The <orgName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0020402 http://d-nb.info/gnd/817272-9">Woods & Forests</orgName> allow me <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="400" unit="pfund_sterling">£400</measure> a year for two years in <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0006686 https://www.geonames.org/1269750">India</placeName>, <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />which will pay a large portion of my expenses. On my proceeding to <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0005320 https://www.geonames.org/1648148">Borneo</placeName> I receive from the <orgName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0020395 http://d-nb.info/gnd/125636-1">Admiralty</orgName><choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>,</orig> <reg /> </choice> pay of <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="230" unit="pfund_sterling">£230</measure> <add xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" place="superlinear">per an<supplied cert="high">n</supplied>um</add> & an allowance <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />of <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="300" unit="pfund_sterling">£300</measure> a year for my expenses, besides being attached to the <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <sic>Frigates</sic> <corr>Frigate’s</corr> </choice> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />books for rations on board or ashore.<space xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" dim="horizontal" />My instruments are all of <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />the best, chiefly <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <sic>Meterological</sic> <corr>Meteorological</corr> </choice> & for objects of Natural History: I <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />have 3 Barometers: <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>-</orig> <reg /> </choice> 1 Siphon (<persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0013386 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118716581">Gay Lussac</persName> by <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0020888 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4718186">Adie</persName> of <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0005589 https://www.geonames.org/2650225">Edinburgh</placeName>) & 2 of <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0020800 https://viaf.org/viaf/1294159234606803372220">Newman</persName> (cistern) one of 24 in <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>Mts</abbr> <expan>Mountains</expan> </choice> for great heights. Also a good <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />boiling water apparatus, Photometer, &c &c.<space xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" dim="horizontal" />I shall pay particular <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />attention to the temperature of Soils & have an instrument for sinking <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />thermometers. My attention shall of course be chiefly directed t<unclear xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" reason="illegible" cert="high">o</unclear> the <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />effects of climate on vegetation, in all its features<choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>.</orig> <reg>,</reg> </choice> but <supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">I</supplied> shall avail <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />myself of every opportunity of investigating Barometric & other pheno<g xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" break="no" />mena of all kinds.