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Head 11- Royal Observatory.
A reduction is shown under "Other Charges,
Under Social venditore it is regretted that pro- vision had to be deleted from the draft Estimates for
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a Schuster Sith coil for the determination of horizontal
magnetic force. It was considered that the purchase of this instrument which costs £325 would have to await more
favourable financial conditions.
In regard to the allowances to computers for magnotic observation at $200 each I would state that the Director, Royal Observatory is attempting to train local officers on his present staff to the necessary degree of proficiency as liagnetic Observers in the hope that this will obviate the need of employing another professional assistant to take exclusive charge of the Au Tau Magnetic Station.
The allowance of $240 per annum to the Hong Kong har? & Godown Co., is for hoisting the signals of the non- local code over their premises. These signals were pre- viously hoisted by the Harbour Department at Signal Hill, Kowloon, but were discontinued owing to shortage of staff. The Company has hoisted the local signals free of cost to Government for a number of years. Non-local signals are considerably more complicated and the payment proposed to cover the Company's financial outlay is considered
reasonable.
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I would refer to the provision of anbulances
under Sub-Ticad 14. It is considered desirable to unify the
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