Estimates-1942 — Page 113

Head 25.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

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Approved Estimate, 1940-41.

Estimate, 1941-1942.

Head 25.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Sub-heads :-

1 Personal Emoluments

Other Charges.

120,784

91,813

2 Electric Light and Power

3 Gas

4 Incidental Expenses

1,375

1,100

188

150

563

500

(1)

5 Maintenance of instruments and plant

3,125

2,900

(1)

ee

6 Postage

275

200

7 Printing

3,750

4,000

(2)

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

147

88

(3)

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

326

163

(4)

10 Transport

188

250 (1)

11 Uniforms

213

200

(5)

12 Upper-air Investigation

25,000

20,000

Total Other Charges

35,150

29,551

Special Expenditure.

Two Anemographs

5,200

Conference (Batavia)

1,820

(6) (7)

Total Special Expenditure

7,020

Total Royal Observatory

162,954

121,364

Personal Emoluments.

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1940-41 1941-42

I

1

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

24,000

19,200

1

1

3

2

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

(8)

1

1

1

1

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

2

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

annually)

3,788

5,888

(10)

5

4

Class III 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)

2

1

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

annually)

3,400

1

1

Lithographer

1,800

1,400 (11) 1,440

1

1

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

525

420

Do.,

Kent Allowance

60

48

1

1

Assistant Lithographer & Stone-polisher, ($300 to

$420 by $12 annually)

378

315

(12)

Do.,

Rent Allowance

1

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

Do.,

Rent Allowance..

1

1

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

210

Do., Rent Allowance

3

3

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

703

Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each.

៖៖៖ ន

60

48

300

240

30

24

179

(12)

30

24

576

90

72

1

1

Do.,

Attendant at Au Tau Magnetic Station ($504 to

$744 by $24 annually) Rent Allowance

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.