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Flying Officer Vanghan Fowler R.A.F. came to interview the Director on February 23 in connection with the meteorological needs of a proposed civil aviation company for Hong Kong.
Professor G. Fenzel visited the Observatory on March 31 in connection with the establishment of meteorological stations throughout Kwangtung.
Lieut: Commander J. H. Drummond R.N., the newly appointed Superintendent of the Chart and Chronometer Department of the Naval Yard and representative of the Air Ministry, visited the Observatory on August 30.
Group Captain Cave Brown Cave R.A.F. and Officers of the Far Eastern Flight visited the Observatory on November 24 and 27, to enquire as to weather conditions. The flight to Indo-China was delayed by a typhoon in the China Sea.
Staff.-No change occurred in the European or Local Staff during the year. Mr. B. D. Evans, First Assistant, was on leave of absence from March 24 to December 23.
Expenditure. The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past ten years is as follows:-
Year. Total Expenditure. Increase. Decrease. $ C. $ C. 1919 23,450.57 .. .. 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 +1,955.51 10,682.98 1926 45,158.87 3,203.36 1927 36,664.99 8,493.88 1928 35,434.52 1,230.47Acknowledgements.-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: to the Directors of Weather Services in the Far East, and the Chinese Maritime Customs Authorities, for daily observations by cable and radio-telegraphy, 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.
21st February, 1929.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
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Flying Officer Vanghan Fowler R.A.F. came to interview the Director on February 23 in connection with the meteorolo- gical needs of a proposed civil aviation company for Hong Kong.
Professor G. Fenzel visited the Observatory on March 31 in connection with the establishment of meteorological stations throughout Kwangtung.
Lieut: Commander J. H. Drummond R.N., the newly ap- pointed Superintendent of the Chart and Chronometer Depart- ment of the Naval Yard and representative of the Air Ministry, visited the Observatory on August 30.
Group' Captain Cave Brown Cave R.A.F. and Officers of the Far Eastern Flight visited the Observatory on November 24 and 27, to enquire as to weather conditions. The flight to Indo-China was delayed by a typhoon in the China Sea.
Staff.-No change occurred in the European or Local Staff during the year. Mr. B. D. Evans, First Assistant, was on
leave of absence from March 24 to December 23.
Expenditure. The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past ten years is as follows:-
Year.
Total Expenditure.
Increase.
Decrease.
$3
C.
$
..
$
C.
1919
23,450.57
1920
25,965.66
3,422.33
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
+1,955-51
10,682.98
1926
45,158.87
3,203.36
1927
36,664.99
8,493.88
1928
35.434.52
1,230.47
Acknowledgements.-Acknowledgements are here made to the Naval Authorities for their co-operation in securing daily observations from II.M. ships and upper air temperatures by ineans of sea planes: to the Directors of Weather Services in the Far East, and the Chinese Maritime Customs Authorities, for daily observations by cable and radio-telegraphy, and extra ob- servations 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.
21st February, 1929.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
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