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20. Mr. B. D. Evans was absent on leave from 6th March to 8th December, during which period Mr. G. S. P. Heywood acted as Assistant Director. Mr. Heywood also acted as Director from 19th September to 13th October, during my absence from the Colony. Miss C. E. Newton resigned her post as Office Assistant on October 14th, and was replaced by Miss J. G. Weller on 25th November.
21. Expenditure. The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past 10 years has been as follows:-
Year Personal Emoluments Special Expenditure & Other Charges. Total Expenditure Revenue $ ¢ $ $ $ 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 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 71,416.17 612.40 1937 83,631.91 338.08 83,969.99 458.0022. In the following table the expenditure and revenue for 1936 is compared with that for 1937.