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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=185 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="040b9c00dduajq.jpg"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="70" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="66"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="66" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Falmouth Packet Archives 1688-1850</B></FONT>    |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Falmouth Packet Archives 16881850"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tallships Falmouth for Orders"><U>'Tallships' & "Falmouth for Orders"</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id121.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Falmouth Docks"><U>Falmouth Docks</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Falmouth Pilots"><U>Falmouth Pilots</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id144.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training Ships based at Falmouth "><U>Training Ships based at Falmouth </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tugs Local Steamers "><U>Tugs & Local Steamers </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shipping Agents"><U>Shipping Agents</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id116.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lifeboat"><U>Lifeboat</U></A>   |   <B>Harbour Master</B>   |   <A HREF="id132.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Harbour Commissioners"><U>Harbour Commissioners</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id131.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Misc"><U>Misc</U></A></div> <div> Harbour Master</div> <div> <B>1670:</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> FP 20/2/<B>1897</B>:     Tenders          Time-Ball Signal</div> <div> <B>Tenders are invited for the erection of a time-ball apparatus</B> on the tower of Pendennis Castle.</div> <div> Specifications, drawings, and full particulars can be seen on application to Mr. H. L. Owen, Market Street, Falmouth.Tenders are to be sent to the Secretary, Chamber of commerce, Falmouth, not later than Monday March 8th.The Committee do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender.</div> <bR> <div> FP 15/5/<B>1897</B>:      The Time Ball.     Chamber of Commerce.  </div> <div> The Time Ball Sub-Committee reported that the mechanism would be in working order before or on June 21st., and it was thought advisable to drop the ball for the first time on Jubilee Day [Anniversary to celebrate Queen Victoria's 60 years' reign].  Mr. Bowles mentioned that Lieut. Heathcote, of the Coastguard, had intimated that the mechanism was quite satisfactory. and that the ball would be dropped each day at one o'clock.  It would be raised every day at five minutes to one by a service man, but in the event of the look out man being called away due notice would be given to the Chamber.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>