Report of the Kew Committee. 



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House, fyc. — The external walls of the Observatory, as well as the 

 out- houses, have been thoroughly painted. Book shelves and presses 

 have been fitted to the new rooms, which have also been furnished. 

 Glazed sashes have been inserted in the West Wing Thermometer 

 Room, in place of the panels which formerly filled the window frame, 

 and new pipes have been fixed for the water supply of the House. 



Personal Establishment. 

 The staff employed is as follows : — 



G. M. Whipple, B.Sc, Superintendent. 

 T. W. Baker, Chief Assistant. 



H. McLaughlin, Librarian. 



E. G. Constable, Observations and Rating. 

 W. Hugo, Verification Department. 

 J. Foster „ „ 



T. Gunter. 



W. J. Boxall, and seven other Assistants. 



(Signed) Ekancts Galton, 



Chairman of the Kew Committee. 



November 29th, 1889. 



