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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1876.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1876.
Major Palmer's Report on the Longitude of various places in New Zealand.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 30th March, 1876.
THE following Report by Major Palmer, on the telegraphic differences of longitude between various
points in the Colony, is published for general information.
CHARLES C. BOWEN,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).
No. 1.
The AGENT-GENERAL to the Hon. the COLONIAL SECRETARY.
7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W.,
21st September, 1875.
SIR,— I have the honor to forward, at the request of Major Palmer, R.E., a letter addressed to you
enclosing for the information of the Government a memorandum on the telegraphic differences of
longitude between various points in the colony. I now transmit the original of these papers; but I
have had a careful copy made of them, which has been revised by Major Palmer, and which I will send
as duplicate by the outgoing Southampton mail.
The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington.
I have, &c.,
I. E. FEATHERSTON,
Agent-General.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Major PALMER, R.E., to the Hon. the COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, 31st August, 1875.
SIR,— I have the honor to forward, for the information of the New Zealand Government, a
memorandum on the telegraphic differences of longitude between various points in the colony, deter-
mined under my superintendence in the months of November, December, and January last, in accord-
ance with your request. Also, a note on absolute longitude and on the latitude of Burnham
Observatory.
I am unable to include in this memorandum the results for difference of longitude between
Burnham and Rockyside (Dunedin), because Mr. McKerrow, the Observer at that station, has not yet
sent me the details of his observations, though I have more than once requested him to do so. But I
am prepared to reduce his work as soon as I receive it, and to send you a supplementary memorandum
on the subject.
The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington.
I have, &c.,
H. S. PALMER,
Major R.E.
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🏛️ Publication of Major Palmer's Report on Telegraphic Longitude Differences
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration30 March 1876
Longitude, Telegraphic differences, Surveying, Report, Palmer, Featherston, Burnham Observatory
- McKerrow (Mr.), Observer whose data is awaited
- CHARLES C. BOWEN (in the absence of the Colonial Secretary)
- I. E. FEATHERSTON, Agent-General
- H. S. PALMER, Major R.E.