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Head 34-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Approved Estimate 1950-51

Estimate 1951-52

Sub-heads

1 Personal emoluments

Other Charges

$

G

$

$

321,246

341,293

2 Advertising

3 Casual labour

300

200 (9)

100 (10)

4 Courses of instruction abroad

5 Fuel, light, and power

6 Incidental expenses

7 Lithographic expenses 8 Publications

9 Rent of quarters

10 Stores and equipment 11 Subsistence allowances 12 Travelling expenses 13 Uniforms

2,000 (11)

3,000

5,000 (12)

3,000

3,000

1,000

1,000

2,000

2,000

6,300 (13)

10,000

10,000

1,000 (14)

3,000

1,000

14 Upkeep of vehicles

2,500

15 Upper air investigation

68,000

4,000 (15) 1,000 1,500 (9) 110,000 (12)

Total Other Charges

93,800

147,100

Special Expenditure

16 Atmospheric pollution gauges

17 Calibration chamber and accessories

18 Cloud camera and accessories

19 Equipment for rainfall survey

20 Meteorological charts

21 Motor transport

22 Seismograph recorder

Total Special Expenditure

Total Expenditure

415,046

1,000 (14)

6,500 (14)

1,500 (14)

8,300 (14)

5,200 (14)

7,000 (14)

860 (14)

30,360

518,753

(1) Personnel changed

(2) One post abolished

(3) Two Assistant Scientific Officers in place of

two Technical Officers

(4) Previously provided for under non-pensionable

establishment

(5) Stipulated increments

(6) Provided for under pensionable establishment

(7) One new post

(8) Provides for:

One Clerk ($150 per month)

(9) Economy measure

(10) Previously provided for under Incidental

expenses

(11) Previously provided for under Miscellaneous

Services

(12) Provides for King's Park radio sonde station (13) Quarters transferred to departmental control (14) New item

(15) More travelling

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Chairman

2400

Urban Council.

3000

2200

Cadet Cl. I

2700

Cadet Officer

Class 11