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must on
expense
On
account underläke
any
behalf of the Government,
but that I could recommend the
expence
necessary
for
the
successful
working of
this scheme. But ♡
succeded in
arranging
with the
Telegraph Companies, that the inform- -ation be transmitted free of any expense to the Government
6. The results of my
work so
far
are contained in the volume just issued
volume just.
and on the basis
of
the publication of
this volume I would venture to sub-
-mit to His Excellency the Governor,
that
my salary
$ 30s a month,
as
should be raised to
month, the amount suggested minimum by Colonel Falmer,
by
whose scheme did not involve an
expense of
more than $ 34,000.
The Admiralty pay £ 100 a
to a neval officer for making
a year
obserr
ations
-ations of time and for rating the
chronometers
ations are
of
the fleet. The ober-
now made bu
superior accuracy.
au
d
me with
used by
are
the naval officets, who observe the
lime fall.
وه
am under the im-
-pression that His Excellent
capacity of
could
to
me
Excellency in his
Vice Admiral
of
Rum
The fleet
be paid
Parrange, that this for rating chronometers belonging
to the Admiralty. I do the principal the work at present and the
part of
Admiralty is in
sooner
andy
consequence
likely to
or later stop the payment to
other officer. The chronometers are cated in the Government Obervatory
in
any
port so provided,
as
the
observations made on board are not
accurate enough for this purpose
leo last
to practise chronometer rating should
8. I suggested
year
that permission
be