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61. During the past year my time was to such an extent occupied in erecting and adjusting the instruments, in making the necessary arrangements of the methods of using them and in official correspondence, that I am not able to add a catalogue of the scientific instruments and books to this year's report. I also regret having been at times behind-hand in acknowledging the receipt of publi- cations from other scientific centres and from individuals and having been forced by want of time to neglect my scientific correspondence in general, but although during the first portion of the new year several new instruments will have to be started, I expect to be able to attend more regularly to my duties in this respect.
62. Officers of the Royal Navy and Officers of the French squadron in China as well as numerous captains of merchant vessels have forwarded to me meteorological observations made during typhoons, by aid of which I have been enabled to investigate those atmospheric disturbances, from which investi- gations results useful to the navigation of the China Sea will follow.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
The Honourable W. H. MARSH, C.M.G.,
&c.,
Colonial Secretary, &c.,
W. DOBERCK,
Government Astronomer.