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Expenditure. The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past ten years is as follows:-
Year. Total Expenditure. Increase. Decrease. 1906 $19,995.17 $1,225.23 1907 $20,010.53 $1,015.36 1908 $21,110.61 $1,100.08 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 $2,165.19Acknowledgments. 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, and to the Observatory staff for the manner in which they have carried out their respective duties, particularly to Mr. C. W. Jeffries for the efficient manner in which he directed the work of the Observatory during my absence on leave. I have again to thank Captain W. L. Carter, R.E., for assistance in the maintenance of the electrical apparatus of the Time Service.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
1916, February 7.
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Expenditure. The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past ten years is as follows:-
Year.
Total Expenditure.
Increase.
Decrease.
1906
$
c.
19,995.17
$
c.
$ c.
1,225.23
1907
20, 0.53
1
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 1915
25,398.31
1,142.82
23,233.12
2,165.19
Acknowledgments. 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, and to the Observatory staff for the manner in which they have carried out their respective duties, particularly to Mr. C. W. Jeffries for the efficient manner in which he directed the work of the Observatory during my absence on leave. I have again to thank Captain W. L. Carter, R.E., for assistance in the maintenance of the electrical apparatus of the Time Service.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
1916, February 7.
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