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lay before Your Lordship

an

additional report by Major Palmer,

on the determination of the latitude

of mount Elgin, the site

Elgin, the site of the

proposed Observatory.

2.

Looking to the

very

Government Notification 2:80-25th February 188.

(with 6 Spare Copin

valuable assistance Major Valmer has rendered, and is rendering, to the "Hongkong Government and to Imperial interests in this matter, I have the honour to ask for Your Lordship's sanction to his being paid at the rate of #200 a month since May last.

I enclose for

3.

Your Lordship's information a copy of a minute I sent to the

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Finance Committee on the subject.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord, Your Lordships Most Obedient

Humble Servant,