CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928 — Page 96

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Head 13.-HARBOUR DEPARTMENT

Head 14-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT,-Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,-Continued.

Details of the foregoing,-Continued.

Brought forward

Approved Estimate, 1928.

Estimate, 1929.

$

$

287,094

290,141

Approved Estimate, 1928.

Estimate, 1929,

Head 14.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Sub-heads :-

NUMBERS.

1 Personal Emoluments

$

$

28,861

30,861

1928 1929

LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHTS, Continued.

9

9

Coolies, I at $240, 5 nt $192 each, 2 at $156 each, and

I at $144

Other Charges

1,656

1,656

Do.. Good Conduct Allowances to 3 at $12, I at

$7, 1 at $3 and 1 at 81

2 Bocks and Postage

200

200

47

28

192

3 Electric Light and Power

500

500

Do., Rent Allowances to 8 at $24 cach

192

24

Do..

Personal Allowance to 1

24

720

4 Gas

100

100

5

5

Watchmen a $144 cach

720

Do., Do.

Rent Allowances at $24 ench

120

120

5 Incidental Expenses

120

120

Good Conduct Allowance to 1 at $6

and 1 at $1..

(1) '4'

6 Laboratory Expenses

900

900

MISCELLANEOUS.

7 Meteorological Telegrams....

2,200

2,200

Gunpowder Depôt.

Officer in charge, ($2,400 to $3,000 by $100

8 Printing and distribution of Meteorological Bulletin

2,000

2,000

1

1

I

1

Assistant

1

1

anually)

8

8

Watchmen, at $144 ench

2,550 1,152

Do..

Personal Allowance to 1

11

+

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $96,

1 at $84, 2 at $29 each, 1 at $12 & 1 at $7

217

Do.,

Rent Allowances, at $24 eacli

192

Peak Signal Station.

1

1

1

Signalman, ($1,800 annually)

Do., Rent Allowance

Do., Good Conduet Allowance

: Coolie

Do., Rent Allowance

Good Conduct Allowance........

Blackhead's Hill Signal Station.

1.800

1,800

300

300

24

24

12

5

(1)

144

144

24

24

12

6

(1)

2,650 1,152

(2)

9 Transport

250

200

(1)

10 Maintenance of Lithographie Plant......

200

200

247

(1)

192

11 Maintenance of Time Service

12 Maintenance of Self-recording Magnetometers

13 Uniforms

14 Subscription towards cost of printing Results of International

Upper Air Research

150

150

600

600

175

175

:

100

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

1

| Foreman, ($240 to $300 by $12 annually)

8

:

Do.,

|

| Signalman, ($1,300 to $1,750 by $75 annually)

1,750

1,750

1

Boatswain

192

192

Do.,

Rent Allowance

24

24

Do-

Good Conduct Allowance

74

84

(1)

Do.,

Extru Work Allowance

24

24

3

1

3

Signalmen, at $156 encl

468

468

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $36,

1 at $24 and 1 at $12

61

Do.,

Rent Allowances, at $24 cach

32

72

(1)

72

72

Green Island Signal Station.

Watchman......

Do

Signalman, ($1,300 to $1,750 by $75 annually)

Good Conduct Allowance

Do., Rent Allowance

Government Coaling Depôt.

Coolies, ($168 to $216 by $12 annually)

New Accumulator

300

(2)

Total Royal Observatory

36,556

38,306

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

NUMBERS.

1,525

Details of the foregoing.

144

(1) (3)

1928

1929

1

1

53

Director, (£750 to £900 by £25 annually)

10,800

10,800

24

Acting lay

1,400

1

1

Chief Assistant, (£100 to £700 hy £20 annually)

8,400

8,400

1

1

First Assistant, (£100 to £700 by £20 annually)

6,960

7,200

(3)

1

1

288

300

Lithographer

1,440

1,440

1,455

1,622

(2)(4)(5)

1

1

Printer

360

360

Allowance to Signalman at Lyeemun

25

25

1

1

Office Attendant

156

156

Government Slipway Yaumati.

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance...

12

12

1

Boatswain, (£320 to £360 by £10 annually)

3.840

3,946

1

Motor Mechanic, ($960 to $1,440 by 860 annually)

1,080

1

Boatswain, Class 11, ($300 to $360 by $12 annually)

360

1,140 (2)

Do..

Rent Allowance.....

24

24

1

I

Watchman

132

132

360

Do..

Personal Allowance

10

---

1

| Painter, ($560 to 2420 by 812 annually)

407

419

2

Painters, ($300 to $360 by $12 annually)

684

707

} (2)

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance

14

24

Do.,

Rent Allowance

24

24

1

Carpenter, ($360 to $420 by 212 annually)

420

420

3

3

2

Do., ($800 to +360 by $12 annually) Sailmaker, ($360 to $420 by $12 annnally).

Do.,

Coolies, at $132 each

396

396

720

720

Do.,

Personal Allowance to 1.........

6

367

379

(2)

Do.,

8:00

300

Messenger Do.,

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance to 1. Rent Allowances at $24 each.......

30

36

72

72

132

132

Engine Attendant at Au Tau Magnetic Station.

360

(4)

Rent Allowance

24

24

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance

7

12

(1)

Total Personal Emoluments

28,861

30,861

Total Personal Emoluments

309,007

814,377

(1) Considered sufficient.

(2) Non-recurreat.

(3) Stipulated increment,

() New appointment.

(1) Stipulated allowances.

(2) Stipulated incrementa,

(3) Transferred from General Staff.

(4) Revised rate.

(5) One new post.

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