184 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1962 



Table 2. — Comparison of 1960 and 1961 rainfall, Barro Colorado Island (inches) 



BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND IMPROVEMENTS 



The facilities on Barro Colorado Island were improved and ex- 

 f)anded in various ways. A partition was added to the Chapman 

 House to improve storage and floor distribution. The Zinc Meta- 

 Arsenate House was repaired, and portions of its electrical wiring 

 system were replaced. New cages were constructed. The old wooden 

 water tank was repaired and provided with a new roof. Three 

 bridges in the forest were completely rebuilt and new poacher-warning 

 signs were placed around the perimeter of the island. A line for a 

 "walkie-talkie" phone was installed between the dock area and the 

 main building to provide faster commmiication between these two 

 points. 



Maintenance and repair activities included complete overhauls of 

 two generators and extensive repairs to a third. The lamich and the 

 two speedboats were painted, and the hull of the former was repaired 

 extensively. All inboard and outboard motors were given complete 

 service checks and outworn parts were replaced. All the buildings on 

 the island were repainted and some wire screening was replaced. 

 Minor repairs and improvements were made to appliances and other 

 pieces of equipment. 



The 1951 sedan and the Jeep were replaced, respectively, by a 19G2 

 station wagon and a 19G2 Jeep. A 27-foot laimch was transferred 



