At that time, the station had its own annual budget and employed workers to carry 12 canisters of gas up the mountain per year, which meant each team was restricted to the use of one 20-kilo canister per month. Generally, this was reserved for cooking, but that also meant that collecting firewood to cook rice, boil water or keep warm in winter was the responsibility of the assistants.
原來氣象局每年都編列預算，僱工將一年份十二桶瓦斯揹上山，每組工作人員每月只能用一桶二十公斤裝的瓦斯，因此大多拿來炒菜，至於煮飯、燒開水，以及冬天禦寒所需柴火的準備工作，就落在助理身上。