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A nniversary Meeting. 



[Nov. 30, 



Standard Office for the purpose of comparisons. At the request of 

 the President and Council, Sir G-eorge Airy, Colonel A. Boss Clarke, 

 and Professor Stokes acted as a Committee, and drew np a very 

 careful report, the value of which was fully recognised by the Board 

 of Trade. The report suggested certain improvements in the present 

 arrangements ; but, having reference to the duties of the Standard 

 Office as defined by Act of Parliament, it was not considered neces- 

 sary to insist upon extreme scientific accuracy, such, e.g., as that 

 attained by Colonel Clarke himself in his " Comparison of Standards " 

 made at the Ordnance Survey Office at Southampton in 1866. 



The arrangements for the observation of the Transit of Yenus have 

 been steadily progressing. The parties have now all started for their 

 stations, after their period of training under the superintendence of 

 Mr. Stone at Oxford. An adequate supply of instruments has been 

 secured at moderate cost, and all the accessory parts have been pro- 

 cured and applied by the indefatigable care and forethought of our 

 directing Astronomer. 



The English Expeditions for the observation of the approaching 

 Transit of Venus are organized as follows : — 



ACCELEEATED INGRESS. 



Madagascar Observers. — Rev. S. J. Perry. 



Rev. TV. Sidgreaves. 

 Mr. Carlisle. 

 Cape Observatory Observers. — Mr. Grill and Staff. 

 Aberdeen Road Observers. — Mr. Finlay, First Assistant of the Cape 



Observatory. 

 Mr. Pett, Third Assistant of the Cape 

 Observatory. 



Montagu Boa J Observers. — Mr. A. Marth. 



Mr. C. M. Stevens. 



Retarded Ingress. 



Bermuda Observers. — Mr. J. Plummer. 



Lieut. Xeate, R.N. 

 Capt. Washington, R.E. 

 Jamaica Observers. — Dr. Copeland. 



Capt. Mackinlay, R.A. 

 Mr. Maxwell Hall. 

 JBarbadoes Observers. —Mr. C. G. Talmage. 



Lieut. Thomson, R.A. 



Besides the observers at these stations, the Canadian Government 

 has arranged to place three 6-inch and some smaller telescopes in the 

 field. Lieut. Gordon of Toronto was sent by the Canadian Govern- 



