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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1880, 28 October 1874, Page 3

which offers the best pc£ r ° ft f"? he T* newofthesunhetwXErftS p.m. and 5 p.m. on December 9th; aadth'e evidence of the most trust-worth. ,„ i v this matter appears to havlfi some point in the vicinity of r,„.„i," Rolleaton The site chosea foi the ot^Sarv ißashor.distance north-west of the industrial school, within the (lorernment reserve ft,™ nraents were, made to ascertain whether £ gravel of the plain offers perfect stability M ! foundation for the piers of the astronomical instruments. A. fawn of mercury was placed on the gravel at a deoth of three or four feet below the surface No tremor could.be detected during the pawageof aheavy luggage train at a dutance of 400 yards, nor while persons were moving abou in the vicinity. The site has now been marked out for inclosure, and excavations for the piers were begun yesterday morning. Besides the advantages of climate and good foundation, Burnham also offers those of railway accomodation for conveyance of the apparatus from Lyttolton, easy telegraphic communication, and an uninterrupted view of the sky and horizon, and accomodation for olliecH, &c, in the Industrial school building. The risk of deflection of the spirit levels of the instruments by the hill masses of Banks' I'cninsula has led Major Palmer to decline the offers of sites on their ostites, which were kindly mado by the lion, K, % Stafford, aud ifciityawftVihon,