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INSTRUMENTS. ETC., 1901. 



Barometer No. 1385 has been in use throughout the 

 ear, No. 1252 being kept in reserve. 



Thermometers, Dry Bulbs 5355-11 and 1392449, Wet 

 Mbs 535542 and 1392450, were in regular use. Max. 

 and Min. 116918 were used in the large screen, 

 .ml Min. 1108531a in the small screen. 



Prom 3rd June till 9th December inclusive the 

 hermometers were exposed in the large Stevenson Screen, 

 ad during the rest of the year in the small pattern on 

 .adder Stand No. 2. 



Richard's Barograph was in use all the year, and also 

 lie Campbell-Stokes Sunshine Recorder. 



The Stephanome was largely used in spring for 

 aeasurements of glories, coronae, etc. 



Hilger's pocket Spectroscope was in use throughout. 



Neither the Robinson Anemometer nor the large Dust 

 'ouuter have been in working order. 



The same pair of 5-inch raingauges have been in use 

 iimmer and winter. 



The Depth of Snow has been measured at Post A 

 s usual. 



The Anemograph Clock continues the Standard clock 



for time at the Observatory, and is checked by time 

 signal from Fort-William Post-office at 10 h daily. 



Photographs were taken occasionally with the Obser- 

 vatory camera. 



Communication with the Low Level Observatory and 

 Fort-William Post-office has been satisfactorily maintained 

 by Telephone. 



In very stormy weather the Tower thermometer was 

 occasionally used for hourly observations. 



The Staff of the Observatory consists of A. Bankin, 

 J. Miller, R. H. Macdougall, J. Collie Marr, W. Bee, and 

 D. Gordon. 



Charles Anderson was on Staff till May, when he was 

 relieved by Macdougall, and C. Clark till July. 



The following have assisted at various times, viz., 

 J. Affleck, A. Watt, R. Aitken, W. Bruce, and G. Philip, 

 while W. Landale, W. Simpson, J. Kempston, and J. 

 Crombie also assisted during summer. 



H. M'Kenzie acted as roadman and ticket collector 

 from March till October. 



R. H. Macdougall acted as telephone clerk from 1st 

 July till 30th September. 



