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TRANSIT OF VENUS, 1874. HONOLULU. 



workman who had built and who had afterwards removed the brickwork.* 

 It was situated on the north side of Emma Street, immediately opposite to 

 the end of Adam's Lane. 



15. At my request, Mr. J. N. G-AY, surveyor, of Honolulu, kindly made the 

 following traverse with a 5-inch theodolite and 66-foot chain, to connect the 

 station at Apua with the observatories of MM. FLEURIAIS and FLITNER. 



A. Position of Mr. Gay's theodolite within the enclosure at Apua. 



B. The center of the transit pier. 



H. The center of Mr. Flitner's transit pier. 



K. M. Fleuriais' transit pier (restored). 



Z. The flagstaff on the Government Buildings. 



16. From the above, M. Fleuriais' pier was 2,474 feet north and 456 feet 

 east, and Mr. Flitner's pier was 2,370 feet north and 12^ feet east of the 

 center of the transit pier at APUA (see the section Longitude of Honolulu). 



17. A stage was erected near the southern angle of the enclosure to carry the 

 telescopes used for observing the model. "Water was laid on from the main in 

 Punchbowl Street. There were two taps on which to attach hoses in case of 

 fire (the fire buckets and tubs were always kept filled), and three other taps 

 for photographic and other purposes. Corporal Currie, Sappers Meins and 

 Myers, R.E., lived on the premises, and the observers' residence, Honuakaha 

 Hale, was about 130 yards distant on the other side of Punchbowl Street. 



* To preserve this site I erected a small brick pier, the top of which was left about one foot 

 below the surface of the road. 



j- The lines of the traverse are shown in Plate I. by a dotted line. The reader, following the 

 Azimuths given above, will without difficulty identify the points B, C, D, &c. 



