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to the one on

Victoria Peak be

built of brick near the lighthones. 6. The station at lape D'aquilar should be also continued, observations

there, if accurately registered,

being

as valuable

e

intelligence

weather

the for we

as observations several

hundred miles

recorded

7.

away if toughby

The station on Victoria

Peak is of the highest importance.

Standard observatories are

of

course erected as near the level

6

of the sex as circumstances will allow, but for simultaneandy studying the

the phenomena in the higher regions of the

atmosphere

atmosphere, mountain stations are

required. Now & find chat Victoria Peak offers exceptional advantages

investigations,

for such

and I am

confident that I chale arrive at results of great importance for weather - forecasting from a study of registers carefully kept there with proper insturments by

an observer

sinterested in similar work.

8. All other mekordopical, stations

in the blony will be useless, and. Pityres has therefore allowed me to transfer the instruments from the Lock Hospital to the observatory Department.

I have to.

(sd) W. Doberch

Govt Actronomer.