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fall of 3-022 inches, and the average temperature was 55°. The 

 prevalent winds were from the south-west. 



During the month of July there were only 8 days on which 

 no rain fell, and the rainfall reached the large total of 4-03 inches. 

 The average temperature was 59° — a very low figure for a month 

 which is usually one of the warmest in the year. With this extra 

 amount of moisture, the great want of sunshine, and the consequent 

 low temperature, flowering plants did not make the progress which 

 is expected during this month, and which is necessary to mature 

 their growth, and to produce a good display of flower. The preva- 

 lent winds were from the south-west. 



August was an improvement on the preceding months, there 

 being 19 days on which there was no rain, and the total rainfall 

 being only 1 '82 inches. The average temperature was not high — 

 59° — being the same as last month; but during the first fortnight 

 the weather was warm, and there was a fair amount of sunshine. 

 Flowers, accordingly, made up a little of the way which had been 

 lost during the preceding month, and during the last fortnight there 

 was a fair display of blossom in the various Parks and Squares. 

 Vegetation in general, however, had made good progress, and the 

 foliage on trees and shrubs was very good. 



September was, upon the whole, a good harvest month, with 14 

 dry days, and a total rainfall of 3*46 inches. The temperature 

 averaged 53°, and the prevalent winds were from the south by west. 

 Flowers began to show signs of decay towards the end of the month, 

 as the plants had never got properly matured for the want of sun- 

 shine and heat. 



The weather during the month of October continued much the 

 same as during the preceding month, but there was more continual 

 dripping. There was one continuous week of good weather, how- 

 ever, from the 23rd inst. to the 29th, which gave farmers an 

 opportunity of getting in any crops which were still in the fields. 

 The total rainfall during the month Was 3*36 inches, and there 

 were 15 dry days. The average temperature was 48°, and the 

 thermometer was at or below the freezing-point on three mornings 

 towards the end of the month, registering in all 10° of frost. 



November proved to be the wettest month of the year, as the 

 rainfall amounted to no less than 5 05 inches, with only 11 days 

 on which there was no rain. There was also a very considerable 

 fall in the average temperature, which was 38°, and the thermometer 



