NA TURE 



{June 4, 1874 



Appointments of Observers to the several Districts of 

 Observation, and Subordination of Observers 



1. Capt. G. L. Tupman, R.M.A., is head of the entire 

 enterprise, and is responsible through the Astronomer 

 Royal to the Government for every part. Every observer 

 is responsible to Capt. Tupman. 



2. When the different expeditions are separated, the 

 observers in each district of observation are responsible 

 to the local chief of the district, and the chief to the 



Astronomer Royal. The districts of observation and the 

 observers will be the following, the name first following 

 that of the local chief being that of the deputy, who will, 

 if necessary, take his place : — 



3. District A. Egypt : Chief, Capt. C. O. Browne, R.A., 

 astronomer ; Observers, Capt. W. de W. Abney, R.E., 

 astronomer and photographer ; S. Hunter, astronomer. 



4. District B. Sandwich Islands: General Chief, Capt. 

 G. L. Tupman, R.M.A. : Deputy, if necessary, Prof. G. 

 Forbes. 



Fl'j. 19. — Photo-helij;;rAph of thi Urilish Exped; 



Sub-divisions of the Sandwich Islands : — Honolulu : 

 Chief, Capt. G. L. Tupman, astronomer ; Observers, J. 

 W. Nichol, astronomer and photographer ; Lieut. F. E. 

 Ramsden, R.N. , astronomer and photographer. Hawaii : 

 Chief, Prof. G. Forbes, astronomer ; Observer, H. G. 

 Barnacle, astronomer. Kauai: Chief, R. Johnson, astro- 

 nomer ; Observer, Lieut. E. J. \V. Noble, R.M.A., astro- 

 nomer. 



5. District C. Rodriguez : Chief, Lieut. C. B. Neate, 

 R.N., astronomer ; Observers, C. E. Burton, astronomer 

 and photographer ; Lieut. R. Hoggan, R.N., astronomer 

 and photographer. 



6. District D. Christcburch (New Zealand) : Chief, 

 Major H. Palmer, R.E. ; Observers, Lieut. L. Darwin, 

 R.E., astronomer an-l photographer; Lieut. H. Crawford, 

 R. N., astronomer. 



7. District E. Kerguelen Island : General Chief, Rev. 

 S. J. Perry ; Deputy, if necessary, Lieut. C. Corbet, 

 R.N. 



Sub-divisions of the Kerguelen Island : — Christmas 

 Harbour : Chief, Rev. S. J. Perry, astronomer and pho- 

 tographer ; Observers, Revs. W. Sidgreaves, astronomer ; 

 Lieut. S. Goodridge, R.N., astronomer ; J. B. Smith, 

 astronomer and photographer. Port Palliser : Chiet, 

 Lieut. C. Corbet, R.N.; Observer, Lieut. G. E.Coke, 

 R.N. 



8. In addition to these gentlemen, three non-com- 

 missioned officers or privates of the corps of Royal 

 Engineers will be attached to each of the five districts, 

 and will be under the direction of the chief of each 

 district. 



Geo.ige Forbes 



