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of the Royal Observatory at Mauritius

at Mauritius are both

good mew. I think I can safely say that there are the only; für, whom we could find in the Crown Colonies, for there is

us other observatory in the frown Colonies.

staffed If Crown Colony officials, which is worthy of

the name.

The malla observating appears to be

a

very

minor institution

it would be specially durable from the Mauritius point of view that wither Mr Claxton or his Walter should be transferred, as the Recent Royal Commission has reported in regard to the Observatory (appendix A).

"The First Unit Director on Rs 4,000 caw be dispensed with, I we recommend that Mr Walter, who holds

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this post should be transferred to another Colony, where his

special aptitude for statistics night

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very useful."

I annex the old papers regarding the original appeti of there two officers, also extincts from the

recent Conf: Reports

ow both

Walter

of

them I submit that

thank

the infor, which they give, makes it clear that either Mr Claxton or her board sufficient meteorological attacuments to qualify them fully : for the Directorship of the Hongking Observatory.

Im Claxton, as the sension, ought perhaps to have the

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offer of the port, but I doubt if it would pay heen to rati at the minimum salary of

take it at

£420.

ally

Ihr Watter is, I understand, at present by

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aver celeALLA

noch in Mauritius, & could not be sparece for months.

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with these two good candidates available in the fol: Service

I doubt if there is much advantage in consulting

Dr Shaw, as

proposed

especially

as it is desciable

in the public interest that me Claxton or Melalter should be moved from Mauritius.

Messer Claxton & Wellin were

loth obtained through the

McCollins

Astronomer Rizal at Greenwich.

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I

suicenly hope that this opportunity will be taken

of providing

for me Waller - either by sending him

to Srongkong

by sending to Claxton and

appointing in Walter Dinctor in maur I think In Claxton should be gwin the chance of stongkong

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