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VI
From Lieut. Col. P. M. Melvill, Secretary to Government, Marine Department,
dated 1st December, No. 1717 of 184 G, intimating that as Her Majesty’s 17th
Regt. is about to proceed to England, it has become necessrry to recall Serjeant
Moyesofthat Regiment, who is conducting the Tidal and Meteorological Observa
tions at Aden, should he not be willing to purchase his discharge or volunteer into
one of Her Majesty’s Regts. serving in India. The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at that station
has in the mean time been directed to make such arrangements as may be in his
power for the care of the instruments, and, if possible, the continuation of the ob
servations.
From Messrs Remington and Co., dated 5th January, 1847, enclosing a copy of
the Society’s account current with them up to the 31st July, 1846, exhibiting on
that date a balance of Rs. 1865, 5 annas, 3 pies, (Rs. 1865-5-3) in the Society’s
favor.
After some conversation as to the best mode of carrying the wishes of the
Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. into effect as explained in the letter of Mr. Pringle, it was
agreed that the printed papers on the subject should be embodied in the next issue
of the Society’s Transactions; and that members should be particularly requested
to assist in furnishing any items of the information desired that might be procurable ;
the Secretary of the Society being charged with the responsibility of arranging
these, and forwarding them to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , who should also be provided
with sets of the Society’s Transactions, for the use of the newly-created Statistical
Department. It was stated that the printed papers just referred to had already
been published in nearly all the newspapers in India, so that members must already
be well aware of their contents.
In reference to Colonel Melvill’s letter relating to Mr Moyes, it was stated that
that officer had volunteered into another regiment, and would continue his services
in conducting the observations at Aden. No general meeting having occurred since
the receipt of Colonel MelvilPs letter of June in reference to a Tidal Observatory
near the Lighthouse on Perim Island, the Secretary was directed to address Go-
nment on the subject; icspectfully to call attention to the circumstance that
none of the Aden observations promised to be forwarded them through the Obser-
vatory, had yet reached them; and as Mr. Orlebar, to the care of whom the charge
o 16 ei ^and Kurrachee observations had been entrusted, had returned to
SoC *^ y re , newed t,10ir o®* to take in hand the supervision of these,
were su penTed inc 6 P Ur<! ° f The arangements in Scinde, which
tTe armvTarcLd o rr 1106 , ^ Jcmaud for a » d absence of officers when
tcifiTd hv a ^^T P 01 ' 0 ’ might 110W b0 —cd on the terms formerly
to occtred 7 "wl^I ^ ^ 0ti Wh ° n the interruption referred
for Scinde and Perim. Govemnmxthad” 6 ’ ^ ‘''‘V '’. 1 ’™ 0 of a ° 7 er nment, both
latter place, provided the duties were not bevondth *“ ^ t f a i blis,mlent at the
lighthouse nn it- l l- oyond the capacity of the keeper of the
t lh ? en natTve there W0r6 110 Eur0I)eans on tho The
b7t ie Admtltv d d r Penm . W ° Uld uUilnatel y on the grant conceded
S mett" 7 ;fr i 7 ;T 1 UI T Ced in 1,16 h ,n 'tations formerly made on the
intended to be patronized by them, which might now once more be ex-