CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12] — Page 454

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of an Hervator in this Blon

Glory,

expecially with reference to Mction logy

and Terrestrial teaquetisen.

As

you were gook to say that I might I consider this question when bringing

the Finances of the Colony before

I have done to and I seuture

you,

Rue's

carnestly to support to de la Buch

on local as well as

suggestim

Câmperial grounds.

/2.

Two years

years app,

in the first

fitimites I prepared in Houghtong, took the liberty of including a cam of $5000 for an Observatory and Time Ball. Further consideration has convinced me that in addition

may

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be uccesary for securing

to what

an accurate Time Pratt,

we

ought &

have in this Oblong a thourougely

efficient

means of recording such phypical Brervations as Mode in Pue refers to.

Furthermine the clearnes

of the almosphere on Victorin Pink

F

at certain seasons, would admit

such

a valuable record being make of Sun spots. Encidentally, ench questions as the tides and the varying Emperature in the bea surrounding Hong Kong, - this remarkable disintegration of the granite which can be noticek alswort from day to day in the

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