Acknowledges receipt of a parcel of material [see JH's 1855-4-13].
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Acknowledges receipt of a parcel of material [see JH's 1855-4-13].
Will communicate with the other committee members about a replacement for the Melbourne University professor who died [see JH's 1855-5-23].
About transferring the Melbourne University funds into a trust account managed by the rest of the committee [see JH's 1855-3-23].
Is trying to clear up matters related to Melbourne University [see JH's 1855-7-8].
The end of the Melbourne University business seems happily now at hand [see JH's 1855-9-27].
Requesting comments on enclosed papers concerning Greenwich Observatory.
Is sending his speculations on the attraction of mountains.
The requests should be made to the Exchequer office [see JH's 1855-2-2]; complains about the incompetence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer [W. E. Gladstone].
A note accompanying a copy of the act of Parliament legalizing the new standards, the end product of the work of the Standards Commission.
JH is very ill; would GA please deal with the disbursement of funds from Melbourne University [see JH's 1854-10-17].
A note of information about the impending forwarding of all Melbourne University materials to GA [see JH's 1855-3-23].
A letter of information, together with a list of all material, sent with the material, to GA [see JH's 1855-4-13].
A letter to accompany Frederick McCoy's 1855-3-9, indicating that it seems appropriate to pay the bills. One of the professors just appointed has died in Australia.
Has had a letter from Melbourne University, with instructions to transfer all the money to Melbourne's agent in London [see GA's 1855-5-30]; JH is slowly recovering.
Further instructions from Melbourne about the transfer of funds [see JH's 1855-7-8]; will be happy to get rid of this problem.
Encourages GA to make requests to ensure that the Royal Observatory instruments are first rate [see GA's 1855-10-24].
Having been asked for copies of standards, it seems to JH that the Royal Mint is not the office to decide on such requests.