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relations between its Director and the Jesuits in charge of

the Manila and Zikawei Stations a statement to which colour

is given by a report published at Shanghai on the 23rd.

September with the authority of the Zikawei Station,

suggesting that earlier prediction was possible, I am

considering the advisability of extending the scope of the

enquiry to the general working of the Observatory and to

its relations with the other Observatories in the Far

East. I shall probably later on ask Your Lordship to refer

the evidence collected on these subjects to the Royal

Observatory at Greenwich for the observations of the

authorities there.

sufficiency of

phoon Shelter

r Junks.

42.

Another matter to which I have

promised the Legislative Council to give consideration is

that of providing as soon as possible additional accommoda-

-tion for junks seeking shelter from storms. The present

Junk typhoon anchorage at Causeway Bay provided in 1883 to

give a safe place of refuge of about 100 acres in extent

is barely sufficient to contain all the native craft that

resort there when the typhoon signals go up and being

situated at the East end of the harbour and not being very

easy to make

with the wind that ordinarily prevails

when