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2 . The work of this Observatory, which, as set forth
set forth in the Enclosures to
the letter of the 29th January 1883, in-
- cluded only local
one fe
teorological
au
d
magnetic observations and the dropping of a time.
time ball, has been fairly doubled.
suice then. Daily
wca
ther reports, storm. -warnings, oneteorological investigations,
etc., have been included and
my publications concerning typhoons and the law of storms have proved of the greatest
text value to the shipping in the Eastem seas,
thes directly contributing to the wealth of the Colony.
3. I have
Dow
held
my present
years
appointment for about six
and
have not received aux return for the
additional work mentioned above and. that work has in fact been carried
out with hardly any expense to the Colony and I would venture to respect-
- fully submit for Your Lordship's consider-
ation whether
my appointment does not deserve better remuneration than at present, say
at the rate of three hundred dollars
a.
month.
4. The publications from this Observatory, with the exception of the daily -eather-report and papers inserted in periodicals at home, have been sent to the Colonial Office and. Your Lordship is the best authority
the merits,
otherwise, of work I have done and
or
the the scale
on which such work is
remunerated
Else where.
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5. My allowances include residence in the Observatory, but this
consists
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