i6o re;ports of investigations and projects. 



1887-88. On his return to Vancouver he observed at two stations between 

 Vancouver and Banff, and thus completed a series of stations, chiefly by the 

 Department observers during the past year, extending across the entire 

 continent in Canada. He has, furthermore, reoccupied Warren's Landing 

 and Norway House, on Lake Winnipeg, in accordance with the arrangements 

 made with the commissioner of the Hudson Bay Company. At these two 

 stations observations have been made heretofore by Lefroy and Klotz. He 

 also made magnetic observations at West Selkirk, Manitoba. 



The work in Canada, as during the previous year, is being done in cooper- 

 ation with the Dominion Meteorological Service at Toronto (R. F. Stupart, 

 Director) and the Dominion Observatory at Ottawa (W. F. King, Director). 

 Both of these Dominion institutions are now making field observations, the 

 plan of cooperation between them and the Department providing against any 

 unnecessary duplication and enabling results to be obtained effectively and 

 expeditiously. 



Central America- — From February 21 to June 28 Mr. J. A. Fleming, 

 magnetician, determined the three magnetic elements at 3 stations in Brit- 

 ish Honduras, 2 stations in Honduras, 12 stations in Guatemala, 5 stations in 

 Panama, 8 stations in Costa Rica, and i station in the Canal Zone; 31 stations 

 in all. In view of the great difficulties of travel in these countries, especially 

 so during the period of war between Nicaragua and Honduras, Mr. Fleming 

 had made most commendable progress by the time it was necessary to close 

 the field work on account of the advance of the rainy season. At four of his 

 stations observations by previous observers are available, and hence valuable 

 secular variation data will result. Upon his return to Washington he took 

 charge of the office during the Director's absence. Mr. Fleming's results 

 indicate that the magnetic conditions are considerably disturbed over the 

 areas covered. Not a little interest was shown in his work by various local 

 officials, surveyors, and scientific men, and he was treated everywhere with 

 every possible courtesy and given effective assistance. 



China. — Dr. C. K. Edmunds, magnetic observer and professor of physics 

 and electrical engineering at the Canton Christian College, has continued 

 in charge of the operations in this country, conducting them during his 

 vacations. The Department is fortunate in having so energetic an observer 

 available in this region. From November, 1906, to January, 1907, he carried 

 out various comparisons at Hongkong and Honglok, and made the compu- 

 tations for the different observations reported upon last year. During Febru- 

 ary, 1907, he made complete magnetic observations at Honglok, Yeungkong, 

 Kochow, and Fachow. Up to July, as far as his college duties permitted, 

 he completed computations and oiade the necessary arrangements for con- 

 tinuous field work from August to December, his college having generously 

 granted him the required furlough for this period. Having been furnished 



