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code, and an outfit for recording similar time signals, and weather reports.
VIII.—MISCELLANEOUS.
Lee Equatorial :—In the month of April the Lee 6-inch Equatorial, which had been dismounted for many years, was returned to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, by direction of His Excellency the Governor.
Visitors. Among the visitors to the Observatory during the year were:
His Excellency the Governor, Sir F. H. May; the Honourable the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Claud Severn; the Director of the Geological Survey, Pekin, Mr. V. K. Ting; the Director of the Zikawei Observatory, the Rev. Father Froc, S. J.; the Coast Inspector, Chinese Maritime Customs, Mr. F. W. Tyler; the President, Canton Christian College, Dr. C. K. Edmunds; and several officers of the Army and Navy (British, French, Italian, and Japanese). Many commanders of vessels called to make enquiries concerning the weather they were likely to encounter after leaving Hongkong, and similar enquiries were made and answered by telephone.
Staff.—There was no change in the European staff during the year. Sixth grade telegraphist, Leung King-kwong, was transferred to the Harbour Department as fifth grade telegraphist on October 3, and Chan Iu-fong appointed sixth grade telegraphist on October 5. Miss Doberck, the assistant meteorologist, returned from 10 months leave of absence on March 22.
The Director acted as a Cable Censor for four hours daily, from October 5; and the Chief and First Assistants from September 1.
Expenditure.—The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past ten years is as follows:—
Year. Total Expenditure. Increase. Decrease. $ c. $ c. $ c. 1905 21,220.40 1906 19,995.17 716.75 1,225.23 1907 20,110.53 115.36 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 1,142.82E 15
code, and an outfit for recording similar time signals, and weather reports.
VIII-MISCELLANEOUS.
Lee Equatorial:-In the month of April the Lee 6-inch Equa- torial, which had been dismounted for many years, was returned to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, by direction of His Excellency the Governor.
Vistors. Among the visitors to the Observatory during the
year were:
His Excellency the Governor, Sir F. H. May; the Honourable the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Claud Severn; the Director of the Geological Survey, Pekin, Mr. V. K. Ting; the Director of the Zikawei Observatory, the Rev. Father Froc, S. J.; the Coast In- spector, Chinese Maritime Customs, Mr. F. W. Tyler; the President, Canton Christian College, Dr. C. K. Edmunds; and several officers of the Army and Navy (British, French, Italian, and Japanese). Many commanders of vessels called to make enquiries concerning the weather they were likely to encounter after leaving Hongkong, and similar enquiries were made and answered by telephone.
Staff.-There was no change in the European staff during the year. Sixth grade telegraphist, Leung King-kwong, was trans- ferred to the Harbour Department as fifth grade telegraphist on October 3, and Chan Iu-fong appointed sixth grade telegraphist on October 5. Miss Doberck, the assistant meteorologist, returned from 10 months leave of absence on March 22.
The Director acted as a Cable Censor for four hours daily, from October 5; and the Chief and First Assistants from September 1.
Expenditure.--The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past ten years is as follows:-
Year.
Total Expenditure.
Increase.
Decrease.
$
c.
$
C.
$5
C.
1905
21,220.40
1906
19,995.17
716.75 1,225.23
1907
20,110.53
115.36
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
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