Report of the Kew Committee, 



^77 



A new well has been sunli to the north of the building, the old one 

 being contaminated by drainage during the floods. 



tiitaff. — The Staff employed at Kew are as follows : — Mr. Gr. M. 

 Whipple, B.Sc, Superintendent ; T. "W. Baker, Tirst Assistant ; J. W. 

 Hawkesworth, J. Foster, H. M'Laughlin, P. Gr. Eigg, E. Aldridge, E. 

 W. P. Harrison, E. Constable, T. Grunter, and P. Welch. Mr. Samuel 

 Jeffery resigned the appointment of Superintendent at the end of Feb- 

 ruary, and the Committee, at their last meeting, have appointed Mr. Gr. 

 M. Whipple, formerly Pirst Assistant, to fill his post. 



Mr. J.E. CuUum, having been made Superintendent of the Valencia Ob- 

 servatory, resigned his appointment in December. Messrs. A. B. Deane, 

 J. Lawrence, E. Hux, and Gr. A. Henniker have also resigned during the 

 year. 



Committee^ — The Committee is constituted as follows : — 



Visitors. — The Observatory has been honoured by the presence, among 

 others, of : — 



The Members of the Permanent Committee of the Vienna Con- 

 gress, viz. : — Profs. Buys Ballot, Bruhns, Cantoni, Mohn, and 

 Wild. 



British Horological Institute. 



Senhor Capello. 



Mr. E. J. EUery. 



Mons. J. C. Houzeau. 



Eev. H. Howlett. 



Dr. Kundt. 



Dr. Lemstrom. 



Mr. D. Milne-Home. 



Sir Eawson Eawson. 



Dr. Eecknagel. 



Mr. A. Cowper Eanyard. 



Dr. Sohncke. 



M. Albert Tissandier. 



M. Graston Tissandier. 



Prof, von Oettingen. 



Baron von Wrangell. 

 The following is the Balance-sheet of the Observatory for the year ; 

 and it will be seen that the finances are in a fairly satisfactory con- 

 dition ; — 



Gren. Sir E. Sabine, K.C.B., Chairman. 



Mr. De La Eue. 

 Capt. Evans. 



The Earl of Eosse. 

 Mr. E. H. Scott {Hon. Sec). 

 Major-Gen. W. J. Smythe. 

 Lieut.-Gren. Strachey. 



Mr. P. Galton. 

 Mr. Gassiot. 

 Eear-Adm. Eichards 



Mr. E. Walker. 



