500 Report of ike Kew Committee. 



The Librarian is still engaged in the preparation of a card cata- 

 logue of the library, on the model of that of the Meteorological Office, 

 and has now completed, over 1,400 cards, which contain the titles, 

 &c., of all works received by the Committee during the past eight 

 years, together with those of a like title which had been received 

 previously. 



The publications not yet catalogued formed part of Sir E. Sabine's 

 Magnetic Office collection, and are chiefly excerpts from foreign 

 publications and reports. 



Workshop. The machine tools procured for the use of the Kew 

 Observatory by grants from the Government Grant Fund or the 

 Donation Fund have been duly kept in order. 



PERSONAL ESTABLISHMENT. 

 The staff employed is as follows : 



G. M. Whipple, B.Sc., Superintendent. 



T. W. Baker, Chief Assistant. 



H. McLaughlin, Librarian. 



E. G. Constable, Observations and Bating. 



W. Hugo, Verification Department. 



J. Foster 



T. Gunter 



W. J. Boxall, and seven other Assistants. 



(Signed) FKANCIS GALTON, 



Chairman of the Kew Committee. 



November 29^, 1890. 



