APPENDIX No. 3.—Meteorological. The following tables should be of interest as showing the meteorological conditions prevailing in this district. The observations are recorded at 9.30 a.m. daily, and the altitude of the school is 65ft. above sea-level:— Table I.—Monthly Abstract for the Year ending 30th June, 1891.

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Table II.—Mean Monthly Abstract, compiled from the Nine Years' Readings ending 30th June, 1891.

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Self-registe] ring Thermometers. Barometer, reduced to 32' F. and Sea-level. Degree of Moisture of Atmosphere. Wind. Cloud. Shi .de. ixposed. Kainfall. Month. Maximum. Minimum. Solar. Terrestrial. Daily Means. Maximum. Minimum. Daily Means. Extreme jS I-**— Daily Means. Max. Daily Means. Min. No. of Frosts. Daily Means. Mill. Totai- |dSH. Fall. Daily Means. Max. Daily Means. 1890. Inches. 30008 30-042 29-968 29-578 29-823 29-751 Inches. 30-529 30-545 30-381 30100 30-337 30-145 Inches. 29-580 29-537 29-213 28-947 29-068 29-146 47-5 56-3 58-5 66-4 ! 66-2 73-2 56-2 69-6 69-6 76-0 80-2 87-2 36-3 37-1 42-3 43-8 463 50-4 O 27-8 27-0 28-2 34-0 35-8 40-2 85-3 104-5 114-5 129-6 134-2 142-2 102-2 123-7 130-2 148-8 151-6 159-4 31-8 31-5 37-8 37-5 41-1 45-4 20-2 20-4 23-4 27-7 30-4 32-8 Days. 17 19 8 9 3 0 Per cent. 81-5 72-0 750 62-5 67-3 59-0 Per cent.! 51 60 44 52 40 Inches. 3-377 •508 1-219 1-440 1-667 •528 Inches. •802 •364 •485 •404 •597 ■211 Miles. 207 198 243 322 314 296 Miles. 501 495 578 518 639 596 Per cent. 70 50 63 54 55 55 July August . j* September .. October November .. December .. 1891. 22 4 8 9 7 6 January February March April May .. June 29-860 29-889 29-951 29-896 30174 30-085 30-493 30-278 30-497 30-495 30-673 30-446 28-976 29-167 29071 29-012 29-636 29-043 72-8 68-0 70-9 64-9 ' 57-1 i 48-9 94-2 82-4 87-4 79-8 70-6 58-2 52-1 52-8 50-1 44-5 39-1 31-3 43-2 43-8 39 0 34-8 28-6 22-8 140-1 128-7 131-0 116-9 102-9 91-2 157-4 147-4 153-2 136-8 124-8 104-4 46-8 506 455 404 362 27-9 36-8 39-4 33-8 290 24-2 19-2 0 0 0 5 7 26 60-6 72-9 630 65-5 73-6 82-0 35 52 48 44 58 67 j 2-099 3-845 •594 1-738 1-679 1-299 9 12 4 7 6 8 •472 1-403 •504 •659 1-250 ■289 302 288 290 262 213 163 480 475 649 532 416 508 66 61 45 57 45 51 Total j 94, | I I ! • ■ 19-993 102 Mean 43-8 i i 69-6 I 1 1 i 258 i ! 56 29-919 62-6 118-4 39-4 .. I ! .. . .. I .. ..

Month. Self-res storing Thermometers. Eainfall Totals. Degree of Moisture of Atmosphere. Month. reduced to 32° P. ana Sh: le. Exposed. \Yind. Cloud. January .. February .. March April May June July August September October November December Inches. 30009 30073 30083 30-207 30-168 30-134 30-039 30043 30-005 29-906 30-024 29-929 iea-1 level Maximum. o 71-5 71-3 68-7 63-1 56-1 51-9 50-8 530 57-7 62-2 62-7 69-0 Minimum. 51-4 51-8 490 43-7 39-3 35-0 34-5 36-4 39-3 42-5 44-7 490 O 133-7 132-9 125-6 111-3 98-8 89-5 86-9 98-9 112-4 126-5 127-7 135-9 Solar. Terrestrial. 47-1 47-6 45-0 40-0 34-5 30-4 29-6 31-5 34-2 36-5 40-1 44-3 Days of Frosts: Totals. Days. 0-4 0-6 1-0 6-1 12-1 20-0 20-4 16-4 11-1 8-6 3-0 1-0 Average Monthly Fall. Inches. 1-662 1-470 2-462 2-097 2-384 2-368 2-839 3-206 2-187 1-636 2-731 1-697 Average No. Wet Days. Davs. 9 7 10 9 11 10 15 13 10 11 11 9 Per cent. 67-9 68-0 69-8 72-1 77-2 79-0 80-7 76-0 72-7 69-3 72-6 666 Miles. 269 257 238 214 197 167 180 212 233 277 290 279 Per cent. 60 57 60 62 59 57 59 58 57 59 58 56 125 I Total 100-7 26-739 .. Annual mean .. I 30-052 61-5 43-0 115-0 38-4 72-7 235 58