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5th. — Buildings for meteorological observations at twelve 

 dififerent points of the colony— these will average about £.')0 

 each, they are mere wooden buildings to shelter the instru- 

 ments and will be placed in the vicinity of the house of the 

 observer. In every part these ol)servations can be carried on. 



Provision must be made for salary of Astronomer at rate of 

 £500 ; for a clerk or computer, say a second-olas.s clerk ; for 

 stationery, fuel, &c. (a moderate allowance.) 



W. D.— 7th April, 1855. 



[APPENDIX T.] 



Colonial Architect's Office, 



Sydney, 4th June, 1855. 

 Sir, — In attention to your letter of the 8th of May last. No. 242, 

 respecting the establishment of au Observatory, procuring meteorological 

 instruments, See. 



1. I do myself the honor to state that I have obtained several estimates 

 of the prices of new instruments, and find from them that such a set as will 

 be necessary will cost £20. I have accordingly included in my estimate for 

 1856, £240, for the purpose of providing twelve sets. 



2. With reference to the repair of the instruments already in possession 

 of the Government, I have seen Captain King, who informs me that they 

 were examined and repaired under his own directions a short time since, 

 and that he does not think any further repairs will be required to them 

 until the instruments are set up in their places in the Observatory, when 

 whatever may be necessary can be better eii'ected. 



I have the honor to be. Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 



WM. WEAVER, Col. Arct. 



[APPENDIX U.] 



Time Ball Buildings. 



Department of Land and Public Works, 



Sydney, 12th November, 1856, 

 Sir, — With reference to my letter of the 7th instant, I am now directed 

 to inform you that from a report which has been received from the Auditor- 

 General it appears that the sum of £600 was voted by the Legislative 

 Council in the year 1852 for the erection of a building at Fort Phillip for 

 a time ball, and for quai'ters for the Meteorological Recorder, and that out of 

 this sum, £42.3 10s. 2d. has been expended by the Colonial Agent-General 

 in the purchase and transmission of a time ball, leaving a balance 

 unexpended of £176 9s. lOd. to be added to the £7,000 voted in 1855 as a 

 further sum for the erection of the buildings in question. 

 I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 



MICH. FirZPATRICK. 

 The Colonial Architect. 



With this money the present building was put up, and 

 observations began in the middle of 1858. 



[At the close of the Paper Mr. Ellery added several particulars 

 as to the work of early observers ; and this led to further remarks 

 by Mr. Russell and the Hon. P. G. King. Mr. Sutherland sug- 

 gested the advisability of the Section forming a connnittee for 

 the collectiou of Meteorological data and the organisation of 



