CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 474

prefaring a request that an observatory should be

established at Hongdong

The committed to be informed Hat the matter should

On the rext occasion

be considued when

^

finances of the colony wae

most brought before my

notice

and though

that

stated the colony it would

of

perhaps be uncise at the present time to devote

any of the funds of the

hat have

colong to this object,

Ishall be glad if you

will give it your

due

Mer.

MINUTE.

Mer. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston

Mr. Meade,

Mr. Herbert,

Lord Cadogan.

Fir Mc. Hicks Beach.

This is entered because &

was mistaken cù

thiudding Reuter's telegrams explained

The Cu cease

Consideration I not allow

An

So much

Sbject of So

Scientific interest to be lost sight of

469

-7. I observe that the vote for

telegraph Sa

has

Usa from $2500 to

$4000 and I shall be

Glad to linow to what

Cause

Catalige

this increase

is duo.

.8. Although the reletting

of the Spicem farm. Since the framing of those cotimate. has resulted in a large addition to the revenue,

I do not consider that