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wind (direction and velocity), bright sunshine, and rain, have been 

 maintained in regular operation throughout the year. 



The standard eye observations for the control of the automatic 

 records have been duly registered during the year, together with the 

 daily observations in connexion with the U.S. Signal Service 

 synchronous system. A summary of these observations is given in 

 Appendix II. 



The tabulation of the meteorological traces has been regularly 

 carried on, and copies of these, as well as of the eye observations, 

 with notes of weather, cloud, and sunshine have been transmitted 

 to the Meteorological Office. 



The following is a summary of the number of meteorological obser- 



vations made during the past year : — 



Headings of standard barometer 2540 



,, dry and wet thermometers 3465 



,, maximum and minimum thermo- 

 meters 730 



radiation thermometers 880 



,, rain gauges 730 



Cloud and weather observations 1877 



Measurements of barograph curves 8740 



. ,, dry bulb thermograph curves . . 9395 



wet bulb thermograph curves. . 8665 



,, wind (direction and velocity). . 17242 



,, rainfall curves 680 



,, sunshine traces 2182 



In compliance with a request made by the Meteorological Council 

 to the Committee, Mr. Whipple visited and inspected during his 

 vacation the Observatories at Falmouth and Valencia, and the Anemo- 

 graph at Mount] oy Barracks, Dublin. 



Mr. Baker also visited the Aberdeen and Stonyhurst Observatories 

 for the purpose of inspection. 



With the sanction of the Meteorological Council, weekly abstracts 

 of the meteorological results have been regularly forwarded to, and 

 published by 'The Times ' and ' The Torquay Directory.' Data 

 have also been supplied to the Council of the Royal Meteorological 

 Society, the editor of ' Symons's Monthly Meteorological Magazine,' 

 the Secretary of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Captain Abney, 

 Messrs. Gwilliam, Rowland, and others. The cost of these abstracts 

 is borne by the recipients. 



The standard barometer (Adie 657) was fixed in the magnetograph 

 room adjacent to the barograph, and read five times daily at observa- 

 tion hours, in order to compare its indications with those of the 

 standard barometer in another part of the building. 



