,912.72Acknowledgments.—Acknowledgments are here made to the Directors of Weather Services in the Far East, and the Chinese Maritime Customs authorities, for daily observations, and extra observations during typhoon weather; to the Telegraph Companies for transmitting the observations free of charge; to the commanders of vessels who have furnished meteorological observations by post and by wireless telegraphy, and to the Observatory staff for the manner in which they have carried out their respective duties.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
1918, February 22.