Descriptions of Stations 



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ISLANDS, INDIAN OCEAN. 

 Java concluded. 



Wellevreden {Baiavia), 1911 continued. 



A to mark, 14.87 meters north of A, and 11. .30 meters 

 west of southwest corner of foundation of absolute 

 house. For intercomparisons with observatory stand- 

 ards, observations were made on piers in absolute 

 lioiise of observatory, declination being observed on 

 declination pier, horizontal intensity on piers A and 

 C, and inclination with earth inductor on earth-induc- 

 tor pier. 



M.\URITIUS. 



Pamplemousses, 1911. Four stations, designated ^4, B, 

 C, and D, were occupied in grounds of Royal Alfred 

 Observatory. A is central pier of absolute house. 

 True bearing: observatory azimuth mark, 01'. 3. 

 B is 6.41 meters south of A, in line to azimuth mark. 

 C is 42.38 meters south of B, in line from A to azimuth 

 mark. D is dip pier of observatory, 1.53 meters west 

 of ^. 



ISLANDS, PACIFIC OCEAN. 



Fiji Islands. 



Suva VoH, Via Levu Island, 1912. Two stations, desig- 

 nated A and B, were occupied. A is reoccupation of 

 C.I.W. station of 1906, and H.M.S. Walerwitch sta- 

 tion of 1896; on north side of bay, about 2 miles (3 

 kilometers) from Suva, on point of land near mission- 

 ary station of Seventh-Day Adventists; marked by 

 concrete post projecting 18 inches (45.7 cm.) out of 

 ground, and having an arrow and year 1896 cut on 

 east face. True bearings: outer lighthouse, 31 OO'.O; 

 lower lighthouse, 129 54'.5; flagstaff on governor's 

 house, 342 36'. 1; boathouse, 348 35'.9. B is on 

 same bluff, 2 meters from east edge of cliff, 32.4 meters 

 north-northeast of .4. True bearings: outer light- 

 house, 31 ll'.O; flagstaff on governor's house, 343 

 00'.4; boathouse, 349 01'.3. 



Macquarie Island. 



Caroline Cope, 1911. At head of long, narrow indentation 

 in southwest corner of Macquarie Island, entrance to 

 which is well covered with rocks; on somewhat peaty 

 bench above sand and shingle beach, at foot of steep 

 hills about 100 feet (30.5 meters) from sea-front, about 

 3 meters above sea-level, and about 25 meters east of 

 two iron boiling-down pots used by sealers; marked 

 by wooden peg. True bearing : most seaward pointed 

 rock on right of inlet mouth, 169 35'. 6. 



North End Settlement, 1911. A main station, designated 

 A, and three secondary stations, designated B, C, and 

 D, were occupied. ,4 is at north end of Macquarie 

 Island, at base of sandy and boggy spit which connects 

 high promontory with mainland, 199 feet (60.7 

 meters)west of shore Une, 160.5 feet (48.9? meters) 

 east of northeast corner of newer of two huts standing 

 under shelter of rocky ridge which extends north- 

 eastward into spit, 179 feet (54.6 meters) south-south- 

 west of southwest corner of galvanized-iron shed used 

 as a boiling-down house; marked by wooden peg 2 by 

 3 inches (5 by 8 cm.) set with top just beneath surface. 

 True bearings: nearest comer of new wooden hut, 

 82 10'.4; southwest corner of boUing-down house, 

 191 23'.0; nearest mast of wireless station, 206 19'.9; 

 pointed rock off coast, 236 02'. 3; Sugarloaf Rock at 

 Nuggets, 4.5 kilometers, 354 56'.9. B is about 120 

 yards (110 meters) south of A in direction of Sugarloaf 

 Rock. C is 220 yards (201 meters) north of j4 , in range 

 with A and Sugarloaf Rock. D is on rock 200 yards 

 (183 meters) from shore, about 400 yards (366 

 meters) from C, from which it bears 171 52'. 8 true. 



