16 Report of the Kew Observatory Committee. 



Comparison of Expenditure during the Years 1897 and 1898. 



Expenditure. 



1897. 



1898. 



Increase. 



Decrease. 



Administration : — 



£ 



s. 



d. 



£ s. 



d. 



£ 



s. 



d. 



£ s. 



d. 





500 











500 

































331 



18 







333 8 







1 



10 















6 



1 



121 10 







2 



3 



11 







Kent, Fuel, Lighting, &c. 



88 



9 



2 



87 16 



6 









12 



8 





70 



4 



6 



68 18 













1 6 



6 



Incidental Expenses .... 



113 



2 



3 



137 12 



1 



24 



9 



10 









1223 











1249 4 



7 



28 



3 



9 



1 19 



2 



-Normal Observatory: — 





















* 



Salaries — Observations, 



















. 







320 



2 



10 



336 15 



6 



16 



12 



8 







Incidental Expenses .... 



48 



1 



4 



41 1 



7 









6 19 



9 



Prop. Adm. Expenditure 



244 



12 







187 10 













57 2 







Researches : — 

























110 











158 S 







48 



8 











Purchase of Apparatus, 

























209 



11 



1 



64 9 



2 









145 1 



11 



Prop. Adm. Expenditure 



366 



18 







375 







8 



2 











Tests : — 

























898 



11 



6 



918 6 







19 



14 



6 







Incidental Expenses .... 



203 







6 



222 9 



5 



19 



8 



11 







Prop. Adm. Expenditure 



489 



4 







499 4 



7 



10 







7 







Commissions : — 























Purchases for Colonial 

























398 



18 



2 



529 3 



1 



130 



4 



11 







Prop. Adm. Expenditure 



122 



6 







187 10 







65 



4 



















55 15 







55 

 



15 











G-ross Expenditure.. .. 



3411 



5 



5 



3575 12 



4 



373 



10 



7 



209 3 



8 



(showing an increase of 























£164 6*. lid.). 























Extraordinary Expenditure. 























Researches : — 

























110 











158 8 







18 



8 











Purchase of Apparatus, 

























206 







7 



61 15 



10 









144 4 



9 



Commissions : — 























Purchases for Colonial 

























398 



18 



2 



529 3 



1 



130 



4 



11 















55 15 







55 



15 













714 



18 



9 



805 1 



11 



234 



7 



11 



144 4 





Leaving for Ordinary Nett 

























2696 



6 



8 



2770 10 



5 



139 



2 



8 



64 18 11 



(showing an increase of 























£74 3*. 9d.). 





















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