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and Torquay. At the Rougement Hotel in Exeter we had our 

 first serious difficulties with pounds, shillings, and pence. Tor- 

 reson had been chosen treasurer for the occasion. On settling 

 the bill he nonchalantly waved aside as a tip the change from a 

 Bank of England note, only to realize a moment later that the 

 waiter received as much as the hotel for the hearty meal we had 

 been served! If any of us ever return to Exeter we will know 

 where to get prompt service! 



The Cathedral at Exetek 

 Visited by the staff of the Carnegie while on their Sunday excursion into Devonshire. 



The following day we installed the newly purchased Negretti 

 and Zambra recording psychrometer in the Stevenson metero- 

 logical shelter on the quarter-deck. This instrument gives us a 

 continuous record of the changes of humidity. The air is drawn 

 over the "wet" and "dry" bulbs by an electric fan, for the ac- 

 curacy of the readings depends to a large extent on the ventilation 

 of the bulbs. 



During these days groups of technical students came aboard 

 to inspect our equipment and to hear about our work. It was 



