Copy letter from Joseph Larmor, to The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, S.W. Their letter enclosing a copy of a despatch addressed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Officer Administering the Government of Australia, on the subject of the diminution of the staff of the Perth Observatory, was laid before President and Council, and they convey their thanks for the action the Secretary of State has taken in the matter. 7 November 1902