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tions have been published in three volumes to 1862, and others subsequently 

 in the Canadian journals. For reasons, chiefly financial, I have been hindered 

 from utilizing as I would wish the results of the Toronto observations, by 

 issuing regular and frequent publications of them. I am now, however, 

 printing a volume which will give the principal results derived from the 

 Toronto observations from their commencement to the end of 1871. This 

 ^vill be followed, I hope, by regular annual volumes giving results of obser- 

 vations from all the Canadian stations. 



Though willing to regard it as a duty to do all in my power to meet the 

 wishes of your Committee, I think that it would be better to postpone any 

 decision on the second question in the resolution till the first of the volumes 

 shall have been printed. 



I am, dear Sir, 



Very truly yours, 



G. T. Kingston. 

 Balfour Steivart, Esq. 



Bombay Observatory. 



Kolaba Observatory, Bombay, 

 April 18, 1873. 

 Deab Sir, 

 In reply to your letter of the 6th March, I subjoin a list of the unpublished 

 observations in magnetism and meteorology at present in my possession. 



Magnetic Observations. 



Hourly readings of Magnetometers (Declination, Horizontal Force, and 

 Vertical Force) from 1865-0 to 1873-0. 



Photographic traces from Magnetographs : — 



Declination from 1870-5 to 1873-0. 

 Horizontal Force from 1870-7 to 1873-0. 

 Vertical Force from 1872-1 to 1873-0. 



Meteorological Observations. 



Hourly readings of Barometer, Dry and Wet Thermometei-s, Ground 

 Thermometers, and Eain-Gauges, estimation of wind and cloudiness, and 

 description of weather phenomena, from 1865-0 to 1873-0. 



Traces from Anemograph, direction and movement, from 1867-5 to 

 1873-0. 



Photographic traces from Barograph, from 1871-9 to 1873-0. 



Photographic traces from Thermograph (Dry and Wet Thermometers), 

 from 1872-0 to 1873-0. 



2. There is no present purpose of publishing the above in detail, but com- 

 pilations of results of meteorological and absolute magnetical observations are 

 published from time to time, the last volume issued including the years 

 1865 to 1870 and some discussion of special observations. 



The absolute magaetical observations of Declination, Horizontal Force, 

 and Dip are given in full detail. 



3. The reduction and discussion of the whole body of observations, mag- 

 netical and meteorological, collected since 1846, is in progress at the Kolaba 

 Observatory. 



