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Head 35-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Sub-heads

1 Personal emoluments

Approved Estimate 1953-54

Estimate 1954-55

$

$

$

$

743,303

911,636

Other Charges

2 Fuel, light and power

7,000

7,500 a

3 Incidental expenses

4,000

4,000

4 Lithographic expenses

1,200

1,700 u

5 Publications

7 Stores and equipment

3,000

3,500 a

6 Running expenses of vehicles.

2,000

1,800 d

15,000

19,000 a,f

8 Subsistence allowances

8,000

7,000 d

9 Travelling expenses

3,000

3,000

10 Uniforms

1,000

1,000

11 Upper air investigation

125,000

190,000 a

Total Other Charges

169,200

238,500

Special Expenditure

12 Calibration chamber and accessories

13 Hydrogen generator

14 Meteorological working charts

6,500

6,500 j

2,000 2,700

13,500 u

15 Motor transport

Hollerith equipment

Seismological equipment

2,000 25,000

Total Special Expenditure....

Total Expenditure

33,500

946,003

24,700

1,174,836

Sub-head 4 Additional repairs and replacements.

Sub-head 15 Station Wagon to replace saloon car.

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