CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882 — Page 464

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remains that Hong Kong being about to scubark crot dissimilar undertaking of its owed is Sister scarcely as free as formerly to assist à Observatory with funds which it might not unnaturally prefer to expend in perfecting its wond tokerological establishment and its connexions.

The Obsewalay at Shanghai, a rather at 's Si ka wei, will be divided from that proposed for Hong Kong by

(onst line) over one Housand miles

in length and will be to the Math Clina Sea what the institution proposed for Hong thong will be to the South Cina Sea, Both Observatories. will publish and exchange weather forecasts for the benefit of the Shipping frequenting their water, and it cannot be denied that the value of the Hong Mong reports would be immense. enhanced by the simultaneous appearances al Hong trongs of those received from Shanghai and its substations at the Aher Treaty posts; and with reference to the Treaty post weather-reports, I should point out that on the contemplated establishment at Showghai nuns al rendering these pearcely Bruchworthy than its owns by the periodical comparison and correction of the instruments to be used at all places along the Coast, and by the introduction

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them of a general muiform extent of observation, it is the corsenstance of this extended area which it (the propel) will that promises to make its speccilly valuable to Hong Kong

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and so desnoming of whatever pronmany assistance that Colony may afford/

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the best way the assistance of the Hong Ming Government can be given to the propel, I have! the honour very respectfully to sabeuil that, if the Coal of thumberley approves of as smalls spearty/ subsisty from public funds, which is the only really practical: Can assist, it might be intimated to the tilecrologieal Society that this Fordship" would not clipest to air application to this effect exency considered : by Hong Kong Governements - Such an

application, if wade, should be accompanied by a statement of the amounts the promotors already count upon penis all sources, and by further information as to the kuid and prequency of the weather intelligevel they would be able to furnish the Colony, and what is more important, they should explains what degree of surveillance or pes provisibility the new

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Observatory at Shanghai proposes to assume over? the Work of the Chain of Observers along the thing Coast, whose collective reports if systematically issued under one organization, will prove the most of important feature of the scheme, to the proposed

Meteorological Establishment at Hong Kong, The papers enclosed in Mr. Meade's letter arc) herewith petuned.

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I have the honour to be

Sa Afour most obedient Servant

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