Estimates-1925 — Page 27

FOR THE YEAR 1925.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

9.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

[Class I]

29

Approved Estimate, 1924.

Estimate, 1925.

forector, (£700 to £900 by £20 annually),

10,800

10,800 (1)

hief Assistant, (£500 to £650 by

annual increments of £20

and one of £10),

7,800

7.800

arst

Assistant, (£400 to £500 by £20 annually)......................... ecial Class Clerical Assistant, ($1,000 to $2,000 by $100

6,000

6,000

annually),

1,800

1,900

(2)

ass III Telegraphist Computer, ($1,600 to $2,100 by $100

annually),

1,692

1,792

(2)

ass IV Telegraphist Computer, ($1.200 to $1,500 by $75

annually),

2,605

1,400

Mass V Telegraphist Computers, ($900 to $1,150 by $50

(2) (3)

annually),

3,025

4,122

Class VI Telegraphist Computer, ($450 to $850 by $50

annually),.

Lithographer,

1,440

612 1,440

(4)

Printer,

360

360

Allowance to Signalman at Lyeemun,

25

25

Office Attendant,

156

136

Do.. Do.,

Watchman,.

Rent Allowance,

24

24

Good Conduct Allowance,

11

(5)

132

132

Do., Rent Allowance,

24

24

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance,

2

(6)

Coolies, at $132 cach,

396

396

Do.

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

Good Conduct Allowance to i at $24,

72

72

30

24

(5) (6)

Total Personal Emoluments,................

36,392

37,081

boks and Postage,

OTHER CHARGES.

Bectric Light and Power,

cidental Expenses..

aboratory Expenses,

rinting and distribution of Meteorological Bulletin,

ansport,

intenance of Wireless Installation,

aintenance of Time Service,

Total Other Charges,......

Total Royal Observatory,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

ransit instrument and apparatus for emitting wireless Time

Signals,

ccumulators for Time Service,

agnetic instruments,

150

!

150

500

500

100

100

150

120

(7)

900

900

3,800

3,300

150

100

(7)

100

(8)

100

150 (9)

5,450

5,320

41,842

42,401

7,000 300

7,300

7,300

Total Special Expenditure,

(7) Considered sufficient.

1) Free quarters.

2) Stipulated increments,

3) One Class IV replaced by Class V.

F(4) New post.

(5) New appointment.

(6) Stipulated allowances.

(10)

...

(10)

8,000

(11)

8,000

8,000

(8) Transferred to Electrical Branch, Public Works Department. (9) Considered necessary.

(10) Non-recurrent.

(1) New instruments for proposed new Magnetic Observa-

• tory.