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Land Magnetic Observations, 1914-20 



ISLANDS, PACIFIC OCEAN. 



New Hebrides continued. 



Fila, Sandwich Island, 1915 continued. 



93 feet (28.3 meters) north of nearest point of same 

 fence, and 35 feet (10.7 meters) north of a tree; 

 marked by peg driven just below ground. True 

 bearings: ornament on front gable of Protestant 

 church, 600 feet (183 meters), 1 43'. 6; top left corner 

 of bottom section of flagpole at British Residency, 

 \]/2 miles (2.4 kilometers), 52 48'. 2; extreme edge of 

 Devil's Point, 10 miles (16 km.), 87 56'.2; spike on 

 top of wireless house, 500 feet (152 meters), 164 

 54'.5. 



Kakea Island, Banks Islands, 1915. In scrub east of 

 houses and copra-sheds on northwest shore of Kakea 

 Island, about 360 feet (110 meters) east-northeast of 

 easternmost hut, and about 300 feet (91 meters) 

 southeast of nearest point of beach. True bearing: 

 bottom left corner of window in easternmost hut, 

 about 360 feet (110 meters), 70 42'.5. 



Leper's Island. See Aoba Island. 



Mallicollo Island (Malekula Island), 1915. See Port 

 Sandwich, and Tesman Bay. 



Ndui-Ndui, Aoba Island, 1915. See Aoba Island (Ndui- 

 Ndui). 



Ngala, Epi Island, 1915. East of Drummond Bay, south- 

 east of Ariel Point on northeast coast of Epi Island, 

 between rows of coconut trees running eastward from 

 beach of Drummond Bay, about 340 feet (104 meters) 

 east of shore end of coconut grove near copra-shed; 

 marked by peg driven flush with ground. True bear- 

 ing: right corner of near gable of copra -shed, about 340 

 feet (104 meters), 94 33'.5. 



Pentecost Island, 1915. On west coast of island north of 

 Casuarina Point, about 150 feet (46 meters) north- 

 east of path leading from landing place to Mr. Cam- 

 eron's house, about 100 feet (30 meters) east of high- 

 water mark, and about 30 feet (9 meters) west of 

 edge of scrub. True bearing: extreme end of whale 

 point, 3 miles (4.8 meters), 161 58'.2. 



Port Sandwich, Mallicollo Island, 1915. On west side of 

 spur of land forming west boundary of harbor of Port 

 Sandwich, at west end of grove of coconut trees run- 

 ning west from abandoned store building, and about 

 30 feet (9. 1 meters) from high-water mark; marked by 

 peg projecting 9 inches (23 cm.) above ground. 



Sandwich Island, 1915. See Fila. 



Tangice Island, 1915. Near northeast corner of island 

 lying in Baldwin Cove, south of Santo Island, about 

 300 feet (91 meters) due east of largest copra-shed, 

 about 400 feet (122 meters) southeast of landing, and 

 about 200 feet (61 meters) south of nearest point of 

 shore line. True bearing: near gable end of large 

 shed, 300 feet (91 meters), 89 18'.4. 



Tangoa Island, 1915. On north shore of Tangoa Island, 

 a small island close to south shore of Santo Island in 

 Baldwin Cove, about 400 feet (122 meters) west of 

 jetty, 150 feet (32.0 meters) west of breakwater, 12 

 feet (3.7 meters) north of a line of trees, and about 

 same distance from high-water mark; marked by peg 

 set just below ground. 



Tasariki, Santo Island, 1915. At edge of bush and beach, 

 about 4. r >0 feet (137 meters) east of landing place at 

 Tasariki. True bearing: extreme end of Bumbuari 

 Point, 4 miles (6.4 km.), 152 09'.6. 



Tesman Bay, Mallicollo Island, 1915. In southeast cor- 

 ner of paddock in front of Mr. Laing's house, 30 feet 

 CI meters) east of a group of tall bamboo trees, 40 

 feet (12 meters) north of a clump of coconut trees, 



ISLANDS, PACIFIC OCEAN. 



