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79. Visitors. The Rev. Father Louis Froc, S.J. for many years Director of the Zikawei Observatory, passed through Hong Kong on August 18 on retirement, and was welcomed by the Rotary Club of Hong Kong. Mr. Ch'en Pin-jen, Director of the Meteorological station at Yunnan Fu, visited the Observatory on May 2. Parties of students from the Middle Light School, Canton, from the Y.W.C.A., Hong Kong, and from the Senior Class of the Central British School, Kowloon, visited the Observatory on April 10, May 30 and June 9, respectively.
80. Staff. No change occurred in the European or Local staff during the year.
81. Expenditure. The annual expenditure on the Observatory, for the past ten years has been as follows:
Year Personal Emoluments and other Charges Special Expenditure Total Expenditure Total Revenue $ c. $ c. $ C. C. 1922 36,771.18 1,578.92 38,350.10 25.60 1923 38,495.23 27.35 38,522.58 116.20 1924 41,011.48 11,627.01 52,638.49 14.00 1925 41,955.51 41,955.51 79.20 1926 42,566.65 12,341.74 54,908.39 34.20 1927 47,253.17 145.24 47,398.41 30.50 1928 47,292.33 272.70 47,565.03 506.10 1929 48,282.63 48,282.63 530.50 1930 68,696.59 1,670.07 70,366.66 506.80 1931 76,037.81 76,037.81 735.00