44 Capt. E. H. Hills and Mr. H. P. Newall. 



Eclipse Committee, and the Survey or- General was asked if lie could 

 send 



(a) An officer who would take general charge of the camp. 

 (6) Six skilled native assistants. 



(c) A photographer who would bring with him a suitable dark 

 room ready for erection, and photographic materials. 



The officer detailed to take charge of the camp at Pulgaon was 

 Captain G. P. Lenox Conyngham, R.E., and the observers feel that 

 they owe much of the success of the expedition to the excellence of 

 all the jarrangements made by him. 



The thanks of the observers are also due to Lieut. -Colonel St. G. 

 Gore, B.E., Superintendent of the Trigonometrical Survey, for the 

 continuous interest he took in the work, and to Lieut. G. A. 

 Beazeley, B.E., for much help in the observations, and in the de- 

 veloping and copying of the photographic plates. 



The observers are also indebted to the local authorities for their 

 kindness in doing everything that was possible to render the ^ime 

 spent in the Eclipse Camp, both pleasant and profitable, in particular 

 to W. A. Nedham, Esq., Commissioner, Nagpur ; S. N. Chitnavis, 

 Esq., Deputy Commissioner, Wardha ; and A. C. Blennerhassett, Esq., 

 I.C.S., Assistant Commissioner, Wardha. A number of others, 

 whose names are mentioned below, took part in the actual observa- 

 tions, and the observers wish to express their grateful thanks for the 

 valuable assistance thus rendered. 



Selection of Station. In order that the masonry piers to carry the 

 instruments might be built, and that all the arrangements for form- 

 ing the camp might be proceeded with before the arrival of the 

 observers it was considered advisable that the choice of the actual 

 station, the approximate position of which had been already decided 

 upon, should be left to the Survey officer in charge. The place 

 selected was Pulgaon, on the Nagpur branch of the Great Indian 

 Peninsular Railway, and the camp and observatory were placed on 

 an open piece of ground about a mile to the north of the station. The 

 position proved excellent in every way. 



Arrival at Station. N. arrived at the camp on January 10, H. 

 on January 12. All the instruments, which had been forwarded 

 direct from Bombay, had previously arrived, and the necessary piers 

 and huts for the observatory were found completed in accordance 

 with the plans prepared and sent by the observers to Captain Lenox 

 Conyngham. It was thus possible at once to proceed with the 

 erection and adjustment of the instruments. 



Meteorological Observations. A continuous set of meteorological 

 observations were made from January 16 to January 23, of which it 

 may be interesting to give a summary. 



