available.
I have the honour to be
2 by
Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Bedient
Humble Servant,
5. Bowen
X
K. O.
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Enclosure.
507
Hong Hong Observatory 17th June 1884
A
My
Lord
I have the honour to
inform
Your Lordship
by
arrived
that the scientific instruments, which were
order brought out here by myself, a
your safely and are
working satisfactorily.
2. The Tuneball apparatus arrived here at The beginning of
This
year
and
*
a
tower is
How
i. e. at the new building at Pain-sha- tour to hold the Ball, Water Police ~
Station at the Electric parts of which have been tested
Kowloon.
d
at the Observatory and found correct.
3 I anticipate that the Ball will be drop-
Red
ow
weekdays with an accuse
of a second, which
accuracy of a
a leath
great accuracy is required
in rating chronometers, and masters
the
of vessels and
: general public will thus be cuabled to do
this themselves, which will prove
the
Right
Honourable
the
Secretary of State for the Colonies
an invaluable
boon