Estimates-1934 — Page 35

Head 11.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Head 11.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

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1 Personal Emoluments

Other Charges.

2 Postage

3 Electric Light and Power

4 Gas

5 Incidental Expenses

6 Maintenance of instruments and plant

7 Meteorological Telegrams.....

8 Printing

9 Subscription towards cost of priuting results of International

Upper Air Research

10 Transport

11 Uniforms

12 New Instruments.

Total Other Charges

Special Expenditure.

Approved Estimate, 1933.

Estimate, 1934.

GA

$

63,785

$

60,146

400

300

700

1,200

(2)

150

150

100

100

3,400

2,400

1,400

1,000

(1)

4,000

3,500

171

160

(3)

200

200

250

250

10,771

9,260

1,450

(4)

1,450

74,556

70,856

NUMBERS,

Total Royal Observatory

Personal Emoluments.

Details of the foregoing.

1933

1934

1

1

Director, (£1,000 to £1,200 by £50 annually)

17,553

17,183

I

Assistant Director, (£600 to £900 by £25 annually)

14,143

13,500

(3)

1

1

Professional Assistant, (£500 to £800 by £25 annually)

8,777

8,593

1

1

Assistant and Translator, ($1,200 to $2,400 by

$120 annually)

1,150

1,299

(5)

Junior Clerical Service:

1

Special Class, ($1,200 to $2,400 by $100 annually).......

2,100

(6)

1

Head Computer ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150 annually)

3,300

3,300

2

Class III Telegraphist-computers, ($1,900 to $2,600

by $100 annually)

2,300

4,300

(7)

6

4

Class IV Telegraphist-computers, ($1,500 to $1,800

by $100 annually)

10,200

6,800 (8)

1

Class V Telegraphist-computer, ($1,100 to $1,400 by

$100 annually)

1

1

Lithographer

1,440

1,183 (9) 1,440

1

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

420

420

Do.,

Rent Allowance

48

48

Allowance to Signalman at Lyeemun

30

30

1

1

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

192

198

(5)

Do.,

Rent Allowance

48

48

1

1

Do.,

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

Rent Allowance....

222

228

(5)

24

24

1

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

Do., Rent Allowance

180

182

(5)

24

24

3

1

1

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

Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each Attendant at Au Tau Magnetic Station

528

539

(5)

72

72

Do.,

($384 to $444 by $12 annually)...

Rent Allowance

438

444

(5)

24

24

Acting Pay,

572

267

(10)

Total Personal Emoluments

63,785

60,146

(1) Considered sufficient.

(2) Includes power for Au Tau magnetic station.

(3) Higher rate of exchange.

(4) One replacement at Observatory, and one calculating

machine.

(5) Stipulated increments.

(6) Post abolished.

(7) One promoted from Class IV.

(8) One promoted to Class III and one replaced by one

Class V.

(9) One Class V in place of one Class IV.

(10) Less acting pay required in 1934,

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