Agrees to proposed meeting date [see GA's 1841-1-16], and encourages GA to come with a draft final report prepared.

A note to accompany proposals for the Standards Commission to consider [see GA's 1841-2-17]; twenty pages of proposals are appended.

Has received material sent by GA [see GA's 1841-3-20]; comments on the report and JH's unavailability for meetings of the Standards Commission in the near future.

Comments on additional proposals for consideration by the Standards Commission [see JH's 1841-3-20 or later].

Does not expect to come to the meeting [see GA's 1841-5-18], but sends comments on altered sections of the draft report.

Believes no error should be legally tolerated [see GA's 1841-5-24] in selling goods; thus the seller always provides a trifle over the due quantity.

Comments on the reduction of observations, on enclosed photographs, and the health of Margaret Brodie Herschel.

GA and JH are on a committee (with Thomas Henderson) of the B.A.A.S. to supervise the reduction of N. L. Lacaille's star observations; JH encloses a draft report.

Reliability of measuring instruments used in scientific and public surveys. Approves George Peacock's suggestion to revise survey tables for use by non-scientist surveyors. Schools should teach only legalized systems of weights, measures, and money.

Comments on the report [see GA's 1841-8-11]; wants the standards legislation to be demanding of rigor in application.

Is confused by French system of recording specific gravity and seeks GA's assistance; also GA and JH are named to a committee that JH thinks only wastes money.

Complains further about French specific gravity designation [see JH's 1841-8-14 or earlier], and describes observing colored fringes on the edge of clouds.

Is fully occupied reducing Cape observations, and is producing a star list by magnitudes, resulting in some interesting anomalies.

Further comments on the Standards Commission Report [see GA's 1841-7-27].

No summary available.