1868.] 



Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 



97 



feude of Chatham Island is given as 92°56'. The whole group of islands 

 is therefore about 13 geographical miles to the west of the position 

 which has hitherto been accepted. The officers of the surveying brig 

 Clyde determined the longitude to be 92° 47' 30" approximately, 

 and it appears to have been in consequence of their representations, 



Seconds of Results hy Lunar Zenith Distance, when the Astronomical 

 Clock was used. 





Moon's 



Aspect. 



Results. 



Date. 



u -5 o 



2 ei 













h 5 H 



I. P. L. 



I. P. R. 



Mean. 





i_* Cm © 



Ph o 















s 



s 



s 



6th February, 1863, 



s. 



E. 



46-22 



53-44 



49-83 



ditto 



... 



,,, 



4699 



54-01 



50-50 



ditto 



. .. 



• •) 



55-96 



55-75 



55-86 



7th ditto 



... 



... 



46-32 



41-31 



43-82 



ditto 



,,, 



... 



54-47 



54-17 



54-32 



ditto 



... 



... 



55-66 



55-08 



55-37 



ditto 



... 





52-93 



56-57 



54-75 



ditto 





... 



55 83 



60-01 



57-92 



9th ditto 



... 



... 



54-17 



56 58 



55-38 



ditto 



... 





49-04 



6621 



57-63 



ditto 



... 



... 



55-55 



53-93 



54-74 



ditto 



... 





52-40 



57'U 



54-77 



ditto 







54-46 



65 00 



59-73 



ditto 



... 



... 



5664 



6551 



61-08 



ditto 







56-94 



57-69 



57-32 



26th ditto 



N. 



E. 



52-25 



52-01 



5213 



ditto 



... 





46-91 



43-30 



45- 11 



ditto 



... 





45-22 



47-80 



46-51 



ditto 



... 





41-83 



53-43 



47-63 



ditto 



... 





47-00 



52-61 



4981 



ditto 



... 





44-59 



49-37 



46-98 



ditto 



... 



.. 



47-84 



46-11 



46-98 



ditto 



... 



,,, 



3965 



50-73 



4519 



ditto 







45-80 



49-85 



47-83 



ditto 





... 



35-87 



55-88 



45-88 



ditto 



N. 



w. 



53-56 



53-50 



53-53 



ditto 





... 



55-24 



50-40 



52-82 



ditto 







5762 



50-40 



5401 



ditto 



... 



... 



53-26 



47-02 



50-14 



ditto 







5580 



54-34 



55-07 



27th ditto 



N. 



E. 



47-19 



5090 



4905 



ditto 







41-52 



45-61 



43-57 



ditto 







41-53 



56-29 



48-91 



ditto 





... 



36-88 



55-60 



46-24 



Mean = 6 h 10 m 50-53 s 



