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am, however, anxious to repeat, and there are others in view, but the Woolhope 

 instrument has been many months in London, and until its return our work murt 

 stand ^till. 



With respect to the winter since January Ist, I have only to remark that it 

 has been very unusually mild and very wet. In fact the temperature of January 

 and Februaiy has bten extraordinary, and I regret I have not time at this moment 

 to ca'culate their means. 



The rainfall of the two months as measured by my guage at Eiohmondplaoa 

 is as follows :— January, 4 753 itches ; February, 3 391 inches. Total, 8144 inches. 



The falls have not been very great at any one time, but they have been very 

 numerous, especially by night, so that the ground has been constantly wet. 



In the neighbourhood of hills the rainfall has been still greater than at Here- 

 ford. Mr. Key has, I believe, registered more than I have. Credenhill, I sup- 

 pose, and the high land to the north of it drawing the clouds that way. 



