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sites for magnetic stations, the principal one being in the South Park 

 Lands, a few hundred yards east of the Hyde Park-road, and an equal 

 distance south from South Terrace. 



Later on in 1911 and during the course of 1912, Mr. E. Kidston, 

 with an assistant, Mr. E. N. Webb, made magnetic observations at 

 selected stations throughout the State. 



The Carnegie Institvition recommends that this work be supple- 

 mented and extended by the local authorities. 



ECLIPSE COMMITTEE. 

 P. Baracchi, Melbourne Ohservatory . 

 Reports of the Tasmanian Eclipse of 9th May, 1910, and of the 

 Tongan Eclipse of 29th April, 1911, are attached hereto. 



This Committee, having accomplished the duties and attained the 

 objects for which it was appointed, does not ask for re-election. 



MELBOURNE OBSERVATORY EXPEDITION TO BRUNI 

 ISLAND, TASMANIA, FOR THE OBSERVATION OF 

 THE SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 9th MAY, 1910. 



It is hoped that a complete account of this Expedition, including 

 the several reports of the Astronomers of New South Wales and South 

 Australia, who joined the Melbourne Observatory party at Bruni 

 Inland, will appear shortly in a separate publication. The information 

 given here refers only or mainly to matters which concern administra- 

 tion. 



I conducted the Expedition personally. My assistants were Mr. 

 C. J. Merfield and Mr. J. Byrne, from the Observatory ; Mr. Wigmore, 

 who was engaged at the rate of pay of £1 per day ; Mr, J. Byatt, of 

 the Education Department, Melbourne, who rendered his services 

 gratuitously and defrayed his own personal expenses ; and seven 

 other volunteer observers whom I recruited in Tasmania. For these 

 latter, camp accommodation and maintenance was provided free of 

 cost, but no other remuneration was given for their services. 



Mr. Wigmore was despatched to Hobart on 6th April to obtain 

 delivery from the Commandant, Colonel Parnell, of tents and camp 

 requisites which the Defence Department had consented to lend to the 

 Expedition, and to make preliminary preparations at Bruni Island, 

 more especially to arrange for labour and material to expedite the 

 construction of concrete foundations upon which the instruments 

 were to be mounted. 



I left Melbourne on 13th April by the s.s. Wanimoo direct for 

 Hobart, accompanied by Mr. Merfield and Mr. Byrne, with all instru- 



