SOLAR PHYSICS COMMITTEE 



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It has consequently been the policy of this Committee to obtain 

 the sum of £5,000 in money and apparatus by private donations, 

 both in accordance with the reply of the Fisher Ministry, which 

 indicated that the Commonwealth Parliament would give one pound 

 for one pound as well as the annual upkeep, and in accordance with 

 Mr. Deakin's statement in the House of Representatives, in reply to 

 a question from Mr. Mahon, that the annual upkeep would be 

 promised in the first place, but that " if necessary he might go 

 further." 



This Committee trusts to be enabled to offer to the Common- 

 wealth Government the sum of £5,000 in money and apparatus 

 towards this great Observatory. Towards this sum apparatus and 

 funds have been forthcoming to the estimated value of £4,017, 

 making, roughly, a total of £1,000 to be subscribed. 



The Committee, in presenting this report to the Council of the 

 Australasian Association, respectfully submits that the universal 

 support from the scientific bodies within Austraha which has been 

 added to that of the great scientific institutions of the mother 

 country and other nations (among others, that of the Royal Society, 

 British Association and International Solar Union) is sufficient 

 evidence of the responsibility which rests upon the people and 

 Government of Australia to carry this project into complete and 

 immediate effect. 



The support accorded to this scientific movement is, it is 

 believed, of a unique nature. More influential support within 

 Australia or outside Australia, it would be impossible to obtain. 



DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS TOWARDS 



IN AUSTRALIA. 



SOLAR OBSERVATORY 



Estimated 

 Value. 

 Oddie Bequest — 26-inch Reflecting Telescope, 9-inch Grubb Re- 

 fractor, 8-inch Reflecting Telescope, Electrical Plant, etc. . . /2,000 

 Farnham Bequest — 6-inch Grubb Telescope . . . . . . 400 



Coelostat Body, presented by Franklin Adams, Esq. . . . . 87 



Pyrheliometer, presented by James Fowler, Esq. . . . . . . 30 



/2,517 



*F. K. McClean, Esq. . . ;^500 



Mrs. Davies Thomas . . 100 



D. Walter Duffield, Esq . . 100 



Messrs. D. & J. Fowler . . 100 



Messrs. Harris, Scarfe & Co. 100 



D. A. Sutherland, Esq. . . 100 



British Association . . 50 



Australasian .\ssociation . . 50 



Hon. J. J. Duncan . . 50 



W. G. Hawkes, Esq. . . 50 



Apparatus . . 



Cash 



William Oliver, Esq. 

 A. Gordon Laidlaw, Esq 

 Harold Fisher, Esq. 

 Messrs. Goode. Durrant 

 Peter Waite, Esq. 

 John Gordon. Esq. 

 James Pittendrigh, 

 Mrs. Harold Fisher 

 H. J. Preston, Esq 



.. ;^2,517 



.. 1,500 



Esq 



ScCo 



£50 

 50 

 50 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 25 



^4,017 

 W. Geoffrey Duffield. Hon. Sec, 

 University College, Reading, England ; and Dundrennan, Glenelg, 



South Australia. 

 This lapsed in October, 1910, but has been renewed for another year till October, 1911 