New Hebrides concluded. 



Tesman Bay, Mallicollo Island, 1915 continued. 



and 160 feet (48.8 meters) southwest of gate in north- 

 east fence of paddock; marked by peg driven just 

 below ground. True bearings: top of right edge of 

 south corner post of paddock, 400 feet (122 meters), 

 2125'.l; top right edge of corner post on hill, 700 

 feet (213 meters), 167 40'.2; right edge of gable on 

 copra-shed, 500 feet (152 meters), 278 45'.4. 



Norfolk Island. 



Norfolk Island, 1915. About 900 feet (274 meters) west 

 of landing rocks in Cascade Bay, on north side of 

 Norfolk Island, about 12 feet (3.7 meters) south of 

 edge of cliff, and 76 feet (23.2 meters) northwest of 

 near beacon; marked by peg driven flush with ground. 

 True bearings: right lamp-support on far beacon, 300 

 feet (91 meters), 24 20'.2; projecting rock on head- 

 land east of landing, one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 268 

 39'. 1; right lamp-support on near beacon, 76 feet 

 (23.2 meters), 30236'.l. 



Samoan Islands. 



Apia, Samoa Observatory, Upolu Island, 1915. Two sta- 

 tions were occupied. The first was north pier, desig- 

 nated N, of absolute house of Samoa Geophysical 

 Observatory; this is identical with C. I. W. station 

 of 1911. True bearing: Tuamua Church, as adopted 

 by Observatory, 96 10'.9. The second was outside 

 West Pier, 15 meters south 99 04' west from N. 

 True bearing: Tuamua Church, 3,250 meters, as 

 adopted by Observatory, 96 10'. 1. 



Pago Pago, Tuluila Island, 1916. Close reoccupation of 

 C. I. W. station of 1911, on parade-ground of Fita- 

 Fita barracks at U. S. naval station in Pago Pago 

 harbor, at a point south of pathway 162.8 feet (49.62 

 meters) west-southwest of northwest corner of jail 

 connected with barracks, 78.5 feet (23.93 meters) 

 east-northeast of northeast corner of nearest house, 

 322.0 feet (98.15 meters) southeast of northeast corner 

 of schoolhouse, southeast of and in line with band- 

 stand and flagstaff, 254.2 feet (77.48 meters) south- 

 southwest of concrete astronomical pier about 2 feet 

 (0.6 meter) high and 2 feet (0.6 meter) square, and 

 in line with center of pier and northwest corner of 

 Fita-Fita wash-house; marked by peg left flush with 

 ground. True bearings: lower near corner of nearby 

 house, 6505'.6; monument or survey stone in front 

 of Ho Ching's house, 97 18'.9; astronomical pier, 200 

 01'.2; near gable of judge's house, 240 45'. 7; tip of 

 smoke-stack of power-house, one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 

 241 48'.0; bottom of northwest pier of jail, 265 04'.8. 



Society Islands. 



Fort Taravao, Tahiti Island, 1916. On grounds of Fort 

 Taravao, in front of stone fort, 45 meters northwest 

 of front fence on southeast side of grounds and 8.2 

 meters northeast of fence on southwest side; marked 

 by round peg 18 inches (46 cm.) long left 2 inches 

 (5 cm.) above surface of ground, a brass tack marking 

 exact point. True bearings: right edge of low house, 

 2919'.l; right gable of cinema, 44 44'.4; Catholic 

 church steeple, 301 11'.8. 



Mapeti, Tahiti Island, 1916. Two stations were occupied. 

 A is on Mapeti, a coral island, about 190 yards (174 

 meters) long in northeast and southwest direction, 

 and about 98 yards (90 meters) wide, property of Mr. 

 Raoul, about three-eighths mile (0.6 km.) from town 

 of Mataiea, 31.5 meters west by south of southwest 

 corner of small native house, 13.6 meters northeast 



