Rainfall Records for the Southern Counties. 211 



are insufficiently represented, and it is desirable that rainfall 

 stations be established at or near the following places : — 

 Dumfries.— * Annan, Auldgirth, Boreland, Closeburn, Durisdeer, 



Gretna, Half-Morton, Kirkconnel, Kirtlebridge, Raehili.s, 



Sanquhar, *Wanlockhead. 

 Kirkcudbright.— Bridge-of-Dee, *Castle-Douglas, *Colvend, 



Corsock, *Drumpark, Kirkgunzeon, Lochenbreck, New- 

 Galloway Station. 

 Wigtown.— Castle-Kennedy, Castle-Stewart, Glenluce, Glen- 



whilly, *Kirkcowan, New Luce, Newton-Stewart, *Stranraer, 



*Wigtown. 



An asterisk indicates that a gauge was at one time in opera- 

 tion at the place referred to. 



Considerations of space prevent our printing the names of the 

 authorities for the various returns in our table. It is, however, 

 interesting to note that the Southern Observers include not a single 

 parish minister, and not a schoolmaster outside of Langholm. It 

 is also noteworthy that the return for Lochrutton Waterworks is 

 the only one contributed by a public authority. 



