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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH OCTOBER, 1893.

(Colonial Secretary to Dr. Doberck.)

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

No. 1,253.

SIR,

HONGKONG, 29th August, 1893.

I am directed to inform you that the Governor has been pleased to appoint a Committee consisting of Staff-Commander A. W. MILLER, R.N., Master Attendant of the Naval Yard, Captain TILLETT, Marine Superintendent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co., and Captain F. D. GODDARD of the S.S. Haitan, to be associated with you, for the purpose of enquiring into the system of issuing meteorological reports and weather forecasts; and I am to request you to place yourself in communication with those gentlemen with a view to making the necessary arrangements.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

Dr. DOBERCK,

&c..

&C.,

&c.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.

No. 124. G.

(Governor to Rear-Admiral Palliser.)

SIR,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 29th August, 1893.

I have the honour to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of your letter No. 1,846 of the 25th instant nominating Staff-Commander A. W. MILLER as the Naval Officer to serve on the Committee, to be associated with the Director of the Obser- vatory, to enquire into the system of issuing meteorological reports and weather forecasts, and to acquaint you that the Director of the Observatory has been in- structed to communicate with the members for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

Rear-Admiral PALLISER, R.N.

H.K.O. No. 81.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

(Dr. Doberck to Colonial Secretary. )

HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,

11th September, 1893.

SIR,

I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, that the Committee appointed in your letter No. 1,253 of the 29th ultimo met this afternoon at the Observatory.

2. I would venture to call His Excellency's attention to the fact that I do not know of any precedent for appointing anybody on such a Committee except meteorologists.

3. On the present Committee meteorology is represented by myself only, and there are three nautical gentlemen who are not acquainted with the subject. It will be seen from the enclosed minute, that they wish to add two more nautical gentlemen to their number.

4. It was suggested that four members should form a quorum,