CO129-222 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [7-10] — Page 402

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must on

expense

On

account underläke

any

behalf of the Government,

but that I could recommend the

expence

necessary

for

the

successful

working of

this scheme. But ♡

succeded in

arranging

with the

Telegraph Companies, that the inform- -ation be transmitted free of any expense to the Government

6. The results of my

work so

far

are contained in the volume just issued

volume just.

and on the basis

of

the publication of

this volume I would venture to sub-

-mit to His Excellency the Governor,

that

my salary

$ 30s a month,

as

should be raised to

month, the amount suggested minimum by Colonel Falmer,

by

whose scheme did not involve an

expense of

more than $ 34,000.

The Admiralty pay £ 100 a

to a neval officer for making

a year

obserr

ations

-ations of time and for rating the

chronometers

ations are

of

the fleet. The ober-

now made bu

superior accuracy.

au

d

me with

used by

are

the naval officets, who observe the

lime fall.

وه

am under the im-

-pression that His Excellent

capacity of

could

to

me

Excellency in his

Vice Admiral

of

Rum

The fleet

be paid

Parrange, that this for rating chronometers belonging

to the Admiralty. I do the principal the work at present and the

part of

Admiralty is in

sooner

andy

consequence

likely to

or later stop the payment to

other officer. The chronometers are cated in the Government Obervatory

in

any

port so provided,

as

the

observations made on board are not

accurate enough for this purpose

leo last

to practise chronometer rating should

8. I suggested

year

that permission

be