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REPORT — 1884. 



Appendix II. 

 Table glciaij Urn ralacs of the Coils iested for the Coinmlttce in 1883-4. 



Report of the Committee, consisting of My. IxOhekt H. Scott 

 (Secvetarii), ]Mr. J. Norman Lockyer, Professor Gr. (f. Stokes, 



^ Professor Bali-'OUR Stewart, and Mr. G. J. Symons, uppointed 

 for the purpose of co-opjerating luith the Meteorolof/ical ySociety of 



■ the Mauritius in their proposed puhlication of Daily Synoptic 



^ Charts of the Indian Ocean from the year 1861. Drawn up by 



< Mr. K. H. S(*0TT. 



As no application has bot>u made for any portion of the grant placed at 

 their disposal, the Commiitec ask that they may again he reappointed, 

 with a continuance of the grant. 



The present condition of the proposed publication may be learned 

 from the following extract from a letter trom Dr. Meldrum, dated 

 Mauritius Observatory, July 9, 1884 : — • 



'Our synoptic charts from January and March, 1861, have been 

 lithographed by ]\Iessrs. Johnston, so far as the winds and weathers are 

 concerned, and all that is wanted to complete them are the isobars. I 

 regret that I have been unable to complete them for the meeting. The 

 tracks of the cyclones for the Indian Ocean for each year since 1847 are 

 ready.' 



