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Head 26.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Approved Estimate, 1938.

Estimate, 1989.

Head 26.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Sub-heads-

Personal Emoluments

$

80,385

tha

$

83,557

Other Charges.

2 Electric Light and Power

3 Gas

4 Incidental Expenses

1,100

1,100

150

150

440

440

5 Maintenance of instruments and plant

2,000

2,000

6 Postage

180

200

(1)

7 Printing

3,000

3,000

8 Rent of Public Telephone..........

117

117

9 Subscription to International Meteorological Organisation (£10)..

163

163

10 Transport

250

150

(2)

11 Uniforms

150

150

Total Other Charges

7,550

Special Expenditure.

12 Aerological Investigation (England)

13 Steel Cupboard (£10)...........

Balloon Theodolite...

Renewal and renovation of Anemographs (£250)..

Total Special Expenditure

Total Royal Observatory

7,470

250 163

(3)

2,000 4,068

} (4)

6,068

413

94,003

91,440

Personal Emoluments.

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1938 1939

1

1

1

1

2

2

Director, (£1,000 to £1,200 by £50 annually). Assistant Director, (£600 to £900 by £25 annually)... Professional Assistants, (£500 to £800 by £25

19,200

19,200

14,400

14,400

annnally)

18,896

19,692

(5)

1

1

11

Office Assistant, ($2,400 to $3,600 by $200 annually) Class I Head Computer, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200

2,633

2,520

(6) (7)

annually)

4,300

4,500

(5)

1

1

Class II Computer, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150

annually)

2,700

2,850

(5)

5

5

Class III Computers, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100

annually)

10,700

11,200

(5)

1

1

Class IV Computer, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100

annually)

1,483

1,583

(5)

2

2

Class V Computers, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100

annually)

2,347

2,546

(5)

1

1

Lithographer

1,440

1,440

1

1

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

420

420

Do.,

Rent Allowance

48

48

]

1

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

216

216

Do.,

Rent Allowance .

48

48

1

1

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

240

240

Do..

Rent Allowance................

24

24

I

1

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

164

168

(5)

Do., Rent Allowance

24

24

3

3

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

538

540

(5)

Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each.

72

72

1

1

Attendant at Au Tau Magnetic Station ($384 to

$444 by $12 amuually).

444

444

Do.,

Rent Allowance

48

48

Acting Pay

1,334

(8)

Total Personal Emoluments

80,385

$3,557

(1) Considered necessary.

(2) Considered sufficient. (3) Replacing Safe.

(4) Non-recurrent.

(5) Stipulated increments.

(6) Change of nomenclature.

(7) Changes in Personnel.

(8) Acting pay required.

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