Estimates-1928 — Page 31

Head 14.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Approved Estimate, 1927.

Estimate, 1928.

Head 14.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

$

$

$

Sub-heads :-

1 Personal Emoluments

28,605

28,861

Other Charges

2 Books and Postage

200

200

3 Electric Light and Power

500

500

4 Gas

100

100

5 Incidental Expenses

120

120

6 Laboratory Expenses

900

900

7 Meteorological Telegrams..

2,000

2.200

(1)

8 Printing and distribution of Meteorological Bulletin

2,100

2,000

(2)

9 Transport

200

250

(3)

10 Maintenance of Lithographic Plant.......

200

200

11 Maintenance of Time Service

150

150

12 Maintenance of Self-recording Magnetometers

200

600

(4)

13 Uniforms

175

(5)

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

14 New Accumulator

300

Total Royal Observatory

35,275

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Details of the foregoing.

NUMBERS.

1927

1928

1

1

Director, (£750 to £900 by £25 annually)

10,800

10,800

1

1

Chief Assistant, (£100 to £700 by £20 annually)

8,400

8,400

1

I

1

First Assistant, (£400 to £700 by £20 annually) Lithographer

6,720

6,960

1,440

1,440

1

1

Printer..

360

360

Allowance to Signalman at Lyeemun

25

25

1

Office Attendant

156

156

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance.

6

12

Do.,

Rent Allowance.....

24

24

1

Watchman

132

132

Do..

3

Do.,

Do.,

DO.

Do., Personal Allowance..

Do.. Good Conduct Allowance

Rent Allowance

Coolies, at $132 each

Personal Allowance to 1..

Good Conduct Allowance to 1.. Rent Allowances at $24 each.

10

14

14

24

24

396

396

6

;

36

72

30

72

(1) Additional telegrams.

(2) Considered sufficient.

Total Personal Emoluments

28,605

(4) New magnetic station at Au Tau. (5) For office staff.

(3) Transport to magnetic station at Au Tau.

36,556

28,861

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