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of a fair-sized bomb) more than when flying west. During the war it is 

 evident that in this respect the western position possessed a natural, 

 though perhaps small, advantage. 



In addition to Lieut. Smith, E.N., of H.M.S. Plucky, and others 

 named in the text, the WTiter's thanks are accorded to Captain H. P. 

 Douglas, E.N., for helping in the organisation of these tests, and to 

 Mr. P. E. Turner for assisting in the reduction of the results. Once 

 again the very kind assistance, which Sir Napier Shaw and the Meteoro- 

 logical Office Staff are always ready to give, is gratefully acknowledged. 



Solar Observatory in Australia. — Report of the Committee, con- 

 sisting of Professor H. H. Turner (Chairman), Professor 

 W. G. DuFFiELD (Secretary), Rev. A. L. Cortie, Dr. 

 W. J. S. LocKYBR, Mr. F. MacClban, and Professor A. 

 Schuster. (Drawn up by the Secretary). 



It will be remembered from previous reports that the Commonwealth 

 Government accepted the offer to provide a considerable portion of 

 the equipment of the Solar Observatory, and promised to proceed after 

 the War with the necessaiy buildings upon the site of the temporary 

 observatory at CanbeiTa. This observatoiy at jsresent contains the 

 Oddie telescopes, which were contributed to further the purposes of 

 this Committee in 1909; the six-inch Grubb Equatorial, presented by 

 the trustees of the estate of the late Lord Farnham, reached Mel- 

 bourne soon after the outbreak of war and awaits erection. 



It is not considered that the present is an opportune time to press 

 for the erection of the observatory buildings and the provision of the 

 neccssarv staff. 



