CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939 — Page 242

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2.88

100

Head 26.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Approved Estimate, 1938.

Estimate, 1939.

Head 26. ROYAL OBSERVATORY

$

$

Sub-heads :-

1 Personal Emoluments

80,385

83,557

Other Charges.

2 Electric Light and Power

3 Gas

4 Incidental Expenses

1,100

1,100

150

150

440

440

5 Maintenance of instruments and plant

2,000

2,000

6 Postage

180

200

(1)

7 Printing

3,000

3,000

8 Rent of Public Telephone........

117

117

9 Subscription to International Meteorological Organisation (£10)..

163

163

10 Transport

250

150

(2)

11 Uniforms

150

150

Total Other Charges

Special Expenditure.

7,550

7,470

12 Steel Cupboard (£10)...............................

Balloon Theodolite....

Renewal and renovation of Anemographs (£250)..

Total Special Expenditure

Total Royal Observatory

Personal Emoluments.

163

(3)

2,000

4,068

} (4)

6,068

163

94,003

91,190

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1938

1939

1

2

2

Director, (£1,000 to £1,200 by £50 annually) Assistant Director, (£600 to £900 hy £25 annually)... Professional Assistants, (£500 to £800 by £25

19,200

19,200

14,400

14,400

annually)

18,896

19,692

(5)

1

1

Office Assistant, ($2,400 to $2,600 by $200 annually)

2,633

2,520

(6) (7)

Class I Head Computer, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200

annually)

4,300

4,500

(5)

1

1

Class II Computer, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150

annually)

2,700

2,850

(5)

10

5

5

Class III Computers, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100

annually)

10,700

11,200

(5)

1

1

Class IV Computer, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100

annually)

1,183

1,583

(5)

ลง

2

2

Class V Computers, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100

annually)

2,347

1

Lithographer

1,440

2,546 (5) 1,440

1

1

Printer, ($300 to $420 by $24 annually)

420

420

Do.,

Rent Allowance

48

48

1

1

Stone-polisher, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)

216

216

Do.,

Rent Allowance

48

48

1

1

Do..

Office Attendant, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)

Rent Allowance.......

240

240

24

24

1

1

Watchman, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)

164

168

(5)

Do., Rent Allowance

24

24

3

3

Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)

538

540

ગણ

(5)

Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each...

72

72

1

1

Attendant at Au Tau Magnetic Station ($384 to

$444 by $12 annually)..

144

444

Do.,

Rent Allowance

48

48

Acting Pay

1,334

(૪)

Total Personal Emoluments

80,385

83,557

(1) Considered necessary.

(2) Considered sufficient.

(3) Replacing Safe.

(4) Non-recurrent.

(5) Stipulated increments.

(6) Change of nomenclature. (7) Changes in Personnel. (8) Acting pay required.

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