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There officials should be appointed by His Excellency the Governor on any recommendation,

Lord, the Secretary ass

and the

may state, should take into consideration the advisability of requesting His Excellency

to take no other considerations into account

I have the honour to be,

Your

AL-

most obedient servant,

H. Barber

The Under-Secretary of State for

the Colonies.

&C

K.O.20.

Gentlemen,


(Copy).

REC?

Marty's Hotel.

Trafalgar Square

3. April. 1885.

X

00:

714

TREG DUAL A

cannot allow this opportunity to pass without referring to the exceedingly kind and courteous manner in which I was received by the Astronomer Royal and all his Assistants. Whilst attached to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, during the rest of March, I availed myself of the opportunity to acquaint myself with the details of all the departments and gave especial attention to the time-piece and had

on several days

large portion of the regulation of the public clocks and the dropping

the time ball. In

I was also allowed to make observations during the night with the

meridian circle.

I have the honour to be,

(signed)

W. Dobson &.

To the Crown Agents for the Colonies,

Downing Street

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There officials should be appointed by His Excellency the Governor on any recommendation, Lord, the Secretary ass and the may state, should take into consideration the advisability of requesting His Excellency to take no other considerations into account I have the honour to be, Your AL- most obedient servant, H. Barber The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. &C K.O.20. Gentlemen, (Copy). REC? Marty's Hotel. Trafalgar Square 3. April. 1885. X 00: 714 TREG DUAL A cannot allow this opportunity to pass without referring to the exceedingly kind and courteous manner in which I was received by the Astronomer Royal and all his Assistants. Whilst attached to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, during the rest of March, I availed myself of the opportunity to acquaint myself with the details of all the departments and gave especial attention to the time-piece and had on several days large portion of the regulation of the public clocks and the dropping the time ball. In I was also allowed to make observations during the night with the meridian circle. I have the honour to be, (signed) W. Dobson &. To the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street
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there officials chould be appointial by his Ex- -celleiry the Ganerner on any recommendation, Lord, the Suretary ass and the may State, should take into consideration the advicentility of requesting his Excellency to take no other considerations into -count Thave the honour to be, Your AL- most obedieur servant, HBabero The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. &C K.O.20. Gentlemen, چه مچھ (Copy). REC? Marty's Hotel. Trafalgar Square 3. April. 1885. X 00: 714 TREG DUAL A cannat allow this opportunity tahans mitteur. ferring to the excndingly bind and courtions man- in saich I was tectis by the Astronomer egal and all his Assistants. Viele attached to the Rayal Ohnersaturz, Grenwirt, during the ret af Mart. I sured the opportunity to qimet myself with the details of all the de- partments gaid expical attention to the time- price and had on several days days Parge of th gulation of the public clocks and the dropping the times hell. In I was also allowed to make baersations during the night with the musir arcle. I have the hornearer the (signed) 4C great Wo Dobere &. to the Ronn Agents for the Catonces, Donning Shut
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there officials chould be appointial by his Ex- -celleiry the Ganerner on any recommendation,

Lord, the Suretary ass

and the

may State, should take into consideration the advicentility of requesting his Excellency

to take no other considerations into -count

Thave the honour to be,

Your

AL-

most obedieur servant,

HBabero

The Under-Secretary of State for

the Colonies.

&C

K.O.20.

Gentlemen,

چه مچھ

(Copy).

REC?

Marty's Hotel.

Trafalgar Square

3. April. 1885.

X

00:

714

TREG DUAL A

cannat allow this opportunity tahans mitteur. ferring to the excndingly bind and courtions man- in saich I was tectis by the Astronomer egal and all his Assistants. Viele attached to the Rayal Ohnersaturz, Grenwirt, during the ret af Mart. I sured the opportunity to qimet myself with the details of all the de- partments gaid expical attention to the time- price and had

on several days

days Parge of th gulation of the public clocks and the dropping

the times hell. In

I was also allowed to make

baersations during the night with the

musir arcle.

I have the hornearer the

(signed)

4C

great

Wo Dobere &.

to the Ronn Agents for the Catonces,

Donning Shut

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