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  Report 
  of 
  the 
  Kew 
  Committee. 
  

  

  Scientific 
  Books, 
  a 
  most 
  valuable 
  present, 
  consisting 
  of 
  twenty-four 
  

   volumes, 
  chiefly 
  astronomical, 
  has 
  been 
  received 
  from 
  the 
  Athenseum 
  

  

  Staff. 
  — 
  The 
  Staff 
  employed 
  at 
  Kew 
  are 
  as 
  follows; 
  — 
  Mr. 
  Samuel 
  

   Jeffrey, 
  Superintendent; 
  Gr. 
  M. 
  Whipple, 
  B.Sc, 
  First 
  Assistant 
  ; 
  T.W. 
  

   Baker, 
  Second 
  Assistant 
  ; 
  J. 
  E. 
  Cullum, 
  J. 
  W. 
  Hawkesworth, 
  J. 
  Foster, 
  

   F. 
  Figg, 
  A. 
  B. 
  Deane, 
  C. 
  Power, 
  and 
  E. 
  Constable. 
  

  

  Note. 
  — 
  In 
  May 
  Mr. 
  Bigby, 
  whose 
  name 
  appeared 
  in 
  the 
  Beport 
  for 
  

   1873, 
  resigned, 
  and 
  Mr. 
  Power 
  was 
  appointed 
  to 
  fill 
  the 
  vacancy 
  caused 
  

   by 
  the 
  promotion 
  of 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  Junior 
  Assistants. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Eobert 
  H. 
  Scott, 
  F.E.S., 
  continues 
  to 
  act 
  as 
  Honorary 
  Secretary 
  

   to 
  the 
  Committee. 
  

  

  Visitors. 
  — 
  The 
  Observatory 
  has 
  been 
  honoured 
  during 
  the 
  year 
  by 
  the 
  

   presence 
  of 
  several 
  scientific 
  men 
  of 
  distinction. 
  Among 
  these 
  may 
  be 
  

   mentioned 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  Club. 
  

  

  M. 
  A. 
  d'Ahbadie. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  J. 
  Allan 
  Broun, 
  F.E.S. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  H. 
  F. 
  Blanford. 
  

  

  M. 
  Marie 
  Davy. 
  

  

  Prof. 
  Buys 
  Ballot. 
  

  

  M. 
  W. 
  de 
  Fonvielle. 
  

  

  M. 
  W. 
  H. 
  v. 
  Freeden. 
  

  

  Capt. 
  Hoffmeyer. 
  

  

  M. 
  Le 
  Verrier. 
  

  

  Dr. 
  E. 
  J. 
  Mann, 
  F.E.A.S. 
  

   M. 
  H. 
  Mohn. 
  

  

  Prof. 
  A. 
  Moritz. 
  

   Dr. 
  H. 
  A. 
  Meyer. 
  

   M. 
  Eobert 
  Midler. 
  

   Senor 
  Jose 
  Montojo. 
  

   Capt. 
  Montojo. 
  

   Dr. 
  INeumayer. 
  

   Capt. 
  Pujazon. 
  

   Capt. 
  Bikatcheffi. 
  

   M. 
  J. 
  v. 
  Eysselberghe. 
  

   Capt. 
  Stempel. 
  

   Prof. 
  Wiedemann. 
  

  

  