Description | The Lords Commissioners have a letter from the Office of Works asking sanction for excess expenditure to the £15,000 estimated cost for work at the magnetic observatory at Eskdalemuir. About £1,200 is due to additional accomodation for stabling and bicycles; and an observation tower not originally asked for. Before sanctioning this amount, they would glad to see if the Royal Society agrees that the buildings should be vested in the Royal Society, which would be responsible for maintaining and keeping them. |