Gas, 7251/1918.
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Private Observaton,
Kowloon, Elaeis Rd, Sutton Surrey.
1st March 1918
The Under Secretam at State, Colonial Effice.
I have the honour to acknowledge the re-
-aists a
letter of the Toft ullius
in which you inform
Jaur
one that the Right
Honourable the Seeschary of State for the Coconies Resires one
Giv
furnish you with
observations on the matter referand to -minute excloud by His Excellency
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The Laveruar & Hongkong.
12. It is stated in the first saragrash of that minute that unfortunately,
unfortunately am
tables are buchterned in Britch Harits. But all the observations made by and by my in Honghong, and
saccepter
one
ale
the bulk all the meteorological chservations ever made in the world are given in Paritish Units, which by far the most convenient. I have al- -ways sublished magnetic observations in C.G.S. units, but have never used. and never shall use -tical melcaralagical work, although
aware that some people to use great inconven.
alau
az
/
them, and this
cause
/
such in prae
-sence in comparing their resulto
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