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I have the honour to be

2 by

Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Bedient

Humble Servant,

5. Bowen

X

K. O.

158

Enclosure.

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Hong Hong Observatory 17th June 1884

A

My

Lord

I have the honour to

inform

Your Lordship

by

arrived

that the scientific instruments, which were

order brought out here by myself, a

your safely and are

working satisfactorily.

2. The Tuneball apparatus arrived here at The beginning of

This

year

and

*

a

tower is

How

i. e. at the new building at Pain-sha- tour to hold the Ball, Water Police ~

Station at the Electric parts of which have been tested

Kowloon.

d

at the Observatory and found correct.

3 I anticipate that the Ball will be drop-

Red

ow

weekdays with an accuse

of a second, which

accuracy of a

a leath

great accuracy is required

in rating chronometers, and masters

the

of vessels and

: general public will thus be cuabled to do

this themselves, which will prove

the

Right

Honourable

the

Secretary of State for the Colonies

an invaluable

boon