Magnetic Re-Survey In
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Samoa
INVESTIGATIONS into magnetic varia tions in Samoa were being made in October by Mr. J. W. Beagley physi cist, at the Magnetic Observatory, Christ church, New Zealand.
He remained at Apia about ten days and while there carried out observations to determine the correctness of readings on the International Magnetic Standard.
The last observations in Samoa were made in 1938 by Mr. W. C. Parkinson, of the Carnegie Institute, Washington. The Carnegie Institute would qormally have carried out the present check, but the opportunity was being taken to have the observations made now, while instruments were in New Zealand. They had been ob tained on loan from Washington in 1941 for the purpose of conducting a mag netic re-survey of New Zealand, which was completed in spite of the war.
Mr. J. Brownlee, formerly of the Western Pacific High Commission, and at present secretary to the Premier of Tonga, has been ill in Nukualofa hospital for some weeks, but is now making a satisfactory recovery. He was formerly stationed in the Solomons, and entertains some vain regrets that he left there “just before the balloon went up” and so missed the fun. He was anxious to send greetings to old BSI friends and in terested in the adventures of Mrs. K.
Bignell and others who have spent the war years in various forms of Jap dodg in.—J.T.