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hood of the places mentioned, and (with one doubtful exception, which 

 I hope to examine hereafter) showed no marked local peculiarities. 



Station of Observation. Dip. 



in August 1S98. 



St. John (Fort Howe) 74° 35' 



St. Andrews 74° 57' 



Oak Point (St. John River) 75° 3' 



The Point (Bellisle Bay) 75° 15' 



Fredericton ... 75° 44' 



Indian Village (above Fredericton) 75° 50' 



Thus, in general, the dip increases as we go north, the change be- 

 tween St. John and Fredericton being somewhat over a degree. 



I may add, that in addition to the variation and the dip, a third 

 quantity has to be measured, if we wish a complete account of the 

 magnetic condition at any point. This is the strength of the magnetic 

 force at the point ; but its measurement involves the use of a very 

 elaborate, heavy and expensive set of apparatus, called a Kew 

 Magnetometer, and this, together with the care and experience required 

 for its use, accounts for no determination having hitherto been made 

 in New Brunswick (or probably the neighboring provinces). 





