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PROCEEDINGS OP SECTION A. 



It will be observed that so late as September 1st, 1830, Rumker 

 was preparing to return. 



[APPENDIX F.] 



Government House, 



22nd April, 1831. 

 Let it be notified that the Secretary of State has been pleased to appoint 

 Mr. James Dunlop, Superintendent of the Government Observatory at 

 Parramatta, with a salary of £300. Mr. Dunlop will be allowed one-half 

 salary from the date of his embarkation. 



(Signed) R. A. DARLING. 



[APPENDIX G.] 



28th June, 1847. 

 Board reporting on state of Observatory Establishment at Parramatta. 



Sydney, June 26th, 1847. 

 Sir, — Referring to your letter of the 14th April, the 

 receipt of which we have the honour to acknowledge, 

 appointing us Members of a Commission for the purpose of 

 examining the Inventory of all the Instruments, Books, 

 &c., belonging to the Observatory in this Colony. 



2. We have the honour to report to you for the information 

 of His Excellency the Governor that on the 21st of the month 

 we repaired to the Observatory, Parramatta, and there 

 examined the Instruments and Books in the charge of Mr. 

 James Dunlop, the Astronomer ; a report of which we have 

 the honour to enclose. 



3. We regret to state that the building is in a very 

 delapidated state of repair, and the Instruments are likely, 

 unless they are immediately protected from the weather, to be 

 very much injured. 



4. The floor and partitions of the building seem to be 



Forwardfid 



to H. M, 



Secretary of 



State by 



Despatch, 



Ul 



No. 



1847 



Duplicate 

 copies of this 

 and of the 

 Report of the 

 rommission 

 will be 

 reqviired for 

 transmission 

 *"o the Stcre- 



tarj- of State, 



*'''' Dunlop entirely destroj'ed by the white ant, and the building itself is 

 called upon to SO dilapidated as to require to be rebuilt. 



furnish the 5. Under these circumstances we would beg to recommend 



Report that the building be covered in such a way as may be 



lequire rom (.oj^gj^igi-ed best to secure the Instruments from further injury, 

 where they may remain until another Observatory be built, 

 the sight of which should, we respectfully suggest, be better 

 left for selection by the Astronomer who may be appointed to 

 succeed Mr. Dunlop, who is desirous of being relieved, 

 inasmuch as his health entirely incapacitates him from the 

 fatigue of observing. 



The clock and smaller instruments might for greater 



with, 21 July, security be packed up and enclosed in cases, but the 



Another copy instruments which are fixed had better be secured in their 



present positions, whereby there would be less risk of their 



receiving injury. 



We have the honor to be, 8ir, 



Your most obedient humble servants, 

 PHILLIP P. KING, 



Captain K.N., 

 J. A. GORDON, 

 RICH. ROGERS, 



Ordnance Storekeeper. 

 The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. 



47/5007. 



Report of a Commission appointed by the oi'der of His Excellency the 



him by thi 

 Secretary of 

 State's 

 Despatch, 

 17th July. 



Mr, Dunlop, 



24 July, 1847 



One copy here- 



required 13 

 August, 

 by the 23rd, 

 December 20, 

 returned to be 

 put away, 21, 



