20. In accordance with the decision to increase the staff, Mr. Leonard Starbuck, B.Sc. (Lond.) A. Inst. P., was appointed Professional Assistant, and arrived in the Colony on 1st April. Mr. G. S. P. Heywood departed on leave on 1st May, and returned on 16th January, 1937.
21. Expenditure.-The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past 10 years has been as follows:-
Year Personal Emoluments & Other Charges. Special Expenditure Total Expenditure Total Revenue 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 $785.00 1932 $69,518.23 $69,518.23 $598.00 1933 $63,165.42 $63,165.42 $600.00 1934 $59,327.62 $1,259.57 $60,587.19 $529.00 1935 $56,333.76 $56,333.76 $488.00 1936 $71,416.17 $71,416.17 $612.4022. In the following table the expenditure and revenue for 1935 is compared with that for 1936.