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inents as to the conveyance of the observers and their instruments. 
On the sixth of April we arrived at Padang, whence, after some 
official calls, we started, on the 10% of April, together with 
Mr. MULLER on our voyage to the camp by Government steamer. 
The English expedition, which was going to Aoer Gadang, was also 
on board. 
On the 11 a start was made by the unpacking of the 
instruments (which appeared almost without exception to be in good 
condition), the surveying of the locality and the building of several 
(22) brick piers for the astronomical, physical, magnetical and 
meteorological instruments. 
Mr. Wackers had already started the determinations of time and 
latitude. The latitude of the pillar of the Universal-instrument was 
found to be 1°19'27".5 South; the longitude was approximately 
determined at 100° 33'.3 East of Greenwich. 
On the 234 of April the last pillar was ready; the greater 
number of the instruments was already in position, protected by 
huts or sheds of bamboo and atap. The long light-tight tube and 
hut for the 40-feet coronagraph were only ready on the 30% of 
April. 
The accompanying plan of part of the camp (Plate I) gives an idea 
of the relative positions of the instruments. (See also Proceedings, 
Vol III, pages 529—543). 
The adjustment of the instruments occupied the members of the 
expedition up to the last day. The task of the other members was 
made much more difficult by the accident which happened to 
Mr. WirrerDINK on the 3° of May: while occupied with Mr. 
NiLAND with the adjustment of the 10-inch coronagraph, he fell 
from a wooden scaffolding and broke his right radius. Not only 
was the use of his hand strictly forbidden him, but he had to be 
transported to Padang for a few days, and though after his return 
he constantly assisted the other members with his advice, he was 
not able during the eclipse to take charge of one of the principal 
instruments. 
The erection of the magnetical and meteorological instruments 
was started on the 27 of April, under the direction of Mr. VAN 
BEMMELEN, who arrived in the camp the day before. On the 7 of 
May Dr. S. FIGEE arrived, accompanied by his son Mr. Tu. Frcep, 
volunteer-assistant. On the same day also Her Majesty’s ironclad 
Sumatra, under temporary command of the lieutenant first class 
GELDERMAN, arrived on the road. At the same time captain KERKHOFP 
visited the camp in order to study, under the direction of Messrs, 
