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Staff. No change occurred in the European or Local Staff during the year. Mr. C.W. Jeffries, Chief Assistant, was on leave of absence from March 6 to 1927, January 7. During this period Mr. B. D. Evans acted as Chief Assistant. Mr. Evans was on sick leave from July 24 to 27 and from December 12 to January 18, 1927.
Lau Pak Wah acted as Clerical Assistant during the absence on leave of Badan Singh from October 1, 1925, to June 14th, 1926.
Expenditure:-The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past ten years is as follows.
Year. Total Expenditure. Increase. Decrease. 1917 $26,890.50 $4,192.72 1918 $20,028.24 $6,862.26 1919 $23,450.57 $3,422.33 1920 $25,965.66 $2,515.09 1921 $32,700.51 $6,734.85 1922 $38,350.10 $5,649.59 1923 $38,522.58 $172.48 1924 $52,638.49 $14,115.91 1925 $41,955.51 $10,682.98 1926Acknowledgements.-Acknowledgements are here made to the Naval Authorities for their co-operation in securing daily observations from H.M. Ships and upper air temperatures by means of sea planes; particularly to Commander S.E. Thomas R.N., Flying Officer N. Young, R.A.F., Lieut. M.A. Maude R.N. (deceased) and Lieut. H.M.A. Day R.M., 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 majority of the observations free of charge, to the Commanders of vessels who have furnished meteorological observations by post and by radio telegraphy, to the Directors of the various Observatories and Institutions, and private persons, who have presented their publications to the Library, and to the Observatory staff for the efficient manner in which they have carried out their respective duties.
17th February, 1927.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
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Staff. No change occurred in the European or Local Staff during the year. Mr. C.W. Jeffries, Chief Assistant, was on leave of absence from March 6 to 1927, January 7. During this period Mr. B. D. Evans acted as Chief Assistant. Mr. Evans was on sick leave from July 24 to 27 and from December 12 to January 18, 1927.
Lau Pak Wah acted as Clerical Assistant during the absence on leave of Badan Singh from October 1, 1925, to June 14th, 1926.
Expenditure:-The annual expenditure on the Observatory
for the past ten years is as follows.-
Year.
Total Expenditure.
Increase.
Decrease.
$
C.
$ c.
$ C.
1917
26,890.50
4,192.72
1918
20,028.24
6,862.26
1919
23,450.57
3,422.33
1920
25,965.66
2,515.09
1921
32,700.51
6,734.85
1922
38,350.10
5,649.59
1923
38,522.58
172.48
1924
52,638.49
14,115.91
1925
41,955.51
10,682.98
1926
Acknowledgements.-Acknowledgements are here made to the Naval Authorities for their co-operation in securing daily observations from H.M. Ships and upper air temperatures by means of sea planes; particularly to Commander S.E. Thomas R.N., Flying Officer N. Young, R.A.F., Lieut. M.A. Maude R.N. (deceased) and Lieut. H.M.A. Day R.M., to the Directors of Weather Services in the Far East, and the Chinese Maritime Customs authorities, for daily observations and extra observa- tions during typhoon weather, to the Telegraph Companies for transmitting the majority of the observations free of charge, to the Commanders of vessels who have furnished meteorological observations by post and by radio telegraphy, to the Directors of the various Observatories and Institutions, and private per- sons, who have presented their publications to the Library, and to the Observatory staff for the efficient manner in which they have carried out their respective duties.
17th February, 1927.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
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