Mar. 2, 1908.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 247 



registered in the Metropolitan area, Central Tableland, and North-western 

 Slope; the heaviest, however, occurred round abfiut the Metropoh"s. Turra- 

 murra had 388 points; Mount Colah, 333 points ; and Sydney, 121 points. 

 At Roskley, on the Central Tableland, 116 points were recorded ; at Scone, 

 in the Hunter and Manning, 160 points; and at Nundle, on the North- 

 western Slojae, 13-^) points. The remaining amounts ranged from a few 

 points to 97 points. 



During the 28th and 29th, monsoonal conditions developed and intensified 

 over the eastern half of the continent, resulting in light to heavy rainfall 

 over the north-eastern districts of New South Wales, with the exception of 

 the extreme North Coast. Over Western Divisions, also, a large reduction 

 ill temperatures occurred, and a prevalence of cloudy, thundery conditions 

 was shown over the greater part of the State. 



For the week ended Friday, the 31st, the rainfall over our State was as 



follows : — 



ision from 2 points at Ivauhoe 



Boggabilla 



Quambone 



Corowa 



Manilla 



Gilgandra 



Junee 



Walciaa 



Orange 



Bungendore 



Tweed Heads 



I*ort Macquaiie ,, 



Parraniatta 



Moruya Heads 



The following statement also shows the percentage distribution of rainfall 

 over the various subdivisions of New South Wales for the month of January, 

 1908 :— 



Reviewing the State as a whole, the conditions during January. 1908, were 

 moderately dry. Excepting at a few widely-scattered places, the rainfall 



