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these subjects. The maintenance and firing of 

 the Time-gun. The testing of chronometers and 

 navigational instruments. 



Equipment: Two tide predicting machines, one built 

 for the Tidal Institute by Kelvin, Bottomley, 

 and Baird; and one by Leg^, built for the late 

 Mr. Edward Roberts. A number of instruments 

 for meteorological observation. Two Milne- 

 Shaw seismographs, one sometimes used as an 

 earth-tilt meter. A number of standard clocks, 

 calculating machines, and wireless installations. 

 Arrangements for testing sextants and chrono- 

 meters. 



Staff: Scientific: Director, J. Proudman; Associate 

 Director, A. T. Doodson; Chief Assistant, H. J. 

 Bigelstone; Assistant, R. H. Corkan. Technical 

 and clerical: 6. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: Special arrange- 

 ments are made to suit each individual case. 



Income: Source : Large grant from the Mersey Docks 

 and Harbour Board. 



Small grant from the University of Liverpool. 

 Interest on investments. 

 Earnings, amounting to about one-half of the 



total. 



Amount: About £3,300 per annum, beyond the 

 sum spent on the maintenance of buildings, rates, 

 and taxes. 



Provision for 'publication of 7'esults: The results of 

 research are published in journals and .societies' 

 proceedings, references being given in the small 

 Annual Report issued by the institution. 



The Hydrographic Department, Admiralty ('37) 



History or origin: The Hydrographic Office of the 

 Admiralty was established in 1795 in order to 

 overcome the great inconvenience, especially 

 when ordered abroad, felt by officers commanding 

 His Majesty's Ships respecting the navigation, 

 and to prevent the difficulty and danger to which 

 His Majesty's Fleet must be exposed from defects 

 on this head. 



The first Hydrographer to be appointed was 

 Mr. Alexander Dalrymple, F.R.S., who for many 

 years was in the service of the East India Com- 

 pany; he was succeeded in 1808 by Captain 

 Thomas Hurd, R.N., since which time the office 

 of Hydrographer has been held by Naval Officers 

 of captain's rank and above. 



At its inception the cost of the Hydrographic 

 Department was £470 per annum and the staff 

 consisted of about four persons. At the present 



day the estimates run into some £136,200 and the 

 total number of persons employed by the De- 

 partment is 330. 



Location: Admiralty, Whitehall, London, with 

 branches at Cornwall House, Waterloo Road, 

 London, and at Cricklewood, London. 



Organization to which attached: Admiralty. 



Purposes: Hydrographic surveys, oceanography, 

 compUation, engraving and printing of admiralty 

 charts, sailing directions, light lists, tide tables, 

 wireless time signals, notices to mariners, etc. 



Scope of activities: British Empire, at home and 

 abroad, and other work in the open seas which is 

 of a world-wide nature. 



Equipment: Eight surveying ships are employed — 

 four abroad and four in home waters. The 

 Department is fully equipped for all kinds of 

 hydrographic and cartographic work. W'ith the 

 exception of two of the larger vessels, the whole 

 of the surveying ships are being replaced by new 

 construction and it is anticipated that an addi- 

 tional vessel will be available for service abroad 

 making nine in all. 



SURVEYING VESSELS DISPLACEMENT OFFICERS CREW 



Beaufort 800 8 79 



Challenger 1,140 11 90 



Endeavor 1,280 11 129 



FiTZROY 800 8 79 



Flinders 800 8 79 



Herald 1,650 11 121 



Iroquois 1,760 10 121 



Kellett 800 8 79 



Ormonde 1,180 11 128 



The names of the surveying vessels in the 

 above list have been taken from the year book 

 of the International Hydrographic Bureau for 

 1937. 



The Royal Research ship Research is under 

 construction at Dartmouth and when completed 

 will undertake magnetic work at sea and the 

 study of atmospheric electricity, oceanographj', 

 etc. 

 Staff: Hydrographer, Rcar-Admiral J. A. Edgell, 



C.B., O.B.E. 

 Assistant Hydrographer, Captain E. F. B. Law, 



R.N. 

 Director of Navigation, Captain W. G. Bcnn, 



R.N. 

 Chief Civil Assistant, Mr. W. Ewart Llewellyn, 



O.B.E. 

 Superintendent of Charts, Commander A. Day, 



R.N. 



