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Q. Then there is no European observer to assist Dr. DOBERCK?
A.-No European is here at night except when the weather is threatening. It is not
necessary.
Q-At what time did you arrive at the Observatory on the morning of the 18th September?
A.--About 7.40 a.m.
Dr. DOBERCK-examined by Sir Henry Berkeley:
Q.-Exhibits I to I 4 contain observations put in by a witness who got them from the Director of the Sicawei Observatory: did you receive such information?
A. No, but many of the figures would be the same as those we receive.
Q. What did you receive from Sicawei on the l5th September?
A.-Observations made at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.; at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the 16th; at 9 a.m. on the 17th when the barometer reading was not quite right-perhaps owing to a telegraphic error, and at 3 p.m. on the 17th. (Exhibits D to D 5.
Q.--Referring to the returns you receive from Sicawei are they or are they not accom- panied by remarks from the Director?
A. They are not.
Q-Why not?
A. They are not necessary because meteorological observatories do not exchange remarks with one another-only observations.
Q.--Would it not be of value if you scientific gentlemen favoured one another with your
remarks ?
A.-No: it would do harm and the telegraph companies are not prepared to send more than a certain amount of information free of charge, and it is better to have as many facts as possible.
Q.-Then I understand you do not receive from Manila and elsewhere the observations sent by those stations?
any remarks
upon
A. Yes, we do from Manila but this is irregular and it is not done elsewhere.
Q.-Will you let me see the observations and remarks from Manila on the 13th to 17th September inclusive ?.
A. There were no remarks on these days only the observations.
Q. Did you receive any of these notes from the Philippines Weather Bureau ? (Note produced and marked J 2.)
A.--No.
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