TO Dec, 1909.] 



Statistics. 



805 



•durable, and raiu water from a bark roof is usuall}^ discoloured by the sap of 

 the bark and is not suitable for cooking purposes. 



Note. Timber from State Forests and Crown Lands can only l)e obtained under the 



authority of a formal permit signed by a Forest Officer. In such areas the stripping of 

 trees solely for rooting and budding purposes is forliidden by law owing to the destruction 

 -of trees involved. — P]i>itor. 



STATISTICS. 



Third Quarter, 1909. 



Bainfall in Victoria. 



Table showing average amount of rainfall in each of the 26 Basins or Regions con- 

 stituting the State of Victoria for each month and the quarter, with corresponding 

 monthly and quarterly averages for each Basin, deduced from all available records 

 to date. 



100 points = 1 inch. 



11. A. HUNT, 



Commonivealth M eteorologist. 



