AnnualReport-1939 — Page 245

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19. Expenditure. The annual expenditure on the Observatory for the past 10 years has been as follows:-

Year. Personal Emoluments
and Other
Charges. Special Expenditure, Total Expenditure. Total Revenue. $ $ $ $ ¢ 1930.. 68,696.59 1,670.07 70,366.66 506.80 1931.. 76,037.81 76,037.81 735.00 1932. 69,518.23 69,518.23 598.00 1933.. 63,165.42 63,165.42 600.00 1934. 59,327.62 1,259.57 60,587.19 529.00 1935. 56,333.76 56,333.76 488.00 1936.. 71,416.17 71,416.17 612.40 1937. 83,631.91 338.08 83,969.99 458.00 1938. 86,743.10 6,198.06 92,941.16 522.00 1939.. 96,940.33 13,408.75 110,349.08 469.60

20. In the following table the expenditure and revenue for 1938 is compared with that for 1939.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE, 1938 AND 1939.

1938 1939 Personal Emoluments $ $ 79,930.62 90,580.72 Other Charges Electric Light and Power 909.66 1,025.30 Gas 97.65 78.15 Incidental Expenses 411.37 405.74 Maintenance of Instruments and Plant, 1,673.08 1,938.80 Postage 179.78 155.23 Printing 2,986.00 2,198.50 Rent of Public Telephone 117.00 117.00 Subscription to International Meteorological Organisation. 161.34 162.03 Transport 120.17 139.17 Uniforms 156.43 139.69 Special Expenditure Balloon Theodolite 2,150.00 Renewal of Anemographs 4,048.06 Aerological Investigation (England) 140.00 Steel Cupboard Aerological Investigation (Hong Kong) 13,268.75 Total, Other Charges 13,010.54 19,768.36 Total, Royal Observatory........... 92,941.16 110,349.08

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF REVENUE, 1938 AND 1939.

1938 1939 Fees of Court or Office, Sale of Publications $ ¢ $ ¢ 522.00 469.60