ISLANDS, PACIFIC OCEAN. 

 Philippine Islands. 



Anlipolo, 1912. ^Three stations, designated A, B, and C, 

 were occupied at Antipolo Observatory. A is pier in 

 absolute house. True bearing: mark on large mango 

 tree, 359 58'.8. B is on broad walk in front of varia- 

 tion observatory, 25.8 meters from middle of lower 

 front step of observatory. True bearings: absolute 

 observatory mark, 5 47'.8; windmill top, 135 18'.2; 

 southeast corner of variation observatory, 188 08'.2; 

 staff of vane on wind-tower, 277 07'. 2. C is on broad 

 walk in front of variation building, in line with B and 

 mark on small bungalow at rear of hotel, 26.7 meters 

 south of B, 59.9 meters from point 4 feet above ground 

 on mango tree on which is placed dechnation mark for 

 absolute house. True bearings; center of windmill 

 top, 143 07 '.9; southeast corner of variation observa- 

 tory, 183 16'.8; staff of vane on wind-tower, 263 06'.7. 



Samoan Islands. 



Apia, Upolu Island, 1911. On pier in absolute house of 

 Apia Magnetic Observatory. 



Pago Pago, Tutuila Island, 1911. Near south boundary of 

 parade ground between barracks and a native's house, 

 162.6 feet (49.56 meters) from bottom of northwest 

 edge of west wing of barracks and 79 feet (24.1 meters) 

 from cut in bottom of lone orange tree to the east; 

 marked by tent peg. True bearings: bottom north- 

 east edge of schoolhouse, 127 39'.8; middle bottom 

 flagstaff, 135 26'. 1 ; gable of roof of west side of school- 

 master's house, 239 55'. 2; bottom northwest edge 

 west wing of barracks, 265 50'. 1. 



Tau, Manua Island, 1911. Station A was about 40 yards 

 southwest of flagpole near cooperative store of village 

 of Tau, and about 500 feet south of Queen Vaitupu's 

 house. Marked by stake about 2 inches (5 cm.) 

 thick and about 3 feet or a meter long sunk flush with 

 sandy soil. Stake is 219.6 feet (66.94 meters) from 

 southeast edge of small house to south-southwest, 35 

 feet (10.7 meters) from breadfruit tree to southeast, 

 and 14.5 feet (4.42 meters) from cocoanut palm to 

 southwest. A was the station for magnetic observa- 

 tions during total solar echpse of April 28, 1911. True 

 bearings: principal mark (F), the southwest edge of 

 cast window on south side of Queen Vaitupu's house, 

 186 03'; secondary mark (M), used temporarily for 

 magnetometer work, southeast edge (12 inches or 30 

 cm. from top) of small house 219.6 feet (66.94 meters) 

 distant, appro.\imately 21 32'. A secondary station, 

 B, used for azimuth and dip observations, was placed 

 in line from A to mark M and was 80.1 feet (24.41 

 meters) distant from A. 



Society Islands. 



Papeete, Tahiti Island, 1912. In eastern comer of tract of 

 government land immediately south of Botanical 

 Garden, about 106 meters south-southeast of gar- 

 dener's house, 47.3 meters northeast of northeast 

 cornerstone of windmill pump, 8.8 meters southeast 

 and 12.7 meters southwest respectively from two cocoa- 

 nut trees, 15.2 meters north of tropical chestnut tree, 

 and approximately 15 and 41 meters respectively 

 from west and north fences of tract. True bearings: 

 windmill vane, 29 46'. 1 ; corner of house of Chief 

 Justice, 107 14'.2; east edge of gardener's house, 158 

 02'.8. 



Small Coral Island (Papeete Harbor), Tahiti Island, 1912. 

 Two stations, designated A and B, were occupied on 

 small coral island about one-half kilometer west of 

 white obehsk on Soactoi reef south of entrance to 

 Papeete Harbor, and not far from station of Galilee 

 party in 1907, which, owing to changes in topo- 



