“ When the flags indicating the error of the gun are hoisted on the eastern extremity of the yard-arm it is understood that the gun was fired too early, and the contrary when they are hoisted on the western extremity. ”

“ INTRODUCTION. The G. V. Juggarow Observatory was first established in 1840 on a small scale, by the late G. V. Juggarow, Esq., a wealthy zemindar of Vizagapatam. The Observatory still bears his name. On the demise of his widow, his daughter, Sri Ankitham Atchayyamma Garu became the zemindarni of Shermahomedpuram and Yembaram Estates, and her husband, the late A. Y. Nursingrow, Esq., threw up his appointment as Deputy Collector and took charge of the family estate, and at the same time devoted himself to the study of astronomy. ”

“ The time gun is fired every evening at 9 P.M. mean time. The exact time is given every morning by means of signals on the flagstaff on the Dolphin's Nose by the following arrangements :
1st. The flag B with the flag C below it is hoisted on the flagstaff precisely at 8 o'clock (weather permitting) every morning.
2nd. The error in the mean time of the flash of the previous evening's gun is exhibited on the yard-arm by means of the flags 1, 2, 3, &c. ”