182 REPORT— 1898. 



15. New Zealand: Wellington. — Sir James Hector, F.R.S. 



Sir James Hector referred our circular to the New Zealand Govern- 

 ment, who agreed to ask Parliament for the necessary grant to purchase 

 instruments. On July 30, 1897, Sir James ordered two instruments 

 (Nos. 16 and 20). The former of these was despatched in June, and the 

 latter was despatched on August 31, 1898. 



16. E(jypt: Cairo. Abbasich. The Observatory. 



Mr. W. J. Wilson, Inspector-General of Irrigation for Upper Egypt, 

 forwarded to the Ministry of Public Instruction our circular, with the 

 result that H.E. Yacoub Artin Pasha, Under-Secretary of State for 

 Public Instruction, directed that an instrument should be supplied to the 

 above observatory. This (No. 22) will be despatched in September, 1898. 



17. Scotland, Paisley. The Coats Observatory. 



The Rev. Andrew Henderson, Chairman of the Coats Observatory 

 Committee, kindly brought our circular to the notice of that body, with 

 the result that an instrument (No. 18) was ordered on February 21, 1898. 

 It was sent to Paisley in July. 



18. Mexico. 



On May 25 C. Romero, Esq., Acting Charge d'Aflfaires at the Mexican 

 Legation, 87 Cromwell Road, London, wrote the Chairman of our com- 

 mittee that he was carrying out instructions received from the Minister 

 of Encouragement (Fomento) of the Mexican Government to purchase 

 a horizontal pendulum. This instrument (No. 19) was despatchecl on 

 August 15. 



19. Syria : Beyroiit. Protestant Collcyc. — Professor R. II. West, Director. 



On the recommendation of Professor R. H. West an instrument 

 (No. 15) was ordered for the observatory at the above college. It was 

 despatched in June, 1898. Professor West says that all records will be 

 at our disjDosal. 



20. U.S.A.: Washington, D.C. Coast and Geodetic Survey. 

 W. W. Dui'FiELD, Superintendent. 



Mr. Duffield wrote on July 16, 1897, that to take up the work proposed 

 would need special authorisation and consequent provision of means. He 

 would send copies of our circular to the United States Naval Observatory, 

 Dr. J. G. Porter, Director of the Cincinnati Observatory, and to the 

 Director of the Lick Observatory. 



21. U.S.A.: Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval Observatory. 

 Professor Wm. Haekness. 



On July 19, 1897, Professor Harkness wrote saying that he hoped in 

 the not distant future conditions may present themselves enabling him to 

 co-operate. 



22. S.A. : Colombia, Bogota. 



A despatch, dated August 12, 1897, from Montagu Villiers, Esq., 

 British Vice-Consul at Bogota, to the Marquis of Salisbury stated that 



