353
Head 25.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY
113
Approved Estimate, 1940-41.
Estimate, 1941-1942.
Head 25.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY
$
€
Sub-heads :-
*
1 Personal Emoluments
120,784
91,813
Other Charges.
2 Electric Light and Power
3 Gas
1,375
1,100
188
150
4
Incidental Expenses
563
500
5 Maintenance of instruments and plant
3,125
2,900
6 Postage
275
200
7 Printing
3,750
4,000
8 Rent of Public Telephone.....
147
88
9 Subscription to International Meteorological Organisation (£10)..
326
163
10 Transport
188
250
11 Uniforms
213
200
(5)
12 Upper-air Investigation
25,000
20,000
Total Other Charges
35,150
29,551
Special Expenditure.
Two Anemographis
5,200
(6)
Conference (Batavia)
1,820
Total Special Expenditure
7,020
Total Royal Observatory
162,954
121,364
Personal Emoluments.
NUMBERS.
Details of the foregoing.
1940-41, 1941-42
1
Director,* (£1,000 to £1,200 by £50 annually)
24,000
19,200
Assistant Director,† (£600 to £900 by £25 annually)...... Professional Assistants, (£500 for 1st 2 years, then £570 to £910 by 4 of £25, 1 of £90 and 5 of £30 annually)
18,000
14,400
37,856
23,311
Do.,
Residential Allowances...
3,096
1,800
Office Assistant, ($2,400 to $3,600 by $200 annually) Class I Head Computer, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200
3,420
2,400
(9)
annually)
5,625
4,500
1
Class II Computers, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150
annually)
3,788
5,888 (10)
5
Class II Computers, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100
annually)
14,600
9,475 (10)
1
Class IV Computers, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100
annually)
2,117
3,271
(11)
^
Class V Computer, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100
annually)
3,400
1,400 (11)
1
Lithographer
1,800
1,440
Printer, ($300 to $420 by $24 annually)
525
420
Do.,
Rent Allowance
60
48
Assistant Lithographer & Stone-polisher, ($300 to
$420 by $12 annually)
378
315
(12)
Do.,
Rent Allowance
60
48
1
1
1
Office Attendant, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)
Do..
Watchman, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
Do., Kent Allowance.
300
240
Rent Allowance..........
30
24
210
179
(12)
30
24
3
3
Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
703
576
1
1
Do.,
Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each...... Attendant at Au Tau Magnetic Station ($504 to
$744 by $24 annually) Rent Allowance
90
72
636
534
(12)
60
48
Acting Pay
2,200
(13)
Total Personal Emoluments
120,784
91,813
(1) Considered necessary.
(2) Arrears of printing.
(3) Lower subscription.
(4) One subscription only during period.
(5) Increased cost of materials.
(6) Non-recurrent.
(7) Conference postponed indefinitely.
(8) One post now considered unnecessary.
(9) Change in personnel.
(10) One promotion from Class III to Class II. (11) One promotion from Class V to Class IV.
(12) Stipulated increments.
(13) Acting pay required during Director's absence on
leave.
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