708
or quarters marking, the
at the same time
re-
630 a
my month.
Fat should ascio lau.
$30
30.
3.7
3. I would therefore venture to re-quest his Lordship
and the resistant
B
great to me
au allename
not less than their stated above.
4. I have the honour to draw his Lordship's attention to also another point. Whereas in this country the pro-cedure of scientific
men
is
of
great extent founded upon the relative merits of their publications. I am informed, that scientific offi-cials, thus proceeding. If the colonial
nics, had it advisable to have
their official rank strictly defined. The Admiralty decided for instance concerning Mr. Hill's rank, before he proceeded to the Cape
as
Her
Majesty's Astronomer there. It would be very likely impossible for his Excellency the Governor of Hong
Kong
to decide concerning my
official rank upon my
arrival
2
-ced on eg
equality with a Surveyor General, who is not a member of The Council.
6. I have also the honour
my Lord, the Secretary
of State, to
request
the sanction of Her Ma-jesty's grant
Uniform of
one leave to
wear
the
Colonial Civil Ser-
vant of the fourth class.
7. I would also venture to his Lordship to direct that my Annual Report as Director of the Observatory be presented in print through the Colonial Sec-retary to the Governor of Hong Kong.
8. Sir J. C. Hennessy, when I had the honour to consult him on this point, in-formed me that this course is mata auriana l.
-ring
1
My chiefs
chief's reason for venturing
to make this
request, is
anx-
ial to avoid complication by securing, that the Annual Report
sent in a
form similar to other reports, that are annually presented to the Royal Astronomi-cal Society and other learned Insti-tutions.
I have the honour to be,
Your obedient servant,
M. Doberck.
The Under Secretary
of State for the Colonies.