CO129-526-10 Water supply- Shing Mun Valley Scheme with plans of the dam and reservoir sites 8-5-1930 - 10-9-1930 — Page 70

Head 14.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Head 14.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Approved Estimate, 1929.

Estimate, 1930.

Sub-heads :-

1 Personal Emoluments

30,861

29,707

Other Charges

2 Books and Postage

200

200

3 Electric Light and Power

500

500

4 Gas

100

100

5 Incidental Expenses

120

120

6 Laboratory Expenses

900

900

7 Meteorological Telegrams....

2,200

1,000

(1)

8 Printing

2,000

3,000 (2)

9 Transport

200

200

10 Maintenance of Lithographic Plant.........

200

200

11 Maintenance of Time Service

150

100

(1)

12 Maintenance of Magnetographs

600

600

13 Uniforms

175

175

14 Subscription towards cost of printing Results of International

Upper Air Research

100

100

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

Renovation of Time Service Switchboa rd.

...

Total Royal Observatory

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

38,306

200

(6)

37,102

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1929 | 1930

1

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

10,800

10,800

Acting Pay

1,400

(3)

Chief Assistant, (£400 to £700 by £20 annually)

8,400

8,400

First Assistant, (£400 to £700 by £20 annually)

7,200

7,440 (4)

Lithographer

1,440

1,440

Printer

360

360

Allowance to Signalman at Lyeemun

25

25

Office Attendant

156

156

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance..

12

18

(*)

Do.,

Rent Allowance..

24

24

1

1

Watchman

132

132

Do., Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance

24

24

Rent Allowance

24

24

3

3

Coolies, at $132 each

396

396

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance to 1...

36

36

Do.,

Rent Allowances at $24 each...

72

72

Engine Attendant at Au Tau Magnetic Station...........

Total Personal Emoluments

36J

360

30,861

29,707

(1) Considered sufficient. (2) Printing Magnetic Results. (3) Non-recurrent.

(4) Stipulated increments.

(5) Stipulated allowances.

(6) To remedy defective insulation.

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