Report of the Keiv Committee for the Year ending 

 October 31, 1886. 



The operations of The Kew Observatory, in the Old Deer Park, 

 Richmond, Surrey, are controlled by the Kew Committee, which is 

 constituted as follows : 



Captain W. de W. Abney, R.E. 

 Prof. W. G, Adams. 

 Prof. G. C. Poster. 

 Mr. P. Galton. 



Admiral Sir G. H. Richards, 

 K.C.B. 



Mr. Warren de la Rue, Chairman. 



The Earl of Rosse. 

 Mr. R. H. Scott. 



Lieut. -General W. J. S my the. 

 Lieut. -Gen. R. Strachey, C.S.I. 

 Lieut. -General J. T. Walker, 

 C.B. 



The Committee regret to announce the death, in December last, 

 of one of their members, Captain Sir P. Evans, K.C.B., formerly 

 Hydrographer. He had held a seat upon the Committee since 1874, 

 and was a frequent attendant at their meetings, rendering most 

 valuable assistance in all questions relating to terrestrial magnetism 

 or navigation brought forward for consideration. 



The work at the Observatory may be considered under the fol- 

 lowing heads : — 



1st. Magnetic observations. 



2nd. Meteorological observations. 



3rd. Solar observations. 



4th. Experimental, in connexion with any of the above depart- 

 ments. 



5th. Verification of instruments. 



6th. Rating of Watches and Marine Chronometers. 



7th. Miscellaneous. 



I. Magnetic Observations. 



The Magnetographs have been in constant operation during the 

 year, and in accordance with the usual practice, determinations of the 

 scale values of all the instruments were made early in January. 



