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Level Bubbles. An examination of three level bubbles supplied by Messrs. Troughton and Simms as highest grade instruments, showed that the scale value of each was very irregular, and that over the irregular portions of the tubes the amount of movement of the spirit for a given tilt varied very considerably according to the direction of motion of the spirit, and the scale reading at the instant of tilting. It appears to be impossible therefore to construct a satisfactory table showing the angular value of different scale readings, when the bubble tube is irregular.
X.-MISCELLANEOUS.
Staff. No change occurred in the European staff during the year. Mr. C. W. Jeffries, the Chief Assistant, was on leave of absence from February 14 to November 5. During this period, Mr. B. D. Evans, the First Assistant, acted as Chief Assistant.
The Director acted as a censor of cablegrams from January 5 to December 31, Mr. Jeffries from January 1 to February 9, and from December 7 to December 31, and Mr. Evans throughout the year.
Li Yung-shing, telegraphist, was promoted to the Radio-telegraph Station on March 1. The vacancy thus caused was filled by the appointment of Yuen Lai-sang.
Expenditure. The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past ten years is as follows:-
Year. Total Expenditure. Increase. Decrease. $ c. $ $ $ c. 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 1915 23,233.12 2,165.19 1916 21,977.78 1,255.34Acknowledgments.-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 by post and by wireless telegraphy, and to the Observatory staff for the manner in which they have carried out their respective duties.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
1917, February 26.
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Level Bubbles. An examination of three level bubbles supplied by Messrs. Troughton and Simms as highest grade instruments, shewed that the scale value of each was very irregular, and that over the irregular portions of the tubes the amount of movement of the spirit for a given tilt varied very considerably according to the direction of motion of the spirit, and the scale reading at the instant of tilting. It appears to be impossible therefore to construct a satisfactory table showing the angular value of different scale read- ings, when the bubble tube is irregular.
X.-MISCELLANEOUS.
Staff. No change occurred in the European staff during the year. Mr. C. W. Jeffries, the Chief Assistant, was on leave of absence from February 14 to November 5. During this period, Mr. B. D. Evans, the First Assistant, acted as Chief Assistant.
The Director acted as a censor of cablegrams from January 5 to December 31, Mr. Jeffries from January 1 to February 9, and from December 7 to December 31, and Mr. Evans throughout the year.
Li Yung-shing, telegraphist, was promoted to the Radio-tele- graph Station on March 1. The vacancy thus caused was filled by the appointment of Yuen Lai-sang.
Expenditure. The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past ten years is as follows:-
Year. Total Expenditure.
Increase.
Decrease.
$ c.
$
30
$
C.
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
1915 1916
23,233.12
21,977.78
2,165.19 1,255.34
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 by post and by wireless telegraphy, and to the Observatory staff for the manner in which they have carried out their respective duties.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
1917, February 26.
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