There officials should be appointed by His Excellency the Governor on any recommendation,
Lord, the Secretary ass
and the
may state, should take into consideration the advisability of requesting His Excellency
to take no other considerations into account
I have the honour to be,
Your
AL-
most obedient servant,
H. Barber
The Under-Secretary of State for
the Colonies.
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K.O.20.
Gentlemen,
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Trafalgar Square
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cannot allow this opportunity to pass without referring to the exceedingly kind and courteous manner in which I was received by the Astronomer Royal and all his Assistants. Whilst attached to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, during the rest of March, I availed myself of the opportunity to acquaint myself with the details of all the departments and gave especial attention to the time-piece and had
on several days
large portion of the regulation of the public clocks and the dropping
the time ball. In
I was also allowed to make observations during the night with the
meridian circle.
I have the honour to be,
(signed)
W. Dobson &.
To the Crown Agents for the Colonies,
Downing Street