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shows the Civil Government's signalling requirements for the

Peak Station. In addition hourly readings between 6 A.M. and 8

P.M. from the anemometer at the Station are required to be

telephoned to the Harbour Office for communication to the

Observatory. The Civil requirements as regards Cape D'Aguilar

are confined to the transmission of messages from and to hagian.

The Salaries paid by the Colonial Government

4.

to the men employed at the Cape D'Aguilar and Peak Signal

Stations are as follows:-

CAPE D'AGUILAR:-

Signalman.

Watchman...

.$480 to $800 by $60 biennially. .$132.

PEAK:-

Signalman...

Chinese Assistant.

Watchman..

5.

.$680 to $840 by $60 biennially. ..$132. $96.

I would remaind you that at the present

time both Cape D'Aguilar and the Peak Stations are connected

with the Barbour Office by Telephone through the Office of the

Joint Telegraph Companies. It is proposed, however, to provide

on next year's Colonial Estimates for bringing the lines from

The these as well as from other Signal Stations direct to the

Harbour Office, for substituting telegraph for telephone ins-

-trument, and for the provision of the European telegraphists

referred to in paragraph 2 above. It is unlikely that this

provision will be completed before the middle of next year.

There