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ral's Office, in the best way possible with inadequate means ; and it 

 has long been a source of the greatest anxiety to me. 



4. The circumstances under which the Anemometer was destroyed, 

 can easily be explained to the Society, or to the Council on a personal 

 visit to the observatory. It is not possible to convey an adequate 

 idea on paper, but I may observe that in spite of several additional 

 fastenings to the wind gauge subsequent to the former cyclone of 

 1864, the whole of it, together with the leaden roofing- of the observa- 

 tory, was blown clean away. Every precaution was taken, but with 

 such cyclones of unprecedented violence nothing is safe. Different 

 arrangements will now be tried and duplicate instruments put up. 



5. The main object of these observations was however secured, 

 and ample notice was furnished to the Master Attendant as well as to 

 the Meteorological Eeporter to the Government of Bengal, by the 

 Officiating Superintendent of the Observatory; but on such important 

 emergencies it appears to me very desirable that the Meteorological 

 Reporter should have the means of watching the rise and depression 

 ©f the mercurial column, and note the curve himself. 



6. It is gratifying to observe the great interest taken by the meet- 

 ing of the Asiatic Society in the Meteorological Observations, the 

 results of which I have for so many years rendered to them for 

 insertion in their journal. The state of these observations, and the 

 agency necessary for the purpose, were prominently brought to the 

 notice of the Government of India in 1864, to the effect quoted in the 



* " That if it is intended to cany out margin,* and remedial measures 



the project for systematic Moteorolo- <. a recommended, but I 



gical observations m the most com- & J ' 



plete and perfect way, it is necessary regret to say without effect. It is 



to appoint a officer of high scientific , . ,, . 



attainments for the general arrange- obvious that native SUpennten- 

 ments and supervision of the whole ^ence alone, and so trifling a na- 

 undertaking; the Meteorological obser- 

 vatory to be entirely detached from tive establishment for carrying 



^dSe S^eri—nfcf M^ «* ^ Nation* night and 

 teorological observations" — day, are totally inadequate for 



scientific purposes, and the subject will again be urged on the consi- 

 deration of Government, in the hope of some speedy change being 

 made. 



7. The subject of the observations recorded during the cyclone, 

 having been entered into more in detail with Mr. Blani'ord the Meteo- 



