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from which I have compiled, for facility of comparison, a statement showing the rainfall from 1866 to 1875, with the mean of each of the periods of live years constituting the decade. There cannot be said to be any marked change at any of the stations either as to quantity or number of days on which rain fell, nor, from my personal observations, did I expect to find any. The rainfall appears indeed to have been greater during the last five years, but much is doubtless due to increased accuracy in observations. Christchurch, with a mean of 27 and 25 inches, is the driest station, if we except Cape Campbell, for which we have only two years' observations; whilst Hokitika, with a mean of 112 and 115 inches, bears the palm as the wettest station in the colony. Statement showing the Mean Annual Raineali during the first and second Period of Five Years, during the Ten Years from 1866 to 1875 inclusive.

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Stations. 866. .867. .868. .869. .870. Mean fo: 1866-70 r 5 years, inclusive. Remarks. ffongonui Auckland taranaki Napier Wellington vlelson Jhristchurch ... iealey lokitika )unedin louthland Days 151 156 47 131 66 . 87 Inches. 42-0 55-7 30-0 411 560 19-4 Daye 186 198 165 126 87 96 155 193 175 153 Inches. 55-20 53-18 60-69 41-95 46-31 3007 8161 110-51 39-05 41-62 Days 195 161 184 1 91 128 214 214 116 169 Inches. 49-087 50-420 55-522 79-370 30041 126018 120-210 33-893 46-346 Days 183 200 152 166 86 120 186: 180 169 156 Inches, 48340 52-797 55125 56-768 65-230 27292 85-875 88-210 32-918 42-680 Days 164 190 175 93 158 85 137 181 188 171 159 Inches. 52-870 1 44-831] 54720 32-410 48-205 48-430 28-364 106293 116-680 39-202 53-950 Days. 177 186 161 70 153 83 113 184 197 162 154 Inches. 52-L36 48-379 55331 31-205 48-709 59-068 27-033 99-949 112-622 34-812 46-359 Observations foi 3 years only. Observations foi 2 years only. 212 179 136 127-5 29-0! 47-21 2,104 feet abovt the sea. Stations. .871. .872. .873. .874. 1875. Mean foi I871-75 r 5 years, inclusive. Remarks. jlongonui Auckland taranaki Napier Vanganui Wellington kelson }ape Campbell... Christchurch ... Jealey lokitika )unedin Jueenstown louthland 185 194 207 106 57-640 47-505 72-120 35-890 180 186 158 108 135 165 102 46-900 42-096 63640 23-940 38-120 50-945 78-610 158 170 181 143 122 173 93 63720 41-237 53120 42-380 38720 54-985 65-440 165 174 167 147 131 191 95 109 120 170 171 156 115 206 56-950 35-024 57-220 37-940 36-930 53496 71-550 28-150 22-790 98-095 104-480 28-739 30-190 44-650 160 200 169 144 121 176 106 106 135 160 186 158 114* 201 52-5301 51-310J 66-960 38-260 47-940 65-827 69-070 21-510, 32-310; 104-595 1 130-790 42-631 31-760 44-180 169 184 176 129 127 177 99 107 125 166 178 152 119 177 55-548 43-434 62-612 35-682 40-422 57-862 68068 24-830 25-821 97738 115418 31-346 30-782 41-090 183 101 64-057 55-670 126 167 196 149 27935 106 801 122-440 22-146 114 170 179 132 117 144 19-741 97-130 123-210 27-393 2S-880 40-110 134 165 161 167 131 191 26330 82-071 96170 35-825 32-300 37-480 Observations for 2 years only. 2,104 feet above the sea. 144 39030 . * For 11 months.