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2 . The work of this Observatory, which, as set forth

set forth in the Enclosures to

the letter of the 29th January 1883, in-

- cluded only local

one fe

teorological

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magnetic observations and the dropping of a time.

time ball, has been fairly doubled.

suice then. Daily

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ther reports, storm. -warnings, oneteorological investigations,

etc., have been included and

my publications concerning typhoons and the law of storms have proved of the greatest

text value to the shipping in the Eastem seas,

thes directly contributing to the wealth of the Colony.

3. I have

Dow

held

my present

years

appointment for about six

and

have not received aux return for the

additional work mentioned above and. that work has in fact been carried

out with hardly any expense to the Colony and I would venture to respect-

- fully submit for Your Lordship's consider-

ation whether

my appointment does not deserve better remuneration than at present, say

at the rate of three hundred dollars

a.

month.

4. The publications from this Observatory, with the exception of the daily -eather-report and papers inserted in periodicals at home, have been sent to the Colonial Office and. Your Lordship is the best authority

the merits,

otherwise, of work I have done and

or

the the scale

on which such work is

remunerated

Else where.

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5. My allowances include residence in the Observatory, but this

consists

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