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the universal time system, with the hour meridian selected in 

 each case : — * 



Greenwich Time — Date of Adoption. 



Great Britain. 



Belgium ... ... ... 1892. 



Holland ... 1892. 



Spain ... ... ... ... 1901. 



1 h. fast on Greenwich — 



Germany ... ... ... 1893. 



Italy ... ... ... ... 1893. 



Denmark ... ... ... 1894. 



Switzerland ... ... ... 1894. 



Norway ... ... ... 1895. 



Austria (railways). 

 1-J h. fast on Greenwich — 



' Cape Colony ... ... ... 1892. 



Orange Biver Colony ... ... 1892. 



Transvaal ... ... ... 1892. 



2 h. fast on Greenwich — 



Natal ... ... ... ... 1895. 



Turkey (railways). 



Egypt ... ... ... ... 1900. 



8 h. fast on Greenwich — 



West Australia ... ... ... 1895. 



9 h. fast on Greenwich — 



Japan ... ... ... ... 1896. 



9^h. fast on Greenwich — 



South Australia ... ... ... 1899. 



10 h. fast on Greenwich — 



Victoria ... ... ... 1895. 



New South Wales ... ... 1895. 



Queensland ... ... ... 1895. 



11 J? h. fast on Greenwich — 



"New Zealand ... ... ... 1868. 



5 h., 6 h., 7 h., and 8 h. slow on Greenwich — 

 United States and Canada ... 1883. 



The United States and Canada are divided approximately 

 into four territories by the meridians 82^-°, 97^°, and 112^°, 

 and the times kept within these territories are as above, the 

 5h. time being called " eastern time," the 6 h. time " central 

 time," the 7h. time "mountain time," and the 8 h. time 

 "Pacific time."f The boundary-lines between these terri- 



* From "The Observatory" for February, 1901, and July, 1901, and 

 Miss Byrd's " Laboratory Manual in Astronomy." 



t There is also supposed to be a time territory 4h. fast on Green- 

 wich, with central meridian 60°, but it is practically little used. The 

 name given to it is " intercolonial time." 

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