CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941 — Page 296

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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